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Buckleup36
@buckleup36.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Trump does NOT have a mandate to shred our institutions. His margin of victory (pop vote + electoral college) is the third smallest since 1888. (Only JFK in '60 and Nixon in '68 were smaller.) If 238k votes in the blue wall states had been different, he would have lost. 49.8% vs 48.3% NOT a mandate.
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Jan 6 hero Harry Dunn aka @libradunn1.bsky.social is running for Congress. Harry told me on the phone last night he was motivated to run after seeing Alex Pretti being gunned down in Minneapolis. Here’s Harry’s inspiring campaign launch video: youtu.be/KzUVfHPUVvw
Done Waiting
YouTube video by Harry Dunn
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Jan 6 hero Harry Dunn aka @libradunn1.bsky.social is running for Congress. Harry told me on the phone last night he was motivated to run after seeing Alex Pretti being gunned down in Minneapolis. Here’s Harry’s inspiring campaign launch video: youtu.be/KzUVfHPUVvw
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“If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Civic vandalism and the mutilation of a great paper.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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BREAKING: huge, gigantic, enormous win
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
BREAKING: huge, gigantic, enormous win
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
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🧵 At 3pm ET today, I'll be live-posting highlights from the public forum for @lawfaremedia.org.
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
NEW: Renee Good's brothers—Brent and Luke Ganger—were announced as additional witnesses in tomorrow's 3pm ET Congressional hearing "on the violent tactics and disproportionate use of force" by DHS agents. They join the Good family's lawyer, another CBP shooting victim, and others
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
🧵 At 3pm ET today, I'll be live-posting highlights from the public forum for @lawfaremedia.org.
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
This will some witnesses' very first public appearance and the only one for Brent and Luke Ganger, who do not plan to do any additional interviews.
Follow this thread for updates as they happen 🧵👇
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Garcia is holding up a chart that shows how the Trump administration made "ICE the highest funded law enforcement agency in the history of the United States" and says this funding has been used "to terrorize, disfigure, and in some cases kill" US citizens.
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Garcia is holding up a chart that shows how the Trump administration made "ICE the highest funded law enforcement agency in the history of the United States" and says this funding has been used "to terrorize, disfigure, and in some cases kill" US citizens.
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Garcia: "...we've seen people dragged from cars, beaten, gassed, attacked with crowd control weapons, blinded...left with broken ribs, run off the road...[DHS] officers have been ordered to enter homes without warrants" and the "federal government has labeled US citizens domestic terrorists"
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Garcia: "...we've seen people dragged from cars, beaten, gassed, attacked with crowd control weapons, blinded...left with broken ribs, run off the road...[DHS] officers have been ordered to enter homes without warrants" and the "federal government has labeled US citizens domestic terrorists"
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Garcia, holding up photos of Trump and top administration officials:
"These people, every single one of them, has to be held accountable for the crimes, for the terror, and for the murders that are happening to our own people in this country."
"These people, every single one of them, has to be held accountable for the crimes, for the terror, and for the murders that are happening to our own people in this country."
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Garcia, holding up photos of Trump and top administration officials:
"These people, every single one of them, has to be held accountable for the crimes, for the terror, and for the murders that are happening to our own people in this country."
"These people, every single one of them, has to be held accountable for the crimes, for the terror, and for the murders that are happening to our own people in this country."
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Already seated, listening to Garcia and now Sen. Blumenthal, are two of Renee Nicole Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger.
Blumenthal says Good and Alex Pretti, while here in spirit, "should be here in person, but they were murdered. They were murdered by their own government, in cold blood."
Blumenthal says Good and Alex Pretti, while here in spirit, "should be here in person, but they were murdered. They were murdered by their own government, in cold blood."
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Already seated, listening to Garcia and now Sen. Blumenthal, are two of Renee Nicole Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger.
Blumenthal says Good and Alex Pretti, while here in spirit, "should be here in person, but they were murdered. They were murdered by their own government, in cold blood."
Blumenthal says Good and Alex Pretti, while here in spirit, "should be here in person, but they were murdered. They were murdered by their own government, in cold blood."
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Blumenthal: "Some day we should have a truth and justice commission to investigate the systematic failings."
For now Blumenthal says he will not support another dime for DHS "unless there is fundamental far-reaching reform and restraint—in effect, a rebuilding—of the agency."
For now Blumenthal says he will not support another dime for DHS "unless there is fundamental far-reaching reform and restraint—in effect, a rebuilding—of the agency."
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Blumenthal: "Some day we should have a truth and justice commission to investigate the systematic failings."
For now Blumenthal says he will not support another dime for DHS "unless there is fundamental far-reaching reform and restraint—in effect, a rebuilding—of the agency."
For now Blumenthal says he will not support another dime for DHS "unless there is fundamental far-reaching reform and restraint—in effect, a rebuilding—of the agency."
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Good's brother Luke Ganger begins by saying, "We're here to ask for your help."
They thought perhaps their sister's death would bring about positive change, but it has not.
He adds: "These encounters with federal agents are changing the community and changing many lives—including ours—forever."
They thought perhaps their sister's death would bring about positive change, but it has not.
He adds: "These encounters with federal agents are changing the community and changing many lives—including ours—forever."
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Good's brother Luke Ganger begins by saying, "We're here to ask for your help."
They thought perhaps their sister's death would bring about positive change, but it has not.
He adds: "These encounters with federal agents are changing the community and changing many lives—including ours—forever."
They thought perhaps their sister's death would bring about positive change, but it has not.
He adds: "These encounters with federal agents are changing the community and changing many lives—including ours—forever."
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Martinez is recounting her harrowing experience: after being shot by CBP agents, she drove a mile to the safety of an auto shop where she called 911, got treatment at a hospital for 7 bullet wounds, then was immediately taken into custody by federal agents.
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Martinez is recounting her harrowing experience: after being shot by CBP agents, she drove a mile to the safety of an auto shop where she called 911, got treatment at a hospital for 7 bullet wounds, then was immediately taken into custody by federal agents.
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The next witness is Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen and resident of Minneapolis with autism and a traumatic brain injury, who in January was dragged from her car by immigration agents— four blocks away from where George Floyd was killed—then detained without access to medical care or lawyer.
February 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The next witness is Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen and resident of Minneapolis with autism and a traumatic brain injury, who in January was dragged from her car by immigration agents— four blocks away from where George Floyd was killed—then detained without access to medical care or lawyer.
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Rahman: "We call ourselves a civilized nation, but we lack rules and accountability around what a person claiming to be law enforcement is permitted to do to another human being."
She ends with this: "I am not afraid. And I am not afraid to keep working on this problem, even after ICE is gone."
She ends with this: "I am not afraid. And I am not afraid to keep working on this problem, even after ICE is gone."
February 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Rahman: "We call ourselves a civilized nation, but we lack rules and accountability around what a person claiming to be law enforcement is permitted to do to another human being."
She ends with this: "I am not afraid. And I am not afraid to keep working on this problem, even after ICE is gone."
She ends with this: "I am not afraid. And I am not afraid to keep working on this problem, even after ICE is gone."
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The next witness, U.S. citizen and CA resident Martin Rascon, chokes up as he recounts an experience from August when four men in face masks, sunglasses, & baseball caps tried to force into his car, guns pointed at him and his family, ignoring requests to ID themselves before shooting multiple times
February 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The next witness, U.S. citizen and CA resident Martin Rascon, chokes up as he recounts an experience from August when four men in face masks, sunglasses, & baseball caps tried to force into his car, guns pointed at him and his family, ignoring requests to ID themselves before shooting multiple times
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Garcia, up again, ends by holding up a photo of Stephen Miller and says:
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Garcia, up again, ends by holding up a photo of Stephen Miller and says:
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
"There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."
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Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations ft.trib.al/H1vYT7B
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations
Files released by US Department of Justice detailed his relationship with the child sex offender
ft.trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations ft.trib.al/H1vYT7B
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Jacob Frey: "The continued presence of 2,000 federal agents in a city that only has 600 police officers is still not deescalation"
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Jacob Frey: "The continued presence of 2,000 federal agents in a city that only has 600 police officers is still not deescalation"
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Here is the original draft federal indictment of Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking that was prepared by federal prosecutors in 2007, but ultimately tossed aside by Alex Acosta's office to allow Epstein to plea to a much lesser state charge.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Here is the original draft federal indictment of Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking that was prepared by federal prosecutors in 2007, but ultimately tossed aside by Alex Acosta's office to allow Epstein to plea to a much lesser state charge.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Corporate profits have hit record highs.
CEOs are paid 280x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
CEOs are paid 280x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Corporate profits have hit record highs.
CEOs are paid 280x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
CEOs are paid 280x as much as a typical worker.
We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid.
But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.
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Both the Wash Post & CBS News are being intentionally destroyed by corporate owners who care more about Trump's approval & their rankings on the most wealthy in the world list than America.
One meaningful response is to quit Amazon & Paramount+.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
One meaningful response is to quit Amazon & Paramount+.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Goodbye Cronkite, Hello Trump.
The new owners of CBS and their handpicked propagandist are all-in on a MAGA makeover, eager to spin, spike, and edit (or not)news content to keep Trump happy. Who runs CBS now? Trump.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Both the Wash Post & CBS News are being intentionally destroyed by corporate owners who care more about Trump's approval & their rankings on the most wealthy in the world list than America.
One meaningful response is to quit Amazon & Paramount+.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
One meaningful response is to quit Amazon & Paramount+.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
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I think we need to be crystal clear, Jeff Bezos is a bad guy. He is hurting this country in manifold ways. He is a person of terrible character. He is one of the real villains of our times. And we need to know them, name them, hold them accountable and show there is a market cost to such behavior.
"The Washington Post could have been the moral center of the news industry in this era, as it was during the 1970s. It had the reporters, editors, editorial writers, columnists, researchers, lawyers and legacy. But it didn’t have the owner." newrepublic.com/article/2061...
The Washington Post Is in Freefall—and There’s One Person to Blame
Today’s layoffs at this once-great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I think we need to be crystal clear, Jeff Bezos is a bad guy. He is hurting this country in manifold ways. He is a person of terrible character. He is one of the real villains of our times. And we need to know them, name them, hold them accountable and show there is a market cost to such behavior.
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More evidence that NOTHING DHS says is legit. NOTHING. They sent a military grade black hawk helicopter with heavily armed, masked agents to the city of Chicago because they could, not to arrest gang members.
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
More evidence that NOTHING DHS says is legit. NOTHING. They sent a military grade black hawk helicopter with heavily armed, masked agents to the city of Chicago because they could, not to arrest gang members.
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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This is what he was willing to do in front of a news crew. Imagine when the cameras are gone.
This is from the seldom discussed portion of the NBC News video footage of Donald partying with Epstein in which he's very clearly groping women in Epstein's presence.
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is what he was willing to do in front of a news crew. Imagine when the cameras are gone.