Had coffee with a friend and fellow activist today. We talked about how different things pres different peopleโ€˜s very specific buttons. My friend is upset, and was surprised at how upset, over Trump renaming the Kennedy Center. She wasnโ€™t so upset about the illegality of it โ€“ โ€“ though that bothered her. As we talked, she realized it was the sheer insolence and vulgarity of Trump associating himself with a slain President. 1/
In #NewMexico 55,000 people will be subjected to punitive snap work requirements when all the evidence shows that getting people fed is what leads them to be able to obtain and keep work. https://sourcenm.com/2025/12/17/more-than-55000-new-mexicans-face-work-requirements-for-food-benefits-starting-jan-1/
Attorney General Platkin Announces Lawsuit Against Uber for Consumer Protection Violations https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-announces-lawsuit-against-uber-for-consumer-protection-violations/
The past couple of days have been particularly grueling. Brown, Bondi Beach, and now Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Events with tragedy in common, though they also illustrate the many and incommensurable forms tragedy can take. 1/
AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful $100k Fee For H-1B Visa ย  https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-sues-trump-administration-over-unlawful-100k-fee-for-h-1b-visa
Attorney General Bonta: Ninth Circuit Rejects Trumpโ€™s Emergency Request to Pause Order Barring Deployment of California National Guard