I've been thinking this for months now. Even a bunch of orgs and institutions that aren't explicitly right wing have been quietly rearranging themselves to accept the new regime. The cowardice on display is breathtaking. Do not comply in advance.

sup.

Huskies get the W

Pritzker has been great. But these reports that IL state police are assisting ICE, harassing and beating people who record ICE, and helping arresting protesters all seem to be supported by some video. If state cops are helping feds suppress rights over governor’s objections, that’s a big problem.

It's a shame that the Republicans are too weak to keep the government open while holding the House, Senate, White House, and Supreme Court.

I am once again calling on state governors to mobilize their National Guards to escort congressmembers into ICE facilities so they can DO THEIR LAWFULLY ASSIGNED FEDERAL DUTIES

Brett Kavanaugh is directly responsible for this. We allowed a monster on the Court, and the result is a monstrosity. But we all bear the responsibility to stop this and fix it. Congress must act. State legislatures must act. State prosecutors must act. And we all need to demand that they do

Mr Geidner has become essential reading in these benighted times.

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people.

begging democrats to fight right now like portland is as important as jimmy kimmel

There is no measured way to say what I am about to say. If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court. I do not say this lightly.

The Democratic Party needs to understand that this, more than almost anything else done by the minority party in the Congress, feels like genuine representation right now. This is the energy that these times call for.

The maternal mortality gap between white women and black wine is a choice our society has made. It is something we’ve opted in, and it’s a deep moral stain on all of us. We can opt out of that choice. We can choose something different.

I think it would be helpful if DA Bragg charged a few of these assaults. If the agents think that federal law immunizes them for actions that would result in ordinary New Yorkers being charged, let them litigate it.

The only way these fascist chucklefucks make this work is by succeeding in manufacturing the *appearance* of inevitability, because they *do not* have the force or skill to win a straight fight. In short, the only weapon that can deliver them victory is you: the fool doomer whose nihilism is poison

Proud to represent @karenattiah.bsky.social in her fight against the Washington Post

Nah. Imma fight.

I haven’t seen a lot of cis people I usually see pushing for calls, etc. doing so about these rules provisions, which would devastate trans people nationally. Calls need to be made to all electeds and a firm stance taken ASAP, with ten times the fervor of the Kimmel/D+ event

This is absolutely true. If the NYT covered this the way they covered trans care, you all would finally understand what dangerous shit their trans care coverage has been.

No Take Only Throw politics

This is excellently written, but more important it’s very carefully considered. The final section about Making the Deal Look Unpalatable is, I think, critically important

I beg of you, please, do not make me have to defend Bill Maher from government censorship

Would something like this be considered defamation? Are there any other torts that would be more applicable? Not suggesting Starbucks or the worker should sue, just trying to better understand how civil torts break down

This is the energy I want from national democrats. Why can’t they work to organize a labor and consumer boycott of ABC/Disney over their willingness to bow to corruption? I’m glad AOC is floating this, but this should be something coming from Democratic leadership.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

This is what all our *currently* elected officials should be doing, and not nearly enough are. We need people who are willing to stand up against fascism, not weak-willed appeasers. Good on you, @katmabu.bsky.social

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

If all Democrats laid down this marker, the GOP would be forced to listen. We need all the Democrats in the Senate to take this stand. Schumer needs to get the caucus together on this.

But Republicans won't even meet with Democrats! A clear sign they and Trump want a shutdown.

Thank. Fucking. God.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

@kenwhite.bsky.social or any other 1A lawyers, with ABC pulling Kimmel, is there any 1A based lawsuit Kimmel could bring related to this? What kind of evidence that ABC is acting out of fear of government reprisal is necessary?

i do *not* hope trump succeeds in cowing or killing the NYT, which is very different than thinking about whether they deserve to live

Hi ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere If you have any national platform at all Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us

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The US military is not big enough to do this. There’s simply not enough personnel to accomplish this job, which means resistance will need to focus on driving up the manpower costs of every task they try to do.

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed. So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.

Look, the next Democratic president needs to put everybody involved, from Trump all the way down, on trial for murder. They blew up 11 civilians in broad daylight without statutory authorization.

By the way, I’m including the troops that pulled the trigger here in this. You had an obvious civilian target that had violated no orders (eg to stop), and instead unilaterally hit it with a hellfire. That is a violation of the LOAC. The order to fire was not lawful.

And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas

I'd argue that the BBC Merlin series is *basically* this idea

Rep. Nicole Collier files a state court application for a writ of habeas corpus concerning her detention in the Texas State Capitol. www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/u...

A new 501(c)(3) created to hold government lawyers to account is still looking for lawyers/law student volunteers. Please DM me if interested. Help us making sure no one ever forgets what Bondi did as an AG.

Breyer: But wouldn't that then always be the case? If the civilian law enforcement tells you we want military force just in case something happens? Sherman: Absolutely, your honor...and we had plenty of capacity to do that. Breyer: Ok, I think that answers my question

We have dark times to walk through. They are quite bad and it’ll get much worse. It’d be much better to not walk this path at all. But when it’s over and we’re rebuilding, we will have the opportunity to build something genuinely new. We can make this world better than it was before us.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.