🇲🇽🇺🇸mark statman🇺🇸🇲🇽

Um, no.

Tweet from The Washington Post reads: “Breaking news: The Trump administration began laying off federal workers while the government is shuttered, fulfilling threats from President Trump to take advantage of the closure to shave off more parts of the federal workforce he dislikes.” Below is an image of Donald Trump speaking. Caption: “Trump administration begins laying off federal workers…”

These layoffs are illegal and will be challenged in court. Keep resisting, Democrats.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Of course she doesn’t answer. “Yes” says the truth and then the cesspool of mind and soul the party of death lemmings call dear leader will fire her. “No” is perjury. And as corrupt as she is, committing perjury is probably not on her bingo card.

Members of Congress pushed back Friday against the White House announcing layoffs of federal workers as part of the government shutdown.Why it matters: The blowback includes Sen. Susan Collins (R-M...

And if you give a mouse a plane….

Get It Done: Remembrance as Absence, Presence, Resistance And Poems by Jordan Davis

In this week’s #Poet in #Mexico, the intersection of Yom Kippur and Día de Muertos, absence and presence leading to resistance and democracy. #Poetry from Jordan Davis and some dancing #calavera #mariachis.

You missed it? Here’s your second chance! ¡Ándale pues!

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Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

Hours After Fraud Charge, Black Women Mobilize in Support of NY AG Tish James BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE- Hours after the retaliatory one-count indictment of bank fraud against New York Attorney General Tish James, Black women and civil rights groups rallied in support. Leaders, in...

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Nearly All GOP Senators Urge the FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills The senators are asking the FDA to suspend its approval of generic mifepristone, which would heavily restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.

Republicans are pushing debunked anti-abortion propaganda as an excuse to rip mifepristone off the shelves and block women from getting abortion care.
 
100+ studies prove mifepristone is safe and effective.
 
SPEAK UP, we can't let them get away with this.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.

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Sadness.

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

Using it to further their own corrupt interests. I’ll buy that.

Ah, the trick question: His own volition is to be paid for his corruption.

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

No psychology. Dementia is.

So happy to offer my workshop via Zoom on field composition, "Trip the Lines Fantastic: Composing Poems that Dance," for November's session of Maker Mentor Muse. My thanks to @mawsheinwin.bsky.social Maw Shein Win for the invitation! See details here: www.tickettailor.com/events/maker....

Go for it.

They learned how to be more skillful at corruption.

absence vs presence

The party of death has no interest in science.

Pendejo.

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy (The New Republic) U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi needed a cheat sheet of attacks to dodge Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s tough questions. While sitting before the Senate Judici...

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Believing herself above the law.

Good essay by Mark here, and as a bonus, new poems by me

Get It Done: Remembrance as Absence, Presence, Resistance And Poems by Jordan Davis

This week’s #Poet in #Mexico moves in different directions. ¿Día de Muertos? Yom Kippur? That close. Abrázame mis amores.

The essence of it is this: On whose shoulders do you stand? Or, who are you because?

#Poetry from Jordan Davis! ¡Calaveras mariachi! ¡Baile!

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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein