Trump Forfeits U.S. Global Leadership at Americans’ Expense and to China’s Gain President Trump’s retreat from global leadership threatens American strength, security, and prosperity, leaving a vacuum for China to fill; and a world where China sets the rules is not one friendly t...

Our allies around the world aren’t afraid of us — they’re disgusted. Thanks to Trump’s “diplomacy,” they see a nation that’s lost its mind. In just six months, we’ve gone from “leaders of the free world” to pariahs “flirting with fascism.”

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Thank you to the 600 who showed up for the April 19th Rally! Next one is May 1st 4-6 p.m. Historic District on Rice Street Lihu’e

#april19th #nokings rally held in Kauai presented by @Indivisible and @50501Movement . This was recorded at our start time and by our peak we had over 600 people!! We are so proud to be #growing and will not stop till it we save our democracy. NO KINGS!

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The Terrorism Suspect Trump Sent Back to Bukele An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador.

The situation with Bukele is even more squalid than you can imagine.

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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling over the exact definition of a concentration camp was a sign of a healthy society. “Studies of the past tell us that nitpicking the particular semantics […]

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.

Starting to think that the SC ruling "Mango mobster can do whatever he likes, no matter how criminal or deplorable, he can have someone murdered or assassinated at his whim, he can steal from the Treasury, pillage the country, he is above every law of the USA"....might have been bad. Just saying.

NO KINGS Protest Rally April 19th-Community Resistance is Love · Indivisible This is a Kaua'i Indivisible Event, hosted by other local organizations and our Indivisible team. The Rally begins at 11 am and ends at 1pm. This is the 250 Anniversary of our Constitution and we wi...

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Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

The pushback against Trump's lawlessness is real — and making a difference Sen. Chris Van Hollen from Maryland met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, while Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, explained how wrong the Trump admin is here.

The pushback against Trump's lawlessness is real — and making a difference
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🚨BREAKING: Judge finds flying migrants to El Salvador after orders not to "demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt."

Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.

God speed to you❤️

Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.

I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Trump tariffs won't lead supply chains back to U.S., companies will go low-tariff globe-hopping: CNBC survey A U.S. manufacturing boom is an unlikely result of Trump's tariffs, with costs too high and a global hunt for low-tariff regimes coming, CNBC survey found.

Most companies said in a CNBC survey that high costs will prevent them from moving manufacturing back to the U.S., and if they do, 81% said they expect automation to be favored over workers

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To the person who said they like me best when I am not ranting about politics: I like me best when I am not ignoring fascism.

YouTube video by cleantones Phish & The Giant Country Horns (7/20/91) Arrowhead Ranch - Parksville, NY [VHS Master + AKG451/CK8]

#Phish from Vermont with The Giant Country Horns. From the master VHS tapes. Finally getting to share day one of Arrowhead Ranch July 20, 1991! Enjoy and share. youtu.be/Mg8adep04qE

Omg incredible blast to the past! I was there and never thought I’d be able to re-live it through a video like this. It was my first Phish show 🙌🏽. Is there a N2 video out there as well that you’ll be working on?

Why America Struggles to Build How economic policy can remove the real barriers to progress.

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I’m loving everything from Ezra

Opinion | ‘You Try to Build Anything, and You’re Stepping Into Quicksand’ (Gift Article) Speed is a progressive virtue.

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Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

#BREAKING: Over 36,000 people rallied in Los Angeles today in support of @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social’s OLIGARCHY TOUR — setting a record as their largest stop on this tour.

The budget proposal conflates “climate” with “climate change.”

Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately | CNN The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis. It could also halt research on deadly weather, including seve...

Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":

"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."

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Morons Are Governing America

Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

"Our parents are actively fighting for our country for us to be able to have these rights..."

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