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Sherrilyn Ifill
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Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
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jamiedupree.bsky.social
President Trump says that checks for $1,776 each are going out to nearly 1.5 million servicemembers. I have questions.

+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
sifill.bsky.social
What would be great is if Dem members in multiple states showed up at multiple ICE facilities at 10 a.m. tomorrow armed with this injunction.
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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heissenstat.bsky.social
Just getting around to reading this, by @sifill.bsky.social

Incredibly powerful

sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
sherrilyn.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Some good news. Thank you Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for sticking to your campaign commitment.

We need NYC residents to pressure the City Council to deliver. Help by sending a letter to your CM: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani speaks at a podium with "A NEW ERA" sign, accompanied by a woman, inside a library. A text overlay announces a commitment to allocate 0.5% of New York City's budget to libraries.
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
sifill.bsky.social
Absolutely essential reading. Brilliant and chilling analysis from @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social.

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
A former immigration judge alleged to DOJ that Trump fired her bc of her sex & national origin

DOJ said equal employment opportunity laws don't supersede Trump's removal powers under Article II

this is literally a claim to constitutional power to discriminate

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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kateriga.bsky.social
In a twist, it was Sen. Kennedy (R-LA) who forcefully grilled a Trump nominee today on his preachings about marriage not being "intended" for disabled people, "transgenderism & homosexuality" being "sexual perversions" & wives' obligation to serve their husbands talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kennedy...
GOP Senator Grills Trump Nominee on Statement that Marriage Is Not Intended for Disabled People
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), usually a fairly reliable Republican foot soldier, grilled...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
sifill.bsky.social
Important.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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jaywillis.net
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
sifill.bsky.social
LOL.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Trump on Bongino: "Dan did a great job. I think he wants to go back to his show."
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: The full DC Circuit will rehear the case over the Trump admin's effort to "shut down" the CFPB en banc, with arguments set for Feb. 24.

The 2-1 panel decision in August siding with the Trump admin was a Katsas, joined by Rao, majority. Pillard dissented.
United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 25-5091 September Term, 2025 1:25-cv-00381-ABJ Filed On: December 17, 2025 National Treasury Employees Union, et al., Appellees ≤ Russell T. Vought, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Appellants BEFORE: Srinivasan, Chief Judge, and Henderson, Millett, Pillard, Wilkins, Katsas, Rao, Walker, Childs, Pan, and Garcia, Circuit Judges ORDER Upon consideration of the petition for rehearing en banc and the response thereto; the motions for invitation to file amicus curiae briefs in support of rehearing en banc filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center, the 41 nonprofit organizations, and the 36 members of Congress; the lodged briefs; the letters; and the vote in favor of the petition by a majority of the judges eligible to participate, it is ORDERED that the motions for invitation to file amicus curiae briefs be granted. The Clerk is directed to file the lodged amicus briefs. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the petition be granted. This case will be reheard by the court sitting en banc. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the court's judgment filed August 15, 2025, be vacated. The partial stay pending appeal entered on April 11, 2025, and later modified on April 28, 2025, is in effect. It is FURTHER ORDERED that oral argument before the en banc court be heard at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in Courtroom 20. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, in addition to filing briefs electronically, the parties file 30 paper copies of each of the briefs and the appendix, in accordance with the following schedule: Brief for Appellants January 9, 2026 Joint Appendix January 9, 2026 Briefs) for Amici Curiae in support of Appellants January 16, 2026 Brief for Appellees February 2, 2026 Briefs) for Amici Curiae in support of Appellees February 9, 2026 Reply Brief for Appellants February 17, 2026 To enhance the clarity of their briefs, the parties are urged to limit the use of abbreviations, including acronyms. While acronyms may be used for entities and statutes with widely recognized initials, briefs should not contain acronyms that are not widely known. See D.C. Circuit Handbook of Practice and Internal Procedures 43-44 (2025); Notice Regarding Use of Acronyms (D.C. Cir. Jan. 26, 2010). Parties are strongly encouraged to hand deliver the paper copies of their briefs to the Clerk's Office on the due date. Filing by mail may delay the processing of the brief. Additionally, counsel are reminded that if filing by mail, they must use a class of mail that is at least as expeditious as first-class mail. See Fed. R. App. P. 25(a). All briefs and appendices must contain the date that the cases are scheduled for oral argument at the top of the cover. See D.C. Cir. Rule 28(a)(8). Because the briefing schedule is keyed to the date of argument, the court will grant requests for extension of time limits only for extraordinarily compelling reasons. A separate order will issue regarding allocation of argument time. Per Curiam BY: FOR THE COURT: Clifton B. Cislak, Clerk /s/ Michael C. McGrail Deputy Clerk
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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theultrasecret.bsky.social
Being easily lured into a state of resentment by hack right-wing narratives and authoritarian propaganda reveals a hard cap on one's ability to reason clearly and morally. They may be minimally qualified to do this or that, but they're certainly not elite.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
sifill.bsky.social
Yes.
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 10h
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.

I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
sifill.bsky.social
Love this.
craigcalcaterra.bsky.social Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 11h
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor? I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”
December 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
sifill.bsky.social
So systemic discrimination DOES exist! But white guys are the victims of it!

The most intellectually, politically, and culturally lazy cohort in modern history - white guys of mediocre intellect, creativity, & personality who can only ape the theories, language, laws, & struggle of Black people.
anthonylfisher.bsky.social Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 10h
Guys, victimhood culture is alpha now
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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libbityboo.bsky.social
SOUTH JERSEY heads up!
ICE is Cumberland County right now! .
December 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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dahlialithwick.bsky.social
With @sifill.bsky.social on the 14th Amendment and why we can't dream of going backwards, but build toward the thing never achieved. She's a poem and a light.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Why Are Democrats So Afraid to Even Mention the Source of Trump’s Political Power?
We're not doing this country any favors by steering people away from the truth.
slate.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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celesteheadlee.bsky.social
"It was a week. We have long since crossed the rubicon of constitutional and democratic crisis, and still last week seemed remarkable and uniquely chilling. We must not become numb to it."
The great @sifill.bsky.social is especially great here.

sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
sherrilyn.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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erinmayequade.bsky.social
So much this @sifill.bsky.social!
"It’s not that I’m talking about race, it’s that [Trump] just stood up the other day and said, We want the Danes, the Swedes, and the Norwegians. We don’t want people from shithole countries."
Why Are Democrats So Afraid to Even Mention the Source of Trump’s Political Power?
We're not doing this country any favors by steering people away from the truth.
slate.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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samanthamichaels.bsky.social
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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weingust.bsky.social
Excellent episode. Dahlia, the respect that you show @sifill.bsky.social is not only wonderfully deserved, but also extraordinarily beautiful. Would that more of us were able to share so mellifluously our gratitude toward others. You both are national treasures. Thank you.
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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sky.skymarchini.net
But Kamala only cared about they/them, or something
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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spbmckenna.bsky.social
🚨 Wrestling legend Mick Foley quits WWE over ties to INCREDIBLY CRUEL Trump
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”

BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES

It was never just about illegal immigration
December 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM