Defenders of Democracy
@collator.bsky.social
Advocates for our governance of, by, and for the people
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/it-w...
If true some huge distractions and deal making will occur to block the release….
If true some huge distractions and deal making will occur to block the release….
It Was the Epstein Shutdown All Along
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/it-w...
If true some huge distractions and deal making will occur to block the release….
If true some huge distractions and deal making will occur to block the release….
#USA #ICE #Immigration #Education
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Being anti-education means you will need educated immigrants, being anti-immigrants and anti-education means you will be conflicted.
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Being anti-education means you will need educated immigrants, being anti-immigrants and anti-education means you will be conflicted.
Trump’s Shocking Brawl With Laura Ingraham on Fox Exposes His Weakness
The president undermined MAGA doctrine on immigration—even as Abigail Spanberger has now demonstrated how Democrats can win on the issue.
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#USA #ICE #Immigration #Education
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Being anti-education means you will need educated immigrants, being anti-immigrants and anti-education means you will be conflicted.
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Being anti-education means you will need educated immigrants, being anti-immigrants and anti-education means you will be conflicted.
#USA #Education #Immigration #Idiocracy
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Invest in American Education or have educated immigrants control us....
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Invest in American Education or have educated immigrants control us....
America’s got talent: The case for investing in public education
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#USA #Education #Immigration #Idiocracy
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Invest in American Education or have educated immigrants control us....
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Invest in American Education or have educated immigrants control us....
#USA #Pardons #Coup #Elections #Tryranny #Scotus
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"President Donald Trump’s adversaries say his sweeping pardon for dozens of alleged co-conspirators in the plot to subvert the 2020 election sent an unmistakable signal: If you do it again, I’ll protect you."
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"President Donald Trump’s adversaries say his sweeping pardon for dozens of alleged co-conspirators in the plot to subvert the 2020 election sent an unmistakable signal: If you do it again, I’ll protect you."
Trump’s sweeping 2020 election pardon raises alarms ahead of the midterms
The language in the pardon also underscores that Trump’s clemency is not limited to people named in the document.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#USA #Pardons #Coup #Elections #Tryranny #Scotus
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"President Donald Trump’s adversaries say his sweeping pardon for dozens of alleged co-conspirators in the plot to subvert the 2020 election sent an unmistakable signal: If you do it again, I’ll protect you."
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"President Donald Trump’s adversaries say his sweeping pardon for dozens of alleged co-conspirators in the plot to subvert the 2020 election sent an unmistakable signal: If you do it again, I’ll protect you."
#USA #Tyranny #Newsome #Congress #House
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
“We’re dealing with an invasive species by the name of Donald Trump,” Newsom told the crowd in Houston.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
“We’re dealing with an invasive species by the name of Donald Trump,” Newsom told the crowd in Houston.
thehill.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#USA #Congress #Tyranny
fortune.com/2025/11/09/g...
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blamed Republicans and said Democrats will continue to fight.
“Donald Trump and the Republican Party own the toxic mess they have created in our country and the American people know it,” Jeffries said.
fortune.com/2025/11/09/g...
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blamed Republicans and said Democrats will continue to fight.
“Donald Trump and the Republican Party own the toxic mess they have created in our country and the American people know it,” Jeffries said.
Senate takes first step to end shutdown as Bernie Sanders says moderate Democrats voting with GOP are making a 'horrific mistake' | Fortune
The agreement does not guarantee the Affordable Care Act subsidies will be extended, as Democrats have demanded for almost six weeks.
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#USA #Congress #Tyranny
fortune.com/2025/11/09/g...
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blamed Republicans and said Democrats will continue to fight.
“Donald Trump and the Republican Party own the toxic mess they have created in our country and the American people know it,” Jeffries said.
fortune.com/2025/11/09/g...
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blamed Republicans and said Democrats will continue to fight.
“Donald Trump and the Republican Party own the toxic mess they have created in our country and the American people know it,” Jeffries said.
#USA #inflation #economy #disinformation #propaganda
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.”
Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#USA #inflation #economy #disinformation #propaganda
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.”
#USA #Law #Military #DEA #NSa
apnews.com/article/trum...
Most of the nine men were crewing such craft for the first or second time... four dead men included a fisherman, a down-on-his-luck bus driver, a former military cadet and a local crime boss. Others included laborers and a motorcycle driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Most of the nine men were crewing such craft for the first or second time... four dead men included a fisherman, a down-on-his-luck bus driver, a former military cadet and a local crime boss. Others included laborers and a motorcycle driver.
What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats
Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged ...
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#Elections #democracy #USA #Tyranny #Freedom
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Podcast
As Trump posted on Truth Social just after the Democratic victories were announced this week: “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Podcast
As Trump posted on Truth Social just after the Democratic victories were announced this week: “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#Elections #democracy #USA #Tyranny #Freedom
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Podcast
As Trump posted on Truth Social just after the Democratic victories were announced this week: “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Podcast
As Trump posted on Truth Social just after the Democratic victories were announced this week: “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
#ICE #NYC #Law #Constitution #USA
www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamda...
"My message to ICE agents, and to everyone across this city, is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable."
www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamda...
"My message to ICE agents, and to everyone across this city, is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable."
Mamdani Issues warning to Trump admin's ICE agents After NYC mayoral win
Mayor-elect Mamdani said at a press conference in a message to ICE agents: "If you violate the law, you must be held accountable."
www.newsweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#ICE #NYC #Law #Constitution #USA
www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamda...
"My message to ICE agents, and to everyone across this city, is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable."
www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamda...
"My message to ICE agents, and to everyone across this city, is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable."
#USA #Tyranny #WTF #Communism #Fascism
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Who does MAGA hate more: Commies or Nazis? Here Trump is NOT following the Project 2025 playbook.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Who does MAGA hate more: Commies or Nazis? Here Trump is NOT following the Project 2025 playbook.
Donald Trump Is a Commie
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
www.thebulwark.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#USA #Tyranny #WTF #Communism #Fascism
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Who does MAGA hate more: Commies or Nazis? Here Trump is NOT following the Project 2025 playbook.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-t...
Who does MAGA hate more: Commies or Nazis? Here Trump is NOT following the Project 2025 playbook.
#USA #Cheney #Freedom #Tyranny
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-immedia...
Excerpt:
In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” he said.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-immedia...
Excerpt:
In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” he said.
MAGA Immediately Trolls Dick Cheney’s Trump-Defying Daughter After His Death
Dick Cheney died surrounded by family on Monday night.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#USA #Cheney #Freedom #Tyranny
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-immedia...
Excerpt:
In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” he said.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-immedia...
Excerpt:
In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” he said.
#USA #Freedom #DHS #Terrorism #NSA #FBI #CIA
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power.
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#USA #Freedom #DHS #Terrorism #NSA #FBI #CIA
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power.
#USA #UN #Venezuela #Caribbean #Military #DEA #Navy
apnews.com/article/un-u...
"The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop."
apnews.com/article/un-u...
"The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop."
UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats are 'unacceptable'
The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are unacceptable and must stop.
apnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#USA #UN #Venezuela #Caribbean #Military #DEA #Navy
apnews.com/article/un-u...
"The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop."
apnews.com/article/un-u...
"The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop."
#USA #Tyranny
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Perhaps a useful article affirming what We the People see and have seen for quite a while.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Perhaps a useful article affirming what We the People see and have seen for quite a while.
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#USA #Tyranny
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Perhaps a useful article affirming what We the People see and have seen for quite a while.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Perhaps a useful article affirming what We the People see and have seen for quite a while.
#USA #DOW #Venezuela #Law #InternationalLaw
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
"It’s not even shoot first, ask questions later, because there are no questions. It’s fait accompli. It’s gone."
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
"It’s not even shoot first, ask questions later, because there are no questions. It’s fait accompli. It’s gone."
No defendants, no evidence, no lawyers, no courts, no judges, just dead people in the water
Trump’s rocket strikes on alleged drug boats in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific are his dream of what law enforcement should be.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 AM
#USA #DOW #Venezuela #Law #InternationalLaw
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
"It’s not even shoot first, ask questions later, because there are no questions. It’s fait accompli. It’s gone."
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
"It’s not even shoot first, ask questions later, because there are no questions. It’s fait accompli. It’s gone."
#USA #DOJ #Law #Constitution
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“It’s like the president is holding up a sign saying, ‘This is selective prosecution,’ and then asking a judge to read the sign.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“It’s like the president is holding up a sign saying, ‘This is selective prosecution,’ and then asking a judge to read the sign.”
'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent
Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.rollingstone.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#USA #DOJ #Law #Constitution
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“It’s like the president is holding up a sign saying, ‘This is selective prosecution,’ and then asking a judge to read the sign.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“It’s like the president is holding up a sign saying, ‘This is selective prosecution,’ and then asking a judge to read the sign.”
#SCOTUS #Constitution #Law #Military #NationalGuard #ICE #Chicago #Illinois
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"The Supreme Court did something quite strange this week—and for the first time in a long time, it was not obviously for the benefit of President Donald Trump."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"The Supreme Court did something quite strange this week—and for the first time in a long time, it was not obviously for the benefit of President Donald Trump."
The Supreme Court’s Surprise Move in Its Latest Trump Case Reveals Something Important
The justices did something quite strange this week.
slate.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#SCOTUS #Constitution #Law #Military #NationalGuard #ICE #Chicago #Illinois
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"The Supreme Court did something quite strange this week—and for the first time in a long time, it was not obviously for the benefit of President Donald Trump."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"The Supreme Court did something quite strange this week—and for the first time in a long time, it was not obviously for the benefit of President Donald Trump."
#USA #Military #NSA #DOD #Security
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"It is an ominous marker of the nation’s polarization, to which the Trump administration has itself contributed, that some of those top public servants have felt a need to separate themselves from the public. "
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"It is an ominous marker of the nation’s polarization, to which the Trump administration has itself contributed, that some of those top public servants have felt a need to separate themselves from the public. "
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#USA #Military #Congress #Oligarchs
open.substack.com/pub/defender...
"...there is no patriotic future where the Pentagon becomes a rental agency for our Military. The United States military is not for rent, and it should never resemble the Hessian auxiliaries our founders fought to defeat."
open.substack.com/pub/defender...
"...there is no patriotic future where the Pentagon becomes a rental agency for our Military. The United States military is not for rent, and it should never resemble the Hessian auxiliaries our founders fought to defeat."
A Hessian U.S. Military
A Grotesquely un-American possible future for our Military
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#USA #Military #Congress #Oligarchs
open.substack.com/pub/defender...
"...there is no patriotic future where the Pentagon becomes a rental agency for our Military. The United States military is not for rent, and it should never resemble the Hessian auxiliaries our founders fought to defeat."
open.substack.com/pub/defender...
"...there is no patriotic future where the Pentagon becomes a rental agency for our Military. The United States military is not for rent, and it should never resemble the Hessian auxiliaries our founders fought to defeat."
#USA #Gerrymanders #Democrats #Republicans
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"Virginia Democrats will hold a special legislative session starting Monday to draw a new congressional map in response to the recent wave of aggressive Republican gerrymanders in several other states."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"Virginia Democrats will hold a special legislative session starting Monday to draw a new congressional map in response to the recent wave of aggressive Republican gerrymanders in several other states."
In Surprise Move, Virginia Dems Will Redistrict to Counter GOP Gerrymanders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
#USA #Gerrymanders #Democrats #Republicans
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"Virginia Democrats will hold a special legislative session starting Monday to draw a new congressional map in response to the recent wave of aggressive Republican gerrymanders in several other states."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"Virginia Democrats will hold a special legislative session starting Monday to draw a new congressional map in response to the recent wave of aggressive Republican gerrymanders in several other states."
#USA #SCOTUS #Constitution #Law #Tyranny
lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
"For this court to rule that the president alone can exercise unlimited legislative powers without judicial review of a determination that a national emergency exists would give the president tyrannical powers,...."
lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
"For this court to rule that the president alone can exercise unlimited legislative powers without judicial review of a determination that a national emergency exists would give the president tyrannical powers,...."
Former federal judges use Alexander Hamilton to warn SCOTUS about Trump's tariffs regime
"Congress cannot hand its tariff-setting authority over to the President lock, stock, and barrel, allowing him to aim it whenever, wherever, and however he pleases."
lawandcrime.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#USA #SCOTUS #Constitution #Law #Tyranny
lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
"For this court to rule that the president alone can exercise unlimited legislative powers without judicial review of a determination that a national emergency exists would give the president tyrannical powers,...."
lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
"For this court to rule that the president alone can exercise unlimited legislative powers without judicial review of a determination that a national emergency exists would give the president tyrannical powers,...."
#USA #Venezuela #War #International #Terrorism #USNavy #SouthCom
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"A person close to the White House told Semafor this week that the administration would cooperate with Congress on its plans for military action only when “Maduro’s corpse is in U.S. custody.”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"A person close to the White House told Semafor this week that the administration would cooperate with Congress on its plans for military action only when “Maduro’s corpse is in U.S. custody.”
The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.
www.theatlantic.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
#USA #Venezuela #War #International #Terrorism #USNavy #SouthCom
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"A person close to the White House told Semafor this week that the administration would cooperate with Congress on its plans for military action only when “Maduro’s corpse is in U.S. custody.”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
"A person close to the White House told Semafor this week that the administration would cooperate with Congress on its plans for military action only when “Maduro’s corpse is in U.S. custody.”
#Tariffs #Nazi #Nazism #Fascism #Economy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
History may not repeat itself, but there are playbooks that can be followed.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
History may not repeat itself, but there are playbooks that can be followed.
Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
www.theatlantic.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM