Thank you, @nexton9news.bsky.social . It's authoritarianism.
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Thank you, @nexton9news.bsky.social . It's authoritarianism.
Time for a hike
I adored this kid. Learning he was in that wreck over the wknd in DTC hurts even more. He deserved so much more time. www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-t...
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Grandpa might need to lie down
Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it would lay off roughly 4% of its work force, or about 9,000 people, in another indication of the tightening job market at big technology companies.
The Paramount settlement makes clear that legacy media doesn't understand that consumers are not going to believe that news outlets paying millions to Trump are really going to hold him accountable. No surprise that Democracy Docket had surge of new subscribers today. Join now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
You know your dad is out of touch when he was thinking about a "young 30-something" he wanted to be cast in a movie & said Bradley Cooper would be perfect. ...Bradley Cooper is 50. All love to my dad and Bradley Cooper, but zomg.
#Boise #Idaho showing up for #NoKings
Absolutely horrid. Horrid.
Holy crap! No Kings Philly.
Proud of you, Littleton:
On top of the other hell today, the U.S. Dept of State wished R*ss*a a happy R*ss*a Day. We are not who we were: State Department Celebrating Russia National Day Comes Under Scrutiny - Newsweek share.google/bu3AOrE8vQEU...
Holy shit.
A US Senator was thrown to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents, and then the DHS Secretary went on to say that they are taking control from the "socialist" local government. That is fascist, there is no other proper word for it than that. No euphemisms are necessary or warranted.
I don’t believe my record of covering political extremism and doing accountability journalism reflects cowardice, but I’ll let others be the judge of that.
They are lying to the public.
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Sen. Alex Padilla, the first Latino to represent California in the Senate, was assaulted and dragged out of Kristi Noem's press conference before being forced to the ground, cuffed and briefly detained. All completely illegal, all completely racist, all very much happening.
We feed you. They hunt us.
RFK is going to be responsible for a lot of death and suffering
Hi folks. Do you care about Federalism? Because tr*mp sure as hell doesn't.
When this invariably goes wrong, Donald Trump will insist he was merely issuing orders and is not responsible for the actions of his goons
"It's a flight to California, Michael. What could it cost? $2?"
Hi:
BREAKING: please, everyone, turn on local news. there is NOTHING going on in LA. Its over, the protest broke up hours ago. Local news helicopters are trolling for trouble and there's none. Just some LAPD/LASD road blocks. If they 'send the Guard' now, its just because they really really want to.
Shout-out to the person in my class today who complimented me on how much better my form and technique are at Barre 3. I later found out she's a physical trainer and remembered where I was in the Fall compared to now.
Jesssssss! She's amazingggg: youtu.be/-0YcYhW5iDo?...
The Inside Story of Trump’s Search for a New Air Force One Qatar had been trying to sell off a luxury jet for years, with no luck. Then President Trump’s team set its sights on it. nyti.ms/435qirp
And another epic Soondubu today with veggie stock. Added kimchi on the side.
Barre 3 at Breckenridge Brewery this morning:
Red Rocks Beer Garden before Rilo Kiley on a cold PNW evening:
When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.” I need ALL OF YOU to watch Andor.
“The distance between what is said today and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil."
Art is resistance. Patti F*cking Lupone.
BREAKING: A federal judge in D.C. permanently blocks Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie. The president appeared to punish the firm for its election work representing his political opponents. Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Small group of folks, but it counts:
A student found out my age today and they replied, "Miss, you age like Penn Badgley legit. How are Milennials looking so healthy and young for their age?" Me: "Thank you! And it's all the trauma."
This exchange is so very telling. Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this: "I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Incredibly telling moment. Trump is completely sure he is right here. We have a president that is pickled in his information bubble, high on his own supply, can't tell his administration's propaganda from reality. Next the White House will insist Trump is right!
Host: You could call and get Abrego Garcia back. Trump: I could Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release. Trump: I'm not the one making this decision Host: You're the president!
Trump: we need to politicize the government to ensure responsiveness to the President *fires all the lawyers, puts in crony replacements* Trump: I could do what you ask, but the lawyers I appointed won't let me
Trump says that any American who shows “dissension” against MAGA should be “immediately ejected” from their member of Congress’ town halls. This is fascism.
"It's time to fight everywhere and all at once" Pritzker says, blasting "the do nothing crowd" of Dems in response to Republicans: "We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak."
Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruption - “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he says, swaying their portraits will one day be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors”
Gutsy, gutsy move here.
Thrifting this weekend meant finding gorgeous Paul Robeson records, one made in Spain in 1938.
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam. Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Just so y'all are clear, they are threatening to pull out of Colorado because we are asking them to conduct background checks on drivers every 6 months & prohibit them from hiring people convicted of crimes, including domestic violence, stalking, & harassment www.coloradopolitics.com/governor/ube...
An overnight Russian combined missile and drone attack triggered fires, smashed buildings and buried residents under rubble in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. nbcnews.to/44DfuSo
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
Robert Wolf on Fox News: "I've been in finance for 40 years. This is probably the biggest manufactured crisis I've seen with a bunch of unforced errors. The execution of 'liberation day' was pathetic."
Barnard really is Columbia’s partner
Exclusive: Trump officials are analyzing whether to remove federal protections for national monuments spanning millions of acres in the West, according to two people familiar with the matter and an internal Interior Department document, in order to spur energy development on public lands.
Happy Easter to everyone but especially to the Delta flight attendant who said, "I've seen you five times this month; are you okay?"
Just so we are clear - despite this guy’s fawning over Donald Trump, this mess is Trump’s making. He appointed the incompetent television host to head the DOD.
In other news Trump is thinking of gutting food safety laws through an executive order.
I’m sorry but if anyone believes they sent that letter to Harvard by mistake I have a bridge to sell you and what not. They sent it, hoped for complete capitulation, and when it didn’t work and they got a little egg on their face, the very trumpian internal blame game+public gaslight started
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove anyone from the United States under Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation who is a part of the potential class in the Northern District of Texas case until further order of the court. Only Thomas and Alito note their dissent.
There is only one way to end the war: put pressure on the Russians. The Trump people did the opposite: put pressure on Ukraine, and relieved pressure on Russia. They have made the war worse while talking of "peace."
www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
A dreadful deja vu for FSU students from Parkland. Here’s our @nbcmiami.com report. www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a...
Literally what Hitler did:
We're leaving Ukraine to Russia, folks.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Department of Defense’s education agency, arguing that the removal of books in response to Trump administration orders infringed on the First Amendment rights of students.
The AHA is compiling resources developed by historians in response to recent actions by the federal governments. We welcome submissions from our members about op-eds, media appearances, or other resources they've contributed offering historical context and insight to the public. 🗃️
It’s unironically Very Good that every pro-democracy political actor from Angela Davis to David Brooks agrees we need an unprecedented popular front that mobilizes civil resistance to stop the march of tyranny and restore popular rule to our government. Now, we just have to organize it.
How is it possible U.S. citizens are being held as illegal aliens in America even after they produce their birth certificate? This is intolerable. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
i have no doubt that senator van hollen was genuinely concerned for the safety and welfare of abrego garcia BUT ALSO this is what i'm talking about when i say POLITICAL AMBITION. van hollen may well make himself a household name and nationally recognized political figure with this move
When even Daredevil knows we need to Resist, Rebel, Rebuild.
Attention: Musk’s staffers are now seeking access to a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants. DOGE was never about saving the U.S. money—it’s about building a government-run machine to weaponize personal data.
Chief Judge Boasberg's probable cause ruling is *not* an appealable order. DOJ can ask the D.C. Circuit for an extraordinary writ of mandamus, but that requires showing that the district court ruling both (1) was clearly wrong; and (2) is not otherwise capable of being remedied on a future appeal.
Shout out to folks at my gym who are incredibly worried about safety for kids and their families and are glad CO is defending DEI. There are little pockets of hope in DougCo, I promise.
She's a U.S. citizen, folks. Specifically an immigration law attorney whose name appears on tons of documents and for all we know, some crap AI tool was used to dig for names and couldn't differentiate who the lawyers are...
Seems like people would do well with a visit to History Colorado to learn exactly why the examples below cannot be compared:
Goodness.
This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
I am at an utter loss, but sadly not shocked. Always thankful for @nexton9news.bsky.social and @kylec.bsky.social
Harvard became the first university to refuse to comply with Trump's requirements, setting up a showdown between the federal gov't and the nation’s wealthiest university. By the evening, federal officials said they would freeze $2.2 billion in multiyear grants to Harvard.
I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.
"Miss, if I were to say, 'chicken jockey' to you, you would think..." "Please don't act like an ass in a movie theater to the employees and create a massive mess or bring a live chicken in there." To a friend, "see, she totally gets everything going on, thanks Miss, and I won't!"
Wouldn't it be nice if every news outlet that covered the Bukele Oval Office meeting noted: District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️ Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️
THIS
Say hello to fascism - and what he thinks of as 'criminals' could simply mean someone disagreeing with him:
JUST IN: CIA confirms that when it scanned Director Ratcliffe's phone for Signalgate messages, they were gone. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
In defiance of the Supreme Court & without any evidence, the White House claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a “terrorist,” who was “sent to the right place.” This is a blatant LIE. He is innocent. He cannot be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. He must be brought home.
I believe we've faced dozens of crises, but this one takes them all. Please read everything by @adamserwer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This isn't going to end until the judges start holding lawyers and DOJ officials in contempt and throwing them in jail. Even that might not end it, but there's no point trying to delay the inevitable. They're just getting bolder and more destructive as they go.
If you think the masses will rebel on their own....tell that to the guy I saw in the tr*mp shirt and fake militia hat today at King Soopers...as he complained about how much his groceries were. Work is required for change and it's not going to be easy.