Jim Saksa
@jimsaksa.com
Reporter at Democracy Docket. Formerly: Roll Call, WHYY, Philly City Paper, Big Law attorney. DC is my residence but Philly is my home.
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Trump, famously not a lawyer, says he has a novel legal argument for why he can pass an executive order imposing voter ID and ending mail in ballots, even though federal courts have already shot down his executive order last year imposing voter ID and mail-in ballots
Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future," wrote Trump, who is not a lawyer.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Trump, famously not a lawyer, says he has a novel legal argument for why he can pass an executive order imposing voter ID and ending mail in ballots, even though federal courts have already shot down his executive order last year imposing voter ID and mail-in ballots
Trump, famously not a lawyer, says he has a novel legal argument for why he can pass an executive order imposing voter ID and ending mail in ballots, even though federal courts have already shot down his executive order last year imposing voter ID and mail-in ballots
Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future," wrote Trump, who is not a lawyer.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Trump, famously not a lawyer, says he has a novel legal argument for why he can pass an executive order imposing voter ID and ending mail in ballots, even though federal courts have already shot down his executive order last year imposing voter ID and mail-in ballots
It was a SCANDAL when some low level Clinton staffers were reported to have done drugs
www.wsj.com/articles/SB8...
www.wsj.com/articles/SB8...
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
It was a SCANDAL when some low level Clinton staffers were reported to have done drugs
www.wsj.com/articles/SB8...
www.wsj.com/articles/SB8...
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#IOC banned athletes in 3 famous cases now:
1968-Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised gloved for civil rights in #USA,
2024-Manizha Talash for"Free #Afghan Women",
2026-Vladyslav Heraskevych for "Memory Helmet" #Ukraine.
Are human rights & dignity still Olympic values?
#Olympics2026🇺🇦
1968-Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised gloved for civil rights in #USA,
2024-Manizha Talash for"Free #Afghan Women",
2026-Vladyslav Heraskevych for "Memory Helmet" #Ukraine.
Are human rights & dignity still Olympic values?
#Olympics2026🇺🇦
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
#IOC banned athletes in 3 famous cases now:
1968-Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised gloved for civil rights in #USA,
2024-Manizha Talash for"Free #Afghan Women",
2026-Vladyslav Heraskevych for "Memory Helmet" #Ukraine.
Are human rights & dignity still Olympic values?
#Olympics2026🇺🇦
1968-Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised gloved for civil rights in #USA,
2024-Manizha Talash for"Free #Afghan Women",
2026-Vladyslav Heraskevych for "Memory Helmet" #Ukraine.
Are human rights & dignity still Olympic values?
#Olympics2026🇺🇦
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
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It’s been a busy week … figured it was probably about time I share this myself! If you’re a rockstar reporter looking to do work that matters for the best community in the world, you should check this out. ✨
The Lawrence Times is hiring for a full-time staff reporter to cover community news in Lawrence, Kansas. lawrenceks.news/ltsr26
Join our team: Lawrence Times seeks full-time staff reporter
The Lawrence Times is hiring for a full-time staff reporter to cover community news in Lawrence, Kansas.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:46 AM
It’s been a busy week … figured it was probably about time I share this myself! If you’re a rockstar reporter looking to do work that matters for the best community in the world, you should check this out. ✨
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
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February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
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The House votes to repeal some of President Trump's tariffs levied on imports from Canada. 210 Republicans voted in favor of the tariffs. It's the first time House GOP lawmakers have gone on the record about the Trump tariffs.
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The House votes to repeal some of President Trump's tariffs levied on imports from Canada. 210 Republicans voted in favor of the tariffs. It's the first time House GOP lawmakers have gone on the record about the Trump tariffs.
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Full story, with a little more insight into other GOP state election chiefs who are starting to push back against the DOJ's voter roll hunt. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Full story, with a little more insight into other GOP state election chiefs who are starting to push back against the DOJ's voter roll hunt. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I present to you: Friday Saturday Sunday (Lego edition).
Lovers Bar regular Gene Gualtieri loves the Michelin-starred restaurant so much that his son Leo designed a Lego replica for him. It took 3,233 legos, $1,500, and a lot of finger calluses.
🎁 for the full story: share.inquirer.com/PL7Uwg
Lovers Bar regular Gene Gualtieri loves the Michelin-starred restaurant so much that his son Leo designed a Lego replica for him. It took 3,233 legos, $1,500, and a lot of finger calluses.
🎁 for the full story: share.inquirer.com/PL7Uwg
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I present to you: Friday Saturday Sunday (Lego edition).
Lovers Bar regular Gene Gualtieri loves the Michelin-starred restaurant so much that his son Leo designed a Lego replica for him. It took 3,233 legos, $1,500, and a lot of finger calluses.
🎁 for the full story: share.inquirer.com/PL7Uwg
Lovers Bar regular Gene Gualtieri loves the Michelin-starred restaurant so much that his son Leo designed a Lego replica for him. It took 3,233 legos, $1,500, and a lot of finger calluses.
🎁 for the full story: share.inquirer.com/PL7Uwg
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Trump's contribution to the fiscal outlook.
The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Trump's contribution to the fiscal outlook.
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AG Bondi's description of DOJ’s core mission at her hearing included the “rule of law” and “keeping the country safe.” She neglected to mention protecting civil rights, DOJ’s third co-equal priority.
You don’t promote equal justice by leaving civil rights off the agenda.
You don’t promote equal justice by leaving civil rights off the agenda.
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
AG Bondi's description of DOJ’s core mission at her hearing included the “rule of law” and “keeping the country safe.” She neglected to mention protecting civil rights, DOJ’s third co-equal priority.
You don’t promote equal justice by leaving civil rights off the agenda.
You don’t promote equal justice by leaving civil rights off the agenda.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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Our own government has done extraordinary damage to the economic and social fabric of this region, wreaking havoc for no discernible reason. It’s a terror campaign, not an immigration operation. It’s still happening.
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Our own government has done extraordinary damage to the economic and social fabric of this region, wreaking havoc for no discernible reason. It’s a terror campaign, not an immigration operation. It’s still happening.
The troubling lesson from this is that if you present BS to a magistrate judge who assumes the fbi won’t present BS, you can get a warrant
1. The FBI affidavit used to seize ballots and other materials from the 2020 election in Fulton County relies on debunked conspiracy theories. For example, it isn’t true that Fulton first “reported” 511,343 ballots and then “reported” 527,925. I’ll explain.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The troubling lesson from this is that if you present BS to a magistrate judge who assumes the fbi won’t present BS, you can get a warrant
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BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
It's pretty nutty how much of this affidavit is like "[Witness] admits they are a total amateur who knows nothing about this stuff and did not actually witness anything, but nonetheless thought something was amiss when his preferred candidate lost"
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
It's pretty nutty how much of this affidavit is like "[Witness] admits they are a total amateur who knows nothing about this stuff and did not actually witness anything, but nonetheless thought something was amiss when his preferred candidate lost"
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Back in June when they first polled this question, 42% said they believed Trump was involved in Epstein's crimes, 32% did not. (29% of his voters said yes or "not sure".)
8 mos later, it's now 50%-29% yes, and 33% of Trump voters say yes or "not sure."
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8 mos later, it's now 50%-29% yes, and 33% of Trump voters say yes or "not sure."
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Back in June when they first polled this question, 42% said they believed Trump was involved in Epstein's crimes, 32% did not. (29% of his voters said yes or "not sure".)
8 mos later, it's now 50%-29% yes, and 33% of Trump voters say yes or "not sure."
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
8 mos later, it's now 50%-29% yes, and 33% of Trump voters say yes or "not sure."
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
"The chance of an ICE or Border Patrol agent being murdered in the line of duty is about one in 94,549 per year, about 5.5 times less likely than a civilian being murdered.... Being an elementary school student in the United States is more deadly than being an ICE officer."
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"The chance of an ICE or Border Patrol agent being murdered in the line of duty is about one in 94,549 per year, about 5.5 times less likely than a civilian being murdered.... Being an elementary school student in the United States is more deadly than being an ICE officer."
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM