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BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
June 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
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Fox 9 Minneapolis reports that two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer.
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.
www.fox9.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fox 9 Minneapolis reports that two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer.
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Their conditions are not known.
www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
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By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
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1. The North Carolina Supreme Court just TOSSED 260 BALLOTS in a razor close election for a seat on the same court
The ballots were invalidated based on a claim by the Republican candidate that all of voters were "never residents" of North Carolina
But that claim is false
We have receipts
The ballots were invalidated based on a claim by the Republican candidate that all of voters were "never residents" of North Carolina
But that claim is false
We have receipts
North Carolina Supreme Court throws out hundreds of ballots based on flawed data
This is a special collaboration between Popular Information and Anderson Alerts, a newsletter about North Carolina politics.
popular.info
April 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
1. The North Carolina Supreme Court just TOSSED 260 BALLOTS in a razor close election for a seat on the same court
The ballots were invalidated based on a claim by the Republican candidate that all of voters were "never residents" of North Carolina
But that claim is false
We have receipts
The ballots were invalidated based on a claim by the Republican candidate that all of voters were "never residents" of North Carolina
But that claim is false
We have receipts
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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The president is asserting an unreviewable power to seize any person off the street and ship him to a dungeon abroad. Nobody can say this is an overreaction or alarmism or "TDS" when this is literally what the administration is doing right now.
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
By shipping men to a Salvadoran prison without due process, the Trump administration has begun defying court orders in earnest.
www.thebulwark.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The president is asserting an unreviewable power to seize any person off the street and ship him to a dungeon abroad. Nobody can say this is an overreaction or alarmism or "TDS" when this is literally what the administration is doing right now.
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This isn’t legal, Elon.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
March 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This isn’t legal, Elon.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
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Technical question: if you don't have the power to fire someone, are they fired? If so, I have a list.... But seriously, this is a constant with the attacks on civil servants since Jan. 20th.
Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say
President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Technical question: if you don't have the power to fire someone, are they fired? If so, I have a list.... But seriously, this is a constant with the attacks on civil servants since Jan. 20th.
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We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
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Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
March 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
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Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
open.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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These ten Democrats should just quit. To censure Green when there have never been consequences for MTG for egregious behavior whereas Green was protesting fascism. We are drowning in shit.
US House voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
March 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
These ten Democrats should just quit. To censure Green when there have never been consequences for MTG for egregious behavior whereas Green was protesting fascism. We are drowning in shit.
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Donald Trump is lying to you.
March 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Donald Trump is lying to you.
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
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Our service members are among the best and bravest our nation has to offer.
They are patriots who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
To demean thousands of transgender service members' sacrifice by removing them is cruel and stupid – and makes us all less safe.
They are patriots who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
To demean thousands of transgender service members' sacrifice by removing them is cruel and stupid – and makes us all less safe.
Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says
The policy goes further than the trans military ban that President Donald Trump instituted during his first term, which allowed some trans troops to continue serving.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our service members are among the best and bravest our nation has to offer.
They are patriots who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
To demean thousands of transgender service members' sacrifice by removing them is cruel and stupid – and makes us all less safe.
They are patriots who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
To demean thousands of transgender service members' sacrifice by removing them is cruel and stupid – and makes us all less safe.
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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🚨If YOU live in 1 of these REPUBLICAN districts, these are the MOST vulnerable R's whose seats will be FLIPPED next year if they vote YES to cut Medicaid.
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🚨If YOU live in 1 of these REPUBLICAN districts, these are the MOST vulnerable R's whose seats will be FLIPPED next year if they vote YES to cut Medicaid.
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
Please CALL your representative the vote is TOMORROW & help SAVE this program. YOUR voice does matter and does make a DIFFERENCE. 202-224-3121.🚨
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Leadership is doubling down, but GOP members are getting nervous about the budget’s extreme unpopularity.
You can call your Representative now at 202-224-3121.
You can call your Representative now at 202-224-3121.
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Leadership is doubling down, but GOP members are getting nervous about the budget’s extreme unpopularity.
You can call your Representative now at 202-224-3121.
You can call your Representative now at 202-224-3121.
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Tillis is up for reelection in NC next year.
February 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Tillis is up for reelection in NC next year.
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PETE: “What we have to do now is make clear we do want government to work differently and better than it has, but burning it to the ground won’t do that for anyone.”
February 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
PETE: “What we have to do now is make clear we do want government to work differently and better than it has, but burning it to the ground won’t do that for anyone.”
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We know who the villains are in this coup. But so many heroes are showing up to oppose them, and many of them are federal employees, including judges. I give you supreme boss-hero champion Judge Ana Reyes, telling Team Trump they don't know shit and schooling them in the facts about gender and sex.
More from Judge Reyes
February 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We know who the villains are in this coup. But so many heroes are showing up to oppose them, and many of them are federal employees, including judges. I give you supreme boss-hero champion Judge Ana Reyes, telling Team Trump they don't know shit and schooling them in the facts about gender and sex.