Mary Hines
@greenmage1376.bsky.social
Gardener, lawyer, happy-go-luckier.
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"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
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March 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."
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A strong statement from the head of Voice of America, who points out that Trump‘s move to silence this important journalistic entity will help the tyrannical governments of Russia, China, Iran, and other repressive states. This is not America First; this is the abandonment of democracy.
March 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A strong statement from the head of Voice of America, who points out that Trump‘s move to silence this important journalistic entity will help the tyrannical governments of Russia, China, Iran, and other repressive states. This is not America First; this is the abandonment of democracy.
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This is resistance.
Former NFL Kicker Arrested At City Council Meeting After Slamming 'Nazi' MAGA Movement
Now that's resistance.
www.comicsands.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is resistance.
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"You cannot A-B test what happens when you dissolve USAID. Maybe you save a lot of money for two years or five years or twenty years, and the decision looks efficient. But then a crisis erupts." "Efficiency" does not straightforwardly apply to government.
‘Government Efficiency’ Is a Myth
DOGE isn’t about “efficiency.” It’s about vandalism.
www.thebulwark.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"You cannot A-B test what happens when you dissolve USAID. Maybe you save a lot of money for two years or five years or twenty years, and the decision looks efficient. But then a crisis erupts." "Efficiency" does not straightforwardly apply to government.
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
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"Maybe we don’t need all those employees currently working at the National Nuclear Security Administration? Maybe we need more? Maybe their duties should be reorganized in some way or another? I don’t know. Neither does DOGE." www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-t...
Breaking Things Faster Than You Can Read About It
Plus: Where have all the Democrats gone?
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February 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"Maybe we don’t need all those employees currently working at the National Nuclear Security Administration? Maybe we need more? Maybe their duties should be reorganized in some way or another? I don’t know. Neither does DOGE." www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-t...
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A federal judge in Rhode Island said Trump admin are violating a court order by not releasing federal funds and threatened contempt. @marcelias.bsky.social explains why this is good news for democracy.
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A federal judge in Rhode Island said Trump admin are violating a court order by not releasing federal funds and threatened contempt. @marcelias.bsky.social explains why this is good news for democracy.
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVzF...
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27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration's policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches.
27 religious groups sue administration over immigration enforcement policy
27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration's policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration's policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches.
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In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation.
Pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology
In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisi...
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation.
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The belief that the law no longer matters is deeply damaging, if for no other reason than that it is strategically foolish to concede that the rule of law is a fiction. This is a pretty basic first principle of a republic.
Under Trump, Laws Are Just Vibes
The administration’s dangerous attack on scientific funding is part of a pattern of illegality and abuse.
www.thebulwark.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The belief that the law no longer matters is deeply damaging, if for no other reason than that it is strategically foolish to concede that the rule of law is a fiction. This is a pretty basic first principle of a republic.
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We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits
February 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits
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The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to cover the cost of preventative health treatments such as cancer screenings.
Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx
Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx
January 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to cover the cost of preventative health treatments such as cancer screenings.
Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx
Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx
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"Imagine if Zuckerberg oriented Meta towards Trump the way Musk oriented Twitter/X toward Biden/Harris/Democrats. But of course, that’s unthinkable."
*Why* is it like this?
*Why* is it like this?
Mark Zuckerberg Is a Surrender Monkey
Capitulation is contagious.
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January 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Imagine if Zuckerberg oriented Meta towards Trump the way Musk oriented Twitter/X toward Biden/Harris/Democrats. But of course, that’s unthinkable."
*Why* is it like this?
*Why* is it like this?
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January 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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At the time, everyone, including Republicans, understood how bad it was. Then, brick by brick, they built a foundation of lies to justify doing what they know, deep down, to be wrong. Trump betrayed the country. And so do they.
January 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
At the time, everyone, including Republicans, understood how bad it was. Then, brick by brick, they built a foundation of lies to justify doing what they know, deep down, to be wrong. Trump betrayed the country. And so do they.
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"The loathing is easily understandable. Politicians don’t like scrutiny. But one senses in addition to the hatred and the loathing, there’s an element of fear." Even more important, then.
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/release-ja...
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/release-ja...
Release Jack Smith’s Report
The outgoing administration shouldn’t play along with the whitewashing of January 6th.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"The loathing is easily understandable. Politicians don’t like scrutiny. But one senses in addition to the hatred and the loathing, there’s an element of fear." Even more important, then.
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/release-ja...
Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/release-ja...
Trump isn't draining the swamp, he's filling it with swamp creatures.
Trump names Tom Barrack as US ambassador to Turkey.
Barrack was indicted for being an unregistered foreign agent for UAE (later acquitted) and has deep ties to Gulf monarchies.
In 2010, he acquired $70 million of Jared Kushner’s debt to “reduce his obligations.”
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Barrack was indicted for being an unregistered foreign agent for UAE (later acquitted) and has deep ties to Gulf monarchies.
In 2010, he acquired $70 million of Jared Kushner’s debt to “reduce his obligations.”
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Trump taps private equity executive Tom Barrack as ambassador to Turkey
Tom Barrack was indicted, and later acquitted, on charges of being an unregistered agent for the United Arab Emirates
www.politico.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Trump isn't draining the swamp, he's filling it with swamp creatures.
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Trump announces that billionaires no longer have to comply with environmental regulations
December 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Trump announces that billionaires no longer have to comply with environmental regulations
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If we all find 100 posts to like every day, engagement and good will on @bsky.app grows exponentially.
Is it worth a few minutes to make the platform stronger ?
Is it worth a few minutes to make the platform stronger ?
December 10, 2024 at 2:11 PM
If we all find 100 posts to like every day, engagement and good will on @bsky.app grows exponentially.
Is it worth a few minutes to make the platform stronger ?
Is it worth a few minutes to make the platform stronger ?
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In the Situation, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social writes that Senate Republicans' willingness to push back on Trump's nominations "is directionally promising, and it’s something to build on—if, that is, Republican senators want to build on it."
The Situation: Advice and Consent Doesn’t Mean Adjourn and Appoint
Is the Senate beginning to assert itself?
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December 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
In the Situation, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social writes that Senate Republicans' willingness to push back on Trump's nominations "is directionally promising, and it’s something to build on—if, that is, Republican senators want to build on it."
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Now, more than ever, we need our states to continue to lead the climate and clean energy fight.
Our latest #CleanEnergyForAll report highlights the biggest victories at the state-level in 2024.
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Our latest #CleanEnergyForAll report highlights the biggest victories at the state-level in 2024.
Check it out 👇
Clean Energy Success in the States: 2024 Report
31 states made exciting clean energy progress in 2024 led by LCV's state affiliates!
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December 10, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Now, more than ever, we need our states to continue to lead the climate and clean energy fight.
Our latest #CleanEnergyForAll report highlights the biggest victories at the state-level in 2024.
Check it out 👇
Our latest #CleanEnergyForAll report highlights the biggest victories at the state-level in 2024.
Check it out 👇
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It isn’t that Kennedy is merely misinformed—though he is. It’s that he’s an active agent of misinformation. That’s a character problem.
RFK Jr. Is a One-Man Plague
It’s not just that he’s misinformed. It’s the way his mind works that’s dangerous.
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December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
It isn’t that Kennedy is merely misinformed—though he is. It’s that he’s an active agent of misinformation. That’s a character problem.
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Dems/media condemning Joe for pardoning Hunter right after a psycho who has spent 4 years ranting that he was going to go after him is the most toxic kind of phony virtue signaling imaginable. Don’t forget to pat yourselves on the back from your perches on the moral high ground.
December 2, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Dems/media condemning Joe for pardoning Hunter right after a psycho who has spent 4 years ranting that he was going to go after him is the most toxic kind of phony virtue signaling imaginable. Don’t forget to pat yourselves on the back from your perches on the moral high ground.
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The FBI has made about 1500 arrests of January 6 rioters and criminals. About 1000 or so have been sentenced. And the guy Trump wants to put in charge of the FBI has pushed fact-free conspiracy theories about 1/6 and has provided financial support to some of the rioters.
I did a deep dive into Kash Patel back when I was at MSNBC, in case you’re interested. He’s a deeply strange and alarming and sycophantic figure (do you all know about the children’s book?)
Meet The Man Representing Trump Over Missing Classified Documents | The Mehdi Hasan Show
YouTube video by MSNBC
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December 1, 2024 at 2:04 AM
The FBI has made about 1500 arrests of January 6 rioters and criminals. About 1000 or so have been sentenced. And the guy Trump wants to put in charge of the FBI has pushed fact-free conspiracy theories about 1/6 and has provided financial support to some of the rioters.
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That the attorney general could be someone who *kidnapped a dog* isn't a thing I imagined
Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to return a St. Bernard she adopted from a rescue shelter to the family it belonged to.
www.businessinsider.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:07 AM
That the attorney general could be someone who *kidnapped a dog* isn't a thing I imagined