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I heard him say it as illegal (immigration enforcement policy). Which is true.

I guess he meant it as (illegal immigration) enforcement policy. Which is only true if you disregard the Americans getting surveilled, attacked, and killed as part of it.

Chuck Grassley voted to block the Iran War Powers Resolution. Not only did he vote to approve the war, he confirmed that Congress should have no role in governing it.

So now he owns that prolonged suffering in Ukraine, no matter what he tweets.

Fetterman is joining a proud Senate tradition of lowering the bar.

If you think he cares about gas prices, housing costs, home electricity costs, inflation, no jobs, troops getting killed, grocery prices, health care costs, or anything else that would improve the lives of most Americans, you are wrong.

The Trump WH is starting to reap what it has sown in terms of screwing over counterparties:
-Iran can't trust a negotiated settlement so why reach one?
-Ds in Congress can't trust Trump to follow the law so why bargain w/him?
-Universities see past deals leading to future shakedowns so why make one?

Second-favorite pluscuamperfecto post of the day

- Reduction in available supplies for Ukraine
- Conflict that increases oil prices
- Now, removal of sanctions on Russian oil.

We can putting the future of NATO in peril to the list favors Trump is doing Russia.

What else?

Screwing over counterparties + eventually losing:
- Tariffs got overturned. Why would other countries negotiate?
- Law firm EOs lost in court. Why capitulate?
- War launched with huge bluster and no debate has weak domestic support + poor planning and resourcing. Why not prolong and fight back?

People saying do something instead of just making videos.

That's right - and he is. Sen. Booker is one of the Democrats calling for hearings. That's how we're going to get the country to see what a mess this is and built the public pressure to stop this.

Well, something that MAGA voters and the Middle East have in common: buyer's remorse.

No mistake here. They're openly hanging fascist banners on the place.

I don't like hyperbole but I really don't know what else to call this.

Worked in the Obama/Holder DOJ. No chance they would ever even contemplate this.

The contempt for Americans embodied in the decision to hastily and arbitrarily cut programs is bad enough.

The earlier contempt of putting the utterly unqualified in charge of those decisions makes it worse.

He's too inexperienced to capably make these decisions, but he's old enough to know that.

I'm a big fan of the ACLU; years ago I was an intern there and have been a member.

They've earned a platform for making change, and we should all want to know how they're using it. A letter is a start.

This is not trolling. This is pushing. Knowing some people there, they would appreciate it.

It's an "error" in the sense that it wasn't the specific intended action.

But the decision to go to war hastily, without adequate public debate, planning, and approval was intentional.

These deaths were not an "error" in the sense that they were the deadly and tragic consequence of that decision.

Some members of Congress and senators have started calling for hearings. That needs to be the unified chorus and organizing principle for all of them.

That's the lever Congress has to put pressure on the administration to end this.

The letter is strong and will be a damning record for posterity of the callousness and brutality of this administration's early handling of this war.

Reading it, though, I can only feel that even the strongest letter is not enough. It sets a deadline of March 18. I doubt there will be a reply.

"Sent a letter" is good - they need to hear from the public.

Now what? You have an incredibly valuable platform and voice - how are you using it to bring pressure on members of Congress to take creative and determined action to stop an unconstitutional war?

"Sent a letter" can't be the end of it.

"There were no books."

I could not imagine hiring this person for an internship let alone giving him authority over NIH grants.

And, a defense industrial base with a financial stake in expanding conflict + the ability to bankroll congressional campaigns.

Oil companies were in on the ground floor for Venezuela. Reasonable to think that defense contractors have the ears of people in the administration and Congress.

Trump has made the SAVE act his loyalty test, and Republicans will fall over themselves to show that they support it.

Cornyn is already doing it to get Trump's backing in Texas.

Trump is increasingly unpopular. Voter suppression is his way to keep Congress. He will push to get this done.

Trump is adding provisions that have nothing to do with voting, like anti-trans policies, to make it a must-pass for Republicans.

SAVE Act could become this year's One Big Beautiful Bill: the centerpiece legislation that becomes a loyalty test for Republicans.

This president will never, ever make you choose between those.

That's good - What do you mean that you are demanding accountability?

There are a lot of Democrats recently who say they are "demanding" things in public, so let's get specific.

What action are you taking? What does accountability look like? What do you plan to do if the administration obstructs?

That's good - What do you mean that you are demanding accountability?

There are a lot of Democrats recently who say they are "demanding" things in public, so let's get specific.

What action are you taking? What does accountability look like? What do you plan to do if the administration obstructs?

Is it more chilling to hear "we're killing all the right people" (after a school full of Iranian girls was bombed) or to hear the cheering and whooping from the audience at that line?

Congress's inaction in setting safeguards is damning, particularly since it looks like adoption is racing ahead of technical maturity.

Soon asking how the military uses AI will be like asking how it uses software: too ubiquitous to answer.

Yet another reason for generational turnover in Congress.

Screwing over counterparties + eventually losing:
- Tariffs got overturned. Why would other countries negotiate?
- Law firm EOs lost in court. Why capitulate?
- War launched with huge bluster and no debate has weak domestic support + poor planning and resourcing. Why not prolong and fight back?

The Democrats we need right now are ones finding every avenue for resistance, advocacy, and persuasion, and using every channel available. The job should push people half his age to their limit.

We only get a couple hundred national seats. We can't waste them as emeritus positions.

When you intentionally ignite a conflict without preparation, with a plan, and with express disregard for "stupid rules of engagement," then any mistakes that happen are part of that intention.

These deaths are not an accident. They are the tragic result of choices the administration made.

Agree, but can we say that Republicans who vote to fund it are suckers too?

We don't even expect anything from them anymore; we assume they're going to march in lockstep (though a couple aren't).

But they have the same duties to the Constitution and the people, even if they more consistently fail.