All those former Pentagon reporters should cover No Kings today 🚫👑

Democratic Senators storm out of the Senate Judiciary Committee as Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) rails against Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for advancing the confirmation of controversial judicial nominee Emil Bove. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including break BREAKING: Dem Senators Dramatically Walk Out Of Hearing As Booker Rips Grassley Over Emil Bove Vote

Democratic Senators staged a walkout after Cory Booker excoriated Chuck Grassley for fast-tracking Emil Bove’s judgeship vote without debate or whistleblower testimony, condemning a sham process that flouts committee rules.

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I think people aren't describing the Emil Bove corruption adequately.

He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.

If Christian Nationalist parents are allowed to have their kids opt-out of any books that dare mention anyone gay, then all the other parents should be allowed to let their kids opt-out from the Ten Commandments.

This.

This sentence, typed in her dissent, should scare the living fuck out of everyone in this country.

"This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law."

– Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

Just seeing this, but sorry, no one comes to mind.

ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…

April 24, 2025 “Vladimir, STOP!” wrote President Donald Trump on his social media site this morning.

April 24, 2025

144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.

An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning:

“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”

There is only one way to end the war: put pressure on the Russians. The Trump people did the opposite: put pressure on Ukraine, and relieved pressure on Russia. They have made the war worse while talking of "peace."

Van Hollen: And it's also important that people understand this case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States of America.

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NOW: Judge Boasberg has called an emergency hearing regarding the imminent movement of detainees to CECOT in El Salvador. I'm on the public line and I'll post what I can about the hearing here. 1/

The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.

JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders. .. To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts ..’ would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’” 🇺🇸

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UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...

This is how you do it.

The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".

The moral imperative may be to fight...

but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:

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Why would the President meet with (and allow into the country) a head of state who refuses to return a person sent to their custody in error?

The ACLU is no longer posting on Twitter. They have abandoned their 1.6 million follower account and are now posting on Bluesky.
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There is no cease fire in Gaza.

There is no peace between Russia and Ukraine.

Egg prices are up.

The stock market is in free fall.

A trillion dollars hasn’t been cut from the federal budget.

Other than deporting innocent people, it’s hard to think of a “Day One Promise” that Trump has kept.

Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project For the last three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a "mega API," WIRED has learned.

Great news, everyone. A surveillance company started by Peter Thiel is part of the hackathon playing with our data at IRS.

www.wired.com/story/palant...

yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past

Perfectly defines Deumpf's thinking.

The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.

Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.

That’s right. That all went down yesterday morning. Thanks for getting caught up.

The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.