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A masterful, definitive brief from @judgeluttig.bsky.social on every illegal & unconstitutional action undertaken by Trump in the first 100 days. And a sober truth about Trump’s intention to defy even SCOTUS. Print this one out.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
www.theatlantic.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A masterful, definitive brief from @judgeluttig.bsky.social on every illegal & unconstitutional action undertaken by Trump in the first 100 days. And a sober truth about Trump’s intention to defy even SCOTUS. Print this one out.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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This is VERY dangerous.
Breaking: Eighth Circuit, on 2-1 Vote Holds Private Plaintiffs Cannot Enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through a Section 1983 Action, a Ruling Which if Applied Nationally Would Devastate Voting Rights Act Enforcement in the United States electionlawblog.org?p=149897
Breaking: Eighth Circuit, on 2-1 Vote Holds Private Plaintiffs Cannot Enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through a Section 1983 Action, a Ruling Which if Applied Nationally Would Devastate Vot...
The Eighth Circuit had earlier reached the remarkably wrong conclusion that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act contains no private right of action (meaning that only the U.S. Department of Justice, an...
electionlawblog.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is VERY dangerous.
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Trump’s unjust firing of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden once again shows his fear of intelligent, educated, & powerful women.
As the first woman and Black person to lead the world’s largest library, Dr. Hayden made history—and she still inspires.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
As the first woman and Black person to lead the world’s largest library, Dr. Hayden made history—and she still inspires.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is fired by Trump
Hayden was the first woman and first African American to hold the post.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump’s unjust firing of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden once again shows his fear of intelligent, educated, & powerful women.
As the first woman and Black person to lead the world’s largest library, Dr. Hayden made history—and she still inspires.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
As the first woman and Black person to lead the world’s largest library, Dr. Hayden made history—and she still inspires.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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If you pay attention to just one thing tonight, make it this
WATCH: @aoc.bsky.social explains how the Republican bill will:
- Gut Medicaid
- Increase premiums for private health insurance
- Force rural hospitals to close
All to give a giant tax handout to billionaires.
- Gut Medicaid
- Increase premiums for private health insurance
- Force rural hospitals to close
All to give a giant tax handout to billionaires.
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you pay attention to just one thing tonight, make it this
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You can read my article about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
Don't Mess with Librarians!
What Trump is really up to with the Library of Congress
open.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You can read my article about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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JUST IN: NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety
NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
JUST IN: NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
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Trump fires head of Library of Congress, New York Times reports reut.rs/4keZwCP
Trump fires head of Library of Congress, New York Times reports
U.S President Donald Trump's administration has fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing a spokesperson for the organization.
reut.rs
May 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump fires head of Library of Congress, New York Times reports reut.rs/4keZwCP
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🚨BREAKING VIDEO: In a scathing ruling, a panel of three federal judges struck down Alabama’s 2023 congressional map as a violation of both the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Paige and I explain. youtu.be/IlCtcyh1QnU
Paige and I explain. youtu.be/IlCtcyh1QnU
BREAKING: Trump Judges Strike Down Alabama Congressional Map for Violating VRA
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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May 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🚨BREAKING VIDEO: In a scathing ruling, a panel of three federal judges struck down Alabama’s 2023 congressional map as a violation of both the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Paige and I explain. youtu.be/IlCtcyh1QnU
Paige and I explain. youtu.be/IlCtcyh1QnU
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So that all can read, I am gifting today’s NYT piece on the lawless presidency of the 45th President of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency (Gift Article)
A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So that all can read, I am gifting today’s NYT piece on the lawless presidency of the 45th President of the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
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ICYMI: We analyzed the first 100 days of Trump’s 2nd term through the 6 tactics of the authoritarian playbook. While it’s both true that the authoritarian movement is stumbling badly & it's making alarming progress, we also know our fate is not sealed.
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/day-100-wh...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/day-100-wh...
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
ICYMI: We analyzed the first 100 days of Trump’s 2nd term through the 6 tactics of the authoritarian playbook. While it’s both true that the authoritarian movement is stumbling badly & it's making alarming progress, we also know our fate is not sealed.
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/day-100-wh...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/day-100-wh...
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Normal use of data:
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civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
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#StopTheSteal of our data
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civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
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#StopTheSteal of our data
#usDemocracy
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May 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Normal use of data:
ash.harvard.edu/resources/un...
civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
What can you do? action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org/signup/doge-...
raskin.house.gov/doge-and-the...
#StopTheSteal of our data
#usDemocracy
#Demvoice1
ash.harvard.edu/resources/un...
civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
What can you do? action.aclu.org/send-message...
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raskin.house.gov/doge-and-the...
#StopTheSteal of our data
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Brilliant.
Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border..
Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind
Reporter: Oh I could
Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind
Reporter: Oh I could
May 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Brilliant.
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A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked the Trump administration from effectively dismantling three small agencies: Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
May 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked the Trump administration from effectively dismantling three small agencies: Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) does not plan to appeal a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump from adding a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form, according to a court filing made Monday by plaintiffs in the case.🥳
DOJ Won’t Appeal Judge’s Order Against Trump’s Anti-Voting Decree
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) does not plan to appeal a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump from adding a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form, according to a court filing made Monday by plaintiffs in the case.🥳
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Emily Feiner was forcibly removed from GOP Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall after she asked her so-called "moderate" congressman to stand up to Donald Trump's authoritarian power grab.
There's a great pushback happening across the entire country — even in Republican held districts.
There's a great pushback happening across the entire country — even in Republican held districts.
May 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Emily Feiner was forcibly removed from GOP Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall after she asked her so-called "moderate" congressman to stand up to Donald Trump's authoritarian power grab.
There's a great pushback happening across the entire country — even in Republican held districts.
There's a great pushback happening across the entire country — even in Republican held districts.
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U.S. intelligence agencies have undermined the rationale deployed by the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law - the Alien Enemies Act, to rapidly deport Venezuelan men to a notorious prison in El Salvador, according to a newly released memo. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
US intel memo undercuts Trump claims about Venezuelan gang
The administration said Tren de Aragua amounted to a threat by a hostile nation. Intelligence agencies determined otherwise.
www.politico.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
U.S. intelligence agencies have undermined the rationale deployed by the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law - the Alien Enemies Act, to rapidly deport Venezuelan men to a notorious prison in El Salvador, according to a newly released memo. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.
Be square and get to the root of it! Celebrate Square Root Day today!
Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.
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President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.
Trump restricts funding for 'gain of function' research — calling it dangerous
President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.
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I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
May 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
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Today, U.S. Department of Education will resume collecting on defaulted student loans.
It sounds hard to believe, but college used to be free.
This is the real story behind skyrocketing student debt. (Spoiler: It has a lot to do with Ronald Reagan)
It sounds hard to believe, but college used to be free.
This is the real story behind skyrocketing student debt. (Spoiler: It has a lot to do with Ronald Reagan)
The Real Story Behind Skyrocketing Student Debt | Robert Reich
Heather McGhee, Co-Chair of Color of Change, and Ian Haney Lopez, author of "Dog Whistle Politics", explain how racism h
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May 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today, U.S. Department of Education will resume collecting on defaulted student loans.
It sounds hard to believe, but college used to be free.
This is the real story behind skyrocketing student debt. (Spoiler: It has a lot to do with Ronald Reagan)
It sounds hard to believe, but college used to be free.
This is the real story behind skyrocketing student debt. (Spoiler: It has a lot to do with Ronald Reagan)
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Simply disgraceful.
And un-American.
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
And un-American.
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations.
www.propublica.org
May 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Simply disgraceful.
And un-American.
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
And un-American.
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison
The Trump regime rounded up many of the Venezuelan men two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.
(Gift article)
wapo.st/4jHQfDn
The Trump regime rounded up many of the Venezuelan men two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.
(Gift article)
wapo.st/4jHQfDn
May 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison
The Trump regime rounded up many of the Venezuelan men two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.
(Gift article)
wapo.st/4jHQfDn
The Trump regime rounded up many of the Venezuelan men two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.
(Gift article)
wapo.st/4jHQfDn
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Well, I’m a lawyer, so let me give it a shot.
May 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Well, I’m a lawyer, so let me give it a shot.
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I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. The threats have changed since then, but its commitment has not.
It will never bow down. It will never compromise. It will never will never obey.
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It will never bow down. It will never compromise. It will never will never obey.
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May 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. The threats have changed since then, but its commitment has not.
It will never bow down. It will never compromise. It will never will never obey.
Sign-up now to support.
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It will never bow down. It will never compromise. It will never will never obey.
Sign-up now to support.
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