@leftynavyseal.bsky.social
USNA Navy SEAL Trial Lawyer (ret)
“A republic, if you can keep it”- Ben Franklin Sept 17, 1787
“A republic, if you can keep it”- Ben Franklin Sept 17, 1787
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Today we once again witnessed CBS capitulate to Trump.
I created Democracy Docket to never back down or obey. It has no corporate backers, venture capitalists or private equity investors. It's only accountable to its members who support its 22-person team. Become one now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I created Democracy Docket to never back down or obey. It has no corporate backers, venture capitalists or private equity investors. It's only accountable to its members who support its 22-person team. Become one now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Today we once again witnessed CBS capitulate to Trump.
I created Democracy Docket to never back down or obey. It has no corporate backers, venture capitalists or private equity investors. It's only accountable to its members who support its 22-person team. Become one now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I created Democracy Docket to never back down or obey. It has no corporate backers, venture capitalists or private equity investors. It's only accountable to its members who support its 22-person team. Become one now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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NEW: The filing, which shreds the logic behind the raid, marks the county’s latest effort to reclaim the materials seized by the FBI during the raid, including the original — and only — copy of Fulton County’s 2020 election records. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Flagrant Constitutional Violation’: Fulton County blasts affidavit that backed FBI’s 2020 election raid
“The Fourth Amendment demands ‘probable cause’—not ‘possible cause.'"
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
NEW: The filing, which shreds the logic behind the raid, marks the county’s latest effort to reclaim the materials seized by the FBI during the raid, including the original — and only — copy of Fulton County’s 2020 election records. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This report is sobering.
If you want to see how big the threat of #ChristianNationalism is to American democracy--the topic @jamestalarico.bsky.social addressed in his banned @colbertlateshow.bsky.social interview at CBS, @prri.org has data on its prevalence in all 50 states--just released today.
prri.org/research/map...
prri.org/research/map...
Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas
One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism ...
prri.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This report is sobering.
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Republican candidate threatens to hang elected officials for 'treason' Anthony Hudson has made a habit of threatening elected officials. ...
Republican candidate threatens to hang elected officials for 'treason'
Anthony Hudson has made a habit of threatening elected officials.
www.alternet.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Republican candidate threatens to hang elected officials for 'treason' Anthony Hudson has made a habit of threatening elected officials. ...
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The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Add your voice: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Add your voice: bit.ly/4tmVIor
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Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
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These sick bastards need to be dipped In the same acid Epstein used to dissolve the bodies.
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM
These sick bastards need to be dipped In the same acid Epstein used to dissolve the bodies.
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Newsom responds to Marsha…
February 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Newsom responds to Marsha…
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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I teach high school. My students have brought this issue up several times.
February 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I teach high school. My students have brought this issue up several times.
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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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😭 #Robert #Duvall, indelible actor from 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' dies at 95.
The renowned actor died peacefully in his home in Middleburg, Virginia, with his wife at his side, according to a statement from his family.
The renowned actor died peacefully in his home in Middleburg, Virginia, with his wife at his side, according to a statement from his family.
Robert Duvall, indelible actor from 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' dies at 95
The renowned actor died peacefully in his home in Middleburg, Virginia, with his wife at his side, according to a statement from his family.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Yeah, we know.
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Yeah, we know.
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🤔 @AGTennessee Skrmetti has @RepAndrewFarmer & @SenJohnStevens making it harder to sue over unconstitutional GOP laws — after MEMPHIS sued over Trump’s invasion.
Republicans repealing their own law? When AFP & Dems agree, you know it’s bad.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Republicans repealing their own law? When AFP & Dems agree, you know it’s bad.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
February 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🤔 @AGTennessee Skrmetti has @RepAndrewFarmer & @SenJohnStevens making it harder to sue over unconstitutional GOP laws — after MEMPHIS sued over Trump’s invasion.
Republicans repealing their own law? When AFP & Dems agree, you know it’s bad.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Republicans repealing their own law? When AFP & Dems agree, you know it’s bad.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
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The legacy media keeps getting this wrong. Trump didn't say "nationalize the election."
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The legacy media keeps getting this wrong. Trump didn't say "nationalize the election."
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
Variety; Stung by the revelations of her 20 year friendship with Epstein, and how she profited from that relationship, NY culture maven Peggy Siegel now whines, “[I]t is tragic I am again humiliated by the media and ostracized by my friends.”
Yeah, Peggy, it’s tragic for you, and not the victims.
Yeah, Peggy, it’s tragic for you, and not the victims.
February 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Variety; Stung by the revelations of her 20 year friendship with Epstein, and how she profited from that relationship, NY culture maven Peggy Siegel now whines, “[I]t is tragic I am again humiliated by the media and ostracized by my friends.”
Yeah, Peggy, it’s tragic for you, and not the victims.
Yeah, Peggy, it’s tragic for you, and not the victims.
Variety: The day Epstein was released from prison, NY culture maven Peggy Siegel emailed him about how great it was for him to sleep on 100% Egyptian cotton, and dine on caviar and smoked salmon again. She told him “Your friends are there for you”. She spent 10 years boosting him w/the Right People.
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Variety: The day Epstein was released from prison, NY culture maven Peggy Siegel emailed him about how great it was for him to sleep on 100% Egyptian cotton, and dine on caviar and smoked salmon again. She told him “Your friends are there for you”. She spent 10 years boosting him w/the Right People.
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Long after Jeffrey #Epstein was known as a #convicted sex offender, he was also a top #contributor to an #elite cluster of groups founded by #Harvard #University students.
‘Hello Girls!’: Epstein Donated to Harvard Student Group for Years After Sex Conviction
Long after Jeffrey Epstein was known as a convicted sex offender, he was also a top contributor to an elite cluster of groups founded by Harvard University students. For years, he was able to fill a t...
bloom.bg
February 16, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Long after Jeffrey #Epstein was known as a #convicted sex offender, he was also a top #contributor to an #elite cluster of groups founded by #Harvard #University students.
AFP: Ahead of tight Hungarian elections, Rubio tells authoritarian Putin puppet Victor Orban “Your success is our success”. Shameful
February 16, 2026 at 12:53 PM
AFP: Ahead of tight Hungarian elections, Rubio tells authoritarian Putin puppet Victor Orban “Your success is our success”. Shameful
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They were children. Call them by what they were. Children.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
They were children. Call them by what they were. Children.