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Poland suspects Russian interference in presidential election campaign The national cybersecurity authority, NASK, said it had discovered 'new information operations aimed at destabilizing the electoral process.' Poland is holding its presidential election on Sunday.

Poland suspects Russian interference in presidential election campaign

7 in 10 Democrats Say US Should Restrict Aid to Israel, Poll Finds An embargo in support of Palestinian rights wins out over continuing to send weapons by a 50-point margin.

71 percent of Democratic voters say that the U.S. should end its arms transfers to Israel until it “stops attacks on civilians in Gaza, supports Palestinian rights, and commits to a long-term peace process.”

THEY HAVE DEPORTED A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZEN

This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff.

The State of Democracy Requires Us to Expand the Map From Marc | Republicans are counting on us to ignore what’s happening in the states they control.

NEW from @marcelias.bsky.social : The time and resources spent to protect voting rights are not evenly split across states. From 2021 to 2024, Pennsylvania saw 88 voting-related lawsuits filed. Three states got none. We must ensure we're fighting for the right to vote everywhere.

Van Hollen: "This case is not only about one man, as important as that is. It is about protecting fundamental freedoms and the fundamental principle in the Constitution for due process that protects everyone who resides in America."

If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.

Suggestion to house US citizens in offshore prisons has no legal basis, experts say | CNN Politics As Trump administration lawyers assess whether it is legally viable to send American citizens who have committed violent crimes to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, legal experts made clear that Pr...

As Trump administration lawyers assess whether it is legally viable to send American citizens who have committed violent crimes to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, legal experts made clear that President Donald Trump lacks any legal authority to ship domestic convicts out of the US.

What is astounding here is that the Trump administration doesn't just say, okay, we made an error in deporting this one fellow and here he is back. Minimize the barbarous act and the affront to the rule of law.

Nah. The denigration of all legal authority and the rank cruelty are the point. Fascism.

Bone chilling.

A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.

1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.

The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.

Columbia gives Trump basically all he asks for, fires their president when it seems she may not comply fast enough, and then still gets all its remaining funding frozen.

These demands are not good-faith demands about antisemitism. They are efforts to break universities.

Yep. If they can do it to him they can do it to you. bsky.app/profile/obar...

Few book theses have been as vindicated as @attackerman.bsky.social’s Reign of Terror www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622555... bsky.app/profile/atta...

As Trump cracks down on immigration, U.S. citizens are among those snared Recent news reports of at least seven alleged cases have alarmed advocates and scholars who say they reveal the dangers of a system accelerating with few safeguards.

"Among those detained was Julio Noriega, who after buying himself a slice of pizza on Jan. 31, wound up held by ICE for more than 10 hours, according to his attorneys."

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Creating and sharing deceptive AI-generated media is now a crime in New Jersey Creating and sharing deceptive media made with artificial intelligence is now a crime in New Jersey and open to lawsuits under a new state law. Democratic Gov.

Creating and sharing deceptive media made with artificial intelligence is now a crime in New Jersey.

You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere. People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.

The message is: crowd large.

Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.

Events like this puncture that delusion.

I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”

NYT home page: more prominent coverage for "7 Americans React to Sweeping Tariffs" and "A Sticky Miso Salmon Bowl for Busy Weeknights" than for "Anti-Trump Protests in All 50 States"

If "protests in all 50 states" wanted above-the-fold coverage in @nytimes.com, they should have been "seven random Americans" instead

they are segregationists, it has been obvious from the jump, and i think that pundits who dismissed the charge as hyperbolic should explain why they couldn’t see the fact pattern

Opinion | Don’t Roll Your Eyes at Due Process (Gift Article) It doesn’t just protect a person’s liberty and dignity. It’s a humble acknowledgment of our own limitations.

David does a good job outlining due process’ practical and moral components

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...

times home page with arrow pointing to story about protests a few screen loads down.

Yesterday, 1,400 protests were held to protest the Trump whose headlines fill this page. But to the #BrokenTimes this morning, they are a buried BTW. It has plenty of photos; none here. This is what they call "news judgment." To the Times, we are not news.

Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.

Here's one statistic for you:

→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.

That is not a typo.

I spoke to an expert in authoritarianism, who explained to me that things like this are extremely meaningful and they help protect democracy, even if there’s not a straight line between this and actual legislating

Government abductions are unconstitutional.

Denying anyone the right to due process in America is unconstitutional.

If you’ve rationalized your silence or support for any of it because it’s happening to those you disagree with, give it a minute…

They’ll get to you soon enough.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

“They took my shoes and pulled out my shoelaces.

'What are you doing? What is happening?’ I asked.

'You are being detained.’

'I don’t understand. What does that mean? For how long?’

'I don’t know.’”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy "It seems to me that everything has stopped ... the topic has moved from Starlink to the statements of and about the person," Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.

⚡️Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy.

"It seems to me that everything has stopped ... the topic has moved from Starlink to the statements of and about the person," Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.

AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.

I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense

I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...

NEW: Judge Chutkan has blocked the EPA from terminating grants for climate programs held by Citibank, saying the Trump administration failed to abide by legal procedures and provided no evidence of impropriety.

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What this clip makes brutally clear is that Schumer, who had the skills to be majority leader, lacks the skills to be minority leader--especially at this moment. "Wait for Trump's polls to drop so we can win" isn't a plan. Neither is "The people have to rise up first." That's a shrug. He's gotta go.

I'm a humanities prof, & I'm coming to realize that many colleagues accustomed to the steady erosion of admin support for us don't realize that now it's the sciences that are on the frontlines facing the fascist assault. They need our solidarity. I've been too slow myself. Going to catch up. 1/