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What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
The an...
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May 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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April 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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"If the admittedly mistaken word of someone somewhere in the vast government bureaucracy is enough to pluck a man from Maryland and deliver him to a foreign prison in mere days—what is there to protect lawful immigrants, American citizens, or anyone?"
Where Does Kilmar Abrego Garcia Get His Due Process?
The Trump administration’s admitted “error” could have been avoided if they’d followed the rules.
www.thebulwark.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"If the admittedly mistaken word of someone somewhere in the vast government bureaucracy is enough to pluck a man from Maryland and deliver him to a foreign prison in mere days—what is there to protect lawful immigrants, American citizens, or anyone?"
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/x7tTJ0Wn
Join me on April 5th
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April 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/x7tTJ0Wn
She Devoted Her Life to Serving the U.S. Then DOGE Targeted Her. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
After DOGE Targeted V.A., an Iraq Veteran Faced Uncertainty and Crisis
A veteran who returned from Iraq injured and transformed, Joy Marver is now facing a crisis at home.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
She Devoted Her Life to Serving the U.S. Then DOGE Targeted Her. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/weVCK0a6
Join me on April 5th
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April 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/weVCK0a6
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🚨 NEW: VoteVets is launching a six-figure ad blitz across TV, streaming, digital, and billboards—exposing GOP Veterans dodging constituents while Musk’s DOGE fires thousands of Veterans.
They promised to fight for Veterans—now they’re silent. Stop Elon’s war on Veterans. Demand Congress act!
They promised to fight for Veterans—now they’re silent. Stop Elon’s war on Veterans. Demand Congress act!
March 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨 NEW: VoteVets is launching a six-figure ad blitz across TV, streaming, digital, and billboards—exposing GOP Veterans dodging constituents while Musk’s DOGE fires thousands of Veterans.
They promised to fight for Veterans—now they’re silent. Stop Elon’s war on Veterans. Demand Congress act!
They promised to fight for Veterans—now they’re silent. Stop Elon’s war on Veterans. Demand Congress act!
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San Francisco deli voted best in state: report
San Francisco deli voted best in state: report
(KRON) – Another San Francisco establishment has been named best in the state by recipe magazine “Taste of Home.” For more than a century, Molinari Delicatessen says its mission is to “keep Italian-American culture alive in SF.” Located in SF’s North Beach neighborhood, the deli literally has salami hanging from the ceiling. With gourmet sandwiches [...]
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December 9, 2024 at 10:59 PM
San Francisco deli voted best in state: report
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Putting up fake candidates is a tactic recommended by Russian political theorists to trick people into voting away their democracy.
Rep. Susan Valdés, everyone.
This shouldn't be allowed. Nobody voted for her to switch parties. What kind of nonsense...
This shouldn't be allowed. Nobody voted for her to switch parties. What kind of nonsense...
December 10, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Putting up fake candidates is a tactic recommended by Russian political theorists to trick people into voting away their democracy.
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The 14th Amendment granted citizenship for those born or naturalized in the U.S. - including the formerly enslaved.
Chipping away at the 14th is a threat to ALL - immigrant families, naturalized citizens, and millions of descendants of those held in the bonds of slavery.
Chipping away at the 14th is a threat to ALL - immigrant families, naturalized citizens, and millions of descendants of those held in the bonds of slavery.
Trump repeats aim to end birthright citizenship via executive action while also saying he wants to make a deal on Dreamers:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump aims to end birthright citizenship, says American citizens with family here illegally may be deported
President-elect Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press,” also said he is open to working with Democrats on a legislative way to keep Dreamers in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship for those born or naturalized in the U.S. - including the formerly enslaved.
Chipping away at the 14th is a threat to ALL - immigrant families, naturalized citizens, and millions of descendants of those held in the bonds of slavery.
Chipping away at the 14th is a threat to ALL - immigrant families, naturalized citizens, and millions of descendants of those held in the bonds of slavery.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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I discussed the prospect of Biden issuing pre-emptive pardons in a first-ever debate with @glennkirschner.bsky.social. Give it a watch:
Brian Tyler Cohen & Glenn Kirschner SPAR over pardons
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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December 10, 2024 at 4:16 PM
I discussed the prospect of Biden issuing pre-emptive pardons in a first-ever debate with @glennkirschner.bsky.social. Give it a watch:
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I miss John Lewis!
December 3, 2024 at 12:15 AM
I miss John Lewis!
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I'm absolutely ready to fight back. And if the rightwing media thinks it will intimidate me to back down by writing these stories, they are wrong.
I know the truth. They hate me because I fight. They fear me because I win.
I know the truth. They hate me because I fight. They fear me because I win.
December 10, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I'm absolutely ready to fight back. And if the rightwing media thinks it will intimidate me to back down by writing these stories, they are wrong.
I know the truth. They hate me because I fight. They fear me because I win.
I know the truth. They hate me because I fight. They fear me because I win.
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TODAY: An Arizona appeals court will hear an RNC lawsuit alleging that the state's 2023 Election Procedures Manual violates state law. A lower court previously dismissed the case.
🚨 Republican National Committee v. Fontes Appealed
Republican National Committee v. Fontes Appealed
www.democracydocket.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
TODAY: An Arizona appeals court will hear an RNC lawsuit alleging that the state's 2023 Election Procedures Manual violates state law. A lower court previously dismissed the case.
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Biden admin rule allowing DACA recipients to get health insurance on the ACA marketplace exchanges in 19 GOP-led states that sued.
Judge Daniel Traynor, a Trump appointee in North Dakota, issued the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Daniel Traynor, a Trump appointee in North Dakota, issued the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![CONCLUSION
I1 40] The Court has reviewed the record, relevant caselaw, and arguments of the parties. For the above stated reasons, Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction and Stay (Doc. No. 35) are GRANTED. Defendants are preliminary enjoined from enforcing the Final Rule against the 19
Plaintiff States. As a result, Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. No. 105) is
MOOT. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Doc. No. 108) are DENIED.
[41] IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED December 9, 2024.
Daniel M. Traynor, District Judge
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December 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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"From Trump’s point of view, a cabinet composed of people with such baggage is a cabinet that will remain loyal to him. But from the point of view of America’s enemies, this is like Christmas morning."
New from A.B. Stoddard:
New from A.B. Stoddard:
Trump’s New Team Is a Gift to America’s Enemies
Their incompetence will weaken the United States. Their instability will leave them vulnerable to being compromised.
www.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:07 PM
"From Trump’s point of view, a cabinet composed of people with such baggage is a cabinet that will remain loyal to him. But from the point of view of America’s enemies, this is like Christmas morning."
New from A.B. Stoddard:
New from A.B. Stoddard:
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What was Alito up to in the case over a school’s gender identity policy? SCOTUS turned down the case, but that didn’t stop Alito from spouting anti-trans propaganda — or from urging the court to change standing rules to let more far-right cases get before the justices.
Read about it at Law Dork —>
Read about it at Law Dork —>
SCOTUS sidesteps case about school gender policy — but Alito calls for action
In a dissent Monday, Justice Alito called for the court to take action that would send more far-right cases to the justices. And: More on the push to clear federal death row.
www.lawdork.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:26 PM
What was Alito up to in the case over a school’s gender identity policy? SCOTUS turned down the case, but that didn’t stop Alito from spouting anti-trans propaganda — or from urging the court to change standing rules to let more far-right cases get before the justices.
Read about it at Law Dork —>
Read about it at Law Dork —>
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Republicans are not done fighting to undermine democracy in court. We need to be even more committed to protect it. Stay informed for free. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
TODAY: An Arizona appeals court will hear an RNC lawsuit alleging that the state's 2023 Election Procedures Manual violates state law. A lower court previously dismissed the case.
🚨 Republican National Committee v. Fontes Appealed
Republican National Committee v. Fontes Appealed
www.democracydocket.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Republicans are not done fighting to undermine democracy in court. We need to be even more committed to protect it. Stay informed for free. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
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January 6 Was a Success: Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution... by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/january-6-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/january-6-...
January 6 Was a Success
Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution.
www.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:37 PM
January 6 Was a Success: Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution... by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/january-6-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/january-6-...
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What we're reading: Saskia Brechenmacher explores why autocratic movements around the world — not just in the United States — tend to advance restrictive gender norms. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Why Gender Is Central to the Antidemocratic Playbook: Unpacking the Linkages in the United States and Beyond
Restrictive gender norms and authoritarianism often strengthen one another.
carnegieendowment.org
December 10, 2024 at 2:59 PM
What we're reading: Saskia Brechenmacher explores why autocratic movements around the world — not just in the United States — tend to advance restrictive gender norms. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Instead of making plans to join a partisan scrap, many Democrats are signaling that they think their best move is to kiss up and play nice.
newrepublic.com/article/1891...
newrepublic.com/article/1891...
Democrats Still Haven’t Figured Out How to Attack Trump
Over the course of the decade, the party has hoped that voters would simply reject him as immoral, uncouth, and unfit for office. They need a stronger argument—and his Cabinet picks give them one.
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Instead of making plans to join a partisan scrap, many Democrats are signaling that they think their best move is to kiss up and play nice.
newrepublic.com/article/1891...
newrepublic.com/article/1891...
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The 2012 GOP "inquest" was willfully blind on same point. GOP donors demanded no retreat on anti-Obamacare radicalism, so deluded themselves that voters would forgive loss of health insurance if they got more immigration instead.
"Less of what you want, more of what you don't!"
"Less of what you want, more of what you don't!"
Rogé Karma has written the definitive piece on how Democrats made a generational error on immigration policy and the Latino vote www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Democrats’ Disastrous Misreading of Latino Public Opinion
They spent more than a decade tacking left on immigration to win Latino votes. It may have cost them the White House—twice.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:05 PM
The 2012 GOP "inquest" was willfully blind on same point. GOP donors demanded no retreat on anti-Obamacare radicalism, so deluded themselves that voters would forgive loss of health insurance if they got more immigration instead.
"Less of what you want, more of what you don't!"
"Less of what you want, more of what you don't!"
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