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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 4h

Jacob Soboroff, MSNBC senior national correspondent, reports from the Chicago suburbs about how Donald Trump's anti-immigrant enforcers are targeting even the most benign members of the community, ...

Neighbors push back as Trump's ICE army terrorizes Chicago suburbs

Jacob Soboroff, MSNBC senior national correspondent, reports from the Chicago suburbs about how Donald Trump's anti-immigrant enforcers are targeting even th...

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 5h

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

The session before a Senate panel featured more fireworks than facts as Democrats and the attorney general repeatedly clashed.

3 Key Takeaways From the Bondi Hearing

The session before a Senate panel featured more fireworks than facts as Democrats and the attorney general repeatedly clashed.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

3I/ATLAS, only the third object from beyond our solar system ever spotted from Earth, was viewed from Mars by an orbiting European spacecraft.

Mars Orbiter Captures Rare Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

3I/ATLAS, only the third object from beyond our solar system ever spotted from Earth, was viewed from Mars by an orbiting European spacecraft.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

Unions have sued to block any firings, which budget experts believe are not even needed to protect essential federal services.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

After all, there is “an enemy within.”

Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

After all, there is “an enemy within.”

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest.

What Does the National Guard Do? Why Are Its Troops in U.S. Cities?

The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

‘Trump’s lawyer, not America’s’: Hayes BLASTS Bondi as worst AG in modern history

"It's hard to come up with someone else who's done more damage to the Department of Justice, to the rule of law and the constitutional order in such a short ...

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h

US President Donald Trump and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House. | Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Standing next to Pfizer CEO A...

Why are US medicines so darn expensive?

And can Trump actually do something about it?

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h

What is the Insurrection Act?

President Donald Trump told reporters he could potentially invoke the Insurrection Act, a law that allows the deployment of troops in the US in certain limit...

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion at the Latino Summit held at Trump National Doral Golf Club on October 22, 2024, in Doral, Florida. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Imag...

Are Trump’s voters turning against him?

Many of his newest supporters are having doubts.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h

One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to projec...

Republicans are in disarray 1 week into the shutdown

President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here....

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h

Plus, a mysterious group targets Gov. Wes Moore with racist AI videos, Trump seeks gratitude over TikTok, and more — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.

Unearthed ICE documents highlight Trump administration’s social media surveillance plans

Plus, a mysterious group targets Gov. Wes Moore with racist AI videos, Trump seeks gratitude over TikTok, and more — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 8h

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump Administration has set off alarm bells w...

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump ...

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 8h

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, pressure is mounting on Senate Republicans to strike a deal — and one Democratic senator says a turning point is near.Sen. Chris C...

'It only gets ugly': Senator predicts GOP will fold on shutdown in 'a couple more days'

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, pressure is mounting on Senate Republicans to strike a deal — and one Democratic senator says a turning point is near.Sen. Chris Coons...

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 8h

President Trump is said to be preparing a bailout package of at least $10 billion that could provide relief to farmers facing the financial pain of tariffs on China. To discuss what this means for ...

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

President Trump is said to be preparing a bailout package of at least $10 billion that could provide relief to farmers facing the financial pain of tariffs o...

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 8h

Throughout Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign for the presidency, he repeatedly indicated his desire to deploy National Guard troops into the “crime dens” of American cities and against the “enemy within...

The Destruction of One of America’s Oldest Traditions

America has always had a strong aversion to seeing the military on the country’s streets. That is not stopping the current president.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 8h

Matías Antonio Cortés Calderón / 2025 Audubon Photography AwardsRinged kingfisher. “It was a cold Wednesday morning in the city. The waterfront was unusually quiet compared to weekends when there a...

Selections From the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100

Beautiful selections from the Top 100 photographs in this year’s photo contest, depicting birdlife from around the world

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 9h

Demonstrators protest against conversion therapy outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

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The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists

The Supreme Court seems eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 9h

Trump Republicans aren’t too happy about the new Zach Bryan song coming for the airwaves.The Grammy award-winning country music singer released a snippet of an unreleased track, “Bad News”, on his ...

MAGA Loses Its Collective Mind Over New Country Song Bashing ICE

Zach Bryan has some “bad news” for Republicans.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 9h

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 10h

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 13h

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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