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You can't control hate once it's unleashed. So far, every shooter on Trump and his circle have donor histories to him. We don't know the motivation yet, but we'll find out.

They've arrested the alleged Kirk shooter. A donor search crossed with his age and town show a big Trump contribution in 2020, $224.

Not sure what the motivation is, but Trump called any demands for releasing Epstein files a hostile act. Guess what Kirk did last week?

“ICE gets a bigger budget than the Marine Corps” is a simple fact that should be communicated very widely because it clearly expresses how crazy and radical this is

This really isn’t a hard message.

Obama neutralized the Iran nuclear program through the hard work of diplomacy, but Trump tore up the deal in his first term out of spite and chose war instead.

#protest
#SouthBend Indiana had over 2000 people come out the 50501 protest. A march was planned but we filled too much of the space! There were four other nearby cities with protests planned and some people were going from one to the next. This is just the start.

Two women standing on top of a gnarled ancient pine tree on Sentinel Dome with a mountain range viewable in the background

Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.

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arguments for allowing higher overdraft fees tend to turn into "just don't be poor" once you realize banks engage in exploitative practices to maximize overdrafts even if you have the money

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2cVhPvW/

When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'

If you're feeling hopeless and miserable, I cannot possibly overstate how much it helps to just pick one thing you can do that helps people, and do it.

You only need to do one person's worth of work. That's all any of us can do.

You'll be doing what you can, and there is so much relief in that.

ICE detained Julio Noriega, a 54 year-old US citizen who was born in Chicago, for over 10 hours on January 31st.

He was walking around "Berwyn, Illinois, handing out his resume to local businesses."

They didn't show him a warrant.

They didn't give him paperwork.

And he's now suing.

Sometimes it's nice just sitting and working from the library, watching excited kids and moms take that sharp turn into the children's section. When everything is existent dread, it's nice to syphon off some secondhand joy 😂

There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.

Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."

Fear of Trump Has Elite Law Firms in Retreat Many big corporate law firms are declining to help with public criticism and legal opposition to the second Trump administration, in the wake of executive orders punishing law firms with Democratic…

Trump’s retaliation against law firms is having its predictable chilling effect. Punishing law firms for representing clients the president dislikes infringes on the 6th Amendment right to counsel of one’s choice and the 1st Amendment right to free association.

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

They try to silence us, hold us back, and strip away our rights, but women always fight back. This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re doubling down, because when women lead, we all move forward.

I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss!

Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.

This says it all.

Social Security announces "massive reorganizations" and a "target" of 7,000 job cuts An email to all SSA employees on Thursday threatens "involuntary" reassignments. UPDATE: A Friday memo announces departures and major agency consolidation.

Social Security announces "massive reorganizations" and a "target" of 7,000 job cuts.

All the latest out of Trump, Musk, and Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek’s efforts — and actions — to upend the agency.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Rather than violate their oath or comply with Musk’s illegal requests, 21 civil service employees resigned today from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (formerly the United States Digital Service), stating they would not use their technical expertise to dismantle critical public services.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated over 1,400 employees.

Big "cylons installing tech on battlestars" vibes.

The more you know…

“We fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”

Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE We the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters.

A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

The importance of being litigious Lawsuits matter — even when they might not "win." Also: Explaining SCOTUS's Friday evening ruling about the Office of Special Counsel. And: Other SCOTUS decisions.

NEW: The importance of being litigious. Lawsuits matter — even when they might not "win."

This afternoon, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-import...

For each of these so far, someone has stepped up and organized it. It's been great because it has been different organizers each time!

The next protest is Mishawaka city hall on Friday the 28th at 530 I think!

Ross describes this as false binaries, each fighting because they are arguing different realities, requiring the other is 'wrong,' but that's not necessarily true. And again, no one stops to question the assumptions that got there. 4 🧵

The final stage she describes is pseudo-moralism, where one person is defensive because they didn't have intent (not recognizing intent isn't everything), while the other is on fire because their own hurt and trauma is driving. 3 🧵