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A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. Congress sho...
www.eff.org
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Yesterday, ICE raided a business in New Jersey and detained both citizens and non-citizens — without a warrant. They even detained a U.S. military veteran.

Nobody is safe.
Newark business "raided" by ICE agents, mayor says, multiple people detained
Immigration agents "raided" a business in Newark on Thursday, according to the city's mayor.
www.cbsnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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If you're a federal worker and you want to blow the whistle and share emails or memos from the new administration, my DMs are open and I'll keep you anonymous.
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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The point of bringing in Hegseth, Gaetz and Gabbard is to burn it all to the ground. Senate: You must recognize this and stop it.
November 17, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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If the Matt Gaetz report exonerated him, he would not have resigned from Congress to avoid it.
November 16, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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November 16, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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GET ALL OF YOUR VACCINES NOW PEOPLE.
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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Gowdy: You don't root out corruption at the DOJ by picking a corrupt person to lead it. Either the report comes out and is he not going to be the attorney general or the report doesn't come out and he is not going to be the attorney general
November 15, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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This cartoon is spot on.
November 15, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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"My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor," Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News.
Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says
An attorney tells ABC News that one of his clients told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed then-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor.
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Headline: “Media Suddenly Shocked by Gaetz Scandal, Overlooking Convicted Felon Donald Trump’s Past”

The media’s new ethics outrage over Gaetz’s scandal strikes many as ironic, given its prior lack of scrutiny for Trump’s endless list of transgressions.
November 16, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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If some congressional staffer would like to send me a copy of the House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz, I’ll be more than happy to share it in complete confidence. Just sayin’.
November 15, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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the best part about bluesky is that, unlike twitter, it isn’t putting annoying bull shit designed to piss me off in front of me every 3 minutes
November 15, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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Folks on here just posting thoughts and shit they like without catering to an algorithm or ragebait is insanely refreshing. Just for the love of the game
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 AM