Borders Abound

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

"Extremely disturbing": What does Trump's "antifa" executive order actually do? "The national security state is a wonderful tool for a skilled authoritarian to crush American democracy."

There’s very little question at this point that Trump is an authoritarian—the question is, how skilled is he?

ICE closes detention oversight group in shutdown despite surge in detainees The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s entire Office of Detention Oversight has been placed on furlough, despite surging numbers of detainees.

ICE has kept most offices open during the administration’s shutdown—“but not the one inspecting detention centers.”

Because of course.

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has anybody ever been more obviously full of shit than Pam Bondi is at the end of this 20 second clip?

Pee Wee German

#fdt
#fascist

Green power is sometimes the cheapest power — despite what Trump says The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

The Trump administration has blamed renewable energy for driving up electricity prices.

But our analysis of federal and industry data shows shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power costs.

Proud to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium, as part of the nation's largest trade mission to California.

There’s no better place to do business than right here in California — the world’s fourth-largest economy.

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm' Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

“We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it,” according to an open letter signed by 282 former officials.

It will take years to rebuild our Justice Dept.

I love folks that are “so concerned about DEI”, when their qualifications are being rich nepo babies.

Broadview police are investigating.

This is not going well for Pam Bondi

"The broader goal is the militarization of major cities before 2026 elections... Next year, I fear that what they're gonna do is deploy these folks to polling places & say they're protecting the vote. Trump knows without these breaches of the Constitution, he's gonna lose Congress." - Gov. Pritzker

Trump isn't just holding your taxpayer dollars hostage in this government shutdown, he's holding federal workers' paychecks hostage, too. Threatening to not compensate them after this shutdown is completely ridiculous.
 
We must guarantee back pay for federal workers.

More than three hours in, Pam Bondi has repeatedly refused to answer questions about her involvement in and knowledge of the forced resignation of Erik Siebert, the former U.S. attorney in eastern Virginia.

Siebert was replaced after refusing to prosecute James Comey.

Way to go, Chicago, more of this! Kristi Noem is upset that ICE agents in Chicago are being “denied entry” to restrooms and lunch spots.

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You can make this up….

#fdt
#releasetheepsteinfiles

Ice

Who thinks they’re going to stop at targeting immigrants for deportation?

The Dangerous Precedent Behind Johnson’s Refusal to Seat Adelita Grijalva On September 10, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva won her Arizona special election, and nearly a month later, Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is more than the Epstein files, and a dangerous test of whether election results still guarantee representation. My latest

“If any president can impose one-man rule by executive order we do not have democracy, we have tyranny of the president.”

The Supreme Court’s Biggest Test Yet Will the court codify Trump’s power grab?

This Supreme Court will either be the last stand against autocracy or the bridge to it.

Absolutely ridiculous.

We must guarantee back pay after this shutdown that Trump and Republicans led us into.

Our federal workers rely on their paychecks to pay rent, support their families, and feed their kids, just like the rest of us. They deserve better.

YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim Government Shutdown: NJ Residents Support the Fight to Lower Healthcare Costs (Diner Talk Part 1)

Conversations about the government shutdown are happening all over the country, in workplaces, around kitchen tables, and at New Jersey diners.

That's why I left the Capitol to drive home to NJ: to talk with the people at the core of this fight for a safer and healthier America.

Ask why Trump installed Ellis as CIA General Counsel and if that has anything you do with getting a favorable legal opinion on boat strikes.

Durbin: “The president said he wanted to use American cities as 'training grounds for our military' to fight 'the enemy within.' Chicago is not the enemy. Our fellow Americans are not the enemy."

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You? Read more here.

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
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Wow. That’s beautiful