Julie in Plain Air, She/Her
@julieplain.bsky.social
Writer & artist with a rich inner-life. Brave enough to look in the mirror. I like being a woman, dusting off life's nuances, ironing out differences with others & having fun.
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Be the Person you want to See the Country to Be.
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“Joe Rogan has absolutely no idea when someone’s joking.”
ICYMI — rogan was apparently the last to hear about Trump’s absurd plaques, and his reaction showed @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s tweets mocking Trump have gone over his unfunny, complicit head🤦🏻♂️
ICYMI — rogan was apparently the last to hear about Trump’s absurd plaques, and his reaction showed @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s tweets mocking Trump have gone over his unfunny, complicit head🤦🏻♂️
December 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Joe Rogan has absolutely no idea when someone’s joking.”
ICYMI — rogan was apparently the last to hear about Trump’s absurd plaques, and his reaction showed @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s tweets mocking Trump have gone over his unfunny, complicit head🤦🏻♂️
ICYMI — rogan was apparently the last to hear about Trump’s absurd plaques, and his reaction showed @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s tweets mocking Trump have gone over his unfunny, complicit head🤦🏻♂️
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Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
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By amplifying this post calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist,” the Trump administration just violated the court order that they reference.
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
By amplifying this post calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist,” the Trump administration just violated the court order that they reference.
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I've spent 30 years fighting to protect free and fair elections. From county courtrooms to the U.S. Supreme Court, I've argued and won cases that have helped decide elections. I started Democracy Docket to share most important information and analysis with you. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I've spent 30 years fighting to protect free and fair elections. From county courtrooms to the U.S. Supreme Court, I've argued and won cases that have helped decide elections. I started Democracy Docket to share most important information and analysis with you. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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"any criticism of the election can lead to a minimum sentence of three years in prison, and even the death penalty"
Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power
Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"any criticism of the election can lead to a minimum sentence of three years in prison, and even the death penalty"
Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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"Weiss is following a long-standing instinct to turn every Trump abuse into a debate, a generosity she does not afford targets on the left...impossible to take her objections at face value given the context in which she's operating."
[email protected]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
[email protected]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Stop Defending Bari Weiss
It is impossible to take her actions at face value given the context in which she is operating.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Weiss is following a long-standing instinct to turn every Trump abuse into a debate, a generosity she does not afford targets on the left...impossible to take her objections at face value given the context in which she's operating."
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
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A Christmas week legal miracle--one that those of all faiths can enjoy:
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A Christmas week legal miracle--one that those of all faiths can enjoy:
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
Trump's targeting of our client @markzaidesq.bsky.social incl pulling his security clearance was enjoined as unconstitutional retaliation
A great win for him, for us @democracydefendersfund.org & for the superstar legal team👇
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We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
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An Idiosyncratic Christmas Playlist
A roundup that evokes a new nostalgia
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
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The “60 Minutes” we have known is dead. The fearless program that many of us grew up with was strangled by corporate titans seeking favor with the Trump White House. I don’t know what is next for the storied franchise, but it will never be the same. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
“60 Minutes” Obeyed in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The “60 Minutes” we have known is dead. The fearless program that many of us grew up with was strangled by corporate titans seeking favor with the Trump White House. I don’t know what is next for the storied franchise, but it will never be the same. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...
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A federal judge has ruled the Trump regime broke the law when it deported over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT without due process in March.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
What is Due Process?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A federal judge has ruled the Trump regime broke the law when it deported over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT without due process in March.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
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Sidelining justice.
On brand.
On brand.
NEWS: The White House is sidelining the Justice Department over Epstein public relations as chaos mars the Trump Administration.
Ro Khanna will seek contempt for Pam Bondi and a special master to review the files.
Subscribe to support my work if you can. Thank you for everything.
Ro Khanna will seek contempt for Pam Bondi and a special master to review the files.
Subscribe to support my work if you can. Thank you for everything.
NEWS: White House Sidelines Justice Department Over Epstein Public Relations as Chaos Mars Trump Administration
Good morning everyone, and Merry Christmas Eve.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sidelining justice.
On brand.
On brand.
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This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
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LOL they redacted the files so ineptly that you can basically read them with a little effort? Please let this be true.
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
LOL they redacted the files so ineptly that you can basically read them with a little effort? Please let this be true.
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BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
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Renaming the Kennedy Center to add Trump is wrong--& illegal
We @DDAction_ represent Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/Washington Litigation Group
They tried to shut her up when she objected in the sham meeting but she is making herself heard
@nytimes.com @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social explain
We @DDAction_ represent Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/Washington Litigation Group
They tried to shut her up when she objected in the sham meeting but she is making herself heard
@nytimes.com @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social explain
Lawmaker Sues to Remove Trump’s Name From the Kennedy Center
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Renaming the Kennedy Center to add Trump is wrong--& illegal
We @DDAction_ represent Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/Washington Litigation Group
They tried to shut her up when she objected in the sham meeting but she is making herself heard
@nytimes.com @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social explain
We @DDAction_ represent Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/Washington Litigation Group
They tried to shut her up when she objected in the sham meeting but she is making herself heard
@nytimes.com @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social explain
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This year laid bare just how fragile the rule of law really is. Listen to the breakdown 👇
December 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This year laid bare just how fragile the rule of law really is. Listen to the breakdown 👇
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My totally speculative theory on CBS is that when the WH saw the story, someone called an Ellison, who called Bari Weiss in a panic over the Warner Bros. bid, ordered her to kill it
Only a non-journalist (Ellison) would be too dumb not to understand killing the story just made things 100X worse
Only a non-journalist (Ellison) would be too dumb not to understand killing the story just made things 100X worse
December 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My totally speculative theory on CBS is that when the WH saw the story, someone called an Ellison, who called Bari Weiss in a panic over the Warner Bros. bid, ordered her to kill it
Only a non-journalist (Ellison) would be too dumb not to understand killing the story just made things 100X worse
Only a non-journalist (Ellison) would be too dumb not to understand killing the story just made things 100X worse