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slate.com/news-and-politics/20 The Trump administration inadvertently revealed that it is attempting to trap Venezuelan migrants in a catch-22 that would effectively block them from challenging their deportation & detention in an El Salvador prison. The government acknowledged that it had deported at least one migrant to El Salvador due to an “administrative error”—but argued that the they had no right to contest imprisonment because they are in the custody of a “foreign sovereign.”

Slate · Trump Is Asking the Supreme Court To Let Him Have Black SitesBy Mark Joseph Stern

It’s truly a sad time in a very heavy state, but am I surprised, no not really. A valiant effort fellow blue dots in Florida, we still have the . Don’t be discouraged, keep fighting and never give up. If taught us anything it’s to keep going and face off against facism!

Jeffries rips "unqualified" Waltz over Gmail report

axios.com/2025/04/02/hakeem-je

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) came out swinging Tuesday against Mike Waltz over a report the White House national security adviser used Gmail to discuss highly sensitive matters.

"Mike Waltz is totally and completely unqualified to be in a sensitive national security position, as is the case with the Trump national security team," Jeffries told Axios...

Hakeem Jeffries, wearing a blue suit and speaking into microphones in front of blue flags and a white poster.
Axios · Scoop: Jeffries rips "unqualified" Waltz over Gmail reportBy Andrew Solender
#GOP#Waltz#Jeffries

New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of her counterparts from other states have asked a federal judge to block some $11 billion in cuts to public health initiatives ordered by the Trump administration..#Trump..#GOP..#whitenationalism..
gothamist.com/news/ny-and-othe

health care provider and patient
Gothamist · NY and other states sue to block $11B in health care cuts ordered by TrumpA lawsuit contends the cuts are unlawful because they bypass Congress.

#MichaelWaltz #signal #signalgate #gmail #gop #hillaryclinton

But her emails ;

“National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and other senior officials used their personal Gmail account for government business, the Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: The administration's handling of sensitive information is already under scrutiny, and Gmail is even less secure than Signal.”

axios.com/2025/04/01/mike-walt

 National Security advisor Mike Waltz speaks as he sits with U.S. President Donald Trump during an Ambassador Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Axios · Report: Waltz used Gmail for official workBy Mike Allen
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@stargazersmith

I'm being told that they could have run child murderers with blood fresh on their hands under the ticket in these districts and they would have won.... but the margins were closer than ever before.

I just wonder if the party would have at least tried a little if it would have made any difference.

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This is a short (14 minute) segment from The Humanist Report that covers a lot of the same ground I was writing about concerning Trump's very serious plan to violate the US Constitution and serve a 3rd term as president, and also his executive order designed, quite obviously, to rig elections. I've always been a person who needs to read words on a page or screen to really absorb analysis, but I know some of you learn better with the videos, so that's why I periodically share the good ones.

Like myself, the host is adamant that the mainstream establishment is fooling itself and engaging in wishcasting when it ignores the obvious reality that Trump, who just admitted he wasn't joking, fully means to do this. What he adds that I was trying to get at in my analysis but might not have made explicit enough if the pedantic pushback I heard from weird liberals is any indication, is that if Trump is working on illegally violating the constitution to run again, in an election he intends to rig, that means the regime is *already* attempting another insurrection (although technically, I think it would be another autogolpe.) Furthermore, if the regime were to hold such an election under those circumstances, it would obviously not be an election at all, but the consolidation of fascist regime change in the United States of America.

The Humanist Report: Trump is Dead Serious About Becoming a Dictator

youtube.com/watch?v=I-Hcygb30Y

#Fascism #Trump #Elections #GOP #SteveBannon #Rigged #Video #OnePartyRule #VoterFraudIsntReal
#MikeFigueredo #Dictatorship #TheHumanistReport #USPol

wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/3 On Thursday, University of Michigan (U-M) President Santa Ono announced the immediate ending of all facets of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program. U-M’s DEI program has served as a national model since its inception in 2016 and is one of the highest-funded such programs in the country.

The sudden elimination of the $236 million program marks a complete capitulation by the university to the fascist Trump administration.

World Socialist Web SiteCapitulating to Trump’s demands, University of Michigan ends DEI programsThe sudden elimination of the $236 million program marks a complete capitulation by the university to the fascist Trump administration.

cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/trump- The cancellation of $11.4 billion in grants awarded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the latest in a series of funding cuts at federal health agencies by the Trump administration. The funds were being used by states to support COVID testing & vaccination, as well as to put more trained community health workers in communities that have been most affected by COVID-19 and an effort to address COVID-19 health disparities.

CIDRAPTrump administration axes COVID funding for state, community health departments

Republican Randy Fine wins Florida House seat against well-funded Democratic challenger

apnews.com/article/florida-ele

Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida’s 6th Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Josh Weil and squashing efforts by national Democrats who spent millions of dollars on the race.

Fine, a self-described “conservative firebrand,” ran with Trump’s endorsement.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
AP News · Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024By Stephany Matat
#POLITICS#MAGA#GOP

National Republicans are anxious about facing Josh Weil in the upcoming election. With tight polling and strong fundraising by Democrats, the GOP is feeling the pressure. This race underscores the hurdles Republicans must overcome to retain their influence amid a shifting electoral landscape. Discover the strategic implications for the GOP in this context. Read the full article: [Politico](politico.com/news/2025/04/01/r). #JoshWeil #GOP #Election2025