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“Nobody knew who he was” — Kristi Noem on a US senator

They had no right to impede the U.S. Senator.
I’m guessing these clowns violated state law with regard to assault.
Anyone that laid hand on the Senator should be brought to justice.
And the faces of these thugs should be known.
#ImpeachNoem

Seems worth noting that Noem's story is that "no one knew who" Padilla was. Hmmm. You're in CA with US marines in LA. CA.... I think two senators? You don't know what one of the state's two senators looks like?

A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren Warren Condemns Assault of Senator Padilla: Trump is Making This Nation Look Like a Fascist State

Senator Padilla was violently assaulted for doing his job.

If this is how federal agents treat a sitting U.S. Senator peacefully asking questions, how far will they go?

This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America.

As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks.

If that’s what they do to a US Senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country. Or any American that dares to speak up.

I will not stop fighting to demand accountability.

RFK seems to have lied to Congress a lot

That's directly contrary to Acting DHS General Counsel Joseph Mazzara's sworn April 15 declaration.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

And “shocking abuses of power” are what, folks?

Say it with me:

“Impeachable offenses”

Introduce articles of impeachment. Even if it won't make it to the floor. It's your duty to try, IMHO.

The SKY is FALLING!🌪

🚨This is SO ALARMING!

🚨Trump IS COMING FOR AMERICANS!

🚨He admitted it.

It could be business rivals or his allies' rivals.

It could be journalists.

It could be us.

Start knocking on your neighbors' doors & taking their temperature🌡

🗽Will you fight for democracy?📢Get loud!

File impeachment articles that are just direct quotes from the Declaration of Independence

I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.

Ro Khanna introduces ‘Drain the Swamp Act’ to enforce anti-corruption measures in White House Exclusive: legislation, named after 2016 Trump slogan, would ban lobbyist gifts and ‘revolving door’ restrictions

Ro Khanna introduces ‘Drain the Swamp Act’ to enforce anti-corruption measures in White House.

Legislation named after 2016 Trump slogan, would ban lobbyist gifts and ‘revolving door’ restrictions.

#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nobody was talking recession in January.

Now: “Markets believe the biggest threat to the world economy is Mr. Trump’s tariffs.” — WSJ

When Trump loses the Wall Street Journal…

Does anyone really think Republicans in Congress will say publicly what they’re saying behind closed doors?

“From talking to my Republican colleagues, they are running out of patients… Just the general chaos of how everything is running out of this administration.”
—Rep Josh Gottheimer

Just to give you a sense of the political breadth of today’s #HandsOff event in DC today, I would like to note that there were people carrying the flag of Greenland there today.

West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.

Economist cover: RUINATION DAY

Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?

It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.

Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.

But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.

Let your reps hear from you.

5calls.org/issue/trump-...

Straight down seems bad

CNBC's Steve Liesman doesn't mince words about the way the White House calculated its tariff rates:

"Nobody ever heard of this formula. Nobody has ever used this formula. So I’m sorry, but the conclusion seems to be the president kind of made this up as he went along... these are off the charts."

So good. 🤡

@brendanvduke.bsky.social

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.

The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...

The Usha Vance led delegation to Greenland was unsought by the Greenlanders and has been angrily rejected by them. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

Schumer’s argument that we’re not in a constitutional crisis until Trump disobeys a Supreme Court ruling is also a colossal abdication of Congressional authority and responsibility.

The admin has unconstitutionally usurped Congress’ spending authority. No court ruling is necessary.

A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”

Trump's unconstitutional jackboots have arrived With ICE’s weekend arrest of a student who engaged in peaceful protests, Trump’s administration is flexing dangerously unconstitutional muscle and daring the nation to flinch.Mahmoud Khalil, a graduat...

Trump's unconstitutional jackboots have arrived

www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Hundreds of research grants at Columbia canceled following Trump edict, administrator says The National Institutes of Health is terminating 232 grants for scientific research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, according to an email an administrator sent to faculty.

I received one of the 232 NIH grant "terminations" sent to scientists at Columbia last night. My research focuses on improving maternal and child health in the US. Also affected: ongoing clinical trials, research training programs, and research centers that aim to improve the health of Americans.