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Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 12h

Protest song: Threat Level Orange

Sample lyric: Due to unprecedented civil unrest
All forms of protest are now classified as acts of terrorism
This is not a test
This is not a test
Coward
Traitor
Liar
Foe
Grab a tyrant by the toe
Fuck a fascist puppet

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Bucky on X: "Protest song: Threat Level Orange Sample lyric: Due to unprecedented civil unrest All forms of protest are now classified as acts of terrorism This is not a test This is not a test Coward Traitor Liar Foe Grab a tyrant by the toe Fuck a fascist puppet https://t.co/gWdxwGqig1" / X

Protest song: Threat Level Orange Sample lyric: Due to unprecedented civil unrest All forms of protest are now classified as acts of terrorism This is not a test This is not a test Coward Traitor Liar Foe Grab a tyrant by the toe Fuck a fascist puppet https://t.co/gWdxwGqig1

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Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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The problem isn’t just Trump.
It’s a Supreme Court that’s abandoned restraint, transparency, and respect for coequal judges.

It’s not a legal crisis anymore.

It’s a constitutional one.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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Let that sink in:
Federal judges are breaking their silence — risking professional backlash — because the Supreme Court’s secrecy is eroding democracy from within.

This isn’t normal.

It’s not healthy.

And it’s not sustainable.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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Judges across the country told The New York Times these orders are “mystical,” “demoralizing,” and “a slap in the face.”

One judge said it feels like “a war zone.”
Another: “We’re in a judicial crisis.”

Forty-two judges said these rulings have directly harmed public faith in the judiciary.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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Let that sink in:
Federal judges are breaking their silence — risking professional backlash — because the Supreme Court’s secrecy is eroding democracy from within.

This isn’t normal.

It’s not healthy.

And it’s not sustainable.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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Judges across the country told The New York Times these orders are “mystical,” “demoralizing,” and “a slap in the face.”

One judge said it feels like “a war zone.”
Another: “We’re in a judicial crisis.”

Forty-two judges said these rulings have directly harmed public faith in the judiciary.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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SCOTUS has been quietly using its “shadow docket” — fast, unsigned, often unexplained orders — to green-light Trump’s most extreme policies:
• mass deportations
• purging federal workers
• firing transgender service members
• slashing federal spending
All without full hearings or explanation.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

3/
Judges across the country told The New York Times these orders are “mystical,” “demoralizing,” and “a slap in the face.”

One judge said it feels like “a war zone.”
Another: “We’re in a judicial crisis.”

Forty-two judges said these rulings have directly harmed public faith in the judiciary.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

2/
SCOTUS has been quietly using its “shadow docket” — fast, unsigned, often unexplained orders — to green-light Trump’s most extreme policies:
• mass deportations
• purging federal workers
• firing transgender service members
• slashing federal spending
All without full hearings or explanation.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

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🚨 Unprecedented warning from inside the courts:
Dozens of sitting federal judges — including many appointed by Trump — say the Supreme Court itself is now causing a “judicial crisis.”
They accuse the justices of issuing secretive, unreasoned orders that damage trust and destabilize the law.
🧵👇

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

2/
SCOTUS has been quietly using its “shadow docket” — fast, unsigned, often unexplained orders — to green-light Trump’s most extreme policies:
• mass deportations
• purging federal workers
• firing transgender service members
• slashing federal spending
All without full hearings or explanation.

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

1/
🚨 Unprecedented warning from inside the courts:
Dozens of sitting federal judges — including many appointed by Trump — say the Supreme Court itself is now causing a “judicial crisis.”
They accuse the justices of issuing secretive, unreasoned orders that damage trust and destabilize the law.
🧵👇

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 15h

1/
🚨 Unprecedented warning from inside the courts:
Dozens of sitting federal judges — including many appointed by Trump — say the Supreme Court itself is now causing a “judicial crisis.”
They accuse the justices of issuing secretive, unreasoned orders that damage trust and destabilize the law.
🧵👇

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

Elizabeth @elizathewell.bsky.social · 17h

Ghastly, immoral, terrifying: @KristiNoem shared an AI video set to “Love Boat” showing innocent civilians blown up by the U.S. government, calling it patriotic.

This is state-sanctioned dehumanization, and it’s being normalized for public consumption.

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Kristi Noem on X: "President Trump LOVES the American people. That is why drug traffickers and narco-trafficking boats will no longer be allowed to transport deadly drugs into American territory. Thank you, @POTUS Trump for protecting our shores! https://t.co/q2kDrZEovZ" / X

President Trump LOVES the American people. That is why drug traffickers and narco-trafficking boats will no longer be allowed to transport deadly drugs into American territory. Thank you, @POTUS Trump for protecting our shores! https://t.co/q2kDrZEovZ

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