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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
🚨 United States v. Benson
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February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
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The nation already owes you a great deal, Marc.
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The nation already owes you a great deal, Marc.
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Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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I'll be honest, I don't expect fair elections for the midterms. But I'm going to push for voting anyway because we can't just hand this country over to them. We've got to fight to the bitter end to restore Democracy in this country.
February 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I'll be honest, I don't expect fair elections for the midterms. But I'm going to push for voting anyway because we can't just hand this country over to them. We've got to fight to the bitter end to restore Democracy in this country.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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I think not enough white people are taking the voting rights issues seriously enough. They are killing people and then offering to stop killing if the state gives up the voter registration data. This should be setting off massive alarms for EVERYONE. (I’m looking at you, white people.)
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I think not enough white people are taking the voting rights issues seriously enough. They are killing people and then offering to stop killing if the state gives up the voter registration data. This should be setting off massive alarms for EVERYONE. (I’m looking at you, white people.)
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As we await Senate action on the remaining spending bills, remember that Susan Collins could make a difference by stripping out DHS from the rest of the government funding bills. But she won't because she is just as MAGA as the rest of them.
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
As we await Senate action on the remaining spending bills, remember that Susan Collins could make a difference by stripping out DHS from the rest of the government funding bills. But she won't because she is just as MAGA as the rest of them.
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if Tom "Cava Bag" Homan is your emergency crisis comms guy, you're fucked
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
if Tom "Cava Bag" Homan is your emergency crisis comms guy, you're fucked
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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Republican politicians who think that Minneapolis is a political problem are missing the point. It is a moral problem. But they are in so deep that they cannot see just how morally bankrupt they have become. They do not understand that we are as revulsed by their complicity as by Trump's cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Republican politicians who think that Minneapolis is a political problem are missing the point. It is a moral problem. But they are in so deep that they cannot see just how morally bankrupt they have become. They do not understand that we are as revulsed by their complicity as by Trump's cruelty.
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I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
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Bondi's letter—essentially offering to stop attacking and murdering citizens in Minnesota in exchange for the state's voter rolls—shows what Trump, Miller et al. are really after:
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bondi's letter—essentially offering to stop attacking and murdering citizens in Minnesota in exchange for the state's voter rolls—shows what Trump, Miller et al. are really after:
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
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This lawless administration is now operating under the “what are you gonna do about it” doctrine. A John Roberts creation.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This lawless administration is now operating under the “what are you gonna do about it” doctrine. A John Roberts creation.
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WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
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Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
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ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
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IRAQ WAR VETERAN: “I wouldn’t do that in a war. There are no rules of engagement I’ve ever had that would justify shooting someone in that situation… and he shot an American citizen. This should scare the shit out of everyone.”
(From Louis Laurant)
(From Louis Laurant)
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 AM
IRAQ WAR VETERAN: “I wouldn’t do that in a war. There are no rules of engagement I’ve ever had that would justify shooting someone in that situation… and he shot an American citizen. This should scare the shit out of everyone.”
(From Louis Laurant)
(From Louis Laurant)
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Religious Faith becomes harmful when it leads people to perceive those who do not share their beliefs as morally inferior or less deserving of dignity.
Religions often inspire a harmful sense of superiority.
Until that changes, I'll spread all the criticism religion deserves.
No offence intended.
Religions often inspire a harmful sense of superiority.
Until that changes, I'll spread all the criticism religion deserves.
No offence intended.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Religious Faith becomes harmful when it leads people to perceive those who do not share their beliefs as morally inferior or less deserving of dignity.
Religions often inspire a harmful sense of superiority.
Until that changes, I'll spread all the criticism religion deserves.
No offence intended.
Religions often inspire a harmful sense of superiority.
Until that changes, I'll spread all the criticism religion deserves.
No offence intended.
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They keep showing us who they are.
Murdering our citizens for peacefully exercising their rights, ignoring our laws, gaslighting us for demanding justice…
They think their brutality will cower us into silence.
Into obeisance.
They clearly don’t know who we are.
They will.
Murdering our citizens for peacefully exercising their rights, ignoring our laws, gaslighting us for demanding justice…
They think their brutality will cower us into silence.
Into obeisance.
They clearly don’t know who we are.
They will.
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 AM
They keep showing us who they are.
Murdering our citizens for peacefully exercising their rights, ignoring our laws, gaslighting us for demanding justice…
They think their brutality will cower us into silence.
Into obeisance.
They clearly don’t know who we are.
They will.
Murdering our citizens for peacefully exercising their rights, ignoring our laws, gaslighting us for demanding justice…
They think their brutality will cower us into silence.
Into obeisance.
They clearly don’t know who we are.
They will.
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No praying at school, please!
School prayer is not EDUCATION, but INDOCTRINATION.
Prayer is a violation of a child's right to Freedom of thought!
School prayer is not EDUCATION, but INDOCTRINATION.
Prayer is a violation of a child's right to Freedom of thought!
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
No praying at school, please!
School prayer is not EDUCATION, but INDOCTRINATION.
Prayer is a violation of a child's right to Freedom of thought!
School prayer is not EDUCATION, but INDOCTRINATION.
Prayer is a violation of a child's right to Freedom of thought!
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FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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206 House Democrats voted to shut down DHS today. 7 Democrats voted to fund it.
That’s like 3% of democrats. Easily fixable. No need to abandon the party over 3%.
However, 100% of ICE sucks. Abolish ICE.
That’s like 3% of democrats. Easily fixable. No need to abandon the party over 3%.
However, 100% of ICE sucks. Abolish ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 AM
206 House Democrats voted to shut down DHS today. 7 Democrats voted to fund it.
That’s like 3% of democrats. Easily fixable. No need to abandon the party over 3%.
However, 100% of ICE sucks. Abolish ICE.
That’s like 3% of democrats. Easily fixable. No need to abandon the party over 3%.
However, 100% of ICE sucks. Abolish ICE.