mayorpt.bsky.social

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🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.

democracydocket.com‘All-out assault on our democracy:’ Bondi’s Minnesota blackmail letter draws righteous fury from state election leaders“This isn't leadership. This is blackmail," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. "This is the way organized crime works."

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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files. Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out. See for yourself.

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New interview with Jen Rubin and Ezra Levin up now on Substack. They discuss: ▪️ Indivisible billboards in GOP districts demanding release of Epstein files ▪️ How it only takes one friend to convince someone to get politically active ▪️ Why showing up in the streets matters

contrarian.substack.comEvery protest matters: Ezra Levin on getting involved in the movement"They get to show up with a big crowd and a peaceful protest, and suddenly you have them as part of the movement."

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I wrote about how despots who make economic institutions bend to their whims end up destroying prosperity. This is particularly apt today as Trump fired the person who produces employment data because he didn't like the numbers. www.forkingpaths.co/p/jerome-pow...

forkingpaths.coJerome Powell and the Authoritarian Sirens of OdysseusWhy strongman presidents become weaker—to everyone's peril—when they remove constraints on their own power.

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President Donald Trump promises clean water for every American, but his latest budget eviscerates federal funding to replace toxic lead pipes, filter out forever chemicals and keep sewage out of lakes and streams.

chicagotribune.comPresident Donald Trump promises clean water. His proposed budget guts needed protections.Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.

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UPDATE: At least 69 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing girls continues.

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Elon Musk set out to change the federal government and utterly gave up in 4 months. I find it hilarious that anyone is taking him seriously about starting a new party. Dude is allergic to doing actual work.

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In this case, our foreign policy and military objectives are all focused on Trump’s insatiable, fragile ego.

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Trump's rage at the media over failures of Iran bombing sends a message: We can't trust anything the admin says on this via official channels. Everything will be tailored to serve the cult of Trump. On the pod, national security lawyer Brad Moss is brilliant on this: newrepublic.com/article/1972...

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Boyle: For every American household that makes under $55,000 a year, they will be poorer as a result of this bill. So it's quite clear under this Republican betrayal— the poor get poorer, the rich get richer, and the middle class falling further behind. This is wrong.

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Phang: Did it ever occur to the Trump administration that the reason more nationwide injunctions have been entered during President Trump’s term is because the shit he’s doing is illegal and unconstitutional?

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The world economy is gyrating wildly, war rages in Ukraine and Gaza and the president of the United States just signed an executive ordered titled: "MAINTAINING ACCEPTABLE WATER PRESSURE IN SHOWERHEADS."

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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA): "I'm writing to the White House to demand who knew in advance that the President was going to, once again, flip flop on tariffs. And are people cashing in? There is just all too much opportunity for people in the White House and the administration to be insider trading"