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Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought." h/t @msnbc.com

A record 79 percent of American adults think immigration is good for the country, according to a new Gallup poll. That's because immigration IS good for the country — and our economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCl9-uaKzv8

‘Trump has become the deep state!’ Bannon’s War Room revolts over Epstein files www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...

Trump prosecutor sparks 'firestorm' with false claim judges extended his term https://twp.ai/4ioJ2z

We hear that immigrants are "freeloaders," yet they're being arrested at their workplaces and LA's economy is floundering without them. Hello?

Did you watch the Texas press conference? We did and that was odd. The national press was largely kept out, while multiple pro-Trump influencers were the only ones allowed to attend and ask questions.

She is speaking for the Constitution itself.

MASKS ❌ Police ❌ Sheriff ❌ Judges ❌ Lawyers ❌ Bailiffs ❌ FBI ❌ NSA ❌ Secret Service ❌ Game Wardens ❌ TSA ❌ Mall Cops ❌ Crossing Guards ❌ Hall Monitors ❌ Karens ✔️ ICE

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A huge tax break snuck into Trump & the GOP's big ugly bill would allow private jet owners to write off the full cost of their planes in the first year of purchase. Meanwhile, the law will cause millions to lose food assistance and healthcare. "Party of the working class."

She’s right again, you know. She usually is.

happy bday 14th Dalai Lama b1935, Tibetan Buddhist Tenzin Gyatso. "As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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Is he talking about the economy? I don't know what he's talking about or anyone who keeps going on about little girls. Can we get the creepy men out of the W.H.? Can we get this creepy guy off the TV? Fucking insane! Little girls and dolls are a national discussion? I miss grown up economics!

Inviting the undocumented immigrant appearing before her on a misdemeanor charge to exit the courtroom with his lawyer by way of the jury door rather than the public exit from the courtroom.

Both exits led back to the public hallway outside her courtroom where ICE agents were waiting to arrest the immigrant.

NEW: In a SCATHING decision, Judge Briones of the Western District of Texas absolutely SAVAGED the government over this case, tearing to shreds ICE’s hearsay “evidence” that this husband and wife were in Tren de Aragua as “completely and wholly unsubstantiated” — and ordered their immediate release!

THEY HAVE DEPORTED A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZEN This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff.

I don't know if this is factual or not, but the concept sure seems possible.

#NoKings

Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸

If there is a concerted plan to make the United States the most hated country on the planet, it could not be going any better.

🚨NEW: Major development. German newspaper Der Spiegel has found phone numbers and passwords for Hegseth, Waltz & Gabbard in stolen data freely published on the internet. ‼️It includes details of Signal accounts. “It is conceivable that foreign agents were privy to the Signal chat group.”

Health officials in D.C. on alert after person exposes Amtrak rail passengers to measles https://twp.ai/1VJBl8

🚨NEW: A French scientist had his laptop searched at the US border & was sent back to Europe after private messages were found criticising Trump. He was accused of messages which “can be described as terrorism”. This is what a slide into FASCISM looks like. 1/

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

Pardon me? www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Here’s what happened at the summit I spoke at in Washington, DC today. Tell me free speech isn’t under attack: youtu.be/Gnt4PNS7lJU

👑 Jane Fonda with a mic drop "Empathy is not weak or "woke." And, by the way, "woke" just means you give a damn about other people."

That video of Proud Boys taunting him bothered me so much. Then the woman drug out of a meeting.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Social Security chief steps down over DOGE access to recipient data: Reports: The Social Security Administration’s acting leader stepped down from her role over requests from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access recipient data, according to several reports. Acting Commissioner…

We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country” Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts. By David Remnick www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

REPOST if you stand with AOC!

I know everything feels grim right now but let's be realistic. These people are idiots. They're going to tank their economy. They're going to fuck-up every deal they sign. They're going to leave America looking shattered and deranged. And all those who supported them will look as idiotic as they are

We are nearing a precipice.

⚡️'No point trying to negotiate' with Putin, Yulia Navalnaya says. "Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.

America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...