Aaron B. Goldberg
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"Voters have a right to be free to cast their votes without walking past a phalanx of Trump’s private army.”
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
Don’t Let ICE Freeze Voting
Guest article by Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington State
www.meidasplus.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
"Voters have a right to be free to cast their votes without walking past a phalanx of Trump’s private army.”
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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“Did you believe you had sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction against Donald Trump for interference with the lawful transfer of power?”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Did you believe you had sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction against Donald Trump for interference with the lawful transfer of power?”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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"The unions claim the inclusion of a 'loyalty question' on federal job applications runs counter to the nonpartisan nature of the civil service, because it allows the 'Trump Administration to weed out those who do not voice sufficient support for President Trump and reward those who do.'”
"One of several essay questions, outlined under the administration’s Merit Hiring Plan, asks candidates how they would 'advance the president’s executive orders and policy priorities' " marylandmatters.org/2025/11/11/u...
Unions sue Trump administration over ‘loyalty question’ added to federal job applications - Maryland Matters
Three unions representing federal employees are suing the Trump administration for including a new essay question on thousands of federal job applications, asking candidates how they plan to advance t...
marylandmatters.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"The unions claim the inclusion of a 'loyalty question' on federal job applications runs counter to the nonpartisan nature of the civil service, because it allows the 'Trump Administration to weed out those who do not voice sufficient support for President Trump and reward those who do.'”
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REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “I think these emails demonstrate precisely why Republicans have been trying to block the release of the Epstein files… Trump had a very close personal relationship with Epstein and spent time with the victims… it’s horrifying.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “I think these emails demonstrate precisely why Republicans have been trying to block the release of the Epstein files… Trump had a very close personal relationship with Epstein and spent time with the victims… it’s horrifying.”
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the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Donald Trump is AGAIN suing to avoid sending food to hungry children and seniors.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Donald Trump is AGAIN suing to avoid sending food to hungry children and seniors.
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Trump's supporters say we call his policies "racist" too casually.
But let me tell the story of a new policy - about to be unveiled - that is racist on its face.
1/ A short thread on Trump's reported new "whites only" refugee policy. It's truly vile.
But let me tell the story of a new policy - about to be unveiled - that is racist on its face.
1/ A short thread on Trump's reported new "whites only" refugee policy. It's truly vile.
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump's supporters say we call his policies "racist" too casually.
But let me tell the story of a new policy - about to be unveiled - that is racist on its face.
1/ A short thread on Trump's reported new "whites only" refugee policy. It's truly vile.
But let me tell the story of a new policy - about to be unveiled - that is racist on its face.
1/ A short thread on Trump's reported new "whites only" refugee policy. It's truly vile.
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The 14th Amendment was adopted after the Civil War to protect the rights of Black Americans. An argument being made at the Supreme Court invites a return to the era when race was a barrier to entry for political representation. bit.ly/4qeZmz4
A Bizarro Take on the 14th Amendment for the Voting Rights Act
The justices consider tossing a decades-old tool to fight racial discrimination when it comes to fair representation.
www.brennancenter.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 14th Amendment was adopted after the Civil War to protect the rights of Black Americans. An argument being made at the Supreme Court invites a return to the era when race was a barrier to entry for political representation. bit.ly/4qeZmz4
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“The Government sometimes makes brief investigative stops. . . . If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go.”
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“The Government sometimes makes brief investigative stops. . . . If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go.”
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Kavanaugh in Vasquez Perdomo:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬
ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name
She even had her U.S. passport on her.
newrepublic.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬
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Here's another Kavanaugh stop in action. Agent says: "Why are you running?" Admitting that he had no cause to stop and tackle this boy.
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Here's another Kavanaugh stop in action. Agent says: "Why are you running?" Admitting that he had no cause to stop and tackle this boy.
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here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.
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We must all stand up and speak out.
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We must all stand up and speak out.
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Making people feel they need to carry citizenship papers.
Invading our state with military troops.
Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.
Arresting elected officials asking questions.
Invading our state with military troops.
Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.
Arresting elected officials asking questions.
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Making people feel they need to carry citizenship papers.
Invading our state with military troops.
Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.
Arresting elected officials asking questions.
Invading our state with military troops.
Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.
Arresting elected officials asking questions.
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His masked agents already are grabbing people off the street.
Separating children from their parents.
Creating fear.
Taking people for “how they look.”
Separating children from their parents.
Creating fear.
Taking people for “how they look.”
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
His masked agents already are grabbing people off the street.
Separating children from their parents.
Creating fear.
Taking people for “how they look.”
Separating children from their parents.
Creating fear.
Taking people for “how they look.”
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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Oregon AG Rayfield: Huge win at this moment in our democracy right now.
This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country.
So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.
This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country.
So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.
October 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Oregon AG Rayfield: Huge win at this moment in our democracy right now.
This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country.
So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.
This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country.
So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has nominated yet another one of his personal lawyers to oversee the prosecution of a personal enemy.
How are there not 1,000+ major-media reports on how Trump has made the most powerful law enforcement agents in America *people he is in an attorney-client relationship with*.
How are there not 1,000+ major-media reports on how Trump has made the most powerful law enforcement agents in America *people he is in an attorney-client relationship with*.
September 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
BREAKING: Donald Trump has nominated yet another one of his personal lawyers to oversee the prosecution of a personal enemy.
How are there not 1,000+ major-media reports on how Trump has made the most powerful law enforcement agents in America *people he is in an attorney-client relationship with*.
How are there not 1,000+ major-media reports on how Trump has made the most powerful law enforcement agents in America *people he is in an attorney-client relationship with*.