Hardcoded credentials in the Signal archiving tool used by the White House is a five-alarm security dumpster fire.

A Somerville, MA resident sends along this image of all the people who turned out for an emergency rally today for Romeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University PhD international student who was essentially abducted by ICE yesterday. Thousands came "on six hours' notice."

What you can do — our own annalovesvoting.bsky.social shares her rec: "The pro-democracy movement is coming together on April 5 to protest against the Trump / Elon power grab. There are dozens of events planned in just about every state — make a plan to make your voice heard!"

"The closest thing there is to a magical solution for our predicament would be: Erase three zeros from the net worth of every multibillionaire in this country. " www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-underl...

Call to action --- We have currently sent stickers out to 48 different states. This is phenomenal progress for a movement that began only three weeks ago. We would like to make a push to finish up the last 2 today. We need: SD, WY stickittofascists.com

This might be too much information as a first link, but it takes features of fascism and matches specific news articles to them? Not sure who is behind it, just saw someone share it on here: www.realtimefascism.com

If you find this deplorable, you can do something about it: across the country there are groups who visit, witness, and advocated for people detained by ICE. They constantly need volunteers. You don't need to be a lawyer.

There are people counting on you to either panic or become so apathetic that you turn away completely & isolate. That’s why the best thing you can do is to stay clear headed. Focus on the facts. Listen to experts. Find what you can do. See where you can help. Build community. This is how we win.

Charging into the weekend, time for a list. 5 ways to #Resist and #Recover: 1) meet up with friends at a protest. Go have a beverage afterwards. 2) do something that makes an immediate difference. Support people you know, share information to those who can promote it (FWS, DM me!), postcards.

Libraries of resources theblop.org/index.html www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource-lib... www.aeinstein.org/self-liberat... docs.google.com/document/d/1... libcom.org/collections www.cawshinythings.com/take-one-ste... bigthink.com/the-present/... www.popularmechanics.com/search/?q=Pr...

Once I got the DIRTIEST look during a conference panel when a facilities manager asked me if technology gave me hope for the future. I said ramps are older than old and we still can’t get those put in, so no, it doesn’t. Tech is only as good as the people doling it out.

Tesla is hanging by a thread. With collapse in resale market they are toast.

It’s Wednesday: Let’s stay engaged to #Resist. What will you do today to: 1) take specific action to uphold our Constitution and rule of law? 2) to take care of yourself and others being hurt by this Administration? PLEASE REPLY— let’s motivate each other:

Thanks to all of you, the house Democrats put the second episode of democratic daily download on Bluesky! This is only their second post on this account, we got them to start using it!

You will see a lot of this in the coming months. For many federal employees, an important act of resistance has been to write emails documenting points or transcribing verbal communications in the hopes it'll be revealed later in litigation, leaks or FOIA www.propublica.org/article/trum...

This is a fantastic point -- I think it better describes why I'm emphatically opposed to LLMs replacing front line government staff. The problems you could run into at a field office for almost any service can get *weird* and it's super easy for an LLM to mess it up. #civictech

I'm helping organize nationwide #HandsOffUSPS teach-in events in late April/early May (exact date tbd very soon). We will need folks to #volunteer to host an event in their neighborhood/community. Resources will be provided - we just need people to spread the word & step up to host! Stay tuned! 💌📬

California! I have just updated the Gun Violence Data Hub's dataset on lost and stolen guns in the state. We also have never-before-released info on the number of ghost guns recovered by agency. Check it out ⬇️ datahub.thetrace.org/dataset/cali...

Thank you! @albeccia.bsky.social for submitting this!

List of protests nationwide theblop.org

Sunshine Week reminds us that the federal Freedom of Information Act is our best tool to counter "excessive secrecy and hold officials accountable," writes @laurenleharper.bsky.social. "But FOIA is in trouble, and we need congressional help to fix it."

If you have a federal grant, I *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar on responding to grant terminations. Lisa Brown, former general counsel at Dept of Ed, will present along with other lawyers. Friday, March 21, 2-3 pm. More info & register here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regist...

I commend @wired.com for making this decision, and hope other publications follow suit.  I have a theory that more people might just subscribe as a result.

One of the most important things for Dems to do for long-term viability as a party is elect as many pro-housing local leaders as we can, especially in states projected to lose population - then empower them to build fast.

Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.

Easy example: @callyourreps.us was just me and one developer who wanted to help, and a few bucks in VPS costs. Now every post by a federal elected has their contact info as usually the first reply underneath. Don’t even need to follow for it to work. Everyone has a lane

Your periodic reminder that everyone in the United States has a constitutional right to due process, regardless of their immigration status. openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.50...

I told you you're going to have to start sending group texts and emails. Putting up fliers and stickers. You're going to have to be awkward and annoying. When the cashier asks how you're doing say a well as can be expected given the coup

A few additional ways to defend and strengthen #libraries from For The People (www.librariesforthepeople.org): --attend library board meetings --get on a library board!!! --sign up for the FTP newsletter to learn more!!!

The USPS is being threatened with massive layoffs and privatization. I made these postcards which—when mailed—will be seen by mail handlers, scanners, carriers and the recipient. I just printed 3,000 more. Order cheaply from halfletterpress.com or message me your email for the PDF to print them.

A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...

Fellow feds - if you’re being directed to destroy records, report it to the National Archives Office of Records Management Oversight and Reporting. www.archives.gov/records-mgmt...

this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg

Very good thread. I’ll add that we can’t only pressure our admin to lead this. We have to figure out how to make our cases directly to the public while we try to get our university leaders to use their far bigger microphones to do the same 1/2

So the legal people have been the best playing ball so far but eventually it's gonna come up against the wall that they're just not going to do any of it and have all the guns and what a bunch of us have been saying for years is we need to have a next move

🗣️🗣️ WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS WEEK ⁉️ MARCH 10-16 Here is your weekly flyer with key policy updates coming out of the federal government. Please share far and wide! Print these flyers and post them everywhere in your neighborhood! Hand them out at protests!! SPREAD THE WORD!!

The best time for your queer or queer-allied organization to begin planning how to assist red state refugees was in November, but the second best time is and always will be NOW. If this situation is catching you flat footed, acknowledge it, look for local groups leading, and pitch in, NOW.

21 Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday challenging its effort to dismantle the Department of Education.

Awesome job out there today! Here are some photos from the rally. #protectourpubliclands

Demonstrations for International Long COVID Awareness Day have sparked around the globe. We reached out to international organizers for photos from their actions to document the demonstrations and highlight their demands. bit.ly/4im6qFk

Incredibly powerful moment. The parallels matter, and we need to scream them from the rooftops as often as possible

Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts

The CR was a debacle from top to bottom. Indivisible talked to our group leaders today about what to do next. "...82% of group leaders in New York and 91% of Indivisible group leaders nationwide voted to call for Schumer to step aside as Senate Minority Leader." indivisible.org/statements/i...

BREAKING: A federal judge this morning issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport several Venezuelan nationals with no process. Subscribe to Law Dork for a full report, which is forthcoming: www.lawdork.com