Marni Willenson

Rosa's Lounge Launches Independent Record Label To Spotlight Chicago's 'Unrecorded' Talent Rosa's Lounge Records is a joint venture between the founders and artists, who will retain their music rights and license them to the record label so they have control over their intellectual property...

Rosa's Lounge Launches Independent Record Label To Spotlight Chicago's 'Unrecorded' Talent blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/23/r...

I cannot believe we still have to listen to this shit in 2025

I love my governor

YouTube video by Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues - Topic Begging For Change

New release Begging for Change by grammy-nominated Blues artist Billy Branch and new label Rosa's Lounge Records @rosasloungerecords.bsky.social #blues

just in time for #NoKingsDay #NoKings #BeggingForChange #RosasLoungeRecords #RosasLounge

Have a listen & share: youtu.be/c7Fai6zShSM?...

This week off to a good start on separation of powers litigation

Says a person who has never gone grocery shopping

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

Happening everywhere: older Americans are coming out to rallies and marches more than anyone. They know what freedom means, don't take it for granted, and want to save their kids & grandkids from tyranny. Civics education for generations X, Millennial, and Z has been an utter failure.

Well... the authors of the Constitution did not provide for the direct election of the President. In fact, they probably did fear that people could be this stupid.

This Saturday, 4/19, is the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord -- the first major military campaign of the American Revolution

Americans will mark that anniversary with thousands of "No Kings" rallies all over the USA

Find rallies near you www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

I am dismayed that the Court is doing this on such an expedited basis and without the opportunity for full amicus briefing. (There were some amicus briefs filed in support of the Government, but only two in support of the plaintiffs.) The issue of universal injunctions is not new.

Opinion | Time for a Civic Uprising It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

"It’s time for Americans in universities, law, business, nonprofits and the scientific community, and civil servants and beyond to form one coordinated mass movement. Trump is about power"
From David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...

Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.

103 deaths per hour caused by DOGE, Musk, Trump, Rubio, Pete Marocco, Jeremy Lewin and everyone else involved in dismantling USAID. These people have blood on their hands. www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

He's going to be put on administrative leave or fired before he can investigate anything

Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’ (Gift Article) Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.

This is how we fight back

ORDER Upon consideration of the submissions relative to Appellants' motion for stay pending appeal and immediate administrative stay, the court denies the motion. Entered at the direction of Judge Thacker with the concurrence of Judge Wilkinson and Judge King. For the Court Is/ Nwamaka Anowi, Clerk

NEW: The Fourth Circuit UPHOLDS Judge Xinis’s order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US by midnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Based on photos and reports from Chicago and Milwaukee, not a lot of students or young people at the protests. If students mobilize and labor strikes, we can take the country back.

PERKINS COIE LLP v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 1:25-cv-00716 - CourtListener.com Docket for PERKINS COIE LLP v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 1:25-cv-00716 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

Proud to put my firm's name on the amicus brief of 504 Law Firms in the Perkins Coie litigation. Huge credit due to Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP for putting it together - that is how you fight with courage

www.courtlistener.com/docket/69725...

This is how it's done.

A strong and principled response by WilmerHale to the illegal Executive Order attack - a form of attempted government intimidation declared unconstitutional by a federal judge.

This is how to guard the rule of law.

Here is from this year's FAFSA, asking for sex at "conception," when we are all female. This is what it's like to live under an autocracy run by stupid people

World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, says the governing body feels the mandatory tests for athletes are "a really important way of providing confidence".

This is disgusting

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Thrown into Chaos: The Dismantling of USAID and its Real-Life Consequences YouTube video by House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats

About to begin: www.youtube.com/live/NzmY9KW...

I49% drop in China - concerns about resale value? Or does the population have stronger democratic aspirations than we have adherence to democratic values??

Amazon wants a product safety regulator declared unconstitutional Amazon’s lawsuit against the Consumer Product Safety Commission echoes arguments used by the Trump administration to attack the independence of other federal regulators.

If you're not already boycotting Amazon, here's another good reason to start

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Even under oligarchy, the People-together-have economic power.

Keep this up

This #generalstrike is what I've been saying for the past 6 weeks, since they unconstitutionally dismantled USAID 👏

Lower, People. Keep mobilizing. This needs to go to bankruptcy.

@durbin.senate.gov You are an embarrassment to the people of Illinois

Pro tip for Democrats: if Trump is congratulating you, you fucked up.