I'm starting to feel like these administration @ssholes were chosen to try to make Trump seem competent and sane by comparison.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm starting to feel like these administration @ssholes were chosen to try to make Trump seem competent and sane by comparison.
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If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If it saves lives, Republicans oppose it.
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These are the sort of thugs getting recruited into Trump's ICE Gestapo.
“You hear the hard, gut-wrenching punches,” he said, “the screams, the ‘I’m sorrys,’ ‘I can’t breathes,’ ‘You’re going to kill me.’ You hear ‘Mom,’ and it gets quiet and you just keep hearing the thuds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
These are the sort of thugs getting recruited into Trump's ICE Gestapo.
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This was a week when President Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab — from his bid to rig the 2026 midterms to his corrupt, revenge-driven prosecutions — suffered some major setbacks. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This Week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Blocked, and the GOP Calls ICE on Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This was a week when President Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab — from his bid to rig the 2026 midterms to his corrupt, revenge-driven prosecutions — suffered some major setbacks. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Damn right our military must ignore any unlawful orders. Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who is among the congressional leaders with the courage to remind our service members of their sworn duty to protect and serve the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. #HonorYourOath
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Damn right our military must ignore any unlawful orders. Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who is among the congressional leaders with the courage to remind our service members of their sworn duty to protect and serve the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. #HonorYourOath
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GREAT post.
Also, random... but a BIG shout out to Greg Olear who as long as I've been listening to/reading him, has been a staunch ally for women. Grateful! It's SO great reading his work with women on equal footing. THANK YOU. ✊🏻✊🏾
Tune in Fridays @thefive8.bsky.social
Also, random... but a BIG shout out to Greg Olear who as long as I've been listening to/reading him, has been a staunch ally for women. Grateful! It's SO great reading his work with women on equal footing. THANK YOU. ✊🏻✊🏾
Tune in Fridays @thefive8.bsky.social
Every president reveals something about himself in the way he speaks about women. Some show dignity. Some show empathy. Some show humility. And then inevitably Trump barges in like a drunk uncle at a wedding and proves, once again, that character is policy.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
GREAT post.
Also, random... but a BIG shout out to Greg Olear who as long as I've been listening to/reading him, has been a staunch ally for women. Grateful! It's SO great reading his work with women on equal footing. THANK YOU. ✊🏻✊🏾
Tune in Fridays @thefive8.bsky.social
Also, random... but a BIG shout out to Greg Olear who as long as I've been listening to/reading him, has been a staunch ally for women. Grateful! It's SO great reading his work with women on equal footing. THANK YOU. ✊🏻✊🏾
Tune in Fridays @thefive8.bsky.social
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Sorry, this wasn't super clear when I posted this: it's a 2020 story. But it's emblematic of ICE's approach to managing the people they abduct, and underscores how they can exploit their control over people without status.
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sorry, this wasn't super clear when I posted this: it's a 2020 story. But it's emblematic of ICE's approach to managing the people they abduct, and underscores how they can exploit their control over people without status.
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This case is from Trump’s first term, but I’d suggest there is a lot of “where are they now” material out there for journalists to explore
This case didn’t officially close until Jan. 21, 2025!
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www.courtlistener.com/docket/18616...
This case didn’t officially close until Jan. 21, 2025!
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www.courtlistener.com/docket/18616...
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This case is from Trump’s first term, but I’d suggest there is a lot of “where are they now” material out there for journalists to explore
This case didn’t officially close until Jan. 21, 2025!
…
www.courtlistener.com/docket/18616...
This case didn’t officially close until Jan. 21, 2025!
…
www.courtlistener.com/docket/18616...
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Why the NYT didn't report on their Epstein info is tangled up with another question: was Epstein a friend of the Sulzberger family? Epstein claims he first befriended NYT publisher "Punch" Sulzberger in the 1970s, when Sulzberger's daughter (age ~12) was at the prep school where Epstein taught. 1/
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Why the NYT didn't report on their Epstein info is tangled up with another question: was Epstein a friend of the Sulzberger family? Epstein claims he first befriended NYT publisher "Punch" Sulzberger in the 1970s, when Sulzberger's daughter (age ~12) was at the prep school where Epstein taught. 1/
Law and order, my ass. This is the Trump takedown of the damn decade. Say it loud, Sis, preach! #TrumpCorruption #AbuseOfPower #GhislaineMaxwell #January6thInsurrection #CorruptionExposed #NoOneAboveTheLaw #JusticeIsComing #Accountability #CriminalInChief #TruthMatters
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Law and order, my ass. This is the Trump takedown of the damn decade. Say it loud, Sis, preach! #TrumpCorruption #AbuseOfPower #GhislaineMaxwell #January6thInsurrection #CorruptionExposed #NoOneAboveTheLaw #JusticeIsComing #Accountability #CriminalInChief #TruthMatters
President Barack Obama's personal recognition of Honor Veterans. #VeteransDay2025
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
President Barack Obama's personal recognition of Honor Veterans. #VeteransDay2025
Thank you for your service! #VeteransDay2025
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Thank you for your service! #VeteransDay2025
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The silver lining is that with the shutdown over, Trump's little Johnson no longer has an excuse to delay swearing in Grijalva
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The silver lining is that with the shutdown over, Trump's little Johnson no longer has an excuse to delay swearing in Grijalva
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If you are detained by ICE, do not say anything without a lawyer present.
Use this website to find out information about a detainee: portal.ice.gov
For more information and to see the video in other languages, go to wehaverights.us
Use this website to find out information about a detainee: portal.ice.gov
For more information and to see the video in other languages, go to wehaverights.us
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you are detained by ICE, do not say anything without a lawyer present.
Use this website to find out information about a detainee: portal.ice.gov
For more information and to see the video in other languages, go to wehaverights.us
Use this website to find out information about a detainee: portal.ice.gov
For more information and to see the video in other languages, go to wehaverights.us
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A milestone: the court order in Chicago today potentially checks America's slide to a secret police state. For the first time, ICE and CBP agents are ordered to wear clear identification: badge numbers or names. Either they comply or this becomes THE issue in which the battle for democracy.
Ellis says agents must have identifiers "conspicuously displayed in two separate places."
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A milestone: the court order in Chicago today potentially checks America's slide to a secret police state. For the first time, ICE and CBP agents are ordered to wear clear identification: badge numbers or names. Either they comply or this becomes THE issue in which the battle for democracy.
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Will be amazing when SCOTUS realizes that Congress has other powers also.
Supreme Court justices of all stripes had some tough questions for the Trump administration, making pretty clear two things:
1. Tariffs are taxes
2. Congress has the power to tax, not the president
www.notus.org/courts/supre...
1. Tariffs are taxes
2. Congress has the power to tax, not the president
www.notus.org/courts/supre...
Skeptical Supreme Court Questions the Trump Administration Over Tariff Powers
Some of the administration's arguments contradicted President Donald Trump’s statements about raising revenue through tariffs.
www.notus.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Will be amazing when SCOTUS realizes that Congress has other powers also.
Yes! We most certainly do.
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Yes! We most certainly do.
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It would be good if we had a functional Supreme Court at this point.
Sep 30: USDA issues guidance saying they can use contingency fund
Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
Oct 23: USDA deletes Sep 30 guidance
Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
Nov 1: no funds go out
Nov 4: Trump says he’ll defy courts
Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
Oct 23: USDA deletes Sep 30 guidance
Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
Nov 1: no funds go out
Nov 4: Trump says he’ll defy courts
The president says he will defy court orders and illegally withhold SNAP benefits despite there being money in the SNAP contingency fund that the Trump is required to use.
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It would be good if we had a functional Supreme Court at this point.
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Another measure of our wildly illegal administration. The law is short and uncomplicated, just over one page. It's entire purpose is to reassure federal employees they will be paid. There is nothing in the law that distinguishes between furloughed employees, or employees required to work.
Breaking news: The Trump administration is sending messages to federal staff suggesting only those who are working during the government shutdown will be paid when it ends, despite a 2019 law that guarantees pay to furloughed employees, too.
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown
Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Another measure of our wildly illegal administration. The law is short and uncomplicated, just over one page. It's entire purpose is to reassure federal employees they will be paid. There is nothing in the law that distinguishes between furloughed employees, or employees required to work.
Too bad the chickens that have come home to roost can’t be eaten. This is what happens when you vote for cruelty thinking it will only hurt someone else. #SNAP #FAFO #HungerCrisis #GOPShutdown #CrueltyIsThePoint #PovertyPolitics #VoteWisely #Resist
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Too bad the chickens that have come home to roost can’t be eaten. This is what happens when you vote for cruelty thinking it will only hurt someone else. #SNAP #FAFO #HungerCrisis #GOPShutdown #CrueltyIsThePoint #PovertyPolitics #VoteWisely #Resist
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He's going to starve his own people and they're mad at us?!
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
He's going to starve his own people and they're mad at us?!
Nope. Both parties are not the same. #WakeUpAmerica #RepublicansCantGovern
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nope. Both parties are not the same. #WakeUpAmerica #RepublicansCantGovern