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Sanford Schram
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The Trajectory of Trumpism: Racism, Fascism, Civil War and Beyond (Oxford, 2025).

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Sanford Schram @sandysfs.bsky.social · Jun 21
My new book should be available electronically in October: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h
Howard Lutnick was Epstein’s business partner and he lied about it. I wonder why?
Screenshot of an X.com post by Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) reporting that documents from the Epstein files show Lutnick and Epstein signed agreements in 2012 on behalf of limited liability companies to acquire stakes in an advertising technology company called Adfin, with their signatures appearing on adjacent pages and nine total shareholders listed.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 7h
Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.

The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
Rep. Raskin Confirms ‘Troubling’ And ‘Unnecessary’ Epstein File Redactions
www.huffpost.com

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 9h
“The United States government is engaged in an active cover up…
Of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal…
In the history of the United States…
And Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
Rep Stansbury

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Sanford F. Schram

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 9h
Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:

"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Susan Young, Manisha Sinha

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 9h
Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.

Now we learned that they were in business together.

He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.

He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.
www.politico.com

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 10h
Rep. Melanie Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active coverup of the largest sex trafficking scandal & influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States — and Donald Trump is right at the center of it”
Melanie Stansbury speaking to a crowd

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Ashish Arora , and 31 more

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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Lee 🧷📽️📚 @lee-indigo.bsky.social · 1d
Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”

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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 1d
#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d
"[The Framers would] be appalled at what we're seeing today. That you're having a president who thinks he can run roughshod over Congress."

I stopped by #Unfiltered this week to talk about the state of Democracy, and what's at stake.

link to the entire conversation: youtu.be/_DLwKr7bif8?...

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Sanford Schram @sandysfs.bsky.social · 3d
Good Nimbyism!
thefarce.org 🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 3d
All over America, people with better things to do are doing the good work necessary to prevent concentration camps from being built in their communities. We owe them all.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 3d
All over America, people with better things to do are doing the good work necessary to prevent concentration camps from being built in their communities. We owe them all.

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Sanford F. Schram, Lisa Diedrich , and 1 more

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d
Breaking MS NOW:

The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.

At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family
Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.”
www.ms.now

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d
“.. A review of the entire day’s programming on both the Fox News Channel and Fox Business found not one single mention of the story all day long Friday until after 6 pm ET ..”

@mediaite.com
www.mediaite.com/analysis/fox...

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Sanford F. Schram

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d
Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Klaus Oschema, Olivier Mannoni

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jaymac66.bsky.social @jaymac66.bsky.social · 3d
Never stop talking aboug the #TrumpsteinFiles .. no matter what #PaedoPresident throws at it.

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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 3d
I have very serious concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to build an ICE detention center in Washington County.
Headline from Daily Voice: “Gov. Wes Moore Pushes Back On Proposed ICE Detention Facility In Western Maryland”

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Richard S.J. Tol, Robert N. Stavins , and 10 more

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, W. Andy Knight

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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 3d
#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan M. Gilligan , and 8 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d
MAGA 2020: I’m not carrying a vaccine record or wearing a mask.

MAGA 2026: Show your papers to masked ICE agents and you won’t get hurt.

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Sanford Schram @sandysfs.bsky.social · 4d
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nateduty.bsky.social Nate @nateduty.bsky.social · 4d
Fact-check your fact-check.

Fact: Donald Trump is ALWAYS lying.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 4d
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Sanford F. Schram

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
AOC on the Kennedy Center: The renaming is completely illegitimate. All they did was screw some nameplates onto the building. That’s coming right off. Enjoy your name on there for a year or two, but that’s getting ripped right out.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 4d
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.

It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Florida voters have sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over his unilateral effort to launch mid-decade redistricting in the state, arguing that the governor lacks the authority to issue orders to the state legislature. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Voters sue DeSantis for ordering Florida legislature to pursue pro-GOP gerrymander
DeSantis cannot constitutionally issue orders to the state legislature, the suit alleges.
www.democracydocket.com

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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 4d
Wishing former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn the best in his run for Congress. If anyone deserves to win, it's him.
time.com/7368907/harr...
time.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.