First Amdt Fred
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Lawyer, writer, teacher, retired, X-refugee, enjoy thinking!
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After getting a fully corrupted billionaireson to destroy CBS News for him, Trump's enlisting various Gulf dictatorships and his son-in-law to help the moneybagsoffspring turn CNN into an international propaganda channel.
And the scheme is hardly getting any attention.
And the scheme is hardly getting any attention.
December 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
After getting a fully corrupted billionaireson to destroy CBS News for him, Trump's enlisting various Gulf dictatorships and his son-in-law to help the moneybagsoffspring turn CNN into an international propaganda channel.
And the scheme is hardly getting any attention.
And the scheme is hardly getting any attention.
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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A legal permanent resident researching cures for Lyme disease has been detained by immigration officials for over a week.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
July 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A legal permanent resident researching cures for Lyme disease has been detained by immigration officials for over a week.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
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Dems should vow to impeach Bove and any nominee who did not testify truthfully under oath
July 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Dems should vow to impeach Bove and any nominee who did not testify truthfully under oath
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the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.
July 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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“The finding, contained in a March memo that was described to The Washington Post, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not have sufficient grounds for revoking Ozturk’s visa under an authority empowering the top U.S. diplomat to safeguard the foreign policy interests of the United States.”
Days before ICE detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, the State Dept. determined that the Trump administration had not produced evidence showing she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found
An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“The finding, contained in a March memo that was described to The Washington Post, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not have sufficient grounds for revoking Ozturk’s visa under an authority empowering the top U.S. diplomat to safeguard the foreign policy interests of the United States.”
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Exactly. This needs to be said. Clearly. I hope columnists, editors, and reporters find courage to write like this and raise the specter of crimes against humanity and remind these rogue people that they will be held criminally liable and accountable when the tide turns.
There's a reason ICE agents wear masks in the street. From Kristi Noem's war-crime propaganda to the airport officers harassing innocent tourists, the MAGA deportation regime is not just immoral but increasingly criminal
Someday, there must be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Someday, there must be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity
Escalating reports of human rights crimes from Kristi Noem's propaganda to ICE cruelty must be wiped clean with justice.
www.inquirer.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Exactly. This needs to be said. Clearly. I hope columnists, editors, and reporters find courage to write like this and raise the specter of crimes against humanity and remind these rogue people that they will be held criminally liable and accountable when the tide turns.
Michael G. Kozak, US State Dept., Contempt of Court. Arrest.
April 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Michael G. Kozak, US State Dept., Contempt of Court. Arrest.
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Mainstream media is doing a woefully inadequate job of highlighting the horrors ICE is committing across the USA. My hunch is that is by design.
April 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Mainstream media is doing a woefully inadequate job of highlighting the horrors ICE is committing across the USA. My hunch is that is by design.
Where is Lawrence O'Donnell?
March 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Where is Lawrence O'Donnell?
They're moving to full on defiance of the courts. Can the Dems at least speak out on THIS? Maybe members of the Judiciary Committee? If this isn't go time, what is?
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Trump Administration Highlights: Justice Dept. Stonewalls Judge on Deportation Fights
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
They're moving to full on defiance of the courts. Can the Dems at least speak out on THIS? Maybe members of the Judiciary Committee? If this isn't go time, what is?
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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I strongly suspect this recent piece from Prof. David Knoll is about to be come extremely relevant and widely read.
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I strongly suspect this recent piece from Prof. David Knoll is about to be come extremely relevant and widely read.
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
The D.C. Court of Appeals holds the final authority over attorney disciplinary matters and is the ultimate arbiter of attorney discipline in Washington, D.C. Please address complaints about acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to this Court.
March 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The D.C. Court of Appeals holds the final authority over attorney disciplinary matters and is the ultimate arbiter of attorney discipline in Washington, D.C. Please address complaints about acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to this Court.
Is the DNC out of money?
March 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Is the DNC out of money?
At what point does Musk's interference with agencies become criminal acts against citizens? Interrupting their Social Security payments?
March 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
At what point does Musk's interference with agencies become criminal acts against citizens? Interrupting their Social Security payments?
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Here’s the clip with audio
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Here’s the clip with audio
The Latest:
Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment
By Amy Howe
on Mar 5, 2025 at 9:45 am
Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment
By Amy Howe
on Mar 5, 2025 at 9:45 am
March 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Latest:
Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment
By Amy Howe
on Mar 5, 2025 at 9:45 am
Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment
By Amy Howe
on Mar 5, 2025 at 9:45 am
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“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.
March 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.
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As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
"Trump’s pick to lead [Social Security] Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, is awaiting confirmation by the Senate. Bisignano’s private company notably has a history of saving money by closing offices and firing thousands of employees." per Rolling Stone
March 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"Trump’s pick to lead [Social Security] Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, is awaiting confirmation by the Senate. Bisignano’s private company notably has a history of saving money by closing offices and firing thousands of employees." per Rolling Stone
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you could screen Idiocracy every single day in this WH and they would still experience it as a tribute concert
Elon Musk wields chainsaw during CPAC appearance | CNN Politics
During an appearance at CPAC, Elon Musk used a chainsaw as a prop to tout his efforts to shrink the federal workforce in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
www.cnn.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
you could screen Idiocracy every single day in this WH and they would still experience it as a tribute concert
In 2010 Dems held almost 60 Sen. seats Repubs pulled idiots out of nowhere like Betsy McCaughey--screaming about "death panels" & ADA stalled. Dems need spokespeople on the air & at rallies yelling how Trump & Musk will kill Americans
{CDC, FAA). Not just Rachel Maddow. Not just pols.
{CDC, FAA). Not just Rachel Maddow. Not just pols.
February 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In 2010 Dems held almost 60 Sen. seats Repubs pulled idiots out of nowhere like Betsy McCaughey--screaming about "death panels" & ADA stalled. Dems need spokespeople on the air & at rallies yelling how Trump & Musk will kill Americans
{CDC, FAA). Not just Rachel Maddow. Not just pols.
{CDC, FAA). Not just Rachel Maddow. Not just pols.