Tuella O. Sykes, Esq., LL.M.
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“A people without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” -Marcus Garvey
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -G. Santayana
P.S. I freely give out a “F*ck you” to any GOP coward.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -G. Santayana
P.S. I freely give out a “F*ck you” to any GOP coward.
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An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
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What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?
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🚨 The Senate just reached a deal to end the government shutdown, voting 60-40 to advance it. Here’s what is in the deal, what Democrats gave up, who voted for it and what comes next in the path to turning it into a law.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🚨 The Senate just reached a deal to end the government shutdown, voting 60-40 to advance it. Here’s what is in the deal, what Democrats gave up, who voted for it and what comes next in the path to turning it into a law.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
Reposted by Tuella O. Sykes, Esq., LL.M.
Israelis and Palestinians were waiting anxiously early Monday for any indication that Israeli hostages in Gaza would be released in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, as part of the first stages of a peace plan. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: Trump Flies to Israel as Region Awaits Hostage-Prisoner Swap
A cease-fire brokered in part by the Trump administration calls for the exchange of 20 living hostages in Gaza and 2,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails to take place in the coming hours.
nyti.ms
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Israelis and Palestinians were waiting anxiously early Monday for any indication that Israeli hostages in Gaza would be released in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, as part of the first stages of a peace plan. Follow live updates.
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James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges that were demanded by President Donald Trump and secured by one of his former personal lawyers, who has never prosecuted a case before.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
James Comey pleads not guilty to indictment secured by Trump loyalist
Former Trump personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan obtained the indictment sought by the president. Now she needs to prove the case.
www.msnbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to criminal charges that were demanded by President Donald Trump and secured by one of his former personal lawyers, who has never prosecuted a case before.
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
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The federal government is scaling back its role in preventing violent extremism.
🗓️ On Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. ET, join our journalists for a virtual conversation on how this shift is affecting domestic security and how states are responding.
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🗓️ On Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. ET, join our journalists for a virtual conversation on how this shift is affecting domestic security and how states are responding.
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ProPublica Event - Counterterrorism in the Trump Era
Join ProPublica for a conversation about recent changes to federal counter-extremism initiatives and their implications for domestic security and public safety.
events.propublica.org
August 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The federal government is scaling back its role in preventing violent extremism.
🗓️ On Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. ET, join our journalists for a virtual conversation on how this shift is affecting domestic security and how states are responding.
📌 RSVP:
🗓️ On Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. ET, join our journalists for a virtual conversation on how this shift is affecting domestic security and how states are responding.
📌 RSVP:
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“This Supreme Court will never condemn this President, even for delegitimizing the federal judiciary.”
Judge Luttig offers a stark and scathing view of the Court’s willingness to limit Trump’s “unconscionable & unconstitutional” power grab.
Judge Luttig offers a stark and scathing view of the Court’s willingness to limit Trump’s “unconscionable & unconstitutional” power grab.
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“This Supreme Court will never condemn this President, even for delegitimizing the federal judiciary.”
Judge Luttig offers a stark and scathing view of the Court’s willingness to limit Trump’s “unconscionable & unconstitutional” power grab.
Judge Luttig offers a stark and scathing view of the Court’s willingness to limit Trump’s “unconscionable & unconstitutional” power grab.
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Before the Trump administration thrust Lisa Cook into the spotlight, she was already known for being a trailblazer. https://cnn.it/4lHwETT
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Before the Trump administration thrust Lisa Cook into the spotlight, she was already known for being a trailblazer. https://cnn.it/4lHwETT
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Trump's termination of federal grants for universities has jeopardized lifesaving research breakthroughs at Harvard Medical School — including treatments for cancer and developmental disorders.
His attacks on higher education will hurt us all.
His attacks on higher education will hurt us all.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump's termination of federal grants for universities has jeopardized lifesaving research breakthroughs at Harvard Medical School — including treatments for cancer and developmental disorders.
His attacks on higher education will hurt us all.
His attacks on higher education will hurt us all.
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Apparently, no one seems particularly bothered, but for the past few days, Trump has been talking repeatedly about being a dictator.
If Americans don’t want that, the window to stop him is closing quickly.
If Americans don’t want that, the window to stop him is closing quickly.
August 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Apparently, no one seems particularly bothered, but for the past few days, Trump has been talking repeatedly about being a dictator.
If Americans don’t want that, the window to stop him is closing quickly.
If Americans don’t want that, the window to stop him is closing quickly.
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Trump: “If my hand gets any blacker, I’m not going to let it vote.”
August 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump: “If my hand gets any blacker, I’m not going to let it vote.”
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You made this monster, John Roberts
August 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
You made this monster, John Roberts
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Jack White responds to Newsom’s IG post that used “Seven Nation Army”:
"Fans of this song and also democracy, notice that I'm ok with this track being used in this manner. Not so much when trump and his gestapo try to use one of my songs. Keep hitting him back Gavin!"
"Fans of this song and also democracy, notice that I'm ok with this track being used in this manner. Not so much when trump and his gestapo try to use one of my songs. Keep hitting him back Gavin!"
August 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Jack White responds to Newsom’s IG post that used “Seven Nation Army”:
"Fans of this song and also democracy, notice that I'm ok with this track being used in this manner. Not so much when trump and his gestapo try to use one of my songs. Keep hitting him back Gavin!"
"Fans of this song and also democracy, notice that I'm ok with this track being used in this manner. Not so much when trump and his gestapo try to use one of my songs. Keep hitting him back Gavin!"
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EVERYTHING about the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump...was SECRET. EVERYTHING.
You know NOTHING more than you did yesterday.
Think about what just happened.
You know NOTHING more than you did yesterday.
Think about what just happened.
August 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
EVERYTHING about the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump...was SECRET. EVERYTHING.
You know NOTHING more than you did yesterday.
Think about what just happened.
You know NOTHING more than you did yesterday.
Think about what just happened.
TrUmP in AK kissing *ss
a cartoon donkey with a rope around its neck and a bird house in the background
ALT: a cartoon donkey with a rope around its neck and a bird house in the background
media.tenor.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
TrUmP in AK kissing *ss
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According to a new report, Russian government hackers exploited stolen user credentials and cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an outdated server to lurk in the records system of the U.S. courts for years and steal sensitive documents that had been ordered sealed.
Russian hackers lurked in US courts for years and took sealed files
www.stripes.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
According to a new report, Russian government hackers exploited stolen user credentials and cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an outdated server to lurk in the records system of the U.S. courts for years and steal sensitive documents that had been ordered sealed.
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The D.C. attorney general told the city's police chief tonight that Pam Bondi's order naming DEA head Terry Cole as the city's "emergency police commissioner" is "unlawful and ... you are not legally obligated to follow it."
D.C. AG: Bondi naming DEA chief emergency police commissioner "unlawful"
"You are not legally obligated to follow" Bondi's order, the D.C. AG said in a letter to the city's police chief tonight.
www.axios.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The D.C. attorney general told the city's police chief tonight that Pam Bondi's order naming DEA head Terry Cole as the city's "emergency police commissioner" is "unlawful and ... you are not legally obligated to follow it."
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SCOTUS has released the October and November argument calendars, with the big news being that the big Voting Rights Act case reargument is set for October 15.
August 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
SCOTUS has released the October and November argument calendars, with the big news being that the big Voting Rights Act case reargument is set for October 15.
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What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.
August 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.
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NEWS: U.S. layoffs in July surged to highest level since the early months of the COVID pandemic, jumping 29% from June and 140% compared to July 2024.
August 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEWS: U.S. layoffs in July surged to highest level since the early months of the COVID pandemic, jumping 29% from June and 140% compared to July 2024.
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JUST IN: Sherrod Brown will attempt a comeback Senate bid next year in Ohio.
Sherrod Brown launching comeback Senate bid in Ohio
An official announcement is expected in the next two weeks.
www.axios.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
JUST IN: Sherrod Brown will attempt a comeback Senate bid next year in Ohio.
👀"Trump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files Release" www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...
Trump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files Release
Several of the late pedophile’s victims will be speaking out for the first time.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
👀"Trump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files Release" www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...
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NEW: In addition to her sex offender waiver, Ghislaine Maxwell has an “out” designation that would allow her to leave the facility for work assignments. Some work assignments for FPC Bryan inmates are at Texas A&M University which is just 6 miles away. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: In addition to her sex offender waiver, Ghislaine Maxwell has an “out” designation that would allow her to leave the facility for work assignments. Some work assignments for FPC Bryan inmates are at Texas A&M University which is just 6 miles away. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/muellers...