@lenglish.bsky.social
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Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
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Please read this from @jenrubin.bsky.social. Every sentence is catharsis.
THIS is why the Tapper book feels obscene. Because it has to be squared with the media’s “cover-up” of Trump’s lunacy.
And only one of these threatens our democracy.
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
THIS is why the Tapper book feels obscene. Because it has to be squared with the media’s “cover-up” of Trump’s lunacy.
And only one of these threatens our democracy.
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump and his crew are nuts
It’s time to stop rationalizing the craziness
contrarian.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Please read this from @jenrubin.bsky.social. Every sentence is catharsis.
THIS is why the Tapper book feels obscene. Because it has to be squared with the media’s “cover-up” of Trump’s lunacy.
And only one of these threatens our democracy.
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
THIS is why the Tapper book feels obscene. Because it has to be squared with the media’s “cover-up” of Trump’s lunacy.
And only one of these threatens our democracy.
contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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headline construction masterclass
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
headline construction masterclass
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Stephen Miller on CNN saying that revoking student visas to China will prevent espionage of scientific and technological research from universities. Except they have also halted that research by pulling funding from our universities.
God these people are dumb
God these people are dumb
May 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Stephen Miller on CNN saying that revoking student visas to China will prevent espionage of scientific and technological research from universities. Except they have also halted that research by pulling funding from our universities.
God these people are dumb
God these people are dumb
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Her stats line up with CDC data…
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Her stats line up with CDC data…
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Rahm Emanuel better figure out how to win w/out the Black vote if he’s going to keep using the word “woke” as a weapon against Dems.
That goes for any candidate parroting GOP lines & taking cues from Ron DeSantis. “Woke” is a word rooted in the Black community—it’s not yours to twist into a slur.
That goes for any candidate parroting GOP lines & taking cues from Ron DeSantis. “Woke” is a word rooted in the Black community—it’s not yours to twist into a slur.
May 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Rahm Emanuel better figure out how to win w/out the Black vote if he’s going to keep using the word “woke” as a weapon against Dems.
That goes for any candidate parroting GOP lines & taking cues from Ron DeSantis. “Woke” is a word rooted in the Black community—it’s not yours to twist into a slur.
That goes for any candidate parroting GOP lines & taking cues from Ron DeSantis. “Woke” is a word rooted in the Black community—it’s not yours to twist into a slur.
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A manhunt was underway in northern Arkansas after a former police chief convicted of first-degree murder and rape slipped out of a high-security prison on Sunday, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform. Officials described him as "extremely dangerous."
Manhunt Underway for Former Police Chief Imprisoned for Murder and Rape
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A manhunt was underway in northern Arkansas after a former police chief convicted of first-degree murder and rape slipped out of a high-security prison on Sunday, dressed in a fake law enforcement uniform. Officials described him as "extremely dangerous."
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Paul Weiss has become a symbol for the disgrace of capitulation to Trump. The once proud firm has been ridiculed by Trump, criticized by judges, and has started losing partners.
Now the right-wing is looking to cash the check it wrote to pay off Trump. It may complain, but it will cave.
Now the right-wing is looking to cash the check it wrote to pay off Trump. It may complain, but it will cave.
May 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Paul Weiss has become a symbol for the disgrace of capitulation to Trump. The once proud firm has been ridiculed by Trump, criticized by judges, and has started losing partners.
Now the right-wing is looking to cash the check it wrote to pay off Trump. It may complain, but it will cave.
Now the right-wing is looking to cash the check it wrote to pay off Trump. It may complain, but it will cave.
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I cannot stress enough how much of a Def Con 1 moment this is. Federal judges fear that the President of the United States will stand down security for judges in retaliation for adverse decisions.
This is such a huge story.
This is such a huge story.
This should be seen as evidence of the crisis: federal judges fear that Trump will order U.S. Marshals to stand down on securing the safety of judges whose decision they don’t like. This is just devastating.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
May 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I cannot stress enough how much of a Def Con 1 moment this is. Federal judges fear that the President of the United States will stand down security for judges in retaliation for adverse decisions.
This is such a huge story.
This is such a huge story.
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We make jokes about this sometimes because it’s laughable. But when journalists try to make sense of the nonsensical, rational out of the irrational, and coherence out of the incoherence, they affirmatively do the public interest great harm.
May 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We make jokes about this sometimes because it’s laughable. But when journalists try to make sense of the nonsensical, rational out of the irrational, and coherence out of the incoherence, they affirmatively do the public interest great harm.
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Trump could have spoken about this yesterday to West Point grads - what better place? But instead he talked to them about rich old men getting trophy wives.
May 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Trump could have spoken about this yesterday to West Point grads - what better place? But instead he talked to them about rich old men getting trophy wives.
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A new Florida law sharply limits citizen-led ballot initiatives, threatening fines and criminal charges for petition organizers. Advocates say it’s an effort to silence voters after progressive wins at the ballot box.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...
In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new Florida law sharply limits citizen-led ballot initiatives, threatening fines and criminal charges for petition organizers. Advocates say it’s an effort to silence voters after progressive wins at the ballot box.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...
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This head of Trump’s gestapo just told congress that habeas corpus is Trump’s right to detain you, not your right to challenge it. See where this is going?
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This head of Trump’s gestapo just told congress that habeas corpus is Trump’s right to detain you, not your right to challenge it. See where this is going?
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This should be the end of Noem’s career in public life. It almost certainly won’t be, however, which is itself damning.
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This should be the end of Noem’s career in public life. It almost certainly won’t be, however, which is itself damning.
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I never bought Booker as a POTUS nominee.
Has the wrong energy. Extremely performative. All that grandstanding and then does votes like this.
Where was the filibustering when a critical vote was in the balance?
I, for one, am sick of Dem Senators telling us there is nothing they can do to
Has the wrong energy. Extremely performative. All that grandstanding and then does votes like this.
Where was the filibustering when a critical vote was in the balance?
I, for one, am sick of Dem Senators telling us there is nothing they can do to
Just a few weeks ago people were pitching Cory Booker as a front runner for the 2028 Dem presidential nomination.
Tonight he was the only Senate Dem to vote to confirm Jared Kushner’s convict dad as ambassador to France.
Sheesh.
Tonight he was the only Senate Dem to vote to confirm Jared Kushner’s convict dad as ambassador to France.
Sheesh.
May 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I never bought Booker as a POTUS nominee.
Has the wrong energy. Extremely performative. All that grandstanding and then does votes like this.
Where was the filibustering when a critical vote was in the balance?
I, for one, am sick of Dem Senators telling us there is nothing they can do to
Has the wrong energy. Extremely performative. All that grandstanding and then does votes like this.
Where was the filibustering when a critical vote was in the balance?
I, for one, am sick of Dem Senators telling us there is nothing they can do to
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Donald Trump is on the Hill to demand that House Republicans end Medicaid as we know it in America.
They can all get lost.
They can all get lost.
May 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Donald Trump is on the Hill to demand that House Republicans end Medicaid as we know it in America.
They can all get lost.
They can all get lost.
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Do not compromise with the GOP.
Dismantle the GOP.
Dismantle the GOP.
May 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Do not compromise with the GOP.
Dismantle the GOP.
Dismantle the GOP.
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I am so happy and proud that more people are noticing the great work being done at @abovethelaw.com :)
The Website Where Lawyers Mock ‘Yellow-Bellied’ Firms Bowing to Trump
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I am so happy and proud that more people are noticing the great work being done at @abovethelaw.com :)
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Attorney General Pam Bondi sold $1 million to $5 million worth of shares in President Trump’s media company last month on the same day that he announced expansive tariffs that led to a stock market rout, according to disclosure filings.
Bondi Sold Millions in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Imposed Vast Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi sold $1 million to $5 million worth of shares in President Trump’s media company last month on the same day that he announced expansive tariffs that led to a stock market rout, according to disclosure filings.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Is he talking about women?
May 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Is he talking about women?
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Cognitive decline? What if Biden said “the thing you carry the babies around in”?
Trump on strollers: "All costs are down. Everything is down other than the thing you carry the babies around in."
May 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Cognitive decline? What if Biden said “the thing you carry the babies around in”?
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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
May 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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Duckworth on if she's open to voting to confirm Mike Waltz: "I think everybody on that Signal chain needs to be fired ... he's failing up ... I'm not open to voting for him, no, because he's already demonstrated he's incapable of doing the most basic thing, which is handling classified information."
May 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Duckworth on if she's open to voting to confirm Mike Waltz: "I think everybody on that Signal chain needs to be fired ... he's failing up ... I'm not open to voting for him, no, because he's already demonstrated he's incapable of doing the most basic thing, which is handling classified information."
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Auchincloss on Fox News: "What I'm seeing is a president who is more interested in the valuation of his memecoin than he is about people's 401ks. What I'm seeing is a president who along with Howard Lutnick is self-dealing on crypto instead of worrying about the strength of the US dollar."
May 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Auchincloss on Fox News: "What I'm seeing is a president who is more interested in the valuation of his memecoin than he is about people's 401ks. What I'm seeing is a president who along with Howard Lutnick is self-dealing on crypto instead of worrying about the strength of the US dollar."