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Equality before the law, known as equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, legal equality, or legal egalitarianism, is the principle that all people must be equally protected by the law. The principle requires a systematic rule of law that observes due process to provide equal justice, and requires equal protection ensuring that no individual nor group of individuals be privileged over others by the law. Also called the principle of isonomy, it arises from various philosophical questions concerning equality, fairness and justice. Equality before the law is one of the basic principles of some definitions of liberalism. The principle of equality before the law is incompatible with and does not exist within systems incorporating legal slavery, servitude, colonialism, or monarchy. .. more

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sifill.bsky.social
Do not let Pam
Bondi appear in public without making her answer when DOJ is filing suit against this racist development.
nicolechung.bsky.social Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · Aug 19
🎵 oh lord, it really brings me down / about the Nazi town 🎵
August 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM

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solomonmissouri.bsky.social
www.businessinsider.com/corporate-ba...
US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels
Markets are rising and the economy is on solid footing, but corporate bankruptcies jumped to their highest level since 2020 in July.
www.businessinsider.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM

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nicolechung.bsky.social
🎵 oh lord, it really brings me down / about the Nazi town 🎵
August 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM

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drstewart1992.bsky.social
It's a very bad look for white men to imprison a black woman in her workplace, like during plantation days
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM

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phillewis.bsky.social
Sheryl Cole, one of the Texas Democrats who broke quorum:
While on my morning walk in the Mueller neighborhood, my DPS escort, who was forced upon me to track my every movement, threatened to arrest me. He lost me on the trail, got angry about it, and made a scene in front of my constituents on the trail. #txlege 1/3 While a little shaken up from the incident, I remain undeterred by this intimidation tactic by House Republicans to have a 24/7 state police presence to intimidate me and my colleagues. 2/3 This is also why I stand with my colleague @NicoleCollier95, who has refused to go along with this charade and is still on the House floor 24 hours later. We will not be intimidated by this, and history will remember this. 3/3
August 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM

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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
NEW: McCarthyism returns to immigration law, as @USCIS announces that it will begin screening applicants for immigration benefits for "Anti-America ideologies or activities." The term has no prior precedent in immigration law and its definition is entirely up to the Trump admin.
August 19, 2025 PA-2025-16 Policy Alert SUBJECT: Clarifying Discretionary Factors in Certain Immigration Benefit Requests Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers may consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliens’ past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations. Background For certain immigration benefit requests, such as adjustment of status, the alien bears the burden of proof to demonstrate that a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted.1 For these benefit requests, the discretionary analysis is a separate component of adjudicating the benefit request which occurs after an officer determines whether all threshold eligibility requirements have been met. The act of exercising discretion involves weighing positive and negative factors and considering the totality of the circumstances in each case. There are various factors officers may consider when conducting a discretionary analysis, including facts relating to an alien’s conduct, character, family ties, immigration history, and any humanitarian concerns. USCIS guidance provides that an alien’s compliance with immigration laws is a relevant factor when determining if a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted. USCIS is updating the Policy Manual to provide additional guidance for officers on the significant negative discretionary weight USCIS assigns in circumstances where an alien has endorsed, promoted, supported, or otherwise espoused the views of a terrorist organization or group, including those who support or promote anti-American ideologies or activities, antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terrorist organizations, and antisemitic ideologies, in any case involving an exercise of discretion.2 In cases where the alien has engaged in such activities, USCIS will enforce all relevant …
August 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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kristoncapps.bsky.social
This is absurd and embarrassing. The Post is reporting out **the fact** of a criminal investigation by DOJ into MPD crime data. If this post is making the case for canceling any subscription, it's to Oliver Willis
owillis.bsky.social Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Aug 19
the bezos post is a stenography operation and people should cancel their subscriptions to @washingtonpost.com
Justice Department investigating D.C. police over alleged fake crime data President Donald Trump confirmed the existence of the probe on social media, saying the city is “under serious investigation.”
August 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Reposted by Equality, Colin F. Camerer, Michael Kevane , and 5 more

thebulwark.com
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:

“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM

sifill.bsky.social
LOL!
August 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM

sifill.bsky.social
This is what it’s come to.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 19
Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on the House floor, with a blanket, pillows and a book
August 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM

sifill.bsky.social
So glad to see this.
palfrey.org John Palfrey @palfrey.org · Aug 19
Joining with our friends @knightfoundation.org and others in a new philanthropic effort to help stabilize, support, and revitalize public media.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM

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sifill.bsky.social
Worth listening to Angela Rye’s important interview witb Rep. Collier last night. @nativelandpod.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/hFrDwkB...
Texas Rep held HOSTAGE on the House Floor!
YouTube video by Native Land Pod
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM

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palfrey.org
Joining with our friends @knightfoundation.org and others in a new philanthropic effort to help stabilize, support, and revitalize public media.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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politico.com
The federal officer who arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside an immigration detention center in May suggested that he was following the direction of the DOJ's No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, according to bodycam footage.
‘We are arresting the mayor right now, per the deputy attorney general’
An account of bodycam footage, submitted in a recent court filling, provides new detail about a confrontation outside a New Jersey immigration facility.
www.politico.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Reposted by Equality, Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller

jayrosen.bsky.social
Not only can White House correspondents get up and walk out at any time, but if they did it would be the act of a free press.
captnyc1.bsky.social Carin Apter Slava Ukrainii 🇺🇦 @captnyc1.bsky.social · Aug 19
They can get up and walk out any time…
August 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM

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markjacob.bsky.social
When there was positive economic data under Biden, the New York Times told us to worry, with headlines like:
“Why a Strong U.S. Economy Is Making Stock Investors Jittery”
and
“Inflation Has Been Easing Fast, but Wild Cards Lie Ahead”
But when there is worrisome data under Trump, NYT reassures us:
Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean a Crash Is Near. Inflation is up and job creation down, but the U.S. economy could still pull through without too much pain.
August 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM

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phillewis.bsky.social
Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier on the House floor, with a blanket, pillows and a book
August 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM

Reposted by Equality, Anna O. Law, Matthew Bunn , and 14 more

civilwarmemory.bsky.social
Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.
August 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM

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bloomberg.com
President Trump’s tariff war is accelerating Beijing’s trade and investment push into developing nations known as the Global South, according to research by S&P Global
Trump Tariffs Seen Fostering New China-Global South Trade Order
President Donald Trump’s tariff war is accelerating Beijing’s trade and investment push into developing nations known as the Global South, according to research by S&P Global, potentially creating a new trade order dominated by Chinese firms.
bloom.bg
August 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM

sifill.bsky.social
Thank you!
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM

sifill.bsky.social
Stand strong Rep. Collier.
tusk81.bsky.social Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · Aug 19
“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.
www.nbcnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM

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"I'm not going to be part of that process that gives [Trump] more reinforcement to harm my community and my people." Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is being held in the State Capitol for refusing to comply with a Republican demand that she allow herself to be chaperoned by police.
August 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM

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msnbc.com
NEW:

“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”

Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM

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jfallows.bsky.social
Actual question: It has been only 72 hours since the disastrous puppeteer/puppet show in Anchorage.

Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM

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maya4rights.bsky.social
A Black women, elected by her constituents is literally being held hostage for refusing to be policed by an opponents. Let that sink in. @angelarye.bsky.social interview with Rep Collier: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hFrD...
August 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM

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tusk81.bsky.social
“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.
www.nbcnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Reposted by Equality, Jennifer A. Richeson

jamellebouie.net
look what happens when you actually speak to the people living in these neighborhoods instead of ventriloquizing them to make an ideological point: you get a good story www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
Where D.C. Crime Is Bad, Residents Question Trump’s Motives
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM

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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
He had the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, the EU and NATO in the White House and he made them wait while he went to get instructions from Putin ...

For forty minutes?!
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Aug 18
BREAKING NYT:

Trump paused his meeting with European leaders and Zelenskyy this afternoon to call Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin has since confirmed the call. It lasted for 40 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Update from Jim Tankersley
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Trump just appointed Bailey as co-Deputy Director of the FBI with Bongino.
August 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM

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radleybalko.bsky.social
You could write a book about this photo. Everything about it is so fucking vulgar.
August 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM