Diane Frances
@dflaemmle.bsky.social
Seeking the heart of the matter, the spirit of the law while grounded in reality. Ha! I can try.
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I think we all can sleep better at night knowing the motors in our military drones are now being manufactured by Don Jr’s company in FL.
Hopefully we won’t need them to fly for very long.
Hopefully we won’t need them to fly for very long.
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I think we all can sleep better at night knowing the motors in our military drones are now being manufactured by Don Jr’s company in FL.
Hopefully we won’t need them to fly for very long.
Hopefully we won’t need them to fly for very long.
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Great historical context on the conservative movement. I’d love to know what conservatives think! I miss the days of respectful political debate and the use of persuasive speech and facts weren’t alternative.
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August 23, 2025
“It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future,” President Donald Trump wr...
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August 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great historical context on the conservative movement. I’d love to know what conservatives think! I miss the days of respectful political debate and the use of persuasive speech and facts weren’t alternative.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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THIS!!!
It was a grant from Biden Administration.
But after badgering and threatening CEO, Trump grabs an equity stake as a bribe.
I’m old enough to remember when free market Republicans and Libertarians would have been outraged by this government expropriation (hint - it was 6 months ago).
It was a grant from Biden Administration.
But after badgering and threatening CEO, Trump grabs an equity stake as a bribe.
I’m old enough to remember when free market Republicans and Libertarians would have been outraged by this government expropriation (hint - it was 6 months ago).
Intel is not *selling* equity to the US. It was going to get the money anyway from Biden. Trump demanded this *bribe* in return. Another #BrokenTimes headline parrots Trump's framing.
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/t...
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/t...
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
THIS!!!
It was a grant from Biden Administration.
But after badgering and threatening CEO, Trump grabs an equity stake as a bribe.
I’m old enough to remember when free market Republicans and Libertarians would have been outraged by this government expropriation (hint - it was 6 months ago).
It was a grant from Biden Administration.
But after badgering and threatening CEO, Trump grabs an equity stake as a bribe.
I’m old enough to remember when free market Republicans and Libertarians would have been outraged by this government expropriation (hint - it was 6 months ago).
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I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
August 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
I can barely remember what it was like when I simply trusted that we’d all be protected by our Constitution and the rule of law. If you regret your vote for T, please call your Republican reps and make your voices known. Join those protesting against this regime.
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Diane Fleck (@dianefleck)
We are so far down the road of totalitarianism I can barely remember what it was like when I simply trusted that we’d all be protected by our Constitution and the rule of law. I cannot believe those t...
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August 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I can barely remember what it was like when I simply trusted that we’d all be protected by our Constitution and the rule of law. If you regret your vote for T, please call your Republican reps and make your voices known. Join those protesting against this regime.
substack.com/@dianefleck/...
substack.com/@dianefleck/...
“…Trump told an audience of evangelical Christians that if they voted for him in November, “in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote."”
Now he’s calling on states to rig their elections just like Texas.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Now he’s calling on states to rig their elections just like Texas.
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August 21, 2025
Yesterday, Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives approved a new map redrawing congressional districts to switch five seats from Democratic control to Republican.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“…Trump told an audience of evangelical Christians that if they voted for him in November, “in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote."”
Now he’s calling on states to rig their elections just like Texas.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Now he’s calling on states to rig their elections just like Texas.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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—You don't have to be Catholic (I'm not) to be buoyed by last week's news at the Vatican.
—You don't have to be Episcopalian (how I was raised) to be buoyed by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in National Cathedral on Jan 21. And by US Episcopal leadership this week:
religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...
—You don't have to be Episcopalian (how I was raised) to be buoyed by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in National Cathedral on Jan 21. And by US Episcopal leadership this week:
religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, ends partnership with US government
(RNS) — 'In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,' the p...
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May 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
—You don't have to be Catholic (I'm not) to be buoyed by last week's news at the Vatican.
—You don't have to be Episcopalian (how I was raised) to be buoyed by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in National Cathedral on Jan 21. And by US Episcopal leadership this week:
religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...
—You don't have to be Episcopalian (how I was raised) to be buoyed by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in National Cathedral on Jan 21. And by US Episcopal leadership this week:
religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...
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This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it
May 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it
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No one ever thinks it will be them, until they’re the ones without due process
A new Times/Sienna poll finds that 21% of Republicans (and 10% of all voters) think the president should be able to send *U.S. citizens* to prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
April 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
No one ever thinks it will be them, until they’re the ones without due process
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I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
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Columbia staff receive texts asking if they're Jewish, as government hunts antisemitic harassment on campus
Barnard employees received the text as Columbia University students plan a new tent encampment to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
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April 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
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🚨 BREAKING: Senator Cory Booker and Leader Hakeem Jeffries have begun a sit-in at the United States Capitol to protest Republican Medicaid cuts, Wisconsin tells employees to limit cooperation with ICE, and more.
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BREAKING: Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Begin Sit-In at the Capitol
Senator Cory Booker and Leader Hakeem Jeffries have begun a sit-in at the United States Capitol to protest Republican Medicaid cuts, Wisconsin tells employees to limit cooperation with ICE, and more
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April 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Senator Cory Booker and Leader Hakeem Jeffries have begun a sit-in at the United States Capitol to protest Republican Medicaid cuts, Wisconsin tells employees to limit cooperation with ICE, and more.
open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
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Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
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Five Harvard students or recent graduates had their visas revoked, apparently for exercising their constitutionally-protected right to free expression.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked | News | The Harvard Crimson
Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine activism, according...
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April 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Five Harvard students or recent graduates had their visas revoked, apparently for exercising their constitutionally-protected right to free expression.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This Is Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
April 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
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German businesses heard a similar pitch in 1940.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice director wants to run deportations like ‘Amazon Prime for human beings’
Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
German businesses heard a similar pitch in 1940.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Not joking: as of today Donald Trump is the absolute greatest destroyer of wealth the country has ever had
April 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Not joking: as of today Donald Trump is the absolute greatest destroyer of wealth the country has ever had
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Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
April 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
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This is a longer "Week Ahead" piece than usual, but I hope you'll read it—I parse the details in two big deportation cases that come to a head this week. If you like analysis at the intersection of law & politics, sign up for my newsletter while you're there! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
April 6, 2025
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April 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is a longer "Week Ahead" piece than usual, but I hope you'll read it—I parse the details in two big deportation cases that come to a head this week. If you like analysis at the intersection of law & politics, sign up for my newsletter while you're there! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Don’t be overwhelmed
Just do #OneThing each day to
Build community
Stand up against evil
Love your neighbor
Serve the oppressed
Show compassion
Advance justice
Defend democracy
Spread joy
Today=not one but two art parties
Just do #OneThing each day to
Build community
Stand up against evil
Love your neighbor
Serve the oppressed
Show compassion
Advance justice
Defend democracy
Spread joy
Today=not one but two art parties
April 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Don’t be overwhelmed
Just do #OneThing each day to
Build community
Stand up against evil
Love your neighbor
Serve the oppressed
Show compassion
Advance justice
Defend democracy
Spread joy
Today=not one but two art parties
Just do #OneThing each day to
Build community
Stand up against evil
Love your neighbor
Serve the oppressed
Show compassion
Advance justice
Defend democracy
Spread joy
Today=not one but two art parties