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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 13h

Several amicus filings from members of the @brennancenter.org Historians Council hit court dockets this week. Here's a quick recap of the latest...
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 14h

A DHS camera man calmly films this kavanaugh stop.

Eventually the public will see some (though not all) of this recorded footage, and it will reveal human rights violations beyond what we thought we knew.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

"The combination of Mr. Trump’s authoritarian moves and the Supreme Court’s authorization of them has produced, for many, a deepening despair. But here is the essential fact: The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to 'we the people.' "

Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

www.nytimes.com

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 12h

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 13h

More filings for more cases are in the works as I type. For the latest on the Council, visit our project page, which collects the members' growing list of amicus briefs, highly attended online seminars, and media appearances:

www.brennancenter.org/historians-c...

Historians Council on the Constitution

www.brennancenter.org

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 13h

On Friday, Historians Council member @janemanners.bsky.social filed a brief in a D.C. Circuit case challenging the unconstitutional removal of the chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority -- a key showdown on the scope of presidential power.

Her brief: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 13h

On Monday, 4 historians including the Historians Council's @alexkeyssar.bsky.social filed to encourage SCOTUS to reverse a damaging Voting Rights Act decision from the 8th Circuit, in a possible prelude to another critical VRA case this term.

Their brief:
www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...

www.brennancenter.org

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 13h

Several amicus filings from members of the @brennancenter.org Historians Council hit court dockets this week. Here's a quick recap of the latest...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 1d

Jane Manners, a constitutional historian & member of the Brennan Center’s Historians Council, filed an amicus brief in Grundmann v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s removal of the chair of an independent federal agency as unconstitutional www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 12d

We’re COOKING over here…

Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 15d

Status for the next month...

a chef is standing in a kitchen with pots and pans hanging from the ceiling and says `` yes , chef ! ''

ALT: a chef is standing in a kitchen with pots and pans hanging from the ceiling and says `` yes , chef ! ''

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to when the next #NoKings protest in Portland looks like this

A photorealistic computer-generated image of Kermit the Frog leading a large crowd of protestors through a city street. The protesters are all muppets of various colors. Kermit is holding up an American flag in his right hand.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

I love this image.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 1d

the Brennan Center has a nice overview on the abuse that is NSPM-7

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2d

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 2d

“No weapon formed against me shall prosper” — NY AG Letitia James

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

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..

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 2d

“No weapon formed against me shall prosper” — NY AG Letitia James

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

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..

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

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..

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump from deploying federalized National Guard troops into Chicago.

This ruling reinforces what we already knew: It is illegal for the president to use manufactured emergencies to send soldiers into our cities.