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Today is the first day of the 2025-2026 Supreme Court term and we just released our major new report on religion at the Roberts Court: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State
Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.
www.americanprogress.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today is the first day of the 2025-2026 Supreme Court term and we just released our major new report on religion at the Roberts Court: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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"You’ve probably heard of the Koch Network, but that’s for the old GOP. For the MAGA era, meet JD Vance’s Rockbridge Network," writes Scott Schuler in this week's FWIW newsletter.
Inside The Secretive Network that Shaped the Right-Wing Media Machine
Also inside: Elon Musk’s PAC gets into the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ discourse with ads, a major MAGA merch shop is making $$ off of ICE puns, and more
www.fwiw.news
June 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"You’ve probably heard of the Koch Network, but that’s for the old GOP. For the MAGA era, meet JD Vance’s Rockbridge Network," writes Scott Schuler in this week's FWIW newsletter.
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Nate Fischer—co-founder of New Founding (backed by Tech Bro Marc Andreessen)—complains that the Civil Rights Act “eliminated freedom of association at the private level”. His chief of staff says that “meritocracy is a dead end” & that DEI should instead be “succeeded by …freedom of association.” 1/
March 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Nate Fischer—co-founder of New Founding (backed by Tech Bro Marc Andreessen)—complains that the Civil Rights Act “eliminated freedom of association at the private level”. His chief of staff says that “meritocracy is a dead end” & that DEI should instead be “succeeded by …freedom of association.” 1/
This is my first bluesky post. What do we call these? A 'blue'? A 'sky'?
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is my first bluesky post. What do we call these? A 'blue'? A 'sky'?
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Reposting this thread I wrote a month ago in light of our new CAP piece on the importance of independent agencies: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
April 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reposting this thread I wrote a month ago in light of our new CAP piece on the importance of independent agencies: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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"If a president could fire commissioners from both parties without cause and install only political loyalists to do their bidding, Americans would face real harms to their safety and prosperity."
www.americanprogress.org/article/what...
www.americanprogress.org/article/what...
What Is Humphrey's Executor and Why Should You Care About It?
The Supreme Court case Humphrey’s Executor v. United States properly insulates independent agencies from undue presidential influence as they help protect Americans’ health, safety, and prosperity.
www.americanprogress.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"If a president could fire commissioners from both parties without cause and install only political loyalists to do their bidding, Americans would face real harms to their safety and prosperity."
www.americanprogress.org/article/what...
www.americanprogress.org/article/what...
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8 - In sum - fan of unions? Fan of using products that won’t hurt you because they’re wildly unsafe? Fan of not getting scammed? If so - you’re a fan of independent agencies! 🎉
February 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
8 - In sum - fan of unions? Fan of using products that won’t hurt you because they’re wildly unsafe? Fan of not getting scammed? If so - you’re a fan of independent agencies! 🎉
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There’s been a lot of chatter online about independent agencies in recent weeks—let me, in 9 blueskys (posts? clouds? idk), explain how these agencies work, how they protect the American people, and why they’re under attack. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
There’s been a lot of chatter online about independent agencies in recent weeks—let me, in 9 blueskys (posts? clouds? idk), explain how these agencies work, how they protect the American people, and why they’re under attack. 🧵