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McGovern: Listen to this quote from Murkowski who just caved and voted for this. "My hope is that the house is going to look at this and recognize we are not there yet."  If you really believe that, why the hell did you vote for the bill?

Even knowing this is where fascism was headed, it's still haunting and terrifying to the core to see the fully built camps

Germany 1938

Three companies being boycotted through all of July. Let's make it count. Home Depot, Starbucks, Amazon. www.newsweek.com/boycott-comp...

"THE END OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC AS WE KNOW IT COULD BE HAPPENING NOW"

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I will never again see an ICE agent without assuming they're from Proud Boys or Oath Keepers, a pardoned Jan 6 rioter or a member of the KKK.

Powell: Increases in tariffs this year are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity

Hard to argue with that.

The Supreme Court’s decision preventing Smith & Wesson from being held accountable for putting weapons of war onto the streets is why Congress needs to pass the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act. Americans impacted by the scourge of gun violence deserve better.

As LBJ said 60 years ago, freedom is not just opening the gates of opportunity. True freedom is ensuring everyone has the ability to walk through them.

Good morning — It has been 12 hours since investigators said this man was set up, and @MarshaBlackburn @KristiNoem @DHSgov all still have not deleted their tweets.

You may remember the EXACT SAME NUCLEAR DISASTER almost happened in the 1st Trump admin when they failed to renew the contracts of every scientist in the Dept of Energy It was written about extensively and actually for US news coverage, back then We are clowns www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy. Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M

Hold the phone! I’ve got a big announcement to make and you’re hearing it first. @repjasmine.bsky.social will be joining me for my town in hall in DC Monday. More at 4p ET. @glennkirschner.bsky.social joins me on the show today. See you soon!

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”

The Wisconsin Judge indicted by DOJ has filed a motion to dismiss her indictment. "The indictment is an ugly innovation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Is it just the ones who are inside someone’s womb? Asking for a friend. FFS.

Jake Tapper can go suck eggs.

Queen of eras, master of rights: Taylor Swift now owns all of her music, ending the music ownership fight that inspired her “Taylor’s Version” re-records.

“Most of that grant money is appropriated by Congress for the National Institutes of Health to disburse to fund biomedical research after a lengthy application process by individual scientists, work that is not typically done at trade schools…” www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Not sure if democracy remains on the docket? My law firm is litigating 53 voting and election cases in 22 states. When we fight, we win.

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Leon suspended Sen. Chris Murphy. Apparently, speaking the truth, defending the rule of law, and upholding the Constitution can get you suspended—when powerful interests want to silence dissent.

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The Wall Street Journal had a piece last night that the Judicial Conference of the United States — the policy making body for the federal judiciary — is discussing whether the Judiciary should have its own armed security force rather than rely on the U.S. Marshals for federal judges’ protection.

Switching from Trump’s Amazon to the more diverse, equitable, and inclusive Costco is easier than you think. I made the switch. Now everything I need is delivered by Costco right to my door in two hours instead of two days - and without supporting oligarchs!

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

And all based on an alleged email from Hunter Biden that made a reference to “the big guy”

Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.

Leo XIV is believed to be the first pope to have retweeted @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

To make matters worse, importers are leaving inventory in China ports. Waiting for tariffs to be lowered. If they are lowered enough, there will be a crush to ship them here and transport them when they get here. That will drive transportation costs way up. = More inflation, post tariffs

Noaa to stop tracking cost of climate crisis-fueled disasters: ‘major loss’ https://twp.ai/4inVrf

BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

We should be grateful to the Lord to now be blessed with having an American on the world stage who embodies good and not evil.

In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive. In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him. Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.

🚨BREAKING: Three judge panel with 2 Trump appointees STRIKES DOWN Alabama congressional map for violating Constitution and VRA. Court finds Alabama INTENTIONALLY discriminated against Black voters. Proud of ELG team and our clients in this historic fight! www.democracydocket.com/cases/alabam...

Ruth Buzzi, who shot to nationwide fame as one of the stars of the 1960s TV comedy variety series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in, died May 1 from complications from Alzheimer’s disease at her home near Mingus, Texas. She was 88. deadline.com/2025/05/ruth...

47's admin is resurrecting Schedule F—to convert 50K gov't employees into de facto political appointees who serve only at the president’s pleasure. Will it survive inevitable court challenges? Will it be as unpopular as DOGE? Only time will tell. Gift link.