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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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House Dems are ready to pass a four week funding extension in order to reach a true bipartisan agreement and keep the government open.
March 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
House Dems are ready to pass a four week funding extension in order to reach a true bipartisan agreement and keep the government open.
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If you’re a teacher, professor, staff member, a parent, the time to organize is now.
The Department of Education is being liquidated. Institutions are being intimidated. Administration is capitulating and collaborating. Students are being disappeared.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/collective...
The Department of Education is being liquidated. Institutions are being intimidated. Administration is capitulating and collaborating. Students are being disappeared.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/collective...
Collective Action is the Way Out
Like it or not, the fight is here. And it's time to start fighting.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If you’re a teacher, professor, staff member, a parent, the time to organize is now.
The Department of Education is being liquidated. Institutions are being intimidated. Administration is capitulating and collaborating. Students are being disappeared.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/collective...
The Department of Education is being liquidated. Institutions are being intimidated. Administration is capitulating and collaborating. Students are being disappeared.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/collective...
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These guys remind me of people I knew in grad school who would sneer at kids who went out on the weekend; they'd stay in the library, staring at the books and notes, believing that sheer willpower could produce a 4.0
Spoiler: it did not
Performance art for their fellow students - and themselves.
Spoiler: it did not
Performance art for their fellow students - and themselves.
This is performative nonsense of “hardcore” tech nincompoops. They could put people in nearby hotels or Airbnbs for a lot less. It’s all cosplaying intense workaholism for the cheap seats and all for PR. Sleeping bags at work is simply dumb www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
IKEA beds? Dressers? Inside the ‘exceedingly odd’ DOGE office setup
Details of the arrangements at GSA offer a window into the lifestyle of DOGE workers.
www.politico.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
These guys remind me of people I knew in grad school who would sneer at kids who went out on the weekend; they'd stay in the library, staring at the books and notes, believing that sheer willpower could produce a 4.0
Spoiler: it did not
Performance art for their fellow students - and themselves.
Spoiler: it did not
Performance art for their fellow students - and themselves.
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Why doesn't someone stop Elon Musk? Why doesn't anyone stop DOGE?
It is against the law. It is ALL against the law.
It is against the law. It is ALL against the law.
March 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Why doesn't someone stop Elon Musk? Why doesn't anyone stop DOGE?
It is against the law. It is ALL against the law.
It is against the law. It is ALL against the law.
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Bribes. They’re known as bribes.
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Bribes. They’re known as bribes.
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Genesis 1 tells us that humans were created in the image of God, Imago Dei. Imago DEI. In the image of diversity, equity and inclusion. H/T to Rev. Dr. Quintin Robertson. And there’s my sermon inspiration. #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #resist
March 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Genesis 1 tells us that humans were created in the image of God, Imago Dei. Imago DEI. In the image of diversity, equity and inclusion. H/T to Rev. Dr. Quintin Robertson. And there’s my sermon inspiration. #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #resist
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They can’t pretend they’re suddenly for cancer research just because they brought a kid to Congress. Sheesh.
March 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
They can’t pretend they’re suddenly for cancer research just because they brought a kid to Congress. Sheesh.
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ALL of the Republicans are standing up and cheering for DOGE, Elon Musk, and Trump’s “policies.”
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ALL of the Republicans are standing up and cheering for DOGE, Elon Musk, and Trump’s “policies.”
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
Remember that when you’re unemployed and can’t afford your basic necessities because of Trump’s tariffs.
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This man may be the richest person in the world, but he might be the poorest example of humanity on this planet.
I pity him.
As an aside: He proves Jesus' point about two masters, camels and needles, etc...
I pity him.
As an aside: He proves Jesus' point about two masters, camels and needles, etc...
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This man may be the richest person in the world, but he might be the poorest example of humanity on this planet.
I pity him.
As an aside: He proves Jesus' point about two masters, camels and needles, etc...
I pity him.
As an aside: He proves Jesus' point about two masters, camels and needles, etc...
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Trump filled the audience with people to use as props to put Democrats in the position either of looking supportive and standing up and clapping, or looking churlish by remaining seated. Staying seated was the right choice.
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Trump filled the audience with people to use as props to put Democrats in the position either of looking supportive and standing up and clapping, or looking churlish by remaining seated. Staying seated was the right choice.
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This feels like a sort of carnival-week funeral for the US republic. Beneath deep anger at Trump's orgy of vandalism and self-worship, I feel deep sadness. What a train wreck of a superpower.
March 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This feels like a sort of carnival-week funeral for the US republic. Beneath deep anger at Trump's orgy of vandalism and self-worship, I feel deep sadness. What a train wreck of a superpower.
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No human being is ever "waste, fraud, and abuse."
And yes, they insist on dehumanizing real people into order to carry out their destruction of the government.
And yes, they insist on dehumanizing real people into order to carry out their destruction of the government.
"It’s easy to miss the human side of policy, legal compliance, the nitty gritty of efficient government. To get caught up in slogans about fraud or waste. That’s what Musk and Trump are counting on. And yet I see and hear the human side every time my son says “My dad’s name is David.” On @msnbc.com
Opinion | The Trump administration is ready to abandon kids like my son
Attacks on disabled Americans and the policies we rely on lie at the core of so much of MAGA culture.
www.msnbc.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No human being is ever "waste, fraud, and abuse."
And yes, they insist on dehumanizing real people into order to carry out their destruction of the government.
And yes, they insist on dehumanizing real people into order to carry out their destruction of the government.
For god's sake
March 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
For god's sake
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Proud of the @LeagueofWomenVoters for sponsoring!
Join Us at Newton City Hall, Tuesday, March 4 at 8:30pm We the People, through the LVW of Newton, are planning a “Light For Our Democracy” gathering at the same time as the State of the Union. Bring a light (a cell phone, flashlight, or battery)
Join Us at Newton City Hall, Tuesday, March 4 at 8:30pm We the People, through the LVW of Newton, are planning a “Light For Our Democracy” gathering at the same time as the State of the Union. Bring a light (a cell phone, flashlight, or battery)
March 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Proud of the @LeagueofWomenVoters for sponsoring!
Join Us at Newton City Hall, Tuesday, March 4 at 8:30pm We the People, through the LVW of Newton, are planning a “Light For Our Democracy” gathering at the same time as the State of the Union. Bring a light (a cell phone, flashlight, or battery)
Join Us at Newton City Hall, Tuesday, March 4 at 8:30pm We the People, through the LVW of Newton, are planning a “Light For Our Democracy” gathering at the same time as the State of the Union. Bring a light (a cell phone, flashlight, or battery)
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I remember the wonderful days when such displays of unity were led by the United States, not aimed at it.
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
March 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I remember the wonderful days when such displays of unity were led by the United States, not aimed at it.
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And just like that, overnight, there’s a US-Russia axis. If you made a movie out of this people would say it’s an absurd premise
February 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And just like that, overnight, there’s a US-Russia axis. If you made a movie out of this people would say it’s an absurd premise
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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.
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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.
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What happened to Little Marco?
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What happened to Little Marco?
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Today, in a meeting at the White House, the only person actually defending American interests was Zelenskyy.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
February 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Today, in a meeting at the White House, the only person actually defending American interests was Zelenskyy.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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I feel a revolution coming. Do you hear the people sing ?
March 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I feel a revolution coming. Do you hear the people sing ?
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Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there.
The show must go on.
The show must go on.
February 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there.
The show must go on.
The show must go on.
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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When I was a teenager in an evangelical church in Arizona, my pastor would have used this as an illustration of the Antichrist.
February 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
When I was a teenager in an evangelical church in Arizona, my pastor would have used this as an illustration of the Antichrist.