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I feel so numb, not in an I don’t care way but in an I’m so sick of American imperialism and the horrible impact it has on the world way.

Apr. 10, 1956 | White Men Attack Nat King Cole During Birmingham, Alabama Performance Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

On this day in 1956, white men attacked Nat King Cole during a segregated performance in Birmingham, Alabama.

Agree.

This is important!

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.

What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

Real talk.
#StateofthePeople

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

One of them is a brave warrior who has courageously fought like an animal against the odds and predictions of his immediate demise…and the other is a weak pathetic draft-dodging coward bully. Guess who’s who…

Only if they are a little crispy on the edges and soft in the middle…like any good cookie.

DOGE is hurting working people, plain and simple.

Federal workers are members of our communities who work hard for this country, but right now they are in fear for their jobs. It’s not right.

These are some of their stories.

in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t

"—and some of y’all just saw lights" I am hollering!! My high school students came to class excited to discuss it!

Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Yes. And You Can Too.

Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”

Lots of information and resources in this one.

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Yes…we all have to do what we can.

"Despair and believing that you are powerless is a form of “obeying in advance”" bsky.app/profile/sifi...

Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? Yes. And You Can Too.

If you're looking for motivation, don't miss this great piece from @sifill.bsky.social: "There is no magical way out.We are reaping what has been sown by many, many years of inattention to the eroding foundations of our democracy and we must face it."
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/democracy-...

Trump Media gifts Patel, McMahon thousands of shares Trump Media called the gifts in the filings "consideration for services provided" in 2024.

Nothing to see here, folks. Just would-be dictator Trump giving $800,000 to his handpicked FBI chief who has vowed to use federal power to punish Trump's enemies.

Shame on you Visa.

New lawsuit alleges Trump admin is steering info on federal employees to person who works for Musk, not the government.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Consistent with the military mission and longstanding DoD policy, expressing a false "gender identity" divergent from an individual's sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service. Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual's sex conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one's personal life. A man's assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.

This is an appallingly discriminatory document.

This not only seeks to define transgender people out of existence, as with last week's order, today's executive order states that being transgender "conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle."

Just another front in the battle. And “it won’t be successful” is not how you battle the powerful. You find chinks in the armor by attacking multiple places.

A lot of people shocked that there's not consensus over the salute must not know that this is what racism usually feels like

Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.

I’m an American living abroad, and I don’t even want to visit for the next four years.

The whole speech was embarrassing, but that was one of the worst bits. 😱

I will never forgive the people who let the fascist criminal Trump become president again. That includes Mitch McConnell and virtually all Republican politicians, the ineffectual Merrick Garland and 77 million ignorant, sexist and/or racist voters. They have vandalized our country.

If this knucklehead gets sworn in the whole of Congress needs to be fired.

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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her fellow Arkansas fascists want to jail librarians.
A federal judge, following the Constitution, won’t let them.