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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1d

As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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mk2005.bsky.social @mk2005.bsky.social · 1d

Will they uphold the Constitution against a lawless Commander in Chief?

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 1d

Let me be clear: It’s ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown.

There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.

You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Kash was begging for a Community Note

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

If Republicans don’t pass our bill to reopen the government and extend ACA tax credits, millions of families will see their health care costs soar.

Here's just one example of a MD couple who would see their costs nearly TRIPLE — a health catastrophe and another Trump betrayal:

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

"The broader goal is the militarization of major cities before 2026 elections... Next year, I fear that what they're gonna do is deploy these folks to polling places & say they're protecting the vote. Trump knows without these breaches of the Constitution, he's gonna lose Congress." - Gov. Pritzker

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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mk2005.bsky.social @mk2005.bsky.social · 1d

He’s going to hell.

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 3d

A federal judge just ruled that Donald Trump is trying "to deny Americans their birthright." Trump is a serial violator of the Constitution. But Congress CAN STOP HIM & save the republic. Call your elected officials early and often. Red states, blue states, it doesn't matter.
Pressure bursts pipes.

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Imup2late @imup2late.bsky.social · 16d

Hitler didn't start with death camps. He started with Making Germany Great Again, demonizing immigrants, targeting the press, blaming educators, defunding the arts, and stoking fears of outsiders.

This is why we're waving our arms and screaming at y'all to just STOP!

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Natalee @natalee53.bsky.social · 29d

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

“This is where we are. Donald Trump, with the help of his sycophants, is waging war against our own country. And he’s doing it for no good reason besides his hunger for power and his sadistic, sociopathic need to seek vengeance against his perceived enemies.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/stephen-mi...

Stephen Miller and Donald Trump Want War

They are ignoring a judge's ruling, ignoring the sovereign right of governors to keep their states safe and ignoring the on-the-ground facts to justify their dangerous invasions

www.americaamerica.news

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

This.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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jasminemusubi.bsky.social @jasminemusubi.bsky.social · 4d

Why aren't more Dems coalescing around Murphy, Bernie, or others who are actually realistic about the current situation?

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Transcript: Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump

The Democratic senator has taken the lead in drawing attention to Trump’s authoritarianism. In an interview, he offers a stark new warning that should galvanize his fellow Democrats before it’s too la...

newrepublic.com

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 5d

Wanna know whose shutdown this is?

Pay attention to who’s enjoying it.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d

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Subscribe to Law Dork — always, but especially in this moment — to keep up with and support my essential work: www.lawdork.com

Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 5d

So Speaker Johnson gave the congress another week off. Paid of course, while they shut the govt down.

The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed.

And they get another vacation

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 5d

Next year, a lot of folks are going to see their premiums go up $1,000 or more per month because of a Republican policy.

If you start having to pay $1,000 extra every month, what will you stop being able to afford?

This is what Democrats are fighting to stop.

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Lindylou425💙🌻🇵🇹🌼 @lindylou425.bsky.social · 5d

Share this far and wide, to make sure as many NJ voters as possible see it!

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 6d

Holy sh*t!

Reporter: How important do you think Black and Hispanic voters are to winning your campaign?

Jack Ciattarelli: Okay, next question.

The GOP nominee for #NJGov just dismissed *35%* of his state’s population four weeks before an election.

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JackTatt 🇨🇦 @jacktatttran.bsky.social · 5d

FYI Americans
Government shutdowns are not normal. No other developed country shuts down its government because it can’t agree on a budget. The previous year’s budget is just automatically extended until a new one is passed. If that doesn’t work, an election is called.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

A big victory for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s defense team.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al.

He has ordered discovery on the question.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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