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This has been coming from the beginning. All major democracy-supporting NGOs and foundations have their legal complaints already drafted. And in time, perhaps not even much time, they will win their cases. What is needed most in the meantime is courage. Keep saying what you think, doing what you do.

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Love that for them.

Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent Call Fascism, "fascism". And hate, "hate".

“But several things can be true at the same time: (1) Political violence is never acceptable and needs to be condemned. (2) Political violence must not be the pretext for silencing political speech. (3) It’s more important than ever to push back against autocracy…”

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Political violence and threats are not the answer.

This is a watershed moment — we can choose to stay silent and live in fear, or we can choose to be loud for peace and compassion.

We must work together to stop this crisis, and it should start from the top with the President.

It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.

Does this fash-hole really not have anything better to do?

YouTube video by ETimes JD Vance’s BIZARRE ‘Diaper Dash’ At Disneyland Caught On Camera | Internet ROASTS His Run Toward Son

You, running away from the White House in 2029.

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US trade court rules Trump overstepped his authority with global tariffs - BBC News The Court of International Trade ruled that an emergency law invoked by the White House does not provide unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country.

BOOM! US fed court ruled Trump overstepped his authority by imposing global tariffs, in a major blow to his economic policies

The Court of International Trade ruled an emergency law invoked by Trump doesn't provide unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country.
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I meannnnn, it's also the racists and misogynists.

Because free speech.

Musk to step back from political spending: ‘I think I’ve done enough’ “If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I don't currently see a reason,” he said.

Ignore the headline. This is the quote that matters: "If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it."

Pressure works. Protest works. We're doing him real damage. But we've got plenty of work left to do. Foot to the floor, #teslatakedown

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Musk Insults Interviewer for Daring to Ask About His Big DOGE Promise Musk said the cost-cutting task force would save $2 trillion. By its own estimate, just $160 billion has been saved.

Elon Musk’s DOGE was an abject failure. Musk said the cost-cutting task force would save $2 trillion. But even its own estimate says that just $160 billion has been saved — and at tremendous cost to our country.

That’s one reason why Musk is so hated by average Americans.

I am a *lawyer who practices federal law.* Several times a week I see a headline that makes me think "there's no way the President can do that, right?" and I look into it and it turns out that maybe he can because Congress ceded some of its power in the What's the Worst That Could Happen Act of 1983

House Republicans decided that tax cuts for billionaires are more important than life-saving services like Medicaid.

Let them eat cake, I guess

Fighting Anti-Semitism And Protecting Democracy - My Conversation With Amy Spitalnick Of The JCPA "It is both possible and necessary to fight antisemitism without abandoning the democratic values that have allowed Jews, and so many other vulnerable minorities, to thrive."

Sharing a timely discussion with @amyspitalnick.bsky.social about a courageous new statement by Jewish organizations that rejects Trump’s cracking down on free speech, arresting students and attacking universities by evoking anti-semitism. Enjoy....
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New Gallup poll finds an all-time high in the share of Americans saying their financial situation is “getting worse”

People who still refuse to say fascism and authoritarianism to describe this Trump Administration and the modern MAGA movement are failing the moment.

Listen to those who have been calling it out for years.

Six hours ago, Sen. Chris Van Hollen boarded a flight to El Salvador, putting his safety on the line to demand justice for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
This is what leadership looks like. He’s meeting with officials, hoping to see Kilmar, & sending a message loud & clear: we won’t stop until he’s home.

If you have to cover your face to do your job, it’s a good indicator you’re the monster. Which is bad. Unless you work for like Disney World and are wearing a villain costume, then ok.

Same, but WTF timeline are we in that radlib Bill Kristol exists?!

Whew! Sen Chuck Grassley’s town hall should be a wake-up call for Trump & Republicans.

Voters want Kilmar García brought home — and they’re pissed Trump’s thumbing his nose at a Supreme Court ruling. This isn’t “tough on crime,” it’s lawless, un-American trash — and folks know it.

This is Iowa!

Dang!

The Chinese on TikTok aren’t taking any days off. 🤣🤣🤣

In all forms

We had the reporter on tonight; @maddow has the whistleblower

Stop electing people from TV shows and movies

A man in tactical gear and a baseball hat is taking an axe to a car window. He looks like he’s smiling.

This picture may haunt me to the end of my days.

It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.

An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
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