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He doesn't have nearly as much support from the military as he thinks he does.
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
He doesn't have nearly as much support from the military as he thinks he does.
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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit panel, on a 2-1 vote, allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland during litigation. Both judges siding with Trump were appointed by Trump in his first term.
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BREAKING: Ninth Circuit panel, on a 2-1 vote, allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland during litigation. Both judges siding with Trump were appointed by Trump in his first term.
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
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the RI Mycological Society made this to promote an event where I’ll be tabling at Borders Farm Saturday 10/18 10am-noon
October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
the RI Mycological Society made this to promote an event where I’ll be tabling at Borders Farm Saturday 10/18 10am-noon
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NEW: EU and NATO states continue to take steps to increase European defenses against covert and overt Russian attacks. FT reported on October 9 that four NATO officials stated that NATO states are discussing more forceful responses to Russia’s increasingly provocative actions. isw.pub/UkrWar100925
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: EU and NATO states continue to take steps to increase European defenses against covert and overt Russian attacks. FT reported on October 9 that four NATO officials stated that NATO states are discussing more forceful responses to Russia’s increasingly provocative actions. isw.pub/UkrWar100925
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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This is textbook fascism: fusion of the state with powerful corporate actors.
Exclusive: Trump administration seeks equity stake in Lithium Americas amid loan talks reut.rs/4mpcLkN
Exclusive: Trump administration seeks equity stake in Lithium Americas amid loan talks
The Trump administration is seeking an equity stake of as much as 10% in Lithium Americas as it renegotiates terms of the company's $2.26 billion Energy Department loan for its Thacker Pass lithium project with General Motors , two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
reut.rs
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is textbook fascism: fusion of the state with powerful corporate actors.
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Meet the Cassandra of the FCC, whose warnings are finally starting to get a broad hearing (via Bloomberg Opinion)
This FCC Commissioner’s Warnings Finally Have an Audience
Anna M. Gomez, the only Democratic appointee on the commission, has been warning of a crackdown on speech.
bloom.bg
September 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet the Cassandra of the FCC, whose warnings are finally starting to get a broad hearing (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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I think the immigration judge deciding his case has a very real voice in the back of their head saying that if they rule against the admin, they'll be fired.
Mahmoud Khalil lost his bid for a waiver of removability, making him one step closer to deportation.
He claims his immigration judge took Marco Rubio's "misrepresentations" about him as gospel, and is asking a NJ judge to step in.
Here's some of the immigration judge's ruling:
He claims his immigration judge took Marco Rubio's "misrepresentations" about him as gospel, and is asking a NJ judge to step in.
Here's some of the immigration judge's ruling:
September 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I think the immigration judge deciding his case has a very real voice in the back of their head saying that if they rule against the admin, they'll be fired.
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Don’t try to avoid jury duty. We need you now more than ever.
new video shows the ICE agent who claimed he was randomly "assaulted" by this 4'11" US citizen on her way to work is shown literally picking her up and carrying her away.
August 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Don’t try to avoid jury duty. We need you now more than ever.
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Oh man Eric Boehlert is sorely missed in this media environment. 🥺
Quite literally, the scandal was "The entire Reagan administration decided Congress didn't matter & the President/executive branch could just do the illegal things anyway," & the lesson learned by GWB & now Trump was very clear. We're here, now, on the brink of authoritarianism, because of this.
September 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Oh man Eric Boehlert is sorely missed in this media environment. 🥺
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BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.
Here is the text of his email shared with me:
Here is the text of his email shared with me:
August 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.
Here is the text of his email shared with me:
Here is the text of his email shared with me:
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Author Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez
@mizalisa.bsky.social:
Many of us wonder why no one is “doing something” about the nightmare engulfing us all in the United States right now. I think I know why. Let me explain. It’ll take a minute. Grab some tea. Get cozy.
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@mizalisa.bsky.social:
Many of us wonder why no one is “doing something” about the nightmare engulfing us all in the United States right now. I think I know why. Let me explain. It’ll take a minute. Grab some tea. Get cozy.
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August 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Author Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez
@mizalisa.bsky.social:
Many of us wonder why no one is “doing something” about the nightmare engulfing us all in the United States right now. I think I know why. Let me explain. It’ll take a minute. Grab some tea. Get cozy.
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@mizalisa.bsky.social:
Many of us wonder why no one is “doing something” about the nightmare engulfing us all in the United States right now. I think I know why. Let me explain. It’ll take a minute. Grab some tea. Get cozy.
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Everyone knows food prices are way too low - don’t worry, the corn lobby is clamoring to expand ethanol mandates so that grain will be more expensive! (This is literally their demand - they want higher crop prices for farmers.)
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
Corn Growers Point to Devastation if USDA Estimate of Record Crop Materializes
The National Corn Growers Association called on Congress to take immediate action to pass E15 legislation after USDA predicted a record corn crop.
www.dtnpf.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Everyone knows food prices are way too low - don’t worry, the corn lobby is clamoring to expand ethanol mandates so that grain will be more expensive! (This is literally their demand - they want higher crop prices for farmers.)
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...
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IMHO specifically this has its roots in 1996.
Congress passed a law that got rid of a lot of the ways for people to go from unauthorized to legal, and left executive discretion as the remaining lever for dovish policy.
No surprise we’ve spent the last 30 years fighting over that lever.
Congress passed a law that got rid of a lot of the ways for people to go from unauthorized to legal, and left executive discretion as the remaining lever for dovish policy.
No surprise we’ve spent the last 30 years fighting over that lever.
I’ve thought about this (and years ago thought maybe I could do it) but I’ve concluded that it’s fundamentally not possible to be a liberal Stephen Miller on immigration. The laws/judiciary are too systematically biased against pro-immigrant policy and as we saw under Biden, the backlash too strong.
I will note something I keep hearing from different lawyers, immigration activists, Dem operatives et al:
There is no Democratic Stephen miller . And that’s a problem
There is no Democratic Stephen miller . And that’s a problem
August 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
IMHO specifically this has its roots in 1996.
Congress passed a law that got rid of a lot of the ways for people to go from unauthorized to legal, and left executive discretion as the remaining lever for dovish policy.
No surprise we’ve spent the last 30 years fighting over that lever.
Congress passed a law that got rid of a lot of the ways for people to go from unauthorized to legal, and left executive discretion as the remaining lever for dovish policy.
No surprise we’ve spent the last 30 years fighting over that lever.
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Raleigh increased bus service from every 30 min to every 15 min on its route serving Glenwood Ave. Ridership then doubled in the year that followed.
Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.
People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!
Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.
People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!
When does the next bus come? GoTriangle reduces wait time on its busiest routes
The regional agency joins GoDurham and GoRaleigh in offering bus service at 15-minute intervals between Durham and Chapel Hill.
www.heraldsun.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Raleigh increased bus service from every 30 min to every 15 min on its route serving Glenwood Ave. Ridership then doubled in the year that followed.
Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.
People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!
Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.
People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!
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Inflated death tolls and conflicting reports followed the IDF’s targeted strike on Al-Baqa cafe in Gaza. The media rushed to blame Israel, but the facts aren’t really adding up…
hnst.report/4lX60XV
hnst.report/4lX60XV
What Really Happened at Gaza’s Al-Baqa Cafe? | HonestReporting
On June 30, the IDF carried out a targeted strike in Gaza City. As is now routine, Palestinians on the ground quickly supplied a detailed death toll --
hnst.report
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Inflated death tolls and conflicting reports followed the IDF’s targeted strike on Al-Baqa cafe in Gaza. The media rushed to blame Israel, but the facts aren’t really adding up…
hnst.report/4lX60XV
hnst.report/4lX60XV
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“Wife points out in her brief that the trial court relied on two fictitious cases in its order denying her petition, and she argues that the order is therefore, ‘void on its face.’”
First time a judge has decided a case based on hallucinated case law in the US that I've encountered.
caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-cou...
caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-cou...
July 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Wife points out in her brief that the trial court relied on two fictitious cases in its order denying her petition, and she argues that the order is therefore, ‘void on its face.’”
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Tucked into the Senate GOP reconciliation bill is a $5 trillion increase in the debt limit
June 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tucked into the Senate GOP reconciliation bill is a $5 trillion increase in the debt limit
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The hard truth is that how you talk about Israel affects Jews everywhere.
It impacts whether our homes are broken into, rabbis murdered, synagogues destroyed, and communities are safe.
You have freedom of speech, but we don't have freedom of the violence your words incite.
It impacts whether our homes are broken into, rabbis murdered, synagogues destroyed, and communities are safe.
You have freedom of speech, but we don't have freedom of the violence your words incite.
June 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The hard truth is that how you talk about Israel affects Jews everywhere.
It impacts whether our homes are broken into, rabbis murdered, synagogues destroyed, and communities are safe.
You have freedom of speech, but we don't have freedom of the violence your words incite.
It impacts whether our homes are broken into, rabbis murdered, synagogues destroyed, and communities are safe.
You have freedom of speech, but we don't have freedom of the violence your words incite.
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Explains Stephen Miller's motivation to arrest 3,000 people a day...
"Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir... that has a several lucrative contracts with ICE to track data and conduct surveillance on undocumented immigrants"
By @rollingstone.com
"Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir... that has a several lucrative contracts with ICE to track data and conduct surveillance on undocumented immigrants"
By @rollingstone.com
Stephen Miller Has Financial Stake in Company Helping ICE With Deportations: Report
Stephen Miller reportedly has a financial stake in Palantir, which is helping ICE deport undocumented migrants.
www.rollingstone.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Explains Stephen Miller's motivation to arrest 3,000 people a day...
"Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir... that has a several lucrative contracts with ICE to track data and conduct surveillance on undocumented immigrants"
By @rollingstone.com
"Miller owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir... that has a several lucrative contracts with ICE to track data and conduct surveillance on undocumented immigrants"
By @rollingstone.com
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BREAKING: After their threats to take this step, the regime in Iran has reportedly begun jamming navigation systems in the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia has put its armed forces on maximum alert.
A state of emergency has been declared in Bahrain and Qatar.
Saudi Arabia has put its armed forces on maximum alert.
A state of emergency has been declared in Bahrain and Qatar.
June 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
BREAKING: After their threats to take this step, the regime in Iran has reportedly begun jamming navigation systems in the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia has put its armed forces on maximum alert.
A state of emergency has been declared in Bahrain and Qatar.
Saudi Arabia has put its armed forces on maximum alert.
A state of emergency has been declared in Bahrain and Qatar.