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Me literally holding up my water glass and saying “SALUD!”.

@carbajal.house.gov

Not @repjasmine.bsky.social truth-telling on Republican Rep. Mike Flood 🔥

“Especially with your homeboy talking about, he didn’t know what was in the bill. That was absolutely in the judiciary markup that came out. So I knew about it and we fought about it, but OK, whatever.”

The entire point.

Not sure if democracy remains on the docket? My law firm is litigating 53 voting and election cases in 22 states. ⚖️🗳️

When we fight, we win.💪

The 30-Month Warning: Why Every American Needs to Read This Free Book About Democracy's Final Test An analytical perspective on the most important political document of 2025

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Looking for some informative reading material over this long Memorial Day Weekend? Everyone needs to take a look at the information published by Proud Navy Veteran. Pass it along to others that may benefit from the information.

If you have to repeatedly break the law to arrest those you claim have broken the law, you’re not enforcing the law.

ICE has morphed into a terrorizing Gestapo-like goon squad.

They must be held accountable.

This Week in Democracy – Week 16: Arrests, Investigations, and the Trump 'Revenge Machine' Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.

“Arrests, Investigations, and the Trump 'Revenge Machine'”

This week in democracy, from Zeteo:

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/23/2019 2:45:32 PM 062719 CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT ONE THIS AMENDMENT ONE shall amend that certain Consulting Services Agreement dated June 28, 2018 by and between the Embassy of the State of Qatar (Embassy') and Ballard Partners ("Consultant"). In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Embassy and Consultant agree to amend the Consulting Services Agreement, as follows: The Term of the Agreement shall commence on July 1. 2019 (the "Effective Date"), ar all expire on COB June 30, 2020, unless earlier terminated in accordance with t! Agreement. 2. Appendix A is amended by adding the following: "Additionally, the Consultant shall provide consulting and advocacy services regarding matters involving anti-human trafficking The following Consultant personnel shall be designated "Key Personnel": Ms. Pam Bondi and Mr. James Rubin. Key Personnel shall be personally and substantially engaged in the delivery of the Services." 3. Appendix B is amended to modify the consulting fee to US $ 115.000 per month. Except as expressly stated herein. nothing in this Amendment One shall alter or amend the terms of the Consulting Services Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embassy and Consultant have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives. By Embassy By: BBI Consultant Date: July 17, 2019 .."''"

It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

Not all heroes wear capes. 🙌🏼

Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?

How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?

20 minutes at the most

Oh yeah, and he announced he’s accepting a $400 million bribe today.

•••••WARNING•••••

In Trump’s frenzied rush to summarily “deport,” immigrants in America are being denied “due process under law” — and U.S. citizens could be next.

Judges warn of a gradual erosion of due process resulting from the Trump regime’s mass deportation…

Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months The latest loss of an F/A-18 fighter jet occurred during a failed landing aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

Whiskey Pete - 0
The sea - 4

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC Members of Congress have legal authority to enter ICE and CBP facilities. Agencies are legally required to allow them entry. The people who should be facing consequences are those who laid hands on them to disrupt Oversight. Perhaps that's why ICE agents are hiding their faces. Andrew Solender @Andrew Solender. 2h DHS confirms to @Axios that they are considering arresting Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, LaMonica Mclver and Rob Menendez.

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

Wow
Check this out
Graduates from VCU
walk out on MAGA Governor Glenn Youngkin in Virginia

This is how it's done America
Stand strong and fight
So proud of them ❤️
#MomSky

It’s sad that this is where we are, but we need to have a new conversation w/our college kids when they’re home this summer—because free speech is under threat.

There should be zero tolerance for violence, threats, or blocking students from classes. But free speech needs to be protected…

So true! Grew up in L.A. county in the 50s and remember the SMOG.

I think this would be a much bigger issue if the people under 45 could remember what it was like before we started seriously dealing with the issue of pollution. California had stinky brown air and it was harder to breathe. Young folks never saw that, so pollution doesn't seem like such a big deal.

This video is making the rounds again for a reason.

A great example of how you make your voices heard—without saying a word. Power in numbers and it sends a clear message. This is what democracy looks like: standing up to fascism, tyranny, and racism.

This is the way!

So, Democratic representatives, whatever shit Mitch McConnell pulled when he was minority leader - that's the shit y'all need to be doing right fucking now. Like, yesterday. Times one hundred.

Graphic with diverse faces and bold text: “If courts don’t decide,” warning that without due process, any president could deport based on bias.

WARNING: When due process dies, it’s only a matter of who’s in charge and the table is turned.

Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden

Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered

He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office

And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!

Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal

Such an important point from Doug Jones:

“Deportation in American law allows for the ability to contest the arrest… That’s not what we’re seeing when college students are getting yanked off the streets…are sent—in violation of court orders to a prison in a foreign country. That is not deportation.”

Masked thugs kidnapping people off of the street are not heroes.

It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.

At federal, state, and local levels - from first responders to postal workers - public service comes in different forms to support our country in endless ways. As loud, hateful voices try to denigrate those who do so much, I’m proud to celebrate their impact and have their backs.

Rep. Menendez: "They had over 20 armed ICE HSI officers, they were heavily armed, their faces were covered, and they wearing no identification. So this is who they chose to have come engage with the mayor of Newark and 3 elected members of the House of Representatives."