Robert, I appreciate your insights into the current status of our affairs — the good, the bad, and the ugly. You provide the persistent drumbeat to help march us out of darkness and claim victory over facism! 🙏
This kind of momentum is encouraging. Burnout is real, but disengagement isn’t an option. We need to keep showing up and the courts need to do their part in holding this administration accountable.
Protests are great, but the law must be enforced to stop Trump. Trump, the Republican party, Republicans in Congress, six of the nine justices on the Supreme Court, ICE agents, and Musk with his DOGE ARE CRIMINALS as insurrectionists who violate federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2383). They must be stopped. The good news is that the law can now be enforced to quickly begin the stop in 15 states under total control of Democrats by passing a new state law modeled after the federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2383).
Irrefutable evidence proves that the criminals in the Trump regime including ICE agents violate the law against insurrection by forcefully and willfully acting against the laws of the United States including rejecting and violating The First Amendment or the laws against obstructing government operations. ICE agents illegally arrest people for expressing their ideas and opinions freely or for being an elected member of government trying to do their duties such as peacefully inspecting ICE facilities.
When any of those 15 states act to pass the proposed new state law, the next time ICE agents enter that state, they should be arrested so more illegal grabs of people in the United States and deportations without due process in court or illegal arrests of city mayors as happened in New Jersey to the Mayor of Newark.
Professor Reich, as you know, the ACLU, Democracy Forward, CREW and other organizations have filed hundreds of successful lawsuits against Trumps lawless executive orders and have won in court, serving as our best line of defense against this dictatorship. These and other important resistance organizations depend upon their tax exempt IRS status to do their work. Last December HR9594 was introduced, which would enable the Treasury department to rescind IRS status of non-profits without a hearing or recourse. The language referenced terrorist organizations, but it was widely recognized it could apply to any non profit. It passed the House before many realized what was happening.
This language has now been inserted into the big budget bill currently under discussion in Congress. It is absolutely CRITICAL that this language be removed. I have written to most of the Senate Appropriation Committee members to stand against this and urge others to do the same...
It will take a second layer of resistance . Make sure to write your Congress Critters and plead with them to do the right thing and vote against this language as well as the rest of this catastrophic, cruel bill. Most members of Congress pay no attention to people who don't live in their district/State. And rethugs do not consider Democratic Voters in their own State/districts to actually be their constituents but many of them have the wind up now.
Stephen, I write to my Congress people every single day and call them as well; however, when you have staunch republicans only following what the orange man tells them, it is as useless as a glass hammer! They do not care that I am a constituent because I am a Democrat and they think I am pond scum! It doesn't stop me but I know it is falling on deaf ears!
Peggy, people like you ARE making a difference!! Your persistence is appreciated.
Without knowing it, when I watched PBS ‘s American Experience piece entitled, ‘The Movement and the Madmen’, I was thinking about you. At the end Cora Weiss, said “never give up “. She was talking about YOU♥️
Tucked away on page 380 is a provision that would give the Trump administration a powerful new tool to silence dissent.
The provision would grant the Treasury Secretary the power to terminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit group they deem a "terrorist supporting organization." A "terrorist supporting organization" is any nonprofit that provides "material support" to a designated terrorist group. The term "material support" is broadly defined, and includes "any service," "expert advice," or "personnel" — regardless of whether that support is connected to violent acts. Nor is there any standard of evidence regarding what kind of information the Treasury Secretary can consider when deciding whether a nonprofit provided "material support."
The Treasury Secretary only needs to notify the nonprofit of the impending designation. They can decline to describe the "material support" the nonprofit allegedly provided if the Treasury Secretary decides "disclosure of such description would be inconsistent with national security or law enforcement interests."
Thank you for this clarification, William. We now know that signing a letter of protest is sufficient grounds for arrest. A donation to an entity so designated might constitute "material support." Even the possibility of enforcement of such a law would suffice to discourage protest. Donald Trump and his accomplices want to terrorize us. They already are trying to do that in fact, but the legislation would cement their actions into the law of the land.
Also thank you, William. Victor, in 2020 during the campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice when the rightists in our state legislature tried to impede the voting process, our Democratic governor Tony Evers likened their behavior to the "Wild West". Tony is not one to back down from the drumpf thugs, and we are fortunate to have him. And the liberal leaning candidate, Jill Karofsky, won the seat. In 2022, Evers was elected to a second term by a two-point margin.
Thank you, Patricia! I hope you 'never give up' either! We need everyone in this fight! Never retreat, never surrender! Keep fighting, America! Stay strong and stay safe!
Thanks, JP4M! It is an absolute honor to do everything I possibly can to stop this regime and get our country back! I, too, thank you and every single person on these substacks, podcasts, organizations and groups that will never stop standing up and fighting for what you believe in! I am so proud to be a part of this fight and this resistance! Keep fighting, America! Stay strong and stay safe!
I am lucky. Ossoff and Warnock are my Senators and Sanford Bishop is my Representative. But keep it up with yours. You know the old trope - 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.' If we have an election, the rethugs could lose big next year.
Maybe not Peggy. The Georgia that I once lived in and loved has changed dramatically. They are currently going against the wishes of the family of a brain dead daughter, who are wishing to let her die peacefully, only because she is pregnant. She will be on life support for months until the fetus is viable - and the family has to pay the bill.
Gail, sneaking through bills that are unconstitutional is just what Trump and his toddler Klan do or at least try to do. Thanks for sharing this one. I had heard of it before, but not how far along it was.
Thank you for this information. It is hard to follow all of the details of what is going on. I will look up the Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and write to them. Is there a campaign to get the IRS status rescission removed?
Thank you, Gail, for bringing out this shameless activity by fearmongering Republicans to undermine the legitimacy of these non-profits so crucial to upholding the democratic principle. Special thanks to Dr. Reich for highlighting the activities of our "Champions of Liberty" who stand up daily to the mortal threats of dictatorship. Your Joseph Welch award to Judge Dugan is well deserved for her resisting the tyrant's overreach. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel daily recently published a survey of Wisconsin residents as to whether or not they supported an investigation of the judge by the Feds, and more than 60% said yes!
Then a grand jury indicted her for a presumed crime relating to her protecting the integrity of her judicial office during a hearing about a potential crime committed by the immigrant in question. The legal system is the last official bastion to resist regime overreach before the People take to the streets! What are my fellow Wisconsinites thinking? When our right to due process is stripped from us, we may not recover as a country.
It was an important victory in North Carolina but the efforts of the Republicans there to overturn a valid election may yet serve as a template for other states with more a complaisant local and federal judiciary, like Texas.
In North Carolina, an attempt to remove the power of the Democratic governor, Josh Stein, to make appointments to the State Board of Electors has been thwarted for the time being.
While North Carolina is still recovering from the effects of hurricane Helene, the Trump administration has cut funding for 25 water science centres in the United States Geological Service. Among the centers’ most important functions is their role in flood warnings. USGS monitors water levels in a river and shares that data with the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS determines if the precipitation levels in a coming storm combined with water levels in a river will result in flooding or top a dam. If there’s a risk, flood warnings are issued.
Why would anyone in North Carolina vote Republican?
I've asked the same question when trumps administration cut funding for the Colorado River which is the major water source for people in Arizona, Nevada and California. Without enough water, why would anyone in those states support his administration which seeks to cripple this precious resource that they so desperately rely on just so they could put more money in their own pockets?
How hard is it to get a message out to people in California, Nevada and Arizona stating, hey, if and when this water runs out, don't worry that your house will be worth nothing as one of the side effects, worry that you can't shower, keep plants and pets alive and oh yeah, LIVE? No one in any of these states should vote republican on that merit alone, but talk to one of them MAGA assholes and they say, "oh, that's just hype, we will never run out of water."
Russell, it seems Republicans/MAGAs think the weather disasters and other results of the Trump regime stupidity won't impact them, only the Democrats and those awful poor people who deserve what they get. They prove they are hateful with such assessments, but they are also foolish because they live on this planet too and global warming/climate change is going to impact everyone. It may just take a bit longer for the very rich, but their foolish supporters don't realize THEY will go first and not even be noticed by the very rich.
There is much about the effects of global warming that is unpredictable but what is certain is that it's happening now and that it will get worse for the citizens of red states as well as for others.
Hmmm… the catastrophic floods destroy many people’s homes and lives, leaving many no choice but to declare bankruptcy and move far away. Then along come the billionaires to buy the land for practically nothing. The land heals itself within a few years, giving them enormous profits upon resale or development. Could the old adage of “follow the money” explain why all Republithugs are ardent deniers of global warming?
Trump's wealthy backers, like Elon Musk for example, are well aware of the risks of global warming because it presents a risk to their businesses and therefore their immense fortunes. It's a terrible kind of nihilism that has led them to pursue this path of trying to maximise profits (drill, baby, drill) until it becomes all but impossible to continue. Trump is an idiot but his backers are deeply cynical.
Russell, thank you for sharing your insights. In today's Report, Thom Hartmann claims that the trump regime's gutting of the NWS is no accident, but rather a "coordinated attack on science, safety, and the truth..." and he reports that Tom Fahy from NWS told WaPo: " for most of the past half-century, NWS has been a 24/7 operation. Not anymore, thanks to Elon Musk."
Trump believes in global warming is a hoax and one doesn't know whether this belief is affected or sincere (he said the same thing about SARS-CoV-2 but the Woodward tapes disclosed that he was well aware of the risks). His donors want EPA regulations to be removed. He may also harbour some resentment over the NWS standing up to him during 'Sharpiegate' in 2019.
WOW! Just WOW! I dreaded looking at my emails this morning, but when I did, 1440 news informed me that an original Magna Carta from 1300 had been discovered in Harvard archives! King Edward I signed this one. The first was signed by King John in 1215. The Magna Carta established the principle that no one - NOT EVEN A MONARCH - is above the law. This 1300 version signed by King Edward I called the Confirmation of the Charters reaffirmed King John's. Then Professor Reich brings this amazing news and shoot, my coffee tastes better and I now have a little spring in my step! I will be at a NO KINGS protest on June 14. Shame on the military for agreeing to march in the streets with tanks and such following! We are not a dictatorship - yet - and I hope we never will be and our military should have stood up and told the orange man NO! It sickens me to think we would have something like that on our streets here in our country! Hats off to Bernie Sanders! I love this man! Helping these young progressives take the reins is so very important. He was always the smartest guy in the running and I hate that more people did not see that. It is time for the older Senators and Representatives who have been glued to their seats in the House and Senate to stand down and let our younger people in there. We have some really great young people that are eager to lead. Let them do it! As far as the orange man's cruel and inhumane bill, I hope it sinks spectacularly! I have written and called my politicians but since they are the orange man's toadies, I know how they will vote! I am encouraged when I see Democrats winning in these elections! It truly does give me hope! Ben Cohen goes up on my wall of honor for his brave stance in Congress! Kudos to you, Ben Cohen! Also, I like your ice cream! Judge Dugan is already on my wall of honor! What a brave woman! Thank you, Professor Reich! Really good reading today!
Bernie understood the plight of the working middle and lower classes so much better than our democratic politicians. Bernie doesn't have his hand in these billionaires' pockets and will fight for us every single day. His ideas are spot on with creating an Economic Democracy that helps and supports every single American NOT just the filthy rich! He had my vote then and he has it now. He is smart though. He knows he and a lot of the leaders are aging and need to step aside. Rather than fight it, what does Bernie do? He launches a campaign to help these younger leaders learn how to campaign and run for offices. He encourages and shows them the way. I love this guy!
My family all trust Bernie, he's a no bs kind of guy, smart, realistic and tells it like it is, my favorite kind of New Yorker. Distant cousin of Larry David another favorite New Yorker of mine and also anti trump and not afraid to say it. Young people like him too, the democrats were afraid to promote him as their front runner and look how that turned out for them now.
Yippee, Lark! Days like today re-energize me! I will work even harder! You have yourself a great day as well! Keep fighting, America! It is working! Stay strong and stay safe!
Courts, big and small, will provide the first cracks in Trump‘s #RepubloFascism. Perhaps the Constitution is strong enough, and judges stand with enough integrity, to get us through this PeriodOfEnDARKenment.
Hello Perspective! Please read my comment on this post about the need to protect the ACLU and other legal organizations who bring suits to the courts. The budget bill now contains language that could put these organizations out of business... which would be catastrophic. Please contact your and other Senators on the Appropriations Committee and tell them to demand this language be removed from the budget bill!
A Glass-1/8th-Full, our Constitution is strong enough. The problem is no one is enforcing it! The orange man should have been removed before his name appeared on the ballot after becoming a convicted felon! From that time onward, these republicans have broken law after law and all we get is "Can you believe it?" or "the orange man has broken another law". There is proof and evidence these laws have been broken and the Constitution ignored but absolutely no one is bringing him to account! Wringing your hands and squawking about how he is breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution doesn't do a damn thing! DO SOMETHING about it! We have seen in real time his continued ignoring of the courts, not adhering to the emoluments clause of the Constitution and so many others the list is too long! To our leaders in Washington, DO SOMETHING about it! Don't tell me "oh, we can't, he is the president!" That's as much as saying he is above the law. If ever there was a time to show our country that our laws must be upheld, it is right now!
With an aging body the only thing I have left that still works are my eyes, my fingers and a keyboard. My little dog says "Your fingers, daddy, your fingers."
Thank you for the info, I'm calling Zack Nunn right now. I believe the Iowa farmers need a little help to get him to represent them. SNAP not only feeds families in IA but it provides a market for some of their crops.
Maybe I'll call Mike Carey here in Ohio. He still has some agriculture in his district, he has vulnerable rural hospitals, he has thoughts of running for governor and he has a strong opponent running against him.
Catherine - Did you hear that Yost just pulled out of running because the GOP backed ramaswarmy (I included the extra r in his name because I am childish like that) so early in the campaign. Don’t like Yost but Really don’t like ramaswarmy. I wished that Sherrod Brown would have run and I fear that Acton is going to get creamed by any opposition. But we still have time - hopefully.
I couldn’t be prouder of my friends up the road in Omaha. Having lived there for years, I can tell you that this week’s mayoral victory is remarkable. I feel the momentum growing out here on the plains, in the public discourse and live protests and rallies.
I kind of like the boycott idea. What if he had a parade (at taxpayer expense) and nobody shows up. No crowd. Silent streets. It will look like what it is...a military invasion. G-d help us if he wants them goosestepping. Boycott the parade. Ruin his birthday party.
Miriam, you are right in principle, but if there is a parade there will crowds. If we don't show up, Trumpists will own the parade and, like the Bolsheviks, they will claim that they are the majority. Anyone able to attend should--with signs and American flags. No kings for America!
There should be a shit list of Republicans that support stuff like the gutting of Medicare, and the blockade of Gaza. Doorstep them, turn up at events they hold, and hold them to account. No violence or threats just vocal opposition.
I really wish they would fund raise to put that information out there to the public. Shaming them is a good thing, right now they get to hide behind a blanket of their cohesiveness.
Thank you for sharing this information, and it is so very welcome! And Encouraging! We will continue what we are doing here..showing up at rallies, writing, calling...whatever it takes to get back to what we were. THE USA!! Where we followed the Constitution. Where peoples' rights weren't being stripped away, our children educated, our children's health care wasn't taken away by stripping Medicaid, where people are allowed to be who they are and marry who they wish! Where we helped our Allies and worked with them for a better world. and didn't bow down to dictatorships, and take shiny objects from questionable foreign leaders! The list goes on and on...but I want our country back from this nightmare!
Keep reminding people of the political situations, manipulated by those with power in it.
The world is shocked by Trump's behavior. He seems to want to destroy democracy.
Self centered greed for power and money above universal collaboration for the good of all, will be his downfall. Who likes him, other than people who support his admired pal, mass murderer Putin? Their vile actions will be the downfall of both of them, if people are kept reminded of it.
So glad to read you refer to this POTUS as a regime, not an administration. Language matters. Thank you for keeping us focused and yes, we will prevail!
Bob, this is great. This is the way to organise resistance. But "mad kings" want to keep the throne and this one is saved from a sniper, so he is king by God's grace.
Reading Shakespeare you learn that violence is used to get rid of a "mad king". That is still worrying: how to organise a orderly or constitutional way to cjange the regime?
Tom, his ear shows no scar or damage. It was a staged event that got one of his maga killed. Is he mad? Oh, yes! God's grace has nothing whatsoever to do with this orange smear!
Thanks, Tom! I did miss the irony! I hear these magas spouting how the orange man is the second coming and that he's been touched by God and I react. I'm constantly getting emails telling me how maga wants to give the orange man a third term. I'll tell them like my pop use to tell me 'want in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster!' No way could we ever allow that man to hold any office much less that of president!
Robert, I appreciate your insights into the current status of our affairs — the good, the bad, and the ugly. You provide the persistent drumbeat to help march us out of darkness and claim victory over facism! 🙏
This kind of momentum is encouraging. Burnout is real, but disengagement isn’t an option. We need to keep showing up and the courts need to do their part in holding this administration accountable.
Protests are great, but the law must be enforced to stop Trump. Trump, the Republican party, Republicans in Congress, six of the nine justices on the Supreme Court, ICE agents, and Musk with his DOGE ARE CRIMINALS as insurrectionists who violate federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2383). They must be stopped. The good news is that the law can now be enforced to quickly begin the stop in 15 states under total control of Democrats by passing a new state law modeled after the federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2383).
Read my post for a solution to stop Trump.
https://williamlmiller.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-trump-republicans-and
Irrefutable evidence proves that the criminals in the Trump regime including ICE agents violate the law against insurrection by forcefully and willfully acting against the laws of the United States including rejecting and violating The First Amendment or the laws against obstructing government operations. ICE agents illegally arrest people for expressing their ideas and opinions freely or for being an elected member of government trying to do their duties such as peacefully inspecting ICE facilities.
When any of those 15 states act to pass the proposed new state law, the next time ICE agents enter that state, they should be arrested so more illegal grabs of people in the United States and deportations without due process in court or illegal arrests of city mayors as happened in New Jersey to the Mayor of Newark.
Do it now, please.
Yes!
I am almost GETTING TIRED OF WINNING! 😂 The Bunkerboy and it's "children-lawyers" CANNOT SEEM TO WIN.
Professor Reich, as you know, the ACLU, Democracy Forward, CREW and other organizations have filed hundreds of successful lawsuits against Trumps lawless executive orders and have won in court, serving as our best line of defense against this dictatorship. These and other important resistance organizations depend upon their tax exempt IRS status to do their work. Last December HR9594 was introduced, which would enable the Treasury department to rescind IRS status of non-profits without a hearing or recourse. The language referenced terrorist organizations, but it was widely recognized it could apply to any non profit. It passed the House before many realized what was happening.
This language has now been inserted into the big budget bill currently under discussion in Congress. It is absolutely CRITICAL that this language be removed. I have written to most of the Senate Appropriation Committee members to stand against this and urge others to do the same...
It will take a second layer of resistance . Make sure to write your Congress Critters and plead with them to do the right thing and vote against this language as well as the rest of this catastrophic, cruel bill. Most members of Congress pay no attention to people who don't live in their district/State. And rethugs do not consider Democratic Voters in their own State/districts to actually be their constituents but many of them have the wind up now.
Stephen, I write to my Congress people every single day and call them as well; however, when you have staunch republicans only following what the orange man tells them, it is as useless as a glass hammer! They do not care that I am a constituent because I am a Democrat and they think I am pond scum! It doesn't stop me but I know it is falling on deaf ears!
Peggy, people like you ARE making a difference!! Your persistence is appreciated.
Without knowing it, when I watched PBS ‘s American Experience piece entitled, ‘The Movement and the Madmen’, I was thinking about you. At the end Cora Weiss, said “never give up “. She was talking about YOU♥️
Per Judd Legum of Popular Information:
Tucked away on page 380 is a provision that would give the Trump administration a powerful new tool to silence dissent.
The provision would grant the Treasury Secretary the power to terminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit group they deem a "terrorist supporting organization." A "terrorist supporting organization" is any nonprofit that provides "material support" to a designated terrorist group. The term "material support" is broadly defined, and includes "any service," "expert advice," or "personnel" — regardless of whether that support is connected to violent acts. Nor is there any standard of evidence regarding what kind of information the Treasury Secretary can consider when deciding whether a nonprofit provided "material support."
The Treasury Secretary only needs to notify the nonprofit of the impending designation. They can decline to describe the "material support" the nonprofit allegedly provided if the Treasury Secretary decides "disclosure of such description would be inconsistent with national security or law enforcement interests."
Outrageous, but not surprising.
Thank you for this clarification, William. We now know that signing a letter of protest is sufficient grounds for arrest. A donation to an entity so designated might constitute "material support." Even the possibility of enforcement of such a law would suffice to discourage protest. Donald Trump and his accomplices want to terrorize us. They already are trying to do that in fact, but the legislation would cement their actions into the law of the land.
Also thank you, William. Victor, in 2020 during the campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice when the rightists in our state legislature tried to impede the voting process, our Democratic governor Tony Evers likened their behavior to the "Wild West". Tony is not one to back down from the drumpf thugs, and we are fortunate to have him. And the liberal leaning candidate, Jill Karofsky, won the seat. In 2022, Evers was elected to a second term by a two-point margin.
Shoot one, warn a thousand.
It is going to take a nation of martyrs Vic.
HI, thank you for pointing out this provision related to non profits tax status disruption, I was not aware of the details.
They will use this to pull Harvard's NPO status.
Thank you, Patricia! I hope you 'never give up' either! We need everyone in this fight! Never retreat, never surrender! Keep fighting, America! Stay strong and stay safe!
How well many of us understand, Peggy! Thank you for your relentless, honest, and dedicated work.
Thanks, JP4M! It is an absolute honor to do everything I possibly can to stop this regime and get our country back! I, too, thank you and every single person on these substacks, podcasts, organizations and groups that will never stop standing up and fighting for what you believe in! I am so proud to be a part of this fight and this resistance! Keep fighting, America! Stay strong and stay safe!
I am lucky. Ossoff and Warnock are my Senators and Sanford Bishop is my Representative. But keep it up with yours. You know the old trope - 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.' If we have an election, the rethugs could lose big next year.
Not if, Stephen, but when we have the election next year they will lose and lose big! You are very lucky! I wish I still lived in Georgia!
Maybe not Peggy. The Georgia that I once lived in and loved has changed dramatically. They are currently going against the wishes of the family of a brain dead daughter, who are wishing to let her die peacefully, only because she is pregnant. She will be on life support for months until the fetus is viable - and the family has to pay the bill.
Well, that is disturbing! You're right, maybe I don't want to move back to Georgia!
Peggy, what you are doing doesn’t always fall on deaf ears.
“ Hawley: Big Medicaid cuts ‘morally wrong and politically suicidal’
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/12/congress/hawley-medicaid-cuts-warning-00341545
This coming from a big Jan 6 supporter and trump sycophant, Keep up the good work and keep up your hope, courage is infectious.
Thank you, Linda, I will!
Maybe they like something besides profits.
Gail, sneaking through bills that are unconstitutional is just what Trump and his toddler Klan do or at least try to do. Thanks for sharing this one. I had heard of it before, but not how far along it was.
Thank you for this information. It is hard to follow all of the details of what is going on. I will look up the Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and write to them. Is there a campaign to get the IRS status rescission removed?
Calling is better. They tally all calls, but not letters. Yours may never be read.
Are you sure they don’t track letters? I would be surprised at that.
Thank you, Gail, for bringing out this shameless activity by fearmongering Republicans to undermine the legitimacy of these non-profits so crucial to upholding the democratic principle. Special thanks to Dr. Reich for highlighting the activities of our "Champions of Liberty" who stand up daily to the mortal threats of dictatorship. Your Joseph Welch award to Judge Dugan is well deserved for her resisting the tyrant's overreach. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel daily recently published a survey of Wisconsin residents as to whether or not they supported an investigation of the judge by the Feds, and more than 60% said yes!
Then a grand jury indicted her for a presumed crime relating to her protecting the integrity of her judicial office during a hearing about a potential crime committed by the immigrant in question. The legal system is the last official bastion to resist regime overreach before the People take to the streets! What are my fellow Wisconsinites thinking? When our right to due process is stripped from us, we may not recover as a country.
The country suffers from an epidemic of xenophobia; it is spread by right wing media.
Another despicable act by the GOP. Stop them!
Gail, thank you for this important warning. Our freedom is at stake.
Good for you,Gail.Breaky
It was an important victory in North Carolina but the efforts of the Republicans there to overturn a valid election may yet serve as a template for other states with more a complaisant local and federal judiciary, like Texas.
In North Carolina, an attempt to remove the power of the Democratic governor, Josh Stein, to make appointments to the State Board of Electors has been thwarted for the time being.
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-governor-legislature-elections-board-auditor-44db0cb156c701577b9cb2d22b1d135f
While North Carolina is still recovering from the effects of hurricane Helene, the Trump administration has cut funding for 25 water science centres in the United States Geological Service. Among the centers’ most important functions is their role in flood warnings. USGS monitors water levels in a river and shares that data with the National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS determines if the precipitation levels in a coming storm combined with water levels in a river will result in flooding or top a dam. If there’s a risk, flood warnings are issued.
Why would anyone in North Carolina vote Republican?
I've asked the same question when trumps administration cut funding for the Colorado River which is the major water source for people in Arizona, Nevada and California. Without enough water, why would anyone in those states support his administration which seeks to cripple this precious resource that they so desperately rely on just so they could put more money in their own pockets?
Almost as bad was his dreadful waste of water resources in California just to prove a point about who was in charge.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/california-water-trump
How hard is it to get a message out to people in California, Nevada and Arizona stating, hey, if and when this water runs out, don't worry that your house will be worth nothing as one of the side effects, worry that you can't shower, keep plants and pets alive and oh yeah, LIVE? No one in any of these states should vote republican on that merit alone, but talk to one of them MAGA assholes and they say, "oh, that's just hype, we will never run out of water."
Climate migration is going to be a thing and the US will experience it too.
Russell, it seems Republicans/MAGAs think the weather disasters and other results of the Trump regime stupidity won't impact them, only the Democrats and those awful poor people who deserve what they get. They prove they are hateful with such assessments, but they are also foolish because they live on this planet too and global warming/climate change is going to impact everyone. It may just take a bit longer for the very rich, but their foolish supporters don't realize THEY will go first and not even be noticed by the very rich.
There is much about the effects of global warming that is unpredictable but what is certain is that it's happening now and that it will get worse for the citizens of red states as well as for others.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/427479-climate-change-likely-to-hit-red-states-hardest/
You're also right that what Trump is doing is actively disabling the government's ability to help states to respond to natural disasters.
https://apnews.com/article/federal-disaster-aid-fema-wildfire-hurricane-money-84e1db303b8abead10a26b95392cd980
Hmmm… the catastrophic floods destroy many people’s homes and lives, leaving many no choice but to declare bankruptcy and move far away. Then along come the billionaires to buy the land for practically nothing. The land heals itself within a few years, giving them enormous profits upon resale or development. Could the old adage of “follow the money” explain why all Republithugs are ardent deniers of global warming?
Trump's wealthy backers, like Elon Musk for example, are well aware of the risks of global warming because it presents a risk to their businesses and therefore their immense fortunes. It's a terrible kind of nihilism that has led them to pursue this path of trying to maximise profits (drill, baby, drill) until it becomes all but impossible to continue. Trump is an idiot but his backers are deeply cynical.
Russell, thank you for sharing your insights. In today's Report, Thom Hartmann claims that the trump regime's gutting of the NWS is no accident, but rather a "coordinated attack on science, safety, and the truth..." and he reports that Tom Fahy from NWS told WaPo: " for most of the past half-century, NWS has been a 24/7 operation. Not anymore, thanks to Elon Musk."
https://hartmannreport.com/p/gutting-the-weather-watchers-when-c03?r=1l3a85&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Trump believes in global warming is a hoax and one doesn't know whether this belief is affected or sincere (he said the same thing about SARS-CoV-2 but the Woodward tapes disclosed that he was well aware of the risks). His donors want EPA regulations to be removed. He may also harbour some resentment over the NWS standing up to him during 'Sharpiegate' in 2019.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/04/trump-hurricane-dorian-alabama-sharpie-map
Good question
WOW! Just WOW! I dreaded looking at my emails this morning, but when I did, 1440 news informed me that an original Magna Carta from 1300 had been discovered in Harvard archives! King Edward I signed this one. The first was signed by King John in 1215. The Magna Carta established the principle that no one - NOT EVEN A MONARCH - is above the law. This 1300 version signed by King Edward I called the Confirmation of the Charters reaffirmed King John's. Then Professor Reich brings this amazing news and shoot, my coffee tastes better and I now have a little spring in my step! I will be at a NO KINGS protest on June 14. Shame on the military for agreeing to march in the streets with tanks and such following! We are not a dictatorship - yet - and I hope we never will be and our military should have stood up and told the orange man NO! It sickens me to think we would have something like that on our streets here in our country! Hats off to Bernie Sanders! I love this man! Helping these young progressives take the reins is so very important. He was always the smartest guy in the running and I hate that more people did not see that. It is time for the older Senators and Representatives who have been glued to their seats in the House and Senate to stand down and let our younger people in there. We have some really great young people that are eager to lead. Let them do it! As far as the orange man's cruel and inhumane bill, I hope it sinks spectacularly! I have written and called my politicians but since they are the orange man's toadies, I know how they will vote! I am encouraged when I see Democrats winning in these elections! It truly does give me hope! Ben Cohen goes up on my wall of honor for his brave stance in Congress! Kudos to you, Ben Cohen! Also, I like your ice cream! Judge Dugan is already on my wall of honor! What a brave woman! Thank you, Professor Reich! Really good reading today!
Bernie was the first politician I ever donated money for.
Bernie understood the plight of the working middle and lower classes so much better than our democratic politicians. Bernie doesn't have his hand in these billionaires' pockets and will fight for us every single day. His ideas are spot on with creating an Economic Democracy that helps and supports every single American NOT just the filthy rich! He had my vote then and he has it now. He is smart though. He knows he and a lot of the leaders are aging and need to step aside. Rather than fight it, what does Bernie do? He launches a campaign to help these younger leaders learn how to campaign and run for offices. He encourages and shows them the way. I love this guy!
My family all trust Bernie, he's a no bs kind of guy, smart, realistic and tells it like it is, my favorite kind of New Yorker. Distant cousin of Larry David another favorite New Yorker of mine and also anti trump and not afraid to say it. Young people like him too, the democrats were afraid to promote him as their front runner and look how that turned out for them now.
He's a true hero.
100% agree, Camille!
Peggy! You have a great day today! Enjoy every minute of it. Good news deserves celebrating! I'm with you, every inch of the way.
Yippee, Lark! Days like today re-energize me! I will work even harder! You have yourself a great day as well! Keep fighting, America! It is working! Stay strong and stay safe!
Courts, big and small, will provide the first cracks in Trump‘s #RepubloFascism. Perhaps the Constitution is strong enough, and judges stand with enough integrity, to get us through this PeriodOfEnDARKenment.
Hello Perspective! Please read my comment on this post about the need to protect the ACLU and other legal organizations who bring suits to the courts. The budget bill now contains language that could put these organizations out of business... which would be catastrophic. Please contact your and other Senators on the Appropriations Committee and tell them to demand this language be removed from the budget bill!
I regularly monetarily support the ACLU. A dollar from everyone is an amazing amount of money. Do whatever you can to support our constitution.
A Glass-1/8th-Full, our Constitution is strong enough. The problem is no one is enforcing it! The orange man should have been removed before his name appeared on the ballot after becoming a convicted felon! From that time onward, these republicans have broken law after law and all we get is "Can you believe it?" or "the orange man has broken another law". There is proof and evidence these laws have been broken and the Constitution ignored but absolutely no one is bringing him to account! Wringing your hands and squawking about how he is breaking the law and ignoring the Constitution doesn't do a damn thing! DO SOMETHING about it! We have seen in real time his continued ignoring of the courts, not adhering to the emoluments clause of the Constitution and so many others the list is too long! To our leaders in Washington, DO SOMETHING about it! Don't tell me "oh, we can't, he is the president!" That's as much as saying he is above the law. If ever there was a time to show our country that our laws must be upheld, it is right now!
Shine the light! Defeat EnDARKenment.
With an aging body the only thing I have left that still works are my eyes, my fingers and a keyboard. My little dog says "Your fingers, daddy, your fingers."
Thank you for the info, I'm calling Zack Nunn right now. I believe the Iowa farmers need a little help to get him to represent them. SNAP not only feeds families in IA but it provides a market for some of their crops.
Maybe I'll call Mike Carey here in Ohio. He still has some agriculture in his district, he has vulnerable rural hospitals, he has thoughts of running for governor and he has a strong opponent running against him.
Catherine - Did you hear that Yost just pulled out of running because the GOP backed ramaswarmy (I included the extra r in his name because I am childish like that) so early in the campaign. Don’t like Yost but Really don’t like ramaswarmy. I wished that Sherrod Brown would have run and I fear that Acton is going to get creamed by any opposition. But we still have time - hopefully.
I couldn’t be prouder of my friends up the road in Omaha. Having lived there for years, I can tell you that this week’s mayoral victory is remarkable. I feel the momentum growing out here on the plains, in the public discourse and live protests and rallies.
"Turning Out for Trump's 79th" gives details on how the public could mount a mega-demonstration against Trump on June 14 to expose and reject the ample weaponry of 21st century political battles he is using to try to crush us. https://constancemccutcheon.substack.com/p/turning-out-for-trumps-79th?r=1ldygm
I kind of like the boycott idea. What if he had a parade (at taxpayer expense) and nobody shows up. No crowd. Silent streets. It will look like what it is...a military invasion. G-d help us if he wants them goosestepping. Boycott the parade. Ruin his birthday party.
Miriam, you are right in principle, but if there is a parade there will crowds. If we don't show up, Trumpists will own the parade and, like the Bolsheviks, they will claim that they are the majority. Anyone able to attend should--with signs and American flags. No kings for America!
Yes!
I'm in, Constance! If ever there was a day to show this regime Americans are not going to let this happen, it will be on June 14!
There should be a shit list of Republicans that support stuff like the gutting of Medicare, and the blockade of Gaza. Doorstep them, turn up at events they hold, and hold them to account. No violence or threats just vocal opposition.
How about flyers printing the names of every single one of them complicit in the destruction of our democracy and what their cowardice has led to.
I really wish they would fund raise to put that information out there to the public. Shaming them is a good thing, right now they get to hide behind a blanket of their cohesiveness.
Thank you for sharing this information, and it is so very welcome! And Encouraging! We will continue what we are doing here..showing up at rallies, writing, calling...whatever it takes to get back to what we were. THE USA!! Where we followed the Constitution. Where peoples' rights weren't being stripped away, our children educated, our children's health care wasn't taken away by stripping Medicaid, where people are allowed to be who they are and marry who they wish! Where we helped our Allies and worked with them for a better world. and didn't bow down to dictatorships, and take shiny objects from questionable foreign leaders! The list goes on and on...but I want our country back from this nightmare!
Poem “Thinking” by Walter Wintle
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but think you can’t,
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will-
And it’s all in the state of mind.
Love this poem, David!
Thank you. You are doing well Robert.
Keep reminding people of the political situations, manipulated by those with power in it.
The world is shocked by Trump's behavior. He seems to want to destroy democracy.
Self centered greed for power and money above universal collaboration for the good of all, will be his downfall. Who likes him, other than people who support his admired pal, mass murderer Putin? Their vile actions will be the downfall of both of them, if people are kept reminded of it.
Best wishes,
Ray Prowse
So glad to read you refer to this POTUS as a regime, not an administration. Language matters. Thank you for keeping us focused and yes, we will prevail!
Bless you Robert Reich. Bless You!!!
I ain't religious, but Bless You!! 👍🙏😇💖
Bob, this is great. This is the way to organise resistance. But "mad kings" want to keep the throne and this one is saved from a sniper, so he is king by God's grace.
Reading Shakespeare you learn that violence is used to get rid of a "mad king". That is still worrying: how to organise a orderly or constitutional way to cjange the regime?
Tom, his ear shows no scar or damage. It was a staged event that got one of his maga killed. Is he mad? Oh, yes! God's grace has nothing whatsoever to do with this orange smear!
Peggy, you missed my irony. I did not see any prof of the staging but I feel the same.
Gods Grave is translation of droit divin, what was ascribed to kings in the middle ages.
Thanks, Tom! I did miss the irony! I hear these magas spouting how the orange man is the second coming and that he's been touched by God and I react. I'm constantly getting emails telling me how maga wants to give the orange man a third term. I'll tell them like my pop use to tell me 'want in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster!' No way could we ever allow that man to hold any office much less that of president!