A Ticking Clock on American Freedom It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

"When an authoritarian tells you he’s going to do something, believe him. Each outlandish statement is a trial balloon, one step closer to action. And when people don’t push back...the boundaries...permanently shift."

Vital piece:

"If you don't stand up and fight now, if you don't take a position now, it's going to be too late," Eric Holder tells Rachel Maddow. "The time is now to stand up and do all that we can to fight this administration."

Gay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced Milwaukee cop's report Now a contractor for ICE, the officer was on the Brady list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

@gregdoucette.bsky.social
Cops are great

Stand with Cory Booker -- join our campaign for Senate today Cory is running for re-election to keep fighting for justice and opportunity for all Americans.

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America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence.

Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.

Reminder. Pass it on.

Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison They were American tourists hoping for a good time, they said. Then they became captives of an autocratic government.

Americans who spent months in a Venezuelan prison told the New York Times about the ordeal, and how they were freed. “One of the regiment leaders, he came by, he put his foot on my head,” David Guillaume, a traveling nurse from Florida, said. “He was like, ‘Welcome to Venezuela. Welcome to hell.’”

So many people won’t be able to absorb the financial hit when they’re labeled deceased and there’s no one answering the phone and their local SS office is shut down so they can’t get it fixed. 😢

SICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.

these people are literally trying to destroy america’s future

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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.

Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.

Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.

TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

Wow, so lucky it was only 10 feet. Hope everyone is okay.

As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.

Really think about how twisted this all is.

Rep. James Comer (R) threatened to remove Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) for reading the headline: “Data from Texas show that US-born Americans commit more rape and murder than immigrants.”

Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.

Some DOGE staffers are getting paid six-figure salaries from the very agencies they're slashing and burning

killer scoop from @knibbs.bsky.social !!!!
www.wired.com/story/doge-g...

Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs.

NEW: Elon Musk and DOGE recently implemented a $1 spending limit on federal agency credit cards.

The policy is quite literally breaking the government in a mind-boggling number of ways, across myriad agencies, projects, and lines of work:

www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego area immigrant detention facility The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

WTF is this & what kind of holy hell have we unleashed?

Jessica Borsche has been held by ICE since Jan 25th, when she went from Mexico to visit a friend in LA. She missed her flight back to Germany on Feb. 15th.

ICE thinks she intends to overstay her visa.

#DemVoice1
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Democracies stand with Ukraine.

Raise your ✋ and repost this if you're participating.

The Tappan Zee Bridge lit up for Ukraine tonight 🇺🇦

DOGE just about to reveal enormous government waste:

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block.

The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.

A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.

Again, this isn't about efficiency.

House Republican Budget Would Mean Higher Costs, Less Help for Families, More Tax Windfalls for Wealthy | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The House Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is an extreme giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of families who already have a hard time making ends meet.

The House Republican budget would hurt the very voters that Trump and the GOP promised to help - and all to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. Unacceptable. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

And if you call for an Uber or Lyft and get a Tesla, cancel it and tell them why.

The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks Much attention has been paid to the young Silicon Valley engineers working for Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, but the group has also hired high-powered legal talent.

Elon’s lawyers…

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.

🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...