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Event Sunday, 3/8 at 2pm EST: “Thomas Paine and the Feminists” that will feature a conversation about Paine’s connections with the leading feminists in England, America and France during the Age of Revolutions. The event will be led by TPHA Board Member Joy Masoff. thomaspaine.org/about/events/

Fury Grows Over Democrats Who Won't Back ICE Funding Freeze | Common Dreams Americans are rising up against violent ICE crackdowns on immigrants and dissent. Democrats have the power to force reform through the appropriations process, but some are hesitant. Will they stand up...

At what point do you say that each House Member and Senator voting to fund the DHS Nazi hordes committing mass crimes against humanity and violating the laws of our nation are guilty of the very crimes that they funded through their vote?

I'm past that point.

I'm pretty fucking far from okay

Sex offenders can’t live in Government housing

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@trueamericanism.org has a strong take on America. Currently, I read the constitution regularly. I reread The Federalist Papers as needed.

I just bought Paine, Common Sense, John Locke collection, The Anti-Federalist Papers and found an audible of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

I’m arguing that economic justice is not “un-American.”
John Adams defined the purpose of government as ease, comfort, and security.
Thomas Paine argued that extreme wealth owes a debt back to society.
This account is about reclaiming American identity from oligarchy — using the Founders’ own words.

Sen. Durbin: “Secretary Noem and her rogue immigration agents seem to believe they are above the law and accountable only to the President and Stephen Miller's evil vision of a hateful America.”

Sen. Durbin: “You and your agency rushed to brand these victims as domestic terrorists…Do you retract these statements identifying these individuals as domestic terrorists?”

Noem: *does not retract her statement*

Durbin: “Is it so hard to say you were wrong and issue a retraction?”

Noem: “I absolutely strive to provide factual information, and we'll continue to do that.”

Durbin: “When you fail, do you admit it publicly?”

Noem: “Absolutely.”

Can Lawsuits Tame This Rogue Presidency? From Day One of Trump 2.0, the defenders of democracy have turned to the courtroom.

"These lawsuits and legal complaints are a sinkhole of time and money that we’ll never get back. But they are essential."

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Sen. Kaine: “Donald Trump abandoned diplomacy, and now our service members are dying as a result.”

Whitehouse: “So you did not use a luxury jet with a bedroom in it?”

Noem: “We used a 737. I've been on it once.”

Whitehouse: “Does it have a bedroom in it?”

Noem: “I believe it's being refurbished and not having a bedroom in it.”

Whitehouse: “Can you tell me what the Republicans on this committee…knew about your plans to acquire luxury jets when they voted for that money?”

Noem: “The dollars for these airplanes was appropriated by Congress…We are saving the taxpayer 40% by purchasing our own aircraft.”

Kennedy: “You have spent $220 million running television advertisements that feature you prominently Did you bid out those services?…The people that you ended up picking had formerly done your political work back in South Dakota.”

Noem: “That’s not correct.”

Kennedy: “I think it is.”

Kennedy: “The president approved you're spending $220 million running TV ads?”

Noem: “Yes…One thing would be helpful to know, how effective that communication has been.”

Kennedy: “Effective in your name recognition…I'm not saying you're not telling the truth. It's just hard for me to believe.”

Kennedy: "You blamed those statements on Mr. Stephen Miller at the White House. Did you not?"

Noem: "I did not… I've never said that at all."

Kennedy: "You said on the record, 'Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen.'"

Noem: "No one has heard me say that."

Klobuchar: "Do you agree that it is unacceptable for your agents to ram into someone's door and drag someone out in their underwear in below-zero temperatures when they have the wrong guy?"

Noem: "Our officers conduct targeted operations…They needed to identify that individual."

Coons: "Does DHS…operate on any quotas for immigration arrests every day?"

Noem: "No, we do not. We do targeted law enforcement operations."

Coons: "Just last year, Stephen Miller…went on Fox News and said we're setting a goal, a minimum of 3,000 arrest for ICE every day."

Growing Fears That Hungary’s Orbán May Cancel Next Month’s Election As polling shows the opposition widening its lead, observers worry the prime minister is preparing a drastic step to retain power.

An irresistible force meeting an immovable object

Not ICE. Not Border Patrol. Just the same rotten local cops we've always had

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN I hope you aren't drunk and took your staff's advice, Rashida and I don't know this man and feel confident he didn't care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self, Replying to: Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace • 6h My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers. (Announcement of the ayatollah’s death)

“I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self” is some God-tier Minnesotan passive aggression, could not be prouder of my former congresswoman.

‘I Just Stood Up’: The Stunning Arrest Of Aliya Rahman At The State Of The Union Rahman, who was Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guest, suspects her unprecedented punishment was related to her testifying to Congress about her brutal ICE detention in Minneapolis.

ICYMI: This is insane and is not getting enough attention IMO www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

The Office of Congressional Conduct unanimously referred this complaint to the House Ethics Committee for further view:

House Ethics Committee announces ethics complaint filed against Nancy Mace:

"NATURE OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION: Rep. Mace may have engaged in improper reimbursement practices under the House reimbursement program by seeking reimbursements that exceeded her reimbursable expenses incurred."

For more than 100 years, the journalists of the White House Correspondents' Association have enjoyed an evening with the president, a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment while supporting the work we do including awards honoring excellent journalism and scholarships to help the next generation of reporters who someday will be the ones asking the questions at the White House. We're happy the president has accepted our invitation and look forward to hosting him. -Weijia Jiang, President, WHCA

The White House Correspondents’s Association just released a statement on Trump’s decision to attend the dinner

MN Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D), also running for Senate, has been attacking Craig for this vote for months.

Craig was the only MN Dem who voted for this bill.

“No amount of regret can reunite families, save children from indefinite detention, or make our communities whole again," says Flanagan.

Angie Craig Says She Regrets Vote For Laken Riley Act

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.), currently running for Senate, says she now regrets her Jan. 2025 vote for the Laken Riley Act.

This law, signed by Trump, requires ICE to detain undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes -- even if they haven’t been convicted.
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Trump’s Case for War With Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years. But they were not imminent.

"U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information ... say the administration’s assertions are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong."

- Wall Street Journal

Deadly anti-U.S. protests outside the American consulate in Karachi. This is going great.
www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/l...

They went to the boss.

Kennedy: "Do you think it was fair to blame Mr. Miller?"

Noem: "I did not do that. You're reading from a newspaper article with anonymous sources."

Kennedy: "You denying you said that?"

Noem: "I'm not going to speak to that situation."

Kennedy: "This wasn't anonymous, this was you!"