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Absolutely horrifying scene in New Bedford, MA today. This is what we’ve become?

newbedfordlight.org/lawyer-feder...
Lawyer: Federal agents detain Guatemalan man, 29, with no criminal record - The New Bedford Light
Immigration agents blocked the car that he and his wife were driving in and smashed a window to detain him without presenting a warrant.
newbedfordlight.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Devastating if true. Don’t they have enough money already?
Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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All of higher education is in the crosshairs www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/o...
March 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In other words, the courts might gaslight us:

Professor Karlan said she worried that the justices would rule for Mr. Trump for fear that he would ignore decisions rejecting his positions.
Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say (Gift Article)
Law professors have long debated what the term means. But now many have concluded that the nation faces a reckoning as President Trump tests the boundaries of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
You might want to consider dying on the hill of the Constitution, Dem consultants
Democrats Are Falling For Trump and Musk's Foreign Aid Trap
Three veteran strategists want their party to be more thoughtful about fighting Trump’s anti-bureaucracy campaign.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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They are flooding the zone. Do not consent to being flooded.

One of these things is not like the others.

Musk’s anti-constitutional coup is of supreme importance, because it would unravel the republic itself.

We need to focus. And need a media that can name reality.

the.ink/p/focus-on-t...
Focus on the coup
One of these things is not like the others
the.ink
February 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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For decades, America has been promoting checks and balances and the rule of law around the world. But now these principles are under assault in Washington, and nobody seems to know what to do.
February 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM