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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · 11h

Stephen Miller and co. want you to think otherwise but there *are* limits on presidential power re: domestic deployment of the military. But those powers are vast. More on those complexities, from me, @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and @doo-dc.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/dome...

Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future

Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be about to change.

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 13h

US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · 13h

It's jarring for Miller to admit they want plenary authority but this isn't new. They've been trying to do this since jan 20. And the co-branches are letting them! Congress relegated their checks and balances via their inaction and SCOTUS has given the greenlight. why does no one have a backbone?!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · 13h

"This time around, the obvious incompetence of many top officials actually works to keep any sustained pressure off of any one cabinet secretary or agency head."

when your whole group gives bad vibes 😍

Veronica de Souza @heyveronica.bsky.social · 16h

really good Inner Loop newsletter this week. @jakelahut.writes.news asked his trumpworld sources to rank the five Cabinet-level officials they thought were in the worst standing with Trump www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”

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Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 17h

My Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on CAP's plan to break Citizens United starts at 11:30am ET! See you in r/politics!

From the politics community on Reddit: I’m Tom Moore, senior fellow for democracy policy at the Center for American Progress. I’ve figured out a way to break Citizens United. I kid you not. It's a BFD...

Explore this post and more from the politics community

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Haley Norris @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social · 1d

Time to tune-in to SCOTUS's oral argument audio because today is Chiles v. Salazar; a case about Colorado's ban on conversion "therapy" for minors. More than 20 states have similar bans--which fall under state powers to regulate medical care. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

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The Daily Hayley @thedailyhayley.bsky.social · 2d

Today is the first day of the 2025-2026 Supreme Court term and we just released our major new report on religion at the Roberts Court: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State

Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.

www.americanprogress.org

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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · 2d

SCOTUS has been hacking away at the separation of church and state. This is the legacy of the Roberts Court. More from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and I on that for @americanprogress.bsky.social, here: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State

Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence.

www.americanprogress.org

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 6d

"The fact is, the Roberts Court is no longer hiding behind a veneer of impartiality." SCOTUS will continue dismantling democratic guardrails and civil rights protections this term. CAP's Devon Ombres explains for Inside Sources: https://ow.ly/U3W950X5Ci6

Counterpoint: SCOTUS Isn’t Drifting Rightward — the Pedal Is to the Floor – DC Journal - InsideSources

For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: Another Momentous Term Is in the Offing.” Whether the Roberts Supreme Court will continue to push American

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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · 7d

"This past July, his name landed in the news when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders signed onto a boycott of his Washington restaurants, where a local union is trying to organize workers. Mr. Starr declined to comment."

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful restaurateurs. He has created restaurants that draw presidents and celebrities, yes, but also Florida tourists and Philadelphia Eagles fans. His empire generates $400 million a year in revenue.

The $400 Million Restaurant Man

Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful restaurateurs, making and replicating dining magic at places like Pastis and Osteria Mozza.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7d

feels like a thing placed in documentaries before horrifying footage

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

BASH: Are you okay w/ the military using American cities as 'training grounds'?

JOHNSON: I don't know what's being implied by that

B: It suggests troops are going to be in cities & use them military training

J: That's been very beneficial for the Guard

B: So it's ok?

J: It's a win-win scenario

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 8d

Starting in 1 hour: Don't miss our virtual event on the upcoming Supreme Court term with Justin Levitt, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, and Nancy Gertner. https://www.americanprogress.org/events/twenty-years-of-the-roberts-court-the-chief-justices-legacy-and-the-coming-term/

20 Years of the Roberts Court: The Chief Justice’s Legacy and the Coming Term

Please join the Center for American Progress for a virtual event that will dive into 20 years of the Roberts court and the upcoming Supreme Court term.

www.americanprogress.org

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Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social · 8d

Can I be honest? I don’t LOVE this.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

democrats can now reach young men by telling them that trump wants to take away their naruto and their one piece

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Michael Feola @feolski.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes they say the quiet part. Here, re. the specious “originalist” approach. You don’t need to bother with pesky, inconvenient things like precedent. Just whatever you imagine to be the “original intent” of the documents — which, of course, will always justify what you wanted to do all along.

Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket

The court is expected to weigh in on same-sex marriage next session, which it legalized in 2015

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 9d

The Trump administration is trying to hold a DACA recipient and activist in immigration detention indefinitely, even after a judge dismissed her case.

Read my latest for @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/09/29/t...

The Trump Administration Is Arguing It Can Hold Dreamers Indefinitely

Immigration experts warn the Trump administration is trying to keep a DACA recipient in detention so her protected status expires.

theintercept.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18d

NEWS: The Congressional Progressive Caucus — which represents nearly 100 members in Congress — has just voted to endorse the Block the Bombs Act, to block weapon sales to Israel.

First time any major congressional caucus has backed legislation to end US aid for Israel’s destruction of Gaza.

EXCLUSIVE: US Bill to Block Arms Sales to Israel Endorsed by Progressive Caucus

The endorsement of the Block the Bombs Act by one of the largest caucuses in Congress gives a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 19d

that's why you bring the US flag to protests, folks

Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 19d

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 21d

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 22d

NEW: With Greg Casar, 17 members of Congress now say Israel is committing genocide.

Former chairs (Jayapal, Pocan) & current chair (Casar) of the Congressional Progressive Caucus now call it genocide.

14 of 97 members of the CPC are calling it genocide.

UN Commission today declared it genocide.

Who Says Israel Is Committing a Genocide in Gaza? Everyone on This List

After almost two years, more and more politicians, experts, and human rights groups are finally using the G-word to describe Israel's violence in Gaza, but the list is still relatively short.

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Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 23d

Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut.

CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."

The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant

By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.

www.americanprogress.org

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 23d

Americans from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly oppose Citizens United and would like to rid the U.S. political system of corporate and dark money. Learn more from CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant

By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.

www.americanprogress.org

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29d

I’m running for the U.S. Senate.

Billionaires have taken over Texas and taken over America — but together, we can take power back for working people.

youtube.com/shorts/IpO0S...

I’m running for the U.S. Senate

YouTube video by James Talarico

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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · Sep 8

blah blah blah, balls and strikes, blah blah

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Sep 8

Chief Justice Roberts has issued an “administrative” stay allowing President Trump to remove the last Democratic member of Federal Trade Commission while the full Court decides whether to freeze lower-court rulings that had held that her firing was unlawful:

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