Dammit I wish I had known you were looking. You could have long-term borrowed ours

the random item shop/save spot deep into a dungeon before a boss

live from the huge spontaneous anti-ICE protest after the agency used military-style tactics during a series of raids in Los Angeles today.

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

Donald Trump cannot cancel the 2026 elections. But he can make it very difficult for them to be free and fair. His executive order is aimed at doing just that.

Here is my promise: We are going to sue to stop him and we will win.

Big Balls & Co. wreaking havoc in people's lives

The Alien Enemies Act, Explained This detention and deportation power poses an alarming risk of abuse and rights violations in both wartime and peacetime.

Trump just invoked the Alien Enemies Act, so I’ll pass along this good explainer

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(around an image of a hand grabbing cash) The new MAGA tax proposal steals from the poor and gives to the rich. $4.5 trillion in tax cuts disproportionately for billionaires and big corporations Guts vital programs like Medicaid & SNAP by an estimated $2 trillion Increases our country's debt by nearly $3 trillion MAGA Republicans fight for the billionaire class-not you.

This is embarrassing, but not for the ones called into the principal's office.

Cover of “The Economist” showing Donald Trump holding a $100 bill that is smoldering in one hand and a gas tank in the other, on top of a sea of $100 bills.

Aimonetti Justin Aimonetti, Justin W. Justin.W.Aimonetti@doge.eop.gov Altik Jacob Altik, Jacob R. Jacob.R.Altik@doge.eop.gov Armstrong Anthony Armstrong, Anthony J. Anthony.J.Armstrong@doge.eop.gov Balajadia Jennifer Balajadia, Jennifer Jennifer.Balajadia@doge.eop.gov Beynon Alexandra Beynon, Alexandra T. Alexandra.T.Beynon@doge.eop.govBiasini Riccardo Biasini, Riccardo N. Riccardo.N.Biasini@doge.eop.gov Bobba Akash Bobba, Akash N. Akash.N.Bobba@doge.eop.gov Boizelle Ashley Boizelle, Ashley S. Ashley.S.Boizelle@doge.eop.gov Bryant Emily Bryant, Emily L. Emily.L.Bryant@doge.eop.gov Burnham James Burnham, James James.Burnham@doge.eop.gov Coristine Edward Coristine, Edward H. Edward.H.Coristine@doge.eop.gov Davis Steven Davis, Steven M. Steven.M.Davis@doge.eop.gov Elez Marko Elez, Marko Marko.Elez@doge.eop.gov Farritor Luke Farritor, Luke E. Luke.E.Farritor@doge.eop.gov Fox Joshua Fox, Joshua Joshua.Fox@doge.eop.gov Hanley Joshua Hanley, Joshua A. Joshua.A.Hanley@doge.eop.gov Holmes Stephanie Holmes, Stephanie M. Stephanie.M.Holmes@doge.eop.gov Killian Gautier Killian, Gautier C. Gautier.C.Killian@doge.eop.gov Kmiec Keenan Kmiec, Keenan D. Keenan.D.Kmiec@doge.eop.gov Lahera Nicholas Lahera, Nicholas Nicholas.Lahera@doge.eop.gov Lindemann Kendall Lindemann, Kendall M. Kendall.M.Lindemann@doge.eop.gov Musk Elon Musk, Elon R. erm71@who.eop.gov Peters Noah Peters, Noah Noah.Peters@doge.eop.gov Rajpal Nikhil Rajpal, Nikhil Nikhil.Rajpal@doge.eop.gov Ramada Adam Ramada, Adam Adam.Ramada@doge.eop.gov Raynor Austin Raynor, Austin L. Austin.L.Raynor@doge.eop.gov Schutt Kyle Schutt, Kyle L. Kyle.L.Schutt@doge.eop.gov Shaotran Ethan Shaotran, Ethan Ethan.Shaotran@doge.eop.gov Smith Brad Smith, Brad M. Brad.M.Smith@doge.eop.gov Stanley Christopher Stanley, Christopher A. Christopher.Stanley@doge.eop.gov Wick Jordan Wick, Jordan K. Jordan.K.Wick@doge.eop.gov Wiles Susan Wiles, Susan S. Susan.S.Wiles@doge.eop.gov

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

Your tax dollars are paying for the richest man in the world to fly around when he has his own jets.

It should be noted that the strength of a liberal democracy is defined by how it protects the rights of its minorities, especially its most marginalized.

Professional associations need to step up to catch what government is dropping. Here's a great example.

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Visit "We The Action". They are recruiting volunteers lawyers now and hope to soon open a webpage to link federal workers with legal assistance.

My Open Letter to Elon Musk From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.

Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

"I gotta be honest with you, I don't really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another.”
— JD Vance (February 2022)

Literally all he did was quote someone. Defining criticism of the government as treason is what authoritarians do. Turning a publicly funded news outlet into a state media propaganda machine is what authoritarians do.

Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

After today there is no good reason for Cong Dems to show up for Trump's speech this Tuesday. They are not going to get anything out of it.

Yet Dems are disorganized re what to do bc of unclear/uninspiring leadership from Schumer and Jeffries.

Dems are leaderless.
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We need to learn and adapt. Every single Senate Dem vote for Rubio. It got us nothing. "Rollover and play dead" got us nothing. Fight back or lose the democracy. Full stop.

Republicans’ New Argument to Dismantle Section 2 Feels Eerily Familiar Republicans are trying to strike down the VRA's Section 2 the same way they dismantled Section 5. Here's how it's different.

Republicans like Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger are trying to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.

Please read.👇 www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rep...

A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.” The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...

Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”

www.propublica.org/article/ted-...

The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.

@brbarrett.bsky.social yet again bringing together the big themes of this moment with DOGE: "They have found no fraud, just democracy at work. They’re apparently eager to see what happens when it no longer does."

@wired.com

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Did you know?

There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”

Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.

NEW: Sources tell me that US Attorney for DC Ed Martin just demoted multiple senior attorneys who oversaw the January 6th prosecutions.

The lawyers were told they would now handle low-level crime cases usually given to junior AUSAs.

Martin sent the demotion email himself, per a msg I saw. 1/

BREAKING: Republican Mike Sen. Crapo has blocked Sen. Sanders' Social Security Expansion Act from getting a vote.

The bill would have increased benefits across the board, raised cost of living adjustments, and extended the solvency of Social Security for 75 years.

Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted Self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother Tristan had been banned from leaving Romania since December 2023

Rape and support for rapists are now key aspects of U.S federal government policy.

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

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