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Yesterday's No Kings protests were apparently the largest since the first Earth Day in 1970

The NYT covered that story with a six column headline across the top of the paper and two full pages inside

Today, two small pics below the fold and a story on page A23

They constantly let America down

The inflatable frog has gone global. Today’s #NoKings #NoTyrants rallies in Japan, Australia, Spain, and Germany.

Protesters stop in Newark during march from Philly to D.C. A group of marchers stopped in Newark on Monday on their way from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., to call on Congress to fulfill its oath to the U.S. Constitution.

Wonder why the @nytimes isn’t covering this story about citizens marching from Philly to DC www.newarkpostonline.com/news/protest...

Join me on June 14

While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/qnGiifG5

PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

Join the fight against government regulations on the books that you and your family are allowed to read in the United States by signing the petition today.

action.everylibrary.org/bannedbooks via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬

How Americans view Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Just over half of U.S. adults (54%) say they have an unfavorable view of Musk, and two-thirds of Americans have an unfavorable view of Zuckerberg.

Young voters really don't like Elon Musk.

His unfavorability is 54% with all voters. 67% with voters under 30.

Feels important for a party that needs to win a much bigger share of young voters.

U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data With historical and current data, Fiscal Data is your hub for fiscal data. Download datasets on topics such as debt, interest rates, and more.

Want to see what the federal government is spending? Daily treasury statement in a pdf: fiscaldata.treasury.gov

And track spending over time with this tool from Brookings Inst www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...

(Thx NPR for this info)

PETITION: Support the Right to Read in DOD K-12 schools The parents of these students are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home.

The parents of these students are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home.

action.everylibrary.org/dodschools via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Quite a story of one school community coming together in the wake of the LA fires.

Trump Just Fired the National Archivist! We can expect more retaliatory attacks on our institutions throughout this administration.

Trump fired her in retaliation for the stolen documents case.

The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the national archives at the time!

bit.ly/3WTxJ1s via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material The judge also ordered Musk and his team to “immediately destroy any and all copies of material downloaded from Treasury Department’s records and systems, if any.”

A federal judge issued an emergency order early Saturday prohibiting Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service from accessing personal and financial data on millions of Americans kept at the Treasury Department, noting the possibility for irreparable harm.

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

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The U.S. attorney in Washington warned that his office would pursue charges against ‘anyone who impedes’ Elon Musk or his staff.

America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸

YouTube video by Jessica Craven 🚨 Urgent! Elon Musk has taken over Treasury Department computers. Here’s how we’ll fight back. 🚨

🚨 Urgent! Elon Musk has taken over Treasury Department computers. Here’s how we’ll fight back. 🚨

(Find the @indivisible.org doc at docs.google.com/document/d/1...)

YouTube video by Jessica Craven Make a call to protect YOUR MONEY from Elon Musk! 🚨🚨 #politics #news #elonmusk

Make a call to protect YOUR MONEY from Elon Musk! 🚨🚨

Script in first comment.

Democrats have come out swinging today.

Senator Chris Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

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@resist.bot alert:

Text PVBIVI to 50409 for your Congressmember to introduce a privileged motion to impeach Scott Bessent.

His willingness to give access to the Treasury Department’s funds to Elon Musk and a group of unqualified college students is disqualifying.

💥 We will not cower to bullies and we will not obey. Join us to push for #FreedomOverFascism
https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/we-will-not-cower-to-bullies-and

Text to resistbot!

It’s a coup. That’s what’s happening. It doesn’t matter if it’s only been two weeks. Impeachable offenses aren’t like wine. They don’t need to age.

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN

Text SIGN PMDQYA to 50409 to join Sam and tell your officials Removing Elon Musk from Governmental Affairs

idk if this will do anything but at the very least, it's not nothing. i wrote a letter to my federal reps to do everything they can to remove musk from his unelected power, and you can send it to yours too by using resistbot for free

Text sign PDVIIZ to 50409. Elon Musk is not elected and should not have access to government computer systems Peggy signer no. 862

We h #resistbot on the job. Use this to contact your Senators and Representative! Stop Musk from taking over our government!

STATEMENT: Trump Freezes All Grant Funding to Libraries, Archives, and Museums While this "pause" will negatively impact millions of Americans, it will also considerably impact libraries.

Library funding includes in the big budget freeze today.

The administration says it will conduct a comprehensive review of grant recipients' political and social ideology before resuming any funding.

www.everylibrary.org/statement_om... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Omg! “Tumbleweeds can be full of water” 😂

Omg

Trump: "The head of a country that lives in forest. A number of them, actually. Finland told me this. Austria told me this. The head of Austria, the head of Finland. And it was beautiful they way they expressed it. They said, 'We live in a forest. We are a forest nation.'"