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“That’s why the rule of law and due process matter. If it’s up to Trump, anyone can be swept up and swept away and have no recourse. Our ability to go to court to protect ourselves when the government gets it wrong is more and more important.”
Hear, hear, Joyce Vance!♥️
Hear, hear, Joyce Vance!♥️
Reading this joycevance.substack.com/p/unsealed-a... from @joycewhitevance.bsky.social today made my blood boil.
Surely all of my law-school friends have by now resigned from the Republican party, but if not: shame on you. Lots of my friends just don't know any better, but you ex-lawyers sure do.
Surely all of my law-school friends have by now resigned from the Republican party, but if not: shame on you. Lots of my friends just don't know any better, but you ex-lawyers sure do.
Unsealed: Abrego Garcia
The sealed order in the Abrego Garcia case that I wrote about in Sunday night’s “The Week Ahead” column was unsealed today.
joycevance.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“That’s why the rule of law and due process matter. If it’s up to Trump, anyone can be swept up and swept away and have no recourse. Our ability to go to court to protect ourselves when the government gets it wrong is more and more important.”
Hear, hear, Joyce Vance!♥️
Hear, hear, Joyce Vance!♥️
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It’s not enough to win in November — we need to elect Members of Congress who will use the power we give them to fight for us and our democracy. We need leaders who are prepared to hold the regime accountable and enact meaningful checks on Trump from the second our new majority takes power in 2027.
December 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It’s not enough to win in November — we need to elect Members of Congress who will use the power we give them to fight for us and our democracy. We need leaders who are prepared to hold the regime accountable and enact meaningful checks on Trump from the second our new majority takes power in 2027.
Judge orders Trump administration to fund CFPB share.google/aDC5vbZBusGQ...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Judge orders Trump administration to fund CFPB share.google/aDC5vbZBusGQ...
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Back in September of this year the Russians launched a missile into Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers building and attempted to assassinate Ukraine's Prime Minister in her office.
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
December 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Back in September of this year the Russians launched a missile into Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers building and attempted to assassinate Ukraine's Prime Minister in her office.
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
Why wasn't Trump "very angry" about this?
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The damage these two have done to the world, and to their own countries, is catastrophic
Netanyahu: We've never had a friend like President Trump in the White House. It's not even close. I think Israel is very blessed to have President Trump leading the United States.
December 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The damage these two have done to the world, and to their own countries, is catastrophic
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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Functionally, the expiration of these premium tax credits will mean that low-income households lose access to free insurance altogether, and middle-income families will see their costs spike.
trib.al/gvAAN1W
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Here’s What Happens Now That We’re Going Over the Obamacare Cliff
ACA marketplace enrollees are set to see their health insurance costs spike. But when premium tax credits expire, profound systemic shocks will be felt well beyond individual customers.
trib.al
December 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Functionally, the expiration of these premium tax credits will mean that low-income households lose access to free insurance altogether, and middle-income families will see their costs spike.
trib.al/gvAAN1W
trib.al/gvAAN1W
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The Trump administration says it arrested 4,500 people in a mission targeting “the worst of the worst.” The reality is most of them were people with brown skin who were at the right place —their landscaping jobs, the hardware store, a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru— at the wrong time.
December 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Trump administration says it arrested 4,500 people in a mission targeting “the worst of the worst.” The reality is most of them were people with brown skin who were at the right place —their landscaping jobs, the hardware store, a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru— at the wrong time.
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You did incredible work here, this is one of the most thorough accounts of American fascism that I’ve read. I am sure it was not easy to report on, logistically or emotionally, but I’m so grateful for the courage of you and your colleagues in bringing this to light.
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
You did incredible work here, this is one of the most thorough accounts of American fascism that I’ve read. I am sure it was not easy to report on, logistically or emotionally, but I’m so grateful for the courage of you and your colleagues in bringing this to light.
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.
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President Donald Trump’s second administration is a real-life horror show—and these are its most grotesque characters. trib.al/OdyZD2A
December 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
President Donald Trump’s second administration is a real-life horror show—and these are its most grotesque characters. trib.al/OdyZD2A
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"If the new standard at CBS News is that critical stories about the government can’t air unless the government agrees to participate, then the government has been given the power to suppress any coverage it doesn’t like. No comment becomes a veto."
"If the new standard at CBS News is that critical stories about the government can’t air unless the government agrees to participate, then the government has been given the power to suppress any coverage it doesn’t like. No comment becomes a veto."
Bari Weiss Has Thrown the CBS News Killswitch
The Trump administration now has a veto over the Tiffany Network’s newsroom.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
open.substack.com/pub/newrepub...
"If the new standard at CBS News is that critical stories about the government can’t air unless the government agrees to participate, then the government has been given the power to suppress any coverage it doesn’t like. No comment becomes a veto."
"If the new standard at CBS News is that critical stories about the government can’t air unless the government agrees to participate, then the government has been given the power to suppress any coverage it doesn’t like. No comment becomes a veto."
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Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to check out our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to check out our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Interesting aspect of this one: Trump had argued his decisions on the Guard were effectively unreviewable by the courts. Apparently, SCOTUS isn’t quite ready to put itself completely out of business.
Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know:
No Kings.
No Kings.
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court holds that the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in “exceptional” circumstances.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Interesting aspect of this one: Trump had argued his decisions on the Guard were effectively unreviewable by the courts. Apparently, SCOTUS isn’t quite ready to put itself completely out of business.
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This hasn't received much attention but with 2nd seizure of oil tanker of Venezuela it will.
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
China says US seizure of ships 'serious violation' of international law
The U.S. intercepted a China-bound oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This hasn't received much attention but with 2nd seizure of oil tanker of Venezuela it will.
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…
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A Very Bari Christmas
The troubled head of CBS News is a poetic inspiration.
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The key idea that propelled Bari Weiss’s online career is that the media is ideologically biased and can’t be trusted to relay the facts.
But her stated reasons for canceling the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT are factually wrong, revealing again her own bias.
www.justsecurity.org/127901/fact-...
But her stated reasons for canceling the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT are factually wrong, revealing again her own bias.
www.justsecurity.org/127901/fact-...
Fact Checking Bari Weiss: The Stated Reasons for Spiking 60 Minutes "Inside CECOT"
Analysis of Bari Weiss's stated justifications to 60 Minutes staff for not airing segment on CECOT prison.
www.justsecurity.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The key idea that propelled Bari Weiss’s online career is that the media is ideologically biased and can’t be trusted to relay the facts.
But her stated reasons for canceling the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT are factually wrong, revealing again her own bias.
www.justsecurity.org/127901/fact-...
But her stated reasons for canceling the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT are factually wrong, revealing again her own bias.
www.justsecurity.org/127901/fact-...
Scrap the cap!!
Bernie Sanders’ Social Security bill, formally known as the Social Security Expansion Act, would expand and strengthen Social Security benefits for current and future recipients while ensuring the program’s long-term solvency through progressive funding mechanisms, like "scrapping the cap."
December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Scrap the cap!!
"It started, “The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.”
“Female bodies were currency." Let that sink in."
“Female bodies were currency." Let that sink in."
“None of this is surprising. Not DOJ’s failure to comply..Not DOJ’s failure to release material that would give survivors more insight into the crimes committed against them & who was responsible. That’s important..because they’ve had to fight to be believed." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Redacted: Donald & Jeffrey
Once again, I’m apologizing at the top of a longer-than-I’d-like-it-to-be Saturday night column.
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"It started, “The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.”
“Female bodies were currency." Let that sink in."
“Female bodies were currency." Let that sink in."
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They missed another one!
December 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
They missed another one!
"While Trump was busy talking about “undergarments… sometimes referred to as panties,” lingering over the contents of his wife’s underwear drawers in bizarre and unnecessary detail, the administration quietly announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Co."
#Trump rambles about “perfect health,” panties, giraffes, and giving himself $1B, while #JackSmith’s damning Jan. 6 testimony stays hidden, #Epsteinfiles stall, and science is quietly dismantled. #uspolitics #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Panties, Giraffes, and a Billion-Dollar Joke
While Trump rambles onstage, damning testimony stays hidden, Epstein files stall, and accountability is delayed by design
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"While Trump was busy talking about “undergarments… sometimes referred to as panties,” lingering over the contents of his wife’s underwear drawers in bizarre and unnecessary detail, the administration quietly announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Co."
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“The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions ... I would do so regardless of whether the President was a Republican or Democrat." trib.al/E5sxXHP
Jack Smith Testifies That He’d Prosecute Trump All Over Again
The former special prosecutor is standing by his prosecutions of Donald Trump.
trib.al
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions ... I would do so regardless of whether the President was a Republican or Democrat." trib.al/E5sxXHP