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Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

Now it's the professors using ChatGPT. Students aren't happy about it.

I talked to professors. I talked to students. I read the scathing reviews on Rate My Professors.

Here you go: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.

This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.

The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Black graphic with text: "Know Your Protest Rights. You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings.When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you'll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney-no matter your citizenship or immigration status.”Know Your Rights. White ACLU logo.

Dark blue background with text: "Know Your Rights When Interacting With Immigration Agents. If you’re in a public space, you can ask if you're free to leave. If so, you can calmly walk away.You have the right to remain silent, even if you’re arrested. You do not have to discuss your immigration status with anyone. If you’re arrested, you can say that you wish to remain silent until speaking with a lawyer.You have the right to refuse consent to a search.If you have valid immigration documents, you’re required to show them. Never provide fake documents.You have the right to record your interaction with immigration agents as long as you do not interfere.If you’re at home, you do not have to open the door. ICE agents may not enter unless they have a warrant signed by a judge (have them slip it under the door). If they force their way in, do not resist, but you can remain silent."Know Your Rights. White ACLU logo.

If you're protesting this weekend, know your rights when interacting with law enforcement, including immigration agents.

we all understand that this just means we have to yell at our reps more, right

Senator Cory Booker puts his hand on his heart in appreciation as the Senate applauds for him for having just broken Strom Thurmond's 24-hour-plus record for the longest speech in the US Senate.

I am so proud of what Cory Booker has done.

So proud of why he did it.

So goddam proud a black man did it.

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

Susan Crawford, wearing a blue jacket and jeans, walking outside a polling station. A headline reads: "Susan Crawford’s Win Keeps Liberal Majority On Wisconsin Supreme Court." Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times.

Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent. nyti.ms/4jbwPWD

On Organizing time to level up / an early draft of a playbook

The point of Senator Booker's filibuster is to be INSPIRED by this man to go find YOUR ROLE, not to wait for them to go save us now.

That is not this assignment.

Thread of places to go to get started. More coming out of LiST this Thursday.

The #1 topic for calls to my office today? Cory Booker’s floor speech.

So yeah… I’d say people are listening to him.

Four screens, one showing Laura Ingraham on Fox News and three from the other networks showing Corey Booker

Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, BBC

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.

Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress.

This will have devastating consequences. Nearly a million K-12 students in Minnesota rely on funding from the Department of Education.

Students in rural communities, low-income families, and those who need special education services will be hit the hardest.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

This is lunacy!

Trump wants to impeach a judge for not siding with him.

This is NOT how democracy works.

This shows you exactly why the courts are a necessary check on Trump's unhinged authoritarianism.

Trump is plunging into authoritarianism. Don't believe us? Here's proof 🧵:
1) He handpicked reporters to be in the press pool
2) He removed critical information from public websites
3) His loony co-president Musk threatened to fund primaries against politicians that defy Trump

Every day and in every way, Trump and his cohorts take another shit on the Constitution they have promised to revere and defend.

Everything got so stupid so quickly.

"Bring back law and order", says the convicted felon who is firing DOJ lawyers, destroying agencies illegally, and pardoning criminals that stormed the capitol to overturn an election.

Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.

We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

Every ten minutes here is like:
- Trump doubles student debt
- Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs
- Three planes just crashed
- Trump signs EO making women illegal
- Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA
- Meteor not arriving fast enough

You know what radicalised me? Discovering that there is ONE gun shop in Mexico.

One Single Shop.

The cartel guns? They're smuggled in from the USA.

Dear @Doge

If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

Who could have seen that coming?

Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

AUDITS DONT DELETE WHOLE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS AND LINES OF CRITICAL FUNDING FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA AND THE WORLD.

Anyone who replies “it’s just an audit is a FED, or a PSYOP, or a SHILL”.

Stop calling them bots, start calling them the government.

Literally have been telling this dude this for a very long time. Keep up, Chuck. Also: WTF are you going to do about it?

"Elon Musk is going to pay for his tax cut with your Social Security."

@lindsayowens.bsky.social breaks down the billionaire's unprecedented takeover of key government functions, including trillions in Treasury Department payments.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/3/elon_musk_gov