Joyce White Vance
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
“These violations are now established as a matter of law,” wrote Judge Young, who was nominated to the bench by Ronald Reagan.
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
“These violations are now established as a matter of law,” wrote Judge Young, who was nominated to the bench by Ronald Reagan.
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If you don’t know Alberto Castañeda Mondragón’s story, the story of his arrest by ICE, read here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
If you don’t know Alberto Castañeda Mondragón’s story, the story of his arrest by ICE, read here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Extraordinary piece by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social.
For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Extraordinary piece by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social.
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Many of them thought, "Someone else will do something."
Call me "someone."
How about you?
Call me "someone."
How about you?
For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Many of them thought, "Someone else will do something."
Call me "someone."
How about you?
Call me "someone."
How about you?
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"... we are living through the answer." is the perfect sentence about now.
For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"... we are living through the answer." is the perfect sentence about now.
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"From the massive rallies in freezing temperatures in Minneapolis to smaller ones across the country, like the below one in Maine, Americans are giving their answer to that question. We will not turn a blind eye, we will not acquiesce. We will not be Nazis."
For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"From the massive rallies in freezing temperatures in Minneapolis to smaller ones across the country, like the below one in Maine, Americans are giving their answer to that question. We will not turn a blind eye, we will not acquiesce. We will not be Nazis."
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For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We are not Nazis.
Also: No Kings, No Dictators.
joycevance.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
For anyone who wondered how the Germans turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, we are living through the answer. We watched it start in real time. Do you remember last October? The details slip away fast but holding onto them helps us hold onto who we are joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
Courage is contagious. Let’s keep going.
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Courage is contagious. Let’s keep going.
The Supreme Court’s one-line decision in the California Prop 50 gerrymandering case went the right way, but it hides a larger truth. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Supreme Court’s one-line decision in the California Prop 50 gerrymandering case went the right way, but it hides a larger truth. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
We live in a time of so many questions. So, my podcast sisters and I decided to spend time every Wednesday answering more of the ones we receive from our listeners. Join us for #SistersInLaw sidebar. www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
Watching The Watchers | Politicon
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February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
We live in a time of so many questions. So, my podcast sisters and I decided to spend time every Wednesday answering more of the ones we receive from our listeners. Join us for #SistersInLaw sidebar. www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...
Public outcry pushed DOJ to investigate the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota. But can we trust the outcome? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/5S-Wgd
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Public outcry pushed DOJ to investigate the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota. But can we trust the outcome? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider. Listen: cafe.visitlink.me/5S-Wgd
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Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Today In Court
What a prosecutor in Minnesota said
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February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Today In Court
What a prosecutor in Minnesota said
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February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
Epstein Files: “Some suggested the Clintons ‘caved’ to Congress’ demands. More likely they’ve set a precedent that requires people with far stronger linkage to Epstein—& their wives—to testify. If they don’t, the GOP-led investigation in Congress will face claims that it’s trying to hide the truth”
Today was one of those days where it was difficult to keep up with everything of significance that happened. Here’s a little help that should get you up to speed on at least some of it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Epstein Files: “Some suggested the Clintons ‘caved’ to Congress’ demands. More likely they’ve set a precedent that requires people with far stronger linkage to Epstein—& their wives—to testify. If they don’t, the GOP-led investigation in Congress will face claims that it’s trying to hide the truth”
Today was one of those days where it was difficult to keep up with everything of significance that happened. Here’s a little help that should get you up to speed on at least some of it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Today was one of those days where it was difficult to keep up with everything of significance that happened. Here’s a little help that should get you up to speed on at least some of it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
DOJ is apparently taking all this time & violating the Transparency Act deadline in order to protect criminals, not the victims.
BREAKING: The Department of Justice left multiple unredacted photos of fully nude women or girls exposed as part of Friday’s dump of more than 3.5 million pages of files related to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell.
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
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February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
DOJ is apparently taking all this time & violating the Transparency Act deadline in order to protect criminals, not the victims.
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"It's too classified for Congress."
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Bombshell report on a mysterious and extremely sensitive and serious whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard that is being held from Congress.
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Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"It's too classified for Congress."
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
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The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
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The Week Ahead
February 1, 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
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“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
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The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
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February 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
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The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Week Ahead
February 1, 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The Judge who ordered the release of five-year-old Liam wrote quite an opinion. Come read it with me.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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All the Civil Discourse columns from the past week, collected in one place so you can get caught up if you missed anything. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
This past week has been the kind of week that I write the newsletter for.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
All the Civil Discourse columns from the past week, collected in one place so you can get caught up if you missed anything. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
Sharing this amazing poem with the kind permission of the author. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
If They Call Me A Domestic Terrorist
This morning, I stumbled across an amazing poem by a wonderful man named Michael F.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Sharing this amazing poem with the kind permission of the author. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...