We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it. But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan. Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

The U.S. attorney general has shunned NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and C-SPAN in favor of appearing on Fox News a staggering 30 times since stepping into her role.

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Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

How is this even legal? #HUDwebsite

Have y’all seen what’s on an actual government website this morning? www.hud.gov/helping-amer...

Can't we just get healthcare

After many Republicans insisted that Trump wasn’t involved in the FCC’s decision to go after Jimmy Kimmel, Trump just admitted it. Tell your representative that it’s time to investigate government censorship and FCC Chair Brendan Carr: act.indivisible.org/...

Rep. Jim Himes: "Having the Defense Department kill alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is illegal...These folks are committing murder — murder defined as killing without a legal basis. I am mystified over why the rest of the chain of command is quite comfortable with it."

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Good point.

The CDC vaccine advisory panel today voted against having states require prescriptions for the COVID-19 vaccines this fall. In the meantime, seniors and adults with high-risk conditions can still get a COVID-19 shot without a prescription at North Carolina pharmacies. www.wunc.org/health/2025-...

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ~Theodore Roosevelt

ILLINOIS — Trump’s Gestapo violently throws female congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh to the ground to the ground

The need to silence your critics only reveals how weak and fragile you are.

Page One. @wsj.com

🔥WATCH: “He has long spoken out AGAINST government censorship.” 🤔 @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social’s Mika Brzezinski torches Trump FCC stooge Brendan Carr with his own words

Exactly this

This didn’t age well

And yes, I was the last Black full-time columnist in the Opinion section. Washington Post -- operating in a city which for a long time has been majority Black, is now without any full-time Black opinion writers.

Must read:

If you have a screenshot of a US politician or leader blaming the left, or declaring some war, or anything before we knew who the shooter was, please post in the comments. We will need to keep these

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“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

We have failed our children.

The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.

Be like Brazil.

There’s a lot going in the world right now, but I’d like to wish my dog, Bonnie, a happy 4th birthday. She will accept all the pets, even from afar. 🐾

@sanders.senate.gov Happy birthday! 🥳 Keep fighting for us!

The fact that this was reposted by the White House…? 😡

Don’t look away

Gupta: Here’s why this matters: 1. Because the FDA indications have changed, if I prescribe it to you, I’m opening myself up to a lawsuit. He directly signals that… 2. A pharmacist is no longer able to prescribe and administer a COVID-19 booster that doesn’t meet indications.

🚨BREAKING: Trump just announced at his cabinet meeting that they'll seek the death penalty for anyone killing someone in the Capitol building. Families of the police officers who died at the Jan 6 insurrection and saw their murderers walking free would like to have a word.

Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles seems to have been just the start of an authoritarian takeover of American cities. This is not leadership. This is a scary, unlawful grab for power, and we should all be deeply concerned.

NEWS: Kash Patel tweets “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission” as FBI agents raid the DC-area home of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton this morning

Powerful stuff. Sad, but true for so many.

This is full-on authoritarianism. Free Nicole Collier. #txlege

We must not let this be who we are. No fucking way. We must all take to the streets to oppose this. This is ugly, un-American cruelty.👇

Putin told him...think about that... trump says lawyers are drafting executive order to end mail-in voting | Announcement comes days after Putin allegedly told Trump US elections were rigged because of postal ballots www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICE smash windshield of Connecticut man with legal work permit—then he's chased, tased & shoved bleeding into unmarked car. Despite demanding a warrant & explaining his daughter was bringing his papers. Took him anyway—left wrecked truck in street for his daughter to deal with.

Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right. This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.

Where can I get one of these?