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Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan
States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater
www.theguardian.com
Something like this...Blue state governors should compose a Declaration of Emergency modeled after the Declaration of Independence, declaring the approach of autocracy and promising to defend rights, the rule of law and government by consent.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Exposed: The 'fortuitous timing' behind Trump's abrupt drawdown in Minneapolis President Donald Trump's administration rapidly withdrawing federal agents from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was done to prevent Minnesota officials from obtaining federal records.That's according to a new court filing t
Exposed: The 'fortuitous timing' behind Trump's abrupt drawdown in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump's administration rapidly withdrawing federal agents from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was done to prevent Minnesota officials from obtaining federal records.That's according to a new court filing the Trump administration submitted Thursday to U.S. District Court for the Distr...
www.alternet.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Exposed: The 'fortuitous timing' behind Trump's abrupt drawdown in Minneapolis President Donald Trump's administration rapidly withdrawing federal agents from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was done to prevent Minnesota officials from obtaining federal records.That's according to a new court filing t
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Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
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🤔 This post was so powerful that I had to repost it.
February 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
🤔 This post was so powerful that I had to repost it.
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More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives
Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.
www.axios.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 2023. It’s a dark and rainy day in Portland, Oregon, and I felt the need for some color in my life. I think this fits the bill. #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Paris #France 📷
February 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 2023. It’s a dark and rainy day in Portland, Oregon, and I felt the need for some color in my life. I think this fits the bill. #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Paris #France 📷
Congressional Democrats have a 0/4 record in trying to stop Trump and MAGA from dismantling the constitution and the federal government. Others will have to take concerted action to prevent a permanent one-party federal government.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Democrats will stop Trump from trying to nationalize midterms, Jeffries says
Top House Democrat says president’s suggestion for Republicans to ‘take over’ elections really means ‘steal it’
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Congressional Democrats have a 0/4 record in trying to stop Trump and MAGA from dismantling the constitution and the federal government. Others will have to take concerted action to prevent a permanent one-party federal government.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Democratic Party Governors will be the last line of defense against Trump Autocracy. Inter-State Compacts can organize a government by consent.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
The Troubled State of the Senate Has Members Eyeing Governorships
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Democratic Party Governors will be the last line of defense against Trump Autocracy. Inter-State Compacts can organize a government by consent.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
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The prophecy, fulfilled
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The prophecy, fulfilled
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This chart seems to suggest a striking pattern: Kevin Warsh's speeches are consistently hawkish, except when Trump is President and about to appoint a new Fed Chair.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
February 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This chart seems to suggest a striking pattern: Kevin Warsh's speeches are consistently hawkish, except when Trump is President and about to appoint a new Fed Chair.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office
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Black History is American History.
Republican extremists want to whitewash our struggle, our journey and our substantial contributions to the nation.
We will never let that happen.
Republican extremists want to whitewash our struggle, our journey and our substantial contributions to the nation.
We will never let that happen.
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Black History is American History.
Republican extremists want to whitewash our struggle, our journey and our substantial contributions to the nation.
We will never let that happen.
Republican extremists want to whitewash our struggle, our journey and our substantial contributions to the nation.
We will never let that happen.
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“America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year — let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests." Garrett Graff
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
“America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year — let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests." Garrett Graff
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Read the linked opinion. It quotes Jefferson and emphasizes the unmistakable parallels to the Revolutionary condition that prompted that war against tyranny.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Read the linked opinion. It quotes Jefferson and emphasizes the unmistakable parallels to the Revolutionary condition that prompted that war against tyranny.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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this is donald trump's america. the line must be drawn.
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
this is donald trump's america. the line must be drawn.
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
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Nine year olds should not live in a world where they have to consider the logistics of civil disobedience as a tool to save their friends. Nine year olds should not have to strategize about how to keep each other safe. That is a failure of our responsibilities as adults and can never be overstated.
nine years old
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Nine year olds should not live in a world where they have to consider the logistics of civil disobedience as a tool to save their friends. Nine year olds should not have to strategize about how to keep each other safe. That is a failure of our responsibilities as adults and can never be overstated.
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The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by outrage over warrantless searches.
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by outrage over warrantless searches.
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The new leader of the free world.
American cable news saying that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is one of the greatest speeches of the 21st century.
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American cable news saying that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is one of the greatest speeches of the 21st century.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:43 AM
The new leader of the free world.
American cable news saying that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is one of the greatest speeches of the 21st century.
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American cable news saying that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is one of the greatest speeches of the 21st century.
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I've been writing about this nonstop. www.lawdork.com/p/noem-says-...
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I've been writing about this nonstop. www.lawdork.com/p/noem-says-...
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This has to be criminal. ICE is out of control!
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 PM
This has to be criminal. ICE is out of control!
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Early press accounts, presumably informed by DHS, claimed that the teenage girl in the first photo and another teen passenger were arrested after "colliding" with a vehicle driven by federal immigration officials.
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Early press accounts, presumably informed by DHS, claimed that the teenage girl in the first photo and another teen passenger were arrested after "colliding" with a vehicle driven by federal immigration officials.
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)