dancingesq.bsky.social
@dancingesq.bsky.social
Former ballerina, lawyer now. Resist.
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Here are some choice quotes from Jack Smith’s testimony about the conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Stockpiling not partying is the priority for Venezuelans who say they fear crackdowns by the regime the US left in place
Few in Caracas are celebrating as they face an uncertain post-Maduro future
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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With Republicans active in 59 separate voting cases and the DOJ litigating another 30, the picture becomes clear: voter suppression is now a defining feature of the MAGA takeover. It will be the leading GOP strategy in 2026, and it’s our job to prevent it, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/3KCHVZj
The Greatest Threat to Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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In case you're wondering, the NYU law school has been running the War Powers Resolution Reporting Project at the Reiss Center on Law and Security, since February 2020. Researchers created the first publicly searchable database tracking all presidential 48-hour reports to Congress. 1/4
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Big Oil spent millions and millions to get Trump elected. They’re getting a great return on their investment.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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In the course of a year, both Trump and Musk have figured out a way to force the temporary closure of airspace around Puerto Rico, each of them using military funded tools to attempt to project United States strength.

wapo.st/4bnI4KS
Travelers stranded in Caribbean as FAA closes airspace for Maduro capture
Puerto Rico’s main airport canceled nearly half its flights Saturday, and U.S. airlines waived change fees for passengers around the Caribbean.
wapo.st
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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The hedgies seem to believe there is or shortly will be something called a government in VZ, and that it'll be safe for them to travel there in March.

It's almost like the hedgies knew more about this invasion than Congress.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Very good point:
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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All this corrupt, dark money, overall many billions if not more, will be used for decades to undermine democracy, ethical behavior/decency and the rule of law. All of it must be governmentally seized, otherwise expropriated or destroyed from them and their mischpochas.
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal who is running America as his own mafia state.
"Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela."

Yep. That this is illegal is the point.

As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.

I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.

youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
🚨Desantis CAUGHT FUNNELING $35 MILLION away from Floridians?!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I am writing about how useless Big Law has become in the fight for democracy and I came across this from 2021. It was bullshit then -- the SWAT teams never existed. But it's notable that firms like Paul Weiss felt the need to act like they cared. Now, they don't even need to pretend.
December 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess
Tens of millions of Americans are set to see their health insurance costs soar when subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of this year. Health insurance premiums are expected to mo...
www.democracynow.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Oligarchs Have Been Stealing From You Since You Were Born

This middle class has been dwindling in size since the 1970s. This is due to wage stagnation. The richest 1% took your pay raises.

The Oligarchs now control most News Sources and filter what you hear.

Tax The Rich!
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.

Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond?

By garnishing their wages.

When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?

By extending their tax cuts.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
 
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
 
Shameful.
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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This 👇. My go-to explanation since the boat strikes and navy buildup began in late summer: They're bootstrapping a justification for invoking the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport people domestically.
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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New Justice Department voting rights chief had prior job suspension for ties to election deniers
Scoop: New Justice Department voting rights chief had prior job suspension for ties to election deniers
California prosecutor Eric Neff relied on a right-wing group's intel to bring charges. Now, he's apparently in charge of voting rights at the DOJ.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.

The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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When will “don’t tread on me” Republicans wake up and realize their guy Trump is now the Trojan horse for his oligarch donors to do all the things they’ve been worried about?
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM