@madhabitz.bsky.social
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Trump hates American democracy. He hates open societies. He’s jealous of Xi and Putin. He wants America to be like Russia and he’s doing everything he can to make it so.
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trump hates American democracy. He hates open societies. He’s jealous of Xi and Putin. He wants America to be like Russia and he’s doing everything he can to make it so.
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Corruption.
NEWS --> Dems fear a Defense Department IG review of Elon Musk's flouting of security protocol as a big recipient of Pentagon contracts is now dead under Trump. DOD launched the probe in 2024, but then Trump fired DOD's IG, so what happened to that probe?
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk?
The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Corruption.
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This is quite incredible. The US Justice Dept, under Trump, is defending its birthright citizenship Order by arguing that immigrant children covered by the Order cannot be citizens because... the children of Native Americans aren't US citizens.
January 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is quite incredible. The US Justice Dept, under Trump, is defending its birthright citizenship Order by arguing that immigrant children covered by the Order cannot be citizens because... the children of Native Americans aren't US citizens.
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This is correct.
So Trump hurt America's relationship with Canada and made markets wobble all to "get" Canada to do things Canada had announced back in December in coordination with the Biden administration, do I have that right?
February 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is correct.
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@preetbharara.bsky.social: “Think about the chilling effect on agents in the FBI and elsewhere, knowing what happened this week… that’s the most frightening and chilling thing of all.”
February 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@preetbharara.bsky.social: “Think about the chilling effect on agents in the FBI and elsewhere, knowing what happened this week… that’s the most frightening and chilling thing of all.”
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Musk's effort to access govt payment systems actually illustrates exactly why we want a professionalized, independent civil service. Control over those systems is exactly the sort of thing that must remain uncorrupted.
(h/t @jonathanbchait.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
(h/t @jonathanbchait.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Musk's effort to access govt payment systems actually illustrates exactly why we want a professionalized, independent civil service. Control over those systems is exactly the sort of thing that must remain uncorrupted.
(h/t @jonathanbchait.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
(h/t @jonathanbchait.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
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Musk -
Not elected
Not vetted
Not confirmed
No oversight
Not accountable
the very definition of rogue - unprincipled, deceitful, unreliable, scoundrel
- threat to our government, economy, national security
🚨 🚨
Not elected
Not vetted
Not confirmed
No oversight
Not accountable
the very definition of rogue - unprincipled, deceitful, unreliable, scoundrel
- threat to our government, economy, national security
🚨 🚨
January 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Musk -
Not elected
Not vetted
Not confirmed
No oversight
Not accountable
the very definition of rogue - unprincipled, deceitful, unreliable, scoundrel
- threat to our government, economy, national security
🚨 🚨
Not elected
Not vetted
Not confirmed
No oversight
Not accountable
the very definition of rogue - unprincipled, deceitful, unreliable, scoundrel
- threat to our government, economy, national security
🚨 🚨
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We really need to know if Trump directly authorized Musk to pursue access to Treasury's payment systems. Either answer is bad, in a different way:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
January 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We really need to know if Trump directly authorized Musk to pursue access to Treasury's payment systems. Either answer is bad, in a different way:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
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I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
January 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
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"...we want career, nonpolitical civil servants to be in charge of the spigots. To put it delicately, this is some really complicated shit, & we want the process to be administered in a totally nonpoliticized way. Letting someone like Musk anywhere near it risks corrupting it quite deeply."
-Sargent
-Sargent
The awful news that Elon Musk clashed with a top Treasury official in an effort to access govt payment systems raises a crucial question: Did Trump authorize this, or not?
I talked to former officials who explain why this is a key question, and why it's so alarming:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
I talked to former officials who explain why this is a key question, and why it's so alarming:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
Trump and Elon Musk Just Pulled Off Another Purge—and It’s a Scary One
Did Musk’s alleged effort to access the government’s payment systems have Trump’s blessing? Or was he going rogue? Either scenario is bad, but one’s a little worse.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"...we want career, nonpolitical civil servants to be in charge of the spigots. To put it delicately, this is some really complicated shit, & we want the process to be administered in a totally nonpoliticized way. Letting someone like Musk anywhere near it risks corrupting it quite deeply."
-Sargent
-Sargent
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DEVELOPING: Trump admin. officials have forced out all 6 of the FBI’s most senior execs. and multiple heads of FBI field offices across the country, current and fmr. FBI officials told NBC News. They included the leader of the D.C. field office, which was involved in the prosecutions of Trump.
February 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
DEVELOPING: Trump admin. officials have forced out all 6 of the FBI’s most senior execs. and multiple heads of FBI field offices across the country, current and fmr. FBI officials told NBC News. They included the leader of the D.C. field office, which was involved in the prosecutions of Trump.
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This would be a good time for all the Republican Senators, Representatives, Governors, State AGs, and Judges I've heard say how pro-law enforcement they are during the course of my career to speak up.
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This would be a good time for all the Republican Senators, Representatives, Governors, State AGs, and Judges I've heard say how pro-law enforcement they are during the course of my career to speak up.
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Here is my take on the remarkable events today at DOJ-FBI:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/weissman... #FBIFirings
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/weissman... #FBIFirings
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Here is my take on the remarkable events today at DOJ-FBI:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/weissman... #FBIFirings
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/weissman... #FBIFirings
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Cutting back federal employment is potentially a lot more dangerous than cutting back X/Twitter employment. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Control tower at National Airport understaffed before deadly collision
Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Cutting back federal employment is potentially a lot more dangerous than cutting back X/Twitter employment. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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“NPR has identified dozens of defendants with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking.” www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence
Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“NPR has identified dozens of defendants with prior convictions or pending charges for crimes including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking.” www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night.
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
January 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night.
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar.
I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below.
What an immense loss
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We need to amplify this—the Republican House refused Secretary Buttigieg’s request for safety improvements at Reagan International.
January 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We need to amplify this—the Republican House refused Secretary Buttigieg’s request for safety improvements at Reagan International.
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Here's a partial list of Trump's expansive (and some illegal) Executive Orders. Hard to pick the worst. #SistersInLaw will discuss some. Let me know which you want to know more about so we can them to our future discussions.
apnews.com/article/what...
apnews.com/article/what...
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
apnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Here's a partial list of Trump's expansive (and some illegal) Executive Orders. Hard to pick the worst. #SistersInLaw will discuss some. Let me know which you want to know more about so we can them to our future discussions.
apnews.com/article/what...
apnews.com/article/what...
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New episode of #Sistersinlaw. My favorite part was explaining that if Trump is right about birthright citizenship, it means none of those people are subject to the jurisdiction of the US-can’t be arrested, prosecuted or removed. Obviously wrong. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Serious, Serious Trouble
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 01/25/2025 · 1h 23m
podcasts.apple.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New episode of #Sistersinlaw. My favorite part was explaining that if Trump is right about birthright citizenship, it means none of those people are subject to the jurisdiction of the US-can’t be arrested, prosecuted or removed. Obviously wrong. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Violating rules about firing IGs when he could have just as easily done it lawfully suggests Trump's larger goals. It starts with pardons & firing prosecutors. I pull the threads in this piece to see where it might end. joycevance.substack.com/p/where-is-t...
Where Is This Leading?
Late today, Donald Trump’s acting attorney general fired the prosecutors who worked on the January 6 and classified documents prosecutions against Trump.
joycevance.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Violating rules about firing IGs when he could have just as easily done it lawfully suggests Trump's larger goals. It starts with pardons & firing prosecutors. I pull the threads in this piece to see where it might end. joycevance.substack.com/p/where-is-t...
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NEW: Trump's defense lawyer and pick for deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, has been the subject of more profiles than you have fingers and toes. (Well, almost.) Is there anything else to say about his selection? Actually, yes. My latest for @maddowblog: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Three things to know about Todd Blanche, Trump’s pick for deputy attorney general
Trump’s defense attorney is known for his practicality, his loyalty and the copious cash he made representing him. He's poised to take on a leading role at the DOJ next.
www.msnbc.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:55 PM
NEW: Trump's defense lawyer and pick for deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, has been the subject of more profiles than you have fingers and toes. (Well, almost.) Is there anything else to say about his selection? Actually, yes. My latest for @maddowblog: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Livermore California discount grocery prices today. Crazy.
January 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Livermore California discount grocery prices today. Crazy.