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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18h

Recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize are honored for advancing peace. Trump has done anything but.

The Nobel Prize is about character, not headlines

Trump’s Peace Prize fixation reveals more about him than about peace.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 15h

Federal agents cosplaying as military are turning Chicago into a war zone

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2h

The rule of law’s survival depends on judges rejecting Trump’s dictatorial ambitions.

Trump Takes Judges for Fools

Rejecting unwarranted deference means preserving judicial review

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

Crucial from former prosecutor @kristyparker.bsky.social: Trump might have immunity, but those who commit corrupt or illegal orders for him do not. That's why DOJ insiders are leaking word that cases against Comey and Letitia James are collapsing.

All on the pod:
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Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn with Damning New DOJ Leaks

As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how his corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resistanc...

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Raquel @raquelhasty.bsky.social · 16h

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DHS Lies EXPOSED As Border Patrol Shooting Protester Caught On Damning Footage

YouTube video by The Damage Report

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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 14h

12 & 13

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "I respect the Canadian people and Canada's sovereignty... When POTUS bullies Canada, threatens to make them the 51st state, belittles them, undermines their sovereignty, that undermines the interests of our farmers and the people who work in our factories."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

🤞 @ericswalwell.bsky.social

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social · 15h

I join with Mrs. Jacqueline Jackson & the entire family of Rev. Jesse Jackson to celebrate his 84th birthday today. He is indeed my dear friend & brother. I will always be grateful to Rev. Jackson for allowing me to play a leadership role in his 1984 & 1988 presidential campaigns. I learned so much.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h

This entire administration is merely for show.

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lwilde11.bsky.social @lwilde11.bsky.social · 2h

The rule is found at 2 U.S.C.,§25. Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates. Only the Speaker can swear in a US Representative. www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

U.S.C. Title 2 - THE CONGRESS

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 3h

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

New piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 21h

No War on Chicago
No War Anywhere

No War on Chicago; No War Anywhere!

“The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to ga...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

Sickening.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

“.. the debate inside the administration has shifted recently, from whether it makes sense to invoke the act to more deeply exploring how and when it might be invoked ..”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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lwilde11.bsky.social @lwilde11.bsky.social · 3h

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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan To Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

Stephen Miller has a theory about this political moment. As President Trump expands his lawbreaking and dictatorial rule, the powerful MAGA disinformation apparatus—at Miller’s direction—is supercharg...

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 1d

Coffee With Texas Paul! Join me to discuss the shutdown and Democratic strategy with Congresswoman Julie Johnson, LIVE at 11 am Eastern. Be in the live chat they are the best people anywhere! Link in bio.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah, that decision to cancel was the right call. Appalling.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 13h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h

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The Queer Catholic Group Trying to Reclaim the Church

At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary.

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PBLarsen @pblarsen.bsky.social · 20h

The 25th Amendment should have been invoked five years ago, and we would not be where we are today.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

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Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

ICYMI: "We need a tough guy, they say, because the Democrats are so dangerous. But now they find themselves defending Trump against the one sin that has given their movement its chief moral stature: child abuse." That was an easy about-face.

The Epstein Scandal Reveals MAGA’s True Face

They all knew Trump was a louse and a liar. Now they’re desperate to deny the obvious.

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