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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison
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Books, animals, films, the creative process. Somewhat contrary. Hate injustice. NY.
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 57m
This effort to use the #military against American citizens—an effort backed, it seems, by almost the entire #Republican Party —makes a mockery of the longstanding conservative claim that theirs is a movement of small government and states’ rights.

-Jamelle Bouie
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
For Chicago (and every city that follows)
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For Chicago (and every city that follows)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
If they call you unpatriotic, remind them patriotism means knowing your rights and exercising them without fear.

-Closer to the Edge
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
The ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive
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The ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive
MAGA commentators are stepping up as soldiers in Trump’s culture war to provoke confrontations against “Antifa” with the backing of DHS.
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
#BONDI: This performance may impress her boss, but the general public saw someone evasive & disrespectful. When that happens, whether in court or in the court of public opinion, they inevitably begin to wonder, 1) what is she hiding and 2) who is she protecting?

-Status Kuo
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
#Trump insists the people will “love us again.” But what the people actually love are working airports, functioning hospitals, and leaders who don’t threaten to send tanks into Portland. What they love is a democracy that serves its citizens, not one man’s whims.

-Mary Geddry
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
Every time #Trump says “insurrection,” he’s not describing reality, he’s rehearsing for a coup.

-Mary Geddry
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 4h
Conservative anti-voting activist Jack Posobiec reportedly votes in a swing state he doesn’t live in.
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 4h
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New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries
Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 4h
#KristiNoem toured #Portland’s #ICE facility with #MAGA influencers, drawing criticism from Oregon’s governor for provoking protesters with teargas and partisan media stunts.

-Aaron Parnas
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 4h
#DonaldTrump demanded the jailing of #Chicago Mayor #BrandonJohnson and #Illinois Governor #JBPritzker, accusing them without evidence of failing to protect #ICE agents, in his latest inflammatory Truth Social post targeting #Democratic leaders.

-Aaron Parnas

#untethered
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h
It remains to be seen whether #Trump & #MAGA will sour on #Miller. (Miller seems to be determined to incite violence in cities & gin up mob anger against judges.) His statements prove so damaging that it hampers the government in court.

-The Contrarian
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h
Miller’s irrational response to ordinary questions is especially problematic given the power he holds. “[A]all of the immigration policy, all of the militarization of ICE, of our National Guard & our cities, is being driven by #StephenMiller, who is out of control.

-Rep. Goldman
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h
Unlike any other White House deputy chief of staff in memory, #Miller seems to be the chief policy maker in the White House. #Trump often seems to be following Miller’s lead. Whatever Miller barks usually becomes what passes for “policy.”

-The Contrarian
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h
When confronted with issues for which he has no rational answer, #Miller goes berserk. Asked on CNN on Monday if #ICE is racially profiling, he blew up, unleashed a stream of venom against immigrants rather than answer the question.

-The Contrarian
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h
This week, condemnation of #Miller finally seemed to break through. As more attention focuses on his unhinged rants, he risks making himself—like Elon Musk—a toxic figure. One wonders how long #Trump will let Miller stomp all over his messaging.

-The Contrarian
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h
In a CNN interview #Miller said #Trump has “plenary authority”-complete, unchecked power. The idea that exceptions to the rule of law reveal where true power rests in a society is central to the philosophy of Carl Schmitt, a German political scientist who joined the #Nazis.
-HCR
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 6h
Polls show that most Americans blame #Republicans for the #shutdown and that 78% of Americans want to see the premium tax credits—the issue of #healthcare costs on which the Democrats are making a stand—extended.

-Heather Cox Richardson
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 6h
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Mudpuppy on 𝕏chan on X: "Oh yeah total “war zone” in Portland right now with the dancing bears, raccoons, dinosaurs, and unicorns. 🦖🦄🧸🤣 https://t.co/XGFgQrU48O" / X
Oh yeah total “war zone” in Portland right now with the dancing bears, raccoons, dinosaurs, and unicorns. 🦖🦄🧸🤣 https://t.co/XGFgQrU48O
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 6h
“I can’t believe they’re in #Portland & posting about facing down #antifa when it’s a guy in a chicken suit & senior citizens singing “This Land Is Your Land” on ukuleles. I can’t believe the wanton stupidity, cruelty & recklessness of this administration.”

- @dhuckelbridge
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 6h
#PamBondi appeared before the Senate with a binder containing tabs for each Democratic Senator, which included insults & smears of the Senator to be used in lieu of answering questions posed. This was monumental disrespect shown to the Senate by the Attorney General.

-R Hubbell
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 16h
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): “#Bondi’s contempt is extraordinary. #Trump thinks he’s a king. He believes he’s accountable to no one. Not Congress. Not the American people. And so when his people testify before the Senate, they act like they are bound by no rules and no laws.”
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 16h
A joint investigation by PBS News and the Associated Press revealed that #ICE and other federal immigration agents have adopted increasingly aggressive, militarized tactics throughout #Chicago.
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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 16h
Reporter Laura Rodriguez Presa documented a disturbing encounter. A federal agent pointed a gun at a woman named Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol group that films and reports on #ICE activity across #Chicago.