Barbara Comstock
@comstockb.bsky.social
Former Rep. VA10, Former VA Delegate, FMC Prez, NCEI Co-Chair, Mom, Nana
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NEW: Federal judges across the country are increasingly warning of a due process crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz.
Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Judges have a warning about Trump’s rapid deportations: Americans could be next
Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don’t protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.
www.politico.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW: Federal judges across the country are increasingly warning of a due process crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz.
Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next.
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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The president of the United States and the president of El Salvador have conspired to kidnap a man and hold him hostage in an El Salvador prison. This criminality ignores the rule of law and thumbs its nose at a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return.
April 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The president of the United States and the president of El Salvador have conspired to kidnap a man and hold him hostage in an El Salvador prison. This criminality ignores the rule of law and thumbs its nose at a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return.
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JUST IN: Five Jan. 6 prosecutors are joining a group of prominent Trump critics to urge the DC Bar’s disciplinary office to investigate U.S. Attorney Ed Martin.
They include: Matt Beckwith, Sean Brennan, Isia Jasiewicz. Brendan Ballou and Mike Romano
societyfortheruleoflaw.org/ed-martin-co...
They include: Matt Beckwith, Sean Brennan, Isia Jasiewicz. Brendan Ballou and Mike Romano
societyfortheruleoflaw.org/ed-martin-co...
April 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
JUST IN: Five Jan. 6 prosecutors are joining a group of prominent Trump critics to urge the DC Bar’s disciplinary office to investigate U.S. Attorney Ed Martin.
They include: Matt Beckwith, Sean Brennan, Isia Jasiewicz. Brendan Ballou and Mike Romano
societyfortheruleoflaw.org/ed-martin-co...
They include: Matt Beckwith, Sean Brennan, Isia Jasiewicz. Brendan Ballou and Mike Romano
societyfortheruleoflaw.org/ed-martin-co...
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Just disgusting. All of them. Garcia is not a terrorist. Innocent people were put in that El Salvador prison. What a disgrace Trump is turning America into.
COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
April 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just disgusting. All of them. Garcia is not a terrorist. Innocent people were put in that El Salvador prison. What a disgrace Trump is turning America into.
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America, every day he forces us to decide what kind of country we want to be. Like today - he wants to put American citizens in El Salvador prisons. It’s illegal, it’s unconstitutional, but he wants to do it & he’ll try to do it. So what say u America? The Constitution/the law or Trump? You choose.
‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele https://twp.ai/4imdAt
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‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele
twp.ai
April 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
America, every day he forces us to decide what kind of country we want to be. Like today - he wants to put American citizens in El Salvador prisons. It’s illegal, it’s unconstitutional, but he wants to do it & he’ll try to do it. So what say u America? The Constitution/the law or Trump? You choose.
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
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Jenner & Block, truly one of the preeminent law firms in America today, sued the Department of Justice and essentially the entire Federal Government this morning in a devastating 64-page complaint,
March 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Jenner & Block, truly one of the preeminent law firms in America today, sued the Department of Justice and essentially the entire Federal Government this morning in a devastating 64-page complaint,
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I recorded a special episode of my Bulwark podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social this morning to discuss Paul, Weiss’s appalling capitulation to the First Extortionist of the United States. I didn’t mince words. Link below.
@thebulwark.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
The MOST DISGRACEFUL Action By A Law Firm EVER (w/ George Conway)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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March 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I recorded a special episode of my Bulwark podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social this morning to discuss Paul, Weiss’s appalling capitulation to the First Extortionist of the United States. I didn’t mince words. Link below.
@thebulwark.bsky.social
@thebulwark.bsky.social
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Only one week into Trump having cut the intelligence feeds that Ukraine relied on, already hundreds dead.
This is the new America, aligned with Russia to kill democracy.
Americans need to get ready for this new reality.
time.com/7265679/sate...
This is the new America, aligned with Russia to kill democracy.
Americans need to get ready for this new reality.
time.com/7265679/sate...
Hundreds Dead: Inside the Trump Ukraine Fallout
The U.S. intelligence pause has undercut supply lines to Kursk, cut satellite imagery and tanked morale.
time.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Only one week into Trump having cut the intelligence feeds that Ukraine relied on, already hundreds dead.
This is the new America, aligned with Russia to kill democracy.
Americans need to get ready for this new reality.
time.com/7265679/sate...
This is the new America, aligned with Russia to kill democracy.
Americans need to get ready for this new reality.
time.com/7265679/sate...
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How's this going to play in Michigan and Ohio?
“Some experts warn that restrictions on Canadian electricity exports could lead to higher power bills and more brownouts across the continent, owing to the extremely integrated nature of North America’s power grid.”
Ontario imposes 25% surcharge on electricity exports to U.S.
The province used an Electricity Act regulation to make the policy change, and Premier Doug Ford didn’t rule out cutting off all Ontario power headed south of the border
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
How's this going to play in Michigan and Ohio?
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Breaking NYT:
The Justice Department's pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson — a prominent Trump supporter — should have his gun rights restored.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
The Justice Department's pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson — a prominent Trump supporter — should have his gun rights restored.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Justice Department's pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson — a prominent Trump supporter — should have his gun rights restored.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
The Justice Department's pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson — a prominent Trump supporter — should have his gun rights restored.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
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Fighting bird flu by encouraging people to spend more time in close contact with birds.
Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
March 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Fighting bird flu by encouraging people to spend more time in close contact with birds.
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How embarrassing for them. Can’t wait to hear Trump’s “Chickens in every backyard” riff at tomorrow’s speech.
This is not a solution.
Trump’s cabinet is mocking you.
Democrats are fighting to lower prices for you.
This is not a solution.
Trump’s cabinet is mocking you.
Democrats are fighting to lower prices for you.
Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
March 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
How embarrassing for them. Can’t wait to hear Trump’s “Chickens in every backyard” riff at tomorrow’s speech.
This is not a solution.
Trump’s cabinet is mocking you.
Democrats are fighting to lower prices for you.
This is not a solution.
Trump’s cabinet is mocking you.
Democrats are fighting to lower prices for you.
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Danielle Sassoon’s letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi is what honor, integrity and a commitment to #justice look like—a desperately needed, clarifying reminder of what should be the norm in America. Grateful for this; may it inspire and fortify us all.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Annotated
Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Danielle Sassoon’s letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi is what honor, integrity and a commitment to #justice look like—a desperately needed, clarifying reminder of what should be the norm in America. Grateful for this; may it inspire and fortify us all.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Doge is auditing NASA today.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Doge is auditing NASA today.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA.
It’s a massive conflict of interest.
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Come see @gtconway.bsky.social, @comstockb.bsky.social & Judge Luttig speak at the @principlesfirst.bsky.social Summit in Washington DC from February 22-23!
They'll appear alongside dozens of other leaders from the pro-democracy community for two days of panels, networking, and community-building.
They'll appear alongside dozens of other leaders from the pro-democracy community for two days of panels, networking, and community-building.
January 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Come see @gtconway.bsky.social, @comstockb.bsky.social & Judge Luttig speak at the @principlesfirst.bsky.social Summit in Washington DC from February 22-23!
They'll appear alongside dozens of other leaders from the pro-democracy community for two days of panels, networking, and community-building.
They'll appear alongside dozens of other leaders from the pro-democracy community for two days of panels, networking, and community-building.
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This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 AM
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
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I’m an ex sex crimes prosecutor. I can attest it’s degrading to have a rape kit done. If an alleged victim submitted to one, I knew we had a real rape on our hands when I prosecuted cases.
Fox contributor Leslie Marshallthr tears into the nomination of Pete Hegseth:
“I am a rape victim, and I can tell you there’s a reason one in 10 rapes go unreported…Somebody doesn’t go into the hospital and subject herself to that…as a victim, I believe the victims, and this is a problem for me…”
“I am a rape victim, and I can tell you there’s a reason one in 10 rapes go unreported…Somebody doesn’t go into the hospital and subject herself to that…as a victim, I believe the victims, and this is a problem for me…”
November 25, 2024 at 5:29 AM
I’m an ex sex crimes prosecutor. I can attest it’s degrading to have a rape kit done. If an alleged victim submitted to one, I knew we had a real rape on our hands when I prosecuted cases.
Actually it’s @robertfkennedy.bsky.social who wants to take away the hamburgers and Trump wants him to be HHS Secretary. But the morons like Gorka line up now anyway. (And he’s stuffing every last burger in)
Trump's new counterterrorism czar Seb Gorka once said of Democrats, "They want to take away your hamburgers. This is what Stalin dreamt about but never achieved."
November 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Actually it’s @robertfkennedy.bsky.social who wants to take away the hamburgers and Trump wants him to be HHS Secretary. But the morons like Gorka line up now anyway. (And he’s stuffing every last burger in)
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It will be hard to find someone worse than Matt Gaetz for attorney general. But if anybody can do it, I trust it's the president-elect.
November 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
It will be hard to find someone worse than Matt Gaetz for attorney general. But if anybody can do it, I trust it's the president-elect.
Trump’s unqualified disgraceful picks like Matt Gaetz for AG, Pete Hegseth for Sec Def, and RFK Jr. for HHS - for the largest govt. agencies - show Trump’s putting himself first - not the American people.
November 17, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Trump’s unqualified disgraceful picks like Matt Gaetz for AG, Pete Hegseth for Sec Def, and RFK Jr. for HHS - for the largest govt. agencies - show Trump’s putting himself first - not the American people.