WATCH: Rep. Maxwell Frost and Sen. Chris Murphy hold a townhall in a GOP district in North Carolina: "If you're here, and you voted for Trump in the past, my message is simple: I'm sorry you were lied to, but welcome to the team," says Frost.

A second lamp in the belfry burns! Old North Church, April 18, 2025 #TwoLanterns #PaulReveresRide250

The lanternS are shining

In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere. @hcrichardson.bsky.social #paulrevere #boston250

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Here's my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...

Firing nearly all staff at the CFPB will make everyone in America more vulnerable to getting scammed by big banks & giant corporations. This is another unlawful attack on consumers by this hostile Administration and we must fight back. apnews.com/article/dona...

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt:   "These men were in imminent danger of spending their lives in a horrific foreign prison without ever having had a chance to go to court. We are relieved that the Supreme Court has not permitted the administration to whisk them away the way others were just last month."

Good morning to everyone but especially the White House employee whose assholery apparently woke up SCOTUS

This. We’re not asking Democrats to sacrifice their political career to do the right thing. We’re asking Democrats to do the right thing and probably boost their career in the process.

BREAKING: The House will vote on the SAVE Act today. If this bill becomes law, millions of American citizens could be blocked from voting. 1/

THIS is what we want from our Democratic leaders FIGHT MAGA has NOTHING on the Democrats Our ideas are better Our policies are better Our leaders are better And the country is ALWAYS demonstrably better after a Democrat is president @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social will prove it The Reformers

It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.

Courage. More courage. Answer the call to choose COURAGE.

Tangible, direct action from Sen. Schatz. We love to see it. @schatz.bsky.social

Wow that’s a lot of paid protestors. Maybe we shouldn’t listen to any fucking idiot who says shit like that about anything ever again?

Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction

George is one of few very conservative tax people I take seriously. For him to say this is a very big deal.

Fairness. Freedom. Fighting for US. #nhpolitics @chrispappasnh.bsky.social

And how about the parents of young enlisted troops? Spouses? Does it make you feel they are safe?

wondering how safe members of our armed forces, especially those who voted for DT, are feeling right now after seeing how recklessly the people in charge of our national security and the safety of our troops treated classified war plans as casual texts & emojis?

So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth. This is why journalism matters.

The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.

The Atlantic and @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social are committing journalism today. They have a vetted mega-scoop. They handled it responsibly. The WH and Admin lied about it. The Atlantic called their bluff. The material released just now is even more damning for the Trump team.

Houthi PC small group attack plans GIFT LINK: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Exactly

Just in case anyone was wondering, every bit of this was classified. Lot of perjury in those hearings yesterday.

This speaks volumes: Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada. leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03... munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...

Voting is a fundamental right and sacred responsibility of every American. Yet, once again Donald Trump is ignoring the rule of law and circumventing Congress.

"The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours."

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

Unacceptable.

The Signal leak is a prime moment for Democrats to get caught trying. Call for resignations or impeachment hearings or both. Be omnipresent in the media demanding and explaining accountability measures. Don’t let this fade away. Treat this the way the GOP treated Hillary’s emails. Make it a thing.

Donald Trump just told 50 million public school students that he doesn’t give a damn about them.

The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.

It looks like Democracy is dying in plain sight. This is the ultimate display of the United States downfall and pathetic weakness in the global arena.

Again- this is an International crisis. A real threat to U.S. National Security and a significant diminishing of U.S. standing on the global stage.

Never forget.

#NHPolitics NH Dems State Committee members, I hope you are planning your vote for NHDP leadership. Happy to chat and discuss who I’m enthusiastically supporting for first Vice Chair.

This is a crisis.

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Indiscriminate mass layoffs by Elon Musk are ravaging key programs, depriving our people of nuclear safety inspectors, air traffic controllers and food safety inspectors. These cuts crush democracy and devastate the livelihood of tens of thousands of public servants.

I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.

Tommy Tuberville blocked military promotions for months while his party was in the minority and he can’t read or write

those who think anger, hate, and name-calling is a good strategy to beat the GOP and autocracy are just fooling themselves. If the battle is over who can hate or name-call more, GOP will always win that battle today.

With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.