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In a rare statement, Chief Justice John Roberts called judicial impeachment "not an appropriate response" to disagreeing with a judge's decision.

He made the comments after Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who blocked the administration's deportation flights. to.pbs.org/43RBatE
March 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Student-led walkouts have occurred at schools for U.S. military families across the world, with dozens or hundreds of students participating in most locations.

Students are planning a larger walkout for April involving as many as 25 of the 160 schools.
Students at military bases around world rebel against Trump DEI crackdown
Student-led walkouts have occurred at schools for U.S. military families across the world, with a larger coordinated protest being planned.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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“This is like presidential campaign rallies, isn’t it? But I’m not running for president, and this is not a campaign,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told The Associated Press. “You gotta do what you gotta do. The country’s in trouble and I want to play my role.”
Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders emerges as the leader of the anti-Trump resistance
At 83 years old, Sanders is not running for president again. But the stooped and silver-haired democratic socialist has emerged as a leader of the resistance to Donald Trump's second presidency.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Russia launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night Saturday after the United States stopped sharing satellite images with the Ukrainian government, officials said. At least 22 people have been killed.
Heavy Russian strikes kill more than 20 people in Ukraine as U.S. withholds intelligence
When asked Friday if Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking advantage of the U.S. pause on intelligence-sharing to attack Ukraine, Trump responded: “I think he’s doing what anybody else would.”
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"“These are going to be cities without democracy,” Duran claims. “These are going to be cities without workers' rights...the owners of the city, the corporations, the billionaires have all the power...That's what's so attractive...to these people, is that they will actually be anti-freedom cities.”"
Secession. What they're describing is secession.

www.wired.com/story/startu...
March 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
So that they can interfere or destroy vote by mail...
2. Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and bring the independent mail agency under his administration’s control.
February 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Letitia James of New York, joined by 18 other Democratic state attorneys general, said in a lawsuit that when President Trump gave Elon Musk the run of government computer systems, he breached protections enshrined in the Constitution and “failed to faithfully execute the laws enacted by Congress.”
States Say in Lawsuit That Donald Trump Violated Constitution’s Basic Precepts
Nineteen attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, accused the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let Mr. Musk comb through federal computer systems.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
For anyone needing a digestible list.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Feb 7
This has been a wild week, with way more news coming out of the new administration than anyone can follow.

And that's likely by design. Here's some of the biggest things that happened this week.
Trump carries out his 'flood the zone' strategy, creating a week of whiplash
An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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@50501movement.bsky.social #50501 Columbus, OH
February 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Denver Capitol yesterday, 6 hours in and still going strong
@50501movement.bsky.social
So proud of Colorado
#50501
#Denver
#dumptrump
#deportmusk
#buildtheresistance
February 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Ethnic cleansing continues. This is disgusting and wrong!
February 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Couldn't go to Salem today, but I wore blue!
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump policies
Demonstrators decried everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
www.pbs.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order placing stiff tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, setting the stage for a trade war. Follow live updates.
Trump Imposes Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM