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Sean Hecker, Kilmar's attorney, once hailed how much courage it took Kilmar to challenge what DOJ/DHS is doing to him. That stuck with me. Kilmar Abrego is just some guy, vulnerable in a way most of us are not.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
"Today’s ruling is a powerful affirmation that the rule of law still matters," Sandoval-Moshenberg said. "The Court made … clear that the govt cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority, and that every agency involved must now comply fully and promptly with the Court’s directives."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from ICE custody following judge's order
Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sean Hecker, Kilmar's attorney, once hailed how much courage it took Kilmar to challenge what DOJ/DHS is doing to him. That stuck with me. Kilmar Abrego is just some guy, vulnerable in a way most of us are not.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
But he has taken on Trump and ... thus far at least, prevailed.
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Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
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one of the worst days of the crumbling Trump presidency: loses In indiana, loses in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, loses in Tish James grand jury, loses in House vote to override union busting EO, and FBI embarrassed in inability to answer basic questions about ANTIFA (which is not an organization)
December 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
one of the worst days of the crumbling Trump presidency: loses In indiana, loses in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, loses in Tish James grand jury, loses in House vote to override union busting EO, and FBI embarrassed in inability to answer basic questions about ANTIFA (which is not an organization)
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The Indiana GOP's new congressional gerrymander failed by a vote of 31-19.
21 Republicans joined the 10 Democrats in voting no.
21 Republicans joined the 10 Democrats in voting no.
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Indiana GOP's new congressional gerrymander failed by a vote of 31-19.
21 Republicans joined the 10 Democrats in voting no.
21 Republicans joined the 10 Democrats in voting no.
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They're still up against the clock on this. Even if all the signatures appeared today, there's still a seven legislative day wait before it ripens, and then it has to be offered, AND THEN leadership has two days to bring up for a floor vote.
There's only 6 legislative days left this year.
There's only 6 legislative days left this year.
Significant development in the last 24 hours. Vulnerable Republicans have avoided the discharge petition all year to extend ACA money. But now, with Speaker Johnson digging in against this, a group of Rs are defying him by threatening to team up with Dems and force it to a vote.
Another discharge petition to extend ACA funds: Kiggans-Gottheimer bill for a 2 year extension plus tweaks to the money. 9 House Republicans have signed on so far. clerk.house.gov/DischargePet...
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They're still up against the clock on this. Even if all the signatures appeared today, there's still a seven legislative day wait before it ripens, and then it has to be offered, AND THEN leadership has two days to bring up for a floor vote.
There's only 6 legislative days left this year.
There's only 6 legislative days left this year.
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Support from Trump administration officials played a crucial role in the release of Andrew Tate from Romania, where he is accused of rape and coercing women into pornography, a New York Times investigation found.
How Andrew Tate, Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking, Was Freed
Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted powerful figures on the American right, from Tucker Carlson to Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Support from Trump administration officials played a crucial role in the release of Andrew Tate from Romania, where he is accused of rape and coercing women into pornography, a New York Times investigation found.
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This week, Senate Republicans gave LIFETIME judicial appointments to more anti-abortion fanatics who support fetal personhood—the dangerous idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a pregnant woman.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This week, Senate Republicans gave LIFETIME judicial appointments to more anti-abortion fanatics who support fetal personhood—the dangerous idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a pregnant woman.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
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The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
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“We knew very well what we were electing” isn’t a defense of Trump’s actions. It’s an admission of your complicity.
CURTIS: All of us need to wake up every morning & say, 'what am I doing to make immigrants feel welcome' regardless of an individual says
BASH: But he's not just an individual. He's the president calling an entire community garbage
C: We knew very well what we were electing. We wanted a disrupter
BASH: But he's not just an individual. He's the president calling an entire community garbage
C: We knew very well what we were electing. We wanted a disrupter
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“We knew very well what we were electing” isn’t a defense of Trump’s actions. It’s an admission of your complicity.
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The government doing this to anyone is bad. The government doing this to one of the country's leading scholars of criminal law and procedure is bad too, but also just confoundingly stupid
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The government doing this to anyone is bad. The government doing this to one of the country's leading scholars of criminal law and procedure is bad too, but also just confoundingly stupid
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Notably, the judge rules that the government likely violated Richman's Fourth Amendment rights by digging around through his data as part of the effort to build a case against Comey
December 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Notably, the judge rules that the government likely violated Richman's Fourth Amendment rights by digging around through his data as part of the effort to build a case against Comey
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BREAKING: Judge orders key evidence in (dismissed) Comey case put off limits to prosecutors. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (Clinton) grants TRO requested by Comey lawyer/adviser Dan Richman re his data. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for TRO – #10 in RICHMAN v. United States (D.D.C., 1:25-mc-00170) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting in part and deferring in part the Petitioner's 9 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 12/06/2025. (lcckk1) (Entered: 12/06/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
BREAKING: Judge orders key evidence in (dismissed) Comey case put off limits to prosecutors. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (Clinton) grants TRO requested by Comey lawyer/adviser Dan Richman re his data. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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🚨Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list" of Americans who may be extremists, per signed memo leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
LEAK: FBI List of “Extremists” Is Coming, Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🚨Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list" of Americans who may be extremists, per signed memo leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat because they were on an internal list of military targets, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers, according to multiple sources.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
nbcnews.to
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat because they were on an internal list of military targets, the commander overseeing the operation told lawmakers, according to multiple sources.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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As the Supreme Court lets Texas use its new map, the Florida GOP looks to squeeze three more seats, the Editorial Board writes.
"These gerrymandering gambits are about nothing more than trying to pad their party’s numbers in Congress. They are undemocratic power grabs."
"These gerrymandering gambits are about nothing more than trying to pad their party’s numbers in Congress. They are undemocratic power grabs."
Opinion | The gerrymandering doom cycle gets more ridiculous
As the Supreme Court lets Texas use its new map, the Florida GOP looks to squeeze three more seats.
wapo.st
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
As the Supreme Court lets Texas use its new map, the Florida GOP looks to squeeze three more seats, the Editorial Board writes.
"These gerrymandering gambits are about nothing more than trying to pad their party’s numbers in Congress. They are undemocratic power grabs."
"These gerrymandering gambits are about nothing more than trying to pad their party’s numbers in Congress. They are undemocratic power grabs."
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday." #NationalParks www.sfgate.com/national-par...
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday." #NationalParks www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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We just released a major report over @rooseveltinstitute.org about this! Check it out: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt Institute
Bilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform domi...
rooseveltinstitute.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We just released a major report over @rooseveltinstitute.org about this! Check it out: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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"Silicon Valley’s Authoritarian Tech Right is not theorizing this world. They are already building it. The pipelines are operational. The feedback loops are functioning. The sovereignty transfers are completing."
authoritarian-stack.info
What do you make of this, where does Kirill fit in this chart
What do you make of this, where does Kirill fit in this chart
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Silicon Valley’s Authoritarian Tech Right is not theorizing this world. They are already building it. The pipelines are operational. The feedback loops are functioning. The sovereignty transfers are completing."
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Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A reminder: Gregory Bovino may be gone and a bunch of his men aren't here anymore but Border Patrol is still in Chicagoland, randomly stopping folks at Home Depots and chasing people through the snow.
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A reminder: Gregory Bovino may be gone and a bunch of his men aren't here anymore but Border Patrol is still in Chicagoland, randomly stopping folks at Home Depots and chasing people through the snow.
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*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
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BREAKING: The Indiana House votes 57-41 to advance a Trump-approved congressional map that could eliminate both of the state’s Democratic districts. The map now heads to the state Senate, which is expected to take it up when it convenes Monday.
Indiana House Passes Trump Gerrymander, Sending Map to Uncertain Senate Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
BREAKING: The Indiana House votes 57-41 to advance a Trump-approved congressional map that could eliminate both of the state’s Democratic districts. The map now heads to the state Senate, which is expected to take it up when it convenes Monday.