Federal officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom.

Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents

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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."  —Louis Brandeis

A radical transformation of our way of life is underway. Don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking this administration is normal.

Experts and activists have warned for years, since before Citizens United, that money in politics = the end of democracy. Now we see so clearly how.

Public Citizen@publiccitizen.bsky.social · last yr.

Even worse - just TEN of the top billionaires saw their combined net worth jump by $135 billion. The biggest winners were Musk and Zuckerberg. Do you see it now?

This + the pictures coming out of the El Salvadorian prison is the most disgusting display of staunch dehumanization in... generations. Homan is the Eichman of our times. michiganadvance.com/2025/04/09/i...

ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance

The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...

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MAGA Murder Budget Say fewer things, say them loudly and more often. "I cannot vote for this MAGA Murder Budget."

When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism

This + It’s hard to believe Newsom was a college athlete. I was. My #1 goal? Winning. I’d gladly welcome a transgirl on my college team — not bc of their gender assignment at birth but bc if they managed to transition AND be the best of the best by 18, they have the tenacity I’d want in a teammate.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.

the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.

If we don’t know what’s happening, we can’t fight back. I found this to be a helpful analysis. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

One Word Describes Trump

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

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"The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years." one news story that really brings together a lot www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks

The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

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Critical read from Scot Nakagawa to keep us clear eyed about what is happening: The data breach is a coup, and paces the way for autocracy. If we don’t have the right analysis of power, we can’t stop them. open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...

The fascists are checking whether anyone will check them. And if no one will, the assaults will merely increase. If Democrats keep refusing to exercise the limited power they're got, they will have even less power.

Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in

alt headline: enemy of constitutional government installed in white house www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office

The fiscal conservative returns to the post he held in President Donald Trump’s first administration.

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We need to keep promoting the narrative of "President Musk." It will sow division between him and Trump because malignant narcissists are all ego over strategy. Their egos are what drive them, but they are also their kryptonite.

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · last yr.

Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH

Friday Night Massacres... critical read from @protectdemocracy.org. Eyes wide open, everyone! www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-to-bra...

How to brace for Friday Night Massacres

Getting our democracy through the next 206 weekends

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You must set the terms of debate in order to win it. This is why, as Republicans have always understood, current public opinion is meaningless. And why Democrats, constantly chasing what they think polls say, keep losing. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Public Opinion Is Meaningless Against Trump -- Public Action Is What Matters

To defeat Donald Trump — and save ourselves — it’s time to stop reading polls and start leading protests.

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David Corn@davidcorn.bsky.social · last yr.

Politics is a realm of stories. All good stories have heroes and villains. Whoever defines the story in a political battle usually triumphs. The more a story is repeated, the greater the likelihood it prevails. Democrats, pay attention.

HAPPENING NOW: members of Get Free are blocking traffic in front of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the main agency where the Trump Administration and its billionaire backers like Elon Musk have been spearheading efforts to implement MAGA’s Project 2025 agenda.