ws04.bsky.social

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DC residents and allies across the country will rise up on Saturday to demand an end to DC's occupation. BE THERE! Get your friends, neighbors, congregation, and community to join the national event this Saturday at 11 AM in Malcolm X Park. Sign up at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc

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We released 2 new reports today that capture the lack of competition in congressional elections & the need for election reform. Here’s what we found. Read on for the report link and to learn why we need #RankedChoiceVoting and the #FairRepresentationAct 🧵

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NEW: Republican lawmakers are attacking lower courts for blocking unlawful executive actions. The GOP is now pushing a legislative attack on the judiciary that should be stopped at all costs, Democracy Docket Contributor @keiththirion.bsky.social of @afj.org argues.

democracydocket.comLower Courts Are Saving The Rule of Law — Now the GOP Wants to Neuter ThemOpinion | We can’t always count on our courts to do the right thing, but we certainly need them to be empowered to try.

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"My message to Lisa Murkowski is, suck it up like the rest of us! Go cry in a Trader Joe's parking lot." Author Liz Plank on Sen. Murkowski being "afraid."

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Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker

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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

youtube.comHeaded to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego GarciaYouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

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TL;DR: Judge Paula Xinis told the government that she will require "daily updates" on their efforts to comply with her order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social

HAPPENING NOW: Following the Supreme Court's decision requiring the government to "facilitate" the release of Abrego Garcia, a hearing before Judge Paula Xinis is about to begin. I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social Follow along for updates

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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.

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Our economy is far larger than it was decades ago. Where have most of the gains gone? To the top. Any path forward must include a fight to restructure the economy toward more widely shared prosperity. This isn’t a blue state vs. red state phenomenon. It’s a class phenomenon.

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Along with the capitulation, this is the worst part. The relentless focus on process and “bipartisanship” rather than articulating the substantive issues with the bill and articulating a substantive alternative

Senator Dick Durbin@durbin.senate.gov

The Senate Democratic Caucus was unified on a ‘clean’ one-month CR that would have kept the government open and given Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation. I’m disappointed that our Republican colleagues wouldn’t join us in that effort.