Christine Villaverde
@villaverde4nc.bsky.social
Wife & Mom of 3 Boys; Proud Military Family; Former Police Officer. Pursuing Ph.D. in Public Policy and Chairwoman for Anchoring Democracy. Morals and Ethics Matter. Supporter and defender of the Constitution.
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Liberty consists not solely in the enjoyment of rights, but in the moral exercise of political citizenship. www.anchoringdemocracy.org
It is utterly unconscionable that the Attorney General can shrug off pursuing justice for Epstein's victims as though their suffering merits no federal response—this video should only exist as satire, yet here we are. x.com/i/status/202...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It is utterly unconscionable that the Attorney General can shrug off pursuing justice for Epstein's victims as though their suffering merits no federal response—this video should only exist as satire, yet here we are. x.com/i/status/202...
Accusing someone of sedition for correctly stating military law is itself an attack on lawful military practice and constitutional governance. If stating accurate legal principles constitutes sedition, then every JAG officer, military instructor, and oath of office is seditious.
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Accusing someone of sedition for correctly stating military law is itself an attack on lawful military practice and constitutional governance. If stating accurate legal principles constitutes sedition, then every JAG officer, military instructor, and oath of office is seditious.
This is how the system is supposed to work. Military officers don't owe personal loyalty to political appointees - they owe loyalty to the Constitution. Kelly reminding servicemembers of their legal obligations is the opposite of sedition; it's upholding constitutional governance.
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is how the system is supposed to work. Military officers don't owe personal loyalty to political appointees - they owe loyalty to the Constitution. Kelly reminding servicemembers of their legal obligations is the opposite of sedition; it's upholding constitutional governance.
The SAVE Act instills groundless fear about election integrity despite zero evidence of widespread fraud, federalizes what the Constitution explicitly reserves to the States, and teaches millions of Americans that violence is their only recourse against "stolen" elections.
February 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The SAVE Act instills groundless fear about election integrity despite zero evidence of widespread fraud, federalizes what the Constitution explicitly reserves to the States, and teaches millions of Americans that violence is their only recourse against "stolen" elections.
When Trump's this terrified of Thomas Massie, you know Massie's doing exactly what the Founders intended a congressman to do.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
When Trump's this terrified of Thomas Massie, you know Massie's doing exactly what the Founders intended a congressman to do.
When government becomes predator rather than protector, communities that refuse to abandon each other become the last defense of ordered liberty, and that neighborhood solidarity is the constitutional foundation itself.
They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation. These patriots of Minneapolis are showing that it’s not just about resistance — standing with our neighbors is deeply American.
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
When government becomes predator rather than protector, communities that refuse to abandon each other become the last defense of ordered liberty, and that neighborhood solidarity is the constitutional foundation itself.
The affidavit speculates about what "could" be illegal voting irregularities rather than swearing to what is illegal, replacing the Fourth Amendment's demand for actual facts with a lawyer's hypothetical argument about possible crimes.
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The affidavit speculates about what "could" be illegal voting irregularities rather than swearing to what is illegal, replacing the Fourth Amendment's demand for actual facts with a lawyer's hypothetical argument about possible crimes.
A drawdown is tactical retreat, not reform. ICE's warrantless home invasions require permanent structural constraints including judicial oversight, civil liability, and federalism protections, not temporary reduction in politically inconvenient locations.
Tom Homan:
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A drawdown is tactical retreat, not reform. ICE's warrantless home invasions require permanent structural constraints including judicial oversight, civil liability, and federalism protections, not temporary reduction in politically inconvenient locations.
Legislators who respond to "Are you violating rights now?" with "But the other guy did it first!" have abandoned their oath to the Constitution in favor of partisan tribalism.
Rep. Jason Smith: "Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Illegals are not supposed to vote in America. It does not make sense."
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Legislators who respond to "Are you violating rights now?" with "But the other guy did it first!" have abandoned their oath to the Constitution in favor of partisan tribalism.
When Congress must stop rather than authorize tariffs, and POTUS threatens to destroy anyone who dares exercise the commerce power the Constitution actually gave them, the separation of powers hasn't drifted—it has collapsed into executive supremacy enforced by political terror.
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
When Congress must stop rather than authorize tariffs, and POTUS threatens to destroy anyone who dares exercise the commerce power the Constitution actually gave them, the separation of powers hasn't drifted—it has collapsed into executive supremacy enforced by political terror.
The position that accurately informing servicemembers of their legal duty to disobey unlawful orders should be criminal is itself a repudiation of the Nuremberg Principles established specifically to ensure "just following orders" could never again excuse atrocities.
DOJ prosecutors tried to indict six lawmakers for reminding service members to obey the Constitution — and a grand jury refused.
@jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social give their takes on what the failed case reveals about Trump’s Justice Dept. and the GOP’s shifting red lines.
@jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social give their takes on what the failed case reveals about Trump’s Justice Dept. and the GOP’s shifting red lines.
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The position that accurately informing servicemembers of their legal duty to disobey unlawful orders should be criminal is itself a repudiation of the Nuremberg Principles established specifically to ensure "just following orders" could never again excuse atrocities.
And he said that with a straight face.
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 AM
And he said that with a straight face.
If true, weaponizing the DOJ to silence critics over legitimate concerns like burying the Epstein files betrays the pro-accountability principles MAGA claimed to champion.
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
If true, weaponizing the DOJ to silence critics over legitimate concerns like burying the Epstein files betrays the pro-accountability principles MAGA claimed to champion.
The vote to block tariffs is constitutionally appropriate but reflects the inverted baseline: Congress shouldn't need to stop tariffs; it should need to authorize them. That we have arrived here shows how far we've come from the original constitutional allocation of powers over foreign commerce.
The measure is unlikely to have a tangible impact, as Trump would almost certainly veto it if it reached his desk.
House Votes To Block Trump’s Canada Tariffs With Support From 6 Republicans
The measure is unlikely to have a tangible impact, as Trump would almost certainly veto it if it reached his desk.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The vote to block tariffs is constitutionally appropriate but reflects the inverted baseline: Congress shouldn't need to stop tariffs; it should need to authorize them. That we have arrived here shows how far we've come from the original constitutional allocation of powers over foreign commerce.
AG Bondi will be remembered as someone who actively obstructed justice for Epstein's victims.
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
AG Bondi will be remembered as someone who actively obstructed justice for Epstein's victims.
After all the political theater, the survivors—children when Epstein victimized them—are still waiting for justice. Our system has failed them, and it must do better.
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
After all the political theater, the survivors—children when Epstein victimized them—are still waiting for justice. Our system has failed them, and it must do better.
I wish this cartoon was satire, but it is a reprehensible reality where the Attorney General refuses to answer legitimate questions about getting justice for the victims of Epstein.
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I wish this cartoon was satire, but it is a reprehensible reality where the Attorney General refuses to answer legitimate questions about getting justice for the victims of Epstein.
The AG's job is to be the people's lawyer, to stand for those who cannot stand for themselves. Bondi's inability to look at Epstein victims is not just shame, it is an admission that she serves a different master than justice.
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The AG's job is to be the people's lawyer, to stand for those who cannot stand for themselves. Bondi's inability to look at Epstein victims is not just shame, it is an admission that she serves a different master than justice.
The AG serves at the pleasure of Trump but answers to the law and ultimately to the people through their elected representatives. Treating Congressional oversight with derision is not just bad manners, it is rejecting the foundational principle that executive power is constrained and accountable.
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The AG serves at the pleasure of Trump but answers to the law and ultimately to the people through their elected representatives. Treating Congressional oversight with derision is not just bad manners, it is rejecting the foundational principle that executive power is constrained and accountable.
Justice delayed is justice denied—and the Epstein litigation proves it.
When the rich and powerful drag cases out for years while ordinary people get railroaded through plea deals in months, the system is not broken, it's working exactly as designed: justice is a commodity only the rich can afford.
When the rich and powerful drag cases out for years while ordinary people get railroaded through plea deals in months, the system is not broken, it's working exactly as designed: justice is a commodity only the rich can afford.
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Justice delayed is justice denied—and the Epstein litigation proves it.
When the rich and powerful drag cases out for years while ordinary people get railroaded through plea deals in months, the system is not broken, it's working exactly as designed: justice is a commodity only the rich can afford.
When the rich and powerful drag cases out for years while ordinary people get railroaded through plea deals in months, the system is not broken, it's working exactly as designed: justice is a commodity only the rich can afford.
This is an Attorney General who apparently believes her job is to defend Donald Trump's ego rather than the rule of law, and who treats questions about DOJ politicization as personal insults requiring combative rebuttal rather than serious policy inquiries demanding substantive response.
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This is an Attorney General who apparently believes her job is to defend Donald Trump's ego rather than the rule of law, and who treats questions about DOJ politicization as personal insults requiring combative rebuttal rather than serious policy inquiries demanding substantive response.
If this holds up under scrutiny, we are watching the looting of the American economy in real-time, with the perpetrators protected by executive power. The fact that this can happen "brazenly, in broad daylight" is itself evidence of how thoroughly institutional constraints have collapsed.
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
If this holds up under scrutiny, we are watching the looting of the American economy in real-time, with the perpetrators protected by executive power. The fact that this can happen "brazenly, in broad daylight" is itself evidence of how thoroughly institutional constraints have collapsed.
Massie reframes Bondi's deflection (pointing to Garland's tenure) as itself an act of complicity. By suggesting he should have confronted Garland, she's implicitly admitting there was something to confront.
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Massie reframes Bondi's deflection (pointing to Garland's tenure) as itself an act of complicity. By suggesting he should have confronted Garland, she's implicitly admitting there was something to confront.
A genuine apology would require admitting DOJ/FBI corruption in protecting Epstein, implementing enforceable structural reforms, and imposing career-ending consequences on every complicit official.
Rep. Jayapal: “Will you turn to [the Epstein survivors] now and apologize for what your DOJ has put them through with the absolutely unacceptable release…of their information?”
Bondi: *refuses to apologize to the survivors*
Bondi: *refuses to apologize to the survivors*
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A genuine apology would require admitting DOJ/FBI corruption in protecting Epstein, implementing enforceable structural reforms, and imposing career-ending consequences on every complicit official.