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Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice

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MS NOW confirms Corey Lewandowski is also out at DHS.

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 11241 πŸ” 1823 πŸ’¬ 876 πŸ“Œ 415
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Justice Department publishes some missing Epstein files related to Trump The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld.

The Justice Department released *some* of the missing files, namely FBI interview notes from the woman alleging Epstein trafficked her as a young teen to Trump, Trump sexually assaulted her, and then she later endured a series of threats not to talk. Very dark reading www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...

06.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 14
LETTER TO CONGRESS
Judge Blocks Trump’s Illegal Mass Layoffs
NatSec, Tech Leaders Urge Congress to Investigate Pentagon’s Supply Chain Risk Designation Threats
Signatories urge congressional oversight and warn against attacking US companies, like Anthropic

LETTER TO CONGRESS Judge Blocks Trump’s Illegal Mass Layoffs NatSec, Tech Leaders Urge Congress to Investigate Pentagon’s Supply Chain Risk Designation Threats Signatories urge congressional oversight and warn against attacking US companies, like Anthropic

"We further urge Congress to exercise its oversight authority against this inappropriate use of executive authority against Anthropic, and to consider legislative guardrails ensuring that such designations are reserved for their intended purpose: protecting the United States from foreign threats, not disciplining American companies for disagreeing with the executive branch."

LETTER TO House and SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEEs

"We further urge Congress to exercise its oversight authority against this inappropriate use of executive authority against Anthropic, and to consider legislative guardrails ensuring that such designations are reserved for their intended purpose: protecting the United States from foreign threats, not disciplining American companies for disagreeing with the executive branch." LETTER TO House and SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEEs

We're proud to support this bipartisan coalition of high-level former defense officials and policy leaders urging Congress to investigate the Trump admin’s threat to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk - a penalty for disagreeing w/the admin.

Read the letter: https://protdem.org/4sq0yjm

05.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dan Crenshaw has been ousted from Congress.

The AP called the #TX09 primary for Steve Toth, one of the most far-right members of the Texas House.

04.03.2026 06:42 πŸ‘ 828 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 26
A person holding a microphone gives a thumbs-up gesture. Text reads, "Election 2026: James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in Texas U.S. Senate primary."

A person holding a microphone gives a thumbs-up gesture. Text reads, "Election 2026: James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in Texas U.S. Senate primary."

James Talarico is expected to win the Texas Senate primary over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Decision Desk HQ projects. Many in the party viewed the race, the first major primary of the 2026 midterms, as a test of the party’s future direction. https://bit.ly/4rQ5OwR

04.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4
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after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

03.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 24785 πŸ” 6086 πŸ’¬ 1100 πŸ“Œ 760

Very stable genius strikes again.

03.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad.

"The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

03.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 6458 πŸ” 2410 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 132
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β€œFortunately, we have Andrew Weissmann to illuminate these dark times and to offer a roadmap back to sanity, a reinvestment in our age-old principles and a return to virtue.”

- @kenlburns.bsky.social

Order new book here: linktr.ee/liarskingdom

Description: weissmann.substack.com/p/my-new-boo...

03.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yes, Supreme Court Decisions Really Matter | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts No, that doesn’t mean the wizards in robes are doing magic. The former Solicitor General of the United States puts the tariffs case in its legal realism context.

With former Solicitor General of the United States Donald Verrilli Jr. on why one still fights at SCOTUS

28.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

If I want to know about Supreme Court procedure I would definitely ask on Truth Social, yep

27.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 677 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 2
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Pentagon removes senior official from Joint Staff post, sources say U.S. Vice Admiral Fred Kacher only took the post in December.

Trump has dismissed Vice Admiral Fred Kacher, deputy director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for issuing warnings to him about what might go wrong in a new war against Iran, Reuters report. www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

27.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 604 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 88
The recent Decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning TARIFFS could allow for Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to be returned to Countries and Companies that have been β€œripping off” the United States of America for many years to come, and now, according to this Decision, could actually continue to do so, at an even increased level. I am sure that the Supreme Court did not have this in mind! It doesn’t make sense that Countries and Companies that took advantage of us for decades, receiving Billions and Billions of Dollars that they should not have been allowed to receive, would now be entitled to an undeserved β€œwindfall,” the likes of which the World has never seen before, as a result of this highly disappointing, to say the least, ruling. Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible??? PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

The recent Decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning TARIFFS could allow for Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to be returned to Countries and Companies that have been β€œripping off” the United States of America for many years to come, and now, according to this Decision, could actually continue to do so, at an even increased level. I am sure that the Supreme Court did not have this in mind! It doesn’t make sense that Countries and Companies that took advantage of us for decades, receiving Billions and Billions of Dollars that they should not have been allowed to receive, would now be entitled to an undeserved β€œwindfall,” the likes of which the World has never seen before, as a result of this highly disappointing, to say the least, ruling. Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible??? PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump on the Supreme Court's tariffs ruling: "Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible???"

27.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 3501 πŸ” 723 πŸ’¬ 974 πŸ“Œ 585

Lest anyone think Judge Murphy selectively quoted Mary Larakersβ€”the DOJ lawyer defending third-country deportationsβ€”here's the full exchange from the transcript. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

26.02.2026 03:08 πŸ‘ 502 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 11

The most fraudridden administration in American history will make an argument to the Supreme Court that it will not fund eligible health care claims because it is fighting fraud.

26.02.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 1748 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 9

Seeing some "fuck Kansas" replies/QTs and while I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment behind the statement, I think a better response would be "fuck, we need to help the people of Kansas"

If anyone knows a good way to do that, please put it in the comments and I will amplify

26.02.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 2263 πŸ” 393 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 8
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

Transgender adults in Kansas have received letters ordering them to surrender their drivers licenses until they obtain a new one with a marker reflecting their sex assigned at birth.

Their current licenses are now invalid.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

26.02.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 1048 πŸ” 508 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 141
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Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76

Rest in peace and in the power of words. Grateful every day I had the honor of working with her.

26.02.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to stop a dictator I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

How To Stop The Dictator
Part 2

In Brazil, South Korea, and Poland, Dictators tried and failed to overthrow Democracy.

The population fought back and won.

What strategies worked?

Why is nonviolence so important?

🎁

www.vox.com/politics/479...

25.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 321 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6
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Hungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptions Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.

Viktor Orban is now 20 points behind in the polls - and so he has ordered the military to guard β€œkey energy facilities” against a possible Ukrainian β€œattack.” Hungarians fear he plans a fake national security emergency or false-flag incident before the April 12 election
apnews.com/article/hung...

25.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 3364 πŸ” 1580 πŸ’¬ 217 πŸ“Œ 172
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"We are witnessing a White House cover-up of serious allegations against the President by a survivor. We demand AG Bondi come clean…and tell the American people if their President is under investigation for allegations of sexual assault,” said Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov

25.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 784 πŸ” 350 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 7

.... actually what is brilliant in MN is a lack of cooperation.

25.02.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
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Dr Oz: "We're announcing a 6 month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment -- prosthesis, orthotics -- supplies across the board."

25.02.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 2506 πŸ” 1091 πŸ’¬ 1145 πŸ“Œ 1446
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Newsmax, yes Newsmax, says this about Tucker Carlson:

"Isn’t Tucker Carlson almost sort of whatever one considers entertainment, but almost like an entertainer? He's really not a journalist. He has his own brand of entertainment. Do you even think his opinion matters?"

25.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

hallo you

25.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE’s Warehouse Purchases Herald New Model for Immigration Detention - American Immigration Council ICE is purchasing commercial warehouses and retrofitting them into a national network of immigration detention centers.

NEW from me for @immcouncil.org’s blog: ICE is buying up warehouses around the country. I summarize ICE’s β€œDetention Reengineering Initiative,” laying out what we know about the Trump admin’s main plan to use the $45 billion they have for detention.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-buy...

25.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 741 πŸ” 407 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 46

Apparently Trump and his flunkies are oblivious to his poll numbers. #TrumpTax

25.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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How the Supreme Court Enabled Trump’s Latest Free Press Assault Something profound is happening to the right to gather news.

This is great. A rich and insightful conversation about press freedom and contemporary threats to itβ€”with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social & former @knightcolumbia.org visiting scholars @randersenjones.bsky.social & @sonjawest.bsky.social. slate.com/news-and-pol...

25.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

perfection. Thank you

25.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponryβ€”and It Should Alarm Us All In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end wellβ€”or anytime soon.

Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff.

For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2069...

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