Mary Lawrence

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You? Read more here.

I will be the first to admit: I am scared. I am scared of what Trump is doing to our country, our communities, and our neighbors. But just because I am scared does not mean I am helpless. Instead, I will stand up and speak out, Marc Elias writes.

Be sure to listen for George and Laura Bush’s cries for our democracy.
Like, listen super closely.
Closer than that! Turn up the volume!
Whaddya hear?

Exactly. Nothing, nada, zip.

For those wishing for “traditional conservatives” to do something, that ship… is at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

Oversight Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

Donald Trump has finally found his Roy Cohn. Read the detaios & judge for yourself if this is how the people’s lawyer should do her job. joycevance.substack.com/p/oversight

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters (1) A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

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🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

Trump Higher Ed Compact 2025 We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the T...

Just one HUGE ask for today. I’m afraid it’s not getting enough attention. Please consider signing and sharing widely. actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Y'all thought the unimaginable would never happen in America, but it is happening. 😳👇

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A Gen Z revolution is sweeping the globe. Is it coming to America? | Will Bunch From Nepal to Morocco to Peru, very online 20-somethings are rising up against their governments. Can it happen here?

And in Serbia
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Why we can’t allow Trump to ban that other f-word | Will Bunch The column the Trump regime wants to ban: America has to call out surging fascism in order to defeat it.

This is what freedom of speech sounds like. Also, please consider subscribing to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Exit without shame: The guide’s secret isn’t winning arguments, but offering disaffected followers a dignified path. Replace cult loyalty with shared values—here’s how. https://americanmanifesto.news/anti-maga-messaging-guide-v1

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

A Chicago citizen confronts the hypocrisy of a fellow Hispanic man working for ICE, shaming him and making a powerful point by asking how his family ended up in the United States.

Under Donald Trump, 688 prescription drugs have gotten MORE EXPENSIVE.

And last night, he shut down the government to avoid lowering Americans’ health care costs.

Donald Trump is making your life more expensive.

Day 1 of the Republican Shutdown

Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.

Gov. Pritzker's words for the citizens of #Illinois apply to all Americans: get out your phones & record what #ICE is doing! If the government won't hold them accountable, We the People will‼️

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YouTube video by Ways and Means Committee TELL REPUBLICANS: SAVE HEALTH CARE

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Trump defends use of the U.S. military against the 'enemy within' Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

Does President #Trump and Secretary #Hegseth understand who comes to the minds of generals when they hear the phrase "enemy within"?

Aren't generals deeply committed to "support and defend the #Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic"?

Exhibit A at The Hague just dropped

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them..."

U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section III

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary

1. The $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina, announced last week by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, delivers an enormous windfall to hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone.

Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent.

Thank you.