Jbkell
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Great framing.
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Great framing.
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Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab
@kateshaw.bsky.social discusses Donald Trump’s recent winning streak with the Supreme Court and what it means for the state of the Constitution.
open.spotify.com/episode/4VpE...
youtu.be/mhZBLpzcYx4?...
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab
@kateshaw.bsky.social discusses Donald Trump’s recent winning streak with the Supreme Court and what it means for the state of the Constitution.
open.spotify.com/episode/4VpE...
youtu.be/mhZBLpzcYx4?...
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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September 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab
@kateshaw.bsky.social discusses Donald Trump’s recent winning streak with the Supreme Court and what it means for the state of the Constitution.
open.spotify.com/episode/4VpE...
youtu.be/mhZBLpzcYx4?...
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab
@kateshaw.bsky.social discusses Donald Trump’s recent winning streak with the Supreme Court and what it means for the state of the Constitution.
open.spotify.com/episode/4VpE...
youtu.be/mhZBLpzcYx4?...
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They won’t fire Hegseth unless and until they can find someone equally suited to the project of destroying American institutions and endangering American lives.
April 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
They won’t fire Hegseth unless and until they can find someone equally suited to the project of destroying American institutions and endangering American lives.
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I discussed Judge Boasberg‘s contempt order with Scott Tung on WBUR/NPR today. Spoiler, it’s not about whether deportations can occur, it’s about whether the executive branch can defy a court order. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Judge threatens contempt proceedings against Trump administration
A federal judge says he has probable cause to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating the judge's orders to pause deportation flights to El Salvador in March.
www.wbur.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I discussed Judge Boasberg‘s contempt order with Scott Tung on WBUR/NPR today. Spoiler, it’s not about whether deportations can occur, it’s about whether the executive branch can defy a court order. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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"We can react by seeing all of this for what it is, and naming it by name: incipient state terror. We can react by associating ourselves with others who are repressed before we are. Only in solidarity do we affirm law."
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"We can react by seeing all of this for what it is, and naming it by name: incipient state terror. We can react by associating ourselves with others who are repressed before we are. Only in solidarity do we affirm law."
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By defying the Supreme Court’s order to return Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, Trump is laying the groundwork to do the same to U.S. citizens.
Now is the time to speak out — before there is no one left to speak.
We are on a path towards dictatorship.
Now is the time to speak out — before there is no one left to speak.
We are on a path towards dictatorship.
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
By defying the Supreme Court’s order to return Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, Trump is laying the groundwork to do the same to U.S. citizens.
Now is the time to speak out — before there is no one left to speak.
We are on a path towards dictatorship.
Now is the time to speak out — before there is no one left to speak.
We are on a path towards dictatorship.
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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
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We can speculate all day about the potential perils of shutting down the government vs. give Trump/Elon a blank check CR to decimate it all, including our social security and Medicaid.
It's a simpler choice.
We can either go down fighting on our feet or compliant on our knees.
I want the fight.
It's a simpler choice.
We can either go down fighting on our feet or compliant on our knees.
I want the fight.
March 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We can speculate all day about the potential perils of shutting down the government vs. give Trump/Elon a blank check CR to decimate it all, including our social security and Medicaid.
It's a simpler choice.
We can either go down fighting on our feet or compliant on our knees.
I want the fight.
It's a simpler choice.
We can either go down fighting on our feet or compliant on our knees.
I want the fight.
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Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
March 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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BREAKING: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office just confirmed Republicans who say their budget doesn't cut Medicaid are lying.
Their budget *requires* the largest Medicaid cuts in American history - all while delivering a $4.5 TRILLION giveaway to billionaire donors.
Their budget *requires* the largest Medicaid cuts in American history - all while delivering a $4.5 TRILLION giveaway to billionaire donors.
March 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
BREAKING: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office just confirmed Republicans who say their budget doesn't cut Medicaid are lying.
Their budget *requires* the largest Medicaid cuts in American history - all while delivering a $4.5 TRILLION giveaway to billionaire donors.
Their budget *requires* the largest Medicaid cuts in American history - all while delivering a $4.5 TRILLION giveaway to billionaire donors.
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"Unconstitutional" seems like too mild a term for this.
So, if I’m reading this correctly, Congress appropriated a bunch of funds for specific purposes. Musk will be throwing that out the window and disregarding the law they enacted. But individual legislators can call a hotline and beg for their pet projects to be spared. That’s how we’re doing it now.
Like huh it’s almost as if this information is inconsistent with the government’s representations in court that Amy Gleason, not Musk, is in charge of DOGE, and that agency heads, not DOGE, are responsible for the cuts
March 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Unconstitutional" seems like too mild a term for this.
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So, if I’m reading this correctly, Congress appropriated a bunch of funds for specific purposes. Musk will be throwing that out the window and disregarding the law they enacted. But individual legislators can call a hotline and beg for their pet projects to be spared. That’s how we’re doing it now.
Like huh it’s almost as if this information is inconsistent with the government’s representations in court that Amy Gleason, not Musk, is in charge of DOGE, and that agency heads, not DOGE, are responsible for the cuts
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
So, if I’m reading this correctly, Congress appropriated a bunch of funds for specific purposes. Musk will be throwing that out the window and disregarding the law they enacted. But individual legislators can call a hotline and beg for their pet projects to be spared. That’s how we’re doing it now.
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🚨BREAKING The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower-court order requiring the government to unfreeze over $1.5 billion in foreign aid owed to nonprofits and government partners for their humanitarian efforts with the U.S.A.I.D.
SCOTUS Denies Trump’s Request to Lift Order Requiring Release of $1.5 Billion in Foreign Aid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨BREAKING The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower-court order requiring the government to unfreeze over $1.5 billion in foreign aid owed to nonprofits and government partners for their humanitarian efforts with the U.S.A.I.D.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Trump and Vance act as if the problem is that Ukraine is resisting an ongoing Russian invasion. The problem is the ongoing Russian invasion. If they want to use American power to stop the war, apply it to the aggressor. Abusing the victim is not going to end a war of aggression.
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump and Vance act as if the problem is that Ukraine is resisting an ongoing Russian invasion. The problem is the ongoing Russian invasion. If they want to use American power to stop the war, apply it to the aggressor. Abusing the victim is not going to end a war of aggression.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority.
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
February 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority.
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
(via @schatz.bsky.social)