Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, donβt comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. Itβs starting to work.
07.02.2025 20:01 β π 116302 π 16778 π¬ 2072 π 472
π¨BREAKING: Federal employee unions, in a case brought by Democracy Forward, asked court to stop illegal "Fork Directive" on emergency basis.
Follow Democracy Docket breaking news.
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05.02.2025 17:26 β π 9083 π 2234 π¬ 134 π 44
The Democrats who voted to confirm Bessent who also happen to be on Bluesky:
@corybooker.com
@cantwell.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@gallego.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@markwarner.bsky.social
01.02.2025 21:14 β π 1013 π 348 π¬ 84 π 75
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Maria Cantwell
Washington
Christopher Coons
Delaware
John Fetterman
Pennsylvania
Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Margaret Hassan
New Hampshire
John Hickenlooper
Colorado
Timothy Kaine
Virginia
Mark Kelly
Arizona
Angus King
Maine
Gary Peters
Michigan
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Elissa Slotkin
Michigan
Mark Warner
Virginia
Here are the 15 Democrats who voted to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, the man who has granted Elon Musk full access to the federal government's payments system.
01.02.2025 21:02 β π 2666 π 1289 π¬ 191 π 309
The worldβs richest man who no one elected just walked into the US Treasury, stole your Social Security number, and Trump let him. You deserve to know why this is happening - call your member of Congress and Senators (202) 224-3121 and ask why.
03.02.2025 16:56 β π 6919 π 2483 π¬ 338 π 108
How the Muskrat is messing with your social security, your religion, and everything else
He and his goons must be stopped
I can think of at least eight federal laws that have been broken by Musk and his goons over the last few days, and at least two provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
They must be stopped.
Some thoughts: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
03.02.2025 18:22 β π 5625 π 1613 π¬ 273 π 77
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to βdeleteβ it.
The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
03.02.2025 22:48 β π 2849 π 956 π¬ 117 π 52
50 Marches
50 Marches
Protests against Project 2025 happening on Feb 5th nationwide. Check the link to see if there is one near you.
50protests.com
San Jose we need one. SF we need one. East Bay we need one.
#sanjose #50protests #fuckfacism #thepeopleunitedwillneverbedivided #eastbay #sanfrancisco #oakland
04.02.2025 16:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
50 Marches
50 Marches
50protests.com
04.02.2025 14:58 β π 685 π 326 π¬ 39 π 70
Dear White People β¦
#dei #trump #dearwhitepeople #racism
04.02.2025 04:13 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
03.02.2025 21:15 β π 20 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.
03.02.2025 15:41 β π 26012 π 2374 π¬ 810 π 88
Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His βdepartmentβ was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority.
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121
03.02.2025 16:45 β π 11174 π 3455 π¬ 390 π 181
So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to...
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
02.02.2025 18:49 β π 8002 π 1764 π¬ 375 π 78
It's hard to stay on top of all the changing federal website and disappearing data. Here are some resources that can help. I'll keep adding to the list as I find more. 1/x
02.02.2025 20:49 β π 148 π 43 π¬ 5 π 1
YouTube video by Robert Reich
Fighting Back Against Trump II | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
Upending the lives of millions who rely on federal programs.
Grotesquely blaming "DEI" for disaster.
Trump wants to consolidate power through divide-and-conquer tactics. We must stand together and fight back. youtu.be/wSYbNcjGjhA?...
01.02.2025 17:18 β π 2779 π 536 π¬ 102 π 26
Can always count on the Dems to bring a banana to a gun fight.
01.02.2025 21:57 β π 18919 π 1413 π¬ 748 π 124
Did you hear about the Friday coup?
Elon Musk is in control.
People are saying this is a Coup by Musk. See below. Also reported elsewhere.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/musk-frida...
#coup #musk #trump
02.02.2025 04:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
31.01.2025 19:28 β π 7269 π 3559 π¬ 315 π 341
Boycott Target February 1st
#target #boycott #dei
26.01.2025 01:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New from 404 Media: meet GeoSpy, a powerful AI tool that lets cops (& stalkers) geolocate photos in seconds. Trained on millions of images, it picks out soil, architecture, etc. GeoSpy closed public access after asked for comment, now marketing to police www.404media.co/the-powerful...
20.01.2025 14:13 β π 789 π 335 π¬ 23 π 29
people brawling with police inside the Capitol rotunda
This is what the room where Donald Trump is being inaugurated looked like on January 6, 2021.
20.01.2025 16:56 β π 2378 π 748 π¬ 58 π 23
Elon Musk is one pathetic human being.
21.01.2025 04:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you President Obama for saving Tik Tok!! #tiktok #trump #Obama
21.01.2025 04:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Donate to Providing Relief for Black Families Impacted by LA Wildfires, organized by Flavor Flav
The wildfires in Los Angeles have had a heartbreaking impact,β¦ Flavor Flav needs your support for Providing Relief for Black Families Impacted by LA Wildfires
Itβs been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but thereβs one community I need to highlight.
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
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20.01.2025 17:54 β π 17101 π 4492 π¬ 257 π 136
Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
20.01.2025 00:16 β π 29988 π 9756 π¬ 843 π 449
I've got only one resolution. Stay focused.
21.01.2025 02:06 β π 12906 π 915 π¬ 174 π 23
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