Deb
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This essay from Trevor Morrison and Rick Pildes prompted me to run down the answer to a question that’s been bugging me ever since J.D. Vance began posting about defying court orders: Are federal courts completely dependent on the U.S. Marshall’s service to enforce civil contempt orders?
Opinion | This Is What the Courts Can Do if Trump Defies Them (Gift Article)
How the escalating measures available to courts would work.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This essay from Trevor Morrison and Rick Pildes prompted me to run down the answer to a question that’s been bugging me ever since J.D. Vance began posting about defying court orders: Are federal courts completely dependent on the U.S. Marshall’s service to enforce civil contempt orders?
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FFS!
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
FFS!
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs
There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc
Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying
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In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
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In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
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February 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
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@juddlegum.bsky.social
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Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
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The greatest political scandal today is not what Trump is doing. It is the fact that congressional Republicans have given up their role in the constitutional system as a check on the executive branch. If we are in a constitutional crisis, it is as much on Mike Johnson and John Thune as anyone else.
February 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The greatest political scandal today is not what Trump is doing. It is the fact that congressional Republicans have given up their role in the constitutional system as a check on the executive branch. If we are in a constitutional crisis, it is as much on Mike Johnson and John Thune as anyone else.
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The community note 🤌😘
February 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The community note 🤌😘
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
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6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Special election April 1st in FL, that can possibly give us a fighting chance to stop Orange Turd from totally destroying what's left of America if flipped
FL - 01 (Gay Valimont - D) Matt Gaetz old seat
And
FL - 06 (Josua Weil- D)
Please spread awareness, donate, or volunteer 💙
FL - 01 (Gay Valimont - D) Matt Gaetz old seat
And
FL - 06 (Josua Weil- D)
Please spread awareness, donate, or volunteer 💙
February 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Special election April 1st in FL, that can possibly give us a fighting chance to stop Orange Turd from totally destroying what's left of America if flipped
FL - 01 (Gay Valimont - D) Matt Gaetz old seat
And
FL - 06 (Josua Weil- D)
Please spread awareness, donate, or volunteer 💙
FL - 01 (Gay Valimont - D) Matt Gaetz old seat
And
FL - 06 (Josua Weil- D)
Please spread awareness, donate, or volunteer 💙
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New: @aoc.bsky.social tells me that Democrats shouldn't bail out Republicans on a government shutdown without "incredibly substantial" concessions.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
AOC says Dems need to play hardball if they help Republicans keep the government open
As the Trump administration takes a slash-and-burn approach to the federal government, Ilhan Omar told The Independent ‘there’s no reason to help them out’
www.independent.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New: @aoc.bsky.social tells me that Democrats shouldn't bail out Republicans on a government shutdown without "incredibly substantial" concessions.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Click on the magnifying glass icon in your browser bar, then select "DuckDuckGo" as your default search engine.
February 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Click on the magnifying glass icon in your browser bar, then select "DuckDuckGo" as your default search engine.
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@rbhubbell.bsky.social says it’s time for the Dem MOC to implement a Shadow Cabinet. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm to do this. Robert’s suggestions who should be on it are in his article. We can add to it. @repjasmine.bsky.social comes to mind. Let’s do this! 202-224-3121.
We are not sheep. Get louder. Take action. Create a shadow cabinet.
February 10, 2025
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February 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@rbhubbell.bsky.social says it’s time for the Dem MOC to implement a Shadow Cabinet. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm to do this. Robert’s suggestions who should be on it are in his article. We can add to it. @repjasmine.bsky.social comes to mind. Let’s do this! 202-224-3121.
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OH FUCK NO.
I'm sending an email, but white women, this is y'all's moment to shine. I can't think of a better reason to need to a speak to a manager.
Inside every white woman reading this is a Karen waiting to be called into action. Lock-in, dig deep, and be a Karen for democracy!
I'm sending an email, but white women, this is y'all's moment to shine. I can't think of a better reason to need to a speak to a manager.
Inside every white woman reading this is a Karen waiting to be called into action. Lock-in, dig deep, and be a Karen for democracy!
If you’re a Visa cardholder you can let them know you won’t be any longer if they do business with fElon. I called and they said they’re taking comments at askvisa@visa.com. Maybe if enough of us complain they’ll pull the deal.
Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
Visa will enable X users to move funds between traditional bank accounts and their digital wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments, like Zelle or Venmo.
www.cnbc.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
OH FUCK NO.
I'm sending an email, but white women, this is y'all's moment to shine. I can't think of a better reason to need to a speak to a manager.
Inside every white woman reading this is a Karen waiting to be called into action. Lock-in, dig deep, and be a Karen for democracy!
I'm sending an email, but white women, this is y'all's moment to shine. I can't think of a better reason to need to a speak to a manager.
Inside every white woman reading this is a Karen waiting to be called into action. Lock-in, dig deep, and be a Karen for democracy!
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The Dept of Education provides crucial funding for low-income public schools — eliminating it would result in the loss of 6% of teachers’ jobs nationwide.
(This chart is from my Sept article on Project 2025, which Trump disavowed during the campaign and is now largely adopting)
(This chart is from my Sept article on Project 2025, which Trump disavowed during the campaign and is now largely adopting)
February 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Dept of Education provides crucial funding for low-income public schools — eliminating it would result in the loss of 6% of teachers’ jobs nationwide.
(This chart is from my Sept article on Project 2025, which Trump disavowed during the campaign and is now largely adopting)
(This chart is from my Sept article on Project 2025, which Trump disavowed during the campaign and is now largely adopting)
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Just a reminder that Musk’s companies have received over $15 billion from the US government — he’s happy to go after USAID but not the agencies that have been feeding him.
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just a reminder that Musk’s companies have received over $15 billion from the US government — he’s happy to go after USAID but not the agencies that have been feeding him.
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This is a good action.
If you have ever received treasury payments - tax returns, student loans, financial aid, social security, etc. Call your bank, mortgage company, credit card company, university. Express concerns about the federal personal data breach. Ask how they will protect your information. Put on the pressure!
February 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is a good action.
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Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
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NEW: FBI officials have filed a class action lawsuit aiming to block the identification of agents who worked on Jan. 6 / Mar-a-Lago cases.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: FBI officials have filed a class action lawsuit aiming to block the identification of agents who worked on Jan. 6 / Mar-a-Lago cases.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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EMERGENCY PIECE: Previous reports that Musk's DOGE programmers only have "read only" access is inaccurate. I can confirm what @wired.com first reported at 1 AM today that they have Read & WRITE access with a source in BFS referring to this as "apocalyptic"
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
Day Five of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025: Not “Read Only” access anymore
If you are a current or former career Bureau of the Fiscal Service Employee, especially if you’re a legacy IT programmer with years of experience and especially if you are a COBOL programmer currently...
www.crisesnotes.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
EMERGENCY PIECE: Previous reports that Musk's DOGE programmers only have "read only" access is inaccurate. I can confirm what @wired.com first reported at 1 AM today that they have Read & WRITE access with a source in BFS referring to this as "apocalyptic"
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
www.crisesnotes.com/day-five-of-...
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
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Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
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SCHATZ: “.. I will oppose unanimous consent. I will vote no. I will do maximal delays until this is resolved.”
@wsj.com
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Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
SCHATZ: “.. I will oppose unanimous consent. I will vote no. I will do maximal delays until this is resolved.”
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
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