Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

An Easter homily from the most excellent Rex Smith: be like Lirt Bolt. open.substack.com/pub/upstatea...

"Every upright conscience cannot but decisively condemn any racism, not matter in what heart or place it is found. Ultimately, it emerges in ever new and unexpected ways, offending and degrading the human family." #JohnPaulII #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.

It is easy to overlook the small, but in incredibly important changes, Trump is making in our country

WTF. Those pathetic, insecure little white men in the White House: "Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website." Tell Lincoln the Civil War was 'a DEI reference' wapo.st/4isEBv8

A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth. An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs. No pay wall.

The is the Trump political appointee in charge of explaining why all the people axed in DOGE firings were dead weight or bad employees. Spends her day posting fashion influencer outfit pics with affiliate links. www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/p...

Very laugh-til-you-cry: WaPo Opinions declined a chagrined column by American icon and reader fave @annelamott.bsky.social—in fairness, it is NOT an ode to the free market—so she took it to the LAT. There, of course, it was auto-countered by AI…calling for REVOLUTION www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Hearing from a source: "A friend at NCI lost 3 outstanding staff (their words) and tweeted about it. She was suspended for 2 days. No idea how her tweet was flagged." This is for all the people asking us why it's hard to tell what's happening at NIH. Retaliation is real.

I cannot overstate how much I love the fact that Williams & Connolly put *14* individual lawyers’ names in the signature block of their complaint. W&C is sending a clear message: We are not afraid. BRAVO.

If you’re getting fired from the Dept of Education and you think you might want to run for local office - especially school board - @runforsomething.net would love to help you. Join the call on 3/25. www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...

Looks like they’ve got her back.

Anthem of the week: youtu.be/eWMn6Wup0Zs

WATCH: “This is a tragedy for the free world. But first and foremost a tragedy for the United States.” This 8 minute speech by French Senator Claude Malhuret on Trump siding with Putin and what it means for the world is worth your time. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DG9Lj0F...

As we honor Women’s History Month, let’s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

THE ELECTION GUIDE FOR NEXT WEEK IS OUT!!!! There are elections across 10 states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, NH, NJ, MN, ND and SC. Please help spread this far and wide! ariellaelm.substack.com/p/election-d...

HCR explains where this is all heading (and why the “disruption” to everything, even the sacred market, will be total). open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to access a vast database containing earnings information for nearly all U.S. workers. This database is maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Federal Parent Locator Service, which is primarily used for child support enforcement.

Again: It was never about efficiency or savings. It’s about letting rich people get away with tax evasion, corruption, and keeping as much of their money as possible — At regular folks’ expense. www.propublica.org/article/how-...

Private equity firms making huge profits by diverting billions from a Great Depression-era mortgage program

"Most of us can read a viewpoint article and decide, all by ourselves, without a helpful robot, whether we agree."

NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

BREAKING: Job losses spiked a whopping 245% in February. This is higher than any month since July 2020 (the middle of pandemic) and the highest in any February since the Great Recession of 2009.

America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.

Crockett: Let me ask each of the mayors… Have any of you been made aware of any immigrant that has had 34 felony convictions that has still been able to roam in your cities? I know that my Republican colleagues would never want anybody with 34 felony convictions roaming around

Trump’s latest Social Security plan is a bait-and-switch: short-term gains for the wealthy, long-term benefit cuts for future generations. Do not fall for it.

Well said!

Sofa king stupid

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

This is a remarkable display of political illiteracy by NYT columnists who say that the DEI crackdown is both positive and not very important, while the gutting of USAID is negative and important. But it’s DEI that was used as the justification for dismantling USAID and most other DOGE cuts

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

ACTIVISM ROUNDUP! Looking for something to DO? Here's a bunch of ideas from partners across the movement. Pass it on.

She's fearless, and more should be.

Yesterday, five former defense secretaries released an open letter calling the dismissals of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress not to confirm their successors. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Jen Rubin discuss the future of the U.S. military, appropriations, and more.

We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

No, this is the most ashamed you've felt as an American *so far*.

this week's cover is on point ht: @jamiegangel.bsky.social