She was a domestic terrorist who tried to violently overthrow an American election. She was shot & killed by police. A DOJ investigation found no wrongdoing in her shooting. But Trump just ordered our government (your tax dollars) to pay her family $5 million.
Disgraceful.
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A foreign friend is due to renew a visa this week. Her lawyer advised her to remove any mention of Trump or Israel/Palestine from her social media. AI systems have been unleashed for mass surveillance of online content.
The chilling of free speech in America to protect this president and to censor discussion of a foreign country’s war is real, ongoing, and appalling.
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These are deeply, profoundly, tragically abnormal times riven by cruel, hateful, reckless and ignorant people bent on dismantling our government, strengthening Putin, stoking fear, breaking our spirit, enriching themselves and ruling over the ashes of public liberty. We won’t let them succeed.
BREAKING: Jamie Raskin SLAMS Trump’s DOJ for awarding $5 million to the family of January 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt—while giving nothing to the police officers attacked by the pro-Trump mob.
Drawn 6 years go today. It was rejected and called unfair and alarmist.
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BREAKING: Senator Elissa Slotkin just ripped Kristi Noem to shreds for not knowing what Habeas Corpus is. This is the kind of energy we need right now.
The next president has to do two things: 1) right the wrongs of Trump and go after those who broke the law and were corrupt. 2). Then spend time divesting power from the presidency and building real guardrails and passing laws like, “the president is not immune” etc.
Oh and get the money out of politics
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The “invasion” invoked to justify this law doesn’t exist. And most of these men deported to hell-for-life - far from gangsters or soldiers - had committed no crime at all. Trump and Vance lied.
When Alex said he’s heard complaints from Cal fans that SZD doesn’t cover enough Cal football I thought “wait. Plural? I’m not the only Cal fan listening?!” Then I worried that it was a complaint from me.
Alex: you cover Cal like no one else at the national level and I appreciate the attention you give us. I apologize if I ever implied you didn’t.
To the other Cal fan out there: be nice to Alex. And hit me up and we’ll grab a beer and cry about the bears together!