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Let's drop the pretense. It was a 2-1 decision by GOP judges comfortable with Trump's fascist coup: the hard-right Thomas Hardiman appointed by W and Stephanos Bibas, who clerked for Kennedy, appointed by Trump.
JUST IN: Big win for the Trump administration in the 3rd Circuit, ruling that a federal judge in NJ never had jurisdiction to consider Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to his detention.
Unclear what immediate effect it will have given tangle of other issues/rulings.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Unclear what immediate effect it will have given tangle of other issues/rulings.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Let's drop the pretense. It was a 2-1 decision by GOP judges comfortable with Trump's fascist coup: the hard-right Thomas Hardiman appointed by W and Stephanos Bibas, who clerked for Kennedy, appointed by Trump.
I love corporate DC reporter euphemisms - this is how @punchbowlnews.bsky.social describes Trump's war-mongering and assault on the Fed: "Meanwhile, Trump is largely uninvolved and distracted, consumed with foreign policy crises while pitching a string of populist economic ideas"
1/15/26 ☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION The Senate is nowhere near an Obamacare deal After ICE outcry, Dems turn on DHS funding bill Vault: Banking punts major
punchbowl.news
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I love corporate DC reporter euphemisms - this is how @punchbowlnews.bsky.social describes Trump's war-mongering and assault on the Fed: "Meanwhile, Trump is largely uninvolved and distracted, consumed with foreign policy crises while pitching a string of populist economic ideas"
Another fun fact about last night - the votes after 5 pm on the minibus and its amendments had more Democrats than Republicans voting
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Another fun fact about last night - the votes after 5 pm on the minibus and its amendments had more Democrats than Republicans voting
With the Trump regime, it's the crime AND the coverup.
Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good's death
The resignations follow growing tensions over a decision by the Trump administration to block the state out of the investigation into the shooting of Renee Good.
6abc.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
With the Trump regime, it's the crime AND the coverup.
Todd Young is garbage too, but at least Hawley is a weirdo
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Todd Young is garbage too, but at least Hawley is a weirdo
Same thing happened at Standing Rock as well to Marcus Mitchell
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Same thing happened at Standing Rock as well to Marcus Mitchell
To be clear, babies are much much better than Hawley.
So are worms, skunks, snakes, scorpions, rats, heaping piles of manure, wet paper bags, and cesspools.
So are worms, skunks, snakes, scorpions, rats, heaping piles of manure, wet paper bags, and cesspools.
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
To be clear, babies are much much better than Hawley.
So are worms, skunks, snakes, scorpions, rats, heaping piles of manure, wet paper bags, and cesspools.
So are worms, skunks, snakes, scorpions, rats, heaping piles of manure, wet paper bags, and cesspools.
Hawley is a little baby
The Senate sustained the Risch point of order with respect to SJ Res 98, war powers re: Venezuela, with Vice President Vance breaking the tie, 51-50. GOP voting against: Collins, Murkowski and Paul.
January 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Hawley is a little baby
Proud to welcome Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Grace Meng to Maryland’s NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for a tour of the work that keeps America leading in space and science. Goddard is a national treasure. @meng.house.gov @lofgren.house.gov
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The LLMs just told the companies to militarize against humans
The White House policy on AI:
-Suppress federal bills on AI
-Suppress states from regulating AI
-Sell advanced AI chips to China
This has led the tech industry down the wrong path with increasing backlash. They should ask their large language models for a better approach.
-Suppress federal bills on AI
-Suppress states from regulating AI
-Sell advanced AI chips to China
This has led the tech industry down the wrong path with increasing backlash. They should ask their large language models for a better approach.
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The LLMs just told the companies to militarize against humans
Tonight is the official launch party for @janeese4dc.bsky.social
Our Moment Is Now: Party for a Better DC With Janeese Lewis George
Get ready to launch a people-first movement to elect Janeese Lewis George as the next Mayor of Washington, DC.
www.eventbrite.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Tonight is the official launch party for @janeese4dc.bsky.social
time for little J6 Hawley to show the world Trump's his daddy
The Senate is voting at 5:30 on a point of order that would quash the Venezuela war powers resolution that advanced last week. Which Republicans will flip?
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
time for little J6 Hawley to show the world Trump's his daddy
Major victory here
"After nine months of sustained organizing and collective action, all employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who received layoff notices have been fully reinstated, the union representing NIOSH workers announced today."
AFGE www.afge.org/publication/...
AFGE www.afge.org/publication/...
Major Union Victory–NIOSH Employees Win Full Reinstatement After Nine-Month Fight
Reversal follows sustained pressure from AFGE members, labor allies, public health experts.
www.afge.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Major victory here
I have such contempt for cowards
EISEN: Didn't you admit what Trump is doing to Powell is coercion?
CRAMER: It's no secret he would like Powell out. So would I. This would be an elegant way out
E: You think it'd be 'elegant' for Fed chair under threat of indictment to step down? That doesn't sound elegant
C: Ok. So you disagree
CRAMER: It's no secret he would like Powell out. So would I. This would be an elegant way out
E: You think it'd be 'elegant' for Fed chair under threat of indictment to step down? That doesn't sound elegant
C: Ok. So you disagree
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I have such contempt for cowards
He is such a simp
January 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
He is such a simp
I'm making a point about the candidates Schumer is backing and the kind of races he wants them to run and who he wants those races to be funded by and what policies he wants them to run on
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I'm making a point about the candidates Schumer is backing and the kind of races he wants them to run and who he wants those races to be funded by and what policies he wants them to run on
The House GOP managed to pass their attack on efficient showerheads yesterday, congratulations
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The House GOP managed to pass their attack on efficient showerheads yesterday, congratulations
Schumerism: 'win' with more Manchins and Sinemas
New - Chuck Schumer to haters: “The answer to these critics is to win. If we win back the Senate, that will answer every question"
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: Schumer lauds recruits as Democrats see Senate within reach
The minority leader took an Al Davis-style approach as he sat down with Semafor: “The answer to these critics is to win.”
www.semafor.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Schumerism: 'win' with more Manchins and Sinemas
Reposted by Brad Johnson
Johnson yesterday:
“We’re totally in control of the House,”
After 6 GOP voted against his labor bill
And caused him to scrap two additional labor bills that were scheduled for votes yesterday
It really isn't going well for Slick Mike:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
“We’re totally in control of the House,”
After 6 GOP voted against his labor bill
And caused him to scrap two additional labor bills that were scheduled for votes yesterday
It really isn't going well for Slick Mike:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
GOP defections sink labor bill to ease overtime rules
The bill's collapse marks a setback for Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg.
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Johnson yesterday:
“We’re totally in control of the House,”
After 6 GOP voted against his labor bill
And caused him to scrap two additional labor bills that were scheduled for votes yesterday
It really isn't going well for Slick Mike:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
“We’re totally in control of the House,”
After 6 GOP voted against his labor bill
And caused him to scrap two additional labor bills that were scheduled for votes yesterday
It really isn't going well for Slick Mike:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Collins (Maine) needs to be just flooded with calls and visits
January 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Collins (Maine) needs to be just flooded with calls and visits
Marcus Mitchell has been denied justice after being similarly blinded. The new rules in the US are that thug-cops can main and murder with impunity.
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Marcus Mitchell has been denied justice after being similarly blinded. The new rules in the US are that thug-cops can main and murder with impunity.
Reposted by Brad Johnson
Professor Bramen will also be speaking on “American Niceness: From Plymouth to Standing Rock" in the Vermont Humanities Winter Series on February 11th at 7pm via Zoom. For more information and to register for the event, see their website:
www.vermonthumanities.org/event/250th-...
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www.vermonthumanities.org/event/250th-...
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American Niceness: From Plymouth Rock to Standing Rock
Although it often goes unnamed as a pattern of behavior, niceness pervades the assumptions, discourses, and the everyday conduct of and about Americans. But how and when did Americans become associate...
www.vermonthumanities.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Professor Bramen will also be speaking on “American Niceness: From Plymouth to Standing Rock" in the Vermont Humanities Winter Series on February 11th at 7pm via Zoom. For more information and to register for the event, see their website:
www.vermonthumanities.org/event/250th-...
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www.vermonthumanities.org/event/250th-...
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We have to name and shame these CEOs
Here's a list of the corporations who pushed for the mega-expansion of ICE:
Beauty Parlors For Setting The World On Fire
Corporate America proudly backs the One Big Brutal Bill
hillheat.news
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
We have to name and shame these CEOs
Reposted by Brad Johnson
👋 I am one of those Democrats. Together we will #FreeDC!
A group of DC Democrats aligned with @freedcproject.bsky.social has formed a slate for the elected seats on @dcdemocrats.bsky.social - the election is June 16th
Free DC Slate - DC Deserves Better
Vote for every member of the Free DC Slate for the Democratic State Committee by June 16 if you believe the District deserves better than the current party leadership.
www.freedcslate.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
👋 I am one of those Democrats. Together we will #FreeDC!