The first things I do when added to a new group chat are 1. Check who all else is in there 2. Text the person who added me to ask who the unknown numbers are So not a single one of these people in charge of our whole entire national defense has the detail orientation to check a group chat list??

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️ STARTING TOMORROW. Nevada. Arizona. Colorado. You, me, and Bernie. Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙 See you there 💪🏽🌞

Outright thuggery. A hearing has been scheduled in the USIP lawsuit as of 2:00 this afternoon on a motion for a TRO. Seems likely a lot of stuff will be destroyed just in the interim, because the DOGE folks know they can smash quickly before the pushback from the courts.

In effectively a single blink of the historical eye, we’ve seen our entire constitutional system simply … stop. We can clearly see what’s happening is wrong—illegal and unconstitutional—and the actors who can do something about that just … aren’t. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-s-...

"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."

The plus to this is that Gorsuch self-evidently will need to recuse when this gets to SCOTUS, making any DC Circuit decision *much* more likely to be upheld 4-4 at the worst

I still don't understand why ignoring a FEDERAL Court Order does not result in a penalty.

priorities

The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS motion to HALT deportation under rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798. “A TRO is appropriate for the class members to prevent the removal of the class.” WOW. Planes in air must turn around. A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.

Murphy: "The president is continuing to act unconstitutionally. He shut down some of our most important programs that protect us abroad, like Radio Free Europe, that were funded & authorized in that spending bill. So it doesn't seem like we have restrained any of the president's lawlessness."

Folks outside the U.S.: we who predicted the current neo-fascism have been doing our best to end it, simultaneous to losing our jobs, health insurance, student loans, savings, & places to live. The best way you can be allies to anti-fascist Americans is to welcome us to your countries as refugees.

In the Alien Enemies Act-related case in which Chief Judge Boasberg issued a TRO this morning, he is holding his class certification hearing now. Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/alien-enem...

Isn't it illegal to invoke a War Powers Act when no foreign enemy is at war with the USA and Congress has not declared war?

The Musk-rats are firing people who block their access to your private tax records. Data is money to the billionaire tech bros, so look out. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Neville Chamberlain celebrated "peace in our time" Schumer and his 9 Senate appeasers can celebrate this piece of shit CR in their time.

The fact congressional Democrats have not hired three dozen D&D rules lawyers with oppositional defiant disorder and turned them loose on parliamentary procedure with the goal of maximum obstruction is such a fucking missed opportunity

Voting with MAGA to censure Al Green is a deal breaker. They've already voted across the aisle for Trump's nominees instead of blocking. The party is in crisis while everyone is trying to kiss Trump's ass. Trump is a Nazi. To vote with his people makes another a Nazi by proxy. Cut it out, assholes.

No more freedom of the press/freedom of speech, apparently.

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?

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My drawing displaying the 37 senators that voted for an anti-trans, anti-lgbtq+ bill (the NDAA) before Trump got into office and when Democrats controlled the Senate. Biden signed it. These senators obeyed in advance.

All part of the GOP plan.

Immense gratitude to @bulbculture.bsky.social for the honor of appearing in their outstanding literary magazine, and the double honor of being featured in their Shine a Light project!

"No senator has blockaded the Trump administration's appointments to demand Musk be removed, investigated, and prosecuted. No judges have locked anyone up for contempt yet, despite a stance from the administration of unbroken contempt toward the courts. "

Democrats have added 🎯targets to their list of 2026 vulnerable Republicans And one of those is #CA40 Rep Young Kim Kim is now pledging she won't vote for a budget bill that does not protect Medicaid & address SALT caps 👀 KEEP THE PRESSURE ON HER: (202) 225-4111 (714) 984-2440 c: @indivisible.org

There might be an assumption that DOGE is bringing in incredible coders to replace bureaucrats. But that is not the case. Some DOGE members applied to the US Digital Service before Trump took office. None of them got very far, because they lacked basic skills. From a founding member of USDS.

Cuts to Medicaid would cause millions of Americans to lose access to care. Join us for 30 minutes as we call our Members of Congress together. Register here: bit.ly/DoC_227

Trump and Hegseth’s Reckless Purge of Military Leadership Endangers National Security. Common Defense calls on Congress, military leaders, and every American who cares about democracy to speak out and stand against this dangerous coup in the making.

I repeat, if you or a loved one was recently fired from the federal government during your probationary period, and the reason you were given was poor performance, please reach out to us at www.centerforemploymentjustice.com. We have a plan and may be able to help you.

Legal Theory Bookworm: "Justice Abandoned" by Barkow, https://buff.ly/3Xgboev - The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration by Rachel Elise Barkow.

“Together, you and he are dismantling our government, undermining the rule of law and harming the most vulnerable in our society.”

THIS is a superb demonstration of speaking truth to power. PLEASE READ. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

Musk took over the US government with graft and is using it—in combination with his space launch firm—to exploit an allied country that’s suffering under Russian invasion for its mineral rights. The scheme is so imperiously evil I feel like audiences wouldn’t find it believable in a Bond villain.

ProPublica is recording the casualties of the DOGE purge, highlighting the scale of what is being lost as public health programs and seasoned experts are caught in the Trump administration’s blunt-force drive to shrink the federal government. Read 👇 by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @deldeib.bsky.social

🚨 Stay Prepared, Stay Empowered! We’ve created a Citizen Guide to help you navigate extreme situations like Martial Law- not to alarm, but to inform. 🌐💡Again - not sounding an alarm, just informing. Print it out or save it offline so you can access it anytime, even without the internet.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

#ProudBlue I must ask America, if you aren’t willing to fight, are you and your family willing to die? You just voted in a party that, Doesn’t believe in Climate Change, vaccines, societal safety nets, equality and rights for average Americans. If you don’t fight, you die. Simply put.

It is clear that Musk’s motivations are all about his own self-interest. Trump is allowing Musk to operate with zero accountability.

between this guy and vance feels like we are seeing the first ever political movement with a core value of actively hating your own children

We have received hundreds of tips from readers. Many have helped us identify the people helping Musk, who has not been elected to any office, force out government employees and shutter federal offices. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/elon...

⚠️ BREAKING: U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 5.012 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 716,000 daily infections. Currently, 1 in every 67 Americans is infected with COVID-19. Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 61.0% of the pandemic.

📣 No one in this country should die because they are unable to afford their medication. I have been in situations where my insurance doesn't cover life saving medication. RIP Cole Schmidtknecht. You deserved better. 💔 www.huffpost.com/entry/cole-s...