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Oh.
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
April 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oh.
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
"This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“
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Scary stuff.
As IRS commissioner under Obama (and Trump 1.0), John Koskinen weathered blistering Republican attacks on his agency and employees. But what's happening now is like nothing he's ever seen—like Richard Nixon and his "enemies list," only worse. This is "a threat to the country" he told me.
A former IRS chief on Trump’s attempts to gut—and weaponize—his agency
"This is an administration priding itself on revenge," says John Koskinen.
www.motherjones.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Scary stuff.
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Rep. Greg Steube says more guns is the solution to the FSU shooting: "For years and years, I sponsored legislation when I was in the state house and state senate to allow concealed carry on university campuses, and time and time again we have seen these lone gun shooters go after gun free zones."
April 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Rep. Greg Steube says more guns is the solution to the FSU shooting: "For years and years, I sponsored legislation when I was in the state house and state senate to allow concealed carry on university campuses, and time and time again we have seen these lone gun shooters go after gun free zones."
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NEW: A federal judge in Massachusetts grants a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without telling them where they're going and allowing them to raise fears of persecution or torture.
The opening lays out the stakes.
The opening lays out the stakes.
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Massachusetts grants a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from deporting people to third countries without telling them where they're going and allowing them to raise fears of persecution or torture.
The opening lays out the stakes.
The opening lays out the stakes.
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LIVE! Tune in. Link below. And we have hopeful news today as well :)
Do you want to hear me and @daniellemoodie.bsky.social discuss the news without the bullshit? Of course you do!
Brand new episode of DEMOCRACY-ISH at 12 pm ET - Live - right now. Tune in.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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And just as a reminder, the Obama-era IRS "scandal" the right was so enraged about here was the agency simply questioning whether explicitly partisan Tea Party organizations were eligible for a specific tax-exempt status that, by law, forbade the recipients from engaging in partisan politics.
Trump's IRS targeting Harvard? In honor of Tax Day, we found these old receipts
April 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
And just as a reminder, the Obama-era IRS "scandal" the right was so enraged about here was the agency simply questioning whether explicitly partisan Tea Party organizations were eligible for a specific tax-exempt status that, by law, forbade the recipients from engaging in partisan politics.
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"The core of the document is saying the king is a tyrant. The argument of the Declaration is that the king was depriving the colonists of their rights. Some of those rights perhaps haven’t resonated w/Americans before now, like depriving them of trials or making them have trials far away from home."
The Declaration of Independence's warning for Trump
"The king violated their rights time and time again, and he basically 'un-kinged' himself."
www.publicnotice.co
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"The core of the document is saying the king is a tyrant. The argument of the Declaration is that the king was depriving the colonists of their rights. Some of those rights perhaps haven’t resonated w/Americans before now, like depriving them of trials or making them have trials far away from home."
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Some of the students who survived the Parkland shooting are now at FSU, where they just faced another school shooting. These students should be looking forward to graduation, not reliving the same trauma.
It’s past time for our elected leaders to take real action on gun violence prevention.
It’s past time for our elected leaders to take real action on gun violence prevention.
April 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some of the students who survived the Parkland shooting are now at FSU, where they just faced another school shooting. These students should be looking forward to graduation, not reliving the same trauma.
It’s past time for our elected leaders to take real action on gun violence prevention.
It’s past time for our elected leaders to take real action on gun violence prevention.
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Over 1,000 international students had their legal status snatched by the Trump admin—no warning, no hearing, no due process.
This ain’t immigration policy. It’s a power trip.
This ain’t immigration policy. It’s a power trip.
More than 1,000 international students have had their visas or legal status revoked
More than 1,000 international students at 128 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since mid-March.
www.scrippsnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Over 1,000 international students had their legal status snatched by the Trump admin—no warning, no hearing, no due process.
This ain’t immigration policy. It’s a power trip.
This ain’t immigration policy. It’s a power trip.
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This is evidence.
April 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is evidence.
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The White House posted this on their official site. GOP if you do not see the evil in this you have lost your souls.
April 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The White House posted this on their official site. GOP if you do not see the evil in this you have lost your souls.
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That's a clear and direct threat (to life) from The White House. Let's call a spade a spade on this one.
April 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
That's a clear and direct threat (to life) from The White House. Let's call a spade a spade on this one.
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“Wrongly” is how Trump’s own administration characterized it.
April 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Wrongly” is how Trump’s own administration characterized it.
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Steube: "Progressives and liberals always want to demonize the weapon that was used ... it's not the weapon that's being used that should be demonized, but the left will not let a tragedy go by without wanting to take away your firearms and ban guns."
April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Steube: "Progressives and liberals always want to demonize the weapon that was used ... it's not the weapon that's being used that should be demonized, but the left will not let a tragedy go by without wanting to take away your firearms and ban guns."
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Truth, an ethical requirement for all lawyers, is a now fireable offense.
The DOJ lawyer who made the mistake of answering the court's questions about Abrego-Garcia candidly (eg yes he was mistakenly deported, a fact the Administration already has acknowledged), which got him put on administrative leave, has now been fired, ending his 15-year DOJ career..
April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Truth, an ethical requirement for all lawyers, is a now fireable offense.
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
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Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts."
April 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts."
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For a man who tries to paint himself as an anti-intellectualist and who once praised President Richard Nixon for saying “professors are the enemy,” Vance is using a lot of Ivy League jargon as a smokescreen to attack a fundamental tenet of the American judicial system.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s due process isn’t up for debate. JD Vance should know this.
JD Vance has now joined the chorus of voices in Trump’s Cabinet eager to justify Abrego Garcia’s illegal deportation by throwing the principle of due process to authoritarian wolves.
www.msnbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For a man who tries to paint himself as an anti-intellectualist and who once praised President Richard Nixon for saying “professors are the enemy,” Vance is using a lot of Ivy League jargon as a smokescreen to attack a fundamental tenet of the American judicial system.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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The Florida State Shooter was hardcore #MAGA and thought things like "Rosa Parks was in the wrong and that black people were destroying his community"
Phoenix Ikner, the 20-year-old who killed 2 people and injured 6 others in the school shooting at Florida State University yesterday, was a registered Republican Trump MAGA supporter.
Not an immigrant. Not Hispanic. Not a drag queen. Not transgender. Not Muslim. A white dude with a gun.
Not an immigrant. Not Hispanic. Not a drag queen. Not transgender. Not Muslim. A white dude with a gun.
April 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Florida State Shooter was hardcore #MAGA and thought things like "Rosa Parks was in the wrong and that black people were destroying his community"
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🚨News: A prominent author reached out to me about how the Trump administration tried to denaturalize her father-in-law and end his social security benefits and Medicare.
Her family speaks English and was able advocate for him. But what about those that can’t?
Her family speaks English and was able advocate for him. But what about those that can’t?
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨News: A prominent author reached out to me about how the Trump administration tried to denaturalize her father-in-law and end his social security benefits and Medicare.
Her family speaks English and was able advocate for him. But what about those that can’t?
Her family speaks English and was able advocate for him. But what about those that can’t?
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Love this -- Wonder Women unite!
Lynda Carter Has Iconic Reaction To Black Cosplayer Who Was Told She Shouldn't Dress As Wonder Woman
Wonder Women unite!
www.comicsands.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Love this -- Wonder Women unite!
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They lost their qualified immunity when they were presented with his birth certificate and still refused to release him.
April 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They lost their qualified immunity when they were presented with his birth certificate and still refused to release him.
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I hope they sue ICE, the individuals who kidnapped him, the tRump administration and Despot Donnie for billions.
April 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I hope they sue ICE, the individuals who kidnapped him, the tRump administration and Despot Donnie for billions.
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US citizen who was kidnapped for crossing Georgia/Florida state line.
April 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
US citizen who was kidnapped for crossing Georgia/Florida state line.