They aren't complying with discovery because if they did, it would lead to disclosure of materials that establish beyond any doubt James' case on vindictive prosecution. The sanction for noncompliance is that the court accepts this inference. The case should then be dismissed, very quickly, too.

FIRED DOJ LAWYER: “I responded up the chain of command - that’s a lie. I cannot sign my name to that.”

Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.

He’d know

The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added last month. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, and the unemployment rate inched up to 4.3%.

At an alarming pace, the Trump administration has fired climate scientists, rolled back regulations, interfered in data collection, and cut planning and emergency response funds. That puts all Americans at risk.

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Way to go, San Francisco!! 👏👏

WATCH: “In video captured by the Tennessee Holler…”

On @msnbc, @eriellereshef plays our video of @brotherjones.bsky.social getting banned from @GovBillLee’s Teslas-only tunnel announcement — even though it was a state event, in his own district.

REPORTER: Is the idea that if some illegal immigrants escapes, they get eaten by an alligator or a snake?

TRUMP: I guess that's the concept. This is not a nice business. I guess that's the concept.

Republicans are putting 17 million lives at risk in their “Big Beautiful Bill.”

These are more than just numbers. These are real people who deserve to live a life without worrying they will go broke if they need health care.

In the past 24 hours, Trump’s threatened Elon Musk, Thomas Massie, Japan, a judge in Israel, the CEO of AT&T, Jerome Powell, Canada, Thom Tillis, a Forbes reporter, Harvard, & migrants with being eaten by Burmese pythons in the Everglades, while releasing a new line of colognes.

"His whims are our policy, his moods are our policy, his rages are our policy."

Independent journalist Terry Moran joined us for Coffee With Contrarians this morning

All across America, if you look like you might not belong according to the rightwing extremist regime’s conception of “real America,” you are now at constant risk of being assaulted by these masked thugs tasked with purging the nation.

Whatever you want to call this, democracy it definitely ain’t.

ICE was created post 9/11 to combat terrorist threats. If they aren't combatting the number one terror threat to America - Domestic Violent Extremism and white supremacists - then they don't need to exist as an agency.

Earlier today ICE agents hit someone with a car and tear gassed a neighborhood, sparking several fires and disrupting businesses.

Immigrants, by contrast, did not.

JUST IN: US Supreme Court allows Musk's DOGE broad access to Social Security data reut.rs/45ITAxG

1/ Tonight at 1am ET/12pm CT/10pm PT, cowardly Republics go into a middle-of-the-night session to take up Trump's "Big, Beautiful" budget (also, ironically called the skinny budget) in hopes no one will pay attention. I'm up, making popcorn, & will let you know if anything interesting happens.

Good morning !

“Maybe your kid gets just 2 dolls instead of 30”.

Some of the best from Lebanon, NH today. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social

I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.