Mike Sacks
@mikesacks.bsky.social
NY-17 Congressional Candidate. Democracy advocate. Former political-legal journalist. Retired competitive air guitarist. Second-Best dad ever.
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Mike Sacks
@mikesacks.bsky.social
· Apr 9
Unf*ck Our Country
YouTube video by Mike Sacks for Congress
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I’m running for Congress.
I’ve spent my career holding the powerful accountable as a political & legal journalist. I’m running for Congress to tell you the truth, fight for New York, and Unf*ck Our Country.
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I’ve spent my career holding the powerful accountable as a political & legal journalist. I’m running for Congress to tell you the truth, fight for New York, and Unf*ck Our Country.
Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/mbs-e...
Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=20U5...
I was Scripps’s National Political Correspondent from 2016-18. The company’s news operation in the stations it owns across the country is honest and fair. Sinclair will make them right-wing propaganda outlets for an all-out push to prop Republicans up for the remainder of Trump’s term and beyond.
Terrible news.
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was Scripps’s National Political Correspondent from 2016-18. The company’s news operation in the stations it owns across the country is honest and fair. Sinclair will make them right-wing propaganda outlets for an all-out push to prop Republicans up for the remainder of Trump’s term and beyond.
I gave and so should you
I want to talk a bit about one specific project we will get off the ground if we're able to meet our goal and hire full time staff. We have been calling it The Reconstruction Papers. It will be a collection of essays focused on a positive, practical vision for the country gofund.me/29ce4ead3
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I gave and so should you
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Trump and the Defense Department (sorry, “War Dept.”) are attacking a moderate astronaut Senator for advising troops to honor the rule of law.
There is no placating this regime through compromise or reason.
There is no placating this regime through compromise or reason.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Trump and the Defense Department (sorry, “War Dept.”) are attacking a moderate astronaut Senator for advising troops to honor the rule of law.
There is no placating this regime through compromise or reason.
There is no placating this regime through compromise or reason.
Invert the judicial pyramid.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Invert the judicial pyramid.
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We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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“From the night of the massacre onward, Ms. Fletcher was never again able to sleep comfortably in a bed, she wrote…
“When I sleep, it is never very deep or for very long because of the anxiety and the things I see,” she wrote. “Imagine having the same horrible nightmare every night for 100 years.”
“When I sleep, it is never very deep or for very long because of the anxiety and the things I see,” she wrote. “Imagine having the same horrible nightmare every night for 100 years.”
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“From the night of the massacre onward, Ms. Fletcher was never again able to sleep comfortably in a bed, she wrote…
“When I sleep, it is never very deep or for very long because of the anxiety and the things I see,” she wrote. “Imagine having the same horrible nightmare every night for 100 years.”
“When I sleep, it is never very deep or for very long because of the anxiety and the things I see,” she wrote. “Imagine having the same horrible nightmare every night for 100 years.”
The lawyer who wrote this brief was a favorite clerk of Chief Justice Roberts and then-Judge Kavanaugh, who are both typically very hostile to campaign finance regulations.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The lawyer who wrote this brief was a favorite clerk of Chief Justice Roberts and then-Judge Kavanaugh, who are both typically very hostile to campaign finance regulations.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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Since 2000, political donations from the richest 100 Americans have increased nearly 140x.
They collectively spent over $1B in 2024, amounting to 1 in every 13 dollars spent during the election.
Is it any wonder why so many regular people feel like they no longer have a voice?
They collectively spent over $1B in 2024, amounting to 1 in every 13 dollars spent during the election.
Is it any wonder why so many regular people feel like they no longer have a voice?
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Since 2000, political donations from the richest 100 Americans have increased nearly 140x.
They collectively spent over $1B in 2024, amounting to 1 in every 13 dollars spent during the election.
Is it any wonder why so many regular people feel like they no longer have a voice?
They collectively spent over $1B in 2024, amounting to 1 in every 13 dollars spent during the election.
Is it any wonder why so many regular people feel like they no longer have a voice?
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The Court once said the government "suffers a form of irreparable injury" when blocked from implementing statutes
But recently the Court's been turning the idea that the govt should be able to *apply laws into the idea that the govt shouldnt have to *follow laws
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
But recently the Court's been turning the idea that the govt should be able to *apply laws into the idea that the govt shouldnt have to *follow laws
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Court once said the government "suffers a form of irreparable injury" when blocked from implementing statutes
But recently the Court's been turning the idea that the govt should be able to *apply laws into the idea that the govt shouldnt have to *follow laws
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
But recently the Court's been turning the idea that the govt should be able to *apply laws into the idea that the govt shouldnt have to *follow laws
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
The Incompetents!
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Incompetents!
Every accusation is a confession
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Every accusation is a confession
SCOND, 3-2, says North Dakota’s 6-week abortion ban violates the state’s constitution, but because 4 justices are required to strike down a state law, the ban goes back into effect.
www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-cour...
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![Access Independent Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Red River Women's Clinic, et al. v. Wrigley
No. 20240291
Per curiam.
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"IT]he supreme court shall not declare a legislative enactment unconstitutional unless at least four of the members of the court so decide." N.D.
Const. art. VI, S 4. Justice Crothers, joined by Justice McEvers and District Judge Narum, concluded N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-19.1 is unconstitutionally vague under article I, § 12 of the North Dakota Constitution. Justice Tufte, joined by Chief Justice Jensen, concluded N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-19.1 is not unconstitutional under either article 1, § 1 or article I, § 12 of the North Dakota Constitution. The effect of the separate opinions in this case is that N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-19.1 is not declared unconstitutional by a sufficient majority and that the district court judgment declaring N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-19.1 unconstitutional and void is reversed. See MKB Mgmt. Corp v. Burdick, 2014 ND 197, I 1, 855 N.W.2d 31 (judgment enjoining enforcement of law reversed after the Court did not reach a sufficient majority to declare the law unconstitutional).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:beirch5u3d3ybvuct27mtyxd/bafkreic5yukownixpoocgnmab7fahmvmvbdjlk5kfenitfzrwsacil344e@jpeg)
![Crothers, Justice.
[94] The State appeals from a judgment declaring N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-19.1
violates the North Dakota Constitution. The district court did not err when it decided the law, which criminalizes abortion with exceptions, is unconstitutionally vague. The vagueness in the law relates to when an abortion can be performed to preserve the life and health of the mother. After striking this invalid provision, the remaining portions of the law would be inoperable.
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Because the unconstitutional part of the law cannot be severed from the rest, N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-19.1 would be invalid in its entirety. We would affirm the district court's judgment on these grounds only and decline to address the](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:beirch5u3d3ybvuct27mtyxd/bafkreidiwgjcj3agh5xevtjjuki7abvki5kau2dkqkmcbgjqfjktt3m3ny@jpeg)
![Tufte, Justice.
[964] I depart from the majority opinion in two significant respects. First, the majority opinion extends to the natural rights guaranteed by Article I, Section 1, the more stringent vagueness standard we have previously reserved for First Amendment rights that receive the additional protection of the chilling effect doctrine. Second, the majority opinion extends our precedent to allow a pre-
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enforcement facial challenge in which the challengers present only hypothetical future conduct as the basis for the testifying experts' disagreement about the legal application of the statute. The parties' presentation of witnesses having expertise in medicine or history who disagree about lawyer-crafted hypotheticals is not a sufficient basis for a court to declare a statute unconstitutionally vague. The majority opinion recognizes a protection against chilling exercise of the natural right asserted here, without adequately framing the right or interpreting what scope of protection it may provide to abortion. As I explain below, even assuming a stricter vagueness standard should apply to statutes implicating a constitutional right, we must first interpret both the constitutional provision and the statute to resolve whether the statute conflicts with or otherwise implicates the constitutional right. I conclude the statute challenged here prohibits abortion only in circumstances that are outside the scope of the Section 1 right of "defending life" and "obtaining safety," and thus does not implicate Section 1 such that a more stringent vagueness standard may apply under Section 12. Chapter 12.1-19.1, N.D.C.C., is not void under our ordinary test for vagueness.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:beirch5u3d3ybvuct27mtyxd/bafkreibj7v3fwu46exltyhvinmjsumy3cvlfe6scl2oefutt4cdoco7utq@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
SCOND, 3-2, says North Dakota’s 6-week abortion ban violates the state’s constitution, but because 4 justices are required to strike down a state law, the ban goes back into effect.
www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-cour...
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When we take our government and country back from the fascists, every single one of these thugs must answer, in court, for the crimes they are currently committing. Hold them all accountable.
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
When we take our government and country back from the fascists, every single one of these thugs must answer, in court, for the crimes they are currently committing. Hold them all accountable.
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New Reconstruction, people.
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
New Reconstruction, people.
Not for nothing I've been talking on the trail about slaying Zombie Reaganism and...well
They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Not for nothing I've been talking on the trail about slaying Zombie Reaganism and...well
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My takeaway from the 2025 elections for 2026 primary voters, this time with @elienyc.bsky.social and the backstory to "Unfuck our Country"
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November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My takeaway from the 2025 elections for 2026 primary voters, this time with @elienyc.bsky.social and the backstory to "Unfuck our Country"
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Trump shrugged off the Qs about his calling Mamdani a communist and Stefanik’s calling Mamdani a jihadist bc it’s all a cynical game to them. They don’t believe what they say, but it inflames their base that does.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trump shrugged off the Qs about his calling Mamdani a communist and Stefanik’s calling Mamdani a jihadist bc it’s all a cynical game to them. They don’t believe what they say, but it inflames their base that does.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
Trump let Mamdani call him a fascist bc he thinks Mamdani’s playing the same game.
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The thing is, if Google really had faith the people wanted its AI garbage, it would make it an opt-in, not an opt-out, choice. That it automatically opts users in tells me it knows that nobody wants this.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The thing is, if Google really had faith the people wanted its AI garbage, it would make it an opt-in, not an opt-out, choice. That it automatically opts users in tells me it knows that nobody wants this.
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Thing is, when Mamdani does something early next year that challenges some Trump admin nonsense, you *know* that Trump is going be extra angry and suggest it's a backstabbing, noting how "nice" he was to him in the Oval Office as if that means Mamdani should now agree to all of Trump's demands.
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Thing is, when Mamdani does something early next year that challenges some Trump admin nonsense, you *know* that Trump is going be extra angry and suggest it's a backstabbing, noting how "nice" he was to him in the Oval Office as if that means Mamdani should now agree to all of Trump's demands.
Well that complicates Lawler’s campaign attacks
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Well that complicates Lawler’s campaign attacks
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Man won a narrow plurality of the vote, and immediately and very predictably started plummeting, and so many people and institutions who had no real need to go that far, even on the most cynical and cowardly of self-serving rationales, decided to chain themselves to the deck of a sinking ship.
we gotta keep hammering over and over again just how fucking unpopular this guy is with every institution and every person in a position of power
people hate him and people will hate you for capitulating to him
people hate him and people will hate you for capitulating to him
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Man won a narrow plurality of the vote, and immediately and very predictably started plummeting, and so many people and institutions who had no real need to go that far, even on the most cynical and cowardly of self-serving rationales, decided to chain themselves to the deck of a sinking ship.