JW
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If the rights of non-citizens are not secure, then the rights of citizens are not secure.
‘Alien Enemies’ or Innocent Men? Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants
The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backg...
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If the rights of non-citizens are not secure, then the rights of citizens are not secure.
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
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So that Trump and Musk can cut taxes for billionaires, Austin-area families will go without 716,000 meals.
Outrageous.
Outrageous.
716,000 meals canceled for Austin-area food bank as federal funding is cut - Austin Monitor
The Central Texas Food Bank is feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s funding cuts after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed more than a billion dollars in funding for programs that ...
www.austinmonitor.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
So that Trump and Musk can cut taxes for billionaires, Austin-area families will go without 716,000 meals.
Outrageous.
Outrageous.
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Damn, this conclusion:
“We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital... This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.”
“We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital... This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.”
April 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Damn, this conclusion:
“We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital... This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.”
“We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital... This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.”
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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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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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“We salute and admire the courage many of you have already exhibited and that will guide all of you as you continue to serve the interests of justice. You’ve responded to ethical challenges of a type no public servant should ever be forced to confront..."
An open letter to career federal prosecutors
Yesterday, I joined more than 900 former federal prosecutors in signing an open letter meant to express support, as best we can, to the remaining career staff who continue to be under ferocious assaul...
harrylitman.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“We salute and admire the courage many of you have already exhibited and that will guide all of you as you continue to serve the interests of justice. You’ve responded to ethical challenges of a type no public servant should ever be forced to confront..."
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In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
Measles outbreak in Texas rises to at least 58 cases — the state's worst in over 30 years
A measles outbreak in Texas has led to 58 confirmed cases, making it the state's worst in over 30 years — and local health officials say additional cases are likely to occur.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
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Canada, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, and Gaza could not immediately be reached for comment
February 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Canada, Greenland, Denmark, Panama, and Gaza could not immediately be reached for comment
If your elected official’s D.C. mailbox is full you can likely leave a message or speak to a staffer at one of the smaller state offices. I have found this to be true for Senator Cornyn and Senator Cruz on a consistent basis.
February 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If your elected official’s D.C. mailbox is full you can likely leave a message or speak to a staffer at one of the smaller state offices. I have found this to be true for Senator Cornyn and Senator Cruz on a consistent basis.
I just left messages for my elected officials regarding the importance of upholding the rule of law. I was dismayed to see so few calls have been made on this topic - especially in light of Trump’s recent post on social media (61,427 calls out of 5,268,352 on 5calls
app).
app).
February 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I just left messages for my elected officials regarding the importance of upholding the rule of law. I was dismayed to see so few calls have been made on this topic - especially in light of Trump’s recent post on social media (61,427 calls out of 5,268,352 on 5calls
app).
app).
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This. Especially Senate Republicans.
The greatest political scandal today is not what Trump is doing. It is the fact that congressional Republicans have given up their role in the constitutional system as a check on the executive branch. If we are in a constitutional crisis, it is as much on Mike Johnson and John Thune as anyone else.
February 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This. Especially Senate Republicans.
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Musk is working on replacing contract workers in the Department of Education with AI chatbots, aiming to use generative AI to handle student and parent inquiries.
February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Musk is working on replacing contract workers in the Department of Education with AI chatbots, aiming to use generative AI to handle student and parent inquiries.
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The extreme MAGA Republican budget will close hospitals, shut down nursing homes and deprive children of healthcare.
There are 215 Democrats in the House who actually want to love and cherish Medicaid, not destroy it.
We only need three House Republicans to join us.
There are 215 Democrats in the House who actually want to love and cherish Medicaid, not destroy it.
We only need three House Republicans to join us.
February 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The extreme MAGA Republican budget will close hospitals, shut down nursing homes and deprive children of healthcare.
There are 215 Democrats in the House who actually want to love and cherish Medicaid, not destroy it.
We only need three House Republicans to join us.
There are 215 Democrats in the House who actually want to love and cherish Medicaid, not destroy it.
We only need three House Republicans to join us.
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Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
February 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
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Elon Musk re-shared a tweet containing Judge John McConnell Jr.’s daughter’s job and financial records on X after the judge ruled against DOGE.
February 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Elon Musk re-shared a tweet containing Judge John McConnell Jr.’s daughter’s job and financial records on X after the judge ruled against DOGE.
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Elon cried out last week that it was illegal to share DOGE staffers’ names online.
February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Elon cried out last week that it was illegal to share DOGE staffers’ names online.
It seems the nation’s safety has been completely disregarded as Trump / Musk dismantle the systems created to protect us from domestic and international threats while demonizing diplomacy.
February 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It seems the nation’s safety has been completely disregarded as Trump / Musk dismantle the systems created to protect us from domestic and international threats while demonizing diplomacy.
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JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
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Let there be unlimited Q&A. If the recipients are in red areas, have it there. Those local Republicans would have to respond.
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Let there be unlimited Q&A. If the recipients are in red areas, have it there. Those local Republicans would have to respond.