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Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
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“I can’t think of a remotely close parallel to a situation where the president of the United States basically demanded publicly that his Justice Department prosecute people who he dislikes for political reasons.” It’s a situation virtually unprecedented in U.S. history.
Deep Dive: Trump’s Political Prosecutions Are Faltering, but Not Over
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“I can’t think of a remotely close parallel to a situation where the president of the United States basically demanded publicly that his Justice Department prosecute people who he dislikes for political reasons.” It’s a situation virtually unprecedented in U.S. history.
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This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt
😠 Are you sick of corporations enabling this administration by ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chasing tax breaks?
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
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November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Somewhere between a cult and an MLM. Learned that many years ago during my first semester of law school. The people that lined up to join said it all.
Many of us learned long ago that there is no "Legal Philosophy" in the Federalist Society. It is a club that gives members a leg up in the competition for certain judicial clerkships and jobs in the Trump administration. That is it. Period.
How does the NY Times not know this?
How does the NY Times not know this?
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Somewhere between a cult and an MLM. Learned that many years ago during my first semester of law school. The people that lined up to join said it all.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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/6 Also, it is the obligation of every lawyer who takes their oath and the Constitution seriously to shun from legal society every single AUSA and DoJ lawyer participating in this. Strike their names from every book and tablet, every pylon and obelisk, every monument of the rule of law.
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
/6 Also, it is the obligation of every lawyer who takes their oath and the Constitution seriously to shun from legal society every single AUSA and DoJ lawyer participating in this. Strike their names from every book and tablet, every pylon and obelisk, every monument of the rule of law.
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Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating.
Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business.
The list goes on.
We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
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“If you speak out in defense of judicial independence only to protect judges (or justices) who rule the way you want them to, then I respectfully submit that your definition of judicial independence is bollocks.”
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
193. The "War" on Judges
Deputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“If you speak out in defense of judicial independence only to protect judges (or justices) who rule the way you want them to, then I respectfully submit that your definition of judicial independence is bollocks.”
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
Me in today’s “One First” on the Trump administration’s “war” on lower-court judges:
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He summoned Boebert to the Situation Room to pressure her to withdraw her name. Called Mace. Threatened Massie and Greene. Now he knows it will pass and he’s trying to save face. But he also knows it may die in the senate and DOJ intends to cite a new “pending investigation” to block it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
He summoned Boebert to the Situation Room to pressure her to withdraw her name. Called Mace. Threatened Massie and Greene. Now he knows it will pass and he’s trying to save face. But he also knows it may die in the senate and DOJ intends to cite a new “pending investigation” to block it.
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What an easy governing philosophy Republicans have. Just blame every problem on Biden, Democrats, and migrants. Then you never have to solve anything and can blame all your failures on other people. This is especially useful when you are grossly unqualified for your position.
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
What an easy governing philosophy Republicans have. Just blame every problem on Biden, Democrats, and migrants. Then you never have to solve anything and can blame all your failures on other people. This is especially useful when you are grossly unqualified for your position.
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The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.
www.nbcnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
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NEW: Court filings reveal that states using the Trump administration’s untested citizenship verification system to purge voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, risking the chance of voters being disenfranchised.
Trump’s Voter Citizenship Database Is ‘Flawed’ and Could Lead to Disenfranchisement, Election Administrator Warns
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW: Court filings reveal that states using the Trump administration’s untested citizenship verification system to purge voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, risking the chance of voters being disenfranchised.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
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Feeling helpless? Here are 4 things you can do:
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
What's Next? — No Kings
The fight doesn’t end here. No Kings was a beginning — a reminder that power belongs to the people, not to those who would rule over us. The work now is to stay ready, stay connected, and keep fightin...
www.nokings.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Feeling helpless? Here are 4 things you can do:
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
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This is sick. Several of the MS13 gang members Trump traded to Bukele so he could have access to CECOT prison for deportees were actually COOPERATORS with law enforcement. He betrayed them. wapo.st/4nbNiM4
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
wapo.st
October 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is sick. Several of the MS13 gang members Trump traded to Bukele so he could have access to CECOT prison for deportees were actually COOPERATORS with law enforcement. He betrayed them. wapo.st/4nbNiM4
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October 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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This week, we reported that immigration agents have grabbed 170+ Americans
The administration tried to smear it as "fake news."
Speaker Johnson tried to toss it off too
Here's the thing: Like @propublica.org
all stories, this one is built on RECEIPTS
Receipts like THIS
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
The administration tried to smear it as "fake news."
Speaker Johnson tried to toss it off too
Here's the thing: Like @propublica.org
all stories, this one is built on RECEIPTS
Receipts like THIS
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This week, we reported that immigration agents have grabbed 170+ Americans
The administration tried to smear it as "fake news."
Speaker Johnson tried to toss it off too
Here's the thing: Like @propublica.org
all stories, this one is built on RECEIPTS
Receipts like THIS
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
The administration tried to smear it as "fake news."
Speaker Johnson tried to toss it off too
Here's the thing: Like @propublica.org
all stories, this one is built on RECEIPTS
Receipts like THIS
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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This is a joke, right? A parody account?
We have an authoritarian prosecuting his political enemies, destroying the rule of law, subverting Congress, wrecking the economy, and, inter alia, deploying troops and masked secret police to majority-opposition party cities.
FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE?????
We have an authoritarian prosecuting his political enemies, destroying the rule of law, subverting Congress, wrecking the economy, and, inter alia, deploying troops and masked secret police to majority-opposition party cities.
FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE?????
The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
September 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is a joke, right? A parody account?
We have an authoritarian prosecuting his political enemies, destroying the rule of law, subverting Congress, wrecking the economy, and, inter alia, deploying troops and masked secret police to majority-opposition party cities.
FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE?????
We have an authoritarian prosecuting his political enemies, destroying the rule of law, subverting Congress, wrecking the economy, and, inter alia, deploying troops and masked secret police to majority-opposition party cities.
FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE?????
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📽️VIDEO: Marc Elias breaks down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential election.
What can YOU do to stop it? Watch our latest to learn more👇
What can YOU do to stop it? Watch our latest to learn more👇
URGENT: Trump's Plan To Steal The 2026 Election Revealed
Today, I'm breaking down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 and 2028 elections.
Support independent journalism by becoming a Democracy…
www.youtube.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
📽️VIDEO: Marc Elias breaks down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential election.
What can YOU do to stop it? Watch our latest to learn more👇
What can YOU do to stop it? Watch our latest to learn more👇
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Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. .
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. .
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.