@aledadeeda.bsky.social
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4) I guess we'll have to update our newly updated Study, which we published at noon on November 20, 2025.
The study documents all cases of government noncompliance with court orders and cases of government misinformation provided to courts.
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
The study documents all cases of government noncompliance with court orders and cases of government misinformation provided to courts.
www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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2/ source (Ranking Member House Judiciary Committee @raskin.house.gov letter to AG Bondi)
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democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
2/ source (Ranking Member House Judiciary Committee @raskin.house.gov letter to AG Bondi)
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Reminder:
SDNY "was running an active investigation into Jeffrey Epstein[’s] ... coconspirators. In January [2025], SDNY prosecutors were ordered to transfer the Epstein case files to DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. ... the investigation into co-conspirators has inexplicably ceased."
SDNY "was running an active investigation into Jeffrey Epstein[’s] ... coconspirators. In January [2025], SDNY prosecutors were ordered to transfer the Epstein case files to DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. ... the investigation into co-conspirators has inexplicably ceased."
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reminder:
SDNY "was running an active investigation into Jeffrey Epstein[’s] ... coconspirators. In January [2025], SDNY prosecutors were ordered to transfer the Epstein case files to DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. ... the investigation into co-conspirators has inexplicably ceased."
SDNY "was running an active investigation into Jeffrey Epstein[’s] ... coconspirators. In January [2025], SDNY prosecutors were ordered to transfer the Epstein case files to DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. ... the investigation into co-conspirators has inexplicably ceased."
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6) Plus CNN @natashabertrand.bsky.social's earlier reporting of moves inside the Pentagon.
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics
For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
6) Plus CNN @natashabertrand.bsky.social's earlier reporting of moves inside the Pentagon.
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action
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5) There's even more.
"Many of the lawyers and other career officials at the White House National Security Council, Pentagon and Justice Department who had ... raised concerns about using lethal force against narcotraffickers had either left government or were reassigned or removed."
"Many of the lawyers and other career officials at the White House National Security Council, Pentagon and Justice Department who had ... raised concerns about using lethal force against narcotraffickers had either left government or were reassigned or removed."
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
5) There's even more.
"Many of the lawyers and other career officials at the White House National Security Council, Pentagon and Justice Department who had ... raised concerns about using lethal force against narcotraffickers had either left government or were reassigned or removed."
"Many of the lawyers and other career officials at the White House National Security Council, Pentagon and Justice Department who had ... raised concerns about using lethal force against narcotraffickers had either left government or were reassigned or removed."
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On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
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"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
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Murder and other high crimes on the high seas has precedent. www.executedtoday.com/2009/11/30/1...
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Murder and other high crimes on the high seas has precedent. www.executedtoday.com/2009/11/30/1...
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
It's very meme-worthy. I hope to see his body superimposed next to: long lines at food pantries; children screaming as their parents are dragged away; bombed hospitals in Gaza and Ukraine, etc.
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Will This Photo Define the Trump Years?
A Saturday Prompt
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It's very meme-worthy. I hope to see his body superimposed next to: long lines at food pantries; children screaming as their parents are dragged away; bombed hospitals in Gaza and Ukraine, etc.
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
October 18, 2025: Out of the major TV broadcasters only NBC News at 5:30 covered the No Kings protests, ABC, CBS and FOX broadcasts featured super-important football content from 5:30 - 11:00 PM. (Photos show the program guide for these channels from 5:30 - 11:00 PM) #thankyouNBC
October 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
October 18, 2025: Out of the major TV broadcasters only NBC News at 5:30 covered the No Kings protests, ABC, CBS and FOX broadcasts featured super-important football content from 5:30 - 11:00 PM. (Photos show the program guide for these channels from 5:30 - 11:00 PM) #thankyouNBC
Total respect and appreciation for David Cross !!!💜
officialdavidcross.com/blogs/press/...
officialdavidcross.com/blogs/press/...
My Thoughts on the Riyadh Comedy Festival
I’ve been asked for my opinion on the Riyadh Comedy Festival and rather than answer the same question 23 times, I’ll just put this out here. Oh, and I should preface this with the fact that I was not ...
officialdavidcross.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Total respect and appreciation for David Cross !!!💜
officialdavidcross.com/blogs/press/...
officialdavidcross.com/blogs/press/...
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Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.
September 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.
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Women Work Fewer Hours Than Men
By me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social
Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
By me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social
Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
September 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Women Work Fewer Hours Than Men
By me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social
Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
By me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social
Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
This is the decoding of the Kirk assassin's identity. www.muellershewrote.com/p/one-of-us-...
"One of us": Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk, and MAGA's Groyper Problem
A recording from Allison Gill and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is the decoding of the Kirk assassin's identity. www.muellershewrote.com/p/one-of-us-...
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The Queen of Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooms just once a year at night and only for a few hours.
July 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Queen of Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooms just once a year at night and only for a few hours.
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We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
➡️Find a good trouble event: social.demcast.com/s/65nTti3j
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
➡️Find a good trouble event: social.demcast.com/s/65nTti3j
July 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
➡️Find a good trouble event: social.demcast.com/s/65nTti3j
On July 17th, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities are mobilizing to ensure #GoodTroubleLivesOn and carry John Lewis’ legacy forward.
➡️Find a good trouble event: social.demcast.com/s/65nTti3j
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Here at River Side Casino, we’re passionate about our staff and will not accept bullying of any kind. Except for that time we replaced Gary’s toupee with a fruit salad turban while he was napping in the printer room. That was hilarious.
June 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Here at River Side Casino, we’re passionate about our staff and will not accept bullying of any kind. Except for that time we replaced Gary’s toupee with a fruit salad turban while he was napping in the printer room. That was hilarious.
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New in PN: The Trump/Musk fight is why we say "No Kings"
"Musk's staggering wealth allowed him to shepherd a chosen candidate into office, install himself atop the government informally, and systematically destroy it from within. That’s not what America is supposed to be."
"Musk's staggering wealth allowed him to shepherd a chosen candidate into office, install himself atop the government informally, and systematically destroy it from within. That’s not what America is supposed to be."
The Trump/Musk fight is why we say "No Kings"
Today's protests are about reestablishing a government of laws, not unaccountable oligarchs.
www.publicnotice.co
June 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New in PN: The Trump/Musk fight is why we say "No Kings"
"Musk's staggering wealth allowed him to shepherd a chosen candidate into office, install himself atop the government informally, and systematically destroy it from within. That’s not what America is supposed to be."
"Musk's staggering wealth allowed him to shepherd a chosen candidate into office, install himself atop the government informally, and systematically destroy it from within. That’s not what America is supposed to be."
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At a time when other politicians attempted to distort the truth and disrupt our state, we stayed true to the virtues of the Land of Lincoln.
As long as I'm governor, Illinois will uphold our Midwestern and American values — by treating people with dignity, respect, and fairness.
As long as I'm governor, Illinois will uphold our Midwestern and American values — by treating people with dignity, respect, and fairness.
June 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
At a time when other politicians attempted to distort the truth and disrupt our state, we stayed true to the virtues of the Land of Lincoln.
As long as I'm governor, Illinois will uphold our Midwestern and American values — by treating people with dignity, respect, and fairness.
As long as I'm governor, Illinois will uphold our Midwestern and American values — by treating people with dignity, respect, and fairness.
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"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.'
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change
A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.
www.npr.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.'
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
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June 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM