If Democrats cave on this, I will never, ever, ever, ever vote for them ever again. Ever.

Just to note. January 23, 2019 there was a vote to reopen government (HJ RES 28, roll call vote 46) when the govt had been shut down for 30 days. Mike Johnson voted “no” on that. They didn’t seem to mind shutdowns then

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files. My team has now filed motions to defend those states against this attack on federalism in 6 of those states: ME, MI, MN, NH, OR and PA. I suggest that tomorrow DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining two: CA and NY.

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That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.

I’m still processing what happened this morning. Is it now the administration’s position that the U.S. military does not observe or adhere to the laws of war?

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries. He said this out loud.

😬 whoopsy. Freudian!

Where have we seen this before?

When are all the terrified people who know this is wrong but think they can just wait out the next three years going to wake up and take their heads out of the sand?

Phang: So, as we can see you have a DHS official—you clearly hear him say on that body cam footage, “I am arresting the mayor. Even though he stepped out, I’m going to put him in cuffs.” Who told him to do it? He says: the Deputy Attorney General… And who’s that? Todd Blanche.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of four New Hampshire voters, my law firm has filed a motion to intervene in the DOJ’s lawsuit seeking the state’s full, unredacted voter registration list. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-ha...

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

NPR asked a federal judge in D.C. to block the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from transferring millions in satellite funding to a newly formed nonprofit run by a coalition of public media organizations.

The top four congressional leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, multiple sources told CNN, as Washington works to avoid a looming government shutdown. https://cnn.it/4nWD1o0

Rudy Giuliani has reached a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit over his baseless 2020 election-rigging claims. https://cnn.it/4gKV12g

A shutdown under this Trump administration could look different than past shutdowns. There would be more layoffs. And some of the furloughs could turn into layoffs that could leave programs and even government agencies permanently smaller or closed.

The US Secret Service this week revealed that a probe into a surge of swatting calls against high-ranking officials led investigators to a vast and stunning network of more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 SIM servers. https://cnn.it/3W9NsIP

President Trump is directing the Justice Department to prosecute his perceived political enemies, upending the career ranks and raising questions about selective prosecution.

Exclusive: The White House is developing a plan that could change how universities are awarded research grants, giving a competitive advantage to schools that pledge to adhere to the values and policies of the Trump administration.

“Now that President Donald Trump is perverting the Justice Department into an instrument of political persecution, jury nullification may be one of the only mechanisms that everyday Americans have to protect the rule of law,” Adam Serwer argues:

The Pentagon’s actions are part of an all-out war on freedom of speech by the Trump administration.

As the Putinization of America accelerates, “Trump’s opponents must build up forces to withstand the administration on every level, from grassroots protests to lawsuits in the courts,” Garry Kasparov writes:

In an interview with NPR to be aired in October, Kennedy said he is "very worried" about America today.

H-1B visas are a form of modern indentured servitude, forcing workers to stay with one company and take below-market wages. As usual, Trump’s solution to the problem involves a bizarre pay-off. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/mWfi4MG

Absolutely weird formulation, and part of the much broader problem of the idea that a single new chunk of load can be linked physically to a single chunk of supply, on a distributed and massive power grid. Also see: "We need nuclear / gas for our data centre because reliable baseload power" etc

As Americans face rising grocery bills, rent hikes, and job insecurity, the Trump administration has delayed a critical inflation report—critics call it a dangerous “politics of erasure,” where facts vanish, and democracy falls into decay. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/us-delays-...

They have us right where they want us.

On today’s menu: *A call for right-wing violence. *Trump declares war on Portland. *A movie that captures our moment? *An indictment that is even more flaccid that you thought. *Justice Jackson’s warning. Happy Sunday. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

'Truly insane': Trump posts bizarre QAnon claim he will heal people with alien 'medbeds' www.rawstory.com/medbed-trump/

This is the secret the Trump regime tried so hard to keep about the Dallas ICE shooting The names of the dead and wounded Jose Andres Bordones-Molina Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez Norlan Guzman-Fuentes Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...

Live view of peaceful Pioneer Square in peaceful downtown Portland, Oregon. No riot, no fires, no bombs, No shootings. Just another peaceful, lovely day. Zero troops needed. No war in sight. www.thesquarepdx.org/see-the-squa...

Should you care to view the war-torn (not) city of Portland, Oregon, feel free to view the peacefulness from city webcams.

Those Jan 6th thugs got pardons & the FBI agents, who worked on their cases, got fired by Trump. Upside down. Portland isn't a "war zone," (I live here) but right-wing goons could start breaking windows (like happened in Minneapolis) to give ICE an excuse for violence against citizens.

Shooting at people from a boat ...with an AR-15, a suppressor, folding stock and scope. This is not what freedom feels like, but it what republicans want.

We have to walk & chew gum at the same time: - resist fascism - while planning what kind of democracy we want when we take back our government

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens. Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

"The plan is to continue to push." Annie Farmer, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, expresses her hope for the passage of the Epstein Transparency Act, and her surprise that more Republicans will not support it.

80-year-old American citizen car wash owner Rafi Shouhed injured when ICE tackled him to the ground twice, held in detention, denied needed medical care, sues ICE for $50 million. Arms injured, ribs broken, has heart condition #DefundICE #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue m.youtube.com/watch?v=j2gQ...

Chaos and pain are the tools of authoritarians.

BREAKING - Grand Blanc Township Police Department in Michigan: "There’s has been an active shooter at the church of Latter Day Saints on McCandlish Rd. There are multiple victims and the shooter is down. There is NO threat to the public at this time. The church is actively on fire."

BARTIROMO: How do you get back to pre-covid spending when you're bringing some healthcare subsidies back? MIKE JOHNSON: We're not. The subsidies for Obamacare would expire at the end of the year. I'm not in favor of that. I think it's bad policy. But that's not an issue for right now.

When will the markets come back? When we have a completely different administration, one acting in good faith with honesty and integrity.

Answer the question as it was asked. Keep forcing the question until you get the specific response to said query. Letting these people spread false narratives is how we got here.

In 2023, #SistersinLaw podcast did a live show in Portland. We didn’t see Antifa but we were met by a huge crowd that wanted to learn about democracy. We had Voodoo Donuts & saw a lot of knitters. Today, we are all #Portland.