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Guess I have to share this piece by @sranderson.bsky.social again, for the millionth time
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
Why Trump Can’t Buy Greenland
For the last 24 hours, media headlines have been seized by what appears to be President Trump’s latest idiosyncratic policy proposal: purchasing Greenland, which
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Guess I have to share this piece by @sranderson.bsky.social again, for the millionth time
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
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Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.
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1. The attacks on trans people have become untenable, and many people feel like they can no longer stay in their homes.
Now, this morning, the Movement Advancement Project put hard numbers on it: 9% of transgender people, 400,000 people, have moved states.
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Now, this morning, the Movement Advancement Project put hard numbers on it: 9% of transgender people, 400,000 people, have moved states.
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Over 400,000 Transgender People Have Moved States Since Trump's Election
The large migration builds on earlier movements of transgender people in response to anti-transgender legislation.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
1. The attacks on trans people have become untenable, and many people feel like they can no longer stay in their homes.
Now, this morning, the Movement Advancement Project put hard numbers on it: 9% of transgender people, 400,000 people, have moved states.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, this morning, the Movement Advancement Project put hard numbers on it: 9% of transgender people, 400,000 people, have moved states.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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This is *definitely* how you behave when you're trying to bring every resource to bear, rather than trying to cover up the unlawful behavior of your own personnel.
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is *definitely* how you behave when you're trying to bring every resource to bear, rather than trying to cover up the unlawful behavior of your own personnel.
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man, did the viziers in the WH not actually show him the actual video?
January 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
man, did the viziers in the WH not actually show him the actual video?
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If only we could have seen this coming…
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If only we could have seen this coming…
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BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
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Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
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Austin Peay State University will pay one of its professors $500,000 after initially firing him over a social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death
APSU to pay $500,000 to professor fired, then reinstated over Charlie Kirk post - ClarksvilleNow.com
Austin Peay State University will pay one of its professors $500,000 after initially firing him for a social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
clarksvillenow.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Austin Peay State University will pay one of its professors $500,000 after initially firing him over a social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death
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It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
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From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
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The land of free speech, where disrespecting the Dear Leader’s image gets your pass revoked.
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The land of free speech, where disrespecting the Dear Leader’s image gets your pass revoked.
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Here is the Wyoming Supreme Court's 4–1 decision striking down the state's draconian abortion bans under the state constitution's provision guaranteeing residents the right to make health care decisions (which was enacted as a rejoinder to the ACA). documents.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions/S-2...
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Here is the Wyoming Supreme Court's 4–1 decision striking down the state's draconian abortion bans under the state constitution's provision guaranteeing residents the right to make health care decisions (which was enacted as a rejoinder to the ACA). documents.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions/S-2...
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Big: Wyoming supreme court just struck down abortion ban.
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access - Bolts
Explore our ongoing Bolts series, Abortion Rights in State Constitutions. A decade ago, when conservatives were attacking President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act as government encroachment in hea...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Big: Wyoming supreme court just struck down abortion ban.
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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Absolutely catastrophic and another thing that's probably lost forever
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Absolutely catastrophic and another thing that's probably lost forever
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Neil McCabe—former director of external affairs for the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office and now a senior adviser to DOJ’s Ed Martin—asks, “Why is it a problem?”
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Neil McCabe—former director of external affairs for the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office and now a senior adviser to DOJ’s Ed Martin—asks, “Why is it a problem?”
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NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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oh my god he's such a fucking loser
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
oh my god he's such a fucking loser
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has rejected designs for quarters commemorating the 250th anniversary of national independence that would have featured Frederick Douglass, the Suffragette Movement, and the Civil Rights Movement.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has rejected designs for quarters commemorating the 250th anniversary of national independence that would have featured Frederick Douglass, the Suffragette Movement, and the Civil Rights Movement.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history
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I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City.
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City.