SPJ joins coalition urging WHCA to defend press freedom at annual dinner Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909

A copy of the letter to the White House Correspondents' Association that lists Donald Trump's attacks on freedom of the press that Rachel mentioned on tonight's show can be found on the web site of the Society of Professional Journalists:
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When Jeffrey Clark testifies tomorrow, I hope @schiff.senate.gov puts up this giant picture of him and asks "so what was going on here?"

Has Iran tried luring Trump from the Oval Office with a Big Mac under a box propped up with a stick with a long string attached to it?

I guarantee that shit would work.

Texas Deserves Truth. We’re Here to Tell It. Announcing the launch of Let's Address Texas - a human rights project

Thanks to your support, Let’s Address This is expanding into a 2nd state! Today, the brilliant Saadia Mirza launched Let’s Address Texas, where she’ll share daily Texas-specific content on human rights & social justice.

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We Took On Big Tech at City Hall and WON 6-1 | Let's Address This YouTube video by Qasim Rashid

Recently I spoke in front of my city council with a coalition of citizens to oppose Data Centers. What seemed like a sure fire build out, ended up losing 6-1 before our City Council. This is why I preach, get involved in your local communities. You have more influence than you might think! ❤️✊🏽

Opinion | The Great Hesitation

Trump never had a plan to improve America. He just hoped you'd be too distracted to notice that he's destroying it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/opinion/trump...

There literally is no bottom.

jfc

This drunkard is trying to distract from his very public problem. Too bad nobody cares enough about him to get him the help that he needs and will let him go on a vile rampage wrongly arresting people. We seem to be in a death spiral 🌀

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Zohran Mamdani Is Winning. And Politicians Everywhere Should Take Notes In 100 days, New York’s mayor proved that bold, principled politics doesn’t just drive mass mobilization — it delivers results

Mayor Mamdani's new tax impacts 13,000 homes owned by the top 1.%, and will generate an additional $500M minimum in tax revenue for working New Yorkers.

Watching blue collar MAGAs panic over "higher taxes" is amusing. This Will HELP them. Here are the details:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/zohran-mam...

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Contact Congress today!

If you haven’t done this yet, please do—it only takes a second, and it’s super important!!

What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.

"Top staffers were figures with connections to GOP politics who hadn’t worked in the arts, including one spouse of a Republican party leader whose longest professional experience was working as a marketing and events manager at a Toyota dealership in Ireland..."

www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

The convicted felon 👺🍊💩🤡 has cobbled together the most narcissistic, incompetent, soulless administration in history.

💯. My friend @judgeluttig.bsky.social, as always, says it straight and straight-out.

Release *all* of the Epstein files! Now!

Figures.

Now, this is what needs to stop!

Oh, I thought that was obvs 🤷🏻‍♀️

I only recognize the carrots. That looks 🤢

That’s around 133,000,000 shitiots spread out there ruining families, neighborhoods, kids’ sporting events, creating toxic workplaces, further undermining our culture, economy, and democracy.
That’s a sickness.

Trying to turn the White House into Versailles, install an Arch de Triomphe. I suppose he’s plotting to steal more of our money for an Eiffel Tower next?

who’s the falling-down drunkest sewer clown of them all? Kash, Kash, he's our man — if he can't chug it, no one can

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Kash, Kash, he's our man — if he can't chug it, no one can!
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I hope he does this and I hope it bankrupts him while he loses.

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Contact Congress today!

Boom! We just crossed 2,600 letters sent from constituents to their representatives on our brand new campaign to save the US Forest Service. This is huge! 💥

Have you sent yours yet? If not, do it here!

A whole lot of them are toxic enough without a boost. 😏

4 big takeaways from key federal election commission’s  annual meetings Democracy Docket was among the few outlets covering the gatherings.

I am proud that Democracy Docket was among the few news outlets covering these critical meetings.

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