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Some of the proposed changes outlined in the document would require congressional notification & no doubt be challenged by lawmakers, including mass closures of diplomatic missions & headquarters bureaus, as well as an overhaul of the diplomatic corps. Substantial parts of it, if officials tried to enact them, would likely face lawsuits.

#Trump #NationalSecurity #law #Congress #AbuseOfPower
#trump #congress #law #nationalsecurity #abuseofpower

Feeling hopeless but you like to sew?

Participate in the national “Quilting for the Constitution” campaign by writing messages to congressional leaders on fabric squares that will be sown into quilts and delivered to Congress. Learn how you can mail a quilt square or host a “quilt-in” here!

https://www.womenbuildingpeace.us/peace-by-piece

#Quilting
#USPOL
#Congress

PEACE BY PIECE | Women Building Peace

Women Building Peace
#congress #uspol #quilting

The other day someone questioned my veracity when I wrote that #Obama DESTROYED the US #healthcare system for workers and poor people without insurance. I posited MedicAid. They'd never even heard of it. It's free medical care for ths poor and cost-share payment plan for people with incomes high enough to afford if... BUT YOU ONLY PAID WHEN YOU NEEDED IT, and it didn’t bleed you dry every month for unused services.

#Congress' $880 billion #Medicaid question
https://rollcall.com/2025/04/10/congress-now-faces-an-880-billion-medicaid-question/

Congress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers will try for massive federal spending cuts without cutting Medicaid benefits, as President Donald Trump has promised.
Jessie Hellmann (Roll Call)
#healthcare #congress #obama #medicaid

#CONgress will raise the national debt ceiling... per US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

They plan to provide 'tax cuts' by borrowing. 🤣🫥🧐

"Congress has always acted when called upon to raise the debt limit. Since 1960, Congress has acted 78 separate times to permanently raise, temporarily extend, or revise the definition of the debt limit – 49 times under Republican presidents and 29 times under Democratic presidents." https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscal-service/debt-limit

Debt Limit

The debt limit does not authorize new spending commitments. It simply allows the government to finance existing legal obligations that Congresses and presidents of both parties have made in the past.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
#congress

"Markets like divided government."
Allow me to suggest that US markets will remain in #recession until #Democrats re-take #Congress.

123 Go
#congress #democrats #recession

"Tens of thousands of #protesters mustered in cities and towns across the country on Saturday to sound off against the #Trump administration's cuts to the federal #government and its policies.

Carrying homemade posters and chanting "Hands Off," the protesters came out to the more than 1,200 rallies nationwide despite rain in many cities"
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/huge-crowds-gather-hands-off-rallies-nationwide-protest/story?id=120523176

#Resist #Resistance #Protest #Protests #HandsOff #Trump #GOP #Musk #SocialSecurity #GeorgeWashington #Congress #News #US #USA
Protesters attend a "Hands Off" rally to demonstrate against President Donald Trump on the National Mall, on April 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk during a 'Hands Off!' protest on the Washington Monument grounds, in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters Some of the signs read, "Hands off my social security!", "Hands off HHS", "You wanted cheap eggs, but got measles instead", and "Protect due process."
Demonstrators gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol during the nationwide "Hands Off!" protest against President Donald Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 5, 2025. Tim Evans/AFP via Getty Images A huge mass of people just fill the area.
A demonstrator dressed as George Washington marches during the "Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March" in Boston, on April 5, 2025. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images He holds a sign that reads, "George Washington told Congress #NoKings "

Huge crowds gather in 'Hands Off' rallies nationwide in protest of Trump administration

Elected officials in Washington joined the protests.
Ivan Pereira (ABC News)
#news #trump #musk #gop #congress #us #protest #usa #protests #resistance #georgewashington #government #protesters #resist #socialsecurity #handsoff

"On top of that, Trump can only impose tariffs (normally a power of #Congress) based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act. Both laws require there to be an actual “emergency.” The only emergency here is that nobody in the administration understands what trade deficits are."
- @mmasnick

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/03/trump-declares-a-trade-war-on-uninhabited-islands-us-military-and-economic-logic/

#Trump #Tariffs #GOP #Politics #Coup #Corruption #USPol #Trade #News #US #USA
Text from article: You might notice something about that paragraph. It starts by describing how tariffs hurt the economy in the short term. Then there’s a “but” — which usually signals some kind of silver lining. Instead, it just pivots to explaining how tariffs hurt the economy even more in the long term. Cool. So we have a policy that: 1. Is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of trade deficits 2. Uses made-up numbers derived from a nonsense formula 3. Would actually make the “problem” it’s trying to solve even worse 4. Will definitely make Americans poorer But wait, it gets better. All of this glosses over the fact that “reciprocal tariffs” are not reciprocal at all. Trump’s team is making up fake tariff numbers for foreign countries based not on anything having to do with tariffs, but on trade deficits, which is just an accounting of inflows vs. outflows between two countries. It’s only reciprocal because the Trump team faked the numbers. On top of that, Trump can only impose tariffs (normally a power of Congress) based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act. Both laws require there to be an actual “emergency.” The only emergency here is that nobody in the administration understands what trade deficits are.

Trump Declares A Trade War On Uninhabited Islands, US Military, And Economic Logic

There’s a fundamental problem with Donald Trump’s new trade policy: it fails a test that actual 5th graders can pass. I know this because I tried explaining his “Liberation Day…
Techdirt
#news #trump #gop #congress #us #trade #politics #usa #uspol #corruption #Coup #tariffs @Mike Masnick ✅

#FOX ‘WHITEWASHED’?: Crockett old comments trashing GOP rep for marrying a White woman resurfaces

'WHITEWASHED'?: Crockett old comments trashing GOP rep for marrying a White woman resurfaces 'The Big Weekend Show' panel discusses Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, mocking Rep. Byron Donalds for marrying a White woman. #congress #media #crockett #foxnews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour…

https://www.shibuyaworldnews.online/fox-whitewashed-crockett-old-comments-trashing-gop-rep-for-marrying-a-white-woman-resurfaces/

#FOX ‘WHITEWASHED’?: Crockett old comments trashing GOP rep for marrying a White woman resurfaces - SHIBUYA World News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO1tX4VOM4U 'WHITEWASHED'?: Crockett old comments trashing GOP rep for marrying a White woman resurfaces 'The Big Weekend Show' panel discusses Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, mocking Rep.
🐈 (SHIBUYA World News)
#congress #media #foxnews #fox #crockett

Atlantic Drops CLASSIFIED TEXTS-- Gabbard CAUGHT IN A LIE?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHo3AJURTZo

57 civilian casualties for 1 target celebrated with emojis.

#warCrime #CivilianCasualties #Yemen #SignalGate #USPolitics #CoverUP #CongressionalOversight #Congress #socioopaths

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#warcrime #congress #yemen #uspolitics #civiliancasualties #coverup #signalgate #congressionaloversight #socioopaths

The Signal conversation on war plans by stupid idiots who included a journalist without even noticing reminded me of this scene from "Airplane!" (go to 1:00 to see what I mean).

We need to held them accountable but remember, one of the things that fascists hate most is being publicly ridiculed.

So it's our civic duty to laugh at them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JFDCd7JjTw

#signal #USpol #hegseth #waltz #media #Trump #maga #republicans #democrats #senate #congress

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#trump #signal #maga #congress #uspol #media #democrats #senate #republicans #hegseth #waltz

Congress lines up to grill Trump officials on secret Signal chat

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/24/congress-yemen-signal-hegseth

The Trump administration's Signal fiasco has given Democrats an unexpected shot to go on offense, with a pair of hearings in the next two days.

"Well, somebody f**ked up," Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), a former Navy SEAL, told reporters Monday.

#Hegseth #Vance #Gabbard #Signal #hearings #Congress #Trump #press
#trump #signal #congress #press #vance #hegseth #gabbard #hearings

Netanyahu has not allowed any water, food, or fuel into Gaza for two weeks.

And now Netanyahu is bombing.
He has killed hundreds of people, including children, in these latest attacks.
There is no justification for this. None.

Contact your Senators and House Rep to be front and center in opposition to this.
Stop our military and financial support for this slaughter.

#Congress #Gaza #Palestine #Senate #House #Israel #Netanyahu
#congress #israel #house #senate #palestine #gaza #netanyahu

@cairnewyork, Institute for Middle East Understanding, and the law firm of Dratel & Lewis held a press conference to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of Columbia University students against Columbia University and the Committee on Education and Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives regarding the Congressional request to disclose thousands of student records.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHJhP9mAN28/

#ColumbiaUniversity #Sued #ViolatingRights #USA #Congress #Palestine #MahmoudKhalil
#congress #usa #palestine #columbiauniversity #mahmoudkhalil #sued #violatingrights

DOGE Is the Deep State

A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal govt to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar!
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-is-the-deep-state/

"If a bunch of shadowy, unelected figures, many with shared #business interests and connections, took over #government functions at the highest levels and directly contravened the will of #Congress, what might you call that? How about … #Doge?"

#ElonMusk #Musk #Coup #Corruption #Trump #GOP #USPol #USPolitics #News #US #USA
Headline: DOGE Is the Deep State A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar! By Brian Barrett Politics Mar 6, 2025 2:11 PM
#news #trump #musk #elonmusk #gop #congress #us #usa #uspol #business #government #corruption #Coup #uspolitics #doge

No less than 76 #Democrats just voted with Republicans to overturn the #IRS's "defi broker rule" which would have required crypto firms like #MarcAndreessen's #Uniswap to collect information on their users and in so doing discourage the use of these platforms for #moneylaundering by criminals and rogue nuclear states (#NorthKorea *loves* Uniswap) and by the very wealthy to avoid paying #taxes.

The new wave of #memecoin scams like #TrumpCoin are also all facilitated/perpetrated by these decentralized trading platforms.

If any of these people are your representative you should do what you can to make sure they are primaried because they are not representing your interests. At a minimum call them and yell at them (this works better than most people think!)

The corruption of the US government by #crypto bros is extremely bipartisan.

* Full roll call of vote: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202571

#uspol #defi #DOGE #broligarchs #SEC #CFPB #DNC #Dems #congress #house #law #tax #corruption #taxation
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#irs #congress #tax #uspol #law #democrats #crypto #house #taxation #moneylaundering #corruption #taxes #sec #CFPB #northkorea #dnc #dems #broligarchs #doge #memecoin #marcandreessen #uniswap #trumpcoin #defi

#Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of #Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate. In email obtained by TPM, #WhiteHouse claims that Trump can appoint whoever he wants – absent #congress #ruleoflaw #legislative branch #judiciary #executive Say it out loud - #constitutionalcrisis #FreeAmerica #democracy is dying in full view of the American people. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusive-trump-makes-aggressive-new-claim-of-executive-power-to-circumvent-the-senate

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate 

The Trump White House has taken its attempt to seize direct control over the entire executive branch to a new level and laid out a startling legal rationale for…
Josh Kovensky (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
#democracy #trump #congress #judiciary #ruleoflaw #executive #whitehouse #constitutionalcrisis #legislative #freeamerica

How to talk with #people on social #media and to smile without crying. remarkable!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOVanffjOC
#congress

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As #Trump walked into #Congress, a lawmaker — it appeared to be #MelanieStansbury, a #Democrat from New Mexico — held up a sign saying “This is not normal.”
Reporters in the chamber are saying that it was ripped out of her hands.
#trump #congress #democrat #melaniestansbury

Watch (if you dare) #Trump’s address to the #JointSession to #Congress:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6zaAzNXc5

[this soooooo gonna suck]

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#trump #congress #jointsession

#CONGRESS: Israel just blocked all humanitarian aid to #Gaza as the #ceasefire begins to fall apart. And #Trump just announced yet ANOTHER weapons sale to the Netanyahu regime. Sign: Join Sen. Bernie Sanders and oppose Trump’s weapons sales to Israel! https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/trump-weapons-sales-netanyahu/?t=3&akid=33208%2E3072249%2ECtakEp

Stop Trump's weapons sales to Netanyahu!

Every step of the way, the U.S. has supported Israel's war on Gaza with funding and weapons.
Demand Progress
#trump #congress #gaza #ceasefire

#ICYMI, an update on the #ICE lawyer with a fascist X account: Following the Observer’s reporting, three U.S. House members have demanded accountability, while James Rodden still appeared on an ICE court schedule this week.

https://www.texasobserver.org/investigation-ice-prosecutor-racist-x-account/

#news #SocialMedia #racism #WhiteSupremacy #immigration #HumanRights #politics #USpol #Congress

Congressmen Demand Investigation of ICE Prosecutor Running Racist X Account

Steven Monacelli (The Texas Observer)
#news #congress #humanrights #politics #uspol #socialmedia #ice #immigration #racism #ICYMI #WhiteSupremacy

Update. US space scientists have written an open letter to #NASA and #Congress.
https://sites.google.com/view/space-science-for-everyone

"Almost all of our work as space scientists is funded by U.S. taxpayers, and we have a responsibility to oppose actions that limit the reach of our work to the public… Following NASA’s request, all AG [Analysis/Assessment Group] websites and the important, labor-intensive study reports, science goals documents, and other resources hosted on those websites are indefinitely unavailable to the communities who did this work and to the general public…We ask that all those in decision-making positions unequivocally condemn and act to reverse recent attacks on scientific integrity, federal grant funding for scientific research, and initiatives that broaden public participation in science."

PS: Also see the list of similar letters growing the left sidebar.

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

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Space Science is for Everyone: An Open Letter Written February 6, 2025
sites.google.com
#trump #congress #censorship #uspol #nasa #uspolitics #takedowns #defendresearch

Israel’s Yair Lapid addresses AIPAC Congressional Summit in Washington – Israel News https://www.byteseu.com/?p=775042 #AIPAC #Congress #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #YairLapid
#congress #israel #israelhamaswar #AIPAC #yairlapid

"The best we've had in our lifetime"

GOP lawmakers defend #Musk snatching #Congress' power
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/23/the-best-weve-had-in-our-lifetime-lawmakers-defend-musk-snatching-congress-power/?in_brief=true

"Congress' constitutional power to set the budget... Still, it's shocking to see the #GOP grunts actively argue for their irrelevance on national #television...

they were happy to fanboy out while the Dept of Government Efficiency stripped the #legislature of its purpose."

#ElonMusk #Coup #Corruption #Politics #USPol #News #Press #Media #US #USA
Headline from Salon: "The best we've had in our lifetime": GOP lawmakers defend Musk snatching Congress' power By Alex Galbraith Published February 23, 2025 12:24PM (EST)

"The best we've had in our lifetime": GOP lawmakers defend Musk snatching Congress' power | Salon.com

Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.
www.salon.com
#news #musk #elonmusk #gop #congress #us #politics #press #usa #uspol #media #television #corruption #Coup #legislature

West Bend voters raise concerns about Pres #Trump & #ElonMusk at Republican Congressman's #TownHall
https://www.tmj4.com/news/washington-county/west-bend-voters-raise-concerns-about-pres-trump-and-elon-musk-at-republican-congressmans-town-hall

"Residents came with questions...

"How can we be represented by you if you don't have a voice in #Congress?"...

"...three branches of government, not one..."

"Are you willing to use your subpoena power to tell #Musk to stand in front of Congress and answer some hard questions?"...

...none spoke up in support of Trump's first month efforts"

#Resist #Politics #News #US
Headline and photo. Headline: Washington County West Bend voters raise concerns about Pres. Trump and Elon Musk at Republican Congressman's town hall TMJ4's Chief Political Reporter Charles Benson was the only news station at the listening session for the fiery back-and-forth discussion. Photo: People at the town hall sit holding signs which read, "No USA king", "Fire Musk", and "Keep the light on democracy"

West Bend voters raise concerns about Pres. Trump and Elon Musk at Republican Congressman's town hall

TMJ4's Chief Political Reporter Charles Benson was the only news station at the listening session for the fiery back-and-forth discussion.
Charles Benson (TMJ4 News)
#news #trump #musk #elonmusk #congress #us #politics #resist #TownHall

DOGE’s Millions: As Musk & Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-costs-40-million-elon-musk

"more than $39 million... earmarked to #DOGE in the... first *month.*

For perspective, in recent years #Congress had allocated around $50 million a *year* for the... initiative DOGE supplanted...

The #Trump administration has not yet released enough details to trace the exact source of the funding flowing into DOGE or said who is being paid."

#Musk #Coup #Corruption #News #USA
Headline from TPM: DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

This article was first published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive…
Avi Asher-Schapiro (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
#news #trump #musk #congress #usa #corruption #Coup #doge

Rand Paul Sheepishly Nods To Fact That Musk Is Not Supposed To Be In Charge Of Govt Funding
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/rand-paul-sheepishly-nods-to-fact-that-musk-is-not-supposed-to-be-in-charge-of-govt-funding

"weak acknowledgements from #Republicans that...

#DOGE federal #funding freezes are not just lawless, but are also a violation of Congress’ authority to stand up agencies and fund the federal #government.

#Musk... has seized for himself one of the few powers #Congress has continued to regularly exercise — at least, up until 2025"

#ElonMusk #Coup #Trump #GOP #USPol #News #USA
Headline from TPM: Rand Paul Sheepishly Nods To Fact That Musk Is Not Supposed To Be In Charge Of Gov’t Funding

Rand Paul Sheepishly Nods To Fact That Musk Is Not Supposed To Be In Charge Of Gov’t Funding

There has been such little pushback or even engagement, among Senate Republicans, with questions surrounding the fact that Elon Musk’s DOGE rampage is stomping…
Nicole Lafond (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
#news #trump #musk #elonmusk #funding #gop #congress #usa #uspol #government #Coup #republicans #doge

Republicans in Revolt as Elon Musk’s DOGE Continues Takeover

Republicans in #Congress are getting pissed as #DOGE keeps wreaking havoc.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191690/republicans-congress-revolt-elon-musk-doge

"Infighting is brewing among the GOP’s congressional ranks, as Elon Musk’s takeover of the #government and sweeping federal employee #purge begins to hit #red states.

...agencies like #USAID, the #FAA, and #NOAA —agencies that many #Republicans actually like & support—have been crippled."

#Musk #Trump #Coup #GOP #Politics #News #USA
Headline: Republicans in Revolt as Elon Musk’s DOGE Continues Takeover Republicans in Congress are getting pissed as DOGE keeps wreaking havoc. by Malcolm Ferguson February 19, 2025 / 11:28 a.m. ET
#news #trump #musk #gop #congress #politics #usa #government #Coup #republicans #noaa #faa #red #usaid #doge #purge

GOP Senators Are Having to Literally Beg Trump for Their Own Money

Elon Musk & Donald Trump’s spending freeze has sent #Republicans scrambling.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191699/republican-senators-beg-donald-trump-elon-musk-money

"Republican Senators are being forced to grovel at the thrones of #DonaldTrump and #ElonMusk to collect the very #funding they appropriated in the first place...

Others took more desperate means to beseech Trump’s cadre: tweeting at them."

#GOP #Musk #Trump #Coup #Congress #Politics #Government #News #US #USA
Headline: GOP Senators Are Having to Literally Beg Trump for Their Own Money Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s spending freeze has sent Republicans scrambling. by Edith Olmsted February 19, 2025 / 12:05 p.m. ET
#news #trump #musk #elonmusk #funding #gop #donaldtrump #congress #us #politics #usa #government #Coup #republicans

Trump faces growing DOGE revolt from GOP lawmakers
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/19/donald-trump-doge-republicans-congress

"The #job and #funding cuts are now hitting #GOP lawmakers' districts and states. There's also a larger conflict brewing over whether the administration can simply bypass #Congress on these decisions...

some are quietly fuming that their #Constitutional role in controlling federal funds could be steamrolled"

#Musk #Trump #Coup #GOP #Republicans #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #US #USA
Headline from Axios: 17 hours ago - Politics & Policy Trump faces growing DOGE revolt from GOP lawmakers by Andrew Solender, Stef W. Kight
#news #trump #musk #funding #gop #congress #us #politics #usa #uspol #Coup #job #republicans #usnews #constitutional

"Canceling contracts without notice violates the #law. Mass firing federal employees without cause violates the law... most egregiously, Musk’s deletion of entire #government depts & Trump’s refusal to spend money as directed by budget bills violates the #Constitution...

#Congress has the power of the purse, & “feeding #USAID to the woodchipper” violates the separation of powers because Congress established the agency & allocated funds"
https://www.publicnotice.co/i/157356503/laws-are-laws

#Musk #Trump #Coup #News #US
Sub-heading and text from article: Laws are laws In reality, most of what Musk is doing is flatly illegal. Canceling contracts without notice violates the law. Mass firing federal employees without cause violates the law. Cutting federal funds for all scientific and medical research violates the law. But most egregiously, Musk’s deletion of entire government departments and Trump’s refusal to spend money as directed by the budget bills violates the Constitution. That’s why multiple courts have enjoined the Trump administration from blanket spending cuts. It is axiomatic that Congress has the power of the purse, and “feeding USAID to the woodchipper” violates the separation of powers because Congress established the agency and allocated funds to it as part of the federal budget. As Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, wrote last week in the New York Times: [block quote] Congress, not the executive branch, has the power of the purse, meaning the power to control federal spending. It is right there, as clear as day in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.” This is a bedrock principle of our government, which President Trump and his unchecked billionaire buddy are attempting to subvert. [end block quote]

Unelected billionaire breaks laws to "restore" democracy

This is NOT what democracy looks like.
Liz Dye (Public Notice)
#news #trump #musk #congress #us #law #constitution #government #Coup #usaid

‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts

In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US #democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/trump-musk-government-cost-cutting-coup

“The president is openly violating the #US constitution by taking power from #Congress and handing it to an unelected billionaire – while #ElonMusk goes after judges who uphold the #law and rule against them”

#Musk #Coup #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #USA
Headline: Trump administration ‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy by Peter Stone in Washington Mon 17 Feb 2025 06.00 EST
#news #democracy #trump #musk #elonmusk #gop #congress #us #politics #usa #uspol #law #Coup #usnews

How Musk is cancelling the US government
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-musk-is-cancelling-the-us-government

"This is blatantly illegal, yet #Congress remains silent.

...Musk has also become Trump’s hatchet man — threatening #Republican members of Congress if they deviate from #Trump...

#Musk warned Republican lawmakers... that his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” next year."

#ElonMusk #Corruption #Coup #Politics #USPol #USNews #News #US #USA
Text from article: They are gaining access to the most sensitive personal information about Americans available anywhere, along with computer code capable of altering that information and those systems. The Muskrats have been able to turn off government funding without Congress’s consent, even in the face of federal court orders to turn the funding back on. This is blatantly illegal, yet Congress remains silent. Congress is supine because Republicans are in charge, and Musk has also become Trump’s hatchet man — threatening Republican members of Congress if they deviate from Trump. Iowa’s Republican Senator Joni Ernst was firmly set against Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense until Musk hinted that he’d finance a primary challenger to Ernst, who’s up for reelection next year. Presto: Ernst supported Hegseth. Indiana’s Republican Senator Todd Young expressed concern about the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence until Musk tweeted against him. A besieged Young spoke with JD Vance, who arranged a call with Musk. Presto: Young announced he would back Gabbard. Musk warned Republican lawmakers in December that he was compiling a “naughty list” of members who buck Trump’s agenda. He also pledged shortly after Election Day that his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” next year. A Republican senator told The Hill that Musk’s wealth makes primary threats “a bigger deal.”

How Musk is cancelling the U.S. government

Friends,
Robert Reich
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Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
https://www.muskwatch.com/p/meta-removes-facebook-ad-criticizing

"Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of ... #DOGE to seize #Americans' private information. "A single individual now controls sensitive US #data, risking our #NationalSecurity. Urge #Congress to enforce strict oversight," read the rejected Facebook ad"

#ElonMusk #Musk #Fascism #SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #US #USA
Headline and text from article: Headline: Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk by Caleb Ecarma Feb 18, 2025 Text: Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information. "A single individual now controls sensitive U.S. data, risking our national security. Urge Congress to enforce strict oversight," read the rejected Facebook ad purchased by Ekō, a watchdog group that says it is committed to curbing corporate power. The ad linked to an online petition, which has received roughly 95,000 signatures, calling for "a massive public outcry demanding US lawmakers take action [against Musk and DOGE] before more damage is done."

Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk

Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information.
Caleb Ecarma (Musk Watch)
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Hey You! YES, YOU!

RIGHT NOW is the time to SUPPORT Our DEMOCRATIC Nominee in the Special Election for the House of Representatives! #uspol #uspolitics #congress #election #democracy #Democrats #ny21 #vote #VoteBlue #democraticparty

Blake Gendebien is running for New York's 21st district in the special election. He is a husband, father, farmer, and community leader who is Fighting for US!

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#democracy #election #vote #congress #uspol #democrats #uspolitics #VoteBlue #democraticparty #ny21

I would love to attend the #PresidentsDayProtest in #AugustaMaine (assuming there is one going on), or stage a #ProtestOfOne in #PortlandMaine, but the weather in #Maine is not looking good. I will be bugging our #Congress members and will amplify what's going on everywhere else!

Meanwhile, here are some things you can do to support the #50501Movement...

https://www.buildtheresistance.org/feb-17
#congress #maine #portlandmaine #50501movement #augustamaine #protestofone #presidentsdayprotest

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