#dei_deportelonimmediately

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Violent Insurrectionists Must Be Deported

Now that the DHS/ICE/CBP have been weaponized, the next Pro-Democracy Administration needs to use it to detain and deport as many of the violent J6 insurrectionists and cop killers as they can. The Laken Riley Act needs to be turned on the fascists.

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Ken Turner, 98, fought fascism in WWII. And now he’s back to fight fascism again.

TANK vs. TESLA

via Led by Donkeys

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I try like hell to avoid TwiXter, but tonight I saw this (retweeted by the head MuskRat himself)

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My condolences to all federal employees wh were hired according to civil service procedures (Trump appointees and DOGE employees (MuskRats) don’t count). From Qasim Rashid:

“On Saturday, Trump and Musk escalated their reckless interference in federal operations by emailing all federal employees with an arbitrary Monday midnight deadline. The demand? That every worker report five things they accomplished this week and copy their manager. [See link to Qasim Rashid’a Substack and image of DOGE TweeX and email below].

“My sources inside the federal government tell me that they are asked to email [email protected]. So, whatever you do, please do NOT email [email protected] with sarcastic nonsense to troll their incompetence. That would likely slow down this fascist regime and make them waste time sifting through fake emails. We cannot possibly risk making the Department of Government Efficiency… less efficient. [sarcasm]…”

Trump Is Fueling a MAGA Civil War

The power struggle between the unelected & incompetent South African billionaire vs unqualified & incompetent Trump appointees is becoming p

* I strongly suggest you use an e-mail that you can afford to lose when sending in your "input" to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It could also affect your ability to get federal jobs or contracts in the future, even under a sane, Democratic administration.

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My Open Letter to Elon Musk

By Marc Elias

February 20, 2025

Mr. Musk,

You recently criticized me and another prominent lawyer fighting for the rule of law and democracy in the United States. I am used to being attacked for my work, particularly on the platform you own and dominate.

I used to be a regular on Twitter, where I amassed over 900,000 followers — all organic except for the right-wing bots who seemed to grow in number. Like many others, I stopped regularly posting on the site because, under your stewardship, it became a hellscape of hate and misinformation.

I also used to buy your cars — first a Model X and then a Model S — back when you spoke optimistically about solving the climate crisis. My family no longer owns any of your cars and never will.

But this is not the reason I am writing. You don’t know me. You have no idea whether I have suffered trauma and if I have, how it has manifested. And it’s none of your business.

However, I will address your last point about generational trauma. I am Jewish, though many on your site simply call me “a jew.” Honestly, it’s often worse than that, but I’m sure you get the point. There was a time when Twitter would remove antisemitic posts, but under your leadership, tolerating the world’s oldest hatred now seems to be a permissible part of your “free speech” agenda.

Like many Jewish families, mine came to America because of trauma. They were fleeing persecution in the Pale of Settlement — the only area in the Russian Empire where Jews were legally allowed to reside. Even there, life was difficult — often traumatic. My family, like others, lived in a shtetl and was poor. Worse, pogroms were common — violent riots in which Jews were beaten, killed and expelled from their villages.

By the time my family fled, life in the Pale had become all but impossible for Jews. Tsar Nicholas II’s government spread anti-Jewish propaganda that encouraged Russians to attack and steal from Jews in their communities. My great-grandfather was fortunate to leave when he did. Those who stayed faced even worse circumstances when Hitler’s army later invaded.

That is the generational trauma I carry. The trauma of being treated as “other” by countrymen you once thought were your friends. The trauma of being scapegoated by authoritarian leaders. The trauma of fleeing while millions of others were systematically murdered. The trauma of watching powerful men treat it all as a joke — or worse.

As new immigrants, life wasn’t easy. My family lived in cramped housing without hot water. They worked menial jobs — the kind immigrants still perform today. 

Some may look down on those immigrants — the ones without fancy degrees — but my family was proud to work and grateful that the United States took them in. They found support within their Jewish community and a political home in the Democratic Party.

I became a lawyer to give back to the country that gave my family a chance. I specialize in representing Democratic campaigns because I believe in the party. I litigate voting rights cases because the right to vote is the bedrock of our democracy. I speak out about free and fair elections because they are under threat.

Now let me address the real crux of your post.

You are very rich and very powerful. You have thrown in with Donald Trump. Whether it is because you think you can control him or because you share his authoritarian vision, I do not know. I do not care.

Together, you and he are dismantling our government, undermining the rule of law and harming the most vulnerable in our society. I am just a lawyer. I do not have your wealth or your platform. I do not control the vast power of the federal government, nor do I have millions of adherents at my disposal to harass and intimidate my opponents. I may even carry generational trauma.

But you need to know this about me. I am the great-grandson of a man who led his family out of the shtetl to a strange land in search of a better life. I am the grandson of the three-year-old boy on that journey. As you know, my English name is Marc, but my Hebrew name is Elhanan (אֶלְחָנָן) — after the great warrior in David’s army who slew a powerful giant.

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.

I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

Defiantly,

Marc Elias

Earlier this week, premium members received this open letter directly in their inboxes. Due to an outpouring of support and responses, we’ve published it on the website for all to read — if you want to always get an exclusive look at Marc’s thoughts on the latest in politics, elections and democracy, become a member today!

My Open Letter to Elon Musk

From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.