@mjlhad2025.bsky.social
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Not even in the top 100 worst ethical lapses in Trump's presidency, but the Secretary of Labor apparently had her staffers create fraudulent records of fake work trips so she could take time off (and have an affair with a subordinate)
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
Bloomberg Law
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Not even in the top 100 worst ethical lapses in Trump's presidency, but the Secretary of Labor apparently had her staffers create fraudulent records of fake work trips so she could take time off (and have an affair with a subordinate)
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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The worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has been suspended.
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has been suspended.
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD
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As we begin 2026, a new development threatens to further undermine voting by mail. A recent rule change at the U.S. Postal Service means that postmarks will no longer reflect the date a piece of mail was deposited at a local post office. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...
How new USPS rules put the right to vote at risk
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
As we begin 2026, a new development threatens to further undermine voting by mail. A recent rule change at the U.S. Postal Service means that postmarks will no longer reflect the date a piece of mail was deposited at a local post office. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...
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People talk too much about what Trump is doing and not nearly enough about those who voted for him again — if it wasn't for them, he wouldn't be doing any of it.
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
People talk too much about what Trump is doing and not nearly enough about those who voted for him again — if it wasn't for them, he wouldn't be doing any of it.
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DOJ is in clear violation of the law Congress enacted. Yet, legacy media continues to act like DOJ is undertaking some Herculean effort to comply.
Here is the New York Times' latest vs Democracy Docket's. See the difference independent media makes? Support it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Here is the New York Times' latest vs Democracy Docket's. See the difference independent media makes? Support it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
DOJ is in clear violation of the law Congress enacted. Yet, legacy media continues to act like DOJ is undertaking some Herculean effort to comply.
Here is the New York Times' latest vs Democracy Docket's. See the difference independent media makes? Support it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Here is the New York Times' latest vs Democracy Docket's. See the difference independent media makes? Support it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
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I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today:
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today:
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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"an internet witch hunt"
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
December 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"an internet witch hunt"
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
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Lmao who could have seen this coming but every contractor with a fucking brain, sorry guys
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Lmao who could have seen this coming but every contractor with a fucking brain, sorry guys
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From all of us at Ben Crump Law, Happy Holidays! May this season be a time to reflect, renew, and uplift those who need it most. Let’s carry hope into the new year and continue to be a blessing to one another. ✨
December 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
From all of us at Ben Crump Law, Happy Holidays! May this season be a time to reflect, renew, and uplift those who need it most. Let’s carry hope into the new year and continue to be a blessing to one another. ✨
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And… TRO granted!
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
December 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And… TRO granted!
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.
A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation
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Here it is
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Here it is
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The Constitution has guardrails to stop tyrants
Yes, Art. I (MAGA majority in Congress) failed to stop Art. II (Trump)
BUT Art. III (trial court judges) have been awesome, as have AG's & other state leaders & the PEOPLE
Trump’s unpopularity proves it as I discussed on @ms.now👇
Yes, Art. I (MAGA majority in Congress) failed to stop Art. II (Trump)
BUT Art. III (trial court judges) have been awesome, as have AG's & other state leaders & the PEOPLE
Trump’s unpopularity proves it as I discussed on @ms.now👇
December 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Constitution has guardrails to stop tyrants
Yes, Art. I (MAGA majority in Congress) failed to stop Art. II (Trump)
BUT Art. III (trial court judges) have been awesome, as have AG's & other state leaders & the PEOPLE
Trump’s unpopularity proves it as I discussed on @ms.now👇
Yes, Art. I (MAGA majority in Congress) failed to stop Art. II (Trump)
BUT Art. III (trial court judges) have been awesome, as have AG's & other state leaders & the PEOPLE
Trump’s unpopularity proves it as I discussed on @ms.now👇
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Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.
www.ms.now
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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The new Countdown Podcast drops at midnight:
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The new Countdown Podcast drops at midnight:
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
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Where is the footage Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his houses?! We know Epstein secretly recorded people. We also know the FBI took possession of Epstein's hard drives. This footage could finally lead to justice for survivors. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/where-is-t...
Where is the footage Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his houses?!
This footage could finally lead to justice for the survivors
deanobeidallah.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Where is the footage Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his houses?! We know Epstein secretly recorded people. We also know the FBI took possession of Epstein's hard drives. This footage could finally lead to justice for survivors. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/where-is-t...
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The new Countdown Podcast drops at midnight:
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The new Countdown Podcast drops at midnight:
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
Thinking he's removing it, Trump blows up the Epstein Scandal like it was that dead whale on that Oregon Beach
And why did he rename the Kennedy Center "Trump...Memorial"?
Did I miss a bulletin?
Monday pod at midnight.
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Trump Nods Off, ICE Abuses Exposed, Economy Stumbles: A Wild Week
youtu.be/Cu7_ilW05H8
youtu.be/Cu7_ilW05H8
Trump Nods Off, ICE Abuses Exposed, Economy Stumbles: A Wild Week
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Trump Nods Off, ICE Abuses Exposed, Economy Stumbles: A Wild Week
youtu.be/Cu7_ilW05H8
youtu.be/Cu7_ilW05H8
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Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
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Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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As someone who has had multiple MRIs, competent doctors don’t send you in for an MRI like it’s a blood pressure test.
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
A million Trump crypto fun bucks says there's more scans they aren't releasing. Unflattering ones.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Donald Trump's MRI test results released by White House doctor
The release comes as Democrats have been pushing to see the results amid concerns about Trump's age.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
As someone who has had multiple MRIs, competent doctors don’t send you in for an MRI like it’s a blood pressure test.
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!
These are very expensive magnet machines! Spinning one up is expensive! They have a reason for sending you there! Nothing this administration says is true!