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We are in the maelstrom of a multi-century struggle for this nation. If we don’t understand that, then we will fail to understand what’s at stake.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
“The white supremacist, anti-14th Amendment, post-Brown movement has the complicity or active engagement of all three branches of government as it works to undo the constitutional infrastructure of Reconstruction and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
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December 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We are in the maelstrom of a multi-century struggle for this nation. If we don’t understand that, then we will fail to understand what’s at stake.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
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In case you have never seen this.
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In case you have never seen this.
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Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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NEW: The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
www.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
NEW: The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
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Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
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A demolition job that began Monday with the disappearance of the White House’s eastern entrance advanced Tuesday with the destruction of much of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s planned ballroom.
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A demolition job that began Monday with the disappearance of the White House’s eastern entrance advanced Tuesday with the destruction of much of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s planned ballroom.
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
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Page One in Miami:
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Page One in Miami:
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
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The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 after protesters in Selma risked their lives for equal access to the ballot. Now the Supreme Court is weighing whether to gut one of its last working provisions. bit.ly/4qeZmz4
A Bizarro Take on the 14th Amendment for the Voting Rights Act
The justices consider tossing a decades-old tool to fight racial discrimination when it comes to fair representation.
www.brennancenter.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 after protesters in Selma risked their lives for equal access to the ballot. Now the Supreme Court is weighing whether to gut one of its last working provisions. bit.ly/4qeZmz4
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The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
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Obviously, he didn’t follow any of this. Probably didn’t even read it. sah.org/2025/10/16/s...
Statement on the Proposed Ballroom Addition at the White House - Society of Architectural Historians
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) expresses great concern over the proposed ballroom addition to the White House. On July 31, 2025, the White House issued a statement that a 90,000 sq. ft....
sah.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Obviously, he didn’t follow any of this. Probably didn’t even read it. sah.org/2025/10/16/s...
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To recap Ohtani’s night:
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
To recap Ohtani’s night:
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
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The Supreme Court Case declaring that Nixon could not impound appropriated funds was literally an infrastructure case involving New York City.
NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.
October 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Supreme Court Case declaring that Nixon could not impound appropriated funds was literally an infrastructure case involving New York City.
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See this for what it is:
*Trump wants to make the military/FBI loyal to him
*GOP refuses bipartisan legislation to pay the military
*Trump creates a new executive power: that he and he alone decides if the military/FBI is paid during shutdown
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...
*Trump wants to make the military/FBI loyal to him
*GOP refuses bipartisan legislation to pay the military
*Trump creates a new executive power: that he and he alone decides if the military/FBI is paid during shutdown
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...
October 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
See this for what it is:
*Trump wants to make the military/FBI loyal to him
*GOP refuses bipartisan legislation to pay the military
*Trump creates a new executive power: that he and he alone decides if the military/FBI is paid during shutdown
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...
*Trump wants to make the military/FBI loyal to him
*GOP refuses bipartisan legislation to pay the military
*Trump creates a new executive power: that he and he alone decides if the military/FBI is paid during shutdown
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...
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October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Louisiana v.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
October 15, 2025
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"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.
www.theatlantic.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Exactly.
Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Exactly.
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This isn’t funny. Judges only speak to the press when they’re in extreme distress
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
October 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This isn’t funny. Judges only speak to the press when they’re in extreme distress
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No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
October 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice: