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Pity the nation — oh, pity the people who allow their rights to erode and their freedoms to be washed away.
My country, tears of thee, sweet land of liberty.
― Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), 2007
DEMOCRACY DIES IN IGNORANCE
My country, tears of thee, sweet land of liberty.
― Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), 2007
DEMOCRACY DIES IN IGNORANCE
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· Apr 26
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
"Incompetent" -- During the years this guy spent in politics, he manifesto'ed lot of damage before he was stopped -- even though his naysayers viewed him and his crew as "incompetent". Think Project 2025. I re-gifted this a 2nd time.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don't hold your breath. Trump will veto the bill. And Congress doesn't have the two-thirds vote needed to overrided DT's veto. Trump will take the heat. Republicans in Congress will be off the hook for not following through.
NEWS: Ro Khanna tells us *50 Republicans* may be set to join him, Thomas Massie, and Democrats in voting to release the Epstein files.
Perhaps explains why Trump is now spinning out of control, attacking Republicans like Massie and MTG who are joining Democrats in responding to the public demand.
Perhaps explains why Trump is now spinning out of control, attacking Republicans like Massie and MTG who are joining Democrats in responding to the public demand.
Trump Tries to Cover Up His Epstein Scandal With Wildly Corrupt Bullying
A Trump adviser tells Zeteo the Epstein scandal “really fucking pisses him off.” It’s only getting worse for the president.
zeteo.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Don't hold your breath. Trump will veto the bill. And Congress doesn't have the two-thirds vote needed to overrided DT's veto. Trump will take the heat. Republicans in Congress will be off the hook for not following through.
Justice Jackson did her best. A decision from the full court could have been much worse for SNAP overall. Vladeck explains why here . . .
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Justice Jackson did her best. A decision from the full court could have been much worse for SNAP overall. Vladeck explains why here . . .
Reposted
With @mjsdc.bsky.social and Marc Busch of Georgetown on what real, actual economists think about tariffs (and why Trump is likely gonna lose this one)
The Supreme Court Might Actually…Say No to Trump?
It seems like the tariffs aren’t long for this world, but you never know with this court.
slate.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
With @mjsdc.bsky.social and Marc Busch of Georgetown on what real, actual economists think about tariffs (and why Trump is likely gonna lose this one)
What's up? While we are waiting on the SNAP issue, lest we forget, prices are up . . .
www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/11/07/t...
www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/11/07/t...
Trump 2.0 tariff tracker
According to President Trump, “Tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump promised to use tariffs
www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What's up? While we are waiting on the SNAP issue, lest we forget, prices are up . . .
www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/11/07/t...
www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/11/07/t...
190. SNAP WTF?
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
190. SNAP WTF?
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
I reposted when my jaw was pick up off the flloor.
NEW: A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote, calling it part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”
Lawsuit Blasts Trump’s Bid to Keep New Citizens From Registering to Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I reposted when my jaw was pick up off the flloor.
Perhaps a bookmark for this page is in order. Everything you'd ever want to know about how to correctly present regularity to a court and what makes Trump's arguments highly irregular.
I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org.
Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Perhaps a bookmark for this page is in order. Everything you'd ever want to know about how to correctly present regularity to a court and what makes Trump's arguments highly irregular.
I'm still reading this, but my first OMG moment was "several of her messages contained language that touch on grand jury matters" -- & many other OMG moments -- people should read this.
October 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm still reading this, but my first OMG moment was "several of her messages contained language that touch on grand jury matters" -- & many other OMG moments -- people should read this.
Corrected Headline: "Taxpayers Funding Coast Guard's $172 Million Purchase of Two Private Jets for Noem"
Luxury living, while your costs go up and up. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Corrected Headline: "Taxpayers Funding Coast Guard's $172 Million Purchase of Two Private Jets for Noem"
Two fixes the RNC wants states to use: "alternative government databases" and the ability to challenge a "mail-in early ballot BEFORE it is returned" - all to restrict voting. The RNC threw 9 fixes at the courts to see if any would stick a win in their column. One RNC loss so far, 8 to go.
WIN: The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the state's Election Procedures Manual, rejecting the RNC's attempt to block its enforcement. While the EPM can be used in upcoming contests, lower courts must still weigh the RNC's remaining challenges. https://bit.ly/4ooNskr
In Win for Voters, Arizona Supreme Court Tosses GOP Challenge to State’s Election Manual
Read more here.
bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Two fixes the RNC wants states to use: "alternative government databases" and the ability to challenge a "mail-in early ballot BEFORE it is returned" - all to restrict voting. The RNC threw 9 fixes at the courts to see if any would stick a win in their column. One RNC loss so far, 8 to go.
I loved this book! He is a good storyteller, and sprinkles his words with a bit of humor throughout. Enjoyable read.
July 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I loved this book! He is a good storyteller, and sprinkles his words with a bit of humor throughout. Enjoyable read.
Patty points out that nationwide we are losing money - all those research and medical projects across the board generate billions of revenue for federal, state, and local entities that keep our economy strong. Trump has weakened the economy - and it will get even worse.
My message to Trump’s NIH Director? No one in America wants us to do LESS cancer research.
No one is asking Trump to make it harder to cure Alzheimer's disease.
Yet Trump is cutting all of this NOW and demanding an $18 BILLION cut to NIH next year. Not on my watch.
No one is asking Trump to make it harder to cure Alzheimer's disease.
Yet Trump is cutting all of this NOW and demanding an $18 BILLION cut to NIH next year. Not on my watch.
June 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Patty points out that nationwide we are losing money - all those research and medical projects across the board generate billions of revenue for federal, state, and local entities that keep our economy strong. Trump has weakened the economy - and it will get even worse.
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"As Joe Biden used to say, just enough of us. It doesn’t have to be a landslide. The fever needs to subside in a few more places, not everywhere. This week, it looks like we continue on that trajectory. It is slow. It is frustrating."
"As Joe Biden used to say, just enough of us. It doesn’t have to be a landslide. The fever needs to subside in a few more places, not everywhere. This week, it looks like we continue on that trajectory. It is slow. It is frustrating."
Is the fever dream finally going to break? A realistic assessment of where we are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
May 4, 2025
open.substack.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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"As Joe Biden used to say, just enough of us. It doesn’t have to be a landslide. The fever needs to subside in a few more places, not everywhere. This week, it looks like we continue on that trajectory. It is slow. It is frustrating."
"As Joe Biden used to say, just enough of us. It doesn’t have to be a landslide. The fever needs to subside in a few more places, not everywhere. This week, it looks like we continue on that trajectory. It is slow. It is frustrating."
Ummm. really? "Stop paying federal taxes"? You go girl, but come back next year and tell us how that worked for you. Or is this a you should do as I suggest, but I myself won't do it?
Stop paying federal taxes. If the federal government is just going to take, take, take without providing any services, cut off the money spigot. It’s that simple.
May 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ummm. really? "Stop paying federal taxes"? You go girl, but come back next year and tell us how that worked for you. Or is this a you should do as I suggest, but I myself won't do it?
If Trump policies are causing you grief, share it with the house Democrats. They need to know how widespread and where the problems are. This page and the links have good information too.
litigationandresponse.house.gov
litigationandresponse.house.gov
Democratic Litigation and Response Taskforce
litigationandresponse.house.gov
May 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If Trump policies are causing you grief, share it with the house Democrats. They need to know how widespread and where the problems are. This page and the links have good information too.
litigationandresponse.house.gov
litigationandresponse.house.gov
Trump order's a military takeover of state land without congressional authorization -- usurping state's rights. Trump will have anyone arrested and detained for being in the 170 mile strip of land along the southern border.
youtu.be/Pt9SbjA83no?...
youtu.be/Pt9SbjA83no?...
Trump Authorizes Military to Take Control of Federal Land Along Southern Border
YouTube video by WRAL
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump order's a military takeover of state land without congressional authorization -- usurping state's rights. Trump will have anyone arrested and detained for being in the 170 mile strip of land along the southern border.
youtu.be/Pt9SbjA83no?...
youtu.be/Pt9SbjA83no?...
Trump is usurping states rights by creating a phony "envionmental crisis". He has sent the US military to the southern border, a takeover zone of 170 miles. Troops have been ordered to arrest and confine everyone crossing this strip of land for any reason.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump exploits loophole to militarize the border; Americans potential targets of military arrests
Donald Trump has essentially turned the border into a military base in order to be allowed to use the armed forces to make arrests, including of any Americans in the vicinity. Elizabeth Goitein, senio...
www.msnbc.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump is usurping states rights by creating a phony "envionmental crisis". He has sent the US military to the southern border, a takeover zone of 170 miles. Troops have been ordered to arrest and confine everyone crossing this strip of land for any reason.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
This is happening now, manufactured "contingencies for suspending a state’s rights", w/ Trump's military takeover by "creating a military buffer zone" of 170 miles on the border.
www.businessinsider.com/us-mexico-so...
www.businessinsider.com/us-mexico-so...
April 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is happening now, manufactured "contingencies for suspending a state’s rights", w/ Trump's military takeover by "creating a military buffer zone" of 170 miles on the border.
www.businessinsider.com/us-mexico-so...
www.businessinsider.com/us-mexico-so...
"Incompetent" -- During the years this guy spent in politics, he manifesto'ed lot of damage before he was stopped -- even though his naysayers viewed him and his crew as "incompetent". Think Project 2025. I re-gifted this a 2nd time.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Incompetent" -- During the years this guy spent in politics, he manifesto'ed lot of damage before he was stopped -- even though his naysayers viewed him and his crew as "incompetent". Think Project 2025. I re-gifted this a 2nd time.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump said to the dictator: "home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.” Yep, if we aren't maga lickers, then we are "home-growns".
Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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x.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump said to the dictator: "home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.” Yep, if we aren't maga lickers, then we are "home-growns".
That Zuch, his board, and major shareholders could be held accountable is welcome. However, now extrapolate that to -- this is Trump's FTC, he has extorted law firms, & has (pizza) threatened judges. A pro-bono case w/ a threatened judge doesn't bode well for justice.
The FTC on Monday accused Meta of creating a monopoly that bought start-ups that stood in its way, kicking off a landmark antitrust trial that could dismantle a social media empire that has transformed how the world connects.
Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly
The tech giant went to court on Monday in an antitrust trial focused on its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The case could reshape its business.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
That Zuch, his board, and major shareholders could be held accountable is welcome. However, now extrapolate that to -- this is Trump's FTC, he has extorted law firms, & has (pizza) threatened judges. A pro-bono case w/ a threatened judge doesn't bode well for justice.
Freedom rings true when it is not force-fed.
April 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Freedom rings true when it is not force-fed.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Trump Tariff News, Deportation Ruling and More: Live Updates (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Blue states are not exempt from Trump's ICE raids.
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/w...
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/w...
Seven U.S. Reps from Washington sign letter seeking more information on Bellingham ICE raid
Democrats sent the letter to the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.bellinghamherald.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Blue states are not exempt from Trump's ICE raids.
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/w...
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/w...
Logically, by definition, no one has been a "slave" in the USA for decades and decades, not in 2016, 2020, or 2024 either. So, why haven't Trump voters not seen the irony in their America 1st message? I guess they voted for America 1st, so we won't miss the "ones & zeroes" equal to slave wages.
MAGA propagandists now want you to ignore the economic catastrophe Trump intentionally brought on the American people — because “losing money means nothing.” Good luck running with this message in the midterm election.
April 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Logically, by definition, no one has been a "slave" in the USA for decades and decades, not in 2016, 2020, or 2024 either. So, why haven't Trump voters not seen the irony in their America 1st message? I guess they voted for America 1st, so we won't miss the "ones & zeroes" equal to slave wages.