@douteur.bsky.social
DUDE, they do not effing care about the effing law or the effing courts. When will we completely legal unquestionably American Citiczens all quit the hand -wringing and start in on the actual resistance????
Ignoring a court order on the grounds that “ah-ah-ah, the law doesn’t apply once you get to international waters!!” is absolutely sanctionable. 8th grade-ass lawyering. Completely unserious.
March 17, 2025 at 3:24 AM
DUDE, they do not effing care about the effing law or the effing courts. When will we completely legal unquestionably American Citiczens all quit the hand -wringing and start in on the actual resistance????
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social YES Mrs. Betty, and people like you with big megaphones need to be talking about the actions we can take to resist. Maybe they are not the only ones who can move fast and break things.
We are living in very dangerous, unusual times.
Today, the White House ignored a ruling by a Federal District Court because we have President who is an ignorant buffoon with no respect for the law or the Constitution.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!
Today, the White House ignored a ruling by a Federal District Court because we have President who is an ignorant buffoon with no respect for the law or the Constitution.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!
March 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social YES Mrs. Betty, and people like you with big megaphones need to be talking about the actions we can take to resist. Maybe they are not the only ones who can move fast and break things.
@georgetakei.bsky.social George, you need to do better than this. He was breaking the law no matter where the planes were. When are you going to quite wringing your hands and start actively considering how to fight back???
The White House claims planes bearing migrants to El Salvador were in international waters off the Yucatán, so that’s why they ignored the court order to turn them around.
International waters, eh? Isn’t that the Gulf of *America* now?
International waters, eh? Isn’t that the Gulf of *America* now?
March 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
@georgetakei.bsky.social George, you need to do better than this. He was breaking the law no matter where the planes were. When are you going to quite wringing your hands and start actively considering how to fight back???
Why doesn't he wear a nice suit? WTF.
In 1941 - as WW2 raged across Europe, P.M Winstom Churchill visited the White House
March 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Why doesn't he wear a nice suit? WTF.
This is absolutely correct. And we are beyond the time when anybody should be shocked. We are sitting around and moaning about how nasty they are being. It's pathetic. We have to act. And none of the people with big megaphones are leading the way. It's pathetic.
Actually, the White House explicitly admitted to violating the order. Their claim is they don’t have to comply with court orders.
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is absolutely correct. And we are beyond the time when anybody should be shocked. We are sitting around and moaning about how nasty they are being. It's pathetic. We have to act. And none of the people with big megaphones are leading the way. It's pathetic.
YES GEORGE. AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? Wring our hands some more?
“In October of 2024, just before the election, … NPR …they looked it up and they said, ‘… over 100 times, [Trump] has threatened to prosecute his enemies.’ This is Donald Trump. We are at stage four megalomania. He is just doing what he has always told us he wants to do.”
‘Stage four megalomaniac’: Conservative George Conway warns Trump ‘declared war’ at DOJ
Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway warned Friday that inside President Donald Trump’s grievance-filled speech at the Department of Justice hours earlier was a declaration of war on the legal com...
www.rawstory.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
YES GEORGE. AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? Wring our hands some more?
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social When are we going to quit pointing out that things are bad, really really bad, and start taking some kind of action. People like you with big megaphones, need to be leaders.
The unitary executive theory is really just a way to cloak the morphing of a democratically elected president into a dictator with the appearance of legality. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
The Week Ahead
March 16, 2025
joycevance.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social When are we going to quit pointing out that things are bad, really really bad, and start taking some kind of action. People like you with big megaphones, need to be leaders.
Since January 20, it has been clear that the Administration planned NOT to be constrained by lower courts or deterred by whining woke wimps on Bluesky. The question is whether "the people" will ever mount a popular resistance that will be disruptive and ongoing. It's time to act, and quit hoping.
I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt.
Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
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March 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Since January 20, it has been clear that the Administration planned NOT to be constrained by lower courts or deterred by whining woke wimps on Bluesky. The question is whether "the people" will ever mount a popular resistance that will be disruptive and ongoing. It's time to act, and quit hoping.
Since January 20, it has been clear that the Administration planned NOT to be constrained by lower courts or deterred by whining woke wimps on Bluesky. The question is whether "the people" will ever mount a popular resistance that will be disruptive and ongoing. It's time to act, and quit hoping.
I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt.
Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Since January 20, it has been clear that the Administration planned NOT to be constrained by lower courts or deterred by whining woke wimps on Bluesky. The question is whether "the people" will ever mount a popular resistance that will be disruptive and ongoing. It's time to act, and quit hoping.
it's contrary to the plain language of the statute which requires a "declared war." uscode.house.gov/statviewer.h...
March 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
it's contrary to the plain language of the statute which requires a "declared war." uscode.house.gov/statviewer.h...
Read the actual language of the "Enemy Aliens Act." It specifies that there will be a "declared war." (see: uscode.house.gov/statviewer.h...)
This act's together with others, was the "alien and sedition acts." Trump is plainly breaking the law.
This act's together with others, was the "alien and sedition acts." Trump is plainly breaking the law.
This image is from the public law print or enrolled bill, not the Statutes at Large volume.
uscode.house.gov
March 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Read the actual language of the "Enemy Aliens Act." It specifies that there will be a "declared war." (see: uscode.house.gov/statviewer.h...)
This act's together with others, was the "alien and sedition acts." Trump is plainly breaking the law.
This act's together with others, was the "alien and sedition acts." Trump is plainly breaking the law.
Again: Fight, fight FIGHT!!!
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju@jpeg)
March 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Again: Fight, fight FIGHT!!!
Reposted
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
Create a paper trail. Maximize documentation. Eff DOGE and all the lawless destroyers of our already frayed democracy.
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Create a paper trail. Maximize documentation. Eff DOGE and all the lawless destroyers of our already frayed democracy.
Democrats are frustrated with the Democratic Party. Where are the Democrats??? Where is any organized opposition???
If Democrats don’t protect norms and intuitions, no one else will. You can’t count on Senator Ted Cruz to defend free and fair elections, or Speaker Mike Johnson to stand up for LGBTQ+ rights. And it’s unlikely Senator Susan Collins, despite her…
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
Democrats Can’t Just Play Dead
The public is frustrated with Trump and Elon’s DOGE-ification of government. It’s time for party leaders to stand up.
www.vanityfair.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Democrats are frustrated with the Democratic Party. Where are the Democrats??? Where is any organized opposition???
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Use your big voice to tell people who are upset about this, WHAT ACTION TO TAKE.
Use your big voice to tell people who are upset about this, WHAT ACTION TO TAKE.
A lot of people are going to die from this
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
March 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Use your big voice to tell people who are upset about this, WHAT ACTION TO TAKE.
Use your big voice to tell people who are upset about this, WHAT ACTION TO TAKE.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Tell us, What actions should people take??? YOU need to use your platform to steer people into action, not just anxiety.
Tell us, What actions should people take??? YOU need to use your platform to steer people into action, not just anxiety.
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
March 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Tell us, What actions should people take??? YOU need to use your platform to steer people into action, not just anxiety.
Tell us, What actions should people take??? YOU need to use your platform to steer people into action, not just anxiety.
This is a really dumb idea.
After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.
Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.
March 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is a really dumb idea.
Important people need to quit posting on X. Everyone needs to stop visiting X. Stop feeding Lord Musk.
March 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Important people need to quit posting on X. Everyone needs to stop visiting X. Stop feeding Lord Musk.
Enough of “standing with.” It’s time to start taking action. Fighting back. We are dealing with armed goons who don’t care about your idea of the laws or rights.
Governor Walz has it right. I miss hearing his plain, common sense talk.
March 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Enough of “standing with.” It’s time to start taking action. Fighting back. We are dealing with armed goons who don’t care about your idea of the laws or rights.
@gtconway.bsky.social
You seem to think something good happened in that meeting. It did not. We should all be more alarmed and getting prepared to take action. Less talk, George, more action. USE YOUR BIG VOICE.
You seem to think something good happened in that meeting. It did not. We should all be more alarmed and getting prepared to take action. Less talk, George, more action. USE YOUR BIG VOICE.
Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
March 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@gtconway.bsky.social
You seem to think something good happened in that meeting. It did not. We should all be more alarmed and getting prepared to take action. Less talk, George, more action. USE YOUR BIG VOICE.
You seem to think something good happened in that meeting. It did not. We should all be more alarmed and getting prepared to take action. Less talk, George, more action. USE YOUR BIG VOICE.
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Enough hand-wringing! Point to the action. They are happy to see us whine at each other.
Enough hand-wringing! Point to the action. They are happy to see us whine at each other.
This was written about in project 2025
Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
March 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Enough hand-wringing! Point to the action. They are happy to see us whine at each other.
Enough hand-wringing! Point to the action. They are happy to see us whine at each other.
Trump knows no disgrace. Those sensibilities are irrelevant to him. Realize what kind of fight lies ahead.
A disgraceful day.
March 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump knows no disgrace. Those sensibilities are irrelevant to him. Realize what kind of fight lies ahead.
Now this is disturbing especially paired with abandoning ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Now this is disturbing especially paired with abandoning ukraine.
The significance of this: Trump does not care about “global opinion”. He’s going to rule the USA with whatever force is required.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The significance of this: Trump does not care about “global opinion”. He’s going to rule the USA with whatever force is required.