Mary Ann Carman
@macarman.bsky.social
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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🇺🇸 both sides forever 🇺🇸
April 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
🇺🇸 both sides forever 🇺🇸
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Imagine going back to tell your 2015 self that in ten years you'd be anxiously watching the results of an off year Wisconsin Supreme Court race because the world's richest man spent $25 million trying to buy the seat after giving a Hitler salute at an inaugural event for Republican President Trump.
April 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Imagine going back to tell your 2015 self that in ten years you'd be anxiously watching the results of an off year Wisconsin Supreme Court race because the world's richest man spent $25 million trying to buy the seat after giving a Hitler salute at an inaugural event for Republican President Trump.
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Diversity initiatives were meant to overcome the old patterns of nepotism, so I guess it makes sense that the enemies of diversity are big fans of nepotism.
Why is Pete Hegseth bringing his wife to top security meetings and hiring his brother at the Pentagon? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth’s wife reportedly attended meetings with foreign defense officials
Defense secretary, already under fire for chat group blunder, faces new scrutiny for having wife in high-level meetings
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Diversity initiatives were meant to overcome the old patterns of nepotism, so I guess it makes sense that the enemies of diversity are big fans of nepotism.
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"Hegseth ... brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed."
Including "a high-level discussion at the Pentagon" with most senior UK military counterparts.
-Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Including "a high-level discussion at the Pentagon" with most senior UK military counterparts.
-Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials
The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under criticism after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.
www.wsj.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Hegseth ... brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed."
Including "a high-level discussion at the Pentagon" with most senior UK military counterparts.
-Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Including "a high-level discussion at the Pentagon" with most senior UK military counterparts.
-Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Dress Code
open.substack.com/pub/zezvaz/p...
open.substack.com/pub/zezvaz/p...
Dress Code
Dress Code Drama at the Oval Office
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Dress Code
open.substack.com/pub/zezvaz/p...
open.substack.com/pub/zezvaz/p...
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Trump White House staffers were seen loading around 15 boxes of documents onto the rear of Air Force One.
Team Trump says the boxes contain the classified documents the FBI seized from Trump's Florida home in 2022.
Team Trump says the boxes contain the classified documents the FBI seized from Trump's Florida home in 2022.
March 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump White House staffers were seen loading around 15 boxes of documents onto the rear of Air Force One.
Team Trump says the boxes contain the classified documents the FBI seized from Trump's Florida home in 2022.
Team Trump says the boxes contain the classified documents the FBI seized from Trump's Florida home in 2022.
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The words of Esteban González Pons
“Europe is not a market, it is the will to live together. Leaving Europe is not leaving a market, it is leaving shared dreams. We can have a common market, but if we do not have common dreams, we have nothing. 1/2
“Europe is not a market, it is the will to live together. Leaving Europe is not leaving a market, it is leaving shared dreams. We can have a common market, but if we do not have common dreams, we have nothing. 1/2
November 19, 2024 at 10:18 PM
The words of Esteban González Pons
“Europe is not a market, it is the will to live together. Leaving Europe is not leaving a market, it is leaving shared dreams. We can have a common market, but if we do not have common dreams, we have nothing. 1/2
“Europe is not a market, it is the will to live together. Leaving Europe is not leaving a market, it is leaving shared dreams. We can have a common market, but if we do not have common dreams, we have nothing. 1/2
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With news Trump is "preparing to invoke" Alien Enemies Act
STRONG recommendation is this analysis by @ilyasomin.bsky.social
Spells out:
- Flawed legal foundation
- Unintended "dangers"
- Why courts may well get involved (corrects other experts' views on how "political question doctrine" works)
STRONG recommendation is this analysis by @ilyasomin.bsky.social
Spells out:
- Flawed legal foundation
- Unintended "dangers"
- Why courts may well get involved (corrects other experts' views on how "political question doctrine" works)
The “Invasion” Executive Order and Its Dangerous Implications
Immigration expert analyzes Trump's "invasion" Executive Order and how it could expand federal and state powers, enabling detention without trial and unauthorized war.
www.justsecurity.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
With news Trump is "preparing to invoke" Alien Enemies Act
STRONG recommendation is this analysis by @ilyasomin.bsky.social
Spells out:
- Flawed legal foundation
- Unintended "dangers"
- Why courts may well get involved (corrects other experts' views on how "political question doctrine" works)
STRONG recommendation is this analysis by @ilyasomin.bsky.social
Spells out:
- Flawed legal foundation
- Unintended "dangers"
- Why courts may well get involved (corrects other experts' views on how "political question doctrine" works)
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Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.
Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership | CNN Politics
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and...
www.cnn.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.
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Wild. Bond villain stuff.
Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to describe this. The national security concerns here are off the charts. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to describe this. The national security concerns here are off the charts. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
February 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Wild. Bond villain stuff.
Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to describe this. The national security concerns here are off the charts. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
Conflict of interest doesn’t even begin to describe this. The national security concerns here are off the charts. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
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When the hell do we get to the America first part?
February 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
When the hell do we get to the America first part?
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Breaking News: The House narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution that calls for slashing federal spending to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Latest News on Budget Plan, Elon Musk and More
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Breaking News: The House narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution that calls for slashing federal spending to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts.
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Some “moderate” Republicans flipped & ended up supporting this evil budget resolution. They voted to cut Medicaid & services their constituents depend on. The budget fight isn’t over. But if you are represented by any of these people that voted yes.. make sure they hear from you.
Congressional Republicans tried to pull a fast one. They called off the budget vote that cuts healthcare for over 38 million children and just put it back up after everyone left to try and make some Democrats miss the vote. Many Dems are voting by card to keep the vote open. I just did mine.
February 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Some “moderate” Republicans flipped & ended up supporting this evil budget resolution. They voted to cut Medicaid & services their constituents depend on. The budget fight isn’t over. But if you are represented by any of these people that voted yes.. make sure they hear from you.
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$19,000,000,000,000.00
February 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
$19,000,000,000,000.00
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I still don’t understand why Democrats would negotiate a budget when the Trump administration claims unilateral authority to cancel any spending it dislikes. As long as congressional Republicans endorse that position, they are not legitimate negotiation partners! An agreement with them has no value!
February 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I still don’t understand why Democrats would negotiate a budget when the Trump administration claims unilateral authority to cancel any spending it dislikes. As long as congressional Republicans endorse that position, they are not legitimate negotiation partners! An agreement with them has no value!
Yes.
I agree that it's basic appeal is transgression. But wasn't that, in many ways, the basic appeal of Nazism? Not some coherent ideology, but permission to shed conventional morality and be as bad as you secretly desire to be?
February 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yes.
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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
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I feel so sick. Enough with the lies, enough with the games. They know exactly what they're doing.
This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it.
No more looking away. Face up to what it is.
This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it.
No more looking away. Face up to what it is.
February 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I feel so sick. Enough with the lies, enough with the games. They know exactly what they're doing.
This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it.
No more looking away. Face up to what it is.
This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it.
No more looking away. Face up to what it is.
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CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
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I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Monday Changed Everything: Gov Hochul Needs to Remove Eric Adams from Office talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/monda...
Monday Changed Everything: Gov Hochul Needs to Remove Eric Adams from Office
Events in the Trump DOJ-Eric Adams story have moved very quickly this...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Monday Changed Everything: Gov Hochul Needs to Remove Eric Adams from Office talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/monda...