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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York

Breaking News: Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre who testified a century later in Congress to the terror she witnessed in the hope of winning reparations, died at 111. nyti.ms/4or9B1e

In 2016, Ken Paxton had the audacity to sit at my table and break bread with my family knowing full well that my son is trans, then SIX YEARS LATER wrote an opinion stating that families like mine shouldn't exist. Within days, a CPS investigator was in our home threatening to remove our children.🧵

Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, has raised a record $24 million for the April 1 election with contributions from 113,000 donors, her campaign said. Judge Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate, is benefiting from two super PACs tied to Elon Musk.

Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covers his ears with his hands today while Republican Rep. Rich McCormick yells at him for destroying the Post Office.

Accurate

The population of Plains, Georgia is 573. Jimmy Carter knew his neighbors and they turned out to bid him a final farewell. 🇺🇸

Does Trump think “windfall” is a type of windmill? (The piece he links to does not mention wind energy.)

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command" - George Orwell.

Ahahahah!

At the same time, so much collective action failure right now: billionaire licking Trump's boots, some Ds trying to look "reasonable," others focused on intra-party factional goals, media quiescent and trying not to be persecuted. Shocking how pliable everyone is compared to December 2016.

Here are some nice mushrooms

In Trump II there’s so far only one Black cabinet member: once again to head up Housing and Urban Development. He understands “urban” doesn’t mean “Black,” right?

Lori Chavez-DeRemer has built a pro-labor record in Congress. But Donald Trump is the President-elect of the United States—not Rep. Chavez-DeRemer. AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social's statement on Trump’s labor secretary nomination: aflcio.org/press/releas...

The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s

Self-care week.

Release the Gaetz report. Pass it on.