Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.

Judge rejects Trump DOE grant cancellations in blue states The administration’s move targeted funds slated for states whose residents voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

Mehta wrote. “To ask the question is to answer it.”

The ruling underscores a core constitutional principle that the federal government cannot punish states or their residents for exercising their right to vote by withholding public funds based on election results.

“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...

The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”

(Published April 2025)

I don’t have a lot of time so quick thread on exactly WHY what I posted about today is so bad. TLDR: it’s like the most convoluted fucked up incestuous polycule I’ve ever heard of. 🥴🥴🥴

First who is everybody? Scott Bessent is the Secretary of the Treasury so cabinet member from hedge fund land.

Ishaan is a Washington post global affairs columnist 👇🏽

If you’d like to voice your opinion, you can call Sinclair Broadcasting Group at 410-568-1500.

Since Sinclair’s revenue comes from TV ads, the strongest way to hit their bottom line

Predator Patio, Mercenary Markets, and the Epstein Cover-Up From bankrupt farms to mercenary profiteers, from censored boos to silenced victims, Trump’s America is rotting in plain sight.

Trump’s America: farms bankrupt, allies raided, protests censored, war profiteers circling, and the #Epsteinfiles cover-up growing deeper. Even the boos get banned. #uspolitics #immigration
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.

"The decision to bar the teenage athletes from entering the United States comes as the country prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028..."

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YouTube video by South Park Studios Navigating The American Healthcare System | South Park: The End Of Obesity

We are delighted to have South Park back in the news because many times they hit the nail on the head better than anyone.

All Democratic nominees should run on #Medicareforall or leave office. It’s time for courage not consultants.

THIS.

The Day the Mask Fell “I was raised to believe America fought against the Nazis. Now we are the Nazis.”

The bombs have fallen. The mask has fallen. And my daughter said it best:
“I was raised to believe America fought the Nazis. Now we are the Nazis.” #iran #authoritarianism #failedstates
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MSNBC is covering the No Kings protests in NYC.

CNN is covering Minnesota assassinations and urging you not to march.

Fox News is covering Trump’s birthday parade.

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Dead or Alive, You’re in Trump’s America Now Markets stumble, Merz falls, Leavitt threatens, students burn, and Social Security starts purging the living.

Germany destabilized, judges threatened, students arrested, seniors declared dead, and Trump planning a birthday parade with tanks. The system isn’t broken, it’s being DOGED on purpose. #authoritarianism #doge #Germany #civilliberties

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Last week the Trump administration fired another 8 immigration judges. One judge was fired in the middle of an asylum hearing and had to walk off the bench before the hearing was over!

There are now nearly 50 FEWER immigration judges than when Trump took office!

The long-lasting damage this regime is causing is just STUNNING

SSA shifts to X posts for official messaging after cuts to communications staff SSA is once again walking back plans that would have limited the agency's level of phone support to beneficiaries.

For those asking for confirmation, here you go. I confirmed it yesterday with leadership but now there is news to corroborate.

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WARNER: Can you explain how it helps natl security or our trade balance - I loved your fancy Greek formula which was bad math on steroids - how with a trade surplus Australia got hit with a 10% tariff as well?

GREER: Australia has the lowest rate available

WARNER: We have a trade surplus!

Makes perfect sense.

Yep

When did this idea become radical?

🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:

A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

Rhetoric-wise, I’d steer students away from ever arguing “we’re as ethical as a murderer”.

Global travel warning for anyone thinking of visiting the United States. It is not safe, find somewhere else. #EndImpunity

Trump suggests Tesla vandals be jailed in El Salvador President Donald Trump suggested Friday that people who vandalize Tesla property -- the car brand owned by his billionaire ally Elon Musk -- could be deported to prisons in El Salvador.

And here it is folks. Now Trump is extending the hard labor El Salvador camp for ANY American for any law he feels is grievous act. Burning a Tesla today, whatever he feels like tomorrow.

He is above the law and has proven that he'll ignore judges.

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