to figure out whether a prohibition on drug users possessing guns that passed in 1968 is still legal in 2026, one must figure out how drunk the Founding Fathers got in 1776 --the Supreme Court, basically
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The question of the day posed by @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social while Republicans ask their industry friends how to help banks instead of working Americans. #stopvought #savecfpb
@ourfinancialsecurity.org Associate Director Tom Feltner reminds everyone what the CFPB workers can do for Americans when they are allowed to work. #savecfpb #stopvought
"We reversed Vought’s illegal firings of hundreds of workers. We turned the consumer complaints hotline back on ... and just last month, we forced Vought to partially fund the bureau’s 2026 operations..." #stopvought #savecfpb
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Because of this, every veteran and working American has to look over their shoulder for scammers and cheats. This will be true as long as Trump leaves Vought in charge of the CFPB and Congress lets cuts to its funding stand. #stopvought #savecfpb
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"the shops are greaaaaate / and the food is so finnnnnnnne"
"Continued advocacy and vigilance is surely needed, but after what we all witnessed at USAID, few could have predicted that the CFPB would make it this far. I, for one, thank my fellow union members for that. Solidarity, and consumer protection, forever."
"The rumors of the bureau’s demise are premature. But to stop Vought from shutting it down for good, Americans must demand Congress restore the bureau’s funding and impeach Vought."
"Federal workers and unions have proven to be a bulwark defending the rule of law and vital public services during President Trump’s second term. Our union at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a case in point."
My friend (& doppelgänger) Daniel Radcliffe and the great Bobby Moynihan are currently starring in the very funny NBC series “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” - which I would enjoy even if it DIDN’T include gratuitous Weird Al references.
CFPB worker Anne shared why Trump lackey Russell Vought's policies are back in court. Her remarks came during a rally ahead of yesterday's hearing in NTEU v Vought. #stopvought #savecfpb
Former CFPBer and @borrowerjustice.bsky.social Research Associate Jennifer Zhang explained why President Trump and his radical budget director, Russ Vought, are trying to shut down the CFPB. Her remarks came at a rally before yesterday’s court hearing in NTEU v Vought. #savecfpb #stopvought
"Federal Way Washington is in the house" (r @normcharlatan.bsky.social)
Thomas’ redefinition of “miscarriage” was even more absurd. Once again, Thomas substituted the word’s most natural meaning for an alternative that loads the dice: Miscarriage, he wrote, is what happens any time mail fails “to arrive properly,” no matter the reason. So mail that is never even transported from the post office to the mailbox is still “miscarried.” To support his claim that “ordinary speakers” use the term this way, Thomas cited two sources: an 1893 article in the Carbondale Leader and a 1911 article in the Kansas City Star, both of which described stolen or destroyed mail as “miscarried.” These obscure reports were his strongest evidence that English speakers describe the intentional withholding of mail as “miscarriage.” As Sotomayor pointed out, Thomas appears to have uncovered these examples on his own. The government, she wrote, “failed to identify a single example of ‘miscarriage’ ” being used to mean intentional withholding of mail. So Thomas had to do his own research. And this was the best he could find: “Two cherry-picked newspaper references almost 20 years apart, and at least 30 years before the enactment of the FTCA.” If “miscarriage” actually carried this definition, Sotomayor quipped, “one might expect that actual examples of the usage would be easier to come by.” It is far more likely that Congress understood this term as it was used in the Postal Laws and Regulations when the FTCA was enacted: mail that is misdelivered by accident.
To contort the statute in this case, Clarence Thomas had to cherry-pick two random newspaper articles from past centuries that happened to use the word "miscarry" in the extremely idiosyncratic way he wanted. Principled textualism! slate.com/news-and-pol...
Join CFPB workers and allies Tues. @ 12PM for a rally at the courthourse to save the CFPB. RSVP for the rally here: mobilize.us/s/1ZSUXI
Then pack Courtroom 20 @ 2PM for oral arguments in our lawsuit against Vought.
Location: Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave NW (DC)
#savecfpb
Brandi Carlile is South King County excellence.
To stop the permanent shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and to have any credibility on affordability with voters at this year’s midterm elections, Congress must immediately bring back its financing and impeach Vought.
The CFPB still stands a year after Vought tried to delete it, thanks to workers and leading advocates like @crlonline.bsky.social's Mike Calhoun. Check out his video and demand Congress show some love for working Americans by restoring CFPB funding. Click here: bit.ly/lovecfpb #LoveCFPB
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"I believe that in a criminal trial I would feel morally-obligated to convict...I believe it would be to the benefit of the human race for Mr. Musk to be sent to prison." - potential juror to a federal judge while using his government name
Let's check in on how jury selection is going in the Musk/Twitter investor class action:
"I fear what is happening here, is that we have so many people [in the jury pool] that hate him so much that we've become desensitized." - Musk's own attorney
RE: the administration’s most recent memo that could subject up to 100,000 resettled refugees to arrests and detention.
This month marks one year in our fight to save the CFPB. The rumors of the CFPB's complete demise are premature. But to stop Vought from shutting it down for good, Americans must demand Congress restore the bureau’s funding and impeach Vought. thehill.com/opinion/fina...
proud to have served as the official sewer/stormwater utility for Cleveland Heights native and *now* Olympic GOLD MEDALIST Laila Edwards.
The federal agency that helps victims of financial fraud is still here but its work is hanging by a thread. Hear what Gabe loves about helping them, then tell Congress to restore its funding www.responsiblelending.org/show-your-lo.... #lovecfpb #savecfpb #stopvought
The CFPB still stands a year after the Trump admin tried to delete it, thanks to its workers and advocates. But, its ability to protect workers is hanging by a thread. Click the link and demand Congress show consumer protection some love this Valentine’s Day. bit.ly/lovecfpb #CFPBMyValentine
One year after Trump and Vought tried to dismantle the CFPB, it still stands thanks to the nonstop fighting from CFPB workers and advocates. This Valentine’s Day, tell Congress to show working families some love, not Wall Street. Restore CFPB funding now! bit.ly/lovecfpb #CFPBMyValentine
There are $21 billion reasons to love the CFPB. That’s the amount of relief it has delivered to people cheated by predatory lenders. Click the link to tell Congress – it's time to show working people some love and restore CFPB funding. bit.ly/lovecfpb #CFPBMyValentine
