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“Emergency powers are designed to address sudden, unforeseen crises that are moving too quickly for Congress to address.” Invoking them to address a longstanding trade imbalance “is not how they’re meant to be used,” @lizagoitein.bsky.social tells Inside City Hall.

Don’t let this get lost amidst the chaos. Today, Republicans sided with the big banks AGAIN and voted to increase fees for YOU and YOUR FAMILY.  MAGA picks loyalty to Trump over loyalty to the people every time.

Easily the weakest day of Trump 2.0. He caved on misguided tariff war because the anonymous world of financial traders hated his policy. Then tonight / less than 24 hours after DJT ordered House Rs to fall in line / Speaker Johnson admits Rs don’t have votes to pass budget outline. Oof.

The AP chose not to pull a Paul Weiss. And it prevailed before the most conservative of Trump’s appointees to the district court in D.C.

Now THAT’S some #GoodTrouble. #HandsOff

Today’s the day! Where are you protesting the terrible policies of the Trump/Musk regime? Find an action near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/ #HandsOff2025 #SaveSocialSecurity #SaveMedicaid #SaveMedicare #TeslaTakedown #FireMusk www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

damn, should have invested in education

Several sources tell me a passel of high profile tech and also finance leaders is making a trip to Mar-a-Lago to read Trump the riot act — um talk common sense — to him on the tariffs. Their million dollar donations to the inauguration is turning into billions in losses.

Bombshell in North Carolina: the state's GOP-dominated Court of Appeals just sided with the GOP candidate in last year's supreme court race. Their decision would toss roughly 60,000 ballots (!) that have been counted, & likely hand the election to GOP instead of incumbent Dem Justice who won it.

Much has been said about this post, but it's also interesting for non-obvious reasons. His first person language — "my Starlink system" and "if I turned it off" — is extremely telling. We rarely see him speak so plainly about his unilateral power like this.

"The reality is that Democrats can’t win this argument on the merits, so all they have left is character assassination and lies..." 😏 As it happens, we also have video. Roll the tape! www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

"Only a revived faith in who we are, what we have been, what we have achieved can provide the energy, purpose, and direction to help us find the courage and determination to perpetuate our special democracy." It's over when we give up.

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Ayad Akhtar’s “McNeal” “asks some of the most essential and urgent questions of our time, and it does so in a way that brilliantly fits form to function.” Read the play in full, with a foreword by Jeremy Strong:

Bluesky has overtaken both Instagram and Twitter for the FIRST time.

Nearly every DNC chair candidate (or possible candidate) has brought up a need for better candidate recruitment & working to contest every office in every state - work that @runforsomething.bsky.social started doing 8 years ago & got us laughed at. Pretty cool to see that shift!

Dems likely would’ve won the House 218-217 if the GOP hadn’t gained 3 seats by re-gerrymandering North Carolina. GOP gerrymandered 3x more districts than Dems did nationally. GOP in Congress unanimously blocked efforts to end gerrymandering in 2019 & 2021. GOP Supreme Court justices did so in 2019

Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.” A no less vital admonition that deserves attn: STAND OUT “...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."