@joannmartyn.bsky.social
One way to not comply with court orders is to feign ignorance due to understaffing.
The US government is conducting illegal crimes against civilians because, *checks notes*, the lawyers are too busy and can’t get into their email.
The US government is conducting illegal crimes against civilians because, *checks notes*, the lawyers are too busy and can’t get into their email.
The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week an ICE attorney was removed after telling a district judge that “this job sucks” and that the Trump administration is “overwhelmed” with immigration cases.
ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases | CNN Politics
The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week an ICE attorney was removed after telling a district judge that “this job sucks” and that the Tru...
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
One way to not comply with court orders is to feign ignorance due to understaffing.
The US government is conducting illegal crimes against civilians because, *checks notes*, the lawyers are too busy and can’t get into their email.
The US government is conducting illegal crimes against civilians because, *checks notes*, the lawyers are too busy and can’t get into their email.
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Minnesotans on Bde Maka Ska, a lake in Minneapolis. Photo credit WCCO-TV
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Minnesotans on Bde Maka Ska, a lake in Minneapolis. Photo credit WCCO-TV
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Even if you do usually vote Republican, most of us can agree at this point that the administration has gone way, way too far.
January 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Even if you do usually vote Republican, most of us can agree at this point that the administration has gone way, way too far.
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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
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Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.
US citizen.
Let me say it again, US citizen.
Let me say it again, US citizen.
Amir Makled sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to describe his experience, and what it could mean for other attorneys who are going against the wishes of the Trump administration.
Attorney representing a student protester detained by federal immigration agents
Amir Makled sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to describe his experience and what it could mean for other attorneys who are going against the wishes of the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
US citizen.
Let me say it again, US citizen.
Let me say it again, US citizen.
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“It took 75 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency for voters to hit the streets en masse. Millions of people showed up this weekend for more than 1,200 anti-Trump demonstrations—all of them peaceful—throughout all 50 states, from Alaska to Alabama to Arizona.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump Is Back. So Are Millions of Protesters
Nationwide demonstrations prove the president’s chaos agenda is finally breaking through to the broader public.
www.vanityfair.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“It took 75 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency for voters to hit the streets en masse. Millions of people showed up this weekend for more than 1,200 anti-Trump demonstrations—all of them peaceful—throughout all 50 states, from Alaska to Alabama to Arizona.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
April 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
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If the meaning of “oligarchy” feels like a blur from history class, don’t worry — its definition is actually pretty simple. We break it down ⤵️
What Is an Oligarchy, and Why Are People Worried the US Is Becoming One?
We break it down.
www.teenvogue.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If the meaning of “oligarchy” feels like a blur from history class, don’t worry — its definition is actually pretty simple. We break it down ⤵️
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The more they lie, obfuscate and deny the glaringly obvious facts, the more I suspect they’re trying to protect the signal chats we haven’t seen yet.
March 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The more they lie, obfuscate and deny the glaringly obvious facts, the more I suspect they’re trying to protect the signal chats we haven’t seen yet.
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So, which is it?
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
March 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So, which is it?
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin.
Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
wisdems.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin.
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It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Cuts would disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, threatening their access to birth control, maternity care, and other essential reproductive health services.
How Republicans’ Plans to Cut Medicaid Will Hurt Young Women
House Republicans proposed an $880 billion cut.
www.teenvogue.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cuts would disproportionately affect women of reproductive age, threatening their access to birth control, maternity care, and other essential reproductive health services.
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The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
Mount Holyoke College president: 'Colleges are not the enemy'
The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
www.wbur.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
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The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced today that TrialWatch, which provides free legal aid in support of free speech around the world, intends to monitor the trial of independent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.
TrialWatch Will Monitor Georgian Journalist Mzia Amaglobeli’s Trial : Clooney Foundation for Justice
cfj.org
March 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced today that TrialWatch, which provides free legal aid in support of free speech around the world, intends to monitor the trial of independent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli.
This is the most American move I’ve seen in a very long time.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is the most American move I’ve seen in a very long time.
First financial coercion, now persecution.
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
www.npr.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
First financial coercion, now persecution.
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Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
www.npr.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.
It’s easy to see this as just a little money that was stopped.
The impact is MASSIVE and impacts all of our futures.
The impact is MASSIVE and impacts all of our futures.
Several higher education institutions have responded to a Department of Education mandate to cease engaging in DEI initiatives by shuttering departments and housing programs while others lost funding for scholarships.
From scholarships to housing, college students struggle with the effects of Trump orders against DEI | CNN
For Daniela Pintor-Mendoza, the efforts to abolish diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in higher education literally hit home.
cnn.it
March 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It’s easy to see this as just a little money that was stopped.
The impact is MASSIVE and impacts all of our futures.
The impact is MASSIVE and impacts all of our futures.
American Brain Drain begins this way.
March 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
American Brain Drain begins this way.