Jan
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OP unknown, but this is steering my morning muse...
Junior Rangers, there's a real, non-zero chance that the country we know as the United States won't exist on the other side of this. It feels like pulling up to your house and seeing smoke rolling out of a window. (Been there. Done that.)
OP unknown, but this is steering my morning muse...
Junior Rangers, there's a real, non-zero chance that the country we know as the United States won't exist on the other side of this. It feels like pulling up to your house and seeing smoke rolling out of a window. (Been there. Done that.)
April 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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OP unknown, but this is steering my morning muse...
Junior Rangers, there's a real, non-zero chance that the country we know as the United States won't exist on the other side of this. It feels like pulling up to your house and seeing smoke rolling out of a window. (Been there. Done that.)
OP unknown, but this is steering my morning muse...
Junior Rangers, there's a real, non-zero chance that the country we know as the United States won't exist on the other side of this. It feels like pulling up to your house and seeing smoke rolling out of a window. (Been there. Done that.)
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The market turmoil around Trump’s tariffs has supercharged Dems' attacks on congressional stock trading.
Their attacks crystallized after public disclosures revealed Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks during a tariff-induced dip in the market.
Their attacks crystallized after public disclosures revealed Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks during a tariff-induced dip in the market.
Democrats pounce on member stock trading to hammer the GOP
Their attacks crystallized this week after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed transactions made during a tariff-induced dip in the market.
www.politico.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The market turmoil around Trump’s tariffs has supercharged Dems' attacks on congressional stock trading.
Their attacks crystallized after public disclosures revealed Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks during a tariff-induced dip in the market.
Their attacks crystallized after public disclosures revealed Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks during a tariff-induced dip in the market.
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In one of the main Freedom of Information Act lawsuits involving Elon Musk and his team of analysts in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal judge accelerated the case timeline this evening—ordering DOGE to produce details about its structure and authority within two weeks.
April 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In one of the main Freedom of Information Act lawsuits involving Elon Musk and his team of analysts in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal judge accelerated the case timeline this evening—ordering DOGE to produce details about its structure and authority within two weeks.
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He wants you to be scared.
It's what he does when he is scared.
It's what he does when he is scared.
April 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
He wants you to be scared.
It's what he does when he is scared.
It's what he does when he is scared.
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We knew exactly what this administration was going to do because it was written in Project 2025.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We knew exactly what this administration was going to do because it was written in Project 2025.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
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"the worst and dumbest people in the world gloating about how they solved the ‘grift’ of sending lifesaving medications to dying babies...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Opinion | The Vibe Shifts Against the Right
People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"the worst and dumbest people in the world gloating about how they solved the ‘grift’ of sending lifesaving medications to dying babies...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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I don't say this often, but we all need to be like Tennessee. This is the proper energy when kidnappers come for our friends and neighbors.
Today is a good day to start mentally rehearsing scenarios and plans, if you haven't already. exploringyourmind.com/the-power-of...
Today is a good day to start mentally rehearsing scenarios and plans, if you haven't already. exploringyourmind.com/the-power-of...
April 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I don't say this often, but we all need to be like Tennessee. This is the proper energy when kidnappers come for our friends and neighbors.
Today is a good day to start mentally rehearsing scenarios and plans, if you haven't already. exploringyourmind.com/the-power-of...
Today is a good day to start mentally rehearsing scenarios and plans, if you haven't already. exploringyourmind.com/the-power-of...
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After yesterday's sickening Oval Office meeting and hot-mic capture about El Salvador building more prisons for "homegrowns" (note that dehumanizing language), it was rightly noted that concentration camps differ from prisons because they work outside of the judicial system.
After yesterday's sickening Oval Office meeting and hot-mic capture about El Salvador building more prisons for "homegrowns" (note that dehumanizing language), it was rightly noted that concentration camps differ from prisons because they work outside of the judicial system.
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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After yesterday's sickening Oval Office meeting and hot-mic capture about El Salvador building more prisons for "homegrowns" (note that dehumanizing language), it was rightly noted that concentration camps differ from prisons because they work outside of the judicial system.
After yesterday's sickening Oval Office meeting and hot-mic capture about El Salvador building more prisons for "homegrowns" (note that dehumanizing language), it was rightly noted that concentration camps differ from prisons because they work outside of the judicial system.
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I think we all have this info pretty well on-board now; reposting this mainly for the angry otter. 🦦
April 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I think we all have this info pretty well on-board now; reposting this mainly for the angry otter. 🦦
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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
April 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
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We are way past impeachment time
April 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We are way past impeachment time
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Hey, do you know what you call a guy who never admits a mistake, who becomes President of the United States by never admitting a mistake, who then convinces his entire presidential administration to never admit—let alone correct—any mistake, leading to innocents getting life sentences?
A sociopath.
A sociopath.
April 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hey, do you know what you call a guy who never admits a mistake, who becomes President of the United States by never admitting a mistake, who then convinces his entire presidential administration to never admit—let alone correct—any mistake, leading to innocents getting life sentences?
A sociopath.
A sociopath.
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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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Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.
April 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.
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EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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"Every once in a while, Trump has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Over 24 hours, Trump makes his authoritarian-style vision plain
Every once in a while, the president has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief.
www.msnbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Every once in a while, Trump has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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So, if I understand correctly, the President of the United States is saying that the Supreme Court of the United States consists of nine “sick people,” including three whom he appointed.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
So, if I understand correctly, the President of the United States is saying that the Supreme Court of the United States consists of nine “sick people,” including three whom he appointed.
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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Me too, Steve. Me too...
April 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Me too, Steve. Me too...
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Excellent Op-Ed by our former commissioner detailing how Trump and DOGE have actually increased the risk of Social Security fraud. Please read and share.
Elon Musk is creating Social Security waste, fraud and abuse
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are undermining the Social Security Administration’s efforts to prevent fraud, causing confusion and fear among beneficiaries, and creating a climate of uncertainty…
thehill.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Excellent Op-Ed by our former commissioner detailing how Trump and DOGE have actually increased the risk of Social Security fraud. Please read and share.
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If Stephen Miller can lie about Abrego Garcia and his case on national TV, he can do it in federal court under oath. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
April 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If Stephen Miller can lie about Abrego Garcia and his case on national TV, he can do it in federal court under oath. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.
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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."