Kay Meyer

🚨 The Trump admin ignored federal court orders—twice.

They deported asylum seekers & a doctor in open defiance of the law. No consequences. Just raw power.

If no one stops them, they won’t stop.

Read my latest Substack on what this means & what’s next: 👇

🔗 tinyurl.com/4nbw2seu

#WeResist

Hello, Spring! 👋

The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic product.

How bad is this?

Let me count the ways

Also, and related, short of firing Powell (or trying, anyway) screwing with economic data would be just about the dumbest (and worst) thing to do

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Three below-the-radar Trump firings could have huge implications The president's Feb. 21 Pentagon purge took out the chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Trump also sacked three lesser-known figures with crucial military roles.

“It's what you do when you're planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down,” [Rosa] Brooks, a former adviser to the Defense Department, wrote on social media.
(Gift article - no firewall)

www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Flop sweat?

What the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting says about the world economic order - Marketplace Plus: Goodbye, Skype.

Consider me a co-signer on the first 10 minutes or so of this podcast episode: www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...

Pioneering Black Air Force general asks: 'What country am I in?' Lloyd "Fig" Newton was just the seventh African American to become a four-star general. He says Trump is trying to whitewash history by purging DEI.

Indeed - what country are we in? www.expressnews.com/news/article...

A Former Federal Judge Just Beat Trump and Musk in Court. She Has Advice for the Resistance. The work of these lawsuits, of these cases, is more than just halting behaviors that are unlawful.

A glimmer of hope in this story
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Thanks for sharing this. I’m loathe to give it a “heart” but I sure can’t pass it by.

I’ve had the same window sticker on my car for a couple of years now. It was getting a little frayed, so when I went to wash my car today I put on a bigger sticker. #itsnotpie #ally

@ppebsworth.bsky.social - welcome John to BlueSky!

Here you are!! 💕 I think this a public post. 🤩 You’ll find a great community in BlueSky.

Looks really good!!

There’s something sincerely comforting in watching my curled up cat on a winter day. #catsofbluesky

Forget the #megamillions - I hit a different kind of #jackpot today! A rescued monarch chrysalis emerged inside (discovered after our morning excursion) and it looks like we have another emerging monarch on its way today!
❤️😁🥹

This morning’s view - dog and people watching at The Pearl #saturdaymorning 🥰

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Don’t write this story off as another celebrity spat. This is important reporting that illuminates how public opinion is formed and shaped in the digital age www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...

Trump calls for U.S. Rep. Chip Roy to be primaried amid budget standoff The Texas congressman has said he's against raising the debt ceiling ahead of a possible government shutdown this weekend.

They’re eating their “young” #FAAFO

www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

You’re a brave cook!! I can’t even imagine putting these two to the test - wow!!! 😯

Early morning Riverwalk (and Alamo) stroll to look at the lights without the crowds. Rewarded at the end 🩷☕️

More than just a bit…

I came searching for Alua this morning.

I’m also enjoying using the AI tool at writingforbusyreaders.com/ai

YouTube video by Coldplay Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)

This video made me so happy! #Turning99 #DickVanDyke #OldAge #ChrisMartin #Coldplay #AllMyLive

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In the process of deleting my profile on X and thought I might take a look to see if there was anything worth saving. This is it. A memory from 2018 with THE Patty Mills. He is such a gem. #GSG (even though he’s with Utah now…)

It’s on my list - can’t wait!!

#catsofbluesky, meet Lina. I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of her… 🩷

I really don’t think this is turning into a food-feed, but it was a baking/cooking weekend! Here’s my BBQ Jackfruit and Italian Sausage and veggie pizzas and Graham Cracker pie 🩷

When your Uncle Bob turns 85 and wants a banana pudding you make a banana pudding. (We celebrated a month later to get more folks together) And because it’s a Chandler gathering… you make apricot fried pies too.

I bet you’re singing in your heart 🩷