@consider-this.bsky.social
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis: “As defendants acknowledge, they had no legal authority to arrest him, no justification to detain him, and no grounds to send him to El Salvador."
Her description: "Wholly lawless." Pretty accurate description of Trump 2.0.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Her description: "Wholly lawless." Pretty accurate description of Trump 2.0.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'
Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Salvadoran national who has never been charged or convicted of any crime, was detained by immigration agents and deported last month.
apnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis: “As defendants acknowledge, they had no legal authority to arrest him, no justification to detain him, and no grounds to send him to El Salvador."
Her description: "Wholly lawless." Pretty accurate description of Trump 2.0.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Her description: "Wholly lawless." Pretty accurate description of Trump 2.0.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Haste makes waste.
Isn't DOGE supposed to root out waste and chainsaw it into the dumpster?
DOGE must butcher itself.
Buh bye, Elon.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Isn't DOGE supposed to root out waste and chainsaw it into the dumpster?
DOGE must butcher itself.
Buh bye, Elon.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk team issued inaccurate USAID firing notices, must send correct versions, say sources
The Department of Government Efficiency "did this so quickly that they screwed lots of stuff up," said a U.S. official, who requested anonymity.
www.reuters.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Haste makes waste.
Isn't DOGE supposed to root out waste and chainsaw it into the dumpster?
DOGE must butcher itself.
Buh bye, Elon.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Isn't DOGE supposed to root out waste and chainsaw it into the dumpster?
DOGE must butcher itself.
Buh bye, Elon.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Touting his qualifications to be US Attorney for DC, Ed Martin gave 2 high profile J6 cases he lost. Too, he said he has no experience in court cases that were "tried to verdict, judgment or final decision" as sole or chief counsel.
Would you hire this man?
www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-mart...
Would you hire this man?
www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-mart...
Trump nominee to be D.C.'s top prosecutor touts legal work for Jan. 6 rioters in Senate questionnaire
D.C. U.S. attorney nominee Ed Martin, in a Senate questionnaire, highlighted his litigation work for two Jan. 6 defendants.
www.cbsnews.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Touting his qualifications to be US Attorney for DC, Ed Martin gave 2 high profile J6 cases he lost. Too, he said he has no experience in court cases that were "tried to verdict, judgment or final decision" as sole or chief counsel.
Would you hire this man?
www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-mart...
Would you hire this man?
www.cbsnews.com/news/ed-mart...
MAGA's slash & burn destruction of the gov't has never been about waste & abuse. It's always been about bringing Project 2025 to life: protecting the wealthy; corporations; & male, Christian, white supremacists.
Everyone else: women, minorities, the poor be damned.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Everyone else: women, minorities, the poor be damned.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
HHS cuts staff in charge of helping 6M Americans keep utilities on
The entire federal staff that helps 6.2 million Americans keep their utilities on has been axed by HHS, making it a cruel summer if temperatures rise.
www.usatoday.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
MAGA's slash & burn destruction of the gov't has never been about waste & abuse. It's always been about bringing Project 2025 to life: protecting the wealthy; corporations; & male, Christian, white supremacists.
Everyone else: women, minorities, the poor be damned.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Everyone else: women, minorities, the poor be damned.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Proving the absurdity of confirmation hearings: Before his nomination, Hegseth said women 'straight up' do not belong in combat roles. He reversed himself to win Senate confirmation. Now, he's true to himself again keeping women out of combat roles.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to develop 'sex-neutral' physical fitness standards for combat roles.
www.usatoday.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Proving the absurdity of confirmation hearings: Before his nomination, Hegseth said women 'straight up' do not belong in combat roles. He reversed himself to win Senate confirmation. Now, he's true to himself again keeping women out of combat roles.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump imposed minimum 10% tariffs on 185 nations. Notably absent: Russia, North Korea, Belarus, Cuba.
Estimates of the added cost to average American families are up to $5,000.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Estimates of the added cost to average American families are up to $5,000.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Stocks crater as nations vow to retaliate against Trump's tariffs
U.S. stocks plunged and global stocks slumped after Trump slapped a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the U.S.
www.usatoday.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump imposed minimum 10% tariffs on 185 nations. Notably absent: Russia, North Korea, Belarus, Cuba.
Estimates of the added cost to average American families are up to $5,000.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Estimates of the added cost to average American families are up to $5,000.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
This does my heart good!
Even after Paxton's office did not contest any of the facts in the case, the junkyard dig still claimed it was a "bogus ruling."
Shut up, Mr. Paxton, and open your wallet.
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/04/k...
Even after Paxton's office did not contest any of the facts in the case, the junkyard dig still claimed it was a "bogus ruling."
Shut up, Mr. Paxton, and open your wallet.
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/04/k...
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former aides win $6.6 million in whistleblower case
Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling” that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption.
www.texastribune.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This does my heart good!
Even after Paxton's office did not contest any of the facts in the case, the junkyard dig still claimed it was a "bogus ruling."
Shut up, Mr. Paxton, and open your wallet.
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/04/k...
Even after Paxton's office did not contest any of the facts in the case, the junkyard dig still claimed it was a "bogus ruling."
Shut up, Mr. Paxton, and open your wallet.
www.texastribune.org/2025/04/04/k...
“That’s like letting a burglar break into your house, steal your TV, and have the court say well, there’s no TV to adjudicate, so I can’t do anything about it,”
www.wired.com/story/judge-...
www.wired.com/story/judge-...
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free
It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.
www.wired.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“That’s like letting a burglar break into your house, steal your TV, and have the court say well, there’s no TV to adjudicate, so I can’t do anything about it,”
www.wired.com/story/judge-...
www.wired.com/story/judge-...
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This is what corruption looks like.
March 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is what corruption looks like.
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Tell me again how Convicted Felon Donald Trump and Republicans want to protect women. 🤬
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #FuckTrump
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #FuckTrump
The Trump administration abruptly pulled funding last week for a research grant meant to protect pregnant women from domestic violence because it was categorized as a “DEI” study.
Trump Admin Pulls Research Funding To Protect Pregnant Women From Domestic Violence
Homicide by an abusive partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. – and researchers are gutted by the sudden cuts.
www.huffpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tell me again how Convicted Felon Donald Trump and Republicans want to protect women. 🤬
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #FuckTrump
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #FuckTrump
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#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
The death of women by domestic violence during pregnancy is not a NIH research priority.
I thought maybe it was a Doge team mistake to cancel the research grant.
No, it was a conscious decision by NIH leadership because they considered the research DEI!
The death of women by domestic violence during pregnancy is not a NIH research priority.
I thought maybe it was a Doge team mistake to cancel the research grant.
No, it was a conscious decision by NIH leadership because they considered the research DEI!
March 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
The death of women by domestic violence during pregnancy is not a NIH research priority.
I thought maybe it was a Doge team mistake to cancel the research grant.
No, it was a conscious decision by NIH leadership because they considered the research DEI!
The death of women by domestic violence during pregnancy is not a NIH research priority.
I thought maybe it was a Doge team mistake to cancel the research grant.
No, it was a conscious decision by NIH leadership because they considered the research DEI!
Why have federal laws that specify conditions when an official can be fired--neglect of duty or malfeasance--if a rogue president can ignore the law & fire them at will?
One more nail in the coffin of balance of power. One more brick in the wall of dictatorship.
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
One more nail in the coffin of balance of power. One more brick in the wall of dictatorship.
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
Appeals court clears way for Trump to fire members of labor and workforce protection boards
President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board.
www.cbsnews.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Why have federal laws that specify conditions when an official can be fired--neglect of duty or malfeasance--if a rogue president can ignore the law & fire them at will?
One more nail in the coffin of balance of power. One more brick in the wall of dictatorship.
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
One more nail in the coffin of balance of power. One more brick in the wall of dictatorship.
www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals...
Defendents are alleged to be a "propaganda arm" & "in-house public relations firm for Hamas.
Cheap claims are sensational but must be proven. Where is legal evidence?
Plaintiffs intentionally confuse criticism of Israeli actions with antisemitism. Not the same!
www.reuters.com/world/us/law...
Cheap claims are sensational but must be proven. Where is legal evidence?
Plaintiffs intentionally confuse criticism of Israeli actions with antisemitism. Not the same!
www.reuters.com/world/us/law...
Lawsuit says Palestinian advocates at Columbia University further Hamas' propaganda
Organizers and supporters of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University were sued on Monday in Manhattan federal court for allegedly functioning as Hamas' "propaganda arm" and "in-house public relations firm" in New York City and on campus.
www.reuters.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Defendents are alleged to be a "propaganda arm" & "in-house public relations firm for Hamas.
Cheap claims are sensational but must be proven. Where is legal evidence?
Plaintiffs intentionally confuse criticism of Israeli actions with antisemitism. Not the same!
www.reuters.com/world/us/law...
Cheap claims are sensational but must be proven. Where is legal evidence?
Plaintiffs intentionally confuse criticism of Israeli actions with antisemitism. Not the same!
www.reuters.com/world/us/law...
AG Pam Bondi: “This is an out of control … federal judge trying to control our entire foreign policy."
Entire US foreign policy? Forget Israel & Ukraine, Russia & China.
This judge is doing his job: ensuring an out of control administration's actions are legal.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Entire US foreign policy? Forget Israel & Ukraine, Russia & China.
This judge is doing his job: ensuring an out of control administration's actions are legal.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
AG Pam Bondi: “This is an out of control … federal judge trying to control our entire foreign policy."
Entire US foreign policy? Forget Israel & Ukraine, Russia & China.
This judge is doing his job: ensuring an out of control administration's actions are legal.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Entire US foreign policy? Forget Israel & Ukraine, Russia & China.
This judge is doing his job: ensuring an out of control administration's actions are legal.
thehill.com/regulation/c...
--Attacks on ABC, CBS, WAPO, Atlantic
--Investigations of PBS/NPR (but not Fox)
--Firing & attacking prosecutors working on J6 cases
--Extortion of "liberal" colleges
--Threats against law firms.
But it's conservatives who are persecuted and censored, they say.
How can people believe this?
--Investigations of PBS/NPR (but not Fox)
--Firing & attacking prosecutors working on J6 cases
--Extortion of "liberal" colleges
--Threats against law firms.
But it's conservatives who are persecuted and censored, they say.
How can people believe this?
A come-to-Jesus moment for American lawyers, and for America's most important law firms.
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
The result is an extraordinary threat to constitutional rights of due process and representation and a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
--Attacks on ABC, CBS, WAPO, Atlantic
--Investigations of PBS/NPR (but not Fox)
--Firing & attacking prosecutors working on J6 cases
--Extortion of "liberal" colleges
--Threats against law firms.
But it's conservatives who are persecuted and censored, they say.
How can people believe this?
--Investigations of PBS/NPR (but not Fox)
--Firing & attacking prosecutors working on J6 cases
--Extortion of "liberal" colleges
--Threats against law firms.
But it's conservatives who are persecuted and censored, they say.
How can people believe this?
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Congratulations Pennsylvania Dems!!! Democrat James Malone won a PA state Senate seat last night flipping an R+23 district in a major upset victory over the Republican! In the PA House, Democrat Dan Goughnour won, securing a one-seat Democratic majority in the Pa House! Now, onward to WI & FL 4/1!
March 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Congratulations Pennsylvania Dems!!! Democrat James Malone won a PA state Senate seat last night flipping an R+23 district in a major upset victory over the Republican! In the PA House, Democrat Dan Goughnour won, securing a one-seat Democratic majority in the Pa House! Now, onward to WI & FL 4/1!
Such hypocritical BS. If Democrats did this, R's would be calling for blood.
This is the result of unqualified, incompetent people being rubber-stamped into high office.
BTW, journalists don't have to make up lies about DT; he does a fine job lying all by himself.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
This is the result of unqualified, incompetent people being rubber-stamped into high office.
BTW, journalists don't have to make up lies about DT; he does a fine job lying all by himself.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump calls criticism of Waltz over group chat ‘unfair’
The president brushed aside questions about if anyone would lose their job over the controversy, saying the embattled national security adviser “will continue to do a good job.”
www.politico.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Such hypocritical BS. If Democrats did this, R's would be calling for blood.
This is the result of unqualified, incompetent people being rubber-stamped into high office.
BTW, journalists don't have to make up lies about DT; he does a fine job lying all by himself.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
This is the result of unqualified, incompetent people being rubber-stamped into high office.
BTW, journalists don't have to make up lies about DT; he does a fine job lying all by himself.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
The US military began studying the arctic environment in late 1940s & recognized the threat of climate change to national security.
It found "direct evidence that people’s actions, including burning coal and oil, were changing the composition of the atmosphere."
theconversation.com/the-us-milit...
It found "direct evidence that people’s actions, including burning coal and oil, were changing the composition of the atmosphere."
theconversation.com/the-us-milit...
The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.
theconversation.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The US military began studying the arctic environment in late 1940s & recognized the threat of climate change to national security.
It found "direct evidence that people’s actions, including burning coal and oil, were changing the composition of the atmosphere."
theconversation.com/the-us-milit...
It found "direct evidence that people’s actions, including burning coal and oil, were changing the composition of the atmosphere."
theconversation.com/the-us-milit...
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“I don’t know when it was signed, because I didn’t sign it,” Trump told reporters Friday evening.
So…
(1) Trump is lying & he signed it?
(2) Trump is senile & doesn’t remember signing it?
(3) Trump had Marco Rubio use the autopen to sign it?
www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
So…
(1) Trump is lying & he signed it?
(2) Trump is senile & doesn’t remember signing it?
(3) Trump had Marco Rubio use the autopen to sign it?
www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...
www.cnn.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
“I don’t know when it was signed, because I didn’t sign it,” Trump told reporters Friday evening.
So…
(1) Trump is lying & he signed it?
(2) Trump is senile & doesn’t remember signing it?
(3) Trump had Marco Rubio use the autopen to sign it?
www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
So…
(1) Trump is lying & he signed it?
(2) Trump is senile & doesn’t remember signing it?
(3) Trump had Marco Rubio use the autopen to sign it?
www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...
Sen. Mark Kelly: “A program of this size and complexity requires careful oversight to make sure it doesn’t fall behind or have cost overruns.”
Pres Trump: "We can’t tell you the price.”
Not a good start.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Pres Trump: "We can’t tell you the price.”
Not a good start.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Trump awards Boeing much-needed win with fighter jet contract, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet, known as Next Generation Air Dominance, two sources familiar with the situation said.
www.reuters.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: “A program of this size and complexity requires careful oversight to make sure it doesn’t fall behind or have cost overruns.”
Pres Trump: "We can’t tell you the price.”
Not a good start.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Pres Trump: "We can’t tell you the price.”
Not a good start.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
How can the tiny SBA absorb the huge student loan program & administer it properly after DOGE cut its workforce by 43%?
SBA's record is troubling. During the pandemic it gave $200 B in fraudulent loans.
Handing it $1.8 T in student loans is asking for disaster.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
SBA's record is troubling. During the pandemic it gave $200 B in fraudulent loans.
Handing it $1.8 T in student loans is asking for disaster.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump orders shift on student loan management to Small Business Administration
The Small Business Administration will take over managing student loans, Trump says
www.usatoday.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How can the tiny SBA absorb the huge student loan program & administer it properly after DOGE cut its workforce by 43%?
SBA's record is troubling. During the pandemic it gave $200 B in fraudulent loans.
Handing it $1.8 T in student loans is asking for disaster.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
SBA's record is troubling. During the pandemic it gave $200 B in fraudulent loans.
Handing it $1.8 T in student loans is asking for disaster.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Felon President Trump’s naked attacks on the Judiciary show one thing: the mark of a dictator.
Clearly, only one thing matters, no matter who, what or where, you MUST be loyal to DJT. If not: impeachment or termination.
What's next: prison or a firing squad?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Clearly, only one thing matters, no matter who, what or where, you MUST be loyal to DJT. If not: impeachment or termination.
What's next: prison or a firing squad?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Chief Justice Roberts' rebuke marks growing Trump showdown with judiciary
Chief Justice John Roberts' rebuke of President Donald Trump's call to impeach a judge marks a growing showdown between Trump and the courts.
www.usatoday.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Felon President Trump’s naked attacks on the Judiciary show one thing: the mark of a dictator.
Clearly, only one thing matters, no matter who, what or where, you MUST be loyal to DJT. If not: impeachment or termination.
What's next: prison or a firing squad?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Clearly, only one thing matters, no matter who, what or where, you MUST be loyal to DJT. If not: impeachment or termination.
What's next: prison or a firing squad?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
“Americans deserve to have their Social Security records protected with the utmost integrity and vigilance.” ----Lee Dudek, acting Commissioner of Social Security.
"Utmost integrity" doesn't fit when Musk & his baby DOGE techies have free rein with SSA data.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
"Utmost integrity" doesn't fit when Musk & his baby DOGE techies have free rein with SSA data.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Social Security agency to require in-person or online identity confirmation
To prevent fraud, the Social Security Administration announced it will require applicants and recipients to go through in-person identity checks.
www.usatoday.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Americans deserve to have their Social Security records protected with the utmost integrity and vigilance.” ----Lee Dudek, acting Commissioner of Social Security.
"Utmost integrity" doesn't fit when Musk & his baby DOGE techies have free rein with SSA data.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
"Utmost integrity" doesn't fit when Musk & his baby DOGE techies have free rein with SSA data.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
UPenn is latest in the cross hairs of Trump's extortion campaign against liberal schools.
"You want your money back? You tow our line. You do what we tell you to do."
Ransomware hackers are envious.
apnews.com/article/penn...
"You want your money back? You tow our line. You do what we tell you to do."
Ransomware hackers are envious.
apnews.com/article/penn...
Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer
The Trump administration suspended $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer, Lia Thomas.
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
UPenn is latest in the cross hairs of Trump's extortion campaign against liberal schools.
"You want your money back? You tow our line. You do what we tell you to do."
Ransomware hackers are envious.
apnews.com/article/penn...
"You want your money back? You tow our line. You do what we tell you to do."
Ransomware hackers are envious.
apnews.com/article/penn...