Constance Newman
@conbnewman.bsky.social
Ag economist, feminist, Democrat, lover of all the arts…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
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NEW: The DOJ will potentially treat opponents of Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo. The move appears to represent the department’s first attempt to implement Trump’s calls to target left-wing activists and others who protest his policies.
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Today’s case is different than the deployments in California, Oregon and Illinois, because Trump controls the DC National Guard
However, the judge noted that “Congress has given the District rights to govern itself. Those rights are infringed upon” once Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard
However, the judge noted that “Congress has given the District rights to govern itself. Those rights are infringed upon” once Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Today’s case is different than the deployments in California, Oregon and Illinois, because Trump controls the DC National Guard
However, the judge noted that “Congress has given the District rights to govern itself. Those rights are infringed upon” once Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard
However, the judge noted that “Congress has given the District rights to govern itself. Those rights are infringed upon” once Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard
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Your sole purpose is to impose your extremist agenda and unravel the Republic. Go back into your cave, Voldemort.
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Your sole purpose is to impose your extremist agenda and unravel the Republic. Go back into your cave, Voldemort.
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Remember this the next time you have flight delays: the Biden plan would have forced airlines to give passengers “between $200 and nearly $775 for delays ranging from three hours to over nine hours, along with guaranteed meals and lodging”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Remember this the next time you have flight delays: the Biden plan would have forced airlines to give passengers “between $200 and nearly $775 for delays ranging from three hours to over nine hours, along with guaranteed meals and lodging”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.
What is wrong with these magats
NEW: Trump now says he will not pay food stamps in November, even though his admin told a court yesterday it would make partial payments. The benefits are once again in jeopardy, as officials are back at court, seeking to force the release of full aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Cities and Nonprofits Return to Court, Seeking Full Food Stamp Payments
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What is wrong with these magats
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"The reason so many in the Republican Party are freaking out about their phone records before and during Jan 6th is that they know the insurrection was a coordinated attack involving all levels of the Republican Party," Stuart Stevens wrote on X.
www.rawstory.com/gop-26742525...
www.rawstory.com/gop-26742525...
Ex-Republican makes stunning claim behind GOP's big 'freak out' over phone records
A prominent former Republican strategist made a stunning claim on Thursday about the party's latest "freak out" over subpoenaed phone records.President Donald Trump's Department of Justice recently re...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"The reason so many in the Republican Party are freaking out about their phone records before and during Jan 6th is that they know the insurrection was a coordinated attack involving all levels of the Republican Party," Stuart Stevens wrote on X.
www.rawstory.com/gop-26742525...
www.rawstory.com/gop-26742525...
Excellent: anti-corruption is the unifying issue
Fantastic article explaining why candidates can no longer outrun their party.
@leedrutman.bsky.social is absolutely right, electoral reform is needed to break the two party doom loop and he has a clear plan. In the short run, Dems can break out of the left-right frame by running on anti-corruption.
@leedrutman.bsky.social is absolutely right, electoral reform is needed to break the two party doom loop and he has a clear plan. In the short run, Dems can break out of the left-right frame by running on anti-corruption.
I jump into the moderation debate. I agree with @adambonica.bsky.social and @gelliottmorris.com on the methodology, but I want to draw attention to a bigger issue. The collapse of candidate effects generally.
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Excellent: anti-corruption is the unifying issue
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The Trump admin has the money to keep SNAP running — they’re just refusing to use it.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Trump admin has the money to keep SNAP running — they’re just refusing to use it.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
There’s no excuse for playing politics with people’s ability to eat.
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Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.
Another big reason to worry about Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS News
Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.
www.motherjones.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.
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did anything else happen pandemic-wise during Biden's term. was there a gigantic free vaccine rollout for example. or universal free tests. or an eviction moratorium and workplace vaccine mandate that both got shot down by SCOTUS. I guess we'll never know
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
did anything else happen pandemic-wise during Biden's term. was there a gigantic free vaccine rollout for example. or universal free tests. or an eviction moratorium and workplace vaccine mandate that both got shot down by SCOTUS. I guess we'll never know
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May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
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It appears Americans going hungry does not qualify as an emergency for President Trump.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It appears Americans going hungry does not qualify as an emergency for President Trump.
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
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Despite Trump’s attempts to put women across California at risk, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom stepped up to protect access to critical health care for millions.
October 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Despite Trump’s attempts to put women across California at risk, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom stepped up to protect access to critical health care for millions.
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Donald Trump's puppet DOJ has no business screwing around with next month's election.
Sending the feds into California polling places is a deliberate attempt to scare off voters and undermine a fair election.
We will not back down. Californians decide our future — no one else.
Sending the feds into California polling places is a deliberate attempt to scare off voters and undermine a fair election.
We will not back down. Californians decide our future — no one else.
October 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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For an effective tariff rate that's now at about 9%, pass through to consumer prices has been somewhat muted. But if you listen to earnings calls, that's a mirage: Businesses are saying they'll have to keep raising prices to make up for the new costs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
Companies Have Shielded Buyers From Tariffs. But Not for Long.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For an effective tariff rate that's now at about 9%, pass through to consumer prices has been somewhat muted. But if you listen to earnings calls, that's a mirage: Businesses are saying they'll have to keep raising prices to make up for the new costs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
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Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
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This man was part of a coalition of Reagan-era apartheid apologists who opposed U.S. opening talks with the African National Congress which he called a terrorist org. He has been a right wing activist for decades. His son was part of the Jan 6th mob and was convicted (later pardoned by Trump). 1/
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This man was part of a coalition of Reagan-era apartheid apologists who opposed U.S. opening talks with the African National Congress which he called a terrorist org. He has been a right wing activist for decades. His son was part of the Jan 6th mob and was convicted (later pardoned by Trump). 1/
WTAF
Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
WTAF
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However evil you think they are, up that by AT LEAST an order of magnitude.
This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
However evil you think they are, up that by AT LEAST an order of magnitude.