White House directs mass firings if there is a government shutdown The Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies Wednesday night instructing them to plan for staff reductions, including firings.

Hostage taking again: Instead of sitting down to negotiate as Democratic House and Senate leaders offered, Trump administration issued this threat. Unfortunately, we all have seen if you give a bully your lunch money he comes back for a Kimmel. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to widen US divisions Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk's shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are desi...

A very good summary of what foreign governments are up to right now: apnews.com/article/char...

ActBlue Rolls Out Policy Changes to Crack Down on 'Bad Actors' The changes address some of the most pressing concerns of practitioners, who have accused ActBlue of not doing enough to protect donors.

. @actblueorg.bsky.social is "prohibiting fundraisers from making false claims in their solicitations, such as claims about unverified or nonexistent donor matching programs," and fundraisers using the site now “must be able to provide documentation verifying your matching program upon request.” 👍

Paul Revere’s Ride Listen, my children, and you shall hear

250th Anniversary:

poets.org/poem/paul-re...

Analysis | The false things Trump said about tariffs during his announcement The president relied on claims that have been debunked many times before.

I kept WaPo for the journalists there, to wit:

There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm

I hope Wall Street has figured out two things:

1. Trump is a disaster for the U.S. economy.
2. There is no price at which many of us would ever buy a Tesla. I wouldn't take it for free with a $5,000 rebate.

I think they have an inkling of the first but are still in denial about the second.

Trump hates penguins…most logical conclusion from Trump’s tariffs of Antarctic territories without populations.

Senator Cory Booker @corybookerusa.bsky.social has now been filibustering on the Senator floor for over 17 hrs 20 min against what Trump, Musk, & Republicans in Congress are doing. Longest filibuster ever was 24 hrs 18 min by segregationist Strom Thurmond. You can watch on C-SPAN 2. Inspiring!

Winning on April 1 would secure the liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the 2026 and 2028 elections.

That’s why Elon Musk is spending millions on this race.

We need your help to elect Susan Crawford and stop a MAGA takeover of a battleground state: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

I have been a fan of Schumer for years, but he has to step down as Leader. He doesn’t get ignoring a Congressional appropriations is a Constitutional Crisis and we are at the moment when democracy is on the line. He is fundamentally unprepared to protect democracy as we are in the moment of crisis.

It is their obligation to protect Constitution.

Call House & Senate members to say it is unacceptable to pass any appropriations bill that will just be violated like current one is violated. Until Constitutional Crisis caused by violations of appropriations is resolved to oppose by all means at their disposal passage of new appropriations bill.

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

Trump and Musk’s illegal spending freeze has already setback critical research for cancer treatments.

I think Dems should consider doing hearings of their own outside of Congress. Rent hotel ballrooms, bring our own witnesses, make our big arguments, get stuff on the record.

Early topics - illegal/unconstitutional disassembly of US govt, Trump selling out to Putin, his reckless econ policies.

Trump's Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Cyber Command to 'Stand Down' on All Russia Operations Russia is not a significant cyber threat to the U.S. anymore, Trump's new Defense Secretary says.

This is very dangerous gizmodo.com/trumps-defen...

Russia First agenda on full display. Disgusting, but utterly predictable.

Note to businesses: I am taking note of who has sales today to try to get people to buy things rather than support the national protest against what Musk & Trump are doing to our country. Your sale makes comes across as trying to undermine our struggle to preserve democracy. It isn’t a good look

An image featuring Admiral Lisa Franchetti in her formal Navy uniform saluting, alongside text highlighting her distinguished 40-year naval career, including commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The text then contrasts her extensive experience with her reported firing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, identified as a Fox News weekend host. The source of the information is credited to the New York Times, with "COURIER" branding in the top right corner. The highlighted portion of the text emphasizes the contrast between her career and the circumstances of her dismissal.

Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.

On the morning of the first reported measles death in a decade, HHS Secretary Kennedy-founded anti-vaccine org Children's Health Defense hosts disgraced scientist Andrew Wakefield. He's urging parents to let their kids catch measles "naturally."

A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

$400 million to drive through Kandahar in a rolling billboard that says “KILL ME NOW.”

www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.

Post by Charlotte Clymer: Every transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but trans people challenge my long held view of the world and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."

This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

www.wired.com/story/phone-...

It’s really something to watch the Party whose supporters poop on the floor in the Capitol and wipe their feces on the wall tell us which bathrooms to use.

Thoughts are with everyone on this Transgender Day of Remembrance. We have some tough times ahead and we know how brutally our transgender brothers and sisters have been treated and the lives that have been lost. We love you for the amazing people you are.