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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"

Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce"

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If New York passes a mask ban in its budget bill, that would very much break with the fact that Democrats in North Carolina were against a mask ban, as it leads to harassment of those wearing them.

Stopping the Trump administration’s use of funding cuts to coerce speech restrictions at universities - Protect Democracy Protect Democracy is challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of $400 million in federal funding.

I’ve been complaining about universities failing to fight back on these lawless Title VI funding cut offs, but had missed this suit by @aaup (of which I am a member) and the American Federation of Teachers. Very heartening protectdemocracy.org/work/stoppin...

It really is bizarre that they think tens of thousands of people paid to protest but they can't produce a single person who received money. Meanwhile, they have no concerns with Elon Musk paying voters.

NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

Fucking liars and thieves.

An extract of a newsletter from Kelly Evans at CNBC. Listen to what Bessent is saying. "The president is reordering trade," he told Tucker Carlson. "We are shedding excess labor in the federal government and bringing down federal borrowings. And then on the other side that will give us the labor that we need for the new manufacturing" here in the U.S., he said. Just look at the non-reaction to Israel and Vietnam's efforts to bring their tariffs down in order to avoid new tariffs last week. I don't think this White House is looking for opportunities to back down. I think they view this as a one-time shot to remake the entire U.S. economic order, with high tariffs being a necessary catalyst for that. "I believe that this is going to work," Bessent said. "What I do know is that the old system wasn't working. And if you look at a system that's not working, you've got to be brave to change it." Does that sound like language from an administration looking for an exit route? Especially from Bessent, who has the most Wall Street experience of the bunch.

Treasury Sec. Steve Bessent:

“We are shedding excess labor in the federal government…that will give us the labor that we need for the new manufacturing.”

They expect cancer scientists to stitch socks in factories.

Trump sold a bunch of people into slavery in El Salvador—under false pretenses if that matters to you—and when a federal judge told him to reverse that, Trump unlawfully refused, and now the Supreme Court needs to give it a think; apparently they think selling kidnap victims into slavery has merit.

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It’s hideous to watch horrors that human ingenuity had put us past worrying about suddenly rear up to threaten us and our children again because of profound human stupidity.

A new high: 62% chance of a recession this year. For no reason. A self-inflicted wound.

Basically Trump is Cheddar Bob waving a gun around and shooting himself in the ****.

The United States has experienced a long rise in anti-trans legislation. Now it's surging. shows 2015-2025

There's something about seeing it visually over time that chills the blood. It's hard to process that when we made the jump from 2022 to 2023, it still wasn't enough to convince people this was serious. Before Trump was re-inaugurated gender-affirming care was banned in more than 50% of the country.

I think it’s really good that people are protesting in their own states and cities because it shows that these protests are community driven. Americans can fix this authoritarian slide. They can fix it, but running for office in their own cities and towns. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

Trump administration cancels more than a dozen international student visas at University of California, Stanford Amid a national sweep over student visas that has hit colleges across the U.S., the Trump administration on Friday canceled more than a dozen international student visas at the University of Californi...

NEW: The Trump administration swiftly cancelled dozens of international student visas Friday at Stanford and University of California campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. One UC San Diego student was taken into custody at the border for deportation: www.latimes.com/california/s...

NYC always shows up 🔥💪

#HandsOff

Liar Greg Abbott says he has refused to set a special election to fill the seat of recently diseased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner because he says Harris County doesn’t do their elections properly.

Protest in New York City on 26th Street.

New York Fucking City. A full mile of people filled to the brim. Fascism is going to lose.

No yet, but the estimate given that I saw. I’m sure the exact number is gonna be more.

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

At the #HandsOff protest at Bryant Park in NYC. There are too many people to count… and also bagpipes.

Marchers near WI Capitol

Protest

Big crowd

What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.

Wow Chicago!

#HandsOff #FiftyFiftyOne

(🎥 Marco Foster)

Hands Off protest in NYC
120k strong

Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Today feels like the first day people might be genuinely scared.

What do YOU want to tell them to keep their HANDS OFF?? WE'RE NOT JUST PROTESTING, WE'RE ORGANIZING IN EVERY STATE!

On April 5, join us in a national movement to say Hands Off to the Trump-Musk administration's power grab and attacks on our communities. social.demcast.com/s/JkxbNESa