Helen Simon
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"I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom."
- Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln
May 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom."
- Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln
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‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
May 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
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“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12
May 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court affirmed the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to block a religious public charter school.
This is a victory for the separation of church and state.
This is a victory for the separation of church and state.
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court affirmed the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to block a religious public charter school.
This is a victory for the separation of church and state.
This is a victory for the separation of church and state.
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Class and dignity in everything.
May 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Class and dignity in everything.
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If you’re born in America, you’re an American.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
May 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you’re born in America, you’re an American.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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And the Qatari royal family has been unsuccessfully trying to sell it for five years.
May 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And the Qatari royal family has been unsuccessfully trying to sell it for five years.
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They also love him!
May 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
They also love him!
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![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PERKINS COIE LLP,
Plaintiff,
V.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 25-716 (BAH)
Judge Beryl A. Howell
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in this
lawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adverse actions to be executed by all Executive branch agencies but, in purpose and effect, this action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned the phrase: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, HENRY VI, PART 2, act 4, sc. 2, 1. 75. When Shakespeare's character, a rebel leader intent on
becoming king, see id. I. 74, hears this suggestion, he promptly incorporates this tactic as part of
his plan to assume power, leading in the same scene to the rebel leader demanding "[a]way with
him," referring to an educated clerk, who "can make obligations and write court hand," id. 1. 90,
106. Eliminating lawyers as the guardians of the rule of law removes a major impediment to the
path to more power. See Walters v. Nat'l Ass'n of Radiation Survivors, 473 U.S. 305, 371 n.24
(1985) (Stevens, J., dissenting) (explaining the import of the same Shakespearean statement to be
"that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government").
The importance of independent lawyers to ensuring the American judicial system's fair
and impartial administration of justice has been recognized in this country since its founding era.
In 1770, John Adams made the singularly unpopular decision to represent eight British soldiers
charged with murder for their roles in the Boston Massacre and "claimed later to have suffered the](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/bafkreibym7gqxofw4wrpxo3r5q2yf7rki7sbtv4o6t6b2oiznxqwv2of3q@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Happy 92nd birthday to the one and only Carol Burnett!
April 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy 92nd birthday to the one and only Carol Burnett!
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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Trump doesn’t care if he crashes the economy.
He and his billionaire donors will be just fine — they know when to buy and sell.
Meanwhile, everyday Americans lose jobs, homes, and retirement savings.
He and his billionaire donors will be just fine — they know when to buy and sell.
Meanwhile, everyday Americans lose jobs, homes, and retirement savings.
April 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump doesn’t care if he crashes the economy.
He and his billionaire donors will be just fine — they know when to buy and sell.
Meanwhile, everyday Americans lose jobs, homes, and retirement savings.
He and his billionaire donors will be just fine — they know when to buy and sell.
Meanwhile, everyday Americans lose jobs, homes, and retirement savings.
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Thank goodness advocates for civil rights weren't cowards like this crew open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
I’m “afraid” these lawmakers are cowardly careerists
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April 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Thank goodness advocates for civil rights weren't cowards like this crew open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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This administration has abandoned our men and women in uniform.
Veterans shouldn’t have to worry about losing their jobs or benefits. They fought for us, we have a duty to fight for them.
Veterans shouldn’t have to worry about losing their jobs or benefits. They fought for us, we have a duty to fight for them.
April 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This administration has abandoned our men and women in uniform.
Veterans shouldn’t have to worry about losing their jobs or benefits. They fought for us, we have a duty to fight for them.
Veterans shouldn’t have to worry about losing their jobs or benefits. They fought for us, we have a duty to fight for them.
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Time for real accountability. Secretary Hegseth must resign, or be fired.
April 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Time for real accountability. Secretary Hegseth must resign, or be fired.
@marleneforaz.bsky.social Hi! Glad I found you
April 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@marleneforaz.bsky.social Hi! Glad I found you
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He would have never been appointed by a president who cared about our military. He’s a disgrace to the people in uniform who serve www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
He would have never been appointed by a president who cared about our military. He’s a disgrace to the people in uniform who serve www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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This "WHO'S NEVER COMING BACK" document published by the White House should be "EXHIBIT A" in any forthcoming hearing where a judge/justice has asked the White House to prove how it is "facilitating" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This "WHO'S NEVER COMING BACK" document published by the White House should be "EXHIBIT A" in any forthcoming hearing where a judge/justice has asked the White House to prove how it is "facilitating" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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“Department of Government Efficiency.”
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Department of Government Efficiency.”
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Strengthening our aerial firefighting fleet will help firefighters protect Arizonans from increasingly dangerous wildfires. The Senate just passed my bipartisan bill to do this, and I encourage the House to pass it as soon as possible.
Kelly touts bipartisan bill to support firefighting efforts with excess military planes
A bill passed that would allow for the Department of Defense to sell excess military planes and parts for wildfire fighting efforts. The bill still needs to go through the House.
www.kjzz.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Strengthening our aerial firefighting fleet will help firefighters protect Arizonans from increasingly dangerous wildfires. The Senate just passed my bipartisan bill to do this, and I encourage the House to pass it as soon as possible.
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NEW: By a 4–3 vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Gov. Tony Evers' creative "veto" transforming a two-year school funding increase into a 400-year funding increase. Evers crossed out words, numbers, and hyphens to rewrite the law—legally, it turns out. www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
April 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NEW: By a 4–3 vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Gov. Tony Evers' creative "veto" transforming a two-year school funding increase into a 400-year funding increase. Evers crossed out words, numbers, and hyphens to rewrite the law—legally, it turns out. www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
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At this point, a member of the House could lightly edit the Declaration of Independence and offer it as an impeachment resolution.
April 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
At this point, a member of the House could lightly edit the Declaration of Independence and offer it as an impeachment resolution.
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
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I am advocating for due process for Abrego Garcia.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I am advocating for due process for Abrego Garcia.