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Always great when the agency in “turmoil” is … {checks notes} … the United States Department of Defense.
April 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Always great when the agency in “turmoil” is … {checks notes} … the United States Department of Defense.
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An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning:
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention
Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.
www.stevevladeck.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning:
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
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I think we are well past that point already. But as I started saying two and a half months ago, the administration will at some juncture openly state that it is defying court orders. And that will happen very soon.
At what point does defying court orders signal to the populace, the government, and the remaining institutions that this needs to be stopped now?
April 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I think we are well past that point already. But as I started saying two and a half months ago, the administration will at some juncture openly state that it is defying court orders. And that will happen very soon.
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April 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books
April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books
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“‘We are all afraid,’ Murkowski said, taking a long pause. ‘It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.’”
‘We are all afraid’: Speaking to Alaska nonprofit leaders, Murkowski gets candid on upheaval in federal government
During a 45-minute discussion, the senator discussed a number of topics, ranging from protests to illegal withholding of funds to widespread anxiety.
www.adn.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“‘We are all afraid,’ Murkowski said, taking a long pause. ‘It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.’”
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Wisconsin:
"An overflow crowd Wednesday night praised commissioners for taking a stance against Trump Administration demands...
"Commissioners echoed the defiance of the public saying they will do all legally possible to protect the privacy of employees and residents."
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
"An overflow crowd Wednesday night praised commissioners for taking a stance against Trump Administration demands...
"Commissioners echoed the defiance of the public saying they will do all legally possible to protect the privacy of employees and residents."
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
Washtenaw County defiant against DHS subpoena
An overflow crowd packed into the Washtenaw County Administrative Building Wednesday night to praise commissioners for taking a stance against the Department of Homeland Security and its demand for em...
www.wemu.org
April 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Wisconsin:
"An overflow crowd Wednesday night praised commissioners for taking a stance against Trump Administration demands...
"Commissioners echoed the defiance of the public saying they will do all legally possible to protect the privacy of employees and residents."
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
"An overflow crowd Wednesday night praised commissioners for taking a stance against Trump Administration demands...
"Commissioners echoed the defiance of the public saying they will do all legally possible to protect the privacy of employees and residents."
www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...
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Silencing the media is next. Just like Russia, China and North Korea.
April 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Silencing the media is next. Just like Russia, China and North Korea.
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Trump is now threatening to stop Harvard from enrolling international students unless they hand over sensitive student data.
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Trump is now threatening to stop Harvard from enrolling international students unless they hand over sensitive student data.
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to President Trump and Congress about how tariffs could harm his business and American families.
How tariffs could impact the availability of baby products
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to Preside...
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to President Trump and Congress about how tariffs could harm his business and American families.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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The only reason we ever became concerned with a “trade deficit” was in the 80s when Japanese car companies were eating American companies lunch.
That’s it.
It’s not meant to be an economic strategy.
I have a trade deficit with Applebees but we’re fine
That’s it.
It’s not meant to be an economic strategy.
I have a trade deficit with Applebees but we’re fine
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The only reason we ever became concerned with a “trade deficit” was in the 80s when Japanese car companies were eating American companies lunch.
That’s it.
It’s not meant to be an economic strategy.
I have a trade deficit with Applebees but we’re fine
That’s it.
It’s not meant to be an economic strategy.
I have a trade deficit with Applebees but we’re fine
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Jimmy Carter’s understanding of human rights extended from FDR and imagined what might well have been an American social-welfare state. This is not a radical vision. It is simply the intersection of political and moral clarity.
April 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Jimmy Carter’s understanding of human rights extended from FDR and imagined what might well have been an American social-welfare state. This is not a radical vision. It is simply the intersection of political and moral clarity.
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And many are outright geniuses, and engage in more productive activity in an hour than RFK Jr. will in his entire life.
Everything about this is wrong. Most people with autism have jobs. Use toilets. Pay taxes. And Speak more clearly than this gravel-throated man.
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
And many are outright geniuses, and engage in more productive activity in an hour than RFK Jr. will in his entire life.
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An excellent resource.
“Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter! I’ll be providing major updates and key takeaways…We are monitoring the status of every case against Trump administration executive actions…”
open.substack.com/pub/justsecu...
“Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter! I’ll be providing major updates and key takeaways…We are monitoring the status of every case against Trump administration executive actions…”
open.substack.com/pub/justsecu...
April 17 | Stay in the Know with Ryan Goodman on Just Security’s Trump Administration Litigation Tracker
Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter!
open.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
An excellent resource.
“Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter! I’ll be providing major updates and key takeaways…We are monitoring the status of every case against Trump administration executive actions…”
open.substack.com/pub/justsecu...
“Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter! I’ll be providing major updates and key takeaways…We are monitoring the status of every case against Trump administration executive actions…”
open.substack.com/pub/justsecu...
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling ov...
theonion.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.
April 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.
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would love to see a volume/time graph on these for the past week
April 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
would love to see a volume/time graph on these for the past week
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For people asking about my Passover email message today, here is a link to a preview and to subscribe. newsletters.democracydocket.com/why-this-nig...
April 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For people asking about my Passover email message today, here is a link to a preview and to subscribe. newsletters.democracydocket.com/why-this-nig...
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Great local coverage from WFMJ on Tim Walz's huge event in Republican Congressman Mike Rulli's district in Youngstown Ohio last night:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6a...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Holds Town Hall
YouTube video by WFMJ
www.youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great local coverage from WFMJ on Tim Walz's huge event in Republican Congressman Mike Rulli's district in Youngstown Ohio last night:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6a...