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Italian Senator Carlo Calenda left Jeffrey Sachs literally speechless and shocked by calling him a liar and someone who repeats Russian propaganda narratives.

I believe this is exactly how public accountability should work - when a liar is called a liar.
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Despite the fact that everything Trump does is designed to enrich himself and the billionaire cronies who paid hundreds of millions to get him elected, his greatest trick was convincing working class rural Christian white people that he’s one of them and on their side. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
The American First guy on Air Force 1 today with his Qatari business partners: “It’s an honor to have you on this plane … first time.”
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It's long past time for state and federal authorities alike to put an end to Stephen Miller's jerkoff fantasy of masked thugs kidnapping people of color off the street with impunity.

Yes, there are Americans who want this. But they are a woefully small minority. Why are we still letting it happen?
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
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I’ll admit I wanted to believe he was what he portrayed himself as. I guess this goes back to the parasocial problem. We use stereotypes to make thinking easy, and he fit himself into a classic everyman stereotype. It was too easy to buy him as sincere. The NDAs prove otherwise
He’s bearing false witness. It’s crazy that he professes to be a Christian and can’t see that. And yes, I get that he’s a hypocrite, but he needs to be treated according to his own framework.
I’d like to note that one consequence of a war is significant cultural absorption. But you can’t decide what you will take on.
I guess we are transitioning to a mercenary military?
Another tragedy of the Trump era is that this is the kind of knowledge you need a stable political system to acquire.
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The Civil Servants Coalition, which authored the letter asking Congress to support a shutdown if the legislation to end it did not include reigning in the illegal actions of the administration, has put together this Google doc of resources. Please share it widely so Feds can hold the line longer!!✊✊
Shutdown Assistance
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Not only for #lawsky but largely for them, here's an event I'm moderating next Tuesday telling people everything labor and employment law-related that they need to know about government shutdowns. No you do not have to be a lawyer, no you do not need to be a DC Bar member, yes it is free.
REMOTE PROGRAM: Everything You Need to Know about Government Shutdowns: Labor and Employment Law Edition
FREE PROGRAM! The federal government has shut down. But besides the obvious, what does that entail? Our expert Kevin Owen is going to spend an hour hitting all the high--and low--points that every law...
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This one hurts. The military is frequently targeted for financial scams and this shows what kind of person Vought wants to be.
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Calls to STOP VOUGHT are getting louder. We're thrilled to announce Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib as the 1st member of Congress to sign the #StopVought petition!

Join her! Sign the petition to stop Russ Vought's corporate takeover of our democracy: www.change.org/StopVought
Thanks Mike Johnson! Because of the shutdown we’re eating healthier. Can’t afford that fancy Argentinian beef, that for classy rich folk! We now eat cabbage fished out from the back of the fridge!
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
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okay, why does building a white house ballroom with private funds not violate the anti deficiency act. what am I missing here
Yikes- catching up on a lot of this as a normal citizen. Is this something where my congress-critters have any influence?
Thank you for this. During that time it was stunning to see the capitulation and compliance from so many individuals who had the responsibility to push back, and just didn’t.
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Elon Musk was the face of DOGE, but records show that Russ Vought, Trump’s budget chief, played a key role in guiding DOGE behind the scenes.

Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET, head to Reddit to ask our reporter @andykroll.bsky.social about Vought’s influence over the Trump presidency:
From the fednews community on Reddit: I’m Andy Kroll, a ProPublica reporter. I just published a deep dive about how Trump’s “shadow president” Russ Vought is using his OMB chief role to dismantle...
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The more Republicans and little Mikey try to delay, the more demands we must make.

Call them at their home offices.

Write them on every topic of concern

Here’s one:

resist.bot/petitions/PT...
Protect NOAA Funding for Critical Climate and Ocean Research
Text SIGN PTXGLJ to 50409 to send this to your officials.
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Protecting NOAA funding for climate and ocean research is so important! The Earth needs all the help it can get, and your support is a fantastic way to make a difference. You're like a superhero for the planet!