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RT @davidaxelrod: "I’m having serious concerns that my order is not being followed."
-U.S. District Judge Sarah Eliis, after numerous cases of wanton assaults on members of the public and media by armed, masked DHS agents during their current blitz of the Chicago area.

RT @TheAtlanticPR: The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:

RT @BillKristol: ICE is provoking violence, and rhetoric coming from Trumpists about their desire for an authoritarian strongman is alarming. But some governors and judges are trying to defend the republic. And Dems should consider broadening their aims in the shutdown.

Questions After Quantico U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster.

Questions After Quantico
U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster. www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...

Questions After Quantico U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster.

Questions After Quantico www.thebulwark.com/p/questions-...

Public blowback works.....
RT @yashar: BREAKING

Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC.

"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.

The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It’s Down to Two. The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration’s attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms.

A new form og government -- corrupto capitalism www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...

The goal of these ads is to drive a deeper wedge between local law enforcement and local politicians.

War on data escalates

and to flutter by.

He knew that his effort to go after Soros because the attacker was not from the left. So, he is just changing the subject to avoid having to backtrack.

Isn't there also a whole component of right-wing meme culture that encourages violence?

RT @ianbremmer: if you think us-india relations are deteriorating, just wait on us-brazil…when former president (and trump friend) jair bolsonaro gets a multi-year jail term (in the coming weeks).

Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR Biden is arguably the most pro-union occupant of the White House since the New Deal.

How many working class votes did that net the Democratic Party in the last election? theconversation.com/bidens-labor...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in.

Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Words of Wisdom for the Day
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/t...

Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea? Removing the profit motive that has allowed private interests to abuse, corrupt, and metastasize the system might be a way forward — if done right.

Is nationalizing the defense industry such a bad idea? responsiblestatecraft.org/nationalizat...

RT @ReichlinMelnick: Ironically, the below sentence is deeply anti-American, showing a total disregard for the First Amendment and an unamerican claim that the government should get to decide what kind of views are appropriate.

RT @philbak1: On the basis that their presence was confirmed by the hospital, and confirmed by GHF.

RT @RonBrownstein: Coupled with the attack on BLS, this is rapidly advancing deeper into the territory of insisting that all data that doesn't conform to Trump preferences is inherently invalid & that only the leader can tell you the truth. A hallmark of authoritarians across world & thru history

Mass atrocity prevention clearly low on the fed's agenda, but even so, this is surprising malfeasance.

With this diet, isn't it amazing that this guy is still alive?

"Epstein clearly had access to enormous financing to operate his sex trafficking network, and the details on how he got the cash to pay for it are sitting in a Treasury Department filing cabinet." https://trib.al/ZTn3IyO

Why would anyone be surprised, except for those who voted for Trump expecting something better?

Should Carr be opining on these matters? Is that part of his job description?

what they are asked to do: "The first requires that students submit a “statement of reflection” on the disruption takeover, including “the impact on students trying to study.” The other directs them to write letters to Butler staff & janitors who were tasked with cleaning the library afterward.

Judge Challenges Trump Administration in Hearing on Harvard Funding

Recall this was the case where the administration sent a letter to Harvard saying essentially that we will take over your university, & later said the letter was sent in error-- and let's just forget we ever sent it. Harvard did not go along with forgive and forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...

We Remember Our Dear Deported Neighbors The Rev. Jim Burklo plans to set up a shrine to the undocumented people who have lived and worked and contributed to their American communities for decades as they face arbitrary and unjust deportatio...

um-insight.net/perspectives...

How many stories like this are only being told in local news, usually behind a paywall (b/c they have to) and not making international headlines? Or not making the news at all?

One of many things that keep me up at night in 2025. 😔