Kathleen Henry
@kathleenhenry.bsky.social
Proud of my family members who served for generations in the federal government keeping us safe. OSI, State Dept., OSI, Army, Army, NPS, Navy, GAO, State. People who disrespect and lie about federal workers' importance are traitors making America unsafe
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Call the Capitol, 202-224-3121, and ask for these leaders - you don't have to be in their districts. Call Mike Johnson, House Speaker; Steve Scalise, House Majority Leader, Tom Emmer, House Majority Whip, John Thune, Senate Majority Leader, Senate John Barrasso, Majority Whip.
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🚨 Announcement from the Stop DOL Cuts coalition 🚨
We have already lost 20% of our staff. If RIFs are announced, we will not be able to fulfill our mission - and we are prepared to let the American people know.
We have already lost 20% of our staff. If RIFs are announced, we will not be able to fulfill our mission - and we are prepared to let the American people know.
July 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨 Announcement from the Stop DOL Cuts coalition 🚨
We have already lost 20% of our staff. If RIFs are announced, we will not be able to fulfill our mission - and we are prepared to let the American people know.
We have already lost 20% of our staff. If RIFs are announced, we will not be able to fulfill our mission - and we are prepared to let the American people know.
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The ICE camps are concentration camps. They should be called concentration camps.
It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.
It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.
July 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The ICE camps are concentration camps. They should be called concentration camps.
It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.
It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.
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Call out news organizations using Trump’s propaganda of “Alligator Alcatraz”
Insist they call it what it is - Florida’s Concentration Camp
@nytimes.com @politico.com @washingtonpost.com @apnews.com
Insist they call it what it is - Florida’s Concentration Camp
@nytimes.com @politico.com @washingtonpost.com @apnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Call out news organizations using Trump’s propaganda of “Alligator Alcatraz”
Insist they call it what it is - Florida’s Concentration Camp
@nytimes.com @politico.com @washingtonpost.com @apnews.com
Insist they call it what it is - Florida’s Concentration Camp
@nytimes.com @politico.com @washingtonpost.com @apnews.com
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Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.
May 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.
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This is the story of a pathological liar who was immunized by the Supreme Court, is drunk on power and thinks a journalist should not confront his obvious lies. It’s all there in a two-minute exchange about an obviously fabricated photo.
www.americaamerica.news/p/trumps-ris...
www.americaamerica.news/p/trumps-ris...
Trump's Rising Hostility to Reality
In an Oval Office interview with Terry Moran of ABC News, Trump clearly expected this journalist—and every viewer—to swallow his lies. This is intolerable.
www.americaamerica.news
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is the story of a pathological liar who was immunized by the Supreme Court, is drunk on power and thinks a journalist should not confront his obvious lies. It’s all there in a two-minute exchange about an obviously fabricated photo.
www.americaamerica.news/p/trumps-ris...
www.americaamerica.news/p/trumps-ris...
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The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
Trump’s Corruption Hits Next Level With Shady $2 Billion Crypto Deal
An investment firm backed by a foreign government just made a massive deal using the Trump family’s crypto firm. The conflicts of interest here are unprecedented.
newrepublic.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
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New in PN: Trump's brain is gone
"Trump’s competence has always left a lot to be desired, but recent interviews show a president who’s no longer capable of even the veneer of mental acuity. Meanwhile, his party behaves like courtiers to a mad king."
"Trump’s competence has always left a lot to be desired, but recent interviews show a president who’s no longer capable of even the veneer of mental acuity. Meanwhile, his party behaves like courtiers to a mad king."
Trump's brain is gone
It really should be a bigger story.
www.publicnotice.co
May 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New in PN: Trump's brain is gone
"Trump’s competence has always left a lot to be desired, but recent interviews show a president who’s no longer capable of even the veneer of mental acuity. Meanwhile, his party behaves like courtiers to a mad king."
"Trump’s competence has always left a lot to be desired, but recent interviews show a president who’s no longer capable of even the veneer of mental acuity. Meanwhile, his party behaves like courtiers to a mad king."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy: DOGE’s Construction of a Surveillance State (Gift Article)
DOGE is rapidly assembling a sprawling monitoring system, the foundation of many authoritarian regimes.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
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Elon Musk may or may not fulfill his promise to step back from DOGE.
But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States.
My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States.
My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy: DOGE’s Construction of a Surveillance State (Gift Article)
DOGE is rapidly assembling a sprawling monitoring system, the foundation of many authoritarian regimes.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Elon Musk may or may not fulfill his promise to step back from DOGE.
But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States.
My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States.
My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
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President Trump’s administration is declaring an excessive number of national emergencies and redrawing the limits of executive power.
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
President Trump’s administration is declaring an excessive number of national emergencies and redrawing the limits of executive power.
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Actually, I’m in error. The Commerce Department numbers are March 31 numbers.
Which means TRUMP STARTED A RECESSION in just TEN WEEKS
Which means TRUMP STARTED A RECESSION in just TEN WEEKS
DONALD TRUMP SINGLE-HANDEDLY DROVE THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO A RECESSION IN JUST THREE MONTHS.
April 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Actually, I’m in error. The Commerce Department numbers are March 31 numbers.
Which means TRUMP STARTED A RECESSION in just TEN WEEKS
Which means TRUMP STARTED A RECESSION in just TEN WEEKS
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It’s day 100. He did this in just three months.
And beyond any shadow of a doubt, *he* did this. No one else.
And beyond any shadow of a doubt, *he* did this. No one else.
It’s hard to imagine that 2Q25 won’t be worse.
Which means the Trump recession has already begun.
Which means the Trump recession has already begun.
US economy goes into reverse from Trump’s abrupt policy shifts | CNN Business
The US economy just had its worst quarter since 2022 as President Donald Trump’s significant policy changes unnerved consumers and businesses.
www.cnn.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It’s day 100. He did this in just three months.
And beyond any shadow of a doubt, *he* did this. No one else.
And beyond any shadow of a doubt, *he* did this. No one else.
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Roughly 50% of the reason I became a Republican was I genuinely believe our national debt is an emergency and a national security risk. But after living some life it is clear to me that Republicans only talk about lowering the debt, they don’t actually do it.
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year
Despite President Trump's promise of cuts, the federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days than the same time period last year.
www.cbsnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Roughly 50% of the reason I became a Republican was I genuinely believe our national debt is an emergency and a national security risk. But after living some life it is clear to me that Republicans only talk about lowering the debt, they don’t actually do it.
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Trump's 100 Days:
-Grocery prices ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Layoffs spiking 205%
-Children with cancer deported
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$26M+ spent on golf
-The world's richest man lining his pockets at our expense
-Grocery prices ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Layoffs spiking 205%
-Children with cancer deported
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$26M+ spent on golf
-The world's richest man lining his pockets at our expense
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump's 100 Days:
-Grocery prices ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Layoffs spiking 205%
-Children with cancer deported
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$26M+ spent on golf
-The world's richest man lining his pockets at our expense
-Grocery prices ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Layoffs spiking 205%
-Children with cancer deported
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$26M+ spent on golf
-The world's richest man lining his pockets at our expense
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The Alien Enemies Act is outdated, dangerous, and utterly discredited. The admin's use of the law is "a flagrant abuse of power." — @lizagoitein.bsky.social and @ebrightyon.bsky.social explain in @theatlantic.com
Trump Is Attempting to Use Wartime Powers in the United States
To serve his deportation agenda, the president is warping an archaic, discredited law.
www.theatlantic.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Alien Enemies Act is outdated, dangerous, and utterly discredited. The admin's use of the law is "a flagrant abuse of power." — @lizagoitein.bsky.social and @ebrightyon.bsky.social explain in @theatlantic.com
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We're about 35 days away from the start of hurricane season, and Donald Trump is gutting the National Weather Service and the NOAA researchers it depends on.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We're about 35 days away from the start of hurricane season, and Donald Trump is gutting the National Weather Service and the NOAA researchers it depends on.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
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The Trump administration sent alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a court’s order barring deportations to third-party countries.
The explanation: The order only applied to the Department of Homeland Security. DoD carried out the deportations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The explanation: The order only applied to the Department of Homeland Security. DoD carried out the deportations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Trump administration sent alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a court’s order barring deportations to third-party countries.
The explanation: The order only applied to the Department of Homeland Security. DoD carried out the deportations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The explanation: The order only applied to the Department of Homeland Security. DoD carried out the deportations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
nyer.cm
April 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
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Can people please stop telling me I'm a dope for just now realizing Trump has dementia? That's now what I'm saying here. I'm saying Wall Street is realizing it, but specifically, that corporate leaders knew already but are only now admitting it.
1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the president is mentally unstable – that he has dementia, probably – and as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in Donald Trump.
April 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Can people please stop telling me I'm a dope for just now realizing Trump has dementia? That's now what I'm saying here. I'm saying Wall Street is realizing it, but specifically, that corporate leaders knew already but are only now admitting it.
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
I just wrote: "Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador"
Astonishing.
Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.
Astonishing.
Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.
Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador
Earlier today, I discussed one of the “sleeper” immigration cases that had largely flown below the radar: D.V.D.
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
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"This week is notable in crossing the milestone of over 200 cases since January 20th. The line was crossed in part due to five new lawsuits filed, including by conservative groups, in response to the administration’s tariffs policies."
April 23 | Stay in the Know with Ryan Goodman on Just Security’s Trump Administration Litigation Tracker
Two overlooked legal defects in the deportations to El Salvador
justsecurity.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"This week is notable in crossing the milestone of over 200 cases since January 20th. The line was crossed in part due to five new lawsuits filed, including by conservative groups, in response to the administration’s tariffs policies."
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BREAKING:
U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency.
🔥🔥🔥
U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency.
🔥🔥🔥
April 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
BREAKING:
U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency.
🔥🔥🔥
U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency.
🔥🔥🔥
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This is as messed up as it sounds.
Illegal. Unconstitutional. Inhumane.
Every Republican in Congress must condemn this madman immediately.
Illegal. Unconstitutional. Inhumane.
Every Republican in Congress must condemn this madman immediately.
April 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is as messed up as it sounds.
Illegal. Unconstitutional. Inhumane.
Every Republican in Congress must condemn this madman immediately.
Illegal. Unconstitutional. Inhumane.
Every Republican in Congress must condemn this madman immediately.