Shanlon Wu
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Rachek Maddow letting big law firms know they could aid in fights against Trump's planned network of prison camps & file habeas petitions firms like Paul Weiss industry leader in capitulation to Trump-whose Chairman Brad Karp lost his chairmanship (but not his job) after showing up in Epstein files
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Rachek Maddow letting big law firms know they could aid in fights against Trump's planned network of prison camps & file habeas petitions firms like Paul Weiss industry leader in capitulation to Trump-whose Chairman Brad Karp lost his chairmanship (but not his job) after showing up in Epstein files
The Epstein files were never about transparency. They were used to contain the damage. Survivors were exposed, and evidence was buried. That is not how accountability works. That is how powerful people get protected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The Epstein files were never about transparency. They were used to contain the damage. Survivors were exposed, and evidence was buried. That is not how accountability works. That is how powerful people get protected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
The Epstein files weren’t released to expose the truth. They were released to end the conversation. Dump everything, overwhelm scrutiny, claim transparency, and walk away with zero new prosecutions. That’s not justice. That’s a shutdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Epstein files weren’t released to expose the truth. They were released to end the conversation. Dump everything, overwhelm scrutiny, claim transparency, and walk away with zero new prosecutions. That’s not justice. That’s a shutdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
The Epstein files make one thing clear: prosecutors had mountains of evidence, endless leads, and every legal tool they needed, and still chose to stop at one name.
This was the system deciding exactly how much truth the public was allowed to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
This was the system deciding exactly how much truth the public was allowed to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Epstein files make one thing clear: prosecutors had mountains of evidence, endless leads, and every legal tool they needed, and still chose to stop at one name.
This was the system deciding exactly how much truth the public was allowed to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
This was the system deciding exactly how much truth the public was allowed to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssmrg3ihXYc
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Under Color of Law breaks it down weekly.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Don’t just follow headlines — understand them.
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How obvious does it have to be before Republican members of Congress will act?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
How obvious does it have to be before Republican members of Congress will act?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is ok tho
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No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
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Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
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A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
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Two-thirds of Americans believe Trump has "gone too far" with ICE. The cruelty & extremism is out of control.
Our new ad features Joe Rogan asking "Are we really going to be the Gestapo?...Is that what we've come to?"
Check it out & share.
Our new ad features Joe Rogan asking "Are we really going to be the Gestapo?...Is that what we've come to?"
Check it out & share.
This is the ad that Fox News does NOT want you to see.
Fox News rejected our newest ad, which demonstrates that Trump has “gone too far” with ICE.
But we will not remain silent in the face of these attacks.
Share our ad and follow @usjewishdems.bsky.social to join us in the fight.
Fox News rejected our newest ad, which demonstrates that Trump has “gone too far” with ICE.
But we will not remain silent in the face of these attacks.
Share our ad and follow @usjewishdems.bsky.social to join us in the fight.
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Two-thirds of Americans believe Trump has "gone too far" with ICE. The cruelty & extremism is out of control.
Our new ad features Joe Rogan asking "Are we really going to be the Gestapo?...Is that what we've come to?"
Check it out & share.
Our new ad features Joe Rogan asking "Are we really going to be the Gestapo?...Is that what we've come to?"
Check it out & share.
The Trump era: Washington Post rids itself of entire sports section, cuts back foreign reporting & eliminates its Book Review section. Then CEO Will Lewis resigns-mission accomplished?
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
'Washington Post' CEO resigns after going AWOL during massive job cuts
Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The Trump era: Washington Post rids itself of entire sports section, cuts back foreign reporting & eliminates its Book Review section. Then CEO Will Lewis resigns-mission accomplished?
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
How obvious does it have to be before Republican members of Congress will act?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
How obvious does it have to be before Republican members of Congress will act?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
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Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe - emptywheel
The same week we got new figures of how many deaths -- 9.4 million, of which 2.5 million would be young children -- Marco Rubio's destruction of US foreign aid may cause, we got new details on the slu...
emptywheel.net
February 7, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
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My law firm intervened in every case DOJ has filed to gain access to states' sensitive voting data. So far we have won several and lost none. But this is going to be a long fight for free and fair elections.
February 6, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My law firm intervened in every case DOJ has filed to gain access to states' sensitive voting data. So far we have won several and lost none. But this is going to be a long fight for free and fair elections.
Let the investigation begin to "find the staffer" responsible ....
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Let the investigation begin to "find the staffer" responsible ....
From Epstein files to ICE enforcement and journalist prosecutions, institutions are asserting power without explanation & resisting oversight. This isn’t about politics. It’s about whether the law still checks power.
https://bit.ly/4anitzX
#RuleOfLaw #Accountability #Democracy
https://bit.ly/4anitzX
#RuleOfLaw #Accountability #Democracy
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February 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
From Epstein files to ICE enforcement and journalist prosecutions, institutions are asserting power without explanation & resisting oversight. This isn’t about politics. It’s about whether the law still checks power.
https://bit.ly/4anitzX
#RuleOfLaw #Accountability #Democracy
https://bit.ly/4anitzX
#RuleOfLaw #Accountability #Democracy
Trump’s 2020 election fraud claim hinged on Dominion voting machines. It was false.
Courts, audits, and investigations found no evidence of secret ownership, foreign software, or rigged results. When that story collapsed, new theories replaced it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
Courts, audits, and investigations found no evidence of secret ownership, foreign software, or rigged results. When that story collapsed, new theories replaced it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Trump’s 2020 election fraud claim hinged on Dominion voting machines. It was false.
Courts, audits, and investigations found no evidence of secret ownership, foreign software, or rigged results. When that story collapsed, new theories replaced it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
Courts, audits, and investigations found no evidence of secret ownership, foreign software, or rigged results. When that story collapsed, new theories replaced it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
The DNI showing up at a Fulton County ballot raid tied to Trump’s 2020 grievances is not normal. Either Congress was kept in the dark about a foreign intelligence threat, or intelligence is being used to legitimize a partisan stunt.
Both are disqualifying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
Both are disqualifying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The DNI showing up at a Fulton County ballot raid tied to Trump’s 2020 grievances is not normal. Either Congress was kept in the dark about a foreign intelligence threat, or intelligence is being used to legitimize a partisan stunt.
Both are disqualifying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
Both are disqualifying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
The FBI raided a Georgia election board years after the 2020 election.
Audits confirmed the result. No election was underway.
So why was the Director of National Intelligence present at an FBI raid when that office has zero law enforcement authority?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
Audits confirmed the result. No election was underway.
So why was the Director of National Intelligence present at an FBI raid when that office has zero law enforcement authority?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The FBI raided a Georgia election board years after the 2020 election.
Audits confirmed the result. No election was underway.
So why was the Director of National Intelligence present at an FBI raid when that office has zero law enforcement authority?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
Audits confirmed the result. No election was underway.
So why was the Director of National Intelligence present at an FBI raid when that office has zero law enforcement authority?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQB5lb1AOUM
“Protection” is the oldest lie in power politics.
Invent a threat. Offer safety. Take control. Call it leadership. That is not defense. It is extortion dressed up as strategy.
Greenland is not being protected. It is being targeted.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
Invent a threat. Offer safety. Take control. Call it leadership. That is not defense. It is extortion dressed up as strategy.
Greenland is not being protected. It is being targeted.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
February 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
“Protection” is the oldest lie in power politics.
Invent a threat. Offer safety. Take control. Call it leadership. That is not defense. It is extortion dressed up as strategy.
Greenland is not being protected. It is being targeted.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
Invent a threat. Offer safety. Take control. Call it leadership. That is not defense. It is extortion dressed up as strategy.
Greenland is not being protected. It is being targeted.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
Greenland is the warning.
The belief that a country can take territory or resources because it has a bigger army is dead thinking.
That logic led to world wars. The post war order was built to stop it.
Dismantling that restraint makes everyone less safe.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
The belief that a country can take territory or resources because it has a bigger army is dead thinking.
That logic led to world wars. The post war order was built to stop it.
Dismantling that restraint makes everyone less safe.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Greenland is the warning.
The belief that a country can take territory or resources because it has a bigger army is dead thinking.
That logic led to world wars. The post war order was built to stop it.
Dismantling that restraint makes everyone less safe.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
The belief that a country can take territory or resources because it has a bigger army is dead thinking.
That logic led to world wars. The post war order was built to stop it.
Dismantling that restraint makes everyone less safe.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
Obvious voter suppression efforts - even if ICE or Border Patrol isn't there he hopes just saying it will scare people away from the polls.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Obvious voter suppression efforts - even if ICE or Border Patrol isn't there he hopes just saying it will scare people away from the polls.
The Department of War is not a metaphor. It is a confession that conquest is being sold as leadership and force is being mistaken for strength. When restraint is mocked and oversight is treated as weakness, the law stops limiting power.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The Department of War is not a metaphor. It is a confession that conquest is being sold as leadership and force is being mistaken for strength. When restraint is mocked and oversight is treated as weakness, the law stops limiting power.
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo
https://youtu.be/9cMkv2khGzo