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YES! I love my state of #Maryland! Taking it to the man.
"#Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against President Donald #Trump’s efforts to withhold #funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicine.
The novel and untested approach — so far introduced in Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Wisconsin — would essentially allow states to withhold federal payments if lawmakers determine the federal government is delinquent in funding owed to them. Democrats in Washington state said they are in the process of drafting a similar measure."
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-…
To fight Trump's funding freezes, states propose a new gambit: Withholding federal payments
Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to withhold funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicineAdam Edelman (NBC News)
Rep #HakeemJeffries of NY, the #Democratic leader, just went past the 6-hour mark on his floor speech. He condemned #Republicans for an “all-out assault on law-abiding #immigrant #families,” including #AmericanCitizens, saying it was “unconscionable, unacceptable & it’s un-American.” The #OneBigBeautifulBill includes about $175 billion for the #Trump admin to boost #immigration *enforcement* & border security.
Nearly 4 hours into his speech, #House #Democratic Leader #HakeemJeffries said:
"How is it some on the other side of the aisle had principled opposition a few hours ago & now seem prepared to fold on the floor of the House of Representatives?".
Jeffries added: "What happened? What deals were cut? What occurred in the back room?"
[#Trump threats no doubt.]
#House #USpol #MafiaState #OneBigUglyBill #OneBigBeautifulBill #filibuster
Commenting on #Republican readiness to abandon their opposition to the bill, #Democratic representative #JohnLarson said: "What you see here is reconciliation with the #king."
"They all talk a good game. But ultimately, they cave," the #Connecticut #Democrat told Reuters. "You have to give a nod to #Trump on how he's able to exert this *influence*."
#House #USpol #MafiaState #OneBigUglyBill #OneBigBeautifulBill #filibuster
what👉 we consider the most obvious markers of race hardly mattered to them...👈
[1]"An empire of many colours? #Race and #Imperialism in #Ancient #Rome"
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So, 👉in essence, it can be argued, that the ancient and modern #Democracies all had #Racism thorougly engrained in the #Democratic fabric.👈
It is *not*, as #DunbarOrtiz claims, the #USStateReligion, it is not a unique #US creation.
An empire of many colours? Race and imperialism in Ancient Rome | OUPblog
Romans sometimes worried that you couldn’t tell enslaved and free people apart. By the second century CE, many senators were descended from Gauls and Iberians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and Syrians—the very peoples Romans had conquered as they extended …Becky Clifford (Oxford University Press)
In the runup to a final #Senate vote on #Trump’s big bill of tax cuts & spending cuts, #Republicans have voted down #Democratic amendments to strike portions of the bill that would reduce funding for rural #hospitals, #FoodStamps & #Medicaid.
Sen #SusanCollins (R-ME)joined #Democrats on an amendment to strike language that would force rural hospitals to limit their services.
#law #policy #PublicDisservice
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#Trump sues #LosAngeles over #immigration enforcement
Trump's admin sued LA on Monday over policies limiting city cooperation w/federal immigration authorities, continuing a confrontation over Trump's #deportation efforts in the largely #Democratic city.
The lawsuit, filed by the DOJ, alleges that policies barring city resources from aiding in immigration enforcement ops or collecting info about individuals' #citizenship status violate federal #law.
The #Senate on Friday rejected a #Democratic measure that would have forced #Trump to go to #Congress for approval of another #military strike against #Iran [he was supposed to for the first]. The resolution had little chance of succeeding in a #Republican-controlled & Trump lick-spittle Congress.
#Constitution #law #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #ExecutiveAuthority #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
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US court lets #Trump retain control of #California #NationalGuard for now
A US appeals court let Trump late Thurs retain control over CA's National Guard while the state's #Democratic #governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the #Republican president's use of the #troops to *quell* #protests & unrest in #LosAngeles.
#law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
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US #judge blocks #Trump plan to tie #states' #transportation funds to #immigration enforcement
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump admin from forcing 20 #Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation #grant #funding, according to a court filing.
It’s not about #immigration.
It’s #RevengePolitics.
#Trump directs #ICE to expand #deportations in #Democratic-run #cities, undeterred by #protests
Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles & other major cities against the Trump admin’s immigration policies.
Suspect in #Minnesota lawmaker #shootings #captured after manhunt, police say #VanceBoelter, the man accused of #shooting 2 #Democratic lawmakers & their spouses, was captured late Sunday in Sibley County after a sprawling manhunt involving more than 100 officers. State Rep #MelissaHortman & her husband, Mark, were shot & killed in their home, while #JohnHoffman & his wife, Yvette, survived.
“Do not approach & do not answer door unless 2 officers approach together. Call 911 to verify officer identity first,” the emergency alert said.
According to KMSP-TV, the #Democratic lawmakers were shot by 2 men who were dressed like #police officers & driving a car that looked like a police car. One of the suspects was taken into custody in Brooklyn Park after an officer-involved shooting. The 2nd suspect is still at large.
A list obtained by authorities from the suspected gunman’s vehicle names prominent #abortion rights advocates in #Minnesota, including many #Democratic lawmakers who have been outspoken about the issue, according to a source who had seen the list but was not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation.
#MelissaHortman #JohnHoffman #criminal #law #PoliticalViolence
Live: Rep. Melissa Hortman assassinated, others shot in ‘targeted’ attack
Authorities said suspect impersonated a police officer, and a “manifesto” was recovered with lawmakers’ names.Briana Bierschbach
#JohnHoffman suffered at least 2 gunshot wounds while his wife Yvette was shot 3 times.
A second shooting happened a few miles south, near the Edinburgh Golf Course in Brooklyn Park, at the home of State Representative #MelissaHortman, who has served in the House since 2005. She’s also the #Democratic leader in the Minnesota House. Both Hortman & her husband were shot.
There is currently no official word on the conditions of the victims.
The #Democratic Governors Association condemned #Trump’s decision to send #NationalGuard #troops into #LosAngeles over the objections of Governor #GavinNewsom as “an alarming abuse of power.” The association, which includes every Democratic #governor in the country, said in a statement that they stand with Newsom.
#law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #California #immigration
