Ivan Cerco
@doublethinkink.bsky.social
Seeking truth and striving for justice.
This is not democracy, it's something else. Sinister.
Newly leaked memo targets 'anyone who isn’t a Trump supporter': investigator
Newly leaked memo targets 'anyone who isn’t a Trump supporter': investigator
A leaked memo by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directs the Justice Department and FBI to compile a list of groups that may be labeled “domestic terrorism” organizations based on political views related to immigration, gender and U.S. policy. The memo was obtained by independent investigative journ...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is not democracy, it's something else. Sinister.
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The Republican hacks on SCOTUS start with whatever ruling will help their fellow Republican partisans and lazily work backwards from there, barely offering an excuse for their egregious hackery.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF
ALT: Trump Thanks Chief Justice Roberts Won'T Forget GIF
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December 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The Republican hacks on SCOTUS start with whatever ruling will help their fellow Republican partisans and lazily work backwards from there, barely offering an excuse for their egregious hackery.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
John Roberts keeps complaining no one respects them. Yeah, because we’re actually paying attention.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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You need to trust and believe in some things. Believing "everything is fake" is the Liar's Dividend (a new term I learned today).
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Deepfakes, Elections, and Shrinking the Liar’s Dividend
Heightened public awareness of the power of generative AI could give politicians an incentive to lie about the authenticity of real content.
www.brennancenter.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You need to trust and believe in some things. Believing "everything is fake" is the Liar's Dividend (a new term I learned today).
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Do whatever you can to avoid shopping at Amazon, Home Depot, and Target. #WeAintBuyingIt
The We Ain’t Buying It coalition explained that “pulling your dollars from companies that don’t stand with us and redirecting them to businesses that do” is an essential part of defending democracy.
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A call to action
‘We Ain’t Buying It’
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November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Do whatever you can to avoid shopping at Amazon, Home Depot, and Target. #WeAintBuyingIt
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
Trump is making price of pasta out of reach. How does that help the average American family?
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
‘I’m now a one-issue voter’: US shoppers fear Italian pasta tariff will cause shortage
A potential 107% tariff on Italian pasta imports could cause companies to withdraw from US market – and for US producers to raise their prices
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trump is making price of pasta out of reach. How does that help the average American family?
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
Alt-right provokes, there's a minor incident well-managed by police, yet DoJ immediately investigates. It was always their plan.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Justice Department to Investigate Protests at Turning Point Event at Berkeley
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Alt-right provokes, there's a minor incident well-managed by police, yet DoJ immediately investigates. It was always their plan.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Trump admin attacks on universities, including UCLA, are never in good faith. They're full of hypocrisy and gaslighting.
Thanks @rabcarian.bsky.social @latimes.com
Thanks @rabcarian.bsky.social @latimes.com
Solid column by @rabcarian.bsky.social. The Trump administration's extortion of UCLA goes beyond asking California taxpayers (ultimately) to pay $1 billion completely unjustified by law. Many substantive provisions of the draft substitute Trump administration policy preferences for the law.
Column: Proposed settlement between feds and UCLA is a master class in extortion
Trump's administration accused the university of antisemitism and wants to dismantle anything related to DEI.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump admin attacks on universities, including UCLA, are never in good faith. They're full of hypocrisy and gaslighting.
Thanks @rabcarian.bsky.social @latimes.com
Thanks @rabcarian.bsky.social @latimes.com
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Time to get back to what really matters:
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Time to get back to what really matters:
Jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict of "not guilty" despite believing that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. This decision is often based on the jury's belief that the law is unjust or that applying it in this case would be unfair.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
Jury nullification - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a verdict of "not guilty" despite believing that the defendant is guilty of the crime charged. This decision is often based on the jury's belief that the law is unjust or that applying it in this case would be unfair.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
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WE can help! Support independent media. 🧵
The way to ensure independent/non-oligarchic media is to really support it.
Not just by posting about the latest round of layoffs and consolidation. Before and apart from that happening.
Not just by posting about the latest round of layoffs and consolidation. Before and apart from that happening.
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
WE can help! Support independent media. 🧵
You can't argue with the facts about the attacks on American democracy. #GiftArticle #Democracy
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You can't argue with the facts about the attacks on American democracy. #GiftArticle #Democracy
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Stop calling them "anonymous" donations (for the ballroom and military pay). The donors are fully known to the government. The Trump Administration is just letting the donors hide their identity from the American people.
I can't think of any non-corrupt reasons to allow this.
I can't think of any non-corrupt reasons to allow this.
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Stop calling them "anonymous" donations (for the ballroom and military pay). The donors are fully known to the government. The Trump Administration is just letting the donors hide their identity from the American people.
I can't think of any non-corrupt reasons to allow this.
I can't think of any non-corrupt reasons to allow this.
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The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
Give him a TRILLION dollars?
“Tesla would have sold at least 1 million additional electric vehicles if not for CEO Elon Musk's embrace of MAGA politics.” #tsla
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“Tesla would have sold at least 1 million additional electric vehicles if not for CEO Elon Musk's embrace of MAGA politics.” #tsla
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
MSN
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October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Give him a TRILLION dollars?
“Tesla would have sold at least 1 million additional electric vehicles if not for CEO Elon Musk's embrace of MAGA politics.” #tsla
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
“Tesla would have sold at least 1 million additional electric vehicles if not for CEO Elon Musk's embrace of MAGA politics.” #tsla
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
Patronize Tony & Alba's in San Jose!
Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta in San Jose will provide free meals for children (15 and under).
Details in post:
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Details in post:
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October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Patronize Tony & Alba's in San Jose!
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Virginia! Fired up to join @abigailspanberger.com for a rally on 11/1.
Early voting has begun, so get out there and vote today or make a plan to vote on Election Day.
abigailspanberger.com/vote/
Early voting has begun, so get out there and vote today or make a plan to vote on Election Day.
abigailspanberger.com/vote/
I’m so excited to welcome President Barack Obama to Norfolk this Saturday!
We’d love to have you there with us. RSVP at abigailspanberger.com/obama
We’d love to have you there with us. RSVP at abigailspanberger.com/obama
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Virginia! Fired up to join @abigailspanberger.com for a rally on 11/1.
Early voting has begun, so get out there and vote today or make a plan to vote on Election Day.
abigailspanberger.com/vote/
Early voting has begun, so get out there and vote today or make a plan to vote on Election Day.
abigailspanberger.com/vote/
The only thing that distinguishes #SCOTUS from other judges is they're the best able to lie with a straight face.
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Trump's Biggest Enabler (It's Not Who You Think)
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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October 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The only thing that distinguishes #SCOTUS from other judges is they're the best able to lie with a straight face.
youtu.be/O8HLl94BaLM?...
youtu.be/O8HLl94BaLM?...
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Prevent it, resist it, let it not be so,
Lest child, child’s children, cry against you woe!
Lest child, child’s children, cry against you woe!
October 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Prevent it, resist it, let it not be so,
Lest child, child’s children, cry against you woe!
Lest child, child’s children, cry against you woe!
"A broad range of specialists in laws governing the use of lethal force have called Mr. Trump’s orders to the military patently illegal. They say the premeditated extrajudicial killings have been murders" -- @nytimes.com analysis
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"A broad range of specialists in laws governing the use of lethal force have called Mr. Trump’s orders to the military patently illegal. They say the premeditated extrajudicial killings have been murders" -- @nytimes.com analysis