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Where it starts is never where it starts. The news that DOJ is prioritizing denaturalizations, combined with very vague explanations of who they will prioritize, is deeply concerning. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
July 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Where it starts is never where it starts. The news that DOJ is prioritizing denaturalizations, combined with very vague explanations of who they will prioritize, is deeply concerning. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Oh my damn… can someone please read this over the Ether track!?? 👀
YOU WANNA SEE A DEAD BODY???
*This* is the NOW INFAMOUS "Footnote 12" that Jackson wrote.
It basically tells Neil Gorsuch: "Fuck you as a staff, label, and motherfucking crew."
*This* is the NOW INFAMOUS "Footnote 12" that Jackson wrote.
It basically tells Neil Gorsuch: "Fuck you as a staff, label, and motherfucking crew."
Justice Jackson taking on Gorsuch's "pure textualism" and arguing for a more holistic reading of Congress' handiwork—worth reading in full. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oh my damn… can someone please read this over the Ether track!?? 👀
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YOU WANNA SEE A DEAD BODY???
*This* is the NOW INFAMOUS "Footnote 12" that Jackson wrote.
It basically tells Neil Gorsuch: "Fuck you as a staff, label, and motherfucking crew."
*This* is the NOW INFAMOUS "Footnote 12" that Jackson wrote.
It basically tells Neil Gorsuch: "Fuck you as a staff, label, and motherfucking crew."
Justice Jackson taking on Gorsuch's "pure textualism" and arguing for a more holistic reading of Congress' handiwork—worth reading in full. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![The majority’s contention that I reject “ ‘pure textualism’ [a]s insufficiently pliable to secure the result [I] seek,” ante, at 10, stems from an
unfortunate misunderstanding of the judicial role. Our interpretative
task is not to seek our own desired results (whatever they may be). And,
indeed, it is precisely because of this solemn duty that, in my view, it is
imperative that we interpret statutes consistent with all relevant indicia
of what Congress wanted, as best we can ascertain its intent. A methodology that includes consideration of Congress’s aims does exactly that—
and no more. By contrast, pure textualism’s refusal to try to understand
the text of a statute in the larger context of what Congress sought to
achieve turns the interpretive task into a potent weapon for advancing
judicial policy preferences. By “finding” answers in ambiguous text, and
not bothering to consider whether those answers align with other sources
of statutory meaning, pure textualists can easily disguise their own preferences as “textual” inevitabilities. So, really, far from being “insufficiently pliable,” I think pure textualism is incessantly malleable—that’s
its primary problem—and, indeed, it is certainly somehow always flexible enough to secure the majority’s desired outcome.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreih3qdtlloz3yhggypbtwiveqdgzzfgapsnetvq7qsni7wfmyuovoi@jpeg)
June 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
YOU WANNA SEE A DEAD BODY???
*This* is the NOW INFAMOUS "Footnote 12" that Jackson wrote.
It basically tells Neil Gorsuch: "Fuck you as a staff, label, and motherfucking crew."
*This* is the NOW INFAMOUS "Footnote 12" that Jackson wrote.
It basically tells Neil Gorsuch: "Fuck you as a staff, label, and motherfucking crew."
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Unreal: To sustain his lie about a "genocide" of "white farmers" while meeting with the South African president, Trump used a photo of war deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
Trump’s Lie about Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque
That photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America.
newrepublic.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Unreal: To sustain his lie about a "genocide" of "white farmers" while meeting with the South African president, Trump used a photo of war deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I looked into this a bit more. It's worse than it first appeared. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
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"This is disturbing what they think they have the ability to do."
Here is @jenpsaki.msnbc.com 's interview with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier tonight: youtu.be/-MdwHCOWwiE
Here is @jenpsaki.msnbc.com 's interview with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier tonight: youtu.be/-MdwHCOWwiE
'They obviously targeted me': Newark mayor describes chaotic arrest in confrontation at ICE facility
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"This is disturbing what they think they have the ability to do."
Here is @jenpsaki.msnbc.com 's interview with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier tonight: youtu.be/-MdwHCOWwiE
Here is @jenpsaki.msnbc.com 's interview with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier tonight: youtu.be/-MdwHCOWwiE
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When authoritarianism comes knocking, be Harvard, not Columbia.
“No govt — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private univs can teach, whom they can admit & hire, & which areas of study & inquiry they can pursue.” Alan Garber, Harvard’s pres
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
“No govt — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private univs can teach, whom they can admit & hire, & which areas of study & inquiry they can pursue.” Alan Garber, Harvard’s pres
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands (Gift Article)
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When authoritarianism comes knocking, be Harvard, not Columbia.
“No govt — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private univs can teach, whom they can admit & hire, & which areas of study & inquiry they can pursue.” Alan Garber, Harvard’s pres
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
“No govt — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private univs can teach, whom they can admit & hire, & which areas of study & inquiry they can pursue.” Alan Garber, Harvard’s pres
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
ICE Chief Suggests Copying Amazon Prime for Trump’s Mass Deportations newrepublic.com/post/193784/... via @newrepublic.com
ICE Chief Suggests Copying Amazon Prime for Trump’s Mass Deportations
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons wants mass deportations to look like Amazon Prime, “but with human beings.”
newrepublic.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
ICE Chief Suggests Copying Amazon Prime for Trump’s Mass Deportations newrepublic.com/post/193784/... via @newrepublic.com
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This weekend we are mobilizing to stop the MAGA assault on our country and Constitution.
Our message is clear: REMOVE corrupt politicians. REVERSE damage. RECLAIM democracy.
Join us in DC for Hands Off/People's Veto Day. #HandsOff #PeoplesVetoDay #RemoveReverseReclaim
seeyouinthestreets.com
Our message is clear: REMOVE corrupt politicians. REVERSE damage. RECLAIM democracy.
Join us in DC for Hands Off/People's Veto Day. #HandsOff #PeoplesVetoDay #RemoveReverseReclaim
seeyouinthestreets.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This weekend we are mobilizing to stop the MAGA assault on our country and Constitution.
Our message is clear: REMOVE corrupt politicians. REVERSE damage. RECLAIM democracy.
Join us in DC for Hands Off/People's Veto Day. #HandsOff #PeoplesVetoDay #RemoveReverseReclaim
seeyouinthestreets.com
Our message is clear: REMOVE corrupt politicians. REVERSE damage. RECLAIM democracy.
Join us in DC for Hands Off/People's Veto Day. #HandsOff #PeoplesVetoDay #RemoveReverseReclaim
seeyouinthestreets.com
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if you look at what Trump does through a lens of his need for absolute control, it all makes perfect sense (that he’s a wannabe authoritarian)
There's a dark truth behind Trump's tariffs: Absolute control.
Trump's tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into the economy—and total control over its most influential players.
Trump's tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into the economy—and total control over its most influential players.
April 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
if you look at what Trump does through a lens of his need for absolute control, it all makes perfect sense (that he’s a wannabe authoritarian)
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A really powerful WWII era "don't be a sucker" piece, that explains how authoritarians have to separate and destroy groups of people so they can take power. I don't usually watch anything this long (22 min) but couldn't stop watching once I started this.
Please watch and rewatch this movie, in the U.S. Archives from the @usarmy.bsky.social #DontBeASucker a reminder of how the Nazis conned their country into becoming the cause of mass murder and all the other horrors that Nazis unleash. The lessons are true for the USA🇺🇸 , in 2025 youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
youtu.be
March 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A really powerful WWII era "don't be a sucker" piece, that explains how authoritarians have to separate and destroy groups of people so they can take power. I don't usually watch anything this long (22 min) but couldn't stop watching once I started this.
A Saturday Reid: the Ides of March
open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
A Saturday Reid: the Ides of March
Chuck Schumer leads ten should-be opposition Senators in rendering America's most vulnerable unto Caeser.
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A Saturday Reid: the Ides of March
open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
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Sustained.
Every elected or aspiring D needs to read this from @joshtpm.bsky.social
100% endorse. Every word.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/who-c...
100% endorse. Every word.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/who-c...
Who Can Stop Elon’s ‘Team’ Wilding Its Way Through the Federal Government?
Over the course of the last two weeks, I’ve tried to drive...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sustained.
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A leaked House Republican plan slashes $2.5 TRILLION of mandatory spending, potentially targeting Medicare & Medicaid—seniors, low-income families, kids, and pregnant women. Millions could lose care, all to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
🚨I need your help to spread the word 🚨
🚨I need your help to spread the word 🚨
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A leaked House Republican plan slashes $2.5 TRILLION of mandatory spending, potentially targeting Medicare & Medicaid—seniors, low-income families, kids, and pregnant women. Millions could lose care, all to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
🚨I need your help to spread the word 🚨
🚨I need your help to spread the word 🚨
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Let's be very clear that AOC isn't saying anything different than what Kamala Harris said repeatedly for 107 days.
And yes, I know and appreciate that AOC supported and campaigned for VP, so spare me a lecture.
And yes, I know and appreciate that AOC supported and campaigned for VP, so spare me a lecture.
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Let's be very clear that AOC isn't saying anything different than what Kamala Harris said repeatedly for 107 days.
And yes, I know and appreciate that AOC supported and campaigned for VP, so spare me a lecture.
And yes, I know and appreciate that AOC supported and campaigned for VP, so spare me a lecture.