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April 28, 2025 There has been a change afoot in the Democratic Party for a while now as its leaders shift from trying to find common ground with Republicans to standing firmly against MAGAs and articulating their ow...

April 28, 2025
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Here’s the clip.

he did this just *after* going to the funeral of an 8 year old girl.

he walks away from where the hearse is idling and immediately starts hyping this stuff again.

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Flying to Greenland, Vance Is Visiting a Place That Doesn’t Want Him Vice President JD Vance’s trip to an island that President Trump wants to “get” is a scaled-back version of the original White House plan. “He’s not welcome,” one Greenlander said.

"He’s not welcome." When he arrives in Greenland on Friday, Vice President JD Vance is not going to get much of a welcome. And Greenlanders won't see much of him, either: He's scheduled to visit a remote American military base on the northern coast, far from any town.

'They gave us their plan': Stunning Dem victory in Pa Senate used tactics shared from Iowa If Gov. Josh Shapiro was able to win in deep-red Lancaster County, Democratic state Sen.-elect James Malone could too, his campaign co-manager Stella Sexton said. Shapiro won the 36th Senate District...

'They gave us their plan': Stunning Dem victory in Pa Senate used tactics shared from Iowa

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Amazing news‼️

Democrats FLIPPED a Senate seat in PA last night! 💙💙

Trump won that district by 15 points in November but James Malone flipped it blue in a special election last night!

Are the tides turning???

Next up on 4/1 (next Tues) - WI Supreme Court and special elections in FL - VOLUNTEER!

#EconomicBoycott
People have the power!

PBS and NPR Prepare for Showdown With Congress Top executives from the public media networks are bracing for a hearing on Wednesday organized by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Top executives from PBS and NPR are getting ready for a hearing on Wednesday — ominously titled “Anti-American Airwaves” — organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene who leads a House subcommittee tied to Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal spending.

Politicians Think Voters Are Dumb. Are They Right? A striking new study reveals that elected officials have a far more pessimistic view of voter behavior than do citizens themselves.

What do politicians really think of voters? A new study reveals the pessimistic view most politicians have of the people who put them in office.

For “Good on Paper,” @jerusalem.bsky.social speaks with one of the study’s co-authors, political scientist Jack Lucas:

Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.

Food banks scramble after USDA halts $500 million in deliveries | CNN Politics In the coming weeks, the shelves at dozens of food pantries in California’s Fresno County will be a little emptier. Visitors won’t be able to take home as many groceries, and their bags will contain f...

The US Department of Agriculture has halted $500 million in deliveries to food banks nationwide that the Biden administration announced last year, multiple food banks told CNN: cnn.it/4iKaGzb

On April 5, we’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement — because the fight against President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump is just starting. Join us: handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

In another tense hearing, Judge Boasberg says Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act has ‘frightening’ implications | CNN Politics US District Judge James Boasberg vowed on Friday to find out whether officials in the Trump administration violated his orders temporarily blocking the use of an 1798 law for deportations by refusing ...

US District Judge James Boasberg vowed to find out whether officials in the Trump administration violated his orders temporarily blocking the use of an 1798 law for deportations by refusing to turn two flights around last weekend.

How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational…

The Texas school districts of Keller and Richardson are only 30 miles apart.

But since 2019, their school boards have been on divergent paths over how to teach race and gender.

What sets them apart? The voting method upon which they elect candidates.

Finding Your Voice--and Using it Leaving the Federal Government doesn't have to mean ceasing to be a public servant

Federal employees know how to be anonymous. But in today’s climate, silence isn’t an option. If you are/were a career federal worker alarmed by what’s happening, we need your voice. @juliezebrak.bsky.social urges you to share what you know, speak truth to power, & help preserve democracy.

A judge has blocked DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data, raising concerns of a "fishing expedition" cnn.it/4c1kSAN

From the New York Times

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota called Elon Musk a “dipshit” and, later, a “South African nepo baby” with the power to cut government programs. The crowd at a Wisconsin town-hall-style event roared.

Above quote is from the New York Times

Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career removed from defense department website An article history detailing Jackie Robinson’s military career has seemingly been taken down on the Department of Defense’s website

🚨 Article history detailing Jackie Robinson’s military career has been removed from the Department of Defense website. Purge of articles related to Black people, attack on diversity, equity and inclusion ,DEI continues.

I've reached out to @mlb.com for comment

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Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.

History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from withdrawing $14 billion in climate grant funding from Citibank accounts.

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Breaking News: Chief Justice John Roberts, in a rare statement, rebuked President Trump for calling for a judge’s impeachment.
Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump, Saying Impeaching Judges Over Rulings Is Improper
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Harvard extends free ride for students whose families make less than $100,000 Harvard College will make attending the school free for students whose families make less than $100,000 a year. And they mean free free, not just tuition free.

Harvard College will make attending the school free for students whose families make less than $100,000 a year.

And they mean free free, not just tuition free.

Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption

Leading Democrats urge Pam Bondi to examine "Mr Musk’s activities at the FAA" amid conflict-of-interest concerns.

Biden may have signed documents with autopen — like many presidents before him U.S. presidents have used autopens since Thomas Jefferson; the first to use an autopen to sign a law was Barack Obama.

Biden may have signed documents with autopen — like many presidents before him www.snopes.com/news/2025/03...

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Court order not followed. Now what peaceful choices are left?

From BBC: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the US has landed in El Salvador, hours after a US judge ordered the Trump administration not to do so.

Voting matters

Trump’s schemes for world domination include the invasion and annexation of Canada. This is not a drill. This is not a joke.

This is an evil, megalomaniacal plot.

Trump’s insistence that Canada is not a real country is eerily similar to Vladimir Putin’s arguments in the run-up to his invasion…

Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.