Andrew Rudick
@arudick.bsky.social
Trump engaged in insurrection and should be disqualified from holding federal office, as the Constitution plainly states. Feat. in The Guardian and L.A. Times. Change.org/de-starTrump
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Many thanks to @npr.org's All Things Considered for talking to me about inequality. When .41 cents of every $1 of new wealth has gone to the richest 1% since 2000 while the bottom half of humanity received just .1 cent of every $1, you know there's a problem
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
'Affordability,' and the repercussions of the increasing global wealth gap : Consider This from NPR
‘Affordability’ was the word that resonated across America during elections last week, reflecting voters’ demand for elected officials to address the rising cost of living. But the wealth gap in Ameri...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Many thanks to @npr.org's All Things Considered for talking to me about inequality. When .41 cents of every $1 of new wealth has gone to the richest 1% since 2000 while the bottom half of humanity received just .1 cent of every $1, you know there's a problem
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
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In light of Judge Immergut's ruling, there's a lot of noise today coming from the President's advisers and supporters about courts not having the power to provide prospective relief against domestic uses of the military.
Via "One First," me on the rather significant early precedent to the contrary:
Via "One First," me on the rather significant early precedent to the contrary:
181. Courts and Domestic Use of the Military
In response to adverse judicial rulings, the President's advisers and supporters are claiming courts lack the power to halt domestic use of the military. A critical early precedent is to the contrary.
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October 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In light of Judge Immergut's ruling, there's a lot of noise today coming from the President's advisers and supporters about courts not having the power to provide prospective relief against domestic uses of the military.
Via "One First," me on the rather significant early precedent to the contrary:
Via "One First," me on the rather significant early precedent to the contrary:
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So Speaker Johnson gave the congress another week off. Paid of course, while they shut the govt down.
The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed.
And they get another vacation
The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed.
And they get another vacation
October 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
So Speaker Johnson gave the congress another week off. Paid of course, while they shut the govt down.
The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed.
And they get another vacation
The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed.
And they get another vacation
Just spoke with a staff member for L.A. City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian.The Councilmember is now officially in general support for the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His staff says he will be deferring to @cd13.lacity.gov related to any potential action.
Bravo.
His staff says he will be deferring to @cd13.lacity.gov related to any potential action.
Bravo.
October 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just spoke with a staff member for L.A. City Councilmember Adrin Nazarian.The Councilmember is now officially in general support for the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His staff says he will be deferring to @cd13.lacity.gov related to any potential action.
Bravo.
His staff says he will be deferring to @cd13.lacity.gov related to any potential action.
Bravo.
Thank you L.A. City Clerk for the never-before-seen CPRA records pertaining to Trump’s illegally installed name on the Walk of Fame in 2007.
And a shoutout to the late Earl Lestz, who had the guts to do the right thing as a member of The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s nominating committee.
And a shoutout to the late Earl Lestz, who had the guts to do the right thing as a member of The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s nominating committee.
October 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Thank you L.A. City Clerk for the never-before-seen CPRA records pertaining to Trump’s illegally installed name on the Walk of Fame in 2007.
And a shoutout to the late Earl Lestz, who had the guts to do the right thing as a member of The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s nominating committee.
And a shoutout to the late Earl Lestz, who had the guts to do the right thing as a member of The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s nominating committee.
Congressman Lieu’s speech here took place next to L.A. City-owned property which happens to honor Donald Trump—an honorific which was illegally-installed in 2007 against multiple L.A. municipal codes.
Congressman Lieu, will you join Rep. Friedman in calling for its removal by @lacity.bsky.social?
Congressman Lieu, will you join Rep. Friedman in calling for its removal by @lacity.bsky.social?
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is a radical extremist abusing his authority.
Every American can speak our minds freely because of the First Amendment.
Every American can speak our minds freely because of the First Amendment.
September 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Congressman Lieu’s speech here took place next to L.A. City-owned property which happens to honor Donald Trump—an honorific which was illegally-installed in 2007 against multiple L.A. municipal codes.
Congressman Lieu, will you join Rep. Friedman in calling for its removal by @lacity.bsky.social?
Congressman Lieu, will you join Rep. Friedman in calling for its removal by @lacity.bsky.social?
A reminder that Trump’s name was illegally installed on Hollywood Blvd. in 2007, it is city-owned property, and L.A. elected officials are too scared to act to remove it to a museum, as they have the power to do.
Not the energy this country needs. Stop honoring hate. Stop celebrating the worst.
Not the energy this country needs. Stop honoring hate. Stop celebrating the worst.
September 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A reminder that Trump’s name was illegally installed on Hollywood Blvd. in 2007, it is city-owned property, and L.A. elected officials are too scared to act to remove it to a museum, as they have the power to do.
Not the energy this country needs. Stop honoring hate. Stop celebrating the worst.
Not the energy this country needs. Stop honoring hate. Stop celebrating the worst.
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You know when it's @elienyc.bsky.social it's going to be an extra-spicy interview!
Elie minces no words when he says that SCOTUS' anti-trans decision will "live in infamy."
Get his take on that case, as well as some other SCOTUS decisions that remain pending:
youtu.be/Kg_szbiSGbE?...
Elie minces no words when he says that SCOTUS' anti-trans decision will "live in infamy."
Get his take on that case, as well as some other SCOTUS decisions that remain pending:
youtu.be/Kg_szbiSGbE?...
SCOTUS Goes OFF THE RAILS Backing DANGEROUS GOP Agenda
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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June 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
You know when it's @elienyc.bsky.social it's going to be an extra-spicy interview!
Elie minces no words when he says that SCOTUS' anti-trans decision will "live in infamy."
Get his take on that case, as well as some other SCOTUS decisions that remain pending:
youtu.be/Kg_szbiSGbE?...
Elie minces no words when he says that SCOTUS' anti-trans decision will "live in infamy."
Get his take on that case, as well as some other SCOTUS decisions that remain pending:
youtu.be/Kg_szbiSGbE?...
Four months later and we’re likely to see Congress do away with this. What world am I living in?
In its 235-year history, the Supreme Court has held individuals in contempt for defying its mandates only once—in 1909.
Today’s “One First” tells the story of U.S. v. Shipp—a powerful lesson in both the force and the fragility of the federal judicial power:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/122-contem...
Today’s “One First” tells the story of U.S. v. Shipp—a powerful lesson in both the force and the fragility of the federal judicial power:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/122-contem...
122. Contempt of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has the power to hold individuals in contempt (and send them to jail) for defying its judgments. In its 235-year history, it has exercised that authority only once.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Four months later and we’re likely to see Congress do away with this. What world am I living in?
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This is the most important thing I have written recently that you probably haven't read. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Courts Must Stop Presuming Donald Trump is a Regular President
Read more here.
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June 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This is the most important thing I have written recently that you probably haven't read. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
I agree. So why won’t HRC change its corporate equality index to reflect political contributions which are easily trackable?
Your two indexes are incompatible. On one side, HRC ranks politicians from 1-100, but then gives the companies who bankroll politicians who received “0” w/ perfect scores.
Your two indexes are incompatible. On one side, HRC ranks politicians from 1-100, but then gives the companies who bankroll politicians who received “0” w/ perfect scores.
Utterly diabolical to wage a multi-billion dollar culture war against a community — then rip mental health resources out from under them.
The Trump administration will shut down the national LGBTQ youth suicide lifeline, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, in 30 days.
June 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I agree. So why won’t HRC change its corporate equality index to reflect political contributions which are easily trackable?
Your two indexes are incompatible. On one side, HRC ranks politicians from 1-100, but then gives the companies who bankroll politicians who received “0” w/ perfect scores.
Your two indexes are incompatible. On one side, HRC ranks politicians from 1-100, but then gives the companies who bankroll politicians who received “0” w/ perfect scores.
@theonion.com they scooped you. theshovel.com.au/2025/06/13/t...
Trump Deploys 150,000 Extra Troops to LA To Protect His Little Hollywood Star — The Shovel
“That star means everything to me. My entire self-worth is wrapped up in getting external validation from people I pretend to despise but am actually desperate to impress"
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June 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
@theonion.com they scooped you. theshovel.com.au/2025/06/13/t...
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The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy.
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
BREAKING: DOJ Files Anti-Voter Lawsuit in North Carolina
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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May 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy.
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
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WIRED spoke with someone who applied for a job at Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE and discussed the five-step hiring process. www.wired.com/story/doge-a...
What It’s Like to Interview for a Job at DOGE
WIRED spoke with someone who applied for a job at Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE and discussed the five-step hiring process.
www.wired.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
WIRED spoke with someone who applied for a job at Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE and discussed the five-step hiring process. www.wired.com/story/doge-a...
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If you are watching DOJ target a Harvard researcher or Trump's political opponents and think its vindictive, politically motivated and improper, then you understand why courts must stop giving the Trump administration a "presumption of regularity." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Courts Must Stop Presuming Donald Trump is a Regular President
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you are watching DOJ target a Harvard researcher or Trump's political opponents and think its vindictive, politically motivated and improper, then you understand why courts must stop giving the Trump administration a "presumption of regularity." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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"No client ever had money enough to bribe my conscience or to stop its utterance against wrong, and oppression." -- Abraham Lincoln
May 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"No client ever had money enough to bribe my conscience or to stop its utterance against wrong, and oppression." -- Abraham Lincoln
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Crockett: I cannot wait until voters have an opportunity to say: You took food out of my mouth. You took a roof from over my head. You are responsible for making sure that I do not have health care. I'm going to make sure you don't have a job.
May 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Crockett: I cannot wait until voters have an opportunity to say: You took food out of my mouth. You took a roof from over my head. You are responsible for making sure that I do not have health care. I'm going to make sure you don't have a job.
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I'm trying to come up with a metaphor for how the Trump administration's gamesmanship (e.g., moving detainees around to try to defeat jurisdiction in specific districts) helps to drive home the dire consequences of a #SCOTUS ruling that would limit universal injunctions.
"Cheating at Battleship"?
"Cheating at Battleship"?
May 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I'm trying to come up with a metaphor for how the Trump administration's gamesmanship (e.g., moving detainees around to try to defeat jurisdiction in specific districts) helps to drive home the dire consequences of a #SCOTUS ruling that would limit universal injunctions.
"Cheating at Battleship"?
"Cheating at Battleship"?
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Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.
May 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.
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In Minnesota, freedom is a birthright.
April 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In Minnesota, freedom is a birthright.
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Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
April 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
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There’s no Alien Enemies Act exception to the Fourth Amendment.
The Justice Dept. has authorized law enforcement officers to GO INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES WITHOUT SEARCH WARRANTS if they suspect that someone is an "alien enemy"
I talked to @usatoday.com about Attorney General Bondi's "Guidance for Implementing the Alien Enemies Act," links below
I talked to @usatoday.com about Attorney General Bondi's "Guidance for Implementing the Alien Enemies Act," links below
April 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
There’s no Alien Enemies Act exception to the Fourth Amendment.
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"I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again"
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My dad is 98, WWII USNavy Veteran. Showed up for democracy in San Diego today. "I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again!" 💙🇺🇸💙 THIS is what democracy looks like!!!!
My dad is 98, WWII USNavy Veteran. Showed up for democracy in San Diego today. "I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again!" 💙🇺🇸💙 THIS is what democracy looks like!!!!
April 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again"