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I really don’t think most Americans know we are only days aways from millions losing their health insurance in the biggest cut to Medicaid in history, plus millions losing food assistance in the biggest cut to SNAP in history. The next few days are crucial for fighting the “big beautiful bill.”

submitted 23 hours ago • 25 comments

If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until now to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.

submitted 1 day ago • 428 comments

This from Tommy Tuberville may be the most racist things a U.S. senator has said in my lifetime. And the bar is high. www.al.com/politics/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 201 comments

The Supreme Court’s ongoing war on civic equality under the false flag of the First Amendment www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/06/the-...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

This is naked authoritarianism. It is exactly what happened in Turkey. There is nothing to stop this regime from demanding that faculty be purged too. Everyone must stand up and push back. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

submitted 1 day ago • 51 comments

this court says that allowing EPA to regulate carbon emissions is a "major question" that demands congressional debate. but allowing the president to, with a flick of the wrist, end a straightforward constitutional right is something that must be allowed to stand?

submitted 1 day ago • 286 comments

IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza. Truly an atrocity built on atrocity. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

submitted 1 day ago • 104 comments

ICE is now changing tactics and arresting people who have been granted asylum hearings. This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.

submitted 1 day ago • 243 comments

It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins

submitted 1 day ago • 444 comments

I really do think this might be the worst Supreme Court of all time, which is saying something for an institution that coexisted with slavery These motherfuckers are even worse imo bc they are also out here using antebellum reasoning and pursuing antebellum goals but well post bellum!

submitted 1 day ago • 168 comments

No punches pulled. Justice Jackson warns that the Supreme Court has just put the country on a path to dictatorship. “Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

Trump forces the U. of Virginia president to resign rather than endanger UVa’s funding. The New York Times weakly describes it as “Trump’s success in harnessing the investigative powers of the federal government to accomplish his administration’s policy goals.” I call it “fascist strong-arming.”

submitted 1 day ago • 62 comments

Funny how the US has basically the government of Iran now: Supreme Leader who rules by decree, priestly council with token opposition that decides whether the decisions are okay or not on arcane scriptural grounds, and completely ceremonial legislature

submitted 1 day ago • 80 comments

Cville: 3pm today, at the Rotunda. you don’t have to love Jim Ryan, I sure don’t, but Trump’s DOJ forcing his replacement by Youngkin would be an absolute disaster for anyone affiliated with UVA, and honestly for our region at large.

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

if constitutional rights only apply to individuals or states that have sued for relief, you don't actually have constitutional _rights_, you have _privileges_ that can sometimes (but not always) be secured for you by your lawyer

submitted 1 day ago • 24 comments

Justice Jackson is self-evidently correct; injunctive relief against the government is injunctive relief binding a party

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

At a town hall, I asked folks to raise their hands if they know someone who depends on Medicaid. Every hand went up. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill cuts Medicaid. Little babies shouldn't lose their health care so Jeff Bezos can buy a 5th yacht.

submitted 1 day ago • 40 comments

NEW: A WIRED investigation of 911 calls placed from ICE detention sites across the US show a system inundated by life-threatening crises, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. By me & @dmehro.bsky.social. Free to read:

submitted 2 days ago • 69 comments

I want to stress that Trump’s first two slates of judicial nominees have been nothing like the Federalist Society picks from his first term. They are Trump loyalists who got the nod by auditioning with some grand gesture to prove their bona fides. It’s part pay to play, part spoils system.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as close to 200 THOUSAND boxes of special food specifically for starving children sit idle in Rhode Island due to Trump’s funding and aid cuts. They are spending significantly MORE taxpayer money to do this than to just distribute the food.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

That sentence is so insane

submitted 2 days ago • 227 comments

The claim that Emil Bove told DOJ lawyers they might have to say "fuck you" to court orders rightfully shocked people. The full scope of lawyer Erez Reuveni's claims, however, paints an even more damning picture. At Law Dork, here are 11 key allegations from the whistleblower disclosure —>

submitted 2 days ago • 144 comments

NEW: 911 audio and EMS records from ICE detention centers reveal a surge in medical emergencies — including staff sexual assaults, suicide attempts, and head injuries. Records also show calls over severe pregnancy complications. Free to read: www.wired.com/story/ice-de... w/ @dell.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 22 comments

This Louisiana public official gets to decide whether to grant evictions. That role allows him to pad his earnings with eviction fees; that's how he collected most of his $255,000 take-home salary in 2023. boltsmag.org/louisia...

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

NEW: Records of 911 and EMS responses to calls from ICE detention centers show a surge in emergencies the facilities are unequipped to handle, including suicide attempts, severe pregnancy complications, and alleged sexual assaults by staff. This is by @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 75 comments

This is an evil beyond comprehension. The people responsible should be sent to the Hague.

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

Brad Lander was extraordinary in his defense of immigrants. Politicians have their own motivations, of course, but he did the right thing, when so many did not.

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

WATCH: Former DOJ colleagues defend Erez Reuveni, who alleged in a whistleblower complaint filed by @govacctproj.bsky.social that he was fired after refusing Emil Bove and other DOJ leaders' orders to lie to judges and defy the courts.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I understand that they don't give a single shit about us, but it's really disappointing to see zero news coverage about how the court order to restore passport gender marker self-selection is being willfully ignored.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

“Riley Gaines weighs in on NYC mayoral primary” jesus christ lady you tied for fifth in one race shut the fuck up already

submitted 3 days ago • 103 comments

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

submitted 3 days ago • 2607 comments

Bove dismisses concerns abt Eric Adams quid pro quo based on fact that Dale Ho (already impugned in this hearing) bc Ho dismissed it. BUT HO SAID THERE WAS A QUID PRO QUO. You are, quite literally, blowing off a judge's ruling.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

A lie THIS obvious isn’t an attempt to fool anyone; it’s just a pure expression of contempt.

submitted 3 days ago • 91 comments

New from 404 Media: Flock has cut off cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia from national lookups after our investigations and others based on our reporting. Comes after we revealed cops doing lookups for ICE and an abortion case. Massive changes to this tech www.404media.co/flock-remove...

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Always a good sign when you have to clarify that you are not a "henchman" in your opening remarks.

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

Third Circuit nominee Emil Bove, with support from Chair Grassley, is refusing to answer basically anything about his work at DOJ. Bove will only say "I participated" in matters under question. Hearing: www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...

submitted 3 days ago • 65 comments

A Christian Nationalist’s worst nightmare is us getting along. Don’t fall for the lie that we have to hate each other just because they hate us both.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments