is there an over/under on whether republicans try to rename the whole country (trumpmerica? no, maybe trumpistan?) before he's gone

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ICE agents are at airports to help TSA ease travel woes. Here’s what we know about their deployment | CNN ICE agents were deployed to 14 airports on Monday as part of the Trump administration’s effort to mitigate painful travel delays that have resulted from a Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

Slide into autocracy 60:The goal of ICE at airports is to normalize the presence of armed federal agents and soldiers at locations where Americans are required to show ID and submit to screening before they can proceed. Polling places next.-Alt National Park Service
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US Department of Education hangs Charlie Kirk banner outside DC building Banner has sparked criticism as Kirk was a polarizing figure who made incendiary and often racist and sexist comments

The Kirk banner has sparked criticism as he was a polarizing figure who made incendiary and often racist and sexist comments.
The DOE said “We are proud to honor visionary leaders whose contributions have shaped the future of education for generations."

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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life sentence for child sex crimes Andrew Paul Johnson promised one of his victims money he expected to receive from the Justice Department, authorities said.

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Whoa!

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

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“This is a small enough city where we’re pretty tight-knit,” he said. “It’s not going to go well here for this type of enforcement: people are going to record, people are going to protest peacefully.”

“We care about our community members here.”

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Lawyers, legal advocates march through downtown Portland to protest ICE arrests Friday's march from Deering Oaks park into the Bayside neighborhood was the latest of several 'rule of law' gatherings held over the last year.

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Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...

Slide into autocracy 32 : Trump is threatening to place sanctions on the International Criminal Court to guarantee it will not investigate Trump and his top officials. “There is growing concern...that in 2029 the ICC will turn its attention to the president..."

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Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War Directive will make Department of War secondary title and is way to get around need for congressional approval

The combination of aggressive military action and symbolic rebranding goes in contrast with Trump’s repeated claims to be “the anti-war president” who campaigned on promises to end conflicts and avoid new wars.

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Trump touts ‘comprehensive’ crime bill in Congress that doesn’t appear to exist After the president announced work on a new crime bill, GOP lawmakers reportedly couldn’t help but “scratch their heads” in response.

"If you’re thinking that Trump just made this up — you’re not alone..."

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Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.

"The actions add up to an unprecedented attempt by a sitting president to interfere in a critical election before it’s even held, moves that have raised alarms among those concerned about the future of U.S. democracy..."

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my takeaway from reading this is that i have to assume that every half-competent intelligence agency in the world has an almost real-time glimpse into what the white house and the pentagon are doing

Thank you, MAGA

@juliusgoat.bsky.social

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

Jeff Bezos' Editorial Board Calls Trump's AG Pick, Who Lobbied for Amazon, 'Qualified' The Washington Post's editorial board gave a thumbs up for Trump's attorney general pick Pam Bondi, who previously lobbied for Amazon.

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board has endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General.

Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist.

Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.

Your personal data is under siege: A Chinese hacking group infiltrated 9 telecom giants, including Verizon and AT&T, stealing and recording your phone calls and texts. FBI warns: "This is just the beginning." Samm Sacks joins me at 11a ET on #Velshi

The crypto lobby has spent $129 million to elect industry-friendly candidates over the last three election cycles.

Crypto is now one of the largest campaign contributors since Citizens United — second to Big Oil.

For the sake of democracy, we must get big money out of politics.

Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

What did corporations do with the money saved?

They didn’t invest it or raise wages.

They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.

Nothing trickled down to workers.

President Biden’s final act as a candidate highlights Trump’s unfitness for office.

Biden put the needs of his country ahead of himself.

Trump was willing to burn down our democracy to hold onto power and feed his fragile ego.

'The Petri dish for the latest unhinged legal theory': the powerful appeals court feeding the SCOTUS docket By now, we’re all familiar with the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, which has pushed American jurisprudence far to the right in recent years. But little attention has been paid to the cons...

The ultra conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has been flying under radar, says Ruth Marcus, but has had an outsized role in shaping national policy. It’s the “petri dish for whatever the latest unhinged theory is,” says Leah Litman. #Velshi
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Senate Republicans blocked legislation establishing a binding code of ethics and stricter recusal requirements for Supreme Court justices.

A day later we learned that Clarence Thomas received even more free vacations from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.

You can't make this stuff up.

In 2025, the top 1% will get a tax cut of more than $60,000.

Meanwhile, the bottom 60% will see a tax cut of less than $500.

This is why we called the Trump tax cuts a giveaway to the super-rich.

Because that’s exactly what they were.