Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.

Tweet by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: “Border Patrol reportedly shot a dog and then the agent fled rather than deal with any kind of accountability whatsoever.” Below is Keith Edwards’ tweet: “BREAKING: A family in El Paso says ICE shot and killed their dog, Chop. The agent who fired reportedly ran as the family screamed for help. No one came.”

Photo of a large black and brown Rottweiler sitting calmly on a tiled floor next to a white chair and a window with blinds.

A black-background screenshot of text describing an incident: the sender says no Border Patrol agents rendered aid after their dog was shot, and that the responsible agent fled the scene with help from others. They emphasize that the agent’s name was never released and that their family lost a member “for no lawful reason.”

Kristi Noem’s America, folks. That poor dog. That poor family.

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

Text from "They Knew" by Sarah Kendzior: As I wrote in Hiding in Plain Sight, the oft-recited claim that "nobody saw it coming" is an admission of whom the speaker considers to be nobody. In the United States, "nobody" historically included women, immigrants, poor people, and anyone who is not white. People dismissed as nobody are those most likely to be affected by a terrible situation and therefore the most likely to warn about it in advance. "Somebody" is a similarly convoluted category. For centuries, to be somebody in the United States meant to be a wealthy white man or to be treated like one. This idea of "somebody" is baked into the founding of the country, in which only white male landowners were granted the right to vote. White, land-owning men who deviated from the establishment were often punished for their efforts: castigated as troublemakers or conspiracy theorists. The goal was to reduce them, at least in their ability to gain institutional support, to the status of "nobody."

I always think of this quote (from They Knew by Sarah Kendzior) when people say this.

"'nobody saw it coming' is an admission of whom the speaker considers to be nobody"

this paragraph here is the perfect summary of why we don't see safety in this smarmy jagoff…just a different, more insidious kind of danger

Why isn't this shared more?

This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'

Donald Trump's bill makes your life more expensive this year, next year, the year after that, and the year after that.

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

PLEASE read this thread.

It's vital.

And offers a way to fight this open threat.

Michigan Senate Vows To Not Take On Sports Ban After It Passes House The bill passed the Michigan House nearly along party lines, but Senators tell EITM that they will not take up the bill.

1. Good news for transgender people in Michigan.

Multiple state senators confirm with Erin In The Morning that they will NOT take up the transgender sports ban passed by the Michigan House.

Democrats are holding strong for trans youth in the state.

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Is the media aware that Joe Biden is no longer President?

Because I have heard more about a book on his age than I’ve heard about the fact Republicans are about to gut healthcare for 8.6 million people.

Student: Teacher, why do we learn?

Socrates: For life!

Freire: For liberation!

Dewey: For democracy!

Neoliberal EduWonks: To mitigate overhead costs for employers and increase future projections of GDP!

alright folks, here's my best stab at a roadmap for what to expect out of the next six months to a year of this administration

God it's so funny reading tweets about this before the Democrats unanimously voted for cloture for a Trump nominee

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Now I’m just a small town country lawyer but it feels as though rather than abandoning our most targeted and marginalized communities to win over 19 bigots, Democrats should run on “we’re going to impeach remove and imprison that demented evil criminal fuck and his pale ratty Nazi billionaire, too”

Gonna keep saying this: In the 1840s, Southerners insisted that they could kidnap any person they alleged was a slave without any state or federal process. This turned even minimal process into resistance and raised the salience of the issue, which radicalized a bunch of people against slavery.

LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor YouTube video by Associated Press

Still going. Listen in.

www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...

The Resistance Is Alive and Well in Michigan and across the country. So Why Isn’t the Media Covering It? Thousands of Michiganders are protesting every week—from Medicaid cuts to voter suppression and corporate overreach. The resistance is real. So why is the media staying silent?

Michigan is protesting. A LOT.
Medicaid cuts.Voter suppression. Solidarity with our allies. Attacks on the postal service.
We’re on overpasses, in town halls, on the street—every week.
But the media? Pretending it’s not happening.
👀 Read the story they won’t cover:
open.substack.com/pub/distills...

The news media are focusing on how Trump is abusing federal workers and depriving the American people of vital services as he vandalizes government agencies. But the media need to say more often that these actions are ILLEGAL.

Elon’s cryin’ about those mean ol’ Democrats • Michigan Advance Elon Musk, who has frequently and nauseatingly spoken out on the “dangers” of being empathetic to others this week, whined about his mistreatment by Democrats whom he always thought were the nice guys...

Elon’s cryin’ about those mean ol’ Democrats

Commentary from @celiarivenbark.bsky.social

michiganadvance.com/2025/03/23/e...

Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.

Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.

Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Screenshot of a McConnell tweet declaring “this week in the Senate proved that clumsy partisan jams will not work” after he filibustered a Democratic spending bill and Democrats agreed to allow a McConnell-preferred clean bill to pass to avert a shutdown.

In 2021, McConnell successfully filibustered a Democratic CR ahead of a government shutdown and forced them to accept a clean one instead. What happened this week - a total cave on a totally partisan long-term funding bill - hasn’t happened in the 20 years I’ve covered Congress.

The Trump regime will arrest you in the middle of the night because you spoke your mind.

And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.

If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.

it was written by a guy who had supported the Nazis as a conservative and came to terribly regret his direct contribution to their evil.

DHS Begins National Registry Of Duolingo Users WASHINGTON—Warning that the highly suspicious individuals constituted a threat to the country’s safety and cultural unity, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans Monday to create a national registry of Duolingo users. “For unknown reasons, there are people in this country attempting to learn foreign languages ranging from Italian to Japanese, and we need […]

"Anyone currently living in the country and earning XP on Duolingo must comply and register with the government or face deportation." theonion.com/dhs-beg...

people nationwide need to study what's happening in Montana to protect trans kids and their families