Ocean Beach, San Francisco today. 👏

#50501movement #HandsOff

(📸 Stephen Lam, SF Chronicle)

#ImpeachTheFascists #RaiseTheBar #PrimaryThemAll #DemandMore #SaveAmericanDemocracy #uspol #USPolitics #Immigrants #ImmigrantRights #Immigration #journalism #news #analysis #Resist #media #socialmedia #FascistTakeover #marker

Some people are chaos-seekers – and those people like Elon Musk, support political violence and share false information online.

A new study finds people under 40, those with less education, and individuals who pay the least attention to politics score highest on this "need for chaos" dimension.

theconversation.com/a-need-for…

#USPolitics #Psychology

A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government

Burn it all down? For some Americans who feel they’ve lost social status, that’s exactly what they want DOGE to do.

^{The Conversation}

About when Sen. Cory Booker spoke on the Senate floor for 25 hours, breaking a record and shifting the spotlight away from the president.

His real move was turning a long speech into a media moment – and it worked, briefly taking national attention off of Trump.

In a fragmented media landscape, attention is power. Booker’s marathon showed that even in the age of short clips, the long speech still has bite.

More analysis:
theconversation.com/cory-booke…

#USPolitics #Trump #Politics

Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in a fragmented media landscape

The length of Booker’s speech grabbed headlines, but the senator’s media strategy helped sustain attention afterward while disrupting Trump’s public spotlight.

^{The Conversation}

This Trump family crypto empire is set to profit precisely because Trump is gutting the regulations that would normally constrain it — brazen self-dealing that represents perhaps the most flagrant exploitation of presidential authority in American history.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpolitics #USpol

Newsletter: Inside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it.

citationneeded.news/trump-cryp…

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpolitics #USpol

Trump’s newest grift: Building a cryptocurrency empire while destroying its regulators

Inside the Trump family’s sprawling crypto empire — from memecoins to mining — and how Trump is using presidential power to dismantle the regulators who could stop it

^{Molly White (Citation Needed)}

UPDATE: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk.

Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️
projects.propublica.org/elon-m…

#DOGE #ElonMusk #Musk #Government #Data #Research #USPolitics #Trump

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

^ProPublica

The sudden dismissal of FOIA staff at CDC, FDA, and NIH will worsen existing backlogs and limit the public's ability to examine recent agency actions and get important health safety data.

By a Yale health services researcher: theconversation.com/the-sudden…
#USPolitics #health #CDClayoffs

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.

^{The Conversation}

Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group has just asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate and potentially pursue civil and criminal action against a short seller

#USpolitics #USpol #Trump

Some people are chaos-seekers – and those people like Elon Musk, support political violence and share false information online.

A new study finds people under 40, those with less education, and individuals who pay the least attention to politics score highest on this "need for chaos" dimension.

theconversation.com/a-need-for…

#USPolitics #Psychology

A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government

Burn it all down? For some Americans who feel they’ve lost social status, that’s exactly what they want DOGE to do.

^{The Conversation}

Only two federal officials have ever been jailed for contempt of court – and that was back in 1951.

Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on #deportations.

Quick explainer: theconversation.com/federal-ju…

#USPolitics #Trump #Politics

Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means

Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.

^{The Conversation}

As Trump’s executive orders restrict classroom discussions on race, gender and identity, some teachers are quietly pushing back — using creative, community-driven approaches to support students and uphold inclusive values.

theconversation.com/educators-…

#USPolitics #Education

Educators find creative work-arounds to new laws that restrict what they can teach

An education scholar explains how some teachers and school counselors are quietly resisting what they see as political incursion into the classroom.

^{The Conversation}

Trump's new tariffs risk repeating mistakes of the past. History shows such policies often backfire, provoking swift retaliation and harming domestic industries

theconversation.com/beggar-thy…

#Trump #USPolitics #Tariffs #Economy

Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows

As the US imposes more tariffs, a global backlash is brewing – from subtle trade barriers to strategic countermeasures targeting red-state industries.

^{The Conversation}

Short thread.

If you have not read what the U.S. government demanded that Harvard do, by all means, scan this document.

I found these demands objectionable, even outrageous, and I have no affiliation with Harvard. 1/2

#USpol #USpolitics #Harvard #TrumpAdministration

harvard.edu/research-funding/w…

The Trump administration hasn't targeted businesses that sponsor Pride events (yet), but that hasn't stopped some from pulling their funding. Several celebrations are down hundreds of thousands of dollars this year as a result of reduced or withdrawn donations. Some smaller, rural Pride events are down between 70 and 90 percent in sponsorship dollars compared to an average year. “We will remember who stood by us and who didn’t," Suzanne Ford, executive director of San Francisco said of disappearing sponsors. "When it was politically popular, they were lined up.”

flip.it/DFmTyw

#LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics

DEI rollbacks prompt corporations to pull sponsorship from major Pride parades

Several major LGBTQ Pride celebrations lose top sponsors due to DEI-related rollbacks costing $200,000 to $350,000 in funding.

^{Jo Yurcaba (NBC News)}

For a few years now I have espoused the belief that national borders should not impede or restrict the movement of people at all. People should be able to move where they want, work where they want, and live where they want. Borders do not matter to the rich and should not matter to the rest of us.

One reason I believe this is because “enforcing” a border inevitably leads to dehumanization, abuse, and death.

1/2

#USPol #USPolitics #immigration #ICE universeodon.com/@memeorandum/…

Mainstream Republican media has devolved into children on the playground stomping their feet and yelling "Not fair!" every time they lose a game they don't even understand.

All the hyperventilating about fascism is unhelpful, but they're just annoyingly pathetic.

They're not even interesting most of the time.

#USPolitics #GOP

NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
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A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
propublica.org/article/noaa-co…

#News #Seattle #NOAA #Science #Government #USPolitics

NOAA Scientists Double as Janitors After Service Contracts Expire

^ProPublica

Judge allows Trump administration to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil over pro-Palestine activism independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

America is dead. "The Constitution" is meaningless, and the rule of law is once again nothing more than a pipe dream. #uspoli #uspolitics #trump #fascism #mahmoudkhalil

Judge allows Trump administration to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil over pro-Palestine activism

Immigration court judge will allow government to continue removal efforts against green card holder

^{Alex Woodward (The Independent)}

This display of sycophancy, arselicking, and shameless self-abasement around the Trump Cabinet table makes North Korea look like a thriving pluralist democracy with a robust opposition.

#USPolitics

The Senate is considering repealing Section 230, the law that protects platforms from lawsuits over user comments.

Without the law, platforms might decide to just block all controversial content. Reddit without memes? TikTok without political satire?

A law professor explores the implications:
theconversation.com/what-would…

#USPolitics

What would happen if Section 230 went away? A legal expert explains the consequences of repealing ‘the law that built the internet’

The law is the balance point between limiting hate speech and misinformation and keeping censorship in check. Here’s what could happen if Congress kicks it out from under the internet.

^{The Conversation}

Rich people live longer than poor people in the US and Europe – but rich Americans have far shorter lifespans than rich people in northern, western and southern Europe.

A groundbreaking new study shows that the wealth-mortality gap is far wider in the U.S. than in Europe. European countries have reduced health disparities through policies that focus on equality without increasing healthcare spending.

theconversation.com/americans-…

#health #USPolitics

Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in Europe

New research shows that Americans’ personal wealth is not enough to compensate for factors that affect how long people live, such as health behaviors, education or social support.

^{The Conversation}

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s confrontation with President Trump and VP Vance showed both personal and political courage – echoing German philosopher Paul Tillich's writings during the Nazi era and later about the "courage to be in spite of" – standing firm for Ukraine's dignity against pressure. It also shows "courage to be as a part" of a larger cause.

A philosopher’s take:
theconversation.com/the-courag…

#philosophy #USPolitics

The ‘courage to be’ in uncertain times − how one 20th-century philosopher defined bravery

German philosopher Paul Tillich’s writings about affirming oneself in the face of anxiety, repression and meaninglessness ring as true today as in the 1950s.

^{The Conversation}

Billionaires really getting a return in their investment with the Supreme Court.

Project 2025 has been around for decades. It just has a new name. #scotus #SupremeCourt #trump #uspolitics
rootschangemedia.com/supremeco…

(a) You couldn't make a better argument for diversifying your business away from the USA if you tried.

(b) I am _so_ glad Germany has the #EuropeanUnion as a whole to negotiate for us. Individually the EU nations wouldn't stand a chance - but together they are a force to be reckoned with. As the #Brexit negotiations showed.

#USPolitics #tariffs
cnbctv18.com/world/donald-trum…

'Kissing my a**': Donald Trump mocks countries negotiating trade deals with the US

US President Donald Trump said countries are trying to make a deal. "Please, please sir make a deal. I'll do anything. I'll do anything, sir," he said, mocking the leaders. 

^{https://www.cnbctv18.com (CNBCTV18)}

I don't think such a commentator has a good view of what's going on from the inside.

Arguably this is the promotion of science in America as resources are going toward solid science and being taken away from ineffective or inefficient efforts.

That's positive for science, and we're seeing that on the ground, first hand, even as those who were comfortable with the status quo complain loudly.

#science #USPolitics

The third James Bond novel was published this day in 1955. The thriller Moonraker is from a long-ago era with a villain that makes no sense today - A rocket-building technocrat who is actually a secret Nazi working for the Russians

#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #elonmusk #nazi #corruption #doge

A Monday night memo from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, citing Trump’s crypto executive orders, has dismantled the Department of Justice’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) and directed the agency’s Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit to “cease cryptocurrency enforcement”.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USPolitics

As we watch Trump dismantling cryptocurrency industry regulations and enforcement, it’s worth revisiting the extent to which he and his family personally profit from their cryptocurrency business interests, which they have been rapidly expanding.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics

Newsletter: Trump continues to dismantle crypto enforcement while expanding his personal crypto empire.

Most recently, Trump has called the DOJ off cryptocurrency enforcement and dismantled the agency's crypto enforcement team.

citationneeded.news/issue-81/

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics

Issue 81 – Crypto crime is legal

^{Molly White (Citation Needed)}

While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression.

Here’s the real history.
propublica.org/article/history…

#News #Tax #History #Tariffs #Trump #USPolitics

The Real History of U.S. Income Tax

While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression. Here’s the real history.

^ProPublica

The Shocking Far-Right Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI

Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.

motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption #maga

Revealed: The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI

^{Mother Jones}

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#AIart #ChatGPT #Sora #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #USPol #USPolitics

"The damage isn't theoretical. It's active. It's live. And it's reshaping the world. Trade routes are shifting. Investment is diversifying. Global power is rebalancing. China, Korea, and Japan are shaking hands. All of it is premised on a hard-earned truth: the United States cannot be trusted to lead. Not because of one man but because of what half the country has chosen to normalize. Not because of Trump alone but because every institution built to restrain him failed and then got in line."

#USPolitics
theindex.media/trust-is-dead-t…

Trust Is Dead. Trump Keeps Selling the Corpse.

Behind every handshake is a nation plotting its exit strategy from the American empire.

^{Joan Westenberg (The Index.)}

Thank you #NY state education department! Someone needs to stand up to the #bully #felon #rapist in the #WhiteHouse. #Columbia, take note. This is how you #OpposeFascism.

#government #CriminalAdministration #impeach #TraitorGOP #TraitorMAGA #SaveTheRepublic #OpposeFascism #defeatGOP #defendDemocracy #DEI #USPolitics

yahoo.com/news/york-public-sch…

We want to hear from you! Let us know in advance if you’d like to share so we can be sure to include you live during the the event.

Email us at townhall@democratsabroad.org

Your stories won’t just be heard in the room—they’ll be shared with the DNC, legislators, and other state parties to help drive real action.

#USpolitics #USpoli #democrats

Good take by @harvard_law profs Nikolas Bowie and Benjamin Eidelson:
bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/opi…

"#Harvard has suffered real legal setbacks in recent years, including a major [#SCOTUS] loss on affirmative action, and some stakeholders may be leery of another public fight…But a 400-year-old institution should be making decisions with a time horizon of centuries, not news cycles. Making a principled stand now — with the law squarely on its side — is the single best thing Harvard could do to earn its continued place as a symbol of genuine excellence, free inquiry, and commitment to the public good. Filing suit would also enhance Harvard’s legal position going forward, as any retaliation by the administration would be an even clearer violation of the First Amendment."

#Trump #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

Opinion | There’s only one answer Harvard should give Trump

The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.

^{The Boston Globe}