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  • Margaret Brennan Confronts Kristi Noem on Trump’s ‘Federalizing’ CA National Guard — Which She Opposed Just Last Year

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  • Public opinion matters a lot in this movement - not because Noem will care - but because it influences how the members themselves of the national guard respond. If the nation guard members think it is unjustified, they are more likely to not follow any unlawful orders

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  • Yes the charges are stupid, but they are primarily to make it so that Trump's fold doesn't look like a fold. This is a win that he is out from El Salvador and puts further pressure to bring back all the others in a similar situation

  • Trump administration returns Guatemalan migrant hastily deported to Mexico back to the US

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  • They're continually paying El Salvador for this on an ongoing basis per Chris Van Hollen. To a place they could easily withhold funding if they wanted to until he was sent back

  • Judge rules Abrego Garcia's lawyers can seek sanctions against government

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  • US Senator Van Hallen (from Maryland) flew down to El Salvador managed to see him after applying a bunch of pressure in mid April. So he was at least alive then. Photos were published and such of said meeting

    Other dems from congress have flow down besides Van Hallen, but haven't been able to get a visit. They've also had a ton less media attention, so there was less pressure on El Salvador to let them visit him. For instance, Glenn Ivey traveled to El Salvador and tried to visit a week ago but I doubt most people here probably heard about that

  • Democrat ousts incumbent Republican in Omaha mayoral race

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  • State & local dem parties have, generally speaking, been better about standing up compared to the national party

    Obviously not 100% of them, but certainly a lot more

    See: States limiting involvement with ICE, tons of state AGs suing trump, Maine's Governor directly challenging trump's anti trans actions and winning, NY Governor challenging trump's threats on pulling congesting pricing, Illinois Governor signing an EO to limit the state's sharing of any Autism data with the federal government after RFK's registry comments, etc.

  • Newark NJ Mayor Ras Baraka released from ICE custody

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  • Unclear, but in any case I think this was more of a sign they were spooked by the pushback. People showed up to protest right away, and planned to stay at the protests until he was freed

    Remember that we the people have power

  • Court orders detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk returned to Vermont

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  • Court orders detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk returned to Vermont

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  • Maybe, maybe not. Don't assume it's a given that they will ignore it. This is not a defense of this administration. This is a reminder against always having the hopelessness that this administration wants us all to have. They want us to assume all fights are hopeless so we don't fight them

    While they have very notably been ignoring the order on Abrego Garcia, they have followed some of the court order in other related cases like this

    For instance, a week ago ICE released Columbia pro-Palestine activist Mohsen Mahdawi from detention after a judge ordered immediate release. Here's a photo of him leaving

  • EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program

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  • Interestingly enough, appliance makers actually have historically pushed against this

    The companies urged the administration to preserve the program, which certifies appliances as meeting high efficiency standards, after CNN first reported on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency planned to eliminate the Energy Star program as part of a massive restructuring.

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    The program is so popular that appliance companies and trade associations, including General Electric and the American Gas Association, have historically lobbied for the program to be preserved every time there is a proposed challenge to its budget or its function. Trump proposed eliminating the program in a 2017 budget and drew immediate widespread industry condemnation at the time.

    https://www.notus.org/energy/epa-energy-star-program-appliances-pushback

    (https://archive.is/gAcEM)

  • For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act

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  • Oh hmm, maybe I had just heard people misuse it in the past? Had only heard it being used as a synonym for possibility in the context of "every eventuality" but other times meaning something definitive. Looking it up I see that it's supposed to just always refer to possibility

  • For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act

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  • It is not an eventuality, it is a possibility that he tries

    Thinking that everything is 100% certain to happen is how we get ourselves too paralyzed to act. We can reduce the odds of many things from happening by showing up and building pressure

    Join protests, boycotts, strikes, etc.

    EDIT: or maybe I apparently have misunderstood how the word eventuality is supposed to be a synonymy of possibility. My bad on that one

  • Nate Silver Predicts Who Will Be The 2028 Democratic Presidential Nominee

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  • Musk will likely control elections going forward

    Elections are run by the states themselves even for federal office. Notable race in particular for Musk was the Wisconsin Supreme Court race earlier this month. Musk poured millions to try to make it go the other way and tried to bribe voters with $1 million lotteries if they "signed a petition against activist judges". The Musk backed candidate still lost by 10 points

    Don't do his dirty work for him and suppress the vote before anything happens. The fight ain't over till it's over

  • U.S.-Born Citizen Arrested As ‘Unauthorized Alien’

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  • Lopez-Gomez was reportedly released Thursday evening after protestors gathered outside of the Leon County jail, where he was being held.

    In good news, they were released after public backlash and protest. Protesting can work, boycotts can work, and so on. Don't let anyone think we can't act because we the people can

    They want to take our rights, but we are not powerless to stop them. Fight back!

  • SHOCK POLL: AOC a Close Second Place Behind Kamala Harris in 2028 Democratic Primary

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  • Don't give into the doom that Trump & Musk want us to have. They want us thinking we've already lost so we don't try to stop them, but the fight ain't over till it's over. We the people have power if we're willing to use it

    Join on the streets, take a part in boycotts, join strikes, etc.

  • SHOCK POLL: AOC a Close Second Place Behind Kamala Harris in 2028 Democratic Primary

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  • Don't just hope, join the fight back! April 19th is the next day of nationwide protests

  • SHOCK POLL: AOC a Close Second Place Behind Kamala Harris in 2028 Democratic Primary

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  • Don't play into the doom that Trump & Musk want us to all have. The fight ain't over till it's over

  • Bernie Sanders rally in LA draws thousands to protest Trump: ‘We can’t just let this happen’

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  • They aren't just protesting Trump here? I mean the tour itself is called "Fighting Oligarchy" which is about a system

  • SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions

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  • I think it's unlikely they will do so directly given their other actions. Senate Majority Leader Thune has been pretty adamant about keeping it even stating he wanted to keep it in his very first speech this year as the new senate majority leader. I think the bigger threat to the filibuster at the moment is Republicans abusing reconciliation beyond what is supposed to be in there. Republicans appear likely to test the waters with bending the rules in the near future. This would be one of those piece by piece kinds of things, so more of a medium-term to longer-term issue

    Reconciliation is supposed to be strictly for budget related policies and allows a strict majority vote without going through the filibuster and is only allowed to be used a limited number of times among other restrictions. The senate parliamentarian is the one who is supposed to interprets the senate rules and procedures including what's allowed in reconciliation. One of the requirements the Byrd Rule gives to reconciliation is that the bill passed through the senate it may not add to the deficit overall.

    Republicans appear likely to ignore the senate parliamentarian and declare by themselves that extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts for the rich that will expire are "current policy" and not counted in deficit computations. By itself that doesn't sound that interesting, but the reason that's a little concerning is that the senate parliamentarian is also the one who decides if the bills are strictly budget related. For instance, in 2021 the senate parliamentarian was the one who frustratingly ruled that a minimum wage increase to $15/hr couldn't be included via reconciliation. If ignoring the senate parliamentarian becomes the norm, they could stuff non-budget thing into these massive reconciliation spending packages without anyone to say no

    (It's also possible the Senate parliamentarian rules in their favor and they don't override what they say)

  • SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions

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  • Before we preemptively doom about it, it also needs to pass the senate filibuster meaning 7 senate dems need to vote in favor. Call your senators and tell them to vote against it

    The bill appears to face long odds in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to overcome an expected Democratic filibuster.

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    “I am leading the fight in the Senate to push back against this effort to disrupt our already safe and secure elections. This bill cannot pass the Senate — and I will fight every step of the way to block it,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said in a statement.

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    Last year, the House passed a similar bill but it stalled in the Senate and then-President Joe Biden vowed to veto it

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    Flipping it blue

    Democrat Peter Smith Jr. wins Dorchester County Council seat in special election

    abcnews4.com /news/local/democrat-peter-smith-jr-wins-dorchester-county-council-seat-in-special-election-dorchester-county-district-1-election-news-wciv-abc-news-4-03-25-2025
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    Flipping a Trump+15 district

    Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset

    thehill.com /homenews/campaign/5214236-democrat-james-malone-wins-pennsylvania-senate/
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    Kentucky governor Andy Beshear vetoes bill aimed at overturning ban on conversion therapy for minors

    www.wlwt.com /article/kentucky-andy-beshear-hb-495-veto-conversion-therapy-minors/64263023
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    Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky’s public universities

    apnews.com /article/kentucky-diversity-equity-inclusion-0da6ae8fc164529af12df4deb60dc287
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    Ohio court partially overturns ban on gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth, allows for puberty blockers

    www.news5cleveland.com /news/politics/ohio-politics/ohio-court-partially-overturns-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-lgbtq-youth-allows-for-puberty-blockers
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    Lawmakers unanimously reject Noem’s Prior Proposed cuts for SD Public Broadcasting

    www.dakotanewsnow.com /2025/03/12/lawmakers-unanimously-reject-noems-cuts-sd-public-broadcasting/
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    ~100 People Today At a Tesla Takedown in Maplewood, MN. 300 At a Another Tesla Takedown Protest Nearby

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    Tesla Takedown Protest in East Plano Texas Today

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    North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling

    www.nbcnews.com /news/amp/rcna196416
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    Official Fired By Trump Returns To Work With Cheers After Judge Orders Reinstatement

    www.huffpost.com /entry/trump-nlrb-judge-reinstated_n_67cf09f8e4b0204ff2dae43b
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    Lexington leaders vote to maintain diversity officer role

    spectrumnews1.com /ky/louisville/news/2025/03/08/lexington-responds-to-community-concerns-about-dei-changes
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    ‘Stop these crazy bills’: Some Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2025/mar/07/montana-anti-trans-bills-defeated
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    GOP senators tell Elon Musk that DOGE cuts will require their votes in closed door meeting

    thehill.com /homenews/senate/5178899-musk-chaired-meeting-restricts-government/
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    Trump administration rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan amid cost issues and power struggles

    www.nbcnews.com /politics/national-security/trump-admin-rethinking-guantanamo-immigrant-detention-plan-rcna194274
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    Kim Dugger has Flipped the mayorship of Welaka Blue. A Trump+40 town in rural Florida!

    www.palatkadailynews.com /local-news/dugger-long-walker-win-welaka-election
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    Philadelphia schools will allow trans athletes to compete, rejecting Trump executive order

    www.advocate.com /politics/philadelphia-schools-transgender-athletes
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    The private GOP panic over the slash-and-burn DOGE firings | White House aides are inundated with congressional calls as Republicans fret

    www.politico.com /news/2025/02/20/gop-lawmaker-doge-cut-panic-00205282
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    As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes

    apnews.com /article/trump-dei-schools-dear-colleague-6cca8440afa62689991d373cc4903a4c
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    Democrats grind Alabama Senate to a halt, accuse GOP of ‘wiping out’ state archives over DEI

    www.al.com /politics/2025/02/democrats-shut-down-alabama-senate-accuse-gop-of-wiping-out-state-archives-over-dei.html
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    OPM Tells CFPB to Reinstate Fired Veterans, Military Spouses

    news.bloomberglaw.com /banking-law/opm-tells-cfpb-to-reinstate-fired-veterans-military-spouses