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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has acknowledged that it grabbed a Maryland father with protected status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador—but claims that courts are powerless to order his return, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/Bot5mE4O
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
theatln.tc
April 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Over 100,000 seats are up for grabs in 2025 — governors, mayors, city councils, state representatives, judges, school boards, and more.

Taking back our power starts now.
March 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Use the power of Amazon for good and buy this book that Zuckerberg reeeaaallly doesn’t want you to read.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Amazon.com
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March 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
March 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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I want to share with you three rules for fighting tyrannical fear and intimidation, gleaned from discussions I’ve had with a number of people who have lived in repressive regimes. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-fear-and-intimidation
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Well that’s it for me. My money will find other sources of investigative journalism to support. Jeff Bezos revamps Washington Post opinion section, leading editor to quit

www.npr.org/2025/02/26/n...
Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
www.npr.org
February 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
February 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Friedrich Merz did not even wait for the final results in Germany's election before delivering what could well be a defining verdict on US President Donald Trump, consigning Europe's 80-year alliance with the Americans to the past.
Germany’s Merz seeks ‘independence’ from Trump’s America, warning NATO may soon be dead
Election winner likens the Trump administration to Putin’s Russia as he bids to take Europe in a new direction.
www.politico.eu
February 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Is anyone talking about peaceful Presidents’ Day protests? Are any happening?
February 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Don’t let this get lost in the chaos. Remember that bullshit about leaving abortion law to the states? Well, surprise, surprise here is a federal bill to ban abortion nation wide.

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
February 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Dozens of lawsuits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.
A Guide to the Lawsuits Against the Trump Executive Orders
Dozens of suits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.
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February 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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JD Vance, a Yale Law graduate, doesn't understand Marbury v. Madison, the most famous case in Constitutional law, which established judicial review of the other two branches of government.
February 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
February 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
You should NOT be bothering with online petitions or emailing.
YOU SHOULD MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY:
2 each (DC office and local office)
to your 2 Senators &
your 1 representative.
R. callers generally outnumber D. callers 4-1.
Give them your zip code.
Pick 1-2 specific things per day to focus on.
February 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Once in a while, I forget how far north I live until I notice that it is 9:30 AM and this is how high the sun is in the sky.
January 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Pay attention to what he really wants - to be an authoritarian dictator. Don’t get distracted by all the rest of the shit he throws at the wall. Please watch. Does anyone have good sources of information about how to successfully stop the take over of a democracy?

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World (Gift Article)
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Don’t let anyone gaslight you into not believing your own eyes. Yea, that was, in fact, a fascist nazi salute.
January 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM