The lawlessness is just the Trump administration's presentation, not reality. Within a 24-hour period, three judges of the D.C. District Court pushed back against the executive overreach in a way that would be unthinkable in another era. In three totally separate cases where the Trump administration has ignored people's fundamental constitutional rights to advance its program of cruelty and retaliation, judges said, essentially, "Not on my watch," in the midst of continuing offenses by the Trump administration against the Constitution and the nation's laws.

Within a 24-hour period, three judges of the D.C. District Court — appointed by three different presidents — pushed back against the Trump administration’s executive overreach in a way that would be unthinkable in another era. www.lawdork.com/p/the-dc-dis...

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I've pinned this post to my frontal cortex:

"I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime. That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t. But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*."

They're Coming for Our Daughters The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures

did Handmaid's Tale have this much of a pedocon component?

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Pedro Pascal & others at the Benito Bowl

7/ I guess I understand that as people get older, they get more set in their ways. I have a lot of set-in-old-ways traits myself, for sure.

But music is such a wonderful medium for connecting with other people, sharing thoughts & feelings... why would anyone voluntarily drop out of following it?

my wife picking up her pill box this week, "Fuck, it's only Tuesday"

Started an Olivia Dean radio and now I'm listening to Don West. I better not be headed to Bob Seger radio. "Wouldn't you be more comfortable. . ."

not the point at all but that Obama coffee table book over Rep Brown's shoulder is worth it, the pics are full of love an joy

these folks often mean a very specific subset of the working class

YouTube video by Kazoo Tunes Ride of the Kazoos (Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner (Kazoo Parody-Cover))

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researching The Who is hard.

It's hard
It's very, very, very, very hard, so very hard
It's hard
It's very, very, very, very hard, so very hard

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YouTube video by allowmetobefrank Blues Brothers - Sell me your children

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YouTube video by LaughTrackofLife Dave Chappelle On Lesson From Dad About Poor Vs. Broke.. #comedy #funny #jokes #shorts #comedian

when I was a kid my mom's boyfriend cracked open the electric meter and would turn it around on the weekend so it ran backwards to cut our electric bill. Pretty sure that's why our house caught fire from an electrical short. Asshole. Anyway, we were broke, not poor.

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"I remember when bread cost a nickel" was cliche before I could grow a beard.

I picked up a print by Christi Belcourt a while back and now a couple friends also have one. Definitely see an original in person if you have the opportunity.

yeah, and being poor today would be unrecognizable to being in poverty a 100 years ago. Broke people also watch prices and there are a lot of those. Add in people who have been broke at one time or another. Tons. Also agree it's not so much about inflation. But price level sensitivity is sticky.

"mandating body cameras, visible identification and no masks for ICE agents, as well as requiring judicial warrants so agents can’t just enter homes or cars without permission"

these are the least useful reforms from the lists that are out there, current D leaders are useless

unfortunately, I'm going to have to vote for good ol' Sherrod Brown again, not that he'll end up on judiciary if he gets back to the Senate but you know what I mean. We are not having a competitive primary in the OH Senate race.

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Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance

"One year into the second Trump presidency, it’s not just blue America where people are readying themselves for disaster."

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This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.

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Painting of a golden sunrise or sunset over mountains in silhouette reflected in the sea by the shore

'Red on the Cuillins' by Pam Carter, painter who was known for her Scottish landscapes #WomensArt

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if the dumpster fire people manage to turn this resistance into a law and order issue they run a huge risk that all of the gains that have been made will be wiped out. I know the conversation is on mobilization at the moment but I don't think they're distinct issues.

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those guerrilla tactics are a huge strategic error

she has the spirit we need in the next congress and beyond

my Rep and I'm proud!