Ron Nelson
@ronels.bsky.social
Lawyer, Constitutionalist. Kansas Progressive. I think. Therefore, I am not a Republican.
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Ron Nelson
@ronels.bsky.social
· Apr 20
The protests are not for Trump to see, they are so you can all see each other and grow. It's not the protest itself that tyrants are afraid of, but the networks and community you can grow from them. Your strength is your unity and that's why the enemy thrives by demoralizing and dividing you. #3E
Democracy dies with solitude
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The Justice Department is seeking to wipe longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon’s conviction for evading a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
thehill.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The Justice Department is seeking to wipe longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon’s conviction for evading a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
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An immigration judge has rejected the Trump administration's efforts to deport Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested last year as part of its targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists, her lawyers said on Monday.
Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport pro-Palestinian Tufts student
An immigration judge has rejected the Trump administration's efforts to deport Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested last year as part of its targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists, her lawyers said on Monday.
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
An immigration judge has rejected the Trump administration's efforts to deport Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested last year as part of its targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists, her lawyers said on Monday.
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A new proposal from the Trump administration would take away one of the main safeguards federal employees have when they are fired. It would strip an independent review board of its power to hear appeals from terminated workers and block those employees from taking their cases to court.
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A new proposal from the Trump administration would take away one of the main safeguards federal employees have when they are fired. It would strip an independent review board of its power to hear appeals from terminated workers and block those employees from taking their cases to court.
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Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
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Criticizing our country is a right afforded to us by the constitution.
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Criticizing our country is a right afforded to us by the constitution.
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Just when you think Trump's dirty DOJ leadership can't get any LESS ethical, they surprise you:
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Just when you think Trump's dirty DOJ leadership can't get any LESS ethical, they surprise you:
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Does anyone else long for the days when political journalism was about reportage and analysis rather than endless tittle-tattle and trying to shift public opinion?
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Does anyone else long for the days when political journalism was about reportage and analysis rather than endless tittle-tattle and trying to shift public opinion?
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TRUMP WANTS TO NATIONALIZE THE ELECTION SO HE CAN CHANGE THE CERTIFICATION RULES FOR 2028 and run as President (DICTATOR) for “LIFE” forever destroying America, Democracy and Open Elections
CONGRESS and MSM get your butts out of the Midterms gutter and start looking 👀 to 2028 and the 2030 CENSUS
CONGRESS and MSM get your butts out of the Midterms gutter and start looking 👀 to 2028 and the 2030 CENSUS
February 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
TRUMP WANTS TO NATIONALIZE THE ELECTION SO HE CAN CHANGE THE CERTIFICATION RULES FOR 2028 and run as President (DICTATOR) for “LIFE” forever destroying America, Democracy and Open Elections
CONGRESS and MSM get your butts out of the Midterms gutter and start looking 👀 to 2028 and the 2030 CENSUS
CONGRESS and MSM get your butts out of the Midterms gutter and start looking 👀 to 2028 and the 2030 CENSUS
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There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
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Is everyone in DC compromised by Epstein? Otherwise the disgusting things we’ve seen in the files would have a little more attention paid to them, dontcha think? 🤷♂️
February 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Is everyone in DC compromised by Epstein? Otherwise the disgusting things we’ve seen in the files would have a little more attention paid to them, dontcha think? 🤷♂️
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Trump has imposed sanctions on 8 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors. “The sanctioned ICC staff,” Reuters noted, “now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers.” wapo.st/3MsWi3c
Opinion | Trump has a strongman’s contempt for international law
The president’s indifference to domestic legal constraints is reflected in his actions outside the U.S.
wapo.st
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Trump has imposed sanctions on 8 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors. “The sanctioned ICC staff,” Reuters noted, “now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers.” wapo.st/3MsWi3c
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Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
209. The Modern Emergency Docket Turns Ten
The February 2016 rulings blocking the Clean Power Plan were unprecedented; in retrospect, they were harbingers of a paradigm shift in the Supreme Court's role.
www.stevevladeck.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
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"The Epstein class" is a global rot
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch
Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.
www.inquirer.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"The Epstein class" is a global rot
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
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“The danger is not confined to any one doctrine or term. It lies in the normalization of a judiciary that no longer sees, hears, or understands the country as it actually exists—and therefore cannot meaningfully claim to judge it” @LiberalCurrents www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court Lives in Fox News' America
A Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is untethered from democratic reality.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“The danger is not confined to any one doctrine or term. It lies in the normalization of a judiciary that no longer sees, hears, or understands the country as it actually exists—and therefore cannot meaningfully claim to judge it” @LiberalCurrents www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
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Trump slammed the Bad Bunny performance. Trump prefers the type of entertainment that Jeffrey Epstein used to provide him.
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Trump slammed the Bad Bunny performance. Trump prefers the type of entertainment that Jeffrey Epstein used to provide him.
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
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loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
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Bad Bunny: So uplifting. And the words in English on the billboard: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” Right on.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny: So uplifting. And the words in English on the billboard: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” Right on.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...