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Crazy how Trump's lawyers have never seen anything Trump has ever said or done.
Judge Menendez asks about Trump's quote: "Your day of retribution is here." She asks what she's supposed to do with that.
Mayers says he hasn't seen that Truth Social post.
Mayers says he hasn't seen that Truth Social post.
January 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Crazy how Trump's lawyers have never seen anything Trump has ever said or done.
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I recently heard historian Robert Kagan say: “What's at risk right now is literally our democracy in the sense that I don't think Trump is going to allow free and fair elections in 2026.”
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I recently heard historian Robert Kagan say: “What's at risk right now is literally our democracy in the sense that I don't think Trump is going to allow free and fair elections in 2026.”
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
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Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls.
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls.
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In a decision that could invite a deluge of lawsuits over certifying results, SCOTUS allowed federal candidates to challenge the election laws. Justices Sotomayor and Jackson warned the ruling would only further politicize the courts.
Supreme Court opens election litigation floodgates, says any candidate can challenge voting laws
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
In a decision that could invite a deluge of lawsuits over certifying results, SCOTUS allowed federal candidates to challenge the election laws. Justices Sotomayor and Jackson warned the ruling would only further politicize the courts.
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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and send the military to Minnesota to put down protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) killing of a Minneapolis woman. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act, deploy military to Minnesota
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and send the military to Minnesota to put down protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) killing of a Minneapolis woman. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Breaking MS NOW:
The Justice Department has fired the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia after he declined to lead the controversial prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.
The Justice Department has fired the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia after he declined to lead the controversial prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.
Trump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case
The prominent career prosecutor had become the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia.
www.ms.now
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
The Justice Department has fired the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia after he declined to lead the controversial prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.
The Justice Department has fired the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia after he declined to lead the controversial prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, according to multiple people briefed on the matter.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -- U.S. Const. amend. I.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -- U.S. Const. amend. I.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
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Josh Blackman resigns his position as Senior Editor of the recently-published Heritage Guide to the Constitution, posting the letter he wrote to Heritage over at Volokh.
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
December 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Josh Blackman resigns his position as Senior Editor of the recently-published Heritage Guide to the Constitution, posting the letter he wrote to Heritage over at Volokh.
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
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For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
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This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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For humans, static electricity is a curiosity. For insects, it can be life or death: spiders use it to catch prey, bumblebees to collect pollen, and nematodes to leap onto passing flies.
bit.ly/3L1Rhhk
@tomlumperson.bsky.social
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@tomlumperson.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For humans, static electricity is a curiosity. For insects, it can be life or death: spiders use it to catch prey, bumblebees to collect pollen, and nematodes to leap onto passing flies.
bit.ly/3L1Rhhk
@tomlumperson.bsky.social
bit.ly/3L1Rhhk
@tomlumperson.bsky.social
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🚨BREAKING: Eric Neff, a Republican attorney with a web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists, is the new acting chief of the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the department’s website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Replaces Voting Section Chief With Lawyer Tied to Election Conspiracists
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: Eric Neff, a Republican attorney with a web of ties to election-conspiracy theorists, is the new acting chief of the voting section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the department’s website. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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More evidence of the journalistic failure by @cnn.com bsky.app/profile/stev...
This article quotes Jason Lee Van Dyke, a self-described fascist who I found participated in a Patriot Front private chat room, to say he is not a member of Patriot Front and to defend Patriot Front's reputation. The article does not mention his fascist beliefs or his participation in the chat room.
Patriot Front, a White supremacist group, has been quietly building a 124-acre compound in the mountains of east Tennessee, where they train members and host fight clubs. https://cnn.it/44rpU6V
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
More evidence of the journalistic failure by @cnn.com bsky.app/profile/stev...
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
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NEW: With a December deadline looming, North Carolina Republicans on county election boards are racing to advance anti-voting proposals aimed at making it harder to vote. Those paying the cost? Student, minority and working-class voters.
North Carolina Counties Propose Cuts to Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NEW: With a December deadline looming, North Carolina Republicans on county election boards are racing to advance anti-voting proposals aimed at making it harder to vote. Those paying the cost? Student, minority and working-class voters.
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Meet Brittany Bennett, the DOJ’s new voting lawyer with a record of promoting false conspiracy theories. And she was a key player behind a 2024 GOP effort to ban Georgia from using Dominion voting machines.
New DOJ Voting Lawyer Spread Conspiracy Theory About Dominion Voting Machines
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Meet Brittany Bennett, the DOJ’s new voting lawyer with a record of promoting false conspiracy theories. And she was a key player behind a 2024 GOP effort to ban Georgia from using Dominion voting machines.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...