DtheBusDriver
@d-the-bus-driver.bsky.social
Avid Socialist and TTRPG enjoyer.
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The fight for our democracy is not coming. It is here.
When I say that we have months, not a year, to save democracy, I'm talking about this coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent.
1/ Let me explain a few elements of Trump's plan: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
When I say that we have months, not a year, to save democracy, I'm talking about this coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent.
1/ Let me explain a few elements of Trump's plan: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left
The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The fight for our democracy is not coming. It is here.
When I say that we have months, not a year, to save democracy, I'm talking about this coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent.
1/ Let me explain a few elements of Trump's plan: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
When I say that we have months, not a year, to save democracy, I'm talking about this coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent.
1/ Let me explain a few elements of Trump's plan: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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ICE policy says a person can be deemed a gang member if any ICE officer notes two "Gang Membership Identification Criteria." In Mr. Reyes Barrios' case, that appears to have been:
1) A tattoo modeled off the Real Madrid logo
2) A picture from social media of him throwing the horns.
That was it!
1) A tattoo modeled off the Real Madrid logo
2) A picture from social media of him throwing the horns.
That was it!
![7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. ' [A picture of the Real Madrid logo, which is a crown on top of a circle loking a bit like a soccer ball. This is compared with a picture of Mr. Reyes Barrios tattoo, which has both a crown and a soccer ball, along with some other designs flowing out of those central pieces]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership. In fact, the gesture is a common one that means I Love You in sign language and is commonly used as a Rock&Roll symbol. [A picture of Mr. Reyes Barrios throwing the horns].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihk2mcxcdvoga2laait7tdyhj7kpo5bpnjty7qrifqyavv5vucqeq@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
ICE policy says a person can be deemed a gang member if any ICE officer notes two "Gang Membership Identification Criteria." In Mr. Reyes Barrios' case, that appears to have been:
1) A tattoo modeled off the Real Madrid logo
2) A picture from social media of him throwing the horns.
That was it!
1) A tattoo modeled off the Real Madrid logo
2) A picture from social media of him throwing the horns.
That was it!
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Alaskans Sound Off at the Empty Chair Town Hall in Fairbanks for Sen Dan Sullivan
A 🧵 of short clips
Trump's belligerence is going to raise prices on goods to Alaska
Some Social Security payments will drop to $0
What are you going to do you about that Sen Sullivan?
(more info at end of thread 😀 )
A 🧵 of short clips
Trump's belligerence is going to raise prices on goods to Alaska
Some Social Security payments will drop to $0
What are you going to do you about that Sen Sullivan?
(more info at end of thread 😀 )
March 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Alaskans Sound Off at the Empty Chair Town Hall in Fairbanks for Sen Dan Sullivan
A 🧵 of short clips
Trump's belligerence is going to raise prices on goods to Alaska
Some Social Security payments will drop to $0
What are you going to do you about that Sen Sullivan?
(more info at end of thread 😀 )
A 🧵 of short clips
Trump's belligerence is going to raise prices on goods to Alaska
Some Social Security payments will drop to $0
What are you going to do you about that Sen Sullivan?
(more info at end of thread 😀 )
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UNREAL. ICE implies in a sworn declaration that MOST of the Venezuelans sentenced to hard labor in a brutal Central American prison without charge or trial or so much as a cursory hearing had never been convicted or even charged with ANY CRIME whatsoever, not even a trivial one, anywhere, ever!
March 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
UNREAL. ICE implies in a sworn declaration that MOST of the Venezuelans sentenced to hard labor in a brutal Central American prison without charge or trial or so much as a cursory hearing had never been convicted or even charged with ANY CRIME whatsoever, not even a trivial one, anywhere, ever!
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There is only one thing wrong with Musk asserting his accomplishments. He lies about them all. He claims he's responsible for inventing, designing, or innovating things he never did. He's a fraud.
March 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There is only one thing wrong with Musk asserting his accomplishments. He lies about them all. He claims he's responsible for inventing, designing, or innovating things he never did. He's a fraud.
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Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
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BREAKING: Senate Democrats have the votes to block the Republican Continuing Resolution, which was loaded with poison pills. Sen. Schumer says the Democratic caucus is unified on a clean short term resolution that would keep current funding through April 11.
Schumer: Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11th CR..
March 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: Senate Democrats have the votes to block the Republican Continuing Resolution, which was loaded with poison pills. Sen. Schumer says the Democratic caucus is unified on a clean short term resolution that would keep current funding through April 11.
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Many of these people have the gal to be paying themselves as GS15 employees, the top of the scale, as they coldly ruin the lives of people who make $40k or $50k per year and whose kids may not now eat.
JD Vance said DOGEbro Marko Elez shouldn't have his life "ruin[ed]" b/c of racist tweets.
But "Elez's life had not been 'ruined,'" as @jvl.bsky.social notes. He just lost a govt job he'd briefly had.
And if losing a govt job is a life-ruining event, just think how many lives DOGE/Musk have ruined.
But "Elez's life had not been 'ruined,'" as @jvl.bsky.social notes. He just lost a govt job he'd briefly had.
And if losing a govt job is a life-ruining event, just think how many lives DOGE/Musk have ruined.
A Tale of Two Bigots
The stories of Marko Elez, Mahmoud Khalil, and the Camp Auschwitz guy show what the right means when it talks about “free speech.”
www.thebulwark.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Many of these people have the gal to be paying themselves as GS15 employees, the top of the scale, as they coldly ruin the lives of people who make $40k or $50k per year and whose kids may not now eat.
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Trump is STILL - RIGHT NOW - tweeting about Tesla. He's spent more time protecting the richest man in the world's profits than he has protecting healthcare, education, jobs, or veterans in the last 6 weeks as president.
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Trump is STILL - RIGHT NOW - tweeting about Tesla. He's spent more time protecting the richest man in the world's profits than he has protecting healthcare, education, jobs, or veterans in the last 6 weeks as president.
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As prices continue to rise, the stock market keeps crashing, and Trump and Musk carry on with their coup, 216 of 217 House Republicans just voted to codify the harmful DOGE cuts that are a direct attack on working families, the economy, and the services everyday Americans rely on.
House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
The House has passed legislation to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September.
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As prices continue to rise, the stock market keeps crashing, and Trump and Musk carry on with their coup, 216 of 217 House Republicans just voted to codify the harmful DOGE cuts that are a direct attack on working families, the economy, and the services everyday Americans rely on.
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Trump is carrying out the dangerous and illegal marching order laid out in his Project 2025 playbook to bypass congressional authority and rip the Department of Education apart, piece by piece.
This continued assault on our democracy is pushing our systems beyond the breaking point.
This continued assault on our democracy is pushing our systems beyond the breaking point.
Breaking News: The Education Department announced that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency. The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Trump is carrying out the dangerous and illegal marching order laid out in his Project 2025 playbook to bypass congressional authority and rip the Department of Education apart, piece by piece.
This continued assault on our democracy is pushing our systems beyond the breaking point.
This continued assault on our democracy is pushing our systems beyond the breaking point.
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His job is to destroy.
March 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
His job is to destroy.
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There were discrepancies and irregularities in the U.S. 2024 election noted by cybersecurity experts, including the lead expert to President Biden, Jacqueline Singh.
Despite recommendations from many experts the U.S. did not perform a forensic audit, why not?
citizensvotingny.org/news-blog/a-...
Despite recommendations from many experts the U.S. did not perform a forensic audit, why not?
citizensvotingny.org/news-blog/a-...
A global threat to election security: why the US must lead with a forensic audit — Citizens for Voting Integrity New York
Election security is the cornerstone of democracy, yet it has come under unprecedented threat in recent years. A letter from Jackie Singh, the cybersecurity lead for the Biden-Har...
citizensvotingny.org
March 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There were discrepancies and irregularities in the U.S. 2024 election noted by cybersecurity experts, including the lead expert to President Biden, Jacqueline Singh.
Despite recommendations from many experts the U.S. did not perform a forensic audit, why not?
citizensvotingny.org/news-blog/a-...
Despite recommendations from many experts the U.S. did not perform a forensic audit, why not?
citizensvotingny.org/news-blog/a-...
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Once again: the vast majority of these grants were going to things that address concerns faced by rural white people.
US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on March 10 he canceled 400 environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling $1.7 billion in the Trump administration's latest crackdown on DEI initiatives reut.rs/4iDRDpr
March 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Once again: the vast majority of these grants were going to things that address concerns faced by rural white people.
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"Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people" -- Karoline Leavitt turns reality upside down, then gets mad at an AP reporter after he pushes back
March 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people" -- Karoline Leavitt turns reality upside down, then gets mad at an AP reporter after he pushes back
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“After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID,” Marco Rubio wrote on Monday. (trib.al/nBk143S)
Now, the staff has been directed to shred and burn classified documents—an illegal move under the Federal Records Act.
Now, the staff has been directed to shred and burn classified documents—an illegal move under the Federal Records Act.
USAID Ordered to Shred or Burn Classified Documents in Alarming Move
Staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development have received a troubling order on what to do with their classified documents.
newrepublic.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID,” Marco Rubio wrote on Monday. (trib.al/nBk143S)
Now, the staff has been directed to shred and burn classified documents—an illegal move under the Federal Records Act.
Now, the staff has been directed to shred and burn classified documents—an illegal move under the Federal Records Act.
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Trump says Elon Musk's Tesla sales could "double" as a result of his work for him, citing the precedent of Goya beans. He lies that the Tesla protests are the work of "paid agitators."
March 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump says Elon Musk's Tesla sales could "double" as a result of his work for him, citing the precedent of Goya beans. He lies that the Tesla protests are the work of "paid agitators."
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RFKjr is badmouthing the measles vaccine in the middle of an outbreak, claiming kids are being injured in Gaines County by the MMR.
March 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
RFKjr is badmouthing the measles vaccine in the middle of an outbreak, claiming kids are being injured in Gaines County by the MMR.
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The U.S. president advertising for a friend, from the White House, is an abuse of his power.
It's the political back slapping swamp he promised to drain, but stocked with cultists.
It's the political back slapping swamp he promised to drain, but stocked with cultists.
March 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The U.S. president advertising for a friend, from the White House, is an abuse of his power.
It's the political back slapping swamp he promised to drain, but stocked with cultists.
It's the political back slapping swamp he promised to drain, but stocked with cultists.
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holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
March 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
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“Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm”
Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm
The government is staking its entire case to deport Khalil on whether Rubio “personally” thinks the Columbia student protest negotiator would “compromise” US foreign policy.
zeteo.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“Marco Rubio Personally Signed Off to Detain Mahmoud Khalil on 'Foreign Policy Grounds,' Sources Confirm”
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The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize.
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
So It Begins: The Disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil and Authoritarian Capture
The Trump Administration kidnapped a legal permanent resident and shuffled him through an authoritarian maze. We're witnessing the beginnings of something terrifying
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize.
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...