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No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants.

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Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants

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As Elon's net worth skyrockets up tens of billions.

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 9h

As Elon's net worth skyrockets up tens of billions.

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Banned Books Week! 🗃️

For more information on Book Bans, check out this recent report from @penamerica.bsky.social

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Read Banned Books under a shelf of books.

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Voters say Trump has gone too far on immigration.

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Voters Favor Deporting Those in U.S. Illegally, but Say Trump Has Gone Too Far

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to the legendary Gloria J. Browne-Marshall for coming on "Books and More" to discuss your new book, A Protest History of the United States. A great conversation that delves into the history of protest movements and rebellion in the United States.

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to the legendary Gloria J. Browne-Marshall for coming on "Books and More" to discuss your new book, A Protest History of the United States. A great conversation that delves into the history of protest movements and rebellion in the United States.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Nicely done @stevevladeck.bsky.social

No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants

www.nytimes.com

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In 2019, Trump Made Her a Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment:

Judge Karin Immergut worked on Ken Starr’s investigation of Bill Clinton. Now she’s ruled against Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland.

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In 2019, Trump Made Her a Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment.

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 2d

In 2019, Trump Made Her a Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment:

Judge Karin Immergut worked on Ken Starr’s investigation of Bill Clinton. Now she’s ruled against Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

In 2019, Trump Made Her a Judge. In 2025, She Blocked His Troop Deployment.

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BREAKING: Chicago press group suing ICE over use of force against journalists.

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William Cooper, Author @wcooperbooks.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Chicago press group suing ICE over use of force against journalists.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d

The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

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