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Now reading Elie Mystal’s new book “Bad Law - Ten Popular Laws that are Ruining America”
His argument that we should repeal the federal criminal penalties for “illegal reentry” is great
His argument that we should repeal the federal criminal penalties for “illegal reentry” is great
Elie Mystal: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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May 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Now reading Elie Mystal’s new book “Bad Law - Ten Popular Laws that are Ruining America”
His argument that we should repeal the federal criminal penalties for “illegal reentry” is great
His argument that we should repeal the federal criminal penalties for “illegal reentry” is great
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Yesterday it was revealed that the Trump administration is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles.
After the story broke, the State Department's procurement document removed mention of Tesla.
"Transparency."
After the story broke, the State Department's procurement document removed mention of Tesla.
"Transparency."
February 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yesterday it was revealed that the Trump administration is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles.
After the story broke, the State Department's procurement document removed mention of Tesla.
"Transparency."
After the story broke, the State Department's procurement document removed mention of Tesla.
"Transparency."
How can the head of a key US Government department be allowed to lead a takeover? Don’t any government ethics/conflict of interest rules apply? Or is he exempt from those rules>
Oh - never mind - saw that POTUS fired the head of the federal Office of Governmental Ethics earlier today.
Oh - never mind - saw that POTUS fired the head of the federal Office of Governmental Ethics earlier today.
BREAKING: Elon Musk has offered to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI for $97.4 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Elon Musk reportedly makes $97.4 billion offer for control of OpenAI
It's a huge gambit, amid pending litigation between the two sides.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
How can the head of a key US Government department be allowed to lead a takeover? Don’t any government ethics/conflict of interest rules apply? Or is he exempt from those rules>
Oh - never mind - saw that POTUS fired the head of the federal Office of Governmental Ethics earlier today.
Oh - never mind - saw that POTUS fired the head of the federal Office of Governmental Ethics earlier today.
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Let's hope it works.
We can’t have business as usual in the Senate. That's why every Committee should be focused on Musk's takeover of the federal govt.
I called on Republicans running the Banking Committee to have an emergency hearing on Musk gaining access to the most sensitive information of Americans. Do your job!
I called on Republicans running the Banking Committee to have an emergency hearing on Musk gaining access to the most sensitive information of Americans. Do your job!
No more ‘business as usual’ in the U.S. Senate
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Let's hope it works.
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It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.
Trump, with Netanyahu sitting next to him, says "Gaza maybe is a demolition site right now ... you can't live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location."
February 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.
Our Leader is now committing the US to active involvement in ethnic cleansing. And asking Egypt and Jordan to accept the hundreds of thousands of refugees exiled.
During a press conference Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said the US will “take over” the Gaza strip.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Trump Wants US To ‘Take Over’ War-Torn Gaza Strip
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Our Leader is now committing the US to active involvement in ethnic cleansing. And asking Egypt and Jordan to accept the hundreds of thousands of refugees exiled.
At least one Senator is asking questions about what Musk has been allowed to do the US Treasury Department www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.warren.senate.gov
February 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At least one Senator is asking questions about what Musk has been allowed to do the US Treasury Department www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
Fascinating conversation - Graeber was the kind of public intellectual we need more of
David Graeber vs Peter Thiel: Where Did the Future Go
YouTube video by Graeber Wave
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Fascinating conversation - Graeber was the kind of public intellectual we need more of
Why not let the fox check out the hen house? There might be some chickens missing…
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Why not let the fox check out the hen house? There might be some chickens missing…
Kash Patel.
Tulsi Gabbard.
Robert Kennedy Jr.
If Congress can approve these nominations instead of asking for serious, qualified candidates, anyone the POTUS wants could be approved. (OK, maybe not Mr. Gaetz. But almost anyone)
Tulsi Gabbard.
Robert Kennedy Jr.
If Congress can approve these nominations instead of asking for serious, qualified candidates, anyone the POTUS wants could be approved. (OK, maybe not Mr. Gaetz. But almost anyone)
Kash Patel would make a disastrous FBI director. It’s clear Trump chose him to be a major cog in his vengeance machine to silence and intimidate critics. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here’s how Trump’s vengeance machine works | Robert Reich
Trump’s vengeance machine isn’t only about retribution. It’s also intended to intimidate Trump critics
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Kash Patel.
Tulsi Gabbard.
Robert Kennedy Jr.
If Congress can approve these nominations instead of asking for serious, qualified candidates, anyone the POTUS wants could be approved. (OK, maybe not Mr. Gaetz. But almost anyone)
Tulsi Gabbard.
Robert Kennedy Jr.
If Congress can approve these nominations instead of asking for serious, qualified candidates, anyone the POTUS wants could be approved. (OK, maybe not Mr. Gaetz. But almost anyone)
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Trump just fired the NLRB's pro-worker general counsel and the agency's Democratic acting chair.
It's a huge victory for union-busters Amazon and SpaceX, who have been waging a legal crusade to dismantle the NLRB.
It's a huge victory for union-busters Amazon and SpaceX, who have been waging a legal crusade to dismantle the NLRB.
Bezos and Musk Vs. Workers | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Trump just fired the NLRB's pro-worker general counsel and the agency's Democratic acting chair.
It's a huge victory for union-busters Amazon and SpaceX, who have been waging a legal crusade to dismantle the NLRB.
It's a huge victory for union-busters Amazon and SpaceX, who have been waging a legal crusade to dismantle the NLRB.
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A Nixon-era law forbids presidents from blocking spending over policy disagreements. Federal courts have also prevented presidents from refusing to spend money unless Congress grants them the flexibility.
Trump seeks to upend it all.
By @mtredden.bsky.social
(Published Nov. 2024)
Trump seeks to upend it all.
By @mtredden.bsky.social
(Published Nov. 2024)
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the…
propub.li
January 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A Nixon-era law forbids presidents from blocking spending over policy disagreements. Federal courts have also prevented presidents from refusing to spend money unless Congress grants them the flexibility.
Trump seeks to upend it all.
By @mtredden.bsky.social
(Published Nov. 2024)
Trump seeks to upend it all.
By @mtredden.bsky.social
(Published Nov. 2024)
One of the great parts of my Florida excursion this month was the Florida Springs Institute, learning about Florida’s karst formation, the Florida aquifer and how vulnerable it is, and the impact on water quality, youtu.be/pczw3-lD1OY?...
The Great Springs and Rivers of Florida
YouTube video by Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One of the great parts of my Florida excursion this month was the Florida Springs Institute, learning about Florida’s karst formation, the Florida aquifer and how vulnerable it is, and the impact on water quality, youtu.be/pczw3-lD1OY?...
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Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump Wants You to Die
The attack on public health begins
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
“You say McKinley, I say Denali.
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America?
But a salute is a salute is a salute, even if you call it an awkward gesture.”
January 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“You say McKinley, I say Denali.
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America?
But a salute is a salute is a salute, even if you call it an awkward gesture.”
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NEW: we discuss Biden’s ERA statement and SCOTUS’s porn problem (an argument recap).
We also tie the staggering grift we’re (already!) seeing to SCOTUS - and more. crooked.com/podcast/scot...
We also tie the staggering grift we’re (already!) seeing to SCOTUS - and more. crooked.com/podcast/scot...
Grifters Grifters Gotta Grift GIF
Alt: Grifters Grifters Gotta Grift GIF
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January 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: we discuss Biden’s ERA statement and SCOTUS’s porn problem (an argument recap).
We also tie the staggering grift we’re (already!) seeing to SCOTUS - and more. crooked.com/podcast/scot...
We also tie the staggering grift we’re (already!) seeing to SCOTUS - and more. crooked.com/podcast/scot...
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And you can get Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social book THE PRESIDENTS AND THE PEOPLE: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy & the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It a book by Corey Brettschneider
Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the law so that he could commit crimes with impunity.In this propulsive and eminently read...
bookshop.org
January 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
And you can get Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social book THE PRESIDENTS AND THE PEOPLE: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy & the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Good luck, Amazon drivers on strike
Staffing company structures shouldn’t be a tool to evade the duty to collectively bargain
Staffing company structures shouldn’t be a tool to evade the duty to collectively bargain
December 20, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Good luck, Amazon drivers on strike
Staffing company structures shouldn’t be a tool to evade the duty to collectively bargain
Staffing company structures shouldn’t be a tool to evade the duty to collectively bargain