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I feel like this extortion. And it worked. Never post that…thing again.

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), no State or political subdivision thereof 7 may enforce any law or regulation regulating artifi8 cial intelligence models, artificial intelligence sys9 tems, or automated decision systems during the 10- 10 year period beginning on the date of the enactment 11 of this Act.

This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.

from @404media.co

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Please really do call your congressperson, this is…this is a lot

YIKES @soundcloud.dev no thank you

Proud of all the NJ Indivisibles - from all across our state - who texted and called each other last evening to head to Newark to stand up for the Constitution, our laws, and our elected leaders. 👇

At Foley Square now after the ICEstapo arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka:

“This is the moment where we stand up. This is the moment when we say we will take care of one another. We will have each other’s backs”

@nywfp.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @indivisible.org @50501newyork.bsky.social

Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.

His argument fails even on its own terms.

Two cities stopped adding fluoride to water. Science reveals what happened As calls to end fluoride in water get louder, changes to the dental health of children in Calgary, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska, may provide a cautionary tale.

Two cities stopped adding fluoride to water. Long-term data showed how ending fluoridation adversely affected the health of the population.
www.sciencenews.org/article/fluo...

Let's do this, my friends. Hope to see you at the May Day rally in Berryville, Virginia today at 4 pm.

This exchange is so very telling.

Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:

"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

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I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.

"Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways"

We need to talk about ICE. Because what is happening right now is NOT normal: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xITS...

Editor’s Note | If They Can Be Disappeared, You Can, Too A government that can disappear 238 men to an El Salvadoran prison can do the same to any of us, News Editor Ashton Pittman warns.

"A government that can disappear 238 men to an El Salvadoran prison on flimsy allegations can do the same to any of us. 'But I’m a U.S. citizen who has never committed crimes' is a defense that only works if you get the chance to make it in a court of law," Ashton Pittman writes.

We’re in a constitutional crisis We are in the midst of a full-blown constitutional crisis.

With Trump defying the Supreme Court to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia (along with hundreds of others) imprisoned in El Salvador, we find ourselves in a moral and constitutional crisis. Calls and emails to Congress aren’t sufficient to end these crises, but they are necessary.

Defend the Internet Archive. Protect the Wayback Machine. Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit. Sign our open letter on change.org

📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.

At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.

Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.

👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...

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The map of planned protests against the Supreme Court ruling now looks like this with more still being added

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Photo of thousands of people with placards and flags packing Parliament Square. Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

If you feel like a blue dot in a red area, you’re not alone. Join our Rural Caucus to learn how you can take on Trump, Musk, and MAGA in your own backyard: secure.everyaction.c...

What's Next in the Fight? · Hands Off On April 5, millions of Americans took to the streets—in big cities and small towns—to remind Donald Trump and Elon Musk that our democracy doesn’t belong to billionaires—it belongs to the people. This wasn’t just a one-off event. It was the start of something bigger. **Join Hands Off! this Wednesday (4/16) at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST** for a nationwide call to find out how we can build on the resounding success on April 5th and keep the pressure on Trump, Musk, and their enablers in Congress. *Note: You may receive periodic email updates from Working Families Power*

The historic nationwide protests on April 5 were just the beginning. Tomorrow, Hands Off! leaders will share what’s next (including plans for major nationwide actions on May 1) as we continue to show the strength and scale of our movement. Join us: www.mobilize.us/hand...

AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it

Writer D. L. Mayfield’s advice for resisting fascism.

From D. L. Mayfield:

CALL NOW: Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on Legislation Silencing Americans

We have the power to stop this GOP voter suppression bill in the Senate, where Republicans will need the support of seven Democrats in order to send it to Trump's desk. Call your senators and tell them to protect our voting rights by rejecting this completely unnecessary bill.

Time to call your senators and tell them to stop the coup.

OAK is trying to mobilize the US to make impeachment a reality. It's a citizen's impeachment project that's gaining traction, working on getting confirmations from congress, and pressuring those who haven't commented or say no into supporting.

👇 More info and ways you can help locally below:

CITIZENS’ IMPEACHMENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR instructions CITIZENS’ IMPEACHMENT LETTERS TO THE EDITORThank you so much for being part of this effort! Citizens’ Impeachment is a nationwide effort, but the important actions happen at the local level. ❓WHA...

That means letters to the editor. Anyone can write a letter to the editor - just check the tracker, see how your representative is doing, and pick the paper you want to submit to. We have step by step instructions here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

On Saturday, April 12 at 3pm, we are holding a march to the ICE Field Office in downtown LA. The meeting point for the march is the corner of Broadway and Temple downtown, not far from Gloria Molina Grand Park. The AOC/Bernie rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park will be concluding around that time, so our idea is to make it convenient for people who had already planned to attend the AOC/Bernie rally, and also get some folks at that rally to join us. We are inviting folks from many different universities in southern California to attend this march. If you have colleagues or friends at USC, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Cal State LA, Occidental College, Caltech, Loyola Marymount, etc., or any other college in the area, please forward them our flyer or this email and invite them.

We’ll be marching to the ICE field office in downtown LA on Saturday to demand the return of our students’ visas at 3pm, following the AOC/Bernie rally. I’ll be tabling at the rally, in case you want to say hi. All extremely welcome, including students and member of the public.

Via @abreezeclayton.bsky.social, here's a tool to find out if your vote is on the list of those being challenged in North Carolina, along with instructions on what you can do next/who to contact re: ballot curing.

Please share widely, especially if you're in North Carolina