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Sanders is one of the most popular politicians in the US, and his political analysis and messaging remain as relevant and compelling as ever. But while his Tour to Fight Oligarchy is inspiring and important, the broad left badly needs a political vision that goes beyond Sanders.

Actual vote: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00133.htm

Veterans really do like having their faces eaten.

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies, including ones that focus on media, libraries, museums and ending homelessness.

Fox News host Jesse Watters, a vocal supporter of Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts, expressed frustration after his sister’s job at Johns Hopkins University was affected.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is rapidly transforming the Pentagon according to his Fox News-era beliefs.

Party of the working class, you get what you voted for.

The talk show host’s ‘Cops’-style ride-along with Trump 'border tsar' Tom Homan is the latest step in the TV psychologist’s political rebranding

ADL likes to get cozy with Neo-Nazis

Democratic Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly announced he's getting rid of his Tesla, citing owner Elon Musk's role in federal budget cuts and social program reductions.

Rep. Chuck Edwards’ North Carolina town hall erupted in chaos as constituents furiously protested DOGE, a Trump administration initiative tied to mass federal job cuts and Elon Musk’s growing influence.

Donald Trump's approval rating has slipped into negative territory for the first time in his second term, with 47% approval and 49% disapproval according to Newsweek's polling average.

President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants, including to Guantanamo Bay, escalating his government-wide immigration crackdown, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the plan told CBS News.

The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being anti-white and anti-American.

Jessica Corbett Mar 14, 2025

A U.S. federal appeals court Friday lifted a block on the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, pausing a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a series of presidential executive orders halting support of DEI initiatives.

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/22648128

Nothing surprises me any more.

We cannot navigate the current moment using existing political frames or received wisdom.

I just got back from DC (821 mile drive round trip) to show my support for our veterans.

"“I don’t want the system to collapse,” Dudek said in a closed-door meeting last week, according to a recording obtained by ProPublica."

The Trump administration brushed aside decades of precedent when it ordered Columbia University to oust the leadership of an academic department, a demand seen as a direct attack on academic freedom and a warning of what’s to come for other colleges facing federal scrutiny.

By Areeb Ullah Published date: 14 March 2025 13:31 GMT

The Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education, or FURRIES, Act, filed by Austin-area Republican State Rep. Stan Gerdes, would "prohibit any non-human behavior by a student, including presenting himself or herself, on days other than exempt days, as anything other than a human being."

Donald Trump told a Department of Justice crowd that his 2024 victory gave him a "mandate" for a broad investigation into Democratic corruption.

Donald Trump, speaking at the Justice Department, called for jailing officials behind the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal and defended allies while attacking critics.

Furious Democrats are pushing “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to primary Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after he agreed to vote with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown, according to reports.

The following Democrats [and one independent] voted to advance the Republican continuing resolution, which was backed by President Donald Trump:

Article from Feb 27th

Despite Trump’s decidedly critical tone toward Ukraine and its president and warm gestures toward Russia, the level of overall American public sympathy with Ukraine and the lack of sympathy for Russia have not changed since the summer of 2024. If the intent of the public spat with Zelenskyy was to sour the American mood toward Ukraine, the latest poll indicates that it was a failure, not only in the continued high level of sympathy with Ukraine but also in that more people rated Trump’s performance as inappropriate than said the same about the Ukrainian president’s performance in that unprecedented meeting.

Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness but Thursday night's concert at The Kennedy Center by the National Symphony Orchestra was a brief exception.

Democratic divisions intensified as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi sharply criticized Chuck Schumer for supporting a Republican-led funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) agreed to cut 10,000 jobs under pressure from Elon Musk, sparking outrage from Democrats.

Elon Musk called for the impeachment of federal judges after courts blocked his DOGE from laying off probationary (new) federal workers.

The Senate voted to advance a Republican-backed bill to fund the government, setting the measure on a glide-path to final passage ahead of a midnight funding deadline.

Supporters flocked toward Yemi Mobolade, Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor, when he was in the running following what appeared to be a serious racial threat. However, the threat in question may have been less of a threat and more of a cruel campaign strategy, police say.

Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to Adobe, Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic PBC, Apple, Cohere, International Business Machines Corp., Inflection AI, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Open AI, Palantir Technologies, Salesforce, Scale AI, and Stability AI seeking all documents and communications with the Biden-Harris Administration related to content moderation and suppression as the Committee conducts oversight of how and to what extent the executive branch coerced or colluded with artificial intelligence (AI) companies and other intermediaries to censor lawful speech.

By Syma Mohammed Published date: 14 March 2025 19:58 GMT

The Forest Service, Park Service and other agencies must immediately reinstate workers purged by Trump.

The U.S. Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the Gaza war violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday.

Rep. Chuck Edwards faced a hostile crowd at a town hall in Asheville, North Carolina, as attendees bombarded him with jeers and tough questions about Trump administration policies.

The Trump Justice Department announced on February 20 that it believes the legal protections against firing administrative law judges (ALJs) — independent judges who serve at executive branch agencies — are unconstitutional and does not plan to follow existing law that protects ALJs from being removed without cause. This action, one of a series of Administration moves targeting independent officials or agencies within the executive branch, is a major assault on the independence of ALJs and risks undermining fair access to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, with other potential harmful consequences across the federal government.

16-31 was the vote.

In particular, they've decided to stop paying for dog food and veterinary care.

A second federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired probationary (new hires) federal workers, ruling the mass terminations were illegal.

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the National Park Service and five other federal agencies to immediately reinstate probationary employees who were fired en masse last month, ruling that the Office of Personnel Management had no legal authority to mandate their terminations.

Donald Trump pardoned former Tennessee state senator Brian Kelsey, who served only two weeks of a 21-month sentence for a campaign finance scheme.

JD Vance was loudly booed at a National Symphony Orchestra concert in Washington, delaying the start by 25 minutes due to security checks.

Elon Musk visited NSA headquarters on Wednesday, meeting with its chief Gen. Timothy Haugh days after posting "The NSA needs an overhaul" on X.

Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are pushing to classify vandalism against Tesla as domestic terrorism.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced during a floor speech Thursday evening that he will vote to advance the stopgap spending bill that must become law before Friday at midnight to avoid a partial government shutdown.

The situation invokes a thought of 'Inglourious Basterds'

Gold prices crossed the $3,000 mark for the first time, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs against major trading partners have roiled financial markets, pushing investors to safe-haven assets as they fear elevated inflation and a possible recession.

Under growing pressure from their left flank, several Democratic centrists said Wednesday evening and Thursday that they would vote against the House GOP spending proposal, even though they had earlier warned that the failure to pass it could trigger a devastating government shutdown.

The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.

As President Trump signs executive orders cutting millions of dollars in funding to universities and federal agencies, scientists worry about what this means for the future of research and scientific progress in the United States.

Office of Personnel Management political appointees linked to recent controversies and artificial intelligence efforts have significant ties to Elon Musk’s companies.

Can we all just unilaterally agree to cut Russia off from the internet?

Why??? You started a fucking trade war and nobody wants to buy US now. Why would the US need this access for anything aside from trading with other countries?