In case anyone is still confused

“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”

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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.

But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.

Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?

It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."

Just when I thought is was safe to be a happy democrat.
Shit, I am so pissed!
#shutdown

Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.

The secret door.

Is Our Constitution Learning? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Stephen Taylor riffs on “The State of the Union is Grim” with a much better post, “Has the Constitution Failed?” He provides a much more thoughtful, but still downbeat, assessment of our possible trajectory and what, specifically, about our institutional design isn’t working. He lays out five possibilities: 1. Deeper fascism. Trump (more likely Miller, […]

Is Our Constitution Learning?

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

A message from Alaska:
“Zelenskyy should be here”

The Quiet Path to a New Constitution How the push for an Article V convention could lock in the most radical parts of the right-wing agenda—permanently.

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If Democrats got off their asses, here’s what they’d be doing now Nine critical steps

Listen to James Greenberg & Robert Reich! open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump Administration Deports 82-Year-Old Pennsylvania Grandfather to Guatemala On June 20, 82-year-old Luis Leon, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, went to a Philadelphia immigration office with his wife to replace his lost green card.

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Signs posted today inside the State Department read:

"Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM, Remember the oath you vowed to uphold"

"Here sat America's experts on democracy, human rights...and more. You've just released them and hundreds of their colleagues into the wild"

More signs posted today inside the State Department read:

"HISTORY WILL REMEMBER WHAT WAS LOST HERE"

"You have saved so many lives"

"IF YOU SAY YOU LOVE FREEDOM BUT DON'T CARE IF IT APPLIES TO EVERYONE THEN WHAT YOU REALLY LOVE IS PRIVILEGE"

Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.

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Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

LA RESIDENT: “The cruelty is staggering. People are hiding in their homes from the federal government like Anne Frank.

If you’re a Christian and you’re still supporting this you’ve lost your mind. You’re not gonna get a job because of what they’re doing. Absolute brutality.”

Brutal.

Someone left his cake out in the rain

#NoKings

#NoKings Lexington KY

Lexington Ky

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.

That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

The nation is going to run out of popcorn.