Charles W. Wagner
@sanjoseatty.bsky.social
Lawyer and political junky. Lover of cats, travel and soccer. Proud Cal Bear. Supporter of Real Madrid. Hope to survive next 4 years. Not sure if the country will. RESIST!
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Everyone in this admin, from the president on down, rushes to social media to put things out rather than act responsibly and prudently. Always looking to declare victory while seeking praise.
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Everyone in this admin, from the president on down, rushes to social media to put things out rather than act responsibly and prudently. Always looking to declare victory while seeking praise.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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He always seeks to prove he is classless, vile and pure evil.
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
He always seeks to prove he is classless, vile and pure evil.
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💯 percent this
“Congress has largely been focused on the double-tap strike. But the consensus among experts is that the entirety of the strikes is illegal.”
@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.
@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
💯 percent this
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It’s wild how little attention this story has gotten.
This report from Fox doesn’t mention that the killer was enraged that one of the girls had dissed Charlie Kirk, nor the fact that he laughed about it on a stream after cops questioned him but didn’t make an arrest.
This report from Fox doesn’t mention that the killer was enraged that one of the girls had dissed Charlie Kirk, nor the fact that he laughed about it on a stream after cops questioned him but didn’t make an arrest.
Alleged stalker detained then released after girls’ hit-and-run deaths, arrested days later: officials
A 17-year-old charged with murdering two girls in New Jersey was allegedly detained for a short time on Monday before he was arrested on Wednesday.
www.foxnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It’s wild how little attention this story has gotten.
This report from Fox doesn’t mention that the killer was enraged that one of the girls had dissed Charlie Kirk, nor the fact that he laughed about it on a stream after cops questioned him but didn’t make an arrest.
This report from Fox doesn’t mention that the killer was enraged that one of the girls had dissed Charlie Kirk, nor the fact that he laughed about it on a stream after cops questioned him but didn’t make an arrest.
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Undocumented immigrants paid $89.8B in taxes & hold $299B in spending power.
They’re 5% of the U.S. workforce — not eligible for most benefits, but still contribute more than they get.
We’re building www.PAXIS.app to protect them:
gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
They’re 5% of the U.S. workforce — not eligible for most benefits, but still contribute more than they get.
We’re building www.PAXIS.app to protect them:
gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid $89.8B in taxes & hold $299B in spending power.
They’re 5% of the U.S. workforce — not eligible for most benefits, but still contribute more than they get.
We’re building www.PAXIS.app to protect them:
gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
They’re 5% of the U.S. workforce — not eligible for most benefits, but still contribute more than they get.
We’re building www.PAXIS.app to protect them:
gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
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Trump’s use of the pardon power and his administration’s actions in the Caribbean have been monstrously villainous.
But as @gregsargent.bsky.social stresses, they’ve also been dangerously, recklessly uninformed. Trump is often acting on shoddy intel or no intel at all. It’s frankly terrifying.
But as @gregsargent.bsky.social stresses, they’ve also been dangerously, recklessly uninformed. Trump is often acting on shoddy intel or no intel at all. It’s frankly terrifying.
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump’s use of the pardon power and his administration’s actions in the Caribbean have been monstrously villainous.
But as @gregsargent.bsky.social stresses, they’ve also been dangerously, recklessly uninformed. Trump is often acting on shoddy intel or no intel at all. It’s frankly terrifying.
But as @gregsargent.bsky.social stresses, they’ve also been dangerously, recklessly uninformed. Trump is often acting on shoddy intel or no intel at all. It’s frankly terrifying.
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there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
The way Trump talks about the problems he caused by unilaterally imposing tariffs is fairly insane, even by his standards.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
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other98
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal about arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump's broadly-worded blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry and karma.
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal about arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump's broadly-worded blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry and karma.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM
other98
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal about arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump's broadly-worded blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry and karma.
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal about arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump's broadly-worded blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry and karma.
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A Honduran president/drug kingpin. A murderous Saudi prince. Putin. Ruthless billionaires. "These are the kinds of people Trump loves. The rich. The powerful. The corrupt. The murderous. Everyone else he barely tolerates if not openly despises."
www.americaamerica.news/p/president-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/president-...
President for the Rich and Powerful
Trump proves that stopping the drug trade means nothing when there's a chance to pardon a dirty politician who made millions by helping to bring 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
www.americaamerica.news
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A Honduran president/drug kingpin. A murderous Saudi prince. Putin. Ruthless billionaires. "These are the kinds of people Trump loves. The rich. The powerful. The corrupt. The murderous. Everyone else he barely tolerates if not openly despises."
www.americaamerica.news/p/president-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/president-...
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Suozzi: Prices are up. Why? Because of the tariffs. Prices are going up in health insurance because of the cancellation of the premium tax credits. Prices are going up in energy because there’s new demand for energy at the same time they cut supply.
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Suozzi: Prices are up. Why? Because of the tariffs. Prices are going up in health insurance because of the cancellation of the premium tax credits. Prices are going up in energy because there’s new demand for energy at the same time they cut supply.
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oh wow! Vale Frank Gehry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
oh wow! Vale Frank Gehry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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Turnip DOJ didn't find it important to tell us this about the pipe bomb suspect. 🙄
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Turnip DOJ didn't find it important to tell us this about the pipe bomb suspect. 🙄
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Frank Gehry, 1929–2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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🤦♀️ Why isn’t this humongous story not getting much attention in the U.S.?
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🤦♀️ Why isn’t this humongous story not getting much attention in the U.S.?
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Republican officials never seem to have heard or thought much about the most disturbing actions of their own president.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Republican officials never seem to have heard or thought much about the most disturbing actions of their own president.
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The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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Members of the military, this is why you do NOT follow illegal orders:
Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth are setting up Admiral Bradley to be solely responsible for killing the survivors of the U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean.
You might be next. They only care about protecting themselves.
Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth are setting up Admiral Bradley to be solely responsible for killing the survivors of the U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean.
You might be next. They only care about protecting themselves.
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Members of the military, this is why you do NOT follow illegal orders:
Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth are setting up Admiral Bradley to be solely responsible for killing the survivors of the U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean.
You might be next. They only care about protecting themselves.
Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth are setting up Admiral Bradley to be solely responsible for killing the survivors of the U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean.
You might be next. They only care about protecting themselves.
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Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Jacob Frey: "We are here to respond to credible reports relaying that there are as many as 100 federal agents that will be deployed to the Twin Cities with a specific focus on targeting our Somali community. To our Somali community -- we love you and we stand with you. That commitment is rock solid"
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Ex-DEA agent who worked on the case against former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez calls his release "devastating":
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Former Honduras president, convicted of trafficking, freed on Trump pardon
A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ex-DEA agent who worked on the case against former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez calls his release "devastating":
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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So they went from it didn't happen, to it happened but it was someone else but it was legal to the "fog of war" prevented us from knowing there were survivors when we did conducted another strike on the wreckage.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So they went from it didn't happen, to it happened but it was someone else but it was legal to the "fog of war" prevented us from knowing there were survivors when we did conducted another strike on the wreckage.