Andy Silver

why am i not surprised he doesn’t understand that no means no

The day before the end of the world, they’ll be on tv talking about football.

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

Macon, Georgia. No kings.

Pure intimidation. And it’s not working, thank goodness.

Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority

This part

They're bragging about the work of a cartoonist who resigned from the paper because they wouldn't allow her to criticize Jeff Bezos in print.

Horrifying. Unacceptable.

I need clarification. Five pencils a day? A week? A month? A semester? A school year? Also, have I been supplying pencils out of my own pocket and these kids have been sitting on 250 pencils each? Or is that how many are in their backpack after they “lose” mine daily? What is even happening?

To save runaways from slavery who were trying to make lives in the North “illegally,” local Vigilance Committees formed. They kept watch for slave catchers, secreted away those in danger, and posted placards that outed slave catchers, sometimes hounding them till they left town.

The Truth Of The Matter And They Are Not Bringing Jobs Back….

How Deportation Works Authorities confirm suspects’ illegal status by arresting them.

How Deportation Works
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Trump is trying to fix the rules so he gets to rule forever; following the authoritarian playbook to the letter:

- harass or co-opt the press
- weaken the lawyers
- silence universities and student protest
- cut off funding for the opposition

But we won’t let him win.

When they start arresting judges we’re all in a lot of trouble

Every state needs to do this ASAP

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More of this, Democrats, and less Gavin Newsom.

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

Cleveland-Cliffs lays off more than 1,200 workers as tariffs hit demand A number of North American steel manufacturers are struggling to deal with the impacts of the Trump administration’s trade policy.

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Pete Hegseth: ‘There Are No State Secrets In A Healthy Relationship’ WASHINGTON—Staunchly defending his decision to share sensitive military data in messages to his wife, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Monday, “There are no state secrets in a healthy rel...

Pete Hegseth: ‘There Are No State Secrets In A Healthy Relationship’

They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.

Hell yes to this.

Tonight is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. May his memory remind us all to resist the tyranny forming in our government.

Pretty clear that the two parties aren’t the same…. At all

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

I’m just an old-fashioned conservative who thinks that criminals should go to prison after receiving due process, and not to El Salvador or to the White House without it.

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.