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Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act. The pretext is using the Army against immigrants, but he will inevitably try to use it on protests
April 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pronouns in Bio? You May Not Get a Response From the White House. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...
Pronouns in Bio? You May Not Get a Response From the White House.
Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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I just got a notice that an academic conference for 2026 was being moved from the US to Canada because of concerns people have with entering the US.
The cell phone searches and random detentions at the border are going to have long-term negative effects on the US.
April 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Michigan attorney Amir Makled was detained by federal agents on his way home from a spring break trip with his family. His only crime appears to be representing a student protestor.
youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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War hero schools a chickenhawk.
April 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Last night, President Trump repealed a critical ATF policy that removed licenses from gun dealers who knowingly broke the law.

Putting these dealers back in business will increase crime and make our communities less safe.
Attorney General Pam Bondi begins dismantling Biden-era gun policies
The Justice Department and ATF said they would rescind the “zero-tolerance” policy aimed at firearm dealers who don’t comply with federal gun sale laws.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.

Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Ken Paxton is going to take some classes on how to be more ethical
He could use some tips.
www.motherjones.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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My lord
April 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Oh …
April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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@raskin.house.gov Maybe it’s just me, but the orange felon using his destructive vindictive tariffs just to deliberately sabotage and destroy the U.S. economy looks a lot like sabotage
Now is a good time to start impeachment
April 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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I teach FDA Law and Policy and Public Health Law at @slulaw.bsky.social @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social.

The impact of today's "Reduction in Force" will set these fields back by years, perhaps even decades. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Health Department Begins Sweeping Job Cuts
CDC, FDA, NIH are among agencies shedding thousands of workers. Some senior leaders and entire divisions are being cut.
www.wsj.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Maybe Elon isn't worried about messing with the computer software for Social Security because he doesn't care if it ruins the system
April 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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No one “on the planet thought Putin would cooperate”: Fmr. CIA Chief of Operations in Europe and Eurasia on Russia-Ukraine peace deal still not met

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfDd...
No one ‘on the planet thought Putin would cooperate’: Fmr. CIA officer points out Trump’s ‘naivete’
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Not the brand boost one would hope for.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Mar 31
Guess who showed up to defend Tesla? The Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, and a guy dressed as Hitler.

More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense
After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, the Proud Boys and other far-right extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM