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UPDATE: The lawsuit, which says Trump's deployment order was unconstitutional, comes as the Department of Defense has mobilized 700 Marines for Los Angeles. via @kqednews.kqed.org
California Sues Trump for Sending National Guard Troops Into LA After ICE Protests | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the federal lawsuit on Monday afternoon, arguing President Trump’s order federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops — who normally opera...
www.kqed.org
June 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
UPDATE: The lawsuit, which says Trump's deployment order was unconstitutional, comes as the Department of Defense has mobilized 700 Marines for Los Angeles. via @kqednews.kqed.org
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PHILLY: Man posing as an ICE agent robs car repair business, ties up and manhandles a woman from the Dominican Republic — “He kept saying he is immigration officer.”
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
June 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
PHILLY: Man posing as an ICE agent robs car repair business, ties up and manhandles a woman from the Dominican Republic — “He kept saying he is immigration officer.”
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators.
www.fox29.com/video/1501153
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On June 14th, we show up. Coalition members will be present at all 1,800 events nationwide, over 90,000 strong, helping monitor local conditions. Many veterans have stepped forward to support protesters, stand in solidarity, and defend our right to be heard. We thank them.
June 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On June 14th, we show up. Coalition members will be present at all 1,800 events nationwide, over 90,000 strong, helping monitor local conditions. Many veterans have stepped forward to support protesters, stand in solidarity, and defend our right to be heard. We thank them.
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When asked today if California Gov. Gavin Newsom should face legal consequences given the ongoing protests in Los Angeles, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) said he couldn’t comment on that but suggested the governor "ought to be tarred and feathered." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
June 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When asked today if California Gov. Gavin Newsom should face legal consequences given the ongoing protests in Los Angeles, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R) said he couldn’t comment on that but suggested the governor "ought to be tarred and feathered." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"Bothsidesism is 'suicide for democracy.' In becoming stenographers rather than reporters, journalists effectively legitimize MAGA lies, hate, and fascism as just one reasonable side of a debate in which all partisans are equally credible."
ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller
The road to fascism is paved with "objectivity" and "civility."
www.publicnotice.co
June 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"Bothsidesism is 'suicide for democracy.' In becoming stenographers rather than reporters, journalists effectively legitimize MAGA lies, hate, and fascism as just one reasonable side of a debate in which all partisans are equally credible."
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My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...
Drug deaths plummet among young Americans as fentanyl carnage eases
U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.
www.npr.org
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...
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MADDOW: “What is this country going to allow him to do? This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow of the 🇺🇸 Constitution and Government… imposition of a dictatorial regime. The strength of the movement against him is what will determine our fate as a country.”
June 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
MADDOW: “What is this country going to allow him to do? This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow of the 🇺🇸 Constitution and Government… imposition of a dictatorial regime. The strength of the movement against him is what will determine our fate as a country.”
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Those on the high court often exercise caution in their choice of words. That is why it was striking when she used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.
Justice Sotomayor’s Message to Lawyers: Stand Up, Fight and Win
In an era when judges are often assessed by their commitment to democracy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands as a stalwart in the pro-democracy camp.
www.democracydocket.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Those on the high court often exercise caution in their choice of words. That is why it was striking when she used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is allegedly backing a reality show by a ‘Duck Dynasty’ producer to make immigrants compete for citizenship.
More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
May 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is allegedly backing a reality show by a ‘Duck Dynasty’ producer to make immigrants compete for citizenship.
More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens.
Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.
Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.
May 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens.
Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.
Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.
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SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, help 1.4 million North Carolinians put food on the table ncnewsline.com/briefs/gov-j... #ncpol
Gov. Josh Stein: Loss of SNAP dollars could have dire consequences • NC Newsline
Gov. Josh Stein issued a statement critical of proposed federal spending cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The governor said it would cost North Carolina $700 million to pr...
ncnewsline.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, help 1.4 million North Carolinians put food on the table ncnewsline.com/briefs/gov-j... #ncpol
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The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
May 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court holds that fascism is bad. Thomas and Alito dissent.
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Sounds like Gabbard fired them for telling the truth.
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang
Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn’t support the administration’s agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sounds like Gabbard fired them for telling the truth.
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Not much “intelligence” going on here…
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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And the Qatari royal family has been unsuccessfully trying to sell it for five years.
May 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And the Qatari royal family has been unsuccessfully trying to sell it for five years.
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If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.
DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations
If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.
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Sotomayor’s support for the aggressive pro-democracy movement is so important at this critical time. She understands that while we must bring difficult cases and be willing to lose, we must always fight to win. And by lending her voice she affirmed that it is “our time to stand up and be heard.”
Justice Sotomayor’s Message to Lawyers: Stand Up, Fight and Win
In an era when judges are often assessed by their commitment to democracy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands as a stalwart in the pro-democracy camp.
www.democracydocket.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sotomayor’s support for the aggressive pro-democracy movement is so important at this critical time. She understands that while we must bring difficult cases and be willing to lose, we must always fight to win. And by lending her voice she affirmed that it is “our time to stand up and be heard.”
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With all the talk of product shortages , I think it should be said that products will first find their way to densely populated areas first and everywhere else, last
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
May 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With all the talk of product shortages , I think it should be said that products will first find their way to densely populated areas first and everywhere else, last
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
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Today — May 1 — is DC Statehood Day, a day of action for our cause to make DC the 51st state.
We, the 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia, deserve voting representation in Congress, the right to set our budget, and the right to govern ourselves.
Just like Americans in every single state.
We, the 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia, deserve voting representation in Congress, the right to set our budget, and the right to govern ourselves.
Just like Americans in every single state.
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Today — May 1 — is DC Statehood Day, a day of action for our cause to make DC the 51st state.
We, the 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia, deserve voting representation in Congress, the right to set our budget, and the right to govern ourselves.
Just like Americans in every single state.
We, the 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia, deserve voting representation in Congress, the right to set our budget, and the right to govern ourselves.
Just like Americans in every single state.
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‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
www.cbsnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
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With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.
By @carriejohnson.bsky.social
By @carriejohnson.bsky.social
Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions
With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.
By @carriejohnson.bsky.social
By @carriejohnson.bsky.social