Aliza
@arava13.bsky.social
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The Trump admin. is using the claim that immigrants “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.
But what do the courts say? @mtredden.bsky.social explains.
But what do the courts say? @mtredden.bsky.social explains.
June 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Trump admin. is using the claim that immigrants “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.
But what do the courts say? @mtredden.bsky.social explains.
But what do the courts say? @mtredden.bsky.social explains.
We are no longer a democracy
NEW: Records show that senior State Department officials in both D.C. and Gambia coordinated with Starlink execs to coax, lobby and browbeat Gambian government ministers to help Musk. One official said Gambia is under “maximum pressure” to yield.
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...
www.propublica.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We are no longer a democracy
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At last, moral leadership from an American who now leads much of the world’s faithful. No wonder we are all profoundly hopeful.
May 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
At last, moral leadership from an American who now leads much of the world’s faithful. No wonder we are all profoundly hopeful.
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Jon, a local Marine veteran, is sounding the alarm on one of Trump’s dangerous new executive orders. Listen to what Jon has to say, and please spread the word.
May 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Jon, a local Marine veteran, is sounding the alarm on one of Trump’s dangerous new executive orders. Listen to what Jon has to say, and please spread the word.
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✈️ ICE CHARTERS—21 APR 2025 🧵
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April 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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No shame for these people
Because one time wasn’t enough:
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
No shame for these people
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Hey, do you know what you call a guy who never admits a mistake, who becomes President of the United States by never admitting a mistake, who then convinces his entire presidential administration to never admit—let alone correct—any mistake, leading to innocents getting life sentences?
A sociopath.
A sociopath.
April 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hey, do you know what you call a guy who never admits a mistake, who becomes President of the United States by never admitting a mistake, who then convinces his entire presidential administration to never admit—let alone correct—any mistake, leading to innocents getting life sentences?
A sociopath.
A sociopath.
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This is positively Soviet. Vera is a nonprofit organization that funds lawyers for indigent people. The government sought to embed people there like political commissars, and only pulled back when they found out Vera's federal grants had already been cut. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group
A representative of DOGE met with leaders of the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization that advocates for lower incarceration rates.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is positively Soviet. Vera is a nonprofit organization that funds lawyers for indigent people. The government sought to embed people there like political commissars, and only pulled back when they found out Vera's federal grants had already been cut. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
(April 8, 2025)
(April 8, 2025)
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
(April 8, 2025)
(April 8, 2025)
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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"Alfredo Orellana, 31, was not just a caregiver for Luke Ferris," an autistic 28yo. "The pair worked out at the gym, got tacos and played video games together... Then suddenly, after 4 years, Orellana, who goes by Alex, was gone, locked up in an immigration detention center nearly 2,000 miles away."
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Expands to Green Card Holders
An autistic young man loses his caretaker as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown expands to permanent U.S. residents convicted of minor crimes years ago.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Alfredo Orellana, 31, was not just a caregiver for Luke Ferris," an autistic 28yo. "The pair worked out at the gym, got tacos and played video games together... Then suddenly, after 4 years, Orellana, who goes by Alex, was gone, locked up in an immigration detention center nearly 2,000 miles away."
Nothing to see here, just dismantling of over 60 years of progress
NEW: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the Justice Department to drop its lawsuit against a 2021 overhaul of Georgia's election laws, which DOJ attorneys under the Biden administration argued was passed to restrict Black voters' ballot access in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Attorney General Pamela Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Commonsense Georgia Election Law, Advancing President Trump’s Mandate to End Weaponization
Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed the Department of Justice to dismiss its claims in In Re Georgia Senate Bill 202, a Biden-era lawsuit that falsely accused Georgia of intentionally suppressing B...
www.justice.gov
March 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Nothing to see here, just dismantling of over 60 years of progress
It just continues to get worse
IT GETS WORSE
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.
New via @wsj.com:
Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It just continues to get worse
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No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
March 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
We’re fucked
Incredibly NOT The Onion: The “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History” order directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education & research centers, and the National Zoo www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Trump issues executive order to eliminate ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We’re fucked
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"The Trump administration commenced orchestrating the removals long before Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, and did so in a way that seems to have been designed to evade judicial oversight."
March 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"The Trump administration commenced orchestrating the removals long before Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, and did so in a way that seems to have been designed to evade judicial oversight."
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Elon Musk’s DOGE is crippling the Social Security Administration.
SSA’s website crashed four times in 10 days and Americans who depend on Social Security have flooded congressional offices with angry phone calls. The AARP says it receives 2,000 calls a week.
SSA’s website crashed four times in 10 days and Americans who depend on Social Security have flooded congressional offices with angry phone calls. The AARP says it receives 2,000 calls a week.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Are Crashing Social Security
DOGE cuts are making the Social Security Administration fall apart.
newrepublic.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Elon Musk’s DOGE is crippling the Social Security Administration.
SSA’s website crashed four times in 10 days and Americans who depend on Social Security have flooded congressional offices with angry phone calls. The AARP says it receives 2,000 calls a week.
SSA’s website crashed four times in 10 days and Americans who depend on Social Security have flooded congressional offices with angry phone calls. The AARP says it receives 2,000 calls a week.
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Oh wow, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social did it
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Oh wow, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social did it
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Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
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NEW: TCE, a chemical used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, can cause cancer, organ damage and a potentially fatal heart defect in babies.
Republicans in Congress want to reverse a ban on it.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
Republicans in Congress want to reverse a ban on it.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want to Reverse a Ban on It.
The toxic substance, used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, has been linked to a host of serious health problems. A Biden-era ban on the chemical has faced multiple challenges since Trump took…
propub.li
March 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: TCE, a chemical used in dry cleaning and manufacturing, can cause cancer, organ damage and a potentially fatal heart defect in babies.
Republicans in Congress want to reverse a ban on it.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
Republicans in Congress want to reverse a ban on it.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Talk of firing or resigning is one thing. But if they were regular employees, they would face investigation & prosecution. No reason their principals, people who hold security clearances, shouldn’t. Or is the legacy of the “but her emails” guy going to be nat’l security no longer matters?
March 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Talk of firing or resigning is one thing. But if they were regular employees, they would face investigation & prosecution. No reason their principals, people who hold security clearances, shouldn’t. Or is the legacy of the “but her emails” guy going to be nat’l security no longer matters?
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You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
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Between the unsecured bombing chats and eliminating FEMA and trafficking legal residents to foreign labor prisons and supermaxxing measles and halting cancer research, it’s so hard these days to guess how you’re gonna die
March 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Between the unsecured bombing chats and eliminating FEMA and trafficking legal residents to foreign labor prisons and supermaxxing measles and halting cancer research, it’s so hard these days to guess how you’re gonna die
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
March 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
The start of selective birth citizenship. Revolting
Another ominous development: The Social Security Administration is no longer allowing parents in Maine to register newborns for SSNs at hospital after birth, is instead requiring them to visit a Social Security Office to register their children.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns
The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.
www.pressherald.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The start of selective birth citizenship. Revolting