Hannah Marcley (She/her)
@hannahmarcley.bsky.social
Special Staff for Mayday Movement. Gov’t accountability attorney/advocate, mostly via FOIA/crim defense, YIMBY, host of Revealed podcast, very legal and very cool
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A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
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Fitting that the Reflector broke news of the settlement since they were the first to report the raid.
@ij.org client Ruth Herbel’s statement on the settlement:
“This settlement is vindication. The Sheriff’s Office helped make my community think I’m a criminal.” (cont…)
@ij.org client Ruth Herbel’s statement on the settlement:
“This settlement is vindication. The Sheriff’s Office helped make my community think I’m a criminal.” (cont…)
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Fitting that the Reflector broke news of the settlement since they were the first to report the raid.
@ij.org client Ruth Herbel’s statement on the settlement:
“This settlement is vindication. The Sheriff’s Office helped make my community think I’m a criminal.” (cont…)
@ij.org client Ruth Herbel’s statement on the settlement:
“This settlement is vindication. The Sheriff’s Office helped make my community think I’m a criminal.” (cont…)
What. The. Ass.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
What. The. Ass.
We must save ourselves. In the face of @democrats.senate.gov absolute cowardice, complete failure, and total refusal to fulfill their role as leaders, what else is there?
It's also hard to convey just how much ICE is *everywhere*. The city, the suburbs, in and out in the blink of an eye. A crew doing smash and grab jobs across a massive expanse of distance. Part of the reason whistle distro is so important is because you will never know where/when you will need it.
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We must save ourselves. In the face of @democrats.senate.gov absolute cowardice, complete failure, and total refusal to fulfill their role as leaders, what else is there?
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In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
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"[K]ids inside the car wash watched as their mother was taken away."
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
ICE Agents Kidnap Nine People Working at Car Wash in Boston
ICE carried out its biggest workplace raid in Massachusetts so far, kidnapping nine workers at a car wash in the neighborhood of Allston-Brighton.
www.leftvoice.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"[K]ids inside the car wash watched as their mother was taken away."
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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1/2 Are there any experts out there who can correctly identify the weapons being pointed directly at these two @chicagotribune.com photojournalists?
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
1/2 Are there any experts out there who can correctly identify the weapons being pointed directly at these two @chicagotribune.com photojournalists?
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
What type of gun is this?
cc: @mandophotos.bsky.social
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Murdering humans in the Caribbean Sea. Risking starvation of tens of millions of Americans. Urging abusive federal agents to use deadly force.
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Murdering humans in the Caribbean Sea. Risking starvation of tens of millions of Americans. Urging abusive federal agents to use deadly force.
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
Can Americans agree to never again elect a man who could not care less about human life, except for his own?
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"The American system of limited government is built on the bedrock idea that it matters *how* decisions are made.
Democratically, with checks and balances, and respect for certain inalienable rights. The alternative is dictatorship.
And dictatorship is what Trump is attempting to institute."
Democratically, with checks and balances, and respect for certain inalienable rights. The alternative is dictatorship.
And dictatorship is what Trump is attempting to institute."
“We have exited normal politics. We are no longer here to have a debate about the importance of the top marginal tax rate. We are here to save our republic.” www.liberalcurrents.com/fight-on-eve...
Fight On Everything
"This dictatorship has been asserted but not yet consolidated. We must therefore 'fight on everything,'" according to Rob Tracinski's "Dictator From Day One."
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"The American system of limited government is built on the bedrock idea that it matters *how* decisions are made.
Democratically, with checks and balances, and respect for certain inalienable rights. The alternative is dictatorship.
And dictatorship is what Trump is attempting to institute."
Democratically, with checks and balances, and respect for certain inalienable rights. The alternative is dictatorship.
And dictatorship is what Trump is attempting to institute."
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Just hilarious. This is like saying that every tween who had a “Mrs. Bloom” purse was actually married to Orlando Bloom and then charging them with bigamy.
President Trump categorized “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, but his administration has not named the groups it claims are involved or explained how it determined their alleged membership.
We filed FOIA requests with the DOJ and FBI to find out more:
americanoversight.org/featureddocu...
We filed FOIA requests with the DOJ and FBI to find out more:
americanoversight.org/featureddocu...
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Just hilarious. This is like saying that every tween who had a “Mrs. Bloom” purse was actually married to Orlando Bloom and then charging them with bigamy.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
If you can’t condemn Fuentes as a voice, you don’t deserve a platform. If you justify your refusal based on “free speech,” you are a constitutional false prophet and I know 8th graders who should teach you about civics and social norms. Warning: they will not be kind.
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you can’t condemn Fuentes as a voice, you don’t deserve a platform. If you justify your refusal based on “free speech,” you are a constitutional false prophet and I know 8th graders who should teach you about civics and social norms. Warning: they will not be kind.
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
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As for the testimony of Border Patrol Chief Patrol Greg Bovino:
Ellis: "Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village."
When Bovino threw a second tear gas canister at the crowd, the crowd was running away.
Ellis: "Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village."
When Bovino threw a second tear gas canister at the crowd, the crowd was running away.
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As for the testimony of Border Patrol Chief Patrol Greg Bovino:
Ellis: "Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village."
When Bovino threw a second tear gas canister at the crowd, the crowd was running away.
Ellis: "Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village."
When Bovino threw a second tear gas canister at the crowd, the crowd was running away.
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Ellis says she watched hours and hours of footage at the request of the Trump administration.
On Sept. 19, agents fired flash-bang grenades at protestors outside the Broadview ICE facility without warning.
Feds are responsible for "instigating the chaos," in Brighton Park on Oct. 3.
On Sept. 19, agents fired flash-bang grenades at protestors outside the Broadview ICE facility without warning.
Feds are responsible for "instigating the chaos," in Brighton Park on Oct. 3.
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ellis says she watched hours and hours of footage at the request of the Trump administration.
On Sept. 19, agents fired flash-bang grenades at protestors outside the Broadview ICE facility without warning.
Feds are responsible for "instigating the chaos," in Brighton Park on Oct. 3.
On Sept. 19, agents fired flash-bang grenades at protestors outside the Broadview ICE facility without warning.
Feds are responsible for "instigating the chaos," in Brighton Park on Oct. 3.
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When your "I'm not antisemitic, it's just that ..." defense is "if we push back too hard on antisemitism I might have to eat dinner with some Jews and that would contradict my faith" ...
You're not beating the rap guys
You're not beating the rap guys
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When your "I'm not antisemitic, it's just that ..." defense is "if we push back too hard on antisemitism I might have to eat dinner with some Jews and that would contradict my faith" ...
You're not beating the rap guys
You're not beating the rap guys
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Trump: "I want my cabinet to behave like [Xi Jinping's staff]. I'm demanding that....I've never seen men so scared in their lives...JD doesn't behave like that. JD butts into conversations."
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump: "I want my cabinet to behave like [Xi Jinping's staff]. I'm demanding that....I've never seen men so scared in their lives...JD doesn't behave like that. JD butts into conversations."
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As always, it's appalling at the same time it's so cheap, tawdry, and embarrassing. What a pathetic, shabby little gangster.
Trump on Mamdani: "He should be very nice to me. He's off to a bad start. I think it's a very dangerous statement for him to make."
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
As always, it's appalling at the same time it's so cheap, tawdry, and embarrassing. What a pathetic, shabby little gangster.
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"School officials showed agents the teacher’s employment documents, including a work permit, but agents nonetheless detained her."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"School officials showed agents the teacher’s employment documents, including a work permit, but agents nonetheless detained her."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
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👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
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Legally available funds for SNAP should be used of course, but the bigger problem isn't that too much of the government is shutting down when appropriations lapse. It's that far too much power has been ceded for the president (and Trump's grabbed more) to keep things going Congress hasn't funded.
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Legally available funds for SNAP should be used of course, but the bigger problem isn't that too much of the government is shutting down when appropriations lapse. It's that far too much power has been ceded for the president (and Trump's grabbed more) to keep things going Congress hasn't funded.