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250 years ago, right here at the Old North Bridge, ordinary people faced an extraordinary choice: monarchy or democracy. They could remain subjects of a distant crown – or risk everything for the idea of self-government.
They chose freedom.
They chose freedom.
April 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
250 years ago, right here at the Old North Bridge, ordinary people faced an extraordinary choice: monarchy or democracy. They could remain subjects of a distant crown – or risk everything for the idea of self-government.
They chose freedom.
They chose freedom.
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@maddow.msnbc.com helped to spread the alarm well beyond every Middlesex village and farm.
April 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com helped to spread the alarm well beyond every Middlesex village and farm.
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News today and it isn’t just in major cities….it is everywhere: Nationwide ‘50501’ protests rally against Trump administration’s policies.
April 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
News today and it isn’t just in major cities….it is everywhere: Nationwide ‘50501’ protests rally against Trump administration’s policies.
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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Whew, this conclusion from the Fourth Circuit:
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
April 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Whew, this conclusion from the Fourth Circuit:
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
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NEW: Fourth Circuit shoots down the Trump administration’s efforts to appeal Judge Xinis’s order requiring it to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
“We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.”
“We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.”
April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
NEW: Fourth Circuit shoots down the Trump administration’s efforts to appeal Judge Xinis’s order requiring it to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
“We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.”
“We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.”
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Excellent. Here’s the habeas lawsuit filed in DC for all the men disappeared to CECOT we were waiting for.
JUST IN: @aclu and @democracyfwd ask Boasberg to reimpose nationwide TRO on Alien Enemjes Act deportations. They also want to refile habeas corpus claims in DC for the roughly 130 men deported March 15 despite Boasberg's order to turn planes around. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Excellent. Here’s the habeas lawsuit filed in DC for all the men disappeared to CECOT we were waiting for.
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I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.
The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.
I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.
The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.
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A reminder that there is no human being in the United States whom it would be legal to disappear to a Salvadoran prison without due process of law.
April 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A reminder that there is no human being in the United States whom it would be legal to disappear to a Salvadoran prison without due process of law.
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How many people do you think have received threats from Trump, Musk & their goons?
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
April 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
How many people do you think have received threats from Trump, Musk & their goons?
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
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Is our contract with them public info? Is it a treaty that should have had senate confirmation?
April 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Is our contract with them public info? Is it a treaty that should have had senate confirmation?
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the mistake would be to demand his return because then Xinis is treading on executive powers. that's what they wanted. what they got is a judicial order to expose a massive scandal.
This is actually really a good use of judicial power, because it's really going to be a heavy lift to get done over two weeks for the government. And the plaintiffs will absolutely get a bunch of decision makers who have been yammering about this on the record during that two weeks.
April 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
the mistake would be to demand his return because then Xinis is treading on executive powers. that's what they wanted. what they got is a judicial order to expose a massive scandal.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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250 universities represent more than a million faculty, 6.6 million undergrad+grad students: "institutions uniting in a common defense of academic freedom, free expression, democratic governance, civic responsibility, scientific discovery+the pursuit of knowledge."
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UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
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April 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
250 universities represent more than a million faculty, 6.6 million undergrad+grad students: "institutions uniting in a common defense of academic freedom, free expression, democratic governance, civic responsibility, scientific discovery+the pursuit of knowledge."
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8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
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As Carol Rose told a crowd in Cambridge this weekend, courage is contagious.
We applaud Harvard for standing firm in the face of bullying from the federal government. We call on colleges and universities around the country to follow this example.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/m...
We applaud Harvard for standing firm in the face of bullying from the federal government. We call on colleges and universities around the country to follow this example.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/m...
Harvard says it will not yield to Trump’s demands - The Boston Globe
Lawyers for Harvard University said Monday the school will not comply with a list of expanded demands from the Trump administration.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
As Carol Rose told a crowd in Cambridge this weekend, courage is contagious.
We applaud Harvard for standing firm in the face of bullying from the federal government. We call on colleges and universities around the country to follow this example.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/m...
We applaud Harvard for standing firm in the face of bullying from the federal government. We call on colleges and universities around the country to follow this example.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/m...
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El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the snap of a finger just by asking is so ludicrous on its face, it seems less like a real excuse and more like a test of how much shit the courts will eat.
Pam Bondi: “That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him…If they wanted to return him, we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane.”
Nayib Bukele: “How can I return him to the U.S.? Like, I smuggle him into the U.S.?”
No, you put him on the plane the AG just said the US would provide!
Nayib Bukele: “How can I return him to the U.S.? Like, I smuggle him into the U.S.?”
No, you put him on the plane the AG just said the US would provide!
April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the snap of a finger just by asking is so ludicrous on its face, it seems less like a real excuse and more like a test of how much shit the courts will eat.
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These are effectively concentration camps. And Trump has sent hundreds of people there without due process, many of whom have NO CRIMINAL RECORDS.
This is how the Holocaust started. Jews were the "monsters" then. No matter who you are, if you are not speaking out about this you are COMPLICIT.
This is how the Holocaust started. Jews were the "monsters" then. No matter who you are, if you are not speaking out about this you are COMPLICIT.
The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
These are effectively concentration camps. And Trump has sent hundreds of people there without due process, many of whom have NO CRIMINAL RECORDS.
This is how the Holocaust started. Jews were the "monsters" then. No matter who you are, if you are not speaking out about this you are COMPLICIT.
This is how the Holocaust started. Jews were the "monsters" then. No matter who you are, if you are not speaking out about this you are COMPLICIT.
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Also, let's be clear: Having a criminal record also doesn't mean you should be deported to a torture camp in another country and effectively sentenced to death.
Because everybody has basic rights, and because dictatorships will always redefine what "criminality" means.
Because everybody has basic rights, and because dictatorships will always redefine what "criminality" means.
April 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Also, let's be clear: Having a criminal record also doesn't mean you should be deported to a torture camp in another country and effectively sentenced to death.
Because everybody has basic rights, and because dictatorships will always redefine what "criminality" means.
Because everybody has basic rights, and because dictatorships will always redefine what "criminality" means.
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Trump defying a 9-0 Supreme Court decision is the reason I say "if we still have free and fair elections in the United States" when I talk about 2026 midterms.
April 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump defying a 9-0 Supreme Court decision is the reason I say "if we still have free and fair elections in the United States" when I talk about 2026 midterms.
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The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
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No Columbia on the Charles: Harvard will fight regime's efforts to neuter it
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garb...
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April 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
No Columbia on the Charles: Harvard will fight regime's efforts to neuter it
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...