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Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024)
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024)
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August 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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This about covers it.
August 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This about covers it.
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This 940-page reconciliation bill has a list of horrific provisions. One of the worst is a $211 billion tax break to the top 0.2% who inherit $30 million.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This 940-page reconciliation bill has a list of horrific provisions. One of the worst is a $211 billion tax break to the top 0.2% who inherit $30 million.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
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“The phrase constitutional crisis no longer describes our situation. The Constitution has failed, and we no longer know which institution will rescue it.” True but incomplete: It is finally We the People who alone can rescue it. Political activism is the answer
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly
While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.
washingtonmonthly.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“The phrase constitutional crisis no longer describes our situation. The Constitution has failed, and we no longer know which institution will rescue it.” True but incomplete: It is finally We the People who alone can rescue it. Political activism is the answer
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
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Anti-autocracy Handbook:
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June 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Anti-autocracy Handbook:
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It is obscene to give tax breaks to the top 1% by throwing more than 16 million people off health care, cutting nutrition for hungry kids and making it harder for working class young people to go to college.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It is obscene to give tax breaks to the top 1% by throwing more than 16 million people off health care, cutting nutrition for hungry kids and making it harder for working class young people to go to college.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.
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We are facing a serious threat to democracy, law, and liberty. The abuse of prosecutorial power to intimidate, investigate, and detain political opponents is upon us. It is a constitutional crisis. I will keep speaking out until public outrage overflows. I just hope it’s not too little, too late.
June 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We are facing a serious threat to democracy, law, and liberty. The abuse of prosecutorial power to intimidate, investigate, and detain political opponents is upon us. It is a constitutional crisis. I will keep speaking out until public outrage overflows. I just hope it’s not too little, too late.
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Who'd have thought Germany was standing up to dictatorship when the United States is failing?
June 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Who'd have thought Germany was standing up to dictatorship when the United States is failing?
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An American attack on Iran is now likely. “President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, people familiar with the deliberations said.” www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Israel-Iran Live Updates: Trump Meets With Advisors in Situation Room to Weigh Options
The conflict between Iran and Israel continues in the Middle East. President Trump is considering multiple options, including a U.S. strike on Iran. Follow along for live updates, news and analysis as...
www.wsj.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
An American attack on Iran is now likely. “President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, people familiar with the deliberations said.” www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Asked on Air Force One about that assessment from Gabbard, that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, Mr. Trump told reporters: "I don't care what she said. I think they were very close to having them." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Trump says he wants "real end" to Iran's nuclear program, not just an Iran-Israel ceasefire
Trump says he's not "looking for a ceasefire" in the Israel-Iran war, as he warns all of Tehran's residents to evacuate and says Iran should be "giving up" its nuclear program entirely.
www.cbsnews.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Asked on Air Force One about that assessment from Gabbard, that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, Mr. Trump told reporters: "I don't care what she said. I think they were very close to having them." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
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That part.
To recap—the only nation that’s ever used nuclear weapons on civilians, is backing a nation that has 200 nuclear weapons yet denies their existence, to threaten a nation that doesn’t have any nuclear weapons with annihilation if it doesn’t unconditionally surrender its sovereignty
Are we great yet?
Are we great yet?
June 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
That part.
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Look, I don’t much care what Tulsi Gabbard says either, but here’s the thing: I didn’t appoint her to be my Director of National Intelligence.
COLLINS: Tulsi Gabbard testified in March that the intelligence community said Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon
TRUMP: I don't care what she said
TRUMP: I don't care what she said
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Look, I don’t much care what Tulsi Gabbard says either, but here’s the thing: I didn’t appoint her to be my Director of National Intelligence.
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PBS vs FOX
Fake cheering
Fake cheering
June 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
PBS vs FOX
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I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.
Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.
(It will also escalate from here.)
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I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.
Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.
(It will also escalate from here.)
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June 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.
Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.
(It will also escalate from here.)
Preview⤵️
I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.
Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.
(It will also escalate from here.)
Preview⤵️
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Donald Trump has established a formula for conflict. If it works for him in Los Angeles, the president will surely try it again https://econ.trib.al/yCbIRav
When a radical performance artist has command of an army
Donald Trump’s troop deployment in LA could yet backfire
econ.trib.al
June 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Donald Trump has established a formula for conflict. If it works for him in Los Angeles, the president will surely try it again https://econ.trib.al/yCbIRav
On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.
June 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Sending in the National Guard without a governor’s consent is extremely rare. The most recent comparable example comes from 1965 https://econ.trib.al/RjE5LdK
Sending the National Guard to LA is not about stopping rioting
The city is being punished for resisting the Trump administration’s deportation efforts
econ.trib.al
June 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Sending in the National Guard without a governor’s consent is extremely rare. The most recent comparable example comes from 1965 https://econ.trib.al/RjE5LdK
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social