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America, You’re Not Immune to Fascism — Just Too Stupid to Notice Bonhoeffer’s warning wasn’t just for Germans, it was for all humans. Authoritarianism thrives on the absence of thought. Why fascism…

Bonhoeffer’s warning wasn’t just for Germans, it was for all humans. Authoritarianism thrives on the absence of thought. Why fascism always finds fools — and how not to be one. Again.

He is 100% right.

Release #EpsteinFiles

Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche but received no response. She said neither she nor other survivors have heard anything back from the Department of Justice (DOJ

America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”

By attempting to abdicate any legal responsibility to provide for a healthy environment, the U.S. is running in the opposite direction as the global legal community, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:

L.A. agrees to pay $500,000 to reporters arrested at 2021 Echo Park protest The city of Los Angeles has tentatively agreed to a settlement with two Knock LA journalists who claim their constitutional rights were violated when police arrested them while covering a protest four...

Incredible. So much for training. www.latimes.com/california/s...

“Trump calls our trade deficits a ‘50 year emergency’ — that’s an oxymoron… I have a chronic, incurable trade deficit with my barber. I buy a haircut from her, she buys nothing from me.”

Conservative George Will clowns Trump’s trade war, says Congress has abandoned their duties

Since the end of the Cold War, summits have been used by US presidents as a mark of approval and withheld when they disapprove of Russian actions. Trump is, once again, signalling the value he places on Putin's friendship. It's a profound humiliation for the US.

It says everything that Republicans are working harder to arrest Texas Democrats than anyone on the Epstein list.

Texas Democrats? Full manhunt. Epstein list? Witness protection.

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Head of NASA Sean Duffy intends to destroy a satellite that collects key data on carbon dioxide and plant health, by causing it to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. Dept of Agriculture and private agriculture firms use the data to forecast crop yield, drought conditions and more.

Denying transgender service members their retirement after 15+ years of honorable service is cruel, unjust, and un-American.

They served with dignity. Now they’re being cast aside. I won’t stand for it—I’ll keep fighting for our LGBTQI+ heroes.

#LGBTQRights #ProtectTransTroops #JusticeForAll

Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

Here is that reporting from us, in case you missed it:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...

We @democracydefendersfund.org today filed our latest Trump-Epstein FOIAs demanding all administration comms on Maxwell's prison transfer

As a convicted sex offender, her transfer to a minimum security camp is suspicious—victims & we all need answers

I’ll discuss on AC360 @cnn.com @ 8pm ET👇

This is really embarrassing. Trump grabbed some giant blown-up chart to explain how great he thinks the economy is, clearly has no idea what the chart says, and just shows it off to the press like an idiot. Imagine if Joe Biden did this. The guy has no clue what's going on around him.

YouTube video by Justin A Family Guy - Dean Cain Desperate for Attention

Thanks for this @lce.bsky.social

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There's now a banner at the top saying they are having "data issues."

The official version of the constitution on Congress.gov has removed Article I, Section 9 and 10 from the website which includes the writ of habeus corpus.

web.archive.org/web/diff/202...

YouTube video by MeidasTouch Trump gets NEWS HE FEARED as he Finally GETS SERVED

@summerlee.bsky.social is the democracy warrior we need right now!

Thank You!

youtu.be/tV5jKKJxtKI?...

My white supremacist/ facist colleagues are on their big racist binger, but they'll raise money instead of getting fired bc hating Muslims is apparently an acceptable form of bigotry in this country.

Should I hold my breath for the bipartisan resolutions, censures, and hearings to come?

YouTube video by Politics Vids Is Donald Trump a Sex Pest Panorama

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social there are additional Trump predator details in this hard to find Panorama doc from his first presidency. youtu.be/9Uhrk4HdILA?...

How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.

When political leaders polarize facts, “neutrality” no longer exists. And it’s a stupid value. Fairness and truthfulness are actual values for a newsroom that promote truth-seeking & diligent reporting. And neither mandate “neutrality,” because that would get in the way popular.info/p/axios-and-...

Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate A third whistleblower has new information about a Justice Department official the president has nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

Breaking news: A new whistleblower has shared evidence with lawmakers suggesting Emil Bove, the controversial former attorney for President Trump and current top Justice Department official, misled lawmakers during his confirmation hearing.

No loyalty in Trump world. Let’s hope this opens the field for @drannieandrews.com

After more than three decades in the U.S., Sharon Lee said her son's current predicament has saddened and surprised her. "I immigrated here to the States - I thought I understood it was a country of equal rights where the Constitution applies equally," she said. She still believes the U.S. is a country of opportunity and second chances. But she said vulnerable immigrants must learn about immigration law to protect themselves. In her son's case, that was the hotline at the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, an advocacy group for Koreans and Korean Americans.

Kim’s mother:

“I immigrated here to the States - I thought I understood it was a country of equal rights where the Constitution applies equally.”

Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.

Tae Heung Kim, 40:
- Lived in US since he was 5
- Has green card
- Getting PhD at Texas A&M
- Researching vaccine for Lyme disease
- Has 1 minor pot charge from 2011, since sealed

Also: Detained incommunicado by DHS after returning from wedding in Korea

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

The gunman was carrying a giant long gun, but Sen. Kennedy wants to bring back stop & frisk.🙄

Meta, Google Escape Liability Claim for Buffalo Shooting (1) New York appellate judges on Friday dismissed internet giants Meta, Google, and Reddit from a lawsuit claiming they’re liable for a 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, because of defective algorithms t...

“New York appellate judges on Friday dismissed internet giants Meta, Google, and Reddit from a lawsuit claiming they’re liable for a 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, because of defective algorithms that push harmful content.”

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

NYT: Israeli military officials have admitted they never found evidence that Hamas systematically stole U.N. aid—despite using that claim to starve Gaza.

MOTHER JONES: “Trump’s top intelligence officer fabricated evidence to support a sham Justice Department criminal investigation that could lead to a show trial of former President Barack Obama and his aides. This is autocracy in action.”
link.motherjones.com/public/40858...

Im sure he loves to be probed