An illegal action is only illegal if it's unpopular? I suppose that's true when the rule of law breaks down.

I suppose now we start to see the arrest of peaceful protestors? How long before we see the next Boston or Kent State massacre?

This seems to be, unfortunately, flying under the radar in the US. It's very concerning.

“I’m also going after their business licenses and permitting, their businesses will be blacklisted aggressively, they should be kicked from every school, and their drivers licenses should be revoked,” he wrote on X.

This man is mentally unwell. Hopefully, he can someday get the help that he needs.

If we're firing news personalities for hateful speech, can we do this one next? I feel like calling for homeless people to undergo "involuntary lethal injection" and for us to "just kill them" is actually worse than what Matthew Dowd said.

That extends to any legal, even if unpopular, speech conducted as a private citizen (as is everything I post on social media) and not as a representative of the government.

The First Amendment, along with the Hatch Act, permits DoD civilians (and other federal employees) to express themselves during their off-duty time. It is well established that it is illegal to fire federal employees for expressing their views or engaging in constitutionally protected speech.

This is also a great example of the weaponization of the federal government, something they falsely claim to be against.

This is another example of the GOP's war on the freedom of speech and expression. They absolutely HATE that people are still allowed to disagree with them. They are very much in favor of cancel culture. In fact, it seems they are one of its largest supporters.

Another senseless school shooting.

Adding a screenshot, just so the picture is included. He wants to see Chicago burn.

The hatred and lack of respect that our president has for the country that he "leads" is unprecedented. Those individuals who continue to support him and his administration have no regard for the principles this country is founded on.

It's just going to be changed back by the next administration. That's if Congress even allows these clowns to continue to play soldier and pretend that they are big, tough, and important. Until then, it's just them politely asking people to respect their transition and to please not deadname them.

It's absolutely insane that people are still frequenting Chinese owned websites like Tik-Tok and Temu. Their only goal is how they can destabilize this country. We're doing a good enough job of it ourselves, thank you very much.

So is Trump pulling a Palpatine and saying "I am the Congress?" Either way, very unconstitutional.

"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators."

I wonder what the Constitution says about this? Let's check article I, section 4, clause 1.

We should care vastly more about safeguarding our actual constitutional rights and our democratic system of government than a simple symbol of those rights. How utterly shameful.

Directing the government to find a reason to arrest somebody for constitutionally protected free speech? I don't know why anyone would be upset about flag burning, as it seems like what this flag represents to many people applies to our country less and less nowadays.

This would violate 13 U.S. Code § 141 and the 14th Amendment. Everyone in the country is to be counted once a decade.

I remember being told that I wasn't allowed to accept a hat from a contractor because it would have skirted the ethics guidelines.

I graduated from the NAVAIR Leadership Development Program today! They had a photographer there, so I expect more photos in the future.

As we learned more about the labs and mentors these high school students worked with, many of us realized that the funding for research like these will quickly evaporate with the new federal administration. It's a shame so many will likely not have the same opportunities as these students.

I spent the day as a judge for the Maryland JSHS. I had the privilege of watching 17 awesome researchers present their research. Their work spanned the gamut from underwater robots to climate change to cancer research. What a room full of talent! These students will go far.