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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · 12d

“If Mr. Trump wants to help his home-builder ‘friends,’ he could drop his tariffs, stop deporting their workers, and appoint a Federal Reserve Chair with market credibility to defeat inflation”

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Opinion | The Incredible Expanding Fannie Mae

Trump and Pulte now want the government mortgage giants to subsidize home builders.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Aug 22

Surprised?

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Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ Push in D.C. Looks a Lot Like an Immigration Raid

Nearly half of the arrests under the security crackdown have been of people in the country illegally.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Aug 16

Please watch and share. Ukraine is winning

Ukraine Is Beating Russia: What Putin Doesn't Want You to Know
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Ukraine Is Beating Russia: What Putin Doesn't Want You to Know

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Jul 16

Recording a new live album with the Farm House Blues Band on Saturday

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Jun 27

Something for the weekend: clip of a new version of a song I first recorded with the late Paul Barrere of Little Feat - “Vehicle”

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · May 9

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The Real Mystery Surrounding Pope Leo: Cubs Disciple or White Sox Believer?

Both franchises pounced on signs that the next leader was one of them.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · May 8

Would it be too extreme to suggest that the U.S. should nationalize SpaceX?

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 29

My MAGA congressman blames the “extreme left” in his boilerplate replies..

Good people oppose lies, corruption, and cruelty. They support our courts and the constitution.

Now if some on the left called for actions like “nationalize SpaceX”, THAT would be extreme.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 23

Market volatility based on which advisor speaks to Trump last?

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Markets Think They Hold All the Cards Over Trump

The plunge in stocks, bonds and the dollar matter to Trump. But there’s no assurance that he will be ruled by them.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Apr 16

Judge Boasberg writes: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it."

Anything less would make “a solemn mockery” of “the constitution itself.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

One might nonetheless ask how this inquiry into compliance is able to proceed at all
given that the Supreme Court vacated the TRO after the events in question. That Court’s later
determination that the TRO suffered from a legal defect, however, does not excuse the
Government’s violation. Instead, it is a foundational legal precept that every judicial order “must
be obeyed” — no matter how “erroneous” it “may be” — until a court reverses it. Walker v. City
of Birmingham, 388 U.S. 307, 314 (1967). If a party chooses to disobey the order — rather than
wait for it to be reversed through the judicial process — such disobedience is punishable as
contempt, notwithstanding any later-revealed deficiencies in the order. See id. at 314, 320. That
foundational “rule of law” answers not just how this compliance inquiry can proceed, but why it
must. See id. at 320. The rule “reflects a belief that in the fair administration of justice no man
can be judge in his own case,” no matter how “exalted his station” or “righteous his motives.”
Id. at 320–21.
The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by
officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it. To permit such officials to
freely “annul the judgments of the courts of the United States” would not just “destroy the rights
acquired under those judgments”; it would make “a solemn mockery” of “the constitution itself.”
United States v. Peters, 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) 115, 136 (1809) (Marshall, C.J.). “So fatal a result
must be deprecated by all.” Id.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 6

Challenges are coming:

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Will Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Withstand the Courts?

Lawsuits are expected that question whether the president has overstretched his emergency powers.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 6

Do we have to wait on Congress to get this blatant over-reach of “emergency powers” to the Supreme Court?

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Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Are a Major Legal Question

The Supreme Court has set clear boundaries on unilateral executive action of this magnitude.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 4

The new WSJ poll shows most Americans are now against Trump’s economic policies. That poll was done BEFORE Trump’s “Liberation Day”

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 4

Well that was fast. We’re there.

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Exclusive | Americans Were Souring on Trump’s Economic Plans Even Before Tariff Bloodbath

Americans elected Donald Trump with a favorable opinion of his economic plans. But his tariff plan has helped turn that confidence into skepticism, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 3

“There’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend” - Bob Dylan

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How Are Trump’s Tariff Rates Calculated?

The White House’s new tariffs were pegged to amounts it said other countries impose on the U.S. In many cases, those amounts appear to match a basic formula.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 3

Something to cheer us up: “Midnight Flight”, a great new song from Little Feat

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Little Feat - Midnight Flight (Official Video)

YouTube video by Little Feat

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 3

“Economist Paul Krugman points out that the European Union places tariffs of less than 3% on average on U.S. goods, while Trump maintained its tariffs are 39%.”

This administration’s lying continues

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 2

Tesla ha a rough 1st quarter

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Tesla’s Global Vehicle Deliveries Sink 13% In First Quarter

Tesla’s global vehicle deliveries fell 13% in the first quarter, further evidence that a growing consumer backlash against the brand and CEO Elon Musk is hurting the automaker’s business.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Apr 1

Tell it Senator!

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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Mar 31

The U.S. economy is headed for the Trump slump.

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Mercedes-Benz Tried Hard to Be American. It Still Got Hit by Tariffs.

Under President Trump’s new auto tariffs, even the company’s made-in-USA vehicles aren’t American enough to avoid levies.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Mar 31

“…when you have a president who is actively violating federal court orders, that is a coup.”

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The Democrats Who Are Fighting—and Winning—Against Trump in Court

State attorneys general have brought 11 lawsuits against the president and his administration. In swing states, the strategy carries political risk.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Mar 27

Perhaps less progress than claimed www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Russia’s New Demands Signal Trouble for Trump’s Goal of Quick End to Ukraine War

Moscow is pushing for tough concessions as it drives ahead on the battlefield in Ukraine—and talks are only going to get more difficult from here.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Mar 25

WTF? How does this help anyone besides Russia?

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Mar 25

Breaking: The U.S. agreed to help Russia boost exports to global markets, as part of a deal between Russia and Ukraine to eliminate use of force in the Black Sea

U.S. Agrees to Help Russia Boost Exports in Black Sea Truce

The Trump administration agreed to help Russia increase exports of its grain and fertilizer to global markets, as part of a U.S.-brokered deal between Russia and Ukraine to eliminate the use of force…

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Mar 24

Nice reply from Tim Kaine regarding my letter expressing concern about Elon Musk and DOGE

Thank you for contacting me about Elon Musk. I appreciate hearing from you.

Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have spread chaos, confusion, disfunction, and fear throughout the federal government… In addition, the Trump administration when they claimed in a February 17, 2025 court filing that Musk is a “special government employee” of the White House with no official role at DOGE, despite all public statements crediting Musk with DOGE’s work.

This effort was kicked off by the reckless and illegal firing of Inspectors General (IG) across the U.S. government who are tasked with the crucial job of routing out waste, fraud, and abuse. I am particularly alarmed by the brazen illegal actions to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)… Without the U.S. providing these funds, adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran will step in to fill the void…

None of this has improved efficiency or reduced waste, fraud, and abuse. It is clear that these efforts are instead partly about “traumatizing” federal workers… and partly about Mr. Musk’s personal business interests…

I have been outspoken in denouncing the deferred resignation offer Mr. Musk sent to federal employees… I am deeply opposed to the Trump Administration’s efforts to intimidate and bully our federal workforce while lining Musk’s pockets with federal funding and denying Americans access to the services and institutions they rely on.

While there is not an overnight magic solution to fix these profound threats to the rule of law, some of the pressure has yielded positive results, and I am relieved that several recent court decisions have pushed back this agenda.

But President Trump continues to attack federal workers, and I will not stop fighting to block the Administration’s harmful actions with every legislative tool available. For more information for federal employees, please visit my website at https://www.kaine.senate.gov/federalworkers. On this webpage, you can learn more about what I’m doing to oppose the Trump Administration’s attacks on the federal workforce, and can find resources to support federal employees. This page also has a place where federal employees can share their own stories, including anonymously if you would prefer. For a regularly-updated list of previous and ongoing actions to push back against the Trump agenda, you can visit kaine.senate.gov/download/kaineactions.

I am using every tool available to me to highlight the damage caused the actions of the Trump Administration and Musk – and to slow them down, stop them, or reverse them. I have been out and about across Virginia listening to the people impacted and amplifying their stories. I have used the parliamentary authorities available to me from the Senate minority to force certain pieces of legislation to the forefront on the Senate floor, to make all Senators engage with and answer for the Trump Administration’s bad and unpopular policies.

I am grateful to all federal workers for their service to their country. Please know that I’m doing everything I can to stand up for them just as they are standing up for the American people. Thank you again for contacting me.

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Red Miller @redm1.bsky.social · Mar 23

“… the four horsemen of calumny — fear, ignorance, bigotry, and smear”
Margaret Chase Smith, June 1, 1950

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March 22, 2025

Perhaps in response to the growing outcry over last weekend’s rendition of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under a legal justification a federal judge has found questionable, President Donald Trump...

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