Amanda Lee
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Amanda Lee
@demanda144.bsky.social
It just keeps getting worse “DOJ’s Final Rule and the End of Title VI Disparate Impact” www.us-hc.com/blogs/dojs-f... #civilrights
DOJ’s Final Rule and the End of Title VI Disparate Impact
Disparate impact refers to policies or practices that appear facially neutral, but in application result in disproportionate harm to individuals based  a protected class ( race, religion, color, natio...
www.us-hc.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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I posted Trump’s unhinged screed announcing he’s signed the Epstein files but it contains so many lies that I deleted my post and will just tell you that Trump announced on social media he has signed the Epstein files
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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"One of the things Trump realized by the end of his first term is that he did not have generals with him when it came to backing his claims of a stolen election or firing on Americans. I think he probably feels like he might have been able to hold onto power if he had a more subservient military."
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
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November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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New in PN: Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship

"So far, nothing he's done has prompted a critical mass of Republicans to speak out about his abuses of power. And in his address to military brass, Trump signaled he intends to go much further."
Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship
He's going for it. Who will stop him?
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October 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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This story isn't going away. And it shouldn't. Also, trump is in the Epstein files, which should be released. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Venezuela says none of 11 killed in US boat strike were Tren de Aragua members
Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ amid rising tensions over US military strike on boat in Caribbean
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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"Trump’s biggest vulnerability is only starting to enter public consciousness. While he won by promising to lower costs, his economic 'policies' are so irrational they're driving the US toward stagflation the likes of which hasn't been seen since the 1980s."
Potemkin village populism
Trump thinks he's fooling the public, but he's only deceiving himself.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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New in PN: Republicans are trying to sell a bizarre fantasy on the economy

"As they craft a radical budget bill, they're making claims as absurd as anything Trump offers, all adding up to a fantasy of the future so improbable that to examine it for a moment is to understand how ridiculous it is."
Republicans are trying to sell a bizarre fantasy on the economy
Would you believe we're on the cusp of a miraculous eruption of prosperity unlike anything Americans have experienced before?
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June 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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"On the trail, Trump declared he would deport massive numbers of 'criminal aliens.' When he came into office, however, he faced a problem: The vast majority of undocumented immigrants are law abiding. But he came up with an answer: Create fake crimes and thereby turn the law abiding into criminals."
A felon in the White House is making crime legal
Meanwhile, he's creating fake crimes to punish the law abiding.
www.publicnotice.co
June 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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New in PN: White guy DEI

"Pretending that Hegseth got nominated on merit is ridiculous, but it’s a fiction conservatives have all agreed to adopt. To admit he’s not qualified would mean acknowledging that straight white maleness does not automatically confer expertise."
White guy DEI
Affirmative action, Trumper style.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.
February 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Good job, Maine Governor Janet Mills, for standing up to threats from Donald Trump. He must be held to the law. The man is a nothing more than a playground bully that has cowered all congressional Republicans with his mafia-like behavior.

www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
Governor Mills' Statement on President's Threat to Withhold Education Funding from Maine | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills
Washington D.C. -- Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today regarding the President's threat to withhold Federal education funding from Maine: "If the President attempts to unilateral...
www.maine.gov
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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She absolutely does. She is using this language to appease Trump and excite maga. Things happen so fast, this will be water under the bridge with the next round of EOs.
February 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
#Trump
Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
Denver Public Schools (DPS) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday over its new Trump administration policy allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct raids in schools. The federal lawsuits says the change from previous ICE policy has led to a decrease in attendance and a diversion of resources at the schools.   “DPS has therefore spent significant time and resources implementing policies ensuring student safety and training staff and faculty to effectively respond to encounters with individuals claiming to be conducting immigration enforcement activities on school grounds,” the lawsuit reads.   “Since the enactment of the 2025 Policy, DPS has also been forced to use resources to respond to false reports of ICE activities at schools,” it added.   After President Trump took office, the DHS rescinded a longtime policy that said ICE could not go into schools or hospitals.   Trump has made increased immigration enforcement a central pillar of his second administration, seeking to ramp up both raids and deportations. Last month, Chicago Public Schools had a false report of ICE agents, with officials confusing them with Secret Service agents.   “We will not open our door for ICE, and we are here to protect our children,” said Natasha Ortega, principal of Hamline Elementary in Chicago. There have been no confirmed ICE raids at schools since the policy was changed, but the suit says the policy alone is having a deleterious effect.   “DPS is hindered in fulfilling its mission of providing education and life services to the students who are refraining from attending DPS schools for fear of immigration enforcement actions occurring on DPS school grounds,” the lawsuit says.  Depending on the location of a school district, some have been hesitant to share what their plans are if ICE shows up due to the political environment around the issue. The Hill has reached out to DHS for comment.
thehill.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
February 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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The State Department's "procurement forecast for 2025, which details purchases the agency expects to make, includes $400 million for armored Tesla vehicles."
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”

Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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White House defying court orders, persisting with illegal action, and usurping Congress’ power of the purse, which would effectively end checks and balances. If that’s not a Constitutional crisis, what is?

Sorry, media, but like climate change, Constitutional crisis is out of “some say” territory.
February 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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My senator seems like the only member of his chamber who is expressing the alarm and outrage that this moment requires (and doing a great job on Insta, also). Where is everyone else???
Chris Murphy: "I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly since Watergate. The president is attempting to seize control of power, and for corrupt purposes ... he's trying to crush his opposition ... this is a red alert moment ... our democracy is at risk"
February 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Great point.
February 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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CDC funding delays under Trump affect rape crisis centers : Shots - Health News

www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval
Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Trump revoked Biden’s Security Clearance. Why? Because Biden did it to him. This is pure petty revenge. Ew. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump ends Biden's access to classified information
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was removing his predecessor Joe Biden's access to classified information by revoking his security clearance and stopping his daily intelligence briefings.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM