What gives Hegseth any say over the Scouts?

New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:

For every one of us who has complained that Democrats aren't doing enough, it’s up to us to demand a better party. The way to demand that party is to support fighters during this primary season.

"As people of faith, we echo the words of Pope Leo XIV urging us to ensure that tech is used in defense of human persons, not to harm them." #Palantir rejected @sistersofpeace.bsky.social ’s shareholder proposal to publish a Human Rights Impact Assessment… 👀 www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54437

🚨We're coming together to demand that members of congress everywhere take the pledge to cut ties with #Palantir. Join us. 🫡 actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

Being able to drive as ourselves and use the correct bathroom are essential to basic everyday life — they aren't privileges afforded to only people who aren't transgender. We're suing the state of Kansas.

ICE has detained more than 120 kids in 'inhumane' hold rooms in NYC under Trump gothamist.com/news/ice-has...

4/ The language is buried on page 15, and Republican lawmakers never talk about it.

2/ “DHS has acknowledged that SAVE was recently reengineered with the involvement of the Musk-aligned [DOGE]” & that “it can now query data from an SSA database called ‘Numident.’ That database was mishandled by DOGE per SSA’s own admission (in a recent court filing) and…a whistleblower disclosure…”

New from me: “Why The Trump-Backed Save America Act Threatens Election Security Nationwide *** Buried in the legislation is a mandate requiring every state to funnel voter data into a centralized voter-purge system plagued by security & accuracy concerns & controlled by the Trump administration.”…1/

A tech company - Block - just cut 40% of its 10,000 workers, the highest percentage layoff in the history of the S & P 500. Its stock jumped 20%. This is a huge sign of what’s to come. Major companies are going to jettison workers on an unprecedented scale and be rewarded for it.

"While reviewing a call for papers for a national conference, Gides said he noticed similarities between Christian nationalism in America and religious nationalism in Nazi Germany." Gonzaga scholars explore Christian nationalism's ideology and dangers. favs.news/gonzaga-pane...

We must ban surveillance pricing now before even more companies start using AI to charge you more based on your personal data. I’ve introduced the first federal bill to ban it, and I’m glad to see a proposal in New Jersey to do the same.

It’s buried in page 15 of the bill, and Republican lawmakers never mention it.

This is murder. ICE routinely deposits released detainees far from their home just to be cruel. It’s standard practice. To do this to a blind man on a wet cold winter day in Buffalo is to know you are potentially sending him to his death.

MAGAs are still pressuring John Thune about the Save America Act today. It’s all over X.

I'm hearing it from Republicans, Democrats, and Independents: nobody wants a massive warehouse detention facility in their neighborhood.

Are these the congressmen who wouldn't take the time to interview Les Wexner? I recognize the District 7 congressman, Eric Burlison, from Missouri who won't even have town halls. The constituents of all these representatives need to know they didn't care enough about the survivors to question Wexner

There are nearly 2,000 events on the No Kings Day map in all 50 states (and 10 countries). March 28 will be the largest protest in American history. Find your local event or plan a protest in your area: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Independent news becomes increasingly important.

I appreciate Anthropic and actually seeing some signs of integrity out there!

"Pushing Palantir out of [Denver] is important, but the long-term goal is 'to isolate and sanction this company and limit their influence as much as possible in our lives' by pressuring corporate clients, institutions, and politicians to cut ties."

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

If you live in Illinois or know someone who lives there, please take a few minutes to hear what Qasim has to report. Someone financed by corporations and big tech will not help the people of Illinois. Raja Krishnamoorthi is with the crypto-bros and will serve them.

Creating a nation where working people can thrive, sick people get the care they need, teachers and students get the infrastructure they deserve — that's the "golden age" of America, not whatever Trump lied about Tuesday. I joined @kqednews.kqed.org to speak the truth about the State of the Union.

Columbia University reporting that DHS lied to gain admission into a residential building at 6:30am today and detained a student. The government needs a signed judicial warrant to enter private spaces, and Columbia themselves admit it does not appear DHS had one. Let's be clear. This is fascism.

I'm so sick of racists, especially those in "Christian" clothing.

Love your neighbor. Period.

As Trump ramps up his warmongering with Iran, his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals. The Trump family's insatiable greed endangers us all.

Do not confirm her. Those who do should be held accountable for those that are harmed.

Consumption's back on the menu, boys!

“The Trump Administration’s Favorite Nuclear Startup [Valar Atomics] Has Ties to Russia and Epstein … Also, Christian nationalism.” By @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, 2/26/26 … 1/

Law enforcement of any type should not have the go ahead to be deceptive.

UPDATE: After Project Salt Box contacted the Town of Marana for comment, officials said they had just become aware of the federal filing — despite documented communications with M.T.C. dating to May 2025. The town says it has no plans for public engagement.

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Trump’s ICE is quietly stockpiling weaponry-and it should alarm us all

People are desperate and we should care.

This is what all the Curtis Yarvin stuff is about: Declaring a “state of exception”—an emergency—where Trump can suspend rules and seize power. They can’t win the election, so they must take if by force. Trump’s false claims about 2020 are the Chekhov’s shotgun of US politics—they must be resolved.

🚨Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency. 
“Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.” gift link wapo.st/3N5cpEn

We somehow find endless money for ICE, for private prisons, for bombs to be sent abroad. But funding healthcare? Too expensive.

Article: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The College Republicans at Tennessee want everyone to know that they support the death penalty for women who get abortions. #UnderHisEye 1/

I have great respect for Robert Reich's wisdom and appreciate him sharing his perspective.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate everyone not in the Epstein Files.

You should read anything from Julie K. Brown

My message to Stephen Miller outside the Dilley Family Detention Center.