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Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and...

Trump’s chilling effect on Big Law firms taking on pro bono work has “been a nightmare,” said the president of a small nonprofit that investigates civil rights violations.

“People don’t want to stand up, and because of that, people are suffering.”

By @mtredden.bsky.social

‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling US Bureau of Land management is working to rapidly strip protections to largest tract of land in the US

‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling

'Ukrainians will not gift their land' — Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."

⚡️'Ukrainians will not gift their land' — Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war.

The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."

Blame John Roberts for enabling Trump’s massive power grab in Texas The Supreme Court's conservative majority laid the groundwork for extreme partisan gerrymandering.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority laid the groundwork for extreme partisan gerrymandering.

Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.

How is it possible for godly men and women, who consider the teachings of Jesus Christ as their guide for living, how can these men and women devote themselves to a man who appears to be a living contradiction of all that they believe?

Reverend Rob Schenck offers his thoughts.

Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.

Thought Trump's Epstein scandal might bother evangelicals? No, they couldn't care less.

The collective shrug is part of a long evangelical tradition of falling for narcissists who pose as saviors.

Would you teach your kids these 3 Golden Trump Principles:

1. Lie at all costs
2. Never admit mistakes
3. Deny everything

You know how republicans always talk about welfare queens and people committing fraud to scam the system?

It’s them. Every accusation is a confession.

When Trump doesn’t like the message, he shoots the messenger and replaces the messenger with someone who will come up with messages that he approves. So we’re left without credible sources of information about what is really occurring. [Cartoon by Nick Anderson]

All of Gaza has been turned into dust & rubble. Two million innocent people are starving and dying of thirst. There are no military targets left to attack.
This is about the total Genocide of an entire civilian population to steal land.

Trump calls for Intel boss Lip-Bu Tan to resign over alleged China ties The unusual demand adds to challenges facing the firm, which has been seen as falling behind in the chip race.

Trump has the gall to demand Intel boss resign due to ties with China. 🙄

Trump’s ties with China include extensive business dealings, ongoing trade negotiations, controversial diplomatic exchanges, and reported financial connections through his properties and enterprises.

#Trump #China

I wonder what it's going to cost to fumigate and de-Liberace the White House when this tacky fool finally leaves.

Outrage at Israeli plan to take over Gaza City that could displace 1m Palestinians Germany says it will halt arms deliveries to Israel amid growing international anger over planned operation

The plan put forward by Benjamin Netanyahu for Gaza City would entail a further escalation in the 22-month war and mean more mass displacements of an exhausted and starving population.

#GAZA

ROBERTS IS DESTROYING DEMOCRACY.

❤️ if you want this $200M White House Ballroom project shut down as it's disrespectful to our most precious monuments.

The White House is NOT Mar-a-Lago, nor should it ever be.

The USA is not a party.

It's a country, and it needs leadership, not party hosts.

😒

Really sick Gestapo footage

Does anyone actually believe we can trust the Trump regime’s census?

Why bother? How about he just tells us what the *numbers* are and assigns the seats in Congress and we all save some time?

We are over the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸
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‘Outrageous!’ JD Vance Torched by Left AND Right Over Birthday Request to Help ‘Kayaking Conditions’ Vance is under fire after his team reportedly requested the release of dam water to improve kayaking conditions during a family vacation in Ohio.

Richard Painter: it's outrageous for the Army corps of engineers to spend taxpayer money to increase water flow in a river so @VP can go canoeing when budget cuts to the National Park Service have severely impacted family vacations for everyone else.

#PrivilegedAsshole 😡

‘IT’S MIDNIGHT!!!’ Trump Touts ‘BILLIONS OF DOLLARS’ Collected as Global Tariff Blitz Kicks In Trump boasted that “BILLIONS OF DOLLARS” are now pouring into U.S. coffers as a sweeping new round of tariffs came into force against more than 90 countries.

Tariffs will result in higher prices. Americans consumers will pay the price for Trump's ignorance.

#Tariffs #PriceHikes

🧬 RFK Jr.’s dumb war on mRNA vaccines and America’s medical future A terrible decision with perhaps more terrible decisions to come

.. mRNA “is a clear case study in how the American system of innovation .. can solve massive challenges. Yet the political climate is now so infected .. that the very technologies that saved lives are being defunded and defamed.”

@jamespethokoukis.bsky.social
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Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement.

ICE plans to hire 10,000 new recruits, offering a signup bonus of up to $50,000, student loan forgiveness, and abundant overtime for deportation officers.

This is Republican immigration policy implemented by Trump and funded by Congress.  😡

#ICE #Immigration

Trump to Ukraine: Get me dirt on Biden.
Trump to Georgia: Get me 11,780 votes.
Trump to SCOTUS: Get me immunity.
Trump to FBI: Get my name out of the Epstein files.
Trump to Texas: Get me 5 seats.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

Once Democrats take Congress, they should remove the Second Amendment with a "coding error." Prest-O change-O, that was easy!

The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump. “The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”

John Roberts has been trying to kill Voting Rights Act since he was young lawyer in Reagan DOJ. Now SCOTUS conservative justices appear set to dismantle what’s left of the country’s most important civil rights law, dealing a catastrophic blow to American democracy www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Convicted Sex Trafficker Who Taught Young Girls How To Give Old Men Blow Jobs Saw No Wrongdoing.

Fixed it.

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