Tom
@tomdone.bsky.social
Retired Constitutional Law Professor & Retired Trial Lawyer, Lifelong Democrat, 🇺🇸 USMC Veteran, #SupremeCourtCritic, #IrishGenealogy ☘, #GunControl, #ClimateChangeIsReal #Resistance, #SaveOurDemocracy, Married & Grandfather, 🚫MAGA, 🚫Porn
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Despite all the MAGA mouthpieces’ bravado, notable cracks in the GOP façade have appeared. MAGA politicians’ increasingly hysterical outbursts suggest a mass peaceful demonstration attended by a wide cross-section of Americans is the last thing they wan
Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’
GOP panic rises as millions prepare to turn out on Saturday
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Despite all the MAGA mouthpieces’ bravado, notable cracks in the GOP façade have appeared. MAGA politicians’ increasingly hysterical outbursts suggest a mass peaceful demonstration attended by a wide cross-section of Americans is the last thing they wan
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Now Trump is sending $40 BILLION to bailout Argentina.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
U.S. support for Argentina could hit $40 billion
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an additional $20 billion in private-sector loans for Argentina could effectively double the value of a U.S. rescue plan.
www.nbcnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Now Trump is sending $40 BILLION to bailout Argentina.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
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Another thing about that group chat? The ‘boys will be boys’ mentality also paved the way for that group chat. Particularly when you consider that only certain ‘boys’ are given that grace.
White boys.
While Black boys are assigned manhood status as teenagers and predator status at all ages.
White boys.
While Black boys are assigned manhood status as teenagers and predator status at all ages.
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Another thing about that group chat? The ‘boys will be boys’ mentality also paved the way for that group chat. Particularly when you consider that only certain ‘boys’ are given that grace.
White boys.
While Black boys are assigned manhood status as teenagers and predator status at all ages.
White boys.
While Black boys are assigned manhood status as teenagers and predator status at all ages.
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Republicans are melting down over millions of Americans peacefully protesting against Trump on Saturday.
Cancún Cruz is scared because the GOP’s authoritarian agenda is becoming even more unpopular as our defiance grows even stronger.
Join your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Cancún Cruz is scared because the GOP’s authoritarian agenda is becoming even more unpopular as our defiance grows even stronger.
Join your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Republicans are melting down over millions of Americans peacefully protesting against Trump on Saturday.
Cancún Cruz is scared because the GOP’s authoritarian agenda is becoming even more unpopular as our defiance grows even stronger.
Join your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Cancún Cruz is scared because the GOP’s authoritarian agenda is becoming even more unpopular as our defiance grows even stronger.
Join your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
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A conversation with Jack Smith: youtu.be/DR79GW6SvxE?...
The State of the United States: A Conversation with Jack Smith
YouTube video by UCL Laws
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A conversation with Jack Smith: youtu.be/DR79GW6SvxE?...
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had enough of the right wing-lies. As Dems continue to show up to try and make a deal to reopen the government, Pelosi was confronted by a reporter asking about January 6th. Pelosi snapped back telling her to "shut up".
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had enough of the right wing-lies. As Dems continue to show up to try and make a deal to reopen the government, Pelosi was confronted by a reporter asking about January 6th. Pelosi snapped back telling her to "shut up".
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Great context provided by @nytimes.com for our latest video featuring Jack Smith & other DOJ alumni warning the American people about what the Administration's attacks on the Department mean for the rule of law.
Jack Smith Appears in Video on Behalf of Fired Justice Department Workers
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Great context provided by @nytimes.com for our latest video featuring Jack Smith & other DOJ alumni warning the American people about what the Administration's attacks on the Department mean for the rule of law.
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Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."
October 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."
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The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law.
I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.
I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The blatantly political videos being forced on airports across the country are not only an abuse of taxpayer dollars, but they violate the law.
I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.
I'm joining @SenBlumenthal and @SenJackReed to demand DHS take down these videos immediately.
Answer: Follow the Money 💰
October 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Answer: Follow the Money 💰
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“MAGA politicians’ increasingly hysterical outbursts suggest a mass peaceful demonstration attended by a wide cross-section of Americans is the last thing they want.”
So let’s all show up for No Kings Day this Saturday. We’ll see you there.
So let’s all show up for No Kings Day this Saturday. We’ll see you there.
Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’
GOP panic rises as millions prepare to turn out on Saturday
contrarian.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“MAGA politicians’ increasingly hysterical outbursts suggest a mass peaceful demonstration attended by a wide cross-section of Americans is the last thing they want.”
So let’s all show up for No Kings Day this Saturday. We’ll see you there.
So let’s all show up for No Kings Day this Saturday. We’ll see you there.
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🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧
Speaks for itself!
Speaks for itself!
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧
Speaks for itself!
Speaks for itself!
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Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
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Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.
Our new ad just aired during Survivor.
Our new ad just aired during Survivor.
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.
Our new ad just aired during Survivor.
Our new ad just aired during Survivor.
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👏👏🏽 Must. Read. "So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
👏👏🏽 Must. Read. "So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Conservative and liberal judges across the country this week ruled against President Donald Trump in at least 11 different lawsuits challenging his administration’s immigration, elections and anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Courts Handed Trump A Slew of Legal Losses This Week
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Conservative and liberal judges across the country this week ruled against President Donald Trump in at least 11 different lawsuits challenging his administration’s immigration, elections and anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Same pattern as WaPo and LA Times. They genuflect to Trump in order to safeguard broader corporate holdings.
Come check out new indie outlets on @substack, like @contrariannews.org and @talkingfeds.bsky.social. They're all legacy media used to be and more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/b...
Come check out new indie outlets on @substack, like @contrariannews.org and @talkingfeds.bsky.social. They're all legacy media used to be and more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit (Gift Article)
The show’s top producer abruptly said last week he was quitting. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Same pattern as WaPo and LA Times. They genuflect to Trump in order to safeguard broader corporate holdings.
Come check out new indie outlets on @substack, like @contrariannews.org and @talkingfeds.bsky.social. They're all legacy media used to be and more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/b...
Come check out new indie outlets on @substack, like @contrariannews.org and @talkingfeds.bsky.social. They're all legacy media used to be and more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/b...
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Report card:
Paul Weiss, Skadden Arps, Kirkland & Ellis, Willkie Farr, A&O Shearman, Milbank, Cadwalader, Latham & Watkins: F
Perkins Coie, Wilmer Hale, Susman Godfrey, Jenner & Block, Covington & Burling, Munger Tolles: A
Metric:
Courage & Conviction v Cowardice & Cravenness
Paul Weiss, Skadden Arps, Kirkland & Ellis, Willkie Farr, A&O Shearman, Milbank, Cadwalader, Latham & Watkins: F
Perkins Coie, Wilmer Hale, Susman Godfrey, Jenner & Block, Covington & Burling, Munger Tolles: A
Metric:
Courage & Conviction v Cowardice & Cravenness
April 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Report card:
Paul Weiss, Skadden Arps, Kirkland & Ellis, Willkie Farr, A&O Shearman, Milbank, Cadwalader, Latham & Watkins: F
Perkins Coie, Wilmer Hale, Susman Godfrey, Jenner & Block, Covington & Burling, Munger Tolles: A
Metric:
Courage & Conviction v Cowardice & Cravenness
Paul Weiss, Skadden Arps, Kirkland & Ellis, Willkie Farr, A&O Shearman, Milbank, Cadwalader, Latham & Watkins: F
Perkins Coie, Wilmer Hale, Susman Godfrey, Jenner & Block, Covington & Burling, Munger Tolles: A
Metric:
Courage & Conviction v Cowardice & Cravenness
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“No matter what you have done before,” he wrote, “your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
How the U.S. Naval Academy Is Bending the Knee to Trump (Gift Article)
Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump’s potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“No matter what you have done before,” he wrote, “your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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This is what not giving up looks like.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is what not giving up looks like.
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"CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades"
www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics
Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...
www.cnn.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades"
www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...