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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 11h

When districts are drawn unfairly, entire communities are denied real power. The winner is always determined by the map-drawers, not the electorate.

Whether in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, or Texas — this fight is about protecting your voice.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

The Justice Department had 36 attorneys assigned full-time to investigate corrupt politicians when Trump took office in January.

Today it has two.

See how this works?

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12h

1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details.

Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s…

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

Should elected officials be imprisoned for speaking out against an invasion of their cities? Hard to say. Very technical question. Really one for the lawyers to sort out.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 11h

Mob Boss Politics 101: Deploying the National Guard to yet another an American city and then threatening to jail your political opponents.

This isn’t keeping us safe. We have to reject Trump’s mob boss tactics of threats and intimidation.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

President Trump has called for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats, for “failing to protect” ICE officers who have been sent to the city.

Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed for response to ICE

Trump, without providing evidence, said Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker should go to jail for “failing to protect” immigration agents.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

Setting aside the absurdly xenophobic framing, once again, there is ZERO truth to any of this. Everyone qualifies for Emergency Medicaid equally. Hospitals do not receive more for treating undocumented immigrants in an emergency than Americans. Speaker Johnson is flatly wrong.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 8h

Trump is taking money from universities that enroll large numbers of Latino students and funneling it to high-profile HBCUs. It’s a cynical ploy designed to divide marginalized communities. From Naomi Bethune: trib.al/YjYbSmg

Competing for Crumbs

While adding funding for historically Black colleges and universities, Trump’s Education Department is simultaneously cutting funding to colleges that primarily serve minorities.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center.

The brutality of this regime is on full display.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13h

At a time when we should be guaranteeing health care to all Americans as a human right, President Trump and his Republican colleagues are threatening to make our broken system even worse by doubling premiums for more than 20 million Americans.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 13h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 12h

Trump wants credit for boosting the funding of HBCUs. But he's doing it by taking money from "Minority Serving Institutions," which enroll significant numbers of students from historically underrepresented groups. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. From Naomi Bethune:
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Competing for Crumbs

While adding funding for historically Black colleges and universities, Trump’s Education Department is simultaneously cutting funding to colleges that primarily serve minorities.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 1d

reminder that nspm-7 includes "anti-christianity" as a sentiment to be monitored www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

There's been a 300 PERCENT increase in FBI domestic terrorism investigations this year
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Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror investigations.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

If Congress could say anything about this at all, that'd be great!

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

The FBI's Terrorist Screening Center is widening its focus to include unspecified “national security threats."

The new mission has resulted in a new name: the Threat Screening Center.
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Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror cases.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

Markets have always needed regulation and will continue to for the foreseeable future. Ryan Cooper proposes a socialist argument for anti-trust laws:
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The Socialist Case for Antitrust

Markets need regulating. Always have, always will.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

Big Tech practices have been swirling down the ethical toilet for well over a decade, as Cory Doctorow covers in his 2025 book “Enshittification.” Maureen Tkacik reviews the downfall of American tech companies:
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Brown Stage Capitalism

Cory Doctorow’s ‘Enshittification’ describes how tech platforms (and everything else) went down the sewer. Hint: It rhymes with ‘deshmegulation.’

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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 1d

🚨ALGORITHMIC PRICE-FIXING BANNED IN CA!

This bill is a nation-leading effort to bring CA antitrust law into the digital era — and plainly states that rigging markets via code is no different than rigging markets in a smoky back room.

More in our statement on the signing of AB 325👇

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 1d

yeah okay

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Just as a reminder, Bondi’s origin story in Trump world is that she said she was going to investigate Trump University, Trump sent her a $25K check and the investigation disappeared. She later became Trump’s personal defense lawyer. So yeah, don’t challenge her integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his own personal vendetta machine. And Pam Bondi has been happy to go along for the ride.

We're witnessing the most egregious politicization of the DOJ in recent memory — and I lived through the Nixon years.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 2d

Whether you're a casual news reader or a breaking news reporter at the NYTimes, I implore you--please, please, please--do not believe or report DHS/ICE/CBP's side of events uncritically. End the state's monopoly on legitimate storytelling. They are not the objective arbiter of what really happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

Can AI and robotics help us in many ways? I am not a Luddite — I believe they can.

But we must make sure these new technologies benefit all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.

I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my op-ed in Fox News. Let’s start the debate.

SEN SANDERS: AI must benefit everyone, not just a handful of billionaires

Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos invest billions in AI and robotics that could eliminate millions of jobs while increasing corporate profits at workers' expense.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 2d

NEW: Reporting from @politico.com reveals that the White House is ramping up its pressure campaign to gerrymander red states, going as far as promising “consequences” to Republican lawmakers who don’t fall in line.

This is dangerous new territory for our nation. politi.co/4nDMcKk

‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump’s team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps

The new pressure campaign from Trump and outside groups shows the party’s desperation to cling to its razor-thin majority next year.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3d

If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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