Marnie
@mstoras.bsky.social
Canadian, former lawyer, journo, historian. Current news junkie very worried about the future of democracy.
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This is how you handle traitors
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is how you handle traitors
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In case you missed it....I still can't get over this.... So insane
ICE official tells judge someone else wrote his declaration in Kilmar García case www.alternet.org/kilmar-abreg...
ICE official tells judge someone else wrote his declaration in Kilmar García case www.alternet.org/kilmar-abreg...
ICE official tells judge someone else wrote his declaration in Kilmar García case
Kilmar Armando Ábrego García's ongoing case was back in court on Thursday as Judge Paula Xinis questioned U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. It was r...
www.alternet.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In case you missed it....I still can't get over this.... So insane
ICE official tells judge someone else wrote his declaration in Kilmar García case www.alternet.org/kilmar-abreg...
ICE official tells judge someone else wrote his declaration in Kilmar García case www.alternet.org/kilmar-abreg...
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I love it when these morons run their fucking mouths and then they find out that they shouldn't have fucked around.
Courting the dumbest of the electorate is an amazing strategy. Keep it up.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/t...
Courting the dumbest of the electorate is an amazing strategy. Keep it up.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/t...
Abbott, lawmaker comments helped doom Texas’ new voting map
Judge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026.
www.texastribune.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I love it when these morons run their fucking mouths and then they find out that they shouldn't have fucked around.
Courting the dumbest of the electorate is an amazing strategy. Keep it up.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/t...
Courting the dumbest of the electorate is an amazing strategy. Keep it up.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/t...
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Under the rules of Kash Patel, if you protest against the deployment of Trump's highly militarized secret police in major US cities, then you are "anarchist violent extremist actors" and the FBI will use extreme steps to spy on you... and that's just for starters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Under the rules of Kash Patel, if you protest against the deployment of Trump's highly militarized secret police in major US cities, then you are "anarchist violent extremist actors" and the FBI will use extreme steps to spy on you... and that's just for starters. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Here's a transcript of the key exchange:
ME: You filled out a form which essentially says, ‘who delivered this threat,’ and your office wrote in ‘Donald J. Trump.’
HOULAHAN: 'The President.'
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
ME: You filled out a form which essentially says, ‘who delivered this threat,’ and your office wrote in ‘Donald J. Trump.’
HOULAHAN: 'The President.'
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Here's a transcript of the key exchange:
ME: You filled out a form which essentially says, ‘who delivered this threat,’ and your office wrote in ‘Donald J. Trump.’
HOULAHAN: 'The President.'
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
ME: You filled out a form which essentially says, ‘who delivered this threat,’ and your office wrote in ‘Donald J. Trump.’
HOULAHAN: 'The President.'
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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Also crucial from Rep Chrissy Houlahan:
One reason she and other Dems did the video about Trump's illegal orders is that they're hearing from inside the military and intel services of actual live fears that they're being given unlawful commands:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
One reason she and other Dems did the video about Trump's illegal orders is that they're hearing from inside the military and intel services of actual live fears that they're being given unlawful commands:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Also crucial from Rep Chrissy Houlahan:
One reason she and other Dems did the video about Trump's illegal orders is that they're hearing from inside the military and intel services of actual live fears that they're being given unlawful commands:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
One reason she and other Dems did the video about Trump's illegal orders is that they're hearing from inside the military and intel services of actual live fears that they're being given unlawful commands:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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Rep Chrissy Houlahan also forcefully points out that virtually no Republicans have condemned Trump's call for Democrats' execution. How is that not a bigger story?
I also asked her if Dems should file impeachment articles. Here's the key exchange on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
I also asked her if Dems should file impeachment articles. Here's the key exchange on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Rep Chrissy Houlahan also forcefully points out that virtually no Republicans have condemned Trump's call for Democrats' execution. How is that not a bigger story?
I also asked her if Dems should file impeachment articles. Here's the key exchange on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
I also asked her if Dems should file impeachment articles. Here's the key exchange on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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A tough crackdown on “internal enemies” has been promised by one senior defence official, after some unruly military bloggers criticised Russia’s army
Russia’s militant bloggers are clashing with their own regime
Bashing the army for failing to crush Ukraine can land you in jail
econ.st
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A tough crackdown on “internal enemies” has been promised by one senior defence official, after some unruly military bloggers criticised Russia’s army
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⚡️ Ukrainian intelligence strikes deep inside occupied Crimea, taking out key Russian military targets.
The HUR’s “Ghosts” unit destroyed a helicopter and several radar systems.
The HUR’s “Ghosts” unit destroyed a helicopter and several radar systems.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
⚡️ Ukrainian intelligence strikes deep inside occupied Crimea, taking out key Russian military targets.
The HUR’s “Ghosts” unit destroyed a helicopter and several radar systems.
The HUR’s “Ghosts” unit destroyed a helicopter and several radar systems.
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On Wednesday, Democrats held another shadow hearing about President Trump’s immigration enforcement operations and the impact they are having on communities.
Videos and transcripts available here ⬇️
Videos and transcripts available here ⬇️
Democrats Hold Shadow Hearing on the Impact of ICE Raids
The hearing was titled, ‘Unmasking the Truth: How Trump’s Immigration Raids Target U.S. Citizens and Terrorize Communities’
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
On Wednesday, Democrats held another shadow hearing about President Trump’s immigration enforcement operations and the impact they are having on communities.
Videos and transcripts available here ⬇️
Videos and transcripts available here ⬇️
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Judge Cobb's strong signal:
"The President wields a powerful tool under Title 10 and the Insurrection Act. ... That expansive Title 10 authority, however, is limited by equally strong restraints."
(President Trump has wrongly claimed "no more court cases" if he were to invoke the Act.)
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"The President wields a powerful tool under Title 10 and the Insurrection Act. ... That expansive Title 10 authority, however, is limited by equally strong restraints."
(President Trump has wrongly claimed "no more court cases" if he were to invoke the Act.)
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Judge halts Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in DC | CNN
CNN’s Erin Burnett talks to Ryan Goodman, former Special Counsel at the Dept. of Defense, about a federal judge ordering President Trump to immediately end his DC national guard deployment.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Judge Cobb's strong signal:
"The President wields a powerful tool under Title 10 and the Insurrection Act. ... That expansive Title 10 authority, however, is limited by equally strong restraints."
(President Trump has wrongly claimed "no more court cases" if he were to invoke the Act.)
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"The President wields a powerful tool under Title 10 and the Insurrection Act. ... That expansive Title 10 authority, however, is limited by equally strong restraints."
(President Trump has wrongly claimed "no more court cases" if he were to invoke the Act.)
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🇺🇦Zelensky: Held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sybiha and our diplomatic team. We are working to take into account Ukrainian national interests at all levels of relations with partners.
Now, practically every hour, there are meetings, calls and work on points that can change a lot.
Now, practically every hour, there are meetings, calls and work on points that can change a lot.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🇺🇦Zelensky: Held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sybiha and our diplomatic team. We are working to take into account Ukrainian national interests at all levels of relations with partners.
Now, practically every hour, there are meetings, calls and work on points that can change a lot.
Now, practically every hour, there are meetings, calls and work on points that can change a lot.
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The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, Europol has warned — and parents often have no idea what’s happening.
🔗 politi.co/48aJAgi
🔗 politi.co/48aJAgi
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, Europol has warned — and parents often have no idea what’s happening.
🔗 politi.co/48aJAgi
🔗 politi.co/48aJAgi
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Macron is an idiot and half the calls for Europe's independence is thinly veiled French industrial propaganda with little actual security guarantees. Britain is busy killing itself and one of the largest growing parties in Germany has high-level members under investigation for working with Russia.
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Macron is an idiot and half the calls for Europe's independence is thinly veiled French industrial propaganda with little actual security guarantees. Britain is busy killing itself and one of the largest growing parties in Germany has high-level members under investigation for working with Russia.
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‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the realities of child sex trafficking theconversation.com/jeffrey-epst...
‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the realities of child sex trafficking
Child sex traffickers are typically white, wealthy men who often insulate themselves from detection and charges, according to a sexual exploitation scholar.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the realities of child sex trafficking theconversation.com/jeffrey-epst...
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I hate that we are in this state but you are not going to see Poland or Estonia or Romania feeling relieved at the thought of German security guarantees against Russia.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I hate that we are in this state but you are not going to see Poland or Estonia or Romania feeling relieved at the thought of German security guarantees against Russia.
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❗️Kamikaze drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of 🇺🇦Ukraine are destroying/damaging 🇷🇺Russian targets in temporarily occupied Crimea:
▪️Ship-based multirole helicopter Ka-27;
▪️Airfield radar complex “Lira-A10”;
▪️55Zh6U “Nebo-U” radar;
▪️Ship-based multirole helicopter Ka-27;
▪️Airfield radar complex “Lira-A10”;
▪️55Zh6U “Nebo-U” radar;
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
❗️Kamikaze drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of 🇺🇦Ukraine are destroying/damaging 🇷🇺Russian targets in temporarily occupied Crimea:
▪️Ship-based multirole helicopter Ka-27;
▪️Airfield radar complex “Lira-A10”;
▪️55Zh6U “Nebo-U” radar;
▪️Ship-based multirole helicopter Ka-27;
▪️Airfield radar complex “Lira-A10”;
▪️55Zh6U “Nebo-U” radar;
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DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
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‘Toxic’: California ex-police chief tells of colleagues’ racist harassment campaign.
Shawny Williams, who tried to reform Vallejo police department, says threats to his safety led him to resign www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Shawny Williams, who tried to reform Vallejo police department, says threats to his safety led him to resign www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Toxic’: California ex-police chief tells of colleagues’ racist harassment campaign
Shawny Williams, who tried to reform Vallejo police department, says threats to his safety led him to resign
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
‘Toxic’: California ex-police chief tells of colleagues’ racist harassment campaign.
Shawny Williams, who tried to reform Vallejo police department, says threats to his safety led him to resign www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Shawny Williams, who tried to reform Vallejo police department, says threats to his safety led him to resign www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Kyiv was scrambling on Friday to respond to a US proposal that would force it to effectively capitulate to Russia after almost four years of war, with Moscow telling Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate now or lose more territory on the battlefield ➡️ u.afp.com/ShoL
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Kyiv was scrambling on Friday to respond to a US proposal that would force it to effectively capitulate to Russia after almost four years of war, with Moscow telling Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate now or lose more territory on the battlefield ➡️ u.afp.com/ShoL
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❗️It will take up to a year to conclude a peace agreement: months to a year of negotiations will be needed for the terms to be acceptable to Ukraine, – The Washington Post citing officials.
“This is only the beginning of the peace process, not its end.”
“This is only the beginning of the peace process, not its end.”
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
❗️It will take up to a year to conclude a peace agreement: months to a year of negotiations will be needed for the terms to be acceptable to Ukraine, – The Washington Post citing officials.
“This is only the beginning of the peace process, not its end.”
“This is only the beginning of the peace process, not its end.”
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FPV teams of the Third Army Corps hit Russian positions in several regions, destroying two guns, two antennas with EW equipment and multiple vehicles.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
FPV teams of the Third Army Corps hit Russian positions in several regions, destroying two guns, two antennas with EW equipment and multiple vehicles.
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One of the greatest Trump 🤡buffoon moments this year was the immediate need for a meeting with the generals. I think this general states the current position of our military leadership.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
One of the greatest Trump 🤡buffoon moments this year was the immediate need for a meeting with the generals. I think this general states the current position of our military leadership.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸