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In a major escalation of the Trump administration’s dangerous effort to revive false 2020 election claims, the DOJ sued Fulton County, GA for all 2020 presidential election ballots, stubs, signature envelopes and corresponding digital files.
In Major Escalation, Trump DOJ Sues Fulton County, Georgia for 2020 Ballots
Read more here.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In a major escalation of the Trump administration’s dangerous effort to revive false 2020 election claims, the DOJ sued Fulton County, GA for all 2020 presidential election ballots, stubs, signature envelopes and corresponding digital files.
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The 22 boat strikes have triggered an international obligation to investigate potential illegalities.
Michael Schmitt and Marko Milanovic discuss
- legal sources for the obligation to investigate
- criteria for carrying out independent investigation
www.justsecurity.org/127136/inter...
Michael Schmitt and Marko Milanovic discuss
- legal sources for the obligation to investigate
- criteria for carrying out independent investigation
www.justsecurity.org/127136/inter...
The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes
The lethal strikes are unlawful under IHRL and, even on the administration’s own terms, trigger LOAC and DoD duties to investigate.
www.justsecurity.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The 22 boat strikes have triggered an international obligation to investigate potential illegalities.
Michael Schmitt and Marko Milanovic discuss
- legal sources for the obligation to investigate
- criteria for carrying out independent investigation
www.justsecurity.org/127136/inter...
Michael Schmitt and Marko Milanovic discuss
- legal sources for the obligation to investigate
- criteria for carrying out independent investigation
www.justsecurity.org/127136/inter...
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Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
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BREAKING: In a 20-19 vote, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee advance a blatantly unconstitutional bill requiring the census to include a citizenship question starting in 2030, and limit the congressional seat count to just citizens.
GOP Advances Bill Limiting Census Counts For Congressional Seats to Citizens
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: In a 20-19 vote, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee advance a blatantly unconstitutional bill requiring the census to include a citizenship question starting in 2030, and limit the congressional seat count to just citizens.
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Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
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"Finally, there’s the sneakiest thing, which has gone almost entirely under the radar: the plot to undermine the regional Fed bank presidents." @crampell.bsky.social on Trump's quieter threats to the Fed: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iTaf6l
The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy
Trump may have stopped threatening Jerome Powell—but he’s still got designs to control the Fed.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Finally, there’s the sneakiest thing, which has gone almost entirely under the radar: the plot to undermine the regional Fed bank presidents." @crampell.bsky.social on Trump's quieter threats to the Fed: lnk.thebulwark.com/4iTaf6l
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Don't let a little premeditated misery and death for millions of Americans by the richest people ever to live get you down.
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Don't let a little premeditated misery and death for millions of Americans by the richest people ever to live get you down.
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Good case from @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com for impeaching Pete Hegseth. A key point raised here is that we shouldn't ever assume anything is politically out of reach. Think big and it shapes a better form of opposition politics:
www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...
Impeach and Remove the Bastards
A scenario for 2027.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Good case from @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com for impeaching Pete Hegseth. A key point raised here is that we shouldn't ever assume anything is politically out of reach. Think big and it shapes a better form of opposition politics:
www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...
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The bubble we should be talking about is the Musk bubble. These valuations are fantasy.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The bubble we should be talking about is the Musk bubble. These valuations are fantasy.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
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"The crisis facing American journalism and democracy is not an inevitable result of technological change or consumer preferences, but the predictable outcome of policy
choices that have prioritized corporate profits over democratic needs."
choices that have prioritized corporate profits over democratic needs."
December 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The crisis facing American journalism and democracy is not an inevitable result of technological change or consumer preferences, but the predictable outcome of policy
choices that have prioritized corporate profits over democratic needs."
choices that have prioritized corporate profits over democratic needs."
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NEW IN: The DOJ is expanding its effort to gain access to sensitive voter data in 18 states, most of them Democratic-led. This is the first instance in which the U.S. Department of Justice has requested physical ballots. trib.al/3i7SatM
December 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NEW IN: The DOJ is expanding its effort to gain access to sensitive voter data in 18 states, most of them Democratic-led. This is the first instance in which the U.S. Department of Justice has requested physical ballots. trib.al/3i7SatM
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A world in which this regime can kill anyone it chooses with no legal justification is a world in which none of us are safe.
Tell your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Pete Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
Tell your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Pete Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes | CNN Politics
Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command who reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of the US military strikes in the Caribbean, officially retired on ...
edition.cnn.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A world in which this regime can kill anyone it chooses with no legal justification is a world in which none of us are safe.
Tell your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Pete Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
Tell your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Pete Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings: act.indivisible.org/sign/demand-...
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“Post-liberalism” means two things:
1) I like the fascism, but I don’t think of myself as the sort of person who’d be into something so uncouth.
2) The woke made me do it, but since everyone’s opposed to liberty now, why don’t we acknowledge that some races, genders, and religions are lesser.
1) I like the fascism, but I don’t think of myself as the sort of person who’d be into something so uncouth.
2) The woke made me do it, but since everyone’s opposed to liberty now, why don’t we acknowledge that some races, genders, and religions are lesser.
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“Post-liberalism” means two things:
1) I like the fascism, but I don’t think of myself as the sort of person who’d be into something so uncouth.
2) The woke made me do it, but since everyone’s opposed to liberty now, why don’t we acknowledge that some races, genders, and religions are lesser.
1) I like the fascism, but I don’t think of myself as the sort of person who’d be into something so uncouth.
2) The woke made me do it, but since everyone’s opposed to liberty now, why don’t we acknowledge that some races, genders, and religions are lesser.
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We wanted to express our gratitude to the brave, patriotic people who are video-taping and posting the disgusting crimes that Trump’s masked goons commit every day on American streets.
History will not remember them kindly.
Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
History will not remember them kindly.
Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We wanted to express our gratitude to the brave, patriotic people who are video-taping and posting the disgusting crimes that Trump’s masked goons commit every day on American streets.
History will not remember them kindly.
Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
History will not remember them kindly.
Don’t forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
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While most reporters focused on the 5yrs social media disclosure to visit the US, few noticed that US Customs and Border Protection could soon also demand your DNA as part of an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) application just to visit the US. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
DNA and family history: What US authorities could demand you hand over at the border
Exclusive: US Customs and Border Protection could soon demand your DNA as part of an Esta application
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
While most reporters focused on the 5yrs social media disclosure to visit the US, few noticed that US Customs and Border Protection could soon also demand your DNA as part of an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) application just to visit the US. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
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It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking. n.pr/48MoCVj
To 'graduate' from poverty, they can borrow to build a business. So why aren't they?
It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking. n.pr/48MoCVj
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Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” @sranderson.bsky.social and @nkorpett.bsky.social write that the Trump administration’s second Sept. 2 airstrike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny.
The Troubling Defense of the Second Strike
Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” the Trump administration’s actions—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” @sranderson.bsky.social and @nkorpett.bsky.social write that the Trump administration’s second Sept. 2 airstrike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny.
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New Focus Group Pod with @markhertling.bsky.social on civilian-military relations.
We heard from Biden-to-Trump voters & MAGA Republicans on illegal orders, domestic deployments, and boat strikes — plus the new Code Pink Republican Party. @thebulwark.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
We heard from Biden-to-Trump voters & MAGA Republicans on illegal orders, domestic deployments, and boat strikes — plus the new Code Pink Republican Party. @thebulwark.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Civilian-Military Relationship (with Mark Hertling)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 12/13/2025 · 59m
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New Focus Group Pod with @markhertling.bsky.social on civilian-military relations.
We heard from Biden-to-Trump voters & MAGA Republicans on illegal orders, domestic deployments, and boat strikes — plus the new Code Pink Republican Party. @thebulwark.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
We heard from Biden-to-Trump voters & MAGA Republicans on illegal orders, domestic deployments, and boat strikes — plus the new Code Pink Republican Party. @thebulwark.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Senators Adam Schiff and Dick Durbin wrote a letter to the DOJ inspector general asking for an independent review to see if any chain of custody issues allowed the documents to be “scrubbed, softened, or quietly removed before the public sees it." trib.al/BOt0ICZ
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Senators Adam Schiff and Dick Durbin wrote a letter to the DOJ inspector general asking for an independent review to see if any chain of custody issues allowed the documents to be “scrubbed, softened, or quietly removed before the public sees it." trib.al/BOt0ICZ
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Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
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We’re def going back to the “roaring 50s” with a nice measles outbreak.
Nice work MAHA n stuff
Nice work MAHA n stuff
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We’re def going back to the “roaring 50s” with a nice measles outbreak.
Nice work MAHA n stuff
Nice work MAHA n stuff
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"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”