Pema Levy
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The Roberts court created a roadmap by which states could enact partisan and racial gerrymanders, as long as they didn't say the race part out loud. Then Texas went and said the race part out loud.
Will the GOP appointees let Texas get away with it anyway?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Will the GOP appointees let Texas get away with it anyway?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Texas gerrymandering case is a test of the Supreme Court's integrity
Do the justices have any rules they won't let Republicans break?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Roberts court created a roadmap by which states could enact partisan and racial gerrymanders, as long as they didn't say the race part out loud. Then Texas went and said the race part out loud.
Will the GOP appointees let Texas get away with it anyway?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Will the GOP appointees let Texas get away with it anyway?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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🎯🎯Must read piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn by @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🎯🎯Must read piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn by @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Can’t believe I have to do kid pick-up instead of finishing the Jerry Smith dissent
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Can’t believe I have to do kid pick-up instead of finishing the Jerry Smith dissent
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This @pemalevy.bsky.social / @ariberman.bsky.social joint effort on John Roberts is a must-read.
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
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"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This @pemalevy.bsky.social / @ariberman.bsky.social joint effort on John Roberts is a must-read.
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
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Agree this is an important piece.
Also:
-Don't miss Lincoln Caplan's excellent piece, on same theme, last month in Harvard magazine www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
-Every Roberts profile should point out that he was on GWB's Florida Recount team in 2000. As were Brett K, Amy CB.
Also:
-Don't miss Lincoln Caplan's excellent piece, on same theme, last month in Harvard magazine www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
-Every Roberts profile should point out that he was on GWB's Florida Recount team in 2000. As were Brett K, Amy CB.
I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts
“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Agree this is an important piece.
Also:
-Don't miss Lincoln Caplan's excellent piece, on same theme, last month in Harvard magazine www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
-Every Roberts profile should point out that he was on GWB's Florida Recount team in 2000. As were Brett K, Amy CB.
Also:
-Don't miss Lincoln Caplan's excellent piece, on same theme, last month in Harvard magazine www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
-Every Roberts profile should point out that he was on GWB's Florida Recount team in 2000. As were Brett K, Amy CB.
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Great and correct piece by @pemalevy.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Great and correct piece by @pemalevy.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Chief Justice John Roberts rigged our democracy, helped Trump retake power, and is now discarding legal and constitutional constraints on Trump's actions.
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts rigged our democracy, helped Trump retake power, and is now discarding legal and constitutional constraints on Trump's actions.
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But Roberts needs Trump, too. This symbiotic relationship means there is no hope for course correction.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"From the end of February to August, grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated, and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine."
Trump slashed spending on clinical trials. The toll is starting to become clear.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"From the end of February to August, grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated, and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine."
Magistrate judge in James Comey prosecution says prosecutorial missteps may have so tainted the grand jury process that the indictment should be dismissed.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Magistrate judge in James Comey prosecution says prosecutorial missteps may have so tainted the grand jury process that the indictment should be dismissed.
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Live TOMORROW with @olurinatti.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social. Talking about the shutdown, media's reaction to the Z-man, and what's coming down next from the Supreme Court. Don't miss!
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November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship—to both sides of the aisle. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship—to both sides of the aisle. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social on DACA's betrayal.
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Live TOMORROW with @olurinatti.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social. Talking about the shutdown, media's reaction to the Z-man, and what's coming down next from the Supreme Court. Don't miss!
youtube.com/live/G0H11b2...
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TBR Livestream Tuesday 11/11 (feat. Olayemi Olurin & Pema Levy)
YouTube video by The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini)
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November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Live TOMORROW with @olurinatti.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social. Talking about the shutdown, media's reaction to the Z-man, and what's coming down next from the Supreme Court. Don't miss!
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In Mother Jones, @pemalevy.bsky.social Levy offers a political economic reading (laudatory) of the Supreme Court’s tariff case.
On tariffs, the Supreme Court must choose between the president and their plutocratic patrons
This case is all about power and loyalty.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In Mother Jones, @pemalevy.bsky.social Levy offers a political economic reading (laudatory) of the Supreme Court’s tariff case.
It’s the economy, stupid
The Roberts Court appears poised to knock down Trump’s tariffs. As in so many other cases, they would be doing him a favor.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
On tariffs, the Supreme Court's GOP justices appear ready to save Trump from himself
The administration's economic recklessness threatens Republicans' grip on power.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It’s the economy, stupid
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It was likely not lost on the justices that hours before oral arguments, Democrats won sweeping victories in off-year elections.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
The Roberts Court appears poised to knock down Trump’s tariffs. As in so many other cases, they would be doing him a favor.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
On tariffs, the Supreme Court's GOP justices appear ready to save Trump from himself
The administration's economic recklessness threatens Republicans' grip on power.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It was likely not lost on the justices that hours before oral arguments, Democrats won sweeping victories in off-year elections.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
It was likely not lost on the justices that hours before oral arguments, Democrats won sweeping victories in off-year elections.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
The Roberts Court appears poised to knock down Trump’s tariffs. As in so many other cases, they would be doing him a favor.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
On tariffs, the Supreme Court's GOP justices appear ready to save Trump from himself
The administration's economic recklessness threatens Republicans' grip on power.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It was likely not lost on the justices that hours before oral arguments, Democrats won sweeping victories in off-year elections.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
Letting Trump go wild with tariffs might, ultimately, help unravel the GOP appointees’ conservative project.
The Roberts Court appears poised to knock down Trump’s tariffs. As in so many other cases, they would be doing him a favor.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
On tariffs, the Supreme Court's GOP justices appear ready to save Trump from himself
The administration's economic recklessness threatens Republicans' grip on power.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Roberts Court appears poised to knock down Trump’s tariffs. As in so many other cases, they would be doing him a favor.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A different kind of Supreme Court oral argument preview:
The tariffs case isn't a hard question on the law. It is a hard question if you're a GOP-appointed justice caught between your billionaire patrons and Trump's authoritarian ambitions:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The tariffs case isn't a hard question on the law. It is a hard question if you're a GOP-appointed justice caught between your billionaire patrons and Trump's authoritarian ambitions:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
On tariffs, the Supreme Court must choose between the president and their plutocratic patrons
This case is all about power and loyalty.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A different kind of Supreme Court oral argument preview:
The tariffs case isn't a hard question on the law. It is a hard question if you're a GOP-appointed justice caught between your billionaire patrons and Trump's authoritarian ambitions:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The tariffs case isn't a hard question on the law. It is a hard question if you're a GOP-appointed justice caught between your billionaire patrons and Trump's authoritarian ambitions:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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put a stake in it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Zohran Mamdani drags the Democratic party into the future
This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
put a stake in it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Who wants the free version when you could pay for it
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Who wants the free version when you could pay for it
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President Trump has been on a winning streak when it comes to the Supreme Court. But tomorrow, the Trump administration will be up against the high court’s other preferred client: the court's plutocratic patrons.
@pemalevy.bsky.social breaks down the high-stakes battle in SCOTUS's tariff case.
@pemalevy.bsky.social breaks down the high-stakes battle in SCOTUS's tariff case.
On tariffs, the Supreme Court must choose between the president and their plutocratic patrons
This case is all about power and loyalty.
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
President Trump has been on a winning streak when it comes to the Supreme Court. But tomorrow, the Trump administration will be up against the high court’s other preferred client: the court's plutocratic patrons.
@pemalevy.bsky.social breaks down the high-stakes battle in SCOTUS's tariff case.
@pemalevy.bsky.social breaks down the high-stakes battle in SCOTUS's tariff case.