Laura Hitt
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Voice. Astrology. Earth.Being.
Me must face the fact that even the court’s can not protect us. Only one another. Communities will rise… The Supreme Court’s Intolerable Ruling www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Intolerable Ruling
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Me must face the fact that even the court’s can not protect us. Only one another. Communities will rise… The Supreme Court’s Intolerable Ruling www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...
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Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
June 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza.
Together we are standing up for those with no voice.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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Yikes! And this is why you don't arrest judges❗️👀
Judge Dugan uses the Trump immunity case to argue that her indictment should be dismissed - since her actions fall under "official acts" in her own courtroom.
Here are snapshots from page 1 & 3 of her Motion To Dismiss.
Judge Dugan uses the Trump immunity case to argue that her indictment should be dismissed - since her actions fall under "official acts" in her own courtroom.
Here are snapshots from page 1 & 3 of her Motion To Dismiss.
![DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS
Hon. Hannah C. Dugan moves for an order dismissing the indictment. This is no ordinary criminal case, and Dugan is no ordinary criminal defendant.
Dugan is a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge. She was arrested and indicted for actions allegedly taken in and in the immediate vicinity of her courtroom, involving a person appearing before her as a party. The government's prosecution of Judge Dugan is virtually unprecedented and entirely unconstitutional --it violates the Tenth Amendment and fundamental principles of federalism and comity reflected in that amendment and in the very structure of the United States Constitution.
The problems with this prosecution are legion, but most immediately, the government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts. Immunity is not a defense to the prosecution to be determined later by a jury or court; it is an absolute bar to the prosecution at the outset. See Trump v. United States, 608 U.S.593, 630 (2024).
3. Even if (contrary to what the trial evidence would show) Judge Dugan took the actions the complaint alleges, these plainly were judicial acts for which she has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. Judges are empowered to maintain control over their courtrooms specifically and the courthouse generally. Stevens v. Osuna, 877 F.3d 1293, 1305 (11th Cir. 2017). "[TJhe issuance of an order removing persons from the, courthouse in the interest of maintaining such control is an ordinary function performed by judges[.]" Id,
4. Judge Dugan's subjective motivations are irrelevant to immunity. "Judges are entitled to absolute immunity for their judicial acts, without regard to the motive with which those acts are allegedly performed." Id.; accord Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. at 618 ("In dividing official from unofficial conduct, courts may not inquire into the president's motives.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dozrbbuzuojdwr2psqkapfxo/bafkreibin6ed5drlyh5rjvzsild36zedpbcjs6bu42os67xlgsnh6tfqfu@jpeg)
May 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yikes! And this is why you don't arrest judges❗️👀
Judge Dugan uses the Trump immunity case to argue that her indictment should be dismissed - since her actions fall under "official acts" in her own courtroom.
Here are snapshots from page 1 & 3 of her Motion To Dismiss.
Judge Dugan uses the Trump immunity case to argue that her indictment should be dismissed - since her actions fall under "official acts" in her own courtroom.
Here are snapshots from page 1 & 3 of her Motion To Dismiss.
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I built Democracy Docket to be fearlessly pro-democracy, period. It has no corporate overlords and no outside investors. It does not create false equivalencies or traffic in "both-sides."
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
May 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I built Democracy Docket to be fearlessly pro-democracy, period. It has no corporate overlords and no outside investors. It does not create false equivalencies or traffic in "both-sides."
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
May 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
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Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you and facts ain’t your strong suit—so let me break it down real slow:
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
May 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you and facts ain’t your strong suit—so let me break it down real slow:
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder.
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This is a MUST READ. A tough read. But a MUST READ, nevertheless.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Trump and Bukele’s Concentration Camp
CECOT is no regular prison. It is also a warning.
nymag.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is a MUST READ. A tough read. But a MUST READ, nevertheless.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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we need to spend more time with @repdangoldman.bsky.social's clip.
not a single penny toward disaster relief but TONS OF YOUR CASH to "protect" drumpf's golf habit
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not a single penny toward disaster relief but TONS OF YOUR CASH to "protect" drumpf's golf habit
🧢 @mrsquirrel.bsky.social @zentrixter.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
we need to spend more time with @repdangoldman.bsky.social's clip.
not a single penny toward disaster relief but TONS OF YOUR CASH to "protect" drumpf's golf habit
🧢 @mrsquirrel.bsky.social @zentrixter.bsky.social
not a single penny toward disaster relief but TONS OF YOUR CASH to "protect" drumpf's golf habit
🧢 @mrsquirrel.bsky.social @zentrixter.bsky.social
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Donald Trump is an aspiring despot intent on destroying American democracy. The people with the power—and the constitutional obligation—to stop him are the Republicans in Congress. Their failure to act is a constitutional crisis and a stain on their legacy that will never be removed.
One Hundred Days of Republican Complicity
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Donald Trump is an aspiring despot intent on destroying American democracy. The people with the power—and the constitutional obligation—to stop him are the Republicans in Congress. Their failure to act is a constitutional crisis and a stain on their legacy that will never be removed.
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NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
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A LOT of people do not want to hear it but in the United States at least, food has never been safer to eat, not to mention tastier
We are living in one of the few times in human history where you can buy a loaf of bread and if it says it’s made with wheat flour and salt and yeast and water and nothing else, it’s probably made from just those ingredients, and some people want to END this.
April 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A LOT of people do not want to hear it but in the United States at least, food has never been safer to eat, not to mention tastier
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While it is understandable to focus attention on Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law, we must not lose sight of the fact that it is the Republican Congress enabling his authoritarianism. Ignoring their complicity in Trump’s actions is a mistake—both legally and strategically.
One Hundred Days of Republican Complicity
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
While it is understandable to focus attention on Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law, we must not lose sight of the fact that it is the Republican Congress enabling his authoritarianism. Ignoring their complicity in Trump’s actions is a mistake—both legally and strategically.
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Go to where your suffering is aligned with your capacity to meet it. You don’t have to go to death row, or live in a monastery. You don’t have to sit with the unsheltered, if that’s not your work. Go to where you can care safely and deeply & broaden that capacity over time. Roshi Joan
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Go to where your suffering is aligned with your capacity to meet it. You don’t have to go to death row, or live in a monastery. You don’t have to sit with the unsheltered, if that’s not your work. Go to where you can care safely and deeply & broaden that capacity over time. Roshi Joan
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April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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Do clients really want to hire a law firm known for how quickly it rolls over? Yet, now this is Paul Weiss's well deserved reputation.
Jim Cramer on CNBC said that the White House may think that "you can roll China like you rolled Paul Weiss."
whelp.
whelp.
April 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do clients really want to hire a law firm known for how quickly it rolls over? Yet, now this is Paul Weiss's well deserved reputation.
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ICYMI: In this week's episode of the Pulitzer on the Road Podcast, Drama winners Sanaz Toossi and Lynn Nottage discuss alternate career paths, negative reviews and "really [leaning] into the pleasure of writing." Available here (and on all platforms):
pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org/podcasts/san...
pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org/podcasts/san...
Sanaz Toossi and Lynn Nottage: The Politics of Playwriting | Pulitzer on the Road
In this episode of the Pulitzer on the Road Podcast, 2023 Drama Prize winner Sanaz Toossi and 2009/2017 Drama winner Lynn Nottage discuss the political implications of contemporary theater — and their...
pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org
April 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ICYMI: In this week's episode of the Pulitzer on the Road Podcast, Drama winners Sanaz Toossi and Lynn Nottage discuss alternate career paths, negative reviews and "really [leaning] into the pleasure of writing." Available here (and on all platforms):
pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org/podcasts/san...
pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org/podcasts/san...
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“Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
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The future of funding that supports family reading programs, digitization of local archives and other library programming across Texas is unclear following a recent executive order by President Donald Trump.
Texas libraries could lose $12.5M following Trump executive order
The Institute of Museums and Library Services was targeted in a recent executive order. Here's how that could affect North Texas libraries.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
April 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The future of funding that supports family reading programs, digitization of local archives and other library programming across Texas is unclear following a recent executive order by President Donald Trump.
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