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BREAKING: Massive court victory for free speech as Trump’s NPR/PBS defunding scheme is PERMANENTLY BLOCKED as a blatant violation of the First Amendment. Donald Trump has acknowledged that he tried to kill America’s public broadcasting outlets because he doesn't like the news coverage. Now, a federal judge just told him that — all things considered —that's not how America works. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss on Tuesday permanently blocked Trump's executive order to strip all federal funding from NPR and PBS, ruling it flatly unlawful and unenforceable. The reason? The First Amendment. You know — that part of the Constitution Trump's supporters claim to love so much. The judge's ruling was as direct as it gets: Trump's order represents "viewpoint discrimination and retaliation" against news organizations for the content of their journalism. In plain English, the President of the United States tried to financially destroy media outlets because he doesn't like what they report. And a federal court just said that is unconstitutional, full stop. Judge Moss didn't stop there. He noted that the administration couldn't cite a single legal precedent — not one case in American history — where a court had upheld the kind of blanket funding ban Trump tried to impose based on an organization's past speech. Not one. And why did Trump want to defund NPR and PBS in the first place? He told us himself. At a press conference last year he said he would "love to" defund them because he believes they're biased against Republicans. No pretense. No legal justification. Just a president openly admitting he wants to use the government's financial power to punish journalists for coverage he doesn't like. That's not draining the swamp. That's authoritarianism with a media grievance attached to it. NPR, PBS, and public radio stations across the country serve tens of millions of Americans — including millions in rural red-state communities where they are often the only source of local news. Trump's order wouldn't have hurt liberal elites in major cities as much as it would have silenced the voices of small-town America. The plaintiffs' attorney called Tuesday's ruling "a victory for the First Amendment and for freedom of the press." He's right. But let's be clear about what we're celebrating: we're celebrating the fact that our courts are still — for now — holding the line against a president who tried to starve journalism into submission. Please like and share if you believe a free press is worth fighting for!

Seniors came out for No Kings Day. Retirement communities showed up. 8 million Americans across 3,300 rallies in all 50 states — including the people who have lived long enough to recognize what they’re looking at. These are not first-time activists. These are people who remember Vietnam. Watergate. Iran-Contra. The Iraq War. People who have watched presidents come and go for 60, 70, 80 years. And they got out of their chairs.

IMPORTANT ALERT: Donald Trump will be summoned to court next week to be questioned under oath over allegations of raping a 13-year-old girl. Keep talking, keep sharing.

"If I win, I may never see my golf properties — I may never see these places again. Because I’m going to be working for you, I’m not going to have TIME to go play GOLF. Believe me!" - Trump, August, 2016

Remember this drawing from a 5-year-old in ICE detention? Yesterday marked her 300th day in captivity at Dilley. Shut Dilley & free the El Gamal family!!

This needs an update but it shows decades of fraud and evasion of accountability that would have put most Americans in jail. Please read and share/repost.

If a court can stop him from building an unconstitutional ballroom, can’t they stop him from waging an unconstitutional war?

It’s deeply disturbing that ICE is going after families at the Marine Corps graduation ceremony in South Carolina. Our servicemembers who answer the call to serve deserve to celebrate this special moment with their families. How is this making our country safer?

Not a parody, not a comedy show item. Donald Trump has designed for his Presidential Library main hall, as its highlight, a 10m tall golden statue of himself.

Trump has granted nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz a full pardon after he was sentenced to prison for diverting millions owed to his employees while paying himself $5 million as a 'ghost employee.' This full pardon comes after his payment of $1 million to Trump lobbyists.

🚨NEW: Federal Judge Richard Leon has blocked the construction of Donald Trump's White House ballroom, saying "The President is the steward of the White House for future generations...he is not the owner!" RETWEET to thank Judge Leon for standing up for our democracy!

Plant lovers unite 🪴🌷🌼! Our annual spring and Plant and Seed Swap returns this Saturday, April 4 from noon-1pm 🌱. Swap your extra plants, seeds, and meet new plant-loving friends ☺️. More info: bryantpark.org/calendar/event…

Naïve, loving parents who don’t know any better

SHAME on every Republican who voted to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid with a so-called "Balanced Budget Amendment." It did not pass — but now they are on the record.

Histoire vraie Bruxelles, 1942 — sous l’étau étouffant de l’occupation nazie, une jeune institutrice nommée Andrée Geulen fit un choix qui allait traverser l’Histoire. Un jour, elle vit certains de ses élèves contraints de porter l’étoile jaune — non plus vus comme des enfants, mais désignés comme des cibles. Son cœur se brisa. Dès le lendemain, en silence, elle fit enfiler à tous ses élèves — juifs et non juifs — le même tablier, effaçant les marques imposées par la haine, les rendant à ce qu’ils étaient : de simples enfants. Ce petit acte de rébellion ne fut que le début. Andrée rejoignit la Résistance, collaborant avec le Comité de Défense des Juifs pour cacher des enfants dans des familles sûres. C’était une mission qui demandait un courage inhumain : convaincre des parents terrifiés de confier leurs enfants à des inconnus, sans savoir s’ils se reverraient un jour. Elle en abrita une douzaine dans sa propre école, enseignant, souriant, feignant une normalité qui n’existait plus. Mais en mai 1943, la Gestapo fit irruption. Les soldats fouillèrent les salles, arrachèrent des enfants à leurs lits, et interrogèrent Andrée. Un officier nazi lui lança, avec mépris : — « Vous n’avez pas honte d’enseigner à des enfants juifs ? » Elle répondit, sans trembler : — « Et vous ? Vous n’avez pas honte de leur faire la guerre ? » Andrée Geulen sauva plus de mille enfants. Sans jamais chercher les honneurs, ni les médailles. Elle choisit, chaque jour, de se tenir du côté de l’humanité. Elle vécut jusqu’à 100 ans, sa vie marquée par une défiance lumineuse, une compassion intrépide, et un tablier d’écolier qui, en silence, osa défier un empire de terreur.

This is a North Carolina Senator on a livestream trading stocks while on the Senate floor! No wonder they don’t get anything done and are billionaires! 🤬

OUR HERO OF THE DAY IS: 56-year-old James Rickher or Portland. This week he filed a lawsuit to block the US Mint from producing coins with Donald Trump's image on them. “The Treasury and the Mint are completely subverting a written law for the self-aggrandizement of Donald Trump, and honestly, it bugged me that this was going to happen.” Your Thoughts?

john waters at the no kings rally in provincetown

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Today’s final count: 7 million Americans. 3,000 cities. Every state. Philadelphia. Atlanta. Dallas. St. Paul. DC. San Francisco. 500,000 in London. Tel Aviv in the streets. A human banner on the Pacific Ocean spelling out: TRUMP MUST GO NOW. One of the largest single-day demonstrations in American history. The founders settled the kings question in 1776. America settled it again today. Never stop connecting the dots.