Dean Richards
@deanrichards909.bsky.social
Fmr. VP ACLU. We are living in dark times.
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2/ The White House proposes millions in FBI cuts, shifts agents to immigration enforcement, and may move CI authority outside DOJ, raising risks to national security and civil liberties. All of this creates dangerous gaps in the U.S. ability to detect, disrupt, and deter foreign intel operations.
December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
2/ The White House proposes millions in FBI cuts, shifts agents to immigration enforcement, and may move CI authority outside DOJ, raising risks to national security and civil liberties. All of this creates dangerous gaps in the U.S. ability to detect, disrupt, and deter foreign intel operations.
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Trump took his “stolen election” claims to more than 60 courts. Judges—Republican, Democratic, and Trump-appointed alike—found no credible evidence of fraud. Every case failed. Repeating a lie doesn’t make it true. #holdfast #getsmart #steadystate
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump took his “stolen election” claims to more than 60 courts. Judges—Republican, Democratic, and Trump-appointed alike—found no credible evidence of fraud. Every case failed. Repeating a lie doesn’t make it true. #holdfast #getsmart #steadystate
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Look what I found when I went digging in some digital archives for Dr. Seuss political cartoons! I love archives so much. 🥰
December 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Look what I found when I went digging in some digital archives for Dr. Seuss political cartoons! I love archives so much. 🥰
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Y'all have the files. 🤷 YOU SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED.‼️💥‼️💥
You should, however, be worried about the 1000 folks you had trying to erase all the republicans from them.
You should, however, be worried about the 1000 folks you had trying to erase all the republicans from them.
December 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Y'all have the files. 🤷 YOU SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED.‼️💥‼️💥
You should, however, be worried about the 1000 folks you had trying to erase all the republicans from them.
You should, however, be worried about the 1000 folks you had trying to erase all the republicans from them.
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Well said, sir. Maybe you can help your GOP fellow members, including Trump, of course, understand this concept. They might listen to you...
Rand Paul on mid-decade redistricting: "I think it's gonna lead to more civic tension & possibly more violence in our country. Think about it: if 35% of Texas is solidly Democrat & they have 0 representation, how does that make Democrats feel? I think it makes them feel they're not represented"
December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Well said, sir. Maybe you can help your GOP fellow members, including Trump, of course, understand this concept. They might listen to you...
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A familiar pattern. Trump's sycophants only cherry-pick positive news to show him because they are afraid to show him the truth, providing rocket fuel to his natural predisposition to lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/atru...
BRENNAN: The president said 'prices are coming down tremendously.' But the latest data shows the consumer price index up 3% year over year. What data is he looking at?
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
HASSETT: He went through the individual items that we've already made a bunch of progress on
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A familiar pattern. Trump's sycophants only cherry-pick positive news to show him because they are afraid to show him the truth, providing rocket fuel to his natural predisposition to lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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It’s been 13 years since the lives of 20 first-graders were taken at Sandy Hook.
Yet Republicans still refuse to pass the commonsense gun safety laws that would keep other families from living this nightmare.
Our kids cannot continue suffering from their inaction.
We must keep the pressure on.
Yet Republicans still refuse to pass the commonsense gun safety laws that would keep other families from living this nightmare.
Our kids cannot continue suffering from their inaction.
We must keep the pressure on.
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It’s been 13 years since the lives of 20 first-graders were taken at Sandy Hook.
Yet Republicans still refuse to pass the commonsense gun safety laws that would keep other families from living this nightmare.
Our kids cannot continue suffering from their inaction.
We must keep the pressure on.
Yet Republicans still refuse to pass the commonsense gun safety laws that would keep other families from living this nightmare.
Our kids cannot continue suffering from their inaction.
We must keep the pressure on.
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Pirates of the Caribbean 2025
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Pirates of the Caribbean 2025
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We documented dozens of cases of brutality — including physical and sexual abuse from guards — that show a humanitarian disaster unfolding at the Fort Bliss military base, where ICE is operating its largest detention center.
President Trump’s mass detention expansion is inhumane and dangerous.
President Trump’s mass detention expansion is inhumane and dangerous.
Immigrants Detained at Fort Bliss in Texas Report Abuse and Inhumane Conditions
Detained people at largest immigration detention facility in the country report accounts of physical and sexual abuse.
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We documented dozens of cases of brutality — including physical and sexual abuse from guards — that show a humanitarian disaster unfolding at the Fort Bliss military base, where ICE is operating its largest detention center.
President Trump’s mass detention expansion is inhumane and dangerous.
President Trump’s mass detention expansion is inhumane and dangerous.
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President Trump's lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean are cold-blooded murder. We need to know how his administration is claiming to justify them.
Tell Congress: Transparency and accountability can't wait.
Tell Congress: Transparency and accountability can't wait.
Tell Congress: Stop President Trump's illegal boat strikes
Since September, the Trump administration has murdered nearly 90 people in international waters, ordering over 20 lethal strikes on civilian boats near Venezuela. Congress must conduct oversight and call for an end to this illegal bombing campaign.
action.aclu.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
President Trump's lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean are cold-blooded murder. We need to know how his administration is claiming to justify them.
Tell Congress: Transparency and accountability can't wait.
Tell Congress: Transparency and accountability can't wait.
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The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
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Surprise! Happy holidays!
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
History Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Surprise! Happy holidays!
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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Trump pointing to Xi Jinping’s “one vote” as a model of unity is an autocratic benchmark. Our Constitution deliberately rejects rule by decree. Democracy isn’t slow because it’s broken; it’s slow because power is shared.
#holdfast
#holdfast
Trump: "We have to be unified. China is unified because they have one vote -- that's President Xi. He says 'do it' and that's the end of that. We have a different system."
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Trump pointing to Xi Jinping’s “one vote” as a model of unity is an autocratic benchmark. Our Constitution deliberately rejects rule by decree. Democracy isn’t slow because it’s broken; it’s slow because power is shared.
#holdfast
#holdfast
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After NYS Young Republicans club was disbanded for praising Hitler, the NYC Young Republican club chapter is rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany’s Nazi-cosplaying AfD party.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chair, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
After NYS Young Republicans club was disbanded for praising Hitler, the NYC Young Republican club chapter is rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany’s Nazi-cosplaying AfD party.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
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Congressman Dan Goldman grills Kristi Noem about asylum seekers. Once again, we have people who hate immigrants so much they will do and say anything simply because they don’t want them here. I’m tired of the gaslighting!
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Congressman Dan Goldman grills Kristi Noem about asylum seekers. Once again, we have people who hate immigrants so much they will do and say anything simply because they don’t want them here. I’m tired of the gaslighting!