Julie Zebrak
@juliezebrak.bsky.social
Former DOJ and FinCEN attorney
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Rand Paul: "It has not been the history of the US to kill people who are out of combat. Even if there is a war, which most of us dispute -- that a bunch of people who are unarmed allegedly running drugs is a war -- we still don't kill people when they're incapacitated ... it's illegal and immoral."
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Rand Paul: "It has not been the history of the US to kill people who are out of combat. Even if there is a war, which most of us dispute -- that a bunch of people who are unarmed allegedly running drugs is a war -- we still don't kill people when they're incapacitated ... it's illegal and immoral."
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If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
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On Darfur - I must say I am perplexed by what I have experienced as something close to silence from the organized left. The same left that mobilized in powerful and important ways to keep Gaza at the center of the world’s attention for two years. A US ally is bankrolling systematic killing. Hello?!?
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
On Darfur - I must say I am perplexed by what I have experienced as something close to silence from the organized left. The same left that mobilized in powerful and important ways to keep Gaza at the center of the world’s attention for two years. A US ally is bankrolling systematic killing. Hello?!?
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The blood in Darfur is visible from space.
Sudan: Mass Atrocities in Captured Darfur City
Dozens of videos posted on social media in recent days show Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur’s capital, E...
www.hrw.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The blood in Darfur is visible from space.
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Cruel, inhumane, worthy of our attention.
Insight: Sudanese force holding survivors of Darfur siege for ransom, witnesses say reut.rs/3Kahyd5
Insight: Sudanese force holding survivors of Darfur siege for ransom, witnesses say
The Sudanese paramilitary force that besieged then overran a city in Darfur in late October is systematically holding trapped residents for ransom, killing or beating those whose families cannot pay, witnesses, aid workers and researchers say.
reut.rs
December 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Cruel, inhumane, worthy of our attention.
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Join us on Tues., December 9 @ 5pm ET for our virtual briefing, “Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism,” with Amb. Susan Rice and Amb. Rabbi David Saperstein.
Together we’ll examine how antisemitism and authoritarianism fuel one another.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Together we’ll examine how antisemitism and authoritarianism fuel one another.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Join us on Tues., December 9 @ 5pm ET for our virtual briefing, “Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism,” with Amb. Susan Rice and Amb. Rabbi David Saperstein.
Together we’ll examine how antisemitism and authoritarianism fuel one another.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Together we’ll examine how antisemitism and authoritarianism fuel one another.
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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NEW: Judge complicates DOJ drive to re-indict Comey, orders his lawyer Dan Richman's emails & computer off limits to prosecutors. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly says likely Richman's rights were violated by govt retention & use of the data. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge blocks prosecutors’ access to James Comey’s lawyer’s emails and data
Court says government’s retention and use of law professor Daniel Richman’s data appears to have been illegal.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
NEW: Judge complicates DOJ drive to re-indict Comey, orders his lawyer Dan Richman's emails & computer off limits to prosecutors. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly says likely Richman's rights were violated by govt retention & use of the data. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Important @motherjones.com piece here:
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Important @motherjones.com piece here:
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Reports that the EDVA grand jury has declined, at least for today, to reindict NY AG Tish James.
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Reports that the EDVA grand jury has declined, at least for today, to reindict NY AG Tish James.
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There is no East Wing. Trump claims they’re saying “MERRY CHRISTMAS again”. Melania’s theme is “Home Is Where The Heart Is”, and the menorah that President Biden added to the White House is no longer on display.
A blinding white light on a pro Israel antisemitic white Christian fascist regime.
A blinding white light on a pro Israel antisemitic white Christian fascist regime.
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
There is no East Wing. Trump claims they’re saying “MERRY CHRISTMAS again”. Melania’s theme is “Home Is Where The Heart Is”, and the menorah that President Biden added to the White House is no longer on display.
A blinding white light on a pro Israel antisemitic white Christian fascist regime.
A blinding white light on a pro Israel antisemitic white Christian fascist regime.
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This makes me sick
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This makes me sick
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The past decade has seen grave threats and unmistakable decline. But the past few days and weeks reveal that we have entered in a new and more perilous chapter here in the U.S. It must be a call to a new kind of action. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
We Have Descended into Utter Madness
A new sense of urgency is needed. Our national crisis has grown much more acute.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The past decade has seen grave threats and unmistakable decline. But the past few days and weeks reveal that we have entered in a new and more perilous chapter here in the U.S. It must be a call to a new kind of action. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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From The Economist 🗣️
A solid overview of why Trump is so focused on Honduras — and it even includes a quote from yours truly.👇🏼
“Mr Hernández is “right up there with the narco-bosses you’d see on Netflix’s Narcos,” says Enrique Roig, a former State Department official.
A solid overview of why Trump is so focused on Honduras — and it even includes a quote from yours truly.👇🏼
“Mr Hernández is “right up there with the narco-bosses you’d see on Netflix’s Narcos,” says Enrique Roig, a former State Department official.
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
From The Economist 🗣️
A solid overview of why Trump is so focused on Honduras — and it even includes a quote from yours truly.👇🏼
“Mr Hernández is “right up there with the narco-bosses you’d see on Netflix’s Narcos,” says Enrique Roig, a former State Department official.
A solid overview of why Trump is so focused on Honduras — and it even includes a quote from yours truly.👇🏼
“Mr Hernández is “right up there with the narco-bosses you’d see on Netflix’s Narcos,” says Enrique Roig, a former State Department official.
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New York Times sues Pentagon over press access www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous and Katie Townsend on the suit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
New York Times sues Pentagon over press access
The New York Times sued the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday in an effort to force the Pentagon to abandon its restrictive new press policy, the latest atte...
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New York Times sues Pentagon over press access www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous and Katie Townsend on the suit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"Trump has practiced and promoted bigotry for decades....There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-thre...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-thre...
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"Trump has practiced and promoted bigotry for decades....There’s no need for dog whistles anymore. The government of the United States now openly stands for bigotry. It’s not just closing our borders; it’s targeting Americans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-thre...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-thre...
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Xenophobia is bad enough, but turning it on *American citizens* born in other countries is another step away from a rule-bound immigration regime towards...something else. lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Xenophobia is bad enough, but turning it on *American citizens* born in other countries is another step away from a rule-bound immigration regime towards...something else. lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l
This makes me sick
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This makes me sick
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Good!!
US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of the Republican's signature tax and domestic policy bill that would deprive Pl...
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Good!!
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Board slams Trump for pardoning a former Honduran president jailed for smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine into the U.S.
www.wsj.com/opinion/juan...
www.wsj.com/opinion/juan...
Opinion | Trump’s Pardon for Cocaine Juan
A jury found Honduras’s former President guilty. Why set him free?
www.wsj.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board slams Trump for pardoning a former Honduran president jailed for smuggling billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine into the U.S.
www.wsj.com/opinion/juan...
www.wsj.com/opinion/juan...
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If you needed another reminder that the administration’s policies have little to do with countering antisemitism and everything to do with exploiting our legitimate concerns to advance a political agenda, this is it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you needed another reminder that the administration’s policies have little to do with countering antisemitism and everything to do with exploiting our legitimate concerns to advance a political agenda, this is it.