Charlie Haviland
@charliehaviland.bsky.social
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I think you’re right-I’m also a fan of the original franchise-and filmed in your and my former back yard-but drama requires a foil. Even lawyers aren’t immune (“Open Season” Season 13) it isn’t unfair that shysters & hacks are at the bottom of the social food chain
www.imdb.com/title/tt0629...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0629...
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I think you’re right-I’m also a fan of the original franchise-and filmed in your and my former back yard-but drama requires a foil. Even lawyers aren’t immune (“Open Season” Season 13) it isn’t unfair that shysters & hacks are at the bottom of the social food chain
www.imdb.com/title/tt0629...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0629...
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.
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Disapproval vs Approval in New Gallup Poll
people 18 to 34 71-23%
independents 68-25%
everyone 60-36%
non college grads 57-38%
white people 53-44% news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
people 18 to 34 71-23%
independents 68-25%
everyone 60-36%
non college grads 57-38%
white people 53-44% news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Disapproval vs Approval in New Gallup Poll
people 18 to 34 71-23%
independents 68-25%
everyone 60-36%
non college grads 57-38%
white people 53-44% news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
people 18 to 34 71-23%
independents 68-25%
everyone 60-36%
non college grads 57-38%
white people 53-44% news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
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Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
Putin Advisers Discuss Plans for Dealing With Trump: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president.
bloom.bg
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
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Earlier today Democracy Docket sent my list of seven voting laws every blue state should enact right now to premium members. Join now to receive exclusive content and support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Democratic lawyer Marc Elias said his election litigation boutique, Elias Law Firm, has been growing quickly in head count and demand since he launched it four years ago, partly thanks to a surge in litigation over voting rights and redistricting over the last year. www.law.com/newyorklawjo...
Marc Elias' Boutique Sees Rising Demand, Head Count, as Political Litigation Ramps Up| Law.com
The boutique has grown to 62 total attorneys since its founding in 2021, an increase Elias credited largely to redistricting fights at the state level.
www.law.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Democratic lawyer Marc Elias said his election litigation boutique, Elias Law Firm, has been growing quickly in head count and demand since he launched it four years ago, partly thanks to a surge in litigation over voting rights and redistricting over the last year. www.law.com/newyorklawjo...
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Illegal and shameful and just how police behave in authoritarian regimes. And also wildly unpopular and not the country Americans want.
"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Illegal and shameful and just how police behave in authoritarian regimes. And also wildly unpopular and not the country Americans want.
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"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is."
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... By@anandwrites.bsky.social [gift link]
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... By@anandwrites.bsky.social [gift link]
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is."
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... By@anandwrites.bsky.social [gift link]
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... By@anandwrites.bsky.social [gift link]
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I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
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"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
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This from @status.news is all true. But an even wider campaign is to punish and intimidate those who would theaten his *freedom from fact.*
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This from @status.news is all true. But an even wider campaign is to punish and intimidate those who would theaten his *freedom from fact.*
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
Here we have to learn to group the news media with the research universities, vax confusion created by RFK, Jr., the Bureau of Labor Statistics mess, etc.
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Tim Kaine (VA)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Tim Kaine (VA)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
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A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
<em>Micropayments</em>. Elon Musk thinks he’s got a “major win-win” for news publishers with…<em>micropayments</em>.
After all, who would news companies rather trust their revenue to than the guy who calls them a "relentless hatestream"?
www.niemanlab.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
A question I get persistently is, "I can't afford any more subscriptions, but I'd love to read that article. Why can't I pay a dime for a single copy? It just makes so much SENSE!"
Here's @joshtpm.bsky.social explaining micropayments and their discontents. www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micr...
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New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
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Mental imagery is associated with a bewildering variety of human traits and capacities: a propensity to hold grudges; a vulnerability to trauma; emotional awareness; ways of making art; memory of one’s life. What happens if you can’t see it?
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
www.newyorker.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Mental imagery is associated with a bewildering variety of human traits and capacities: a propensity to hold grudges; a vulnerability to trauma; emotional awareness; ways of making art; memory of one’s life. What happens if you can’t see it?
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Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
snyder.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump.
Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, a Trump-appointed Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has been serving unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third such finding against a prosecutor installed by President Donald Trump.
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If, when this is all over, the Democrats don’t fully prosecute (immediately!) every single person who committed crimes during this administration to appease the orange shitgoblin, I will lose my freaking mind!!!
No. More. Merrick. Garlands.
No. More. Merrick. Garlands.
October 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If, when this is all over, the Democrats don’t fully prosecute (immediately!) every single person who committed crimes during this administration to appease the orange shitgoblin, I will lose my freaking mind!!!
No. More. Merrick. Garlands.
No. More. Merrick. Garlands.
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