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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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A 6-year-old boy in Queens is one of the youngest migrants to be taken from a parent by ICE and placed in federal custody in New York City as part of President Trump’s deportation crackdown. The child and his father fled China earlier this year.
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A 6-year-old boy in Queens is one of the youngest migrants to be taken from a parent by ICE and placed in federal custody in New York City as part of President Trump’s deportation crackdown. The child and his father fled China earlier this year.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Lindsey Halligan says I’m not a journalist.
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Lindsey Halligan says I’m not a journalist.
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
But if you think I am, and you value our our non-profit legal news and analysis, you can support our work here: givebutter.com/journalism/a...
You can also follow me on Substack: annabower.substack.com/about
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Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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Lawrence Summers, stay away from @Princeton. The correct template for responding to attacks is to filter out false accusations and defend people, institutions, and the freedom that makes American education great.
This is not a great day for higher education, but neither is it worse than expected.
This is not a great day for higher education, but neither is it worse than expected.
Larry Summers blesses the deal Columbia cut with Trump administration
July 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lawrence Summers, stay away from @Princeton. The correct template for responding to attacks is to filter out false accusations and defend people, institutions, and the freedom that makes American education great.
This is not a great day for higher education, but neither is it worse than expected.
This is not a great day for higher education, but neither is it worse than expected.
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Disappointed to see colleagues fall for the trap of thinking that a settlement with the fed govt is favorable because it will usher in policy changes that they already agree with
The fed govt isn’t a consulting company that you bring in because you want to see some internal changes!
The fed govt isn’t a consulting company that you bring in because you want to see some internal changes!
Lawrence Summers, stay away from @Princeton. The correct template for responding to attacks is to filter out false accusations and defend people, institutions, and the freedom that makes American education great.
This is not a great day for higher education, but neither is it worse than expected.
This is not a great day for higher education, but neither is it worse than expected.
Larry Summers blesses the deal Columbia cut with Trump administration
July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Disappointed to see colleagues fall for the trap of thinking that a settlement with the fed govt is favorable because it will usher in policy changes that they already agree with
The fed govt isn’t a consulting company that you bring in because you want to see some internal changes!
The fed govt isn’t a consulting company that you bring in because you want to see some internal changes!
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"Anti-semitism" was just the foot wedged in the door. The actual intent has always been to destroy academia as a bastion of liberalism, then replace it with nonsense racial and theocratic propaganda.
This was never about protecting Jews, but many in politics and the press willingly fell for it.
This was never about protecting Jews, but many in politics and the press willingly fell for it.
Linda McMahon on Columbia settlement: "This is a monumental victory for conservatives who wanted to do things on these elite campuses for a long time because we had such far left-leaning professors."
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Anti-semitism" was just the foot wedged in the door. The actual intent has always been to destroy academia as a bastion of liberalism, then replace it with nonsense racial and theocratic propaganda.
This was never about protecting Jews, but many in politics and the press willingly fell for it.
This was never about protecting Jews, but many in politics and the press willingly fell for it.
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This is a meaningless trick. A court cannot violate rule 6(e), which prohibits public disclosure.
July 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a meaningless trick. A court cannot violate rule 6(e), which prohibits public disclosure.
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These documents contain numerous disturbing details that not only corroborate the whistleblower’s claims but also highlight DOJ’s efforts to mislead a federal court and disregard its orders.
READ THE DOCS HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
AND HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
READ THE DOCS HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
AND HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
July 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
These documents contain numerous disturbing details that not only corroborate the whistleblower’s claims but also highlight DOJ’s efforts to mislead a federal court and disregard its orders.
READ THE DOCS HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
AND HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
READ THE DOCS HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
AND HERE: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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“Secret police” are your words, not mine. Seems like you’ve been giving them a lot of thought.
Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.
What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.
Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.
What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.
July 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“Secret police” are your words, not mine. Seems like you’ve been giving them a lot of thought.
Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.
What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.
Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.
What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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fwiw and I know it’s not much I am a Jew who lives in New York City and while I am neither afraid of Zohran Mamdani nor his views on Israel and Palestine, I’m actually scared as hell about the horrific wave of racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia that has been unleashed since his primary win
June 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
fwiw and I know it’s not much I am a Jew who lives in New York City and while I am neither afraid of Zohran Mamdani nor his views on Israel and Palestine, I’m actually scared as hell about the horrific wave of racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia that has been unleashed since his primary win
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Harvard can and must continue its progress toward viewpoint diversity — while fiercely resisting any government effort to micromanage or shape its pursuit of Veritas, including who teaches what to whom, and what ideas are peacefully expressed in classes or on campus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With Trump
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Harvard can and must continue its progress toward viewpoint diversity — while fiercely resisting any government effort to micromanage or shape its pursuit of Veritas, including who teaches what to whom, and what ideas are peacefully expressed in classes or on campus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
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The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
June 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
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There's no declaration of war, and no AUMF that covers this. Entering this war is wrong on the merits; we had a perfectly peaceful way to address Iran's nuclear program. It's also unlawful. A democratic republic should not be able to enter a war of choice on one man's say-so.
The US has hust dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites, according to Trump, bringing American military forces into Israel’s war with Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
There's no declaration of war, and no AUMF that covers this. Entering this war is wrong on the merits; we had a perfectly peaceful way to address Iran's nuclear program. It's also unlawful. A democratic republic should not be able to enter a war of choice on one man's say-so.
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Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
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How to stop authoritarian takeovers, 6 simple lessons from history:
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
June 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
How to stop authoritarian takeovers, 6 simple lessons from history:
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
1. Build a broad pro-democracy coalition. No purity politics. Learn to work with people who annoy you. You can go back to dunking on them after democracy is safe.
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House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.
June 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.
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All 12 members of the Fulbright Scholarship Board have resigned:
"This proud legacy has depended on one thing above all: the integrity of the program [is] based on merit, not ideology, and its insulation from [politics]. That integrity is now undermined." frmrffsb.substack.com/p/fulbright-...
"This proud legacy has depended on one thing above all: the integrity of the program [is] based on merit, not ideology, and its insulation from [politics]. That integrity is now undermined." frmrffsb.substack.com/p/fulbright-...
June 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
All 12 members of the Fulbright Scholarship Board have resigned:
"This proud legacy has depended on one thing above all: the integrity of the program [is] based on merit, not ideology, and its insulation from [politics]. That integrity is now undermined." frmrffsb.substack.com/p/fulbright-...
"This proud legacy has depended on one thing above all: the integrity of the program [is] based on merit, not ideology, and its insulation from [politics]. That integrity is now undermined." frmrffsb.substack.com/p/fulbright-...
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To better prepare for this violent insurrection, Marines and the National Guard are being taught how to line dance.
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
To better prepare for this violent insurrection, Marines and the National Guard are being taught how to line dance.