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A Reagan-appointed judge just issued a scathing rebuke of the government’s actions in the Abrego Garcia case, warning of a constitutional crisis and executive overreach. This ruling is stunning—because it had to be.
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
Breaking: The Wilkinson Decision: Summoning “The Best That Is Within Us While There Is Still Time."
YouTube video by Andrew Weissmann
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A Reagan-appointed judge just issued a scathing rebuke of the government’s actions in the Abrego Garcia case, warning of a constitutional crisis and executive overreach. This ruling is stunning—because it had to be.
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
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This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.
April 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.
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"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
www.marketwatch.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
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"Our father, Michael I. Sovern, was the first Jewish president of Columbia University, which he served for more than 60 years. We believe that if he were alive today, he would be disgusted by the government’s coercion of Columbia, purportedly in the name of our religion." wapo.st/3RsPilK
Opinion | What Trump did to Columbia and Paul Weiss is a warning to all of us
Capitulations by Columbia University and a major law firm are a stark reminder: Only we can save ourselves.
wapo.st
March 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Our father, Michael I. Sovern, was the first Jewish president of Columbia University, which he served for more than 60 years. We believe that if he were alive today, he would be disgusted by the government’s coercion of Columbia, purportedly in the name of our religion." wapo.st/3RsPilK
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Also, a woman was handcuffed at a subway station in NYC (Franklin Ave) when she intervened asking why a delivery man was asked to show work permit by undercover agents. There is a video of that.
March 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Also, a woman was handcuffed at a subway station in NYC (Franklin Ave) when she intervened asking why a delivery man was asked to show work permit by undercover agents. There is a video of that.
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We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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1/ Federal Judge in Rhode Island says no to Trump imposing spending freezes, affirming Congress still has the power of the purse (whether it’s doing anything about executive overreach or not) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
1/ Federal Judge in Rhode Island says no to Trump imposing spending freezes, affirming Congress still has the power of the purse (whether it’s doing anything about executive overreach or not) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Highway Robbery!
“Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.”
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries — WIRED
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
apple.news
March 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Highway Robbery!
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BOOP!!
It piqued my interest when they kinda ignored him last night, now I see why!
US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups.
It piqued my interest when they kinda ignored him last night, now I see why!
US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups.
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
BOOP!!
It piqued my interest when they kinda ignored him last night, now I see why!
US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups.
It piqued my interest when they kinda ignored him last night, now I see why!
US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups.
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The S.Ct. has overturned Trump’s freeze of $2 billion in foreign aid voted by Congress. SCOTUS directed the trial judge to “clarify what obligations the government must fulfill.” CJ Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the three liberal justices to form a 5-4 majority. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Trump Live Updates: Supreme Court Denies Bid to Freeze Nearly $2 Billion in Foreign Aid
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The S.Ct. has overturned Trump’s freeze of $2 billion in foreign aid voted by Congress. SCOTUS directed the trial judge to “clarify what obligations the government must fulfill.” CJ Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the three liberal justices to form a 5-4 majority. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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No reason to fact check this speech. It’s all lies.
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
No reason to fact check this speech. It’s all lies.
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If you haven't yet watched Justin Trudeau address Americans, Trump, and Canadians about the stupidity of launching a trade war against your closest ally and neighbor—and how baseless any of Trump's claims are—you really should watch it: youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If you haven't yet watched Justin Trudeau address Americans, Trump, and Canadians about the stupidity of launching a trade war against your closest ally and neighbor—and how baseless any of Trump's claims are—you really should watch it: youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
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February 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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“Warning to Big Law: those who fail to stand up while they can for the rule of law may rue its erosion and regret their silence.” Trump’s petty retribution violates the 1st and 6th amendments, but it still takes guts to ignore his threats and act honorably.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Warning to law firms: Stand up for the rule of law while you can
One by one, Trump is fencing in all his potential opponents. Now he’s sending a clear warning to lawyers to back off.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Warning to Big Law: those who fail to stand up while they can for the rule of law may rue its erosion and regret their silence.” Trump’s petty retribution violates the 1st and 6th amendments, but it still takes guts to ignore his threats and act honorably.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.
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The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.
February 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.
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🚨 Trump’s DOGE purge just made Veterans’ data a massive target.
They fired key cybersecurity staff protecting VA.gov —leaving millions of Veterans’ medical & personal records exposed.
This isn’t efficiency. It’s reckless and dangerous.
They fired key cybersecurity staff protecting VA.gov —leaving millions of Veterans’ medical & personal records exposed.
This isn’t efficiency. It’s reckless and dangerous.
February 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🚨 Trump’s DOGE purge just made Veterans’ data a massive target.
They fired key cybersecurity staff protecting VA.gov —leaving millions of Veterans’ medical & personal records exposed.
This isn’t efficiency. It’s reckless and dangerous.
They fired key cybersecurity staff protecting VA.gov —leaving millions of Veterans’ medical & personal records exposed.
This isn’t efficiency. It’s reckless and dangerous.
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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This is how it’s done.
Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
February 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is how it’s done.