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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.

To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Over the past two years, everyday people have been showing up in support of Ukraine in both big demonstrations and small acts—including displaying the Ukrainian flag, publicly advocating for peace and...

We cannot allow the indefensible actions of our government to eclipse our overwhelming solidarity with the Ukrainian people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

March 23, 1933: The Enabling Act is signed and formalized into law in Germany thus allowing Hitler to bypass the checks and balances of the German constitution.
March, 2025? What will that bring?
The German people did not effectively organize against the threat of fascism. Will we?

As of February 6, 2025: felon signed 54 exec. orders targeting individuals, social pgms, and govt services. A gutting of the American government begins.
February 21, 2025: the felon fires Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Adm. Lisa Franchetti, and four other high-ranking officials.

Jan 30, 1933: Hitler takes office as chancellor.
Jan 20, 2025: the Felon takes office as president. First executive orders issued.
Feb 28, 1933: Reichstag Fire Decree issued, nullifying important civil liberties of the German people, allowing culling of disloyal government officials.

Exactly

We are at the "Enabling Act" stage of fascism. It is past time to organize.

House members are back home this week and I've never see anything like the footage coming out of these in-district town halls. From Milton NY Dems, a constituent of Rep. Paul Tonko talks about the need for John Lewis-style leadership and civil disobedience and gets a standing ovation.

"[Elon] You can't take us out of the equation and be sure that they're [the public] is going to return home safely to their families."

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Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.

Someone on Instagram said woke is an acronym for Whatever Offends Klansmen Easily and I can’t think of a more perfect description of how that word has been weaponized.

If Musk, Capo Trump’s enforcer, meant to freeze the work of government, he’s doing a great job. By short-circuiting the legislative process, he has invited (and is receiving) lawsuits that will freeze everything in place. This is what Amateur Hour gets you.

Holy shit this cartoon.

It made me smile. And reminded me to step away every now and then.

I definitely feel I'm Jokerfying. You look one way and you've got 4 different Beavis-Snokes deleting every third grandpa from social security and in the other it's an economy currently hinging on the success of the least profitable software product of all time that is also destroying the earth.

This seems like a good time to ask @senlisamurkwoski.bsky.social to hold up all Trump appointments until Musk hits the road for good. ANC & DC offices👇🏼

Don’t forget it

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.

Support Canadian alternatives!

Seen on my news and academic feeds today:

"This is highly illegal!"
"Where are the courts?"
"Someone needs to arrest him/them!"
"The military needs to oust them!"
"WHERE ARE THE DEMS?"

This is the denial stage of grief. None of the above institutions are coming to save us.

We are all we've got.

Full on return of mediocre white men failing up. Not that it ever went away, it just got more difficult for them for a short period of time.

This underscores how important it will be for those of us on the side of reason and functionality (and compassion...) to apply for boards, run for local office, go to local government meetings and make our voices heard.

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.

Make everything as hard as possible. RESIST!

Citizens United Explained The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.

One of the biggest factors contributing to the oligarchy is the Citizens United court case of 2010. Even regular folks like me have seen the way it has changed US politics. Please share so people start to understand.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

He is 100% gangster. I bet he would team up with the Asses of Chaos if allowed. Do not allow it, they would surely rip a hole in the space-time continuum.

Here are 2 examples of the threatening emails that were sent to fed employees asking them to report on “DEI hires.” What exactly they’re asking people to do is a bit confusing and varies with the agency but it clearly can be interpreted as “tell us if you think a woman or minority should be fired.”

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