This is a senator L. Louise Lucas appreciation post

Trump administration sues Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges The civil rights group has long been a target for conservative activists, who object to its characterisations.

The civil rights group has long been a target for conservative activists, who object to its characterisations.

A reminder that the MAGA regime is comprised of Nazis and white supremacists, so I can’t say that I’m at all surprised that they have filed frivolous bullshit criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center who is a 55 year old civil rights group known for going after the Klu Klux Klan.

This seems likely to backfire, considering how unpopular Trump is.

/hattip

Trump’s inflation, the Iran war, plus strong Democratic recruits, are putting red-state Senate seats in play. Polls show Democrats tied or leading in four GOP-held seats: Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Alaska, with Iowa and Texas cracking too. (NYT)
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Oliver Darcy is reporting that Paramount will host Brendon Carr. If the legacy media had any self-respect they would cancel or boycott this dinner. But they don't. That is why you need to support independent media.

Drunks
Sycophants
Incompetents
Miscreants
Thieves

No, this is no way to run a country.

Six women win 2026 Goldman prize, world’s top environmental award

Six women win 2026 Goldman prize, world’s top environmental award https://aje.news/d1zgl2

‘Something is fundamentally wrong:’ Detainees start hunger strike at Pa. ICE facility A hunger strike at Moshannon Valley Processing Center, by roughly 100 people, started Thursday, April 16th.

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Democratic House Rep. Ro Khanna:

“I resent the fact that Netanyahu is going to tell the United States what to do. The American president should call the shots in this country.”

I resent it too, and our POTUS is compromised.

Is the United States Worth Saving? Every generation has faced a moment when quitting seemed reasonable — and every generation refused. We have no right to be the first.

We are not being asked to sit in a trench. We are not being asked to sign a document that will get us hanged. We are being asked to stay engaged. That's it. After 250 years of Americans dying for this idea, that's all we owe. I wrote about it here.
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My statement on MAGA’s bigoted Anti-Muslim Caucus:

Donald Trump is the most hated man on Earth!

Retweet if you believe this to be true!

Several people with signs like this at the Boston Marathon today

"We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel, and we will vigorously defend The Atlantic and our journalists against this meritless lawsuit." - The Atlantic

The Atlantic: Kash Patel is a paranoid drunk

Kash: Imma sue you for $250 million

The Atlantic: Let’s dance, Googly Eyes

Post from April G. Showers - YouTube I WILL NOT BE SILENCED! JS. 😘💯🗣️

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Senate Republicans introduce bill to shield oil and gas industry The measure would invalidate a host of lawsuits filed by cities and states seeking compensation from the oil and gas industry for the costs of climate

“No company should be above the law, especially those that planned, funded & continue to engage in a coordinated decades-long campaign to protect their profits by deceiving the public and blocking climate action." - UCS Climate Accountability Campaign Director Kathy Mulvey @kathymulvey.bsky.social

Our systems are too corrupt and broken.

If you don’t get the billionaires out of government they’ll never allow for principled and honest leaders.

Keep Walking The Walk,Mayor Mamdani.......

TYSVM, MErlin❣️❣️

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New LEGO Diss From IRAN 🔥| EPSTEIN FILES & THE CLOWN 🤡 YouTube video by The Story Of Things

More Legos from Iran.
Fake gold, fake tan, fake president.
Sound up! 🤣
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

We shouldn’t be surprised if Kash Patel is let go by Friday.

#PedophileRapistTrump didn't do this alone. Every Republican in the House & Senate allowed him to do this without even asking him a question about it:

Amanda Ungaro Wrongly Deported Epstein Survivor
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Ask yourself how you would respond if another country, say Russia, demanded that the United States unconditionally surrender or it would blow up all our bridges and power plants. Would you choose surrender or would you choose defense?

This is how Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos avoids paying a personal income tax
- For the last 20 years he's had the same salary, $82,000

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.