Breaking: Trump-appointed federal judge issues temporary restraining order against Federalized deployment of National Guard in Oregon. Judge: “this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.”

Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.”

Trump in 2011: "If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the only who has to get people together!"

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

This is what living in the U.S. is supposed to be.

“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” -Benjamin Franklin

We're going to be in even worse trouble as a society if we start thinking it's worse to call someone a fascist than to be an actual fascist.

👀 look out...

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This is writing and thought of the first order. Well reasoned, well written and much needed.

Here's the fair deal: All Ukrainian territory belongs to Ukraine Russia has 60 days to remove all troops and equipment. 90 days to fully exit Crimea. Ukraine is free to apply for NATO membership. Any future hostile incursion by Russia will result in Moscow being reduced to a radioactive parking lot.

@justinwolfers.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social Questions: 1.How much of DOW valuation is represented by 401Ks? 2.If millions of Americans decided to instead put their 401Ks into capital preservation, what would be the effect? 3.Is this possible leverage for us to organize?

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Looking for a sharpie so I can make hurricane Erin track directly over Mar a Lago.

Kamala was incredibly predictive. bsky.app/profile/adam...

He's lied for a living his entire life. Now he's going to make history lie for him too.

yep....

Pence tellin' the truth...

He has lied for a living his entire life.

..what do you do with the mad that you feel?

It's Medicare's 60th birthday today. Lyndon Johnson signed it into law on July 30, 1965. 10 mil + will lose coverage due to the GOP cuts. No citizen in need should be denied food, shelter or health care. Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.

it's up to us...

Our concern should center on Trump's use of his office to broker a pardon deal with G. Maxwell in exchange for her saying what he wants her to say.

oops...

Imagine being commander-in-chief of the world’s largest military and still being afraid of Rosie O’Donnell.

Loud and clear articulation of a vision for a future that emphasizes improving the lives of US citizens, reclaim the American dream at home and re-energize our relationships with, and commitment to, working with our world neighbors to improve the quality of all lives and protect our planet's future.

great thread on the SCOTUS. 🧵

Dems listen up. 👇

There is a reason...

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THIS IS TRUE ⬇️

The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie. -Mark Twain

we have ONE JOB. let's get it done. ⬇️

Great thread. WE HAVE ONE JOB - TO WIN ⏬⏬

People have been debating and worried about the Social Security Trust Fund shortfall for decades. It's widely seen as an enormous fiscal challenge. One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts' permanent cost is actually *larger* than the Social Security Trust Fund shortfall.

Economic outlook for the remainder of 2025

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions.” arstechnica.com

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

The first amendment guarantees citizens: "The right to peacefully assemble and petition government for redress of grievances."

Newsom: Trump, he's not opposed to lawlessness and violence as long as it serves him. What more evidence do we need than January 6th?

Protest. Protest your heart out. Protest against what Trump has unleashed as loudly & proudly as you can. But PEACEFULLY. Always peacefully. If you riot, if you engage in violence, you destroy your message, the American people will turn against you, and you will only help Trump.

oh yeah...

we need more defections like this ⬇️

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

unreal... "Pirro is the 23rd former Fox employee Trump has named to his administration."

"...as long as you're rich."