MidnightClear
@midnightclear111.bsky.social
💙 New England Mom to grown kids, cat mom, avidly reading, writing - exploring art in the written word, history & politics, nature lover, stone picker upper, Christian (classic version), Former GOP. Pro-Union.
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Welcome to the FO phase of post-war Evangelicalism - that unholy alliance between Christianity & the GOP - where we trip over each other in our eagerness to sell our souls to a two-bit antichrist for our fav noble cause & political power. Surprise!! It was never about the Christianity. Good Times.
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ICEstapo detained 81 people in Charlotte, NC yesterday.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
ICEstapo detained 81 people in Charlotte, NC yesterday.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
The internet is littered with videos of them using excessive force and ignoring legal documentation provided by the detainees.
Here’s my advice for ICEstapo:
Take a night off.
Go to the movies.
Watch “Nuremberg”.
Your time is coming.
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New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
The House speaker and his boss put on a masterclass of failure.
www.publicnotice.co
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
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Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution
This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order.
joycevance.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
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This is a Victory Against Chump,
But We Need NPR Fully Restored...
But We Need NPR Fully Restored...
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is a Victory Against Chump,
But We Need NPR Fully Restored...
But We Need NPR Fully Restored...
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They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
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What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution
This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Epstein’s brother has said this repeatedly
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Epstein’s brother has said this repeatedly
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This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
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🔥🏈LAWYER on the ugly incident during the Texas A&M game: “As a 3rd generation A&M grad that trooper should be fired, not just pulled off duty. He is a huge asshole. I would love to see those South Carolina players file assault charges.”
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🔥🏈LAWYER on the ugly incident during the Texas A&M game: “As a 3rd generation A&M grad that trooper should be fired, not just pulled off duty. He is a huge asshole. I would love to see those South Carolina players file assault charges.”
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BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Medicare for All Explained | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
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Folks, I don't think the lawyers can make anymore sense of this.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
"So they separated it."
That's what the only indictment against Jim Comey is.
"Count Two and Three were then put" by someone who may or may not be Lindsey Halligan "in a different package."
That's what the only indictment against Jim Comey is.
"Count Two and Three were then put" by someone who may or may not be Lindsey Halligan "in a different package."
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Folks, I don't think the lawyers can make anymore sense of this.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
But what APPEARS to have happened is:
1) They no-billed one count.
2) SOMEONE IN THE GOVT LEARNED THAT.
3) They put together a 2-count indictment and, w/o re-presenting the case, got them to vote for those.
The whole thing is cooked.
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This is the strength of our city. We’ll honor the trust these families put in us by making this a place where they can thrive.
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is the strength of our city. We’ll honor the trust these families put in us by making this a place where they can thrive.
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President Epstein walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground.
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
President Epstein walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground.
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I asked @maryltrump.bsky.social about how this all might end--what it would look like. Here's part of what she said: "He will burn it all down."
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I asked @maryltrump.bsky.social about how this all might end--what it would look like. Here's part of what she said: "He will burn it all down."
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I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to tell the jury to “vote assuming we actually have a whole bunch more secret evidence”
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to tell the jury to “vote assuming we actually have a whole bunch more secret evidence”
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No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
ktla.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
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The Federalist Society has apparently taken down the video of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's "Fireside Chat" at the National Lawyers Convention on November 7 (the one where he said that he and the Justice Department are at "war" against federal district courts):
I wonder why...
I wonder why...
2025 National Lawyers Convention
The National Lawyers Convention is now sold out. Over three days, the Federalist Society's 2025...
fedsoc.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The Federalist Society has apparently taken down the video of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's "Fireside Chat" at the National Lawyers Convention on November 7 (the one where he said that he and the Justice Department are at "war" against federal district courts):
I wonder why...
I wonder why...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
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Some good news for your Monday. Remember this kid? A federal judge just ordered him to be released!
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Some good news for your Monday. Remember this kid? A federal judge just ordered him to be released!
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Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.