On the Party of Narcissistic Inequality Something that's true of all the narcissists I've known and witnessed is that they're unhappy and they can't recognize that this is an entrenched condition. They think it's due to something someone ju...

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Opinion | Charlie Kirk’s killing is a national tragedy — the ‘reckoning’ is a moral panic The Trump administration launched a crackdown on free expression under the false premise of fighting a vast conspiracy of violent “leftists.”

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BREAKING: SB 1797 and SB 2319 passed — Illinois will be the first in the Midwest to protect consumers and businesses transacting in cryptocurrency and other digital assets.

Grateful for Sen. Walker, Sen. Ellman, Rep. Gonzalez, and Rep. Tarver in getting these bills to my desk.

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is impacting the air quality in Illinois today.

Please take precautions and monitor the latest information from your local @nws.noaa.gov and airnow.gov.

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Wall Street Journal headline: “Trump’s Budget Hawk Takes Over the DOGE Agenda. First Up: The Military,” with a photo of Russ Vought. Highlighted text discusses Vought pushing for Trump to use “impoundment” powers to block Congress-approved spending. Link in thread

This should be bigger news:

ICYMI - Project 2025’s puppet master Russell Vought just replaced Elon as head of DOGE.

People still in denial & believe Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, need to explain why he just handed the keys to the whole damn thing to its architect. He is the plan. Wake up.

It’s such a barrage today of weirdness the only thing I can think is that he really, really doesn’t want us talking about the economy, the measles outbreak, the Signal chat, and the fact that Kilmar Abrego Garcia and 200+ other men are still in concentration camps in El Salvador with no justice.

⚡️🇺🇦 Ukraine will prepare a law within a year that will allow dual citizenship. Emigrants will have the same rights as those who remained in Ukraine, including electoral rights, - the Minister of National Unity of Ukraine.

Federal Appeals Court Halts Ballot Curing in North Carolina Supreme Court Election Read more here.

Ruling in favor of Justice Allison Riggs, the 4th Circuit blocked North Carolina from beginning curing procedures of ballots Jefferson Griffin contested in the state Supreme Court race. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump

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So, that new give Putin all he wants "peace" plan Rubio floated this week? It appears to be illegal under a 2022 American law Rubio himself helped pass.

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Judge to launch contempt proceedings on whether Trump officials defied order not to remove migrants - The Washington Post

Bravo ⚖️

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Trump admin contends it has no duty to return illegally deported Maryland man to the U.S. - POLITICO

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Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

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Cowardice and Capitulation Stain the Legacy of Once-Esteemed Mega Law Firm Paul, Weiss joins the list of institutions and individuals with ample resources to defend themselves, who nevertheless have refused to stand up for justice in the face of MAGA intimidation

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YouTube video by MSNBC ‘A full-frontal assault’: Judge Luttig on the attacks on the rule of law in Trump’s second term

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BREAKING: Senate just UNANIMOUSLY restored $1.1 billion for DC local govt that was eliminated

Why?

Because Senators of BOTH parties work in DC - and most have homes there - and none of them want to be in a hellhole

Now - try applying that same logic to THE REST OF THE COUNTRY

Calling All Ethical Lawyers In the face of Trump's retributive assaults on our justice system, the duty of the legal community cannot be clearer: fight back

Right on! And the great Williams & Connolly has stepped up to defend Perkins Coie from the same savage and lawless attack on law and justice. I call on all my fellow lawyers to show such principled courage. If you’re too chicken, then stop calling yourself a lawyer.
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I can’t even with this 💩

Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in Washington, seeking backing for Ukraine's security against any future Russian aggression.

President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.

Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.

And let me say before any Republican law maker is asked about what just happened in the White house...fuck you
You're responsible for this.

House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts A number of Republican lawmakers faced significant pushback in their home districts over Trump and Elon Musk's slashing of the federal government.

"Party leaders suggest that if lawmakers feel the need to hold such events, they do tele-town halls or at least vet attendees to avoid scenes that become viral clips, according to GOP sources."

They made it clear, they don't care what you think. Get louder: 202-224-3121

Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign Musk says on X that feds must explain what they did last week — or resign

All federal workers will shortly receive an email asking what they did last week — and that if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation, Elon Musk wrote in a post on X Saturday.

How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days | CNN Politics Last week, Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on administrative leave for cooperating with Elon Musk’s Department of...

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