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9/ But there is no comparison anywhere on the left with MAGA's regular legitimization of violence in our politics. There is a straight line from Jan 6 to the pardons to the assault on Sen. Padilla to Minnesota.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
June 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
9/ But there is no comparison anywhere on the left with MAGA's regular legitimization of violence in our politics. There is a straight line from Jan 6 to the pardons to the assault on Sen. Padilla to Minnesota.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
A democracy cannot function when one faction embraces violence.
I just figured out why Trump wanted everything green for his parade.
This is what he thinks an army looks like.
This is what he thinks an army looks like.
June 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I just figured out why Trump wanted everything green for his parade.
This is what he thinks an army looks like.
This is what he thinks an army looks like.
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The return of diseases measles and whooping cough is not a failure of science or public health
It’s a failure of leadership and governance
It’s a failure of leadership and governance
April 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The return of diseases measles and whooping cough is not a failure of science or public health
It’s a failure of leadership and governance
It’s a failure of leadership and governance
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
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This might as well say "Supreme Court Rules Words Don't Have Meanings"
Migrants are not foreign soldiers.
Walking to the US is not making war on the US.
Following US laws and applying for asylum is not like Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
If words don't mean what they mean, what's the point of written law?
Migrants are not foreign soldiers.
Walking to the US is not making war on the US.
Following US laws and applying for asylum is not like Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
If words don't mean what they mean, what's the point of written law?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking President Trump from deporting Venezuelans under rarely used 1798 wartime law.
Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law.
bit.ly
April 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This might as well say "Supreme Court Rules Words Don't Have Meanings"
Migrants are not foreign soldiers.
Walking to the US is not making war on the US.
Following US laws and applying for asylum is not like Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
If words don't mean what they mean, what's the point of written law?
Migrants are not foreign soldiers.
Walking to the US is not making war on the US.
Following US laws and applying for asylum is not like Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
If words don't mean what they mean, what's the point of written law?
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Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal"
#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sotomayor: "The implication of the Government’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal"
Trump is tanking the economy to cause uncertainty and fear. This is deliberate.
Do not let it distract you from the atrocities the Trump Administration will continue to commit.
Do not let it distract you from the atrocities the Trump Administration will continue to commit.
April 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Trump is tanking the economy to cause uncertainty and fear. This is deliberate.
Do not let it distract you from the atrocities the Trump Administration will continue to commit.
Do not let it distract you from the atrocities the Trump Administration will continue to commit.
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Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, near the measles outbreak’s epicenter, is now treating patients who have abnormal liver function on lab tests, a sign that they’ve taken too much vitamin A thanks to RFK Jr. pushing it as a measles treatment.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, near the measles outbreak’s epicenter, is now treating patients who have abnormal liver function on lab tests, a sign that they’ve taken too much vitamin A thanks to RFK Jr. pushing it as a measles treatment.
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DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
March 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
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I was told I was overreacting. Now they’re about to fire 83,000 people from the VA. A third of whom are veterans themselves.
If you're a Veteran and you get your healthcare from the VA, please make appointments with your PCP and specialists before January 20th, and make sure to update all your vaccines and order your meds.
March 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I was told I was overreacting. Now they’re about to fire 83,000 people from the VA. A third of whom are veterans themselves.
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Con law prof here. This shit is WILD. "Plenary authority, derived from Article II and the mandate of the electorate" to disappear whoever the state deems a terrorist is not a fucking thing in any kind of constitutional democracy. It's unvarnished tyranny.
Hooooo boy: "The Executive Branch hereby notifies the Court that no further information will be provided in response to the Court’s March 18, 2025 Minute Order based on the state secrets privilege." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Con law prof here. This shit is WILD. "Plenary authority, derived from Article II and the mandate of the electorate" to disappear whoever the state deems a terrorist is not a fucking thing in any kind of constitutional democracy. It's unvarnished tyranny.
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The WI Supreme Court election is April 1st. Off-cycle elections don't get a big turnout, which is unfortunate because this race really matters. Up for grabs is control of SCOWISC, which hears cases involving gerrymandering, repro rights, etc.
Get involved in this one!
tinyurl.com/43688ay2
Get involved in this one!
tinyurl.com/43688ay2
Ayman Mohyeldin: Why Musk is dumping cash into Wisconsin's Supreme Court race
If Musk’s efforts pay off in Wisconsin, the key Trump ally could feel emboldened to come for an election in your state next.
tinyurl.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The WI Supreme Court election is April 1st. Off-cycle elections don't get a big turnout, which is unfortunate because this race really matters. Up for grabs is control of SCOWISC, which hears cases involving gerrymandering, repro rights, etc.
Get involved in this one!
tinyurl.com/43688ay2
Get involved in this one!
tinyurl.com/43688ay2
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Karl: “Do they have any due process at all?”
Homan: “The bottom line is that plane was full of people designated as terrorists.”
Homan: “The bottom line is that plane was full of people designated as terrorists.”
March 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Karl: “Do they have any due process at all?”
Homan: “The bottom line is that plane was full of people designated as terrorists.”
Homan: “The bottom line is that plane was full of people designated as terrorists.”
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Now we find that DOGE will _cost_ taxpayers more than it’ll ever save—eviscerating not only any reason for DOGE to exist but any reason for Musk to be in government _beyond_ him being Trump’s sugar daddy.
All this leads to the following conclusion: DOGE is the biggest criminal hoax in U.S. history.
All this leads to the following conclusion: DOGE is the biggest criminal hoax in U.S. history.
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...
www.propublica.org
March 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Now we find that DOGE will _cost_ taxpayers more than it’ll ever save—eviscerating not only any reason for DOGE to exist but any reason for Musk to be in government _beyond_ him being Trump’s sugar daddy.
All this leads to the following conclusion: DOGE is the biggest criminal hoax in U.S. history.
All this leads to the following conclusion: DOGE is the biggest criminal hoax in U.S. history.
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This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This whole riff on the ages of people on social security is IDENTICAL to the lies he's told about voter rolls and voting fraud.
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Trump’s administration has already fired:
More than a dozen prosecutors who worked on criminal cases against Trump, 18 inspectors general, an FEC commissioner and the head of the Office of Government Ethics.
This isn't normal, and in many cases, it’s illegal.
More than a dozen prosecutors who worked on criminal cases against Trump, 18 inspectors general, an FEC commissioner and the head of the Office of Government Ethics.
This isn't normal, and in many cases, it’s illegal.
March 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Trump’s administration has already fired:
More than a dozen prosecutors who worked on criminal cases against Trump, 18 inspectors general, an FEC commissioner and the head of the Office of Government Ethics.
This isn't normal, and in many cases, it’s illegal.
More than a dozen prosecutors who worked on criminal cases against Trump, 18 inspectors general, an FEC commissioner and the head of the Office of Government Ethics.
This isn't normal, and in many cases, it’s illegal.
Trump is about 2 weeks away from issuing Executive Order 66.
March 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Trump is about 2 weeks away from issuing Executive Order 66.
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These are factual & legal lies Trump staff are saying. He never declassified docs & would have been convicted had case gone to trial. Of course, now as president he can do with them as he wishes.
We've #FOIA'd them, incl govt summaries to make sure ppl know the damage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
We've #FOIA'd them, incl govt summaries to make sure ppl know the damage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
Trump takes seized boxes back to Florida on Air Force One | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022.
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
These are factual & legal lies Trump staff are saying. He never declassified docs & would have been convicted had case gone to trial. Of course, now as president he can do with them as he wishes.
We've #FOIA'd them, incl govt summaries to make sure ppl know the damage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
We've #FOIA'd them, incl govt summaries to make sure ppl know the damage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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Seems like a pretty important detail
March 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Seems like a pretty important detail
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Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) sent his adopted son to an abusive youth facility in Jamaica, then abandoned him when the place was raided and shut down. Allegations of water boarding, etc. That’s just the start.
Jonah Bevin just turned 18 in a shelter:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/28/i...
Jonah Bevin just turned 18 in a shelter:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/28/i...
March 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) sent his adopted son to an abusive youth facility in Jamaica, then abandoned him when the place was raided and shut down. Allegations of water boarding, etc. That’s just the start.
Jonah Bevin just turned 18 in a shelter:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/28/i...
Jonah Bevin just turned 18 in a shelter:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/28/i...
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Anyone want to bet that no one looks at the email responses that Musk asked for ?
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
February 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Anyone want to bet that no one looks at the email responses that Musk asked for ?
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
It requires too much manpower and organization. Even w/AI
He will hold them in the event he has an interaction with someone.
If so, he can look up their response or lack of, and use it as cause for action.
Oh your local hospital closed?
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and create the massive social infrastructure your rural area requires as a prerequisite for economic success.
Simple.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and create the massive social infrastructure your rural area requires as a prerequisite for economic success.
Simple.
February 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Oh your local hospital closed?
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and create the massive social infrastructure your rural area requires as a prerequisite for economic success.
Simple.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and create the massive social infrastructure your rural area requires as a prerequisite for economic success.
Simple.
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