Madison Wisconsin rally at the Capitol.

Live updates: Anti-Trump protesters set to gather at hundreds of locations nationwide Thousands to protest Trump nationwide Saturday in big and small towns

I have heard from friends who have never protested before that they are joining some of the 1,200 #HandsOff protests across the country today against Trump’s attacks on American values.

Can Trump Really Just Eliminate The Department Of Education? Trump's strategy for dismantling the DoE is coming into focus, and Democrats are fighting back

In case you missed it, The Big Picture took a deep dive into Trump’s latest stunt: an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. But can he actually do it? Here’s what’s really going on.

LIVE: Sen. Cory Booker holds town hall after record-breaking speech protesting Trump YouTube video by MSNBC

WATCH LIVE: Sen. Cory Booker holds town hall after record-breaking speech protesting Trump.
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Hands off Social Security.

Hands off Medicaid.

Hands off veteran care.

Hands off our kids’ education.

Hands off our rights.

We’re going to fight like hell to defend our democracy from Donald Trump. #HandsOff

Why Wisconsin's Election Result Is a Win for Democracy Read more here.

Earlier this week, Wisconsin voters elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court, maintaining the court's liberal majority.

#HANDSOFF #NYC

This is a very big deal. Trump is systematically dismantling the protections against foreign (e.g. Russian) interference in our elections.

Mathematicians Find Proof to 122-Year-Old Triangle-to-Square Puzzle A long-standing shape mystery has finally been solved

If you think it shouldn’t have taken over 100 years to solve this problem, try doing it yourself!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...

A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email The episode, which has not been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration.

"But unlike Waltz and Hegseth, who both remain in their jobs, the career DHS employee was put on administrative leave and told late last week that the agency intends to revoke her security clearance..."
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The image is a screenshot of a post on X by a user named Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg ). The post reads: "Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that."

Keep the Congressional switchboard number handy these days: (202) 224-3121

That Signal Chat, Alina Habba, Domestic Terror, and Deportations - CAFE Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss that Jeffrey Goldberg Signal chat, Alina Habba, Tesla vandalism, and deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

The Atlantic has entered the chat. @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss the latest display of hypocrisy and incompetence from Trump’s White House on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: bit.ly/4iJzbfI

Kim Jong Un Demands to be Included in all Future Hegseth Group Chats The North Korean dictator called his exclusion "hurtful."

Res Ipsa loquitur 
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YouTube video by The Lincoln Project Hotline

Trump and Musk have cut vital programs at the VA, leaving many veterans in crisis abandoned. Our veterans answered the call, but now nobody will answer theirs. youtu.be/dNkPuZ0gRdI?...

With all of the new people here, I am reposting my pro-democracy Starter Pack. I will do a more complete overhaul sometime soon, but this should help get people going!

Enjoy.
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv

NEW: Department of Education to reduce workforce by 50%

benion Grieving a wasted life At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to re-elected in contrast to standing up for the reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades greater good? were devoted to protecting America. Sacri A compromised Supreme Court recently fices were made both by myself and my fam- trotted out a shallow token standards of Ily in military service. The tip of the spear: conduct for themselves. Apparently it's Countless weeks over the years were spent not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people? living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since. way?" The purpose: if required, be airborne Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un- in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly: of interest abound. The rule of law is situ- ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet- ational if adhered to at all. America can no nam provided a brief interlude, but overall, longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of this long line of silent sentinels stood firm power and wealth driven by unquenchable to protect America by deterring external greed has left service above self and Con- threats to our freedoms and way of life stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued Recently the VA said exposure to Agent with a sense of service. Orange is the probable cause of the can- I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than military pilots to have significantly higher founded on mere beli…

This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

The Daily Reid: What are we becoming? Our government essentially kidnapped a grad student. That's not even legal.

My latest at Joy's House on Substack: What are we becoming? www.joyannreid.com/p/the-daily-...

We Can’t Give In to Fear From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.

If I could speak to billionaires quivering in fear, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some money worth sacrificing your dignity?

If I could speak to Republican politicians, I would ask: Is the risk of losing an election worth being remembered as a coward?

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with the following text over his shoulder: Trump "disruptive, destructive"

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on Wharton's worst student: Trump is mentally incapable of doing the job he was elected to youtu.be/VfLbZ3poDVk?...

YouTube video by MSNBC 'So frightening': DOJ official fired over Mel Gibson gun rights request speaks out

here's the incredible interview that @chrislhayes.bsky.social did tonight with the woman who was just fired as the pardon attorney at DOJ, liz oyer.

really, really, really worth watching:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqv...

Indivisible Rally at Wisconsin Capitol

Indivisible Rally at Wisconsin Capitol

Indivisible Rally at Wisconsin Capitol - Forward Band Part 3

Indivisible Rally at Wisconsin Capitol - Forward Band Part 2

Indivisible Rally at Wisconsin’s State Capitol Forward Band Part 1

We Are on Our Own From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.

Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.

So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

80 fired probationary employees at Bonneville Power Administration asked to return, source says Over 100 probationary employees were fired at the Bonneville Power Administration because of Trump's effort to shrink the size of the federal government.

efficiency.

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