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How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State
Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.
www.americanprogress.org
SCOTUS has been hacking away at the separation of church and state. This is the legacy of the Roberts Court. More from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and I on that for @americanprogress.bsky.social, here: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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why would anyone try to make a humanoid robot when you could try to make TARS instead
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
why would anyone try to make a humanoid robot when you could try to make TARS instead
:,) I love my city so much 🗽
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
:,) I love my city so much 🗽
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AI companies: Give us your electricity so we can steal your jobs.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
AI companies: Give us your electricity so we can steal your jobs.
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As American families struggle with rising costs, President Trump and members of his family are raking in millions of dollars—and the number is only growing. Check out our new tracker to see how Trump is using the office of the presidency to his financial benefit: https://ampr.gs/47nd5eE
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As American families struggle with rising costs, President Trump and members of his family are raking in millions of dollars—and the number is only growing. Check out our new tracker to see how Trump is using the office of the presidency to his financial benefit: https://ampr.gs/47nd5eE
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Quick 🧵: SCOTUS has set a conference date for the Davis petition, which has sent some folks into a panic. This is a date for them to 'consider whether to consider' the case. This is not an argument date. They have not decided to grant the petition.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Quick 🧵: SCOTUS has set a conference date for the Davis petition, which has sent some folks into a panic. This is a date for them to 'consider whether to consider' the case. This is not an argument date. They have not decided to grant the petition.
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The evidence is clear: Donald Trump's politically-motivated Justice Department is LYING to federal judges. That changes the way our courts work. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/does...
October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The evidence is clear: Donald Trump's politically-motivated Justice Department is LYING to federal judges. That changes the way our courts work. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/does...
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Samuel Alito preparing to raise absolutely the craziest flag you've ever seen at his Long Beach Island compound.
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Samuel Alito preparing to raise absolutely the craziest flag you've ever seen at his Long Beach Island compound.
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Contrast this report with Brett Kavanaugh's recent description of ICE's raids. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
October 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Contrast this report with Brett Kavanaugh's recent description of ICE's raids. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Rallying at SCOTUS ahead of today’s arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act.
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Rallying at SCOTUS ahead of today’s arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act.
All I can think about is that scene in Knives Out about the grandson: "My son Jacob, he's 16, very politically active."
"The boy is literally a Nazi."
"The boy is literally a Nazi."
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
All I can think about is that scene in Knives Out about the grandson: "My son Jacob, he's 16, very politically active."
"The boy is literally a Nazi."
"The boy is literally a Nazi."
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As both Chicago and Portland fight against Trump's deployment of the National Guard, learn more about the Insurrection Act and the history of domestic deployment from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social, @sydkneeb.bsky.social, and @doo-dc.bsky.social:
Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future
Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be about to change.
www.americanprogress.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As both Chicago and Portland fight against Trump's deployment of the National Guard, learn more about the Insurrection Act and the history of domestic deployment from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social, @sydkneeb.bsky.social, and @doo-dc.bsky.social:
Stephen Miller and co. want you to think otherwise but there *are* limits on presidential power re: domestic deployment of the military. But those powers are vast. More on those complexities, from me, @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and @doo-dc.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/dome...
Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future
Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be about to change.
www.americanprogress.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Stephen Miller and co. want you to think otherwise but there *are* limits on presidential power re: domestic deployment of the military. But those powers are vast. More on those complexities, from me, @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and @doo-dc.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/dome...
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US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...
It's jarring for Miller to admit they want plenary authority but this isn't new. They've been trying to do this since jan 20. And the co-branches are letting them! Congress relegated their checks and balances via their inaction and SCOTUS has given the greenlight. why does no one have a backbone?!
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's jarring for Miller to admit they want plenary authority but this isn't new. They've been trying to do this since jan 20. And the co-branches are letting them! Congress relegated their checks and balances via their inaction and SCOTUS has given the greenlight. why does no one have a backbone?!
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📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin
Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin
Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin
Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin
Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.
"This time around, the obvious incompetence of many top officials actually works to keep any sustained pressure off of any one cabinet secretary or agency head."
when your whole group gives bad vibes 😍
when your whole group gives bad vibes 😍
really good Inner Loop newsletter this week. @jakelahut.writes.news asked his trumpworld sources to rank the five Cabinet-level officials they thought were in the worst standing with Trump www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries
“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”
www.wired.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"This time around, the obvious incompetence of many top officials actually works to keep any sustained pressure off of any one cabinet secretary or agency head."
when your whole group gives bad vibes 😍
when your whole group gives bad vibes 😍
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My Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on CAP's plan to break Citizens United starts at 11:30am ET! See you in r/politics!
From the politics community on Reddit: I’m Tom Moore, senior fellow for democracy policy at the Center for American Progress. I’ve figured out a way to break Citizens United. I kid you not. It's a BFD...
Explore this post and more from the politics community
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October 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on CAP's plan to break Citizens United starts at 11:30am ET! See you in r/politics!
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Time to tune-in to SCOTUS's oral argument audio because today is Chiles v. Salazar; a case about Colorado's ban on conversion "therapy" for minors. More than 20 states have similar bans--which fall under state powers to regulate medical care. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Time to tune-in to SCOTUS's oral argument audio because today is Chiles v. Salazar; a case about Colorado's ban on conversion "therapy" for minors. More than 20 states have similar bans--which fall under state powers to regulate medical care. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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Today is the first day of the 2025-2026 Supreme Court term and we just released our major new report on religion at the Roberts Court: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State
Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.
www.americanprogress.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today is the first day of the 2025-2026 Supreme Court term and we just released our major new report on religion at the Roberts Court: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
SCOTUS has been hacking away at the separation of church and state. This is the legacy of the Roberts Court. More from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and I on that for @americanprogress.bsky.social, here: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State
Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.
www.americanprogress.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
SCOTUS has been hacking away at the separation of church and state. This is the legacy of the Roberts Court. More from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and I on that for @americanprogress.bsky.social, here: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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"The fact is, the Roberts Court is no longer hiding behind a veneer of impartiality." SCOTUS will continue dismantling democratic guardrails and civil rights protections this term. CAP's Devon Ombres explains for Inside Sources: https://ow.ly/U3W950X5Ci6
Counterpoint: SCOTUS Isn’t Drifting Rightward — the Pedal Is to the Floor – DC Journal - InsideSources
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Another Momentous Term Is in the Offing.” Whether the Roberts Supreme Court will continue to push American
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October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The fact is, the Roberts Court is no longer hiding behind a veneer of impartiality." SCOTUS will continue dismantling democratic guardrails and civil rights protections this term. CAP's Devon Ombres explains for Inside Sources: https://ow.ly/U3W950X5Ci6
"This past July, his name landed in the news when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders signed onto a boycott of his Washington restaurants, where a local union is trying to organize workers. Mr. Starr declined to comment."
Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful restaurateurs. He has created restaurants that draw presidents and celebrities, yes, but also Florida tourists and Philadelphia Eagles fans. His empire generates $400 million a year in revenue.
The $400 Million Restaurant Man
Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful restaurateurs, making and replicating dining magic at places like Pastis and Osteria Mozza.
nyti.ms
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"This past July, his name landed in the news when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders signed onto a boycott of his Washington restaurants, where a local union is trying to organize workers. Mr. Starr declined to comment."
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feels like a thing placed in documentaries before horrifying footage
BASH: Are you okay w/ the military using American cities as 'training grounds'?
JOHNSON: I don't know what's being implied by that
B: It suggests troops are going to be in cities & use them military training
J: That's been very beneficial for the Guard
B: So it's ok?
J: It's a win-win scenario
JOHNSON: I don't know what's being implied by that
B: It suggests troops are going to be in cities & use them military training
J: That's been very beneficial for the Guard
B: So it's ok?
J: It's a win-win scenario
October 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
feels like a thing placed in documentaries before horrifying footage
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Starting in 1 hour: Don't miss our virtual event on the upcoming Supreme Court term with Justin Levitt, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, and Nancy Gertner. https://www.americanprogress.org/events/twenty-years-of-the-roberts-court-the-chief-justices-legacy-and-the-coming-term/
20 Years of the Roberts Court: The Chief Justice’s Legacy and the Coming Term
Please join the Center for American Progress for a virtual event that will dive into 20 years of the Roberts court and the upcoming Supreme Court term.
www.americanprogress.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Starting in 1 hour: Don't miss our virtual event on the upcoming Supreme Court term with Justin Levitt, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, and Nancy Gertner. https://www.americanprogress.org/events/twenty-years-of-the-roberts-court-the-chief-justices-legacy-and-the-coming-term/
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Can I be honest? I don’t LOVE this.
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Can I be honest? I don’t LOVE this.