Doug Lindner
@douglindner.bsky.social
Democracy nerd, DC politics guy, public-interest lawyer, Jewish American. Live Free or Die. Views and puns solely my fault; everything else is fedsoc’s fault.
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Doug Lindner
@douglindner.bsky.social
· Dec 20
🧵HOW TO CALL CONGRESS AND FIGHT FASCISM 🧵
The US Capitol Switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Save that number in your phone.
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This week Republicans are pushing 2 new versions of the SAVE Act, the biggest federal voter suppression ever. 146 million citizens don't have passports, 69 million married women don't have birth certificates with their current name, and elections are already secure. But Rs want to suppress voters.
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This week Republicans are pushing 2 new versions of the SAVE Act, the biggest federal voter suppression ever. 146 million citizens don't have passports, 69 million married women don't have birth certificates with their current name, and elections are already secure. But Rs want to suppress voters.
As a New Englander, it is my duty to root for the Patriots. But as a poster, it is my duty to acknowledge I didn’t know who was playing until right now.
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 PM
As a New Englander, it is my duty to root for the Patriots. But as a poster, it is my duty to acknowledge I didn’t know who was playing until right now.
Jeffery Epstein sure did spend a ton of time and money cultivating a huge number of close personal friendships with a huge number of very powerful people for a guy with a lot to hide. But at least we know where he got his money, right?
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Jeffery Epstein sure did spend a ton of time and money cultivating a huge number of close personal friendships with a huge number of very powerful people for a guy with a lot to hide. But at least we know where he got his money, right?
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people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
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Lawler (R-NY) isn’t defending this because it’s indefensible, but he’s not opposing it because he’s a doormat for fascism
LAWLER: Renaming infrastructure projects is not a new concept
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Lawler (R-NY) isn’t defending this because it’s indefensible, but he’s not opposing it because he’s a doormat for fascism
Republicans: liberal protests are fake, you’re all just paid by George Soros
Also Republicans: we’re doing a very real pro-billionaire march with very real supporters
Also Republicans: we’re doing a very real pro-billionaire march with very real supporters
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Republicans: liberal protests are fake, you’re all just paid by George Soros
Also Republicans: we’re doing a very real pro-billionaire march with very real supporters
Also Republicans: we’re doing a very real pro-billionaire march with very real supporters
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New at Tusk: The NYT’s flattering profile of Katie Britt’s influence shows that it doesn’t amount to much
A strange puff piece
The NYT's glowing Britt interview reveals the extent of her influence. It isn't much.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
New at Tusk: The NYT’s flattering profile of Katie Britt’s influence shows that it doesn’t amount to much
Lawler (R-NY) isn’t defending this because it’s indefensible, but he’s not opposing it because he’s a doormat for fascism
LAWLER: Renaming infrastructure projects is not a new concept
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Lawler (R-NY) isn’t defending this because it’s indefensible, but he’s not opposing it because he’s a doormat for fascism
If the fascists don’t want stuff like this to backfire maybe they should make a better movie next time
MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If the fascists don’t want stuff like this to backfire maybe they should make a better movie next time
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“Under any other president, a UAE royal secretly paying $500 million to the Trump family’s crypto business would cause a political earthquake in Washington. There would be demands for an investigation by Congress, televised hearings, and months of damage control” — my latest @theguardian.com
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
“Under any other president, a UAE royal secretly paying $500 million to the Trump family’s crypto business would cause a political earthquake in Washington. There would be demands for an investigation by Congress, televised hearings, and months of damage control” — my latest @theguardian.com
Dow hitting 50,000 for the first time despite [gestures vaguely at all of it] is some kind of cursed symbol of the shortsightedness and self-absorption of this era
February 7, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Dow hitting 50,000 for the first time despite [gestures vaguely at all of it] is some kind of cursed symbol of the shortsightedness and self-absorption of this era
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Welcome to the world of selective enforcement, a hallmark of autocratic and hybrid governments. It doesn't matter if the underlying investigation has validity. Because the probe is not about the rule of law, but rather the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of allies of the regime.
Exclusive | Justice Department Casts Wide Net on Netflix’s Business Practices in Merger Probe
As it probes bids for Warner, the department is asking if the streamer has engaged in conduct that could make it a monopoly.
www.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Welcome to the world of selective enforcement, a hallmark of autocratic and hybrid governments. It doesn't matter if the underlying investigation has validity. Because the probe is not about the rule of law, but rather the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of allies of the regime.
Expecting Donald Trump to apologize for racism against Barack and Michelle Obama is like expecting the sun to rise in the West
"No, I didn't make a mistake," he said on Air Force One. "I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine."
Trump says he won't apologize for racist post depicting the Obamas as apes
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump says he won't apologize for racist post depicting the Obamas as apes
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump says he won't apologize for racist post depicting the Obamas as apes
The White House initially defended Trump's post, saying it was "from an internet meme video." But after backlash — including from Republicans — it was removed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Expecting Donald Trump to apologize for racism against Barack and Michelle Obama is like expecting the sun to rise in the West
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Just something deeply wrong when a government cannot follow processes and values that most human beings would deem minimally acceptable.
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Just something deeply wrong when a government cannot follow processes and values that most human beings would deem minimally acceptable.
The MAGA justices said letting presidents do crimes wouldn’t lead to presidents doing crimes.
Just like they said unlimited corporate money in politics isn’t corrupt and doesn’t look corrupt.
Just like they said we don’t need the Voting Rights Act anymore.
Just like they said Bush won Florida.
Just like they said unlimited corporate money in politics isn’t corrupt and doesn’t look corrupt.
Just like they said we don’t need the Voting Rights Act anymore.
Just like they said Bush won Florida.
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The MAGA justices said letting presidents do crimes wouldn’t lead to presidents doing crimes.
Just like they said unlimited corporate money in politics isn’t corrupt and doesn’t look corrupt.
Just like they said we don’t need the Voting Rights Act anymore.
Just like they said Bush won Florida.
Just like they said unlimited corporate money in politics isn’t corrupt and doesn’t look corrupt.
Just like they said we don’t need the Voting Rights Act anymore.
Just like they said Bush won Florida.
The same Marsha Blackburn who asked a Biden judicial nominee about his "rap sheet", by which she meant "getting a speeding ticket for going 5mph over the limit as a black man in Mississippi"?
Amid the flagrant ethics violations among SCOTUS justices, a U.S. senator is demanding Justice Jackson be investigated for attending the Grammies. In a year in which she was nominated for one.
To be fair, Blackburn is really dumb. And hyper partisan. And rarely acts in good faith.
To be fair, Blackburn is really dumb. And hyper partisan. And rarely acts in good faith.
Marsha Blackburn Demands Probe Of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson For Crime Of 'Attended Grammys'
It's getting harder for any one GOP loon to stand out in a sea of weirdness.
www.wonkette.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The same Marsha Blackburn who asked a Biden judicial nominee about his "rap sheet", by which she meant "getting a speeding ticket for going 5mph over the limit as a black man in Mississippi"?
The most corrupt DOJ ever, the most corrupt Attorney General ever, the most corrupt president ever
🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The most corrupt DOJ ever, the most corrupt Attorney General ever, the most corrupt president ever
Fox News paid a seven-figure settlement to Seth Rich's family but they just keep getting more depraved
During the week after Pretti was killed by DHS, Fox News made at least 75 claims blaming Pretti for his own death or contradicting video evidence.
Study: Fox News smeared Alex Pretti dozens of times following his killing by federal agents
On January 24, Customs and Border Protection agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minnesota intensive care nurse, during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. In the week tha...
www.mediamatters.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Fox News paid a seven-figure settlement to Seth Rich's family but they just keep getting more depraved
No metaphors here, move along
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
No metaphors here, move along
You might have learned about the Mexican-American War in school. You might even have learned that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted USA more than half of Mexico's land. But did you learn that the US Army was occupying Mexico City at the time?
Historian here President Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican War as a land grab for slavery when he was a first term Congressman from Illinois.
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
You might have learned about the Mexican-American War in school. You might even have learned that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted USA more than half of Mexico's land. But did you learn that the US Army was occupying Mexico City at the time?
The MAGA regime is so corrupt they *repeatedly* abuse power to punish their victims for being noticed. First Kilmar Abrego Garcia, then Renee Good’s widow, now Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The MAGA regime is so corrupt they *repeatedly* abuse power to punish their victims for being noticed. First Kilmar Abrego Garcia, then Renee Good’s widow, now Liam.
The sitting president trying to name all this public property after himself is a huge corruption scandal. Trump-Kennedy Center, Trump Accounts, Trump Cards, F-47, Trump (Epstein) Ballroom, Trump Institute of Peace…
it’s all corruption and abuse of power, and it has to be undone. Symbols matter.
it’s all corruption and abuse of power, and it has to be undone. Symbols matter.
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The sitting president trying to name all this public property after himself is a huge corruption scandal. Trump-Kennedy Center, Trump Accounts, Trump Cards, F-47, Trump (Epstein) Ballroom, Trump Institute of Peace…
it’s all corruption and abuse of power, and it has to be undone. Symbols matter.
it’s all corruption and abuse of power, and it has to be undone. Symbols matter.
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Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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Mutual friends are so important
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Mutual friends are so important