Lee Levine
@leelevine.bsky.social
All about my grandkids, a free press, the Washington Nationals, golf, and Stephen Sondheim—not necessarily in that order
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This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, California mourns the six million Jewish lives brutally taken and the millions of others horrifically murdered by the Nazis.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
January 27, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, California mourns the six million Jewish lives brutally taken and the millions of others horrifically murdered by the Nazis.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.
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Bill Clinton: “Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Bill Clinton: “Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.”
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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I've covered federal and state courts for more than a decade, and even I have been shocked by the North Carolina Supreme Court's conduct since Trump-aligned extremists took it over. This article gives you a taste of the corruption. Justice Earls must keep her seat. www.propublica.org/article/paul...
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I've covered federal and state courts for more than a decade, and even I have been shocked by the North Carolina Supreme Court's conduct since Trump-aligned extremists took it over. This article gives you a taste of the corruption. Justice Earls must keep her seat. www.propublica.org/article/paul...
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Saving the North Carolina Supreme Court from the current MAGA majority—which is dead-set on ending free and fair elections in the state—starts with Justice Earls holding onto her seat in November. Very glad @billycorriher.bsky.social is getting her incredible story out there now.
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Saving the North Carolina Supreme Court from the current MAGA majority—which is dead-set on ending free and fair elections in the state—starts with Justice Earls holding onto her seat in November. Very glad @billycorriher.bsky.social is getting her incredible story out there now.
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This is a really important project. The voters of North Carolina deserve to learn Justice Earls' extraordinary story in advance of her reelection contest this fall. Her victory in November will be key to saving the NC Supreme Court from the grips of a corrupt and ultra-partisan MAGA majority.
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is a really important project. The voters of North Carolina deserve to learn Justice Earls' extraordinary story in advance of her reelection contest this fall. Her victory in November will be key to saving the NC Supreme Court from the grips of a corrupt and ultra-partisan MAGA majority.
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Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
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Floyd Abrams: “The Enduring Legacy of Buckley v. Valeo” electionlawblog.org?p=153927
Floyd Abrams: "The Enduring Legacy of Buckley v. Valeo" #ELB
With the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Buckley v. Valeo coming next week, the Institute for Free Speech is running an online symposium on the legacy of the case. Here’s leading F...
electionlawblog.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Floyd Abrams: “The Enduring Legacy of Buckley v. Valeo” electionlawblog.org?p=153927
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I truly don't see how ICE's continued existence is compatible with law and order. Even if one cares only about law and order and the rule of law and nothing else, abolishing ICE should be a no brainer.
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I truly don't see how ICE's continued existence is compatible with law and order. Even if one cares only about law and order and the rule of law and nothing else, abolishing ICE should be a no brainer.
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While it made it as far as dress rehearsal, Tommy Brennan's Weekend Update desk bit on Trump's ICE deployments in his home state of Minnesota did not make it to SNL broadcast.
But they've made it available anyway. And you should watch it.
But they've made it available anyway. And you should watch it.
Weekend Update: Tommy Brennan on Trump's ICE Deployments in Minnesota - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
While it made it as far as dress rehearsal, Tommy Brennan's Weekend Update desk bit on Trump's ICE deployments in his home state of Minnesota did not make it to SNL broadcast.
But they've made it available anyway. And you should watch it.
But they've made it available anyway. And you should watch it.
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Last week "abolish ice" was the moderate position
I'd say the moderate position today is probably Nuremberg
I'd say the moderate position today is probably Nuremberg
January 22, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Last week "abolish ice" was the moderate position
I'd say the moderate position today is probably Nuremberg
I'd say the moderate position today is probably Nuremberg
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The FBI raid on the home of a Washington Post reporter on Wednesday took the Trump administration’s attacks on press freedoms to a troubling new level,” writes the lawyer David Schulz.
“The FBI raid on the home of a Washington Post reporter on Wednesday took the Trump administration’s attacks on press freedoms to a troubling new level,” writes the lawyer David Schulz.
Opinion | By Raiding a Reporter’s Home, Is the F.B.I. Is Weaponizing National Security?
Knowing what the government is up to is essential for democracy to work.
nyti.ms
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The FBI raid on the home of a Washington Post reporter on Wednesday took the Trump administration’s attacks on press freedoms to a troubling new level,” writes the lawyer David Schulz.
“The FBI raid on the home of a Washington Post reporter on Wednesday took the Trump administration’s attacks on press freedoms to a troubling new level,” writes the lawyer David Schulz.
Opinion | By Raiding a Reporter’s Home, Is the F.B.I. Weaponizing National Security?
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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What Ed said
No funding for ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem now. Hold Trump and his lackeys accountable for the violence and terror being inflicted all across our country.
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
What Ed said
Seems like a good time to repost this.
The subpoenas are coming! If you are a lawyer who represents journalists and news organizations, or you know someone who is, spread the word.
www.americanbar.org/groups/commu...
www.americanbar.org/groups/commu...
The Subpoenas Are Coming! The Subpoenas Are Coming!
Exploring the Supreme Court’s decision in Branzburg v. Hayes, this article offers a framework for vindicating the press’s constitutional right to resist grand jury subpoenas designed to punish or reta...
www.americanbar.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Seems like a good time to repost this.
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Kavanaugh in a concurring opinion in the near future:
"Moreover, as for searches of citizens' homes, the entry into the home in those circumstances is typically brief. Those citizens may promptly go about enjoying their home after making clear to the immigration officers that they are citizens."
"Moreover, as for searches of citizens' homes, the entry into the home in those circumstances is typically brief. Those citizens may promptly go about enjoying their home after making clear to the immigration officers that they are citizens."
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Kavanaugh in a concurring opinion in the near future:
"Moreover, as for searches of citizens' homes, the entry into the home in those circumstances is typically brief. Those citizens may promptly go about enjoying their home after making clear to the immigration officers that they are citizens."
"Moreover, as for searches of citizens' homes, the entry into the home in those circumstances is typically brief. Those citizens may promptly go about enjoying their home after making clear to the immigration officers that they are citizens."
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Courage is grace under pressure.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Courage is grace under pressure.
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How can you miss it? Isn't it clear? How can you let it slip out of gear? How did you ever get there from here?
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
How can you miss it? Isn't it clear? How can you let it slip out of gear? How did you ever get there from here?
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The view from @laloalcaraz.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The view from @laloalcaraz.bsky.social
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK