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The death of of human empathy is an early sign of a culture about to fall into barbarism

MAGA IS NAZISM

Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Frank Rosenblatt, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, which runs The Orders Project.

Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful

Hey military! This is an outrageous illegal order, if implemented.

Remember your oath!

Court blocks new Transportation Department rules targeting immigrant commercial drivers The Transportation Department's new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver's licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal ...

The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court.

Border Patrol plans to expand Trump's immigration crackdown to Charlotte and New Orleans, with armored vehicles and special agents The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.

DICTATOR! The Trump administration is planning to dispatch scores of Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration enforcement operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams, according to internal government documents and U.S. officials.

Surgeon among 12 arrested in sex trafficking operation, officials say Authorities in Georgia said a surgeon is among 12 people arrested in connection with a sex trafficking operation.

Surgeon among 12 arrested in sex trafficking operation, officials say

Michigan’s education board approves update to health and sex ed standards The revised health and sex education standards recommend instruction on gender identity.

The revised health and sex education standards recommend instruction on gender identity. (via @bridgemi.com)

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Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison

Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Rep. Jamie Raskin just introduced an amendment to BLOCK the provision letting 8 GOP senators sue the U.S. Government for MILLIONS for accessing their phone records in the Jan. 6 probe

Rep. Jamie Raskin just introduced an amendment to BLOCK the provision letting 8 GOP senators sue the U.S. Government for MILLIONS for accessing their phone records in the Jan. 6 probe.

At least two House Republicans condemned the provision.

Epstein discharge petition secures final signature needed to force House vote on releasing files An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.

Washington/An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed the swearing-in of a newly elected Democrat for seven weeks.

Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House. Grijalva was sworn into office Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to...

Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote

Top administration officials met with Boebert about House vote on release of Epstein files: Sources Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday about the effort to force a vote on the release of DOJ's Epstein files, sources told ABC News.

Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday morning about the effort to force a House vote on the release of Justice Department's Epstein files, multiple sources told ABC News.

Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: 'I know how dirty donald is' President Trump and the DOJ have been criticized for reneging on promises by administration officials to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.

Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: 'I know how dirty donald is’

Call your Dem Senators and pitch a fit if you want them to hold the line & not cave for nothing. There’s still one more Senate closure vote left (where they need 60 Votes) Make them feel our anger at even thinking of caving. 202-224-3121.

Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper says his rural county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over police raid on the paper in August 2023.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom, the paper’s editor said Tuesday.

Advocacy group wants prosecutor Lindsey Halligan investigated, alleging "abuse of power" in charges against Comey and James A legal watchdog group is pushing the state bars of Florida and Virginia to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a Trump appointee who's leading the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James.

A legal watchdog group is pushing the state bars of Florida and Virginia to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a Trump appointee who is leading the prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Add Schumer & all corporate Dems to this list. They are all complicit in this vote (not just those who fell on their swords)

We asked a former federal agent to review videos showing use of force against protesters. Here's what he found. Use of force by federal agents has become a focus of legal disputes as the Trump administration contends the tactics are necessary.

"I don't know where the leadership is here," said Balliet. "It seems to be non-existent. Any oversight and justification for the use of force seems to be absent across the board."

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Not only is such a measure unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled House, but Johnson wouldn’t even commit to the vote Monday as reporters shouted after the fleeing Republican with questions about his plans.

The handful of Democratic (and one independent) senators who caved to support the Republicans’ continuing resolution Sunday claimed that they’d managed to secure a House vote on a bill ensuring the continuance of Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Trump personal lawyer and one-time close Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, Mr. Trump's chief of staff from March 2020 to January 2021. More than 70 people are named in the document as receiving pardons.

tr@mp pardons one 70 involved in J6 including Giuliani

And now all have walked away from their J6 involvement. To be shunned wherever they go. Forever known as #Traitors to America. tr@mp has unleased the worst of the worst. Yam tits and his band of thousands, scum.

All need to be primaried. Even better #Resign

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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

Re: the deal, ACA premiums have apparently been forgotten, flushed down the toilet. Then what in hell was I doing supporting the #SenateDems the last 39 days for. They’ve folded! Wimped out! Best guess the deal will be nothing more than a continuing resolution. Nothing substantive. Well soab!

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets