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Andrew Levesque

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In a second trump term, opposition is the place where our actions - legal, philosophical, and activist - will overcome maga impulses. Continuous dialog opposing trumpism is paramount...

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · Mar 17

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1m

Okay Sen Paul, will you be making any major statements, and/or visiting the White House, to share your opinion?...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 2m

In other words, she EARNED IT!...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

THIS!! 👇👇

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 4m

It's off the rails...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 4m

This guy is unhinged...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 6m

Well, those are grown-up, honest and accurate things to say about the only party which values our democracy, the constitution, and the rule of law🤣...

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 8m

Pam Bondi is no actor. She traffics in trump's hatred and her own...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 10m

These are reprehensible times as a felon POTUS sends militias from around the nation into largely blue states...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 17m

Please thank @whatifisaidit.bsky.social for creating this Tyranny in America Starter Pack...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 20m

lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

What Trump's rookie prosecutor will have to prove to put New York AG Letitia James in prison

Should the prosecution survive Letitia James' inevitable motions to dismiss, here's what Trump's handpicked U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan will have to prove.

lawandcrime.com

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 22m

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Shutdown will drag into third week as Senate leaves town

It’s Day 10 of the government shutdown. There’s no resolution in sight for this crisis. Senators are heading home for a four-day weekend.

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 23m

2) It’s five pages long and you can read it here. James is charged, in a barebones indictment, with bank fraud and making false statements...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 23m

joycevance.substack.com/p/what-you-n...
1) This morning, my former US Attorney colleague, and current podcast co-host, Preet Bharara, and I dug into the federal indictment of New York Attorney General Tish James.

What You Need To Know About The Tish James Indictment

A recording from Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara's live video

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 26m

That about sums it up...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 27m

Exactly...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 28m

All the same, trump is maga, and maga is trump...

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 35m

Exclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan
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Exclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan

It is both not as gross AND worse than you think.

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 53m

Thousands of Palestinians return to what remains of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect…

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Thousands of Palestinians return to what remains of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Friday.

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1h

www.democracydocket.com/analysis/why...

Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1h

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1h

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1h

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Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on China Citing Restrictions on Rare-Earth Elements

President Trump said there was “no reason” to meet with President Xi Jinping after the country’s newest restrictions on rare-earth materials marked an escalation in trade negotiations.

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1h

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has rejected trump's proposal to sign on to the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would mandate sweeping changes across campus in exchange for preferential treatment on federal funding...

MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact

MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for far-reaching changes.

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