Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It

confirmation bias, but he is one of my policy GOATs:

Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start In California, over $900 million in federal education funding is frozen, jeopardizing key programs for after school and summer learning, teacher preparation, and to support students learning English O...

#31 for AG Bonta... oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

The Narrowing of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Philanthropy

"charity is no substitute for justice withheld."

PSA: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Office's analysis of Prop 36 as a ballot measure highlighted there was no funding mechanism and possible costs to the counties in the hundreds of millions. That was just smoke and mirrors since we were already prosecuting organized retail theft.

This is where we’re at as a country: Federal thugs detaining & roughing up a United States Senator for trying to speak to a cabinet secretary & question administration policy.

Anyone who continues to doubt whether this is fascism is living in an alternate reality.

Read the California DOJ Weekly Newsletter | California Department of Justice We've been in touch with local law enforcement in LA. They have the resources they need to meet the moment, and we stand ready to assist should the need arise. There is no emergency and the Pres...

LA and presser coming up around 11a: www.linkedin.com/posts/califo...

As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests

draining the so-called swamp straight into his pocket, while slashing government services and benefits for working people:

The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans

My Peace Corps service was in Namibia. The argument here is laughable:

Reports of protesters in wheelchairs advocating against Congressional Medicaid cuts getting arrested.. may the Last Week Tonight and TDS comparisons with Trump's and GOP's response to Jan 6 insurrectionists begin.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president’s claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an “inv...

"A federal judge on Thursday permanently barred the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to deport Venezuelans it has deemed to be criminals from the Southern District of Texas... The 36-page ruling by Judge Rodriguez, a President Trump appointee..."

Judge orders Border Patrol to halt illegal stops in the Central Valley after dozens arrested in raids A federal judge found Border Patrol agents engaged in "a pattern and practice" of violating people's constitutional rights after they detained and arrested dozens in a Central Valley raid in January.

Following that morning of debating TPs versus impact, it's easy to forget what's happened already under Trump 2.0's first 100 days. Here's follow-up from something that happened before he was even sworn in, where constitutional rights were trampled:

Federal Accountability

Having trouble keeping up with AG Bonta's federal accountability work? You're not the only one, and here's our landing page:

Federal Accountability

14th lawsuit filed yesterday on tariffs, to defend the rule of law:

Jon Stewart on Trump's Botched Tariff Rollout & The Stock Market's Meltdown | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

exhausted going into spring recess and lolol:

California vs. Trump: What it’s like to be the attorneys on the front lines A behind-the-scenes look at the months-long effort to resist President Trump's agenda inside California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office.

Can't stop, won't stop...

Jon Stewart on Which Speech Is Free and Which Will Cost You in Trump’s America | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

Likely because I came of age watching TDS/Jon Stewart/John Oliver, I feel like satire is a better vehicle for analyzing what's happening rather than just explaining the news lol

Take naps, stay woke.

Free TP: some lamented the diminishing of the co-equal branches of gov during 'rona + last-minute special sessions, and crickets now that similar but legal arguments are being made in Fed courts to stop Trump's unconstitutional and unlawful violations that actually have secured TROs and injunctions

Florida Man Says He Shot Israeli Tourists in ‘Mental Health Crisis’ The gunman, who is Jewish, told the police that he thought the tourists were Palestinian.

I'm no attorney, and in CA, this would be considered a hate crime given what the suspect has stated on the record:

Sam Nujoma of Namibia Dead at 95 As the self-exiled leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization, he directed a guerrilla army in a 24-year war for independence from South African rule.

I served in the Peace Corps, above the red line in Namibia. Politics there are complex, as they are in South Africa, folliwing apartheid rule. Now, an Afrikaaner is seeking to privatize government in the US for his own gain here, as well as defund USAID and bring sanctions against South Africans.

Kababayan: oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

Attorney General Bonta Provides Guidance to Students, Educators on Immigration Enforcement on School Campuses SACRAMENTO – In the wake of new concerns of immigration enforcement on school campuses, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today highlighted recent guidance to students, families, educators, and sc...

My boss announced a new email where folks can report potential violations of state laws protecting immigrants: immigration@doj.ca.gov

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bipartisan report finds: "...the U.S. economy is performing better than any of its peers and pulling away from the economies of Europe and Japan... The report also finds that the U.S. fares less well in almost every other realm, including health, happiness and social trust."

Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them. The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.

While the temporary restraining order (TRO) is in effect on the Fed funding EO, here are the programs the Budget Office identified:

Amazon’s Fight With Unions Heads to Its Grocery Aisles Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia are voting on whether to form the first union in the Amazon-owned chain. The company is pushing back.

In related life-outside-the-twilight-zone news, CalDOJ helped stop the Kroger-Albertsons merger that would've been bad for consumers + workers alike:

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president’s plan.

"Federal District Court judge, John C. Coughenour, sided at least for the moment with four states that sued. 'This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,' he said."

Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Unconstitutional Birthright Citizenship Order Seeks court order to ensure U.S. citizenship rights of American-born children continue to be recognized while litigation proceeds SAN FRANCISCO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a la...

Yep, no "great resignation" over here:

Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.

First EOs withdrawing from climate accords + energy, flouting the TikTok ban upheld by SCOTUS, and pardoning virtually all the Jan 6 insurrectionists...

Zuckerberg Will Host a Party for Trump’s Inauguration Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive, is one of several tech leaders expected to play a high-profile role in celebrating the new administration next week.

Not surprised -- I've been around them since 2010, and the tech bros haven't shown themselves to be different from the big biz of railroad, telecom, etc. bros before them. Not nearly as fun as the Mario Bros 🪠