Notices by George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)

Elon Musk's epic flameout came to a head this week amid DOGE's spectacular failure, mockery from GOP operatives, and confirmation from Musk himself that he won't be spending as much money—or time—on politics. The schadenfreude is real! For this and more Trump fails, look no further. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-may-25

Ignorance works for power. https://www.comicsands.com/scott-pelley-wake-forest-speech?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

After Rümeysa Öztürk wrote an op-ed about Palestinians in Gaza, masked, plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street. No one knew who they were or if it was even a real arrest. In a democracy, that shouldn’t happen. And we can’t let it become the new normal. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/ice-dhs-officers-masks

More of this energy, please! Thank you, Rep. Glenn Ivey.

If you have to reject your own studies when they don’t fit your agenda, it’s time to reconsider your agenda.

Classic Pedro 😂 https://www.comicsands.com/pedro-pascal-bougie-tiktok?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

She's not wrong… https://www.comicsands.com/miley-cyrus-disney-nickelodeon-gays?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Wow. Tesla sales in Europe halved. I’ve never seen such a self inflicted wound to a brand.

DOGE is not unstoppable. The courts stand in the breach.

@nico Great question!

This is actually their M.O. with everything. Create a crisis, then claim victory for ending it or emergency powers to deal with it.

@mrbruno Now that's a great idea!

The Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process extends to all persons, not just citizens. The Congressman needs a refresher.

So tacky. https://www.comicsands.com/trump-portrait-lincoln-reagan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Good one from Andy Borowitz.

He's truly an embarrassment. https://www.comicsands.com/trump-liberal-scum-memorial-day?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Not the defense she thinks it is. https://www.comicsands.com/leavitt-trump-crypto-personal-time?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Targeting a private educational institute because it won’t conform its governance and curriculum to what the state wants is…communist.

This piece had me thinking a lot about how authoritarianism doesn’t always arrive with a bang. Sometimes it shows up cloaked in 'law and order.' Definitely a must-read. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/mciver-bondi-trump-weaponization

What are your thoughts on this, folks? https://www.comicsands.com/silverman-racism-ignorance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram