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This is the best use of 2 minutes and 15 seconds of your time today! Please watch it yourself and then share it. 💗
rgpoulussen.bsky.social RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · Mar 28
This video is for all US citizens who are currently overwhelmed by Trump's more than 200 executive orders.

THIS should be retweeted to the MAX.

I never saw a more helpful video.

(It's about two minutes long. It's worth a lot.)
March 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
If you witnessed any incidents, please record video if it’s safe to do so, note the date and time, gather witness names if possible, and email us all relevant details. You can also reach out to local law enforcement directly—they’ve been very supportive and responsive.
March 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
A MAGA supporter drove a car into a crowd, and another brandished a taser at peaceful protesters during a Tesla protest—both individuals are now facing charges. In response, we are launching our own investigative team to support local law enforcement.
March 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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criminalerin.bsky.social
Judge: This action is blatantly unconstitutional

DoJ: Which part?

Judge: All of it!

DoJ: No I mean which part of the constitution does it violate?

Judge: ALL OF IT
CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that Defendants' actions taken to shut down USAID on an accelerated basis, including its apparent decision to permanently close USAID headquarters without the approval of a duly appointed USAID Officer, likely violated the United States Constitution in multiple ways, and that these actions harmed not only Plaintiffs, but also the public interest, because they deprived the public's elected representatives in Congress of their constitutional authority to decide whether, when, and how to close down an agency created by Congress. Accordingly, the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction will be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion will be granted in that the Court will issue the accompanying Preliminary Injunction. The Motion will be otherwise denied. A separate Order shall issue. Date: March 18, 2025 THEODORE D. CHUANG United States District Judge
March 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Here's the basis for the urgency behind the takeover of US Institute of Peace. An EO from February 19 saying the heads of these agencies had to self-deport within 14 days.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Sec. 2. Reducing the Scope of the Federal Bureaucracy. (a) The non-statutory components and functions of the following governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, and such entities shall reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law: (i) the Presidio Trust; (ii) the Inter-American Foundation; (iii) the United States African Development Foundation; and (iv) the United States Institute of Peace. (b) Within 14 days of the date of this order, the head of each unnecessary governmental entity listed in subsection (a) of this section shall submit a report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director) confirming compliance with this order and stating whether the governmental entity, or any components or functions thereof, are statutorily required and to what extent. (c) In reviewing budget requests submitted by the governmental entities listed in subsection (a) of this section, the OMB Director or the head of any executive department or agency charged with reviewing grant requests by such entities shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law and except insofar as necessary to effectuate an expected termination, reject funding requests for such governmental entities to the extent they are inconsistent with this order.
March 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM