Peggy Mitchell
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@nicollewallace.bsky.sociaTrump is turning the Whitehouse into Caesar’s Palace, although he’s more like Caligula than Julius. Orange Julius works, too.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
@nicollewallace.bsky.sociaTrump is turning the Whitehouse into Caesar’s Palace, although he’s more like Caligula than Julius. Orange Julius works, too.
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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I painted a cat in a bookshelf! medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I painted a cat in a bookshelf! medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper
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I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
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April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality.
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
April 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
When I started Democracy Docket in 2020 my theory was to obsessively focus on democracy and the courts. No games, no lifestyle features, no false neutrality.
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
Now with 400,000 subscribers that has become a reality. I hope you check it out and sign-up. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newsletters
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Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
April 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
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🚨From Mia Farrow, this is a post by Eric Trump, it’s frightening, it’s in poor taste, and it’s criminal!!! 🚨🚨🚨
April 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🚨From Mia Farrow, this is a post by Eric Trump, it’s frightening, it’s in poor taste, and it’s criminal!!! 🚨🚨🚨
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He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."
April 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."
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is this... polarization
April 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
is this... polarization
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You cannot understand the Signal story if you don't remember that Trump had a call on the proper USG channels and an intelligence analyst reviewed it and realized he needed to report a crime. That got Trump impeached. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It
I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about...
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March 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You cannot understand the Signal story if you don't remember that Trump had a call on the proper USG channels and an intelligence analyst reviewed it and realized he needed to report a crime. That got Trump impeached. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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My take on Tesla, terrorism, and Pam Bondi; www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Pam Bondi is more interested in protecting Elon Musk than defending our democracy
While Bondi correctly categorizes specific criminal acts as domestic terrorism, she is edging closer to violating some rights along the way.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My take on Tesla, terrorism, and Pam Bondi; www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Goldberg said the level of detail in the targeting package that he received via Signal was down to the *names of individuals* to be killed.
That’s the good stuff that includes all kinds of sources and methods and never should have been outside a SCIF.
I’d be in prison if I fucked up that bad.
That’s the good stuff that includes all kinds of sources and methods and never should have been outside a SCIF.
I’d be in prison if I fucked up that bad.
March 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Goldberg said the level of detail in the targeting package that he received via Signal was down to the *names of individuals* to be killed.
That’s the good stuff that includes all kinds of sources and methods and never should have been outside a SCIF.
I’d be in prison if I fucked up that bad.
That’s the good stuff that includes all kinds of sources and methods and never should have been outside a SCIF.
I’d be in prison if I fucked up that bad.
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Is it possible that they confused Jeff Goldberg with Jeff Goldblum and thought he still had security clearance from when he blew up that alien mothership?
March 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Is it possible that they confused Jeff Goldberg with Jeff Goldblum and thought he still had security clearance from when he blew up that alien mothership?
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Jeffrey Goldberg and Pete Hegseth. One takes DOD protocols seriously:
Goldberg:
—Did not disclose sensitive information; and
—Left the chat when clear he was on chain (errantly) w/classified plans
We’ve asked Pee Wee amateurs to play in big leagues. Expect (a lot) more unforced errors.
Goldberg:
—Did not disclose sensitive information; and
—Left the chat when clear he was on chain (errantly) w/classified plans
We’ve asked Pee Wee amateurs to play in big leagues. Expect (a lot) more unforced errors.
March 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Jeffrey Goldberg and Pete Hegseth. One takes DOD protocols seriously:
Goldberg:
—Did not disclose sensitive information; and
—Left the chat when clear he was on chain (errantly) w/classified plans
We’ve asked Pee Wee amateurs to play in big leagues. Expect (a lot) more unforced errors.
Goldberg:
—Did not disclose sensitive information; and
—Left the chat when clear he was on chain (errantly) w/classified plans
We’ve asked Pee Wee amateurs to play in big leagues. Expect (a lot) more unforced errors.
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Fascism is the meritocracy of fools
This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
March 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Fascism is the meritocracy of fools
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If these men had any sense of honor, they would already have resigned. The fact that they are all still in their jobs is just as damning as their terrifying and lawless incompetence.
March 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If these men had any sense of honor, they would already have resigned. The fact that they are all still in their jobs is just as damning as their terrifying and lawless incompetence.
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Considering his Legal & Ethical record, you would think the painting would be the lowest priority for this 34 times convicted, perpetual grievance monkey.
Turns out, you would be wrong...
#Pathetic 😁
Turns out, you would be wrong...
#Pathetic 😁
March 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Considering his Legal & Ethical record, you would think the painting would be the lowest priority for this 34 times convicted, perpetual grievance monkey.
Turns out, you would be wrong...
#Pathetic 😁
Turns out, you would be wrong...
#Pathetic 😁
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I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
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March 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.