Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.

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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"

YouTube video by Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. Dexter speaks on House floor against antisemitism and genocide

Today I went to the House floor to speak out against antisemitism and genocide.

Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.

Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."

If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.

This isn’t controversial.

A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.

In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.

She continues to be the only good thing in Portland politics. Respect to @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social on her good work tonight to get the AI rent price gouging stuff banned.

Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."

Lindsey Halligan Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could…

I will confess, I have never seen a situation before where the grand jury never saw the indictment, so the remedy is unknown, but I can’t believe an unseen indictment could be valid.
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At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.

That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.

Pay-to-play corruption.

In a House Judiciary subcommittee just now, Rep. Glenn Grothmann (R-Wisc.) took a witness to task for characterizing the 3/5ths compromise as racist, arguing it was a righteous political power struggle.

Jamie Raskin, in response, called that analysis "historically obtuse and morally disoriented"

Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.

A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.

We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.

Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.

"Quiet Piggy!" Subscribe to Civil Discourse and become part of a community that believes we have the power to save democracy, and that we don’t have to obey a president who wants us to give up our rights so he can b...

This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Dawn today on The Most Beautiful Farm in the World! We're opening it up to visitors on the Friday after Thanksgiving, with wine/cider tastings and tours for groups at 1pm and at 2:45. Nick and Sheryl will lead the tastings and tours along with their kids. Book by emailing info@kristoffarms.com .

Me too!

"Quiet Piggy!" Subscribe to Civil Discourse and become part of a community that believes we have the power to save democracy, and that we don’t have to obey a president who wants us to give up our rights so he can b...

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social: "I keep coming back to the McCarthy moment where the was finally asked, 'Have you no decency,' and his cult of personality burst. 'Quiet, Piggy.' We shouldn’t forget that the US president uttered those words in this moment." 1/2 joycevance.substack.com/p/quiet-pigg...

Important thread; thank you @wyden.senate.gov

Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.

Today is just one long demonstration of the One Special Boy virus that has consumed our polity. Immediate presidency-ending stuff for anyone else from at least Truman to Biden. We're not even pretending to care about the law or the Constitution or any of the norms or duct tape anymore.

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.

You can oversee the bloody dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist with a bone saw, and the president of the United States will smile, shake your hand and threaten to pull the license of a news outlet whose reporter asks you a question about it.
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Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"

This American Life is doing some of the best, most important reporting on the down to the human, down to the family, impacts of Trump admin policies in the U.S. and abroad. Gonna be thinking about this episode for a long time and hope they continue following the Riveras.

Under One Roof What’s great about living in a family is that everyone sees everything differently. Also, that’s what’s awful about living in a family. We go behind closed doors with two families. Visit…

In every house, behind every closed door, a private drama is unfolding. In the Rivera house, the drama comes in the form of a question: should they stay or should they go?

Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out.

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“You are our president. Please start acting like it. Show some class. Show some real leadership. Show that you actually care about the people other than yourself. I voted for you, but your behavior on this issue has been a national embarrassment.”

A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.

Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report (Published 2021)

Trump tells MBS, who was complicit in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s an “honor to be your friend” during a WH visit. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/u...