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Basically that rep from Indiana sums up their MO. If you’ve committed a crime in the eyes of this administration, you have no right to due process. They see themselves as judge, jury, and executioner

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMar 31(source)

He and his clown billionaire are destroying our country for the very very rich oligarchs to operate without guidelines. The poor and disabled are being discarded for billionaires tax breaks. Trump told his nephew his child with a disability should just die.

MS NOW

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Trump says planned April 2 tariffs will 'start with all countries' www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Congressman Cohen Demands Answers about ICE Enforcement Policies

6/6 This isn’t about party. It’s about power without accountability. ICE must release its data, DHS must answer for its actions, and I won’t stop demanding answers. Full press release here ⬇️

MEMPHIS – Six weeks after his initial request, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today renewed his demand for information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies, priorities and transpar...

5/6 If someone is truly a member of a violent gang, deportation may be warranted—but we must be sure. Every individual deserves a fair hearing to determine the facts. That’s the bare minimum in a nation governed by the rule of law, and it’s why we must insist on due process.

4/6 I wrote Secretary Noem on February 13 to get clarity. I haven’t heard a word back. This kind of silence suggests they don’t want the public to see the truth—and that should alarm every American who believes in due process and equal protection under the law.

3/6 The public has a right to know what ICE is doing—and so do the individuals being detained. They have a right to due process, to a hearing, and to know whether they actually fall under the scope of the President’s questionable authority, based on an 1898 law now being challenged in court.

2/6 The American people deserve to know: – Who is being picked up by ICE? – Have they been convicted of violent crimes? – What jurisdictions were involved? – How many have been sent to Guantanamo Bay? And most importantly—why is this information being kept secret?

1/6 Six weeks after demanding answers from DHS Secretary Noem, I still haven’t received a response. ICE is detaining and deporting people—without telling the public who, or why. That’s unacceptable.

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h... Trump/Musk/Republicans are killing government and citizens. This is tearing our country apart to make it Trumplandia! We all must fight back!

Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMar 28(source)

Trump just signed an executive order ripping union rights from 1 million+ federal workers. It’s union busting. It’s illegal. It’s a disgrace. This is part of a broader attack on all working people. Unions built the American middle class—and we cannot let the GOP tear it down.

AFL-CIO

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Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us. We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.

Screenshot of the AFL-CIO's statement condemning the Trump administration's executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government.

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMar 28(source)

This is not illegal it should be. It’s disgusting. The idea he’s gonna give $1 million to two people to get him to his rally and he speaks and lies to them about the judge ships. He knows nothing about justice only about greed.

Carlie

Opinion: Cohen says Memphis 'wants results, not chaos'

Here is a GREAT example of one of those corruptions. How is he still allowed to do this?!?

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMar 28(source)

Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine, Russian news agencies report - Reuters//PERMANENT CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION IN RUSSIA INSTEAD

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMar 27(source)

Thanks again to the 700+ people who attended my town hall meeting last week. I recapped some of the main points of discussion in an op-ed today for The Daily Memphian—Social Security, the treatment of federal workers, GOP lawlessness, "Good Trouble", & more. Check it out here ⬇️

Steve Cohen says: “Congressman John Lewis taught us that sometimes we have to get into ‘good trouble.’ Necessary trouble. Because when the system is under attack, silence eventually becomes complicity...

Steve Cohen@repcohen.bsky.socialMar 27(source)

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03... RECIPE FOR DEATH AND DISEASE.

Trump Live Updates: Mass Layoffs Announced at Health and Human Services Dept.

Atlantic Magazine Releases More Signal Texts Where Hegseth Shared Attack Details

Trump and his team have been saying for months that it’s the most transparent presidency ever. Don’t you think this is a little too far?

National security adviser Mike Waltz texted intelligence confirming strike on key militants.

Pleased to be recognized as one of the most effective lawmakers in Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Whether it’s fighting for working people, funding for hospitals, housing & infrastructure, or standing up for Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid, I’m ready to keep going for Memphis.

Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Face Trial in Brazil for Attempting a Coup

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/w... BRAZIL MAKING USA LOOK LIKE 3RD WORLD!

Brazil’s top court ruled that the former president will be tried over his role in a vast plot to cling to power after his 2022 election loss.

U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h... The world and its exposure to bird flu and children and their exposure to malaria and other life-threatening illnesses must contribute to the tax breaks for the millionaires and billionaires. We need to get the richest of the rich their dividend from electing Trump

A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.

Trump Signs Executive Order to Overhaul Voting - The Wall Street Journal. When the Republican Party was not led by an authoritarian oligarch they believed in states rights. They even believed in Congress.