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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened polygraphs and chastised top military officers and staffers as he seeks to quiet a storm he helped create— MELTDOWN.

I wrote this a few days ago, which now seems like a month ago

“‘The endowment may be smaller four years from now than it is today, but Harvard will survive Trump,’ predicted Daniel Hemel, an NYU tax law professor. ‘If it could survive the Revolutionary War, it’s going to make it through Trump.’”

The Trump 'peace' plan for #Ukraine is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

So to sum up the Wisconsin arrest issue: ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant. The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge. This is ridiculous.

He said / Xi said…nothing.

We believe in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, separation of powers, and checks and balances. The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We fought for democracy over dictatorship. What the Trump regime is doing is the antithesis of the values this nation was founded upon.

They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.

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In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...

NEW: Abrego Garcia is getting a lot of attention, but many people are asking about the rest of the men being unlawfully held in CECOT. Here's what's going on with them. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/so-what-ab...

No shit, Sherlock.

BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.

When they start arresting judges we’re all in a lot of trouble

This is absolutely brutal

The circle of top advisers in Pete Hegseth’s orbit has shrunk recently to little more than his wife, lawyer, and two lower-level officials—leaving the Pentagon’s lead office without longtime expertise or clear direction. This had led to fears about dangerous slip-ups, such as weapons program delays.

Pete Hesgeth takes a radical approach to FOI by sharing previously super-secret defence stuff on his unsecured office wifi - the guy is single handedly turning 5 Eyes into 5 Leaks - all normal say Lib/Lab www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

No, @slotkin.senate.gov — Dems shouldn’t stop using the term “oligarchy”. They should make it a household term. And they should be wary of anyone telling them otherwise. People know what it means. And if they don’t, tell them. That’s what leaders do.

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The thing is….pictures like this one existed decades ago. You’re telling me the FBI didn’t know about this activity? Yeah. Bullshit. People not only gave him a pass, but they concealed what they knew.

Yesterday, a federal judge hit pause on an Anti-Voter Executive Order. She wrote that a president “cannot make new law or devise new authority for himself—by executive order or otherwise. He may only wield those powers granted to him by Congress or by the Constitution.” Full statement bit.ly/3EOwtGS

What would a national civic uprising really look like? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-would-a-national-civic-uprising

NEW: Statement from attorney for Judge Dugan. "Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge. Judge Dugan will defend herself vigorously, and looks forward to being exonerated."

Welcome to the new YT Christian Naval Academy. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

Might wanna rethink that cruise you’ve been planning. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.

when they go low, we go Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine.bsky.social 🔥

BREAKING: The Supreme Court says the government must facilitate the RETURN of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador to the United States. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Sen. DURBIN: Who makes historic—maybe criminal—decisions to expose Americans’ data to China? Meta whistleblower: The lead independent director on Meta’s board was on payroll for the China project…There needs to be a lot more accountability.

Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.

The American Public Health Association has called for RFK Jr. to resign or be fired, citing his "complete disregard" for science.

I was a social security recipient from the age of 12 through 18. That’s not some weird thing or corruption. It’s called survivors’ benefits. You don’t have to know this. You’re blessed if you don’t. But if you’re going to speak publicly abt the program you need to know this.

Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.

The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this. We can't. We need answers.

I am but a humble cable news host with a bachelor’s in philosophy, but I feel like at some point the bond market is also going to notice that the GOP is going to pass a deficit financed 5 trillion dollar tax cut. Maybe?

You can't make this shit up.

This is an absolute lie from Rep. Rob Wittman about voter suppression in the SAVE Act. There are already laws in place to keep non-citizens from voting. This is a Trojan horse to take away our voting rights. Call Rob Wittman & John McGuire immediately and tell them: NO to the SAVE Act.

The Trump administration is quietly drafting a bold new policy for combating terrorism that targets a wide range of perceived foes, from Tesla vandals to protesters, intelligence sources tell me. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-team...

Nostalgia for mid-20th century manufacturing jobs is really nostalgia for strong unions and the wages/benefits/conditions they got, yes. And 1950s life wasn’t actually that good, especially if you weren’t a white man. But also, every other industrialized economy was trashed. Not happening again.