@dorothyfranzoni.bsky.social
The Secretary of Defense posted this on his official X account. x.com/PeteHegseth/...
As you consider who to vote for in elections, local, state or national, remember that this is the model of leadership the Republican Party is showcasing to our children.
As you consider who to vote for in elections, local, state or national, remember that this is the model of leadership the Republican Party is showcasing to our children.
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Secretary of Defense posted this on his official X account. x.com/PeteHegseth/...
As you consider who to vote for in elections, local, state or national, remember that this is the model of leadership the Republican Party is showcasing to our children.
As you consider who to vote for in elections, local, state or national, remember that this is the model of leadership the Republican Party is showcasing to our children.
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How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration
History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, a...
www.americanprogress.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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Today we learned that in June the US economy lost jobs for the first time since 2020. We haven’t seen this kind of net job loss since - well, since the last time Trump was in charge.
September 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today we learned that in June the US economy lost jobs for the first time since 2020. We haven’t seen this kind of net job loss since - well, since the last time Trump was in charge.
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🚨 SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 18.
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨 SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 18.
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Here’s a helpful distillation of the psychology of our times . . ..
Truth Beaten Down: The MAGA Playbook of Political Bullying
The lowest form of barbarism is not in what people do to bodies, but what they do to minds. To force others not only to doubt their dignity, but to doubt that they ever had the right to think at all.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Here’s a helpful distillation of the psychology of our times . . ..
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If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
A budget that adds $3.3 trillion to the debt and $55 billion in interest expense? This, when debt is 120% of gross domestic product and U.S. treasuries are no longer rated AAA, due to concerns over our growing debt and interest expense? Fiscal madness!
I vote NO. www.congress.gov/members/find...
I vote NO. www.congress.gov/members/find...
June 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A budget that adds $3.3 trillion to the debt and $55 billion in interest expense? This, when debt is 120% of gross domestic product and U.S. treasuries are no longer rated AAA, due to concerns over our growing debt and interest expense? Fiscal madness!
I vote NO. www.congress.gov/members/find...
I vote NO. www.congress.gov/members/find...
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Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets?
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
June 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets?
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
Here’s the Budget Lab’s graph of the combined distributional effects of the current federal budget bill and the import tariffs. Pretty clear who is benefiting and at whose expense. budgetlab.yale.edu/research/com...
June 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Here’s the Budget Lab’s graph of the combined distributional effects of the current federal budget bill and the import tariffs. Pretty clear who is benefiting and at whose expense. budgetlab.yale.edu/research/com...
Another thoughtful piece from Just Security on the implications of the president’s decision to bomb nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. The first thing they note, possible missile and drone strikes by Iran against U.S. military installations in the Middle East, is happening now.
The Day After U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Policy and Legal Assessment
An expert policy and legal assessment of the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and what comes next.
www.justsecurity.org
June 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Another thoughtful piece from Just Security on the implications of the president’s decision to bomb nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. The first thing they note, possible missile and drone strikes by Iran against U.S. military installations in the Middle East, is happening now.
Breaking my promise to myself not to be snarky about current events. This is just too good and spot- on to pass up. Read the cover letter and op-ed - Enjoy!
Why I'm Sending Issues of 'The Onion' To Every Member Of Congress
The following is an open letter from Global Tetrahedron CEO Bryce P. Tetraeder that was included with each copy of The Onion that was sent to Congress. If you are reading this, you are likely either ...
theonion.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Breaking my promise to myself not to be snarky about current events. This is just too good and spot- on to pass up. Read the cover letter and op-ed - Enjoy!
Here's a great, lawyerly article on the extent of the president's authority to take military action against Iran . . ..
www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-po...
www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-po...
Top Experts' Backgrounder: Military Action Against Iran and US Domestic Law
Experts who advised a president answer basic questions on when action against Iran would be lawful, and what options Congress has to oppose it.
www.justsecurity.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's a great, lawyerly article on the extent of the president's authority to take military action against Iran . . ..
www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-po...
www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-po...
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Ahead of upcoming congressional hearings on #crypto regulation, Graham Steele and @profhilaryallen.bsky.social unpack steps Congress can take now to head off risks to the financial system and the public.
Read more:
www.justsecurity.org/110820/how-c...
Read more:
www.justsecurity.org/110820/how-c...
How Congress Can Stop the Looming Crypto Disaster
Legislative and administrative accommodation of the crypto industry pose fundamental challenges to control over money and credit.
www.justsecurity.org
May 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ahead of upcoming congressional hearings on #crypto regulation, Graham Steele and @profhilaryallen.bsky.social unpack steps Congress can take now to head off risks to the financial system and the public.
Read more:
www.justsecurity.org/110820/how-c...
Read more:
www.justsecurity.org/110820/how-c...
Republicans in Congress believe the majority of voters support violating due process rights owed to all persons who are immigrants.
2026 will be our chance to remove Congress members who advocate for violating the Constitution when they think the majority of voters would be okay with it.
2026 will be our chance to remove Congress members who advocate for violating the Constitution when they think the majority of voters would be okay with it.
May 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Republicans in Congress believe the majority of voters support violating due process rights owed to all persons who are immigrants.
2026 will be our chance to remove Congress members who advocate for violating the Constitution when they think the majority of voters would be okay with it.
2026 will be our chance to remove Congress members who advocate for violating the Constitution when they think the majority of voters would be okay with it.
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Rogue, radical judges indeed!
The ruling "by Judge Rodriguez, A PRESIDENT TRUMP APPOINTEE, amounted to a . . . rejection of the White House’s attempts to transpose the Alien Enemies Act, passed in 1798 [while the US] was threatened by war with France, into . . . modern-day immigration policy."
The ruling "by Judge Rodriguez, A PRESIDENT TRUMP APPOINTEE, amounted to a . . . rejection of the White House’s attempts to transpose the Alien Enemies Act, passed in 1798 [while the US] was threatened by war with France, into . . . modern-day immigration policy."
Texas Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans
The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president’s claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an “inv...
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Rogue, radical judges indeed!
The ruling "by Judge Rodriguez, A PRESIDENT TRUMP APPOINTEE, amounted to a . . . rejection of the White House’s attempts to transpose the Alien Enemies Act, passed in 1798 [while the US] was threatened by war with France, into . . . modern-day immigration policy."
The ruling "by Judge Rodriguez, A PRESIDENT TRUMP APPOINTEE, amounted to a . . . rejection of the White House’s attempts to transpose the Alien Enemies Act, passed in 1798 [while the US] was threatened by war with France, into . . . modern-day immigration policy."
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We can’t slow down. Commit to fighting these attacks on the courts that are nothing but efforts to make Trump a dictator.
Start by visiting Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and signing, and then spread the word about these outrageous actions!
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/p...
Start by visiting Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and signing, and then spread the word about these outrageous actions!
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/p...
Lawyers for the Rule of Law
Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We can’t slow down. Commit to fighting these attacks on the courts that are nothing but efforts to make Trump a dictator.
Start by visiting Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and signing, and then spread the word about these outrageous actions!
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/p...
Start by visiting Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and signing, and then spread the word about these outrageous actions!
www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/p...
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Lawyers are signing from everywhere! From solo firms to judges' chambers to law school faculties to corporations to nonprofits to BigLaw to government agencies. The bars of 38 states, DC, and PR so far.
Go to Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and sign! Attend Law Day at a federal courthouse near you!
Go to Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and sign! Attend Law Day at a federal courthouse near you!
May 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Lawyers are signing from everywhere! From solo firms to judges' chambers to law school faculties to corporations to nonprofits to BigLaw to government agencies. The bars of 38 states, DC, and PR so far.
Go to Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and sign! Attend Law Day at a federal courthouse near you!
Go to Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com and sign! Attend Law Day at a federal courthouse near you!
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Here's your daily reminder to send the Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com link to everyone you know to get attorneys to visit and sign. 😄
We have added signatories from the bars of Connecticut and Minnesota, so we now have members from 35 states, DC, and Puerto Rico!!
#DefendtheConstitution #HonorYourOath
We have added signatories from the bars of Connecticut and Minnesota, so we now have members from 35 states, DC, and Puerto Rico!!
#DefendtheConstitution #HonorYourOath
Lawyers for the Rule of Law
Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Here's your daily reminder to send the Lawyers4theRuleofLaw.com link to everyone you know to get attorneys to visit and sign. 😄
We have added signatories from the bars of Connecticut and Minnesota, so we now have members from 35 states, DC, and Puerto Rico!!
#DefendtheConstitution #HonorYourOath
We have added signatories from the bars of Connecticut and Minnesota, so we now have members from 35 states, DC, and Puerto Rico!!
#DefendtheConstitution #HonorYourOath
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NEW: In a SCATHING decision, Judge Briones of the Western District of Texas absolutely SAVAGED the government over this case, tearing to shreds ICE’s hearsay “evidence” that this husband and wife were in Tren de Aragua as “completely and wholly unsubstantiated” — and ordered their immediate release!
April 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
NEW: In a SCATHING decision, Judge Briones of the Western District of Texas absolutely SAVAGED the government over this case, tearing to shreds ICE’s hearsay “evidence” that this husband and wife were in Tren de Aragua as “completely and wholly unsubstantiated” — and ordered their immediate release!
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Ohhhh this is GOOD! Love her!!
Stop letting others define you. You know who you are. Own it.
April 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Ohhhh this is GOOD! Love her!!
An excellent summary of due process rights of immigrants in the U.S.
What Due Process Was Owed to Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
And to the 277 other migrants now imprisoned in El Salvador?
open.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
An excellent summary of due process rights of immigrants in the U.S.
To the attorneys in the U.S. who, regardless of political views, agree that the President and the Executive branch must respect the rule of law and the authority of the Judicial branch to provide a check on the Executive, please sign on to and share the statement in this link.
Lawyers for the Rule of Law
lawyers4theruleoflaw.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
To the attorneys in the U.S. who, regardless of political views, agree that the President and the Executive branch must respect the rule of law and the authority of the Judicial branch to provide a check on the Executive, please sign on to and share the statement in this link.