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April 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Administrative stays are common, but context matters: Roberts issued this to prevent the District Court from finding the government in contempt when it inevitably comes out that the Trump admin has made no effort to comply with the order that Garcia be returned to the U.S. by midnight.
NEW: Chief Justice Roberts has issued an administrative stay in the Abrego Garcia case, temporarily relieving the Trump administration of its duty to return him from El Salvador. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Administrative stays are common, but context matters: Roberts issued this to prevent the District Court from finding the government in contempt when it inevitably comes out that the Trump admin has made no effort to comply with the order that Garcia be returned to the U.S. by midnight.
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Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite pushback from dentists who warn the move will lead to medical problems
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Republican Gov.
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite pushback from dentists who warn the move will lead to medical problems
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This speaks volumes:
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Stanley from Yale to Toronto
Jason Stanley (philosophy of language, epistemology, political philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, has accepted a senior offer from the University of Toronto, where he will be thr...
leiterreports.typepad.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This speaks volumes:
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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REPORTER: Do you think you you have the authority to round up people, deport them, and then you're under no obligation to a court to show the evidence against them?
TRUMP: Well, that's what the law says. And that's what our country needs.
TRUMP: Well, that's what the law says. And that's what our country needs.
March 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
REPORTER: Do you think you you have the authority to round up people, deport them, and then you're under no obligation to a court to show the evidence against them?
TRUMP: Well, that's what the law says. And that's what our country needs.
TRUMP: Well, that's what the law says. And that's what our country needs.
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Pete Buttigieg just released his first Substack post:
I'm Not Running in 2026, But I Am Getting to Work
We all have work to do in delivering a better kind of politics for America.
petebuttigieg.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Pete Buttigieg just released his first Substack post:
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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This affidavit, filed by a former Social Security employee in one of the DOGE cases, reveals a shocking exposure of personal info to DOGE operatives & possible compromise of parts of the system. Everyone should read this. Start at para 9. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This affidavit, filed by a former Social Security employee in one of the DOGE cases, reveals a shocking exposure of personal info to DOGE operatives & possible compromise of parts of the system. Everyone should read this. Start at para 9. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Salt caves 2000 feet underground in New Mexico hold the radioactive nuclear waste from US defense projects. It's the world's only deep geologic repository.
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
DOGE Is Trying to Close a Field Office That Directly Manages a Nuclear Waste Site
The Department of Energy office in Carlsbad, New Mexico, is specifically set up to handle emergency situations at a nuclear storage facility. DOGE says it terminated the lease.
www.notus.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Salt caves 2000 feet underground in New Mexico hold the radioactive nuclear waste from US defense projects. It's the world's only deep geologic repository.
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
And DOGE says it has terminated the very large office in Carlsbad that oversees it. Details 👇
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b... We’re nearing Putin territory, fam…
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Trump Comments
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b... We’re nearing Putin territory, fam…
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Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
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The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
February 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc.
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Because *less* independence is what we need...
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Passing on a note from a colleague: People with federal student loans should download their files IMMEDIATELY. These files are currently on the studentaid.gov website, which may get deleted if Trump follows through with his EO to shut down DOE
studentaid.gov
February 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Passing on a note from a colleague: People with federal student loans should download their files IMMEDIATELY. These files are currently on the studentaid.gov website, which may get deleted if Trump follows through with his EO to shut down DOE
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The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights, and labor bureau — a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders.
The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights, and labor bureau — a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders.
The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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i am constantly hearing that the left is elitist but if it is elitism to stand up for basic values of citizenship and decency against a bunch of cruel dumbasses who have no greater ambition than to tell bad jokes and hear the braying laughter of their dumbass friends, then i am an elitist
these people make me into a social conservative but for social democratic values
January 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
i am constantly hearing that the left is elitist but if it is elitism to stand up for basic values of citizenship and decency against a bunch of cruel dumbasses who have no greater ambition than to tell bad jokes and hear the braying laughter of their dumbass friends, then i am an elitist
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Trump did a Friday Night Massacre, firing 15 inspectors general, completely ignoring the law that prevents him from doing this, essentially asserting monarchical authority over the government. Total contempt for democracy. Here is how the Times is covering it
January 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump did a Friday Night Massacre, firing 15 inspectors general, completely ignoring the law that prevents him from doing this, essentially asserting monarchical authority over the government. Total contempt for democracy. Here is how the Times is covering it
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The story behind RFK Jr. in Samoa's measles crisis has never been reported. He wasn't there to spread misinformation about vaccines (though he did). He wanted to study a "natural experiment" of unvaccinated kids.
“I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.
New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The story behind RFK Jr. in Samoa's measles crisis has never been reported. He wasn't there to spread misinformation about vaccines (though he did). He wanted to study a "natural experiment" of unvaccinated kids.
“I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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NEW: Chicago is bracing for raids, as Trump & his team promised to prioritize deportation in a city that once defied him.
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
How Chicago’s Immigrant Rights Groups Plan to Hold the Line on Sanctuary Policies
As Trump threatens Chicago, organizers are bracing for raids but also hopeful that a vast suite of local protections and community trainings can limit the scale of deportations.
boltsmag.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: Chicago is bracing for raids, as Trump & his team promised to prioritize deportation in a city that once defied him.
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
But immigrants rights organizers there have also worked on a vast network of policy & community protections. Great dive on how they plan the hold the line:
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NEW:
“Senators received an affidavit Tuesday from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she says his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
“Senators received an affidavit Tuesday from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she says his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims
The former sister-in-law of Trump’s defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth’s second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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“Senators received an affidavit Tuesday from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she says his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
“Senators received an affidavit Tuesday from the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which she says his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Per the WSJ: “The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Begin Large-Scale Deportations Tuesday
The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week, the first move in President-Elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation campaign.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Per the WSJ: “The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
January 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...