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so far, grand and petit juries are the institutions with the best track record in standing up to authoritarianism
Trump’s Revenge Campaign Has a Weakness
Prosecuting his enemies is turning out to be more difficult than he’d hoped—at least for now.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
so far, grand and petit juries are the institutions with the best track record in standing up to authoritarianism
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Chaser: Washington DC
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Chaser: Washington DC
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the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.
More of this 👇
Please note what happened here. By challenging Trump to pause his terror raids for Halloween, Pritzker forced Kristi Noem to come out *for* continuing to traumatize kids. Polarizing these debates draws attention/forces MAGA depravity into the light.
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
October 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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"It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors."
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
www.cbsnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors."
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
"It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."
- Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
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"What I need you to know is we are organized.
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"What I need you to know is we are organized.
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
What I need you to know is that you need to get organized.
What I need you to know is they are coming.
What I need you to know is you can stop them...
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family"
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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This kind of repudiation of the Supreme Court by a state Supreme Court justice is very rare. But — speaking as a former Alaska Supreme Court clerk — this is also part of their structural purpose. There’s a reason our rights can be, and often are, given *better* protection under state constitutions.
Check out Justice Eddins’ complete repudiation of the Roberts Court here. It’s worth reading in full. It’s quite brave—and exceedingly rare—for a sitting judge to speak so candidly and scathingly about SCOTUS’ partisan contortions of law, history, and fact.
www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
September 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This kind of repudiation of the Supreme Court by a state Supreme Court justice is very rare. But — speaking as a former Alaska Supreme Court clerk — this is also part of their structural purpose. There’s a reason our rights can be, and often are, given *better* protection under state constitutions.
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It absolutely matters here that Pritzker was effective at sounding the alarm and plainly stating this would be unconstitutional in a profoundly radical and fundamental way, and showing he could rally practical popular opposition, which then gets spun as backing out over "legal headaches."
September 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It absolutely matters here that Pritzker was effective at sounding the alarm and plainly stating this would be unconstitutional in a profoundly radical and fundamental way, and showing he could rally practical popular opposition, which then gets spun as backing out over "legal headaches."
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omg it's finally happening
occasionally former judges speak out about the Supreme Court but I have long wished current judges would do so
a sitting judge saying it is "inexcusable" that "sweeping rulings arrive with breathtaking speed but minimal explanation" feels like an important door opening
occasionally former judges speak out about the Supreme Court but I have long wished current judges would do so
a sitting judge saying it is "inexcusable" that "sweeping rulings arrive with breathtaking speed but minimal explanation" feels like an important door opening
Finally the silence is broken (and the media report it). Lower court judges have been attacked by both the White House and the Supreme Court - and they are finally speaking out in self-defense. The rest of us should support them too for upholding the rule of law! www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases
Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.
www.nbcnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
omg it's finally happening
occasionally former judges speak out about the Supreme Court but I have long wished current judges would do so
a sitting judge saying it is "inexcusable" that "sweeping rulings arrive with breathtaking speed but minimal explanation" feels like an important door opening
occasionally former judges speak out about the Supreme Court but I have long wished current judges would do so
a sitting judge saying it is "inexcusable" that "sweeping rulings arrive with breathtaking speed but minimal explanation" feels like an important door opening
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The full 12 minutes of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech today, which was superb.
(Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.)
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
(Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.)
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los ...
www.msnbc.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The full 12 minutes of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech today, which was superb.
(Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.)
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
(Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.)
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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it will take years to undo the damage from this lawless, criminal conduct. business as usual once Democrats reclaim executive power will unacceptable. no turning the page without repairing the damage
Extraordinary new detail about the FBI purge.
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
*Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump.
*When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired.
www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...
Politics may have spurred August purge of 5 veteran FBI agents
Details are emerging about the possible motivation behind the firing of five senior FBI agents.
www.cbsnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
it will take years to undo the damage from this lawless, criminal conduct. business as usual once Democrats reclaim executive power will unacceptable. no turning the page without repairing the damage
Right on.
I sent her a response today: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations.
August 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Right on.
Great piece on the power and importance of rhetoric and the poverty of popularism.
www.unpopularfront.news/p/against-vu...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/against-vu...
Against Vulgar Positivism
A Reply to Eric Levitz
www.unpopularfront.news
August 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great piece on the power and importance of rhetoric and the poverty of popularism.
www.unpopularfront.news/p/against-vu...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/against-vu...
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Democrats writing letters
August 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Democrats writing letters
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"Free D.C.! Free D.C."
Chants of protest against Trump break out in the 51st minute of tonight's Washington Spirit game at Audi Field.
Chants of protest against Trump break out in the 51st minute of tonight's Washington Spirit game at Audi Field.
August 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"Free D.C.! Free D.C."
Chants of protest against Trump break out in the 51st minute of tonight's Washington Spirit game at Audi Field.
Chants of protest against Trump break out in the 51st minute of tonight's Washington Spirit game at Audi Field.
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If you live in/represent a Blue State, want to gerrymander the FUCK out of your state, support and are willing to fight for a national anti-gerrymandering law you are principled, consistent and doing exactly the right thing.
August 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you live in/represent a Blue State, want to gerrymander the FUCK out of your state, support and are willing to fight for a national anti-gerrymandering law you are principled, consistent and doing exactly the right thing.
Arkadi Gerney and I argue for maximum deterrence as our best path forward in @washingtonpost.com
"Those looking to counter red state power grabs like Texas’s should look to another period of brinkmanship for inspiration."
The latest from Arkadi Gerney and @sarahrknight.bsky.social:
The latest from Arkadi Gerney and @sarahrknight.bsky.social:
Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear
It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Arkadi Gerney and I argue for maximum deterrence as our best path forward in @washingtonpost.com
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“Impeach Judge Bove and then prosecute him for his crimes” should be table stakes for Democratic candidates in 2026, he has broken the law more egregiously than like 90 percent of the people who will come before him in his courtroom
July 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“Impeach Judge Bove and then prosecute him for his crimes” should be table stakes for Democratic candidates in 2026, he has broken the law more egregiously than like 90 percent of the people who will come before him in his courtroom
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I *am* a constitutional scholar and you are correct.
I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
July 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I *am* a constitutional scholar and you are correct.
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If a Democrat wins the presidency in 2028, investigating Bove for criminal obstruction of justice as relates to the court orders in the J.G.G. case should be a priority. Statute of limitations is five years.
Emil Bove is up for a lifetime appointment. This is not a time to rush through the process, violate the rules, and end debate. But that’s what Republicans on the Judiciary Committee just did. I was the next to speak and they barred us from debating. So we walked out.
July 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If a Democrat wins the presidency in 2028, investigating Bove for criminal obstruction of justice as relates to the court orders in the J.G.G. case should be a priority. Statute of limitations is five years.
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I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
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I'm not convinced this is quite right--my read is that they think it's popular in red states to 'own the libs'
So part of the appeal of visibly cruel ICE raids is inflicting harm on their perceived enemies in blue states
So part of the appeal of visibly cruel ICE raids is inflicting harm on their perceived enemies in blue states
July 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm not convinced this is quite right--my read is that they think it's popular in red states to 'own the libs'
So part of the appeal of visibly cruel ICE raids is inflicting harm on their perceived enemies in blue states
So part of the appeal of visibly cruel ICE raids is inflicting harm on their perceived enemies in blue states