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Father, Husband, Retired Lawyer. Lucky. Go figure.
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“There is no reason, in any context, for anyone to say “this is not what I voted for” when it comes to Donald Trump. That information was always out there — from his own mouth, from his previous actions, from Project 2025 and so on.” open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

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“When you’re 1 percent of the population or less, [it’s] very hard to see how the democratic process is going to protect you. Blacks were a much larger part of the population and it didn’t protect them. It didn’t protect women for whole centuries.” www.democracydocket.com/opinion/scot...

“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.

“But an explosive new whistleblower disclosure released Tuesday alleges that, in his current position as a senior official in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bove is willing to ignore federal law to give Trump what he wants.” open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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Peters now joins a long list of MAGA literary luminaries who have published gobsmackingly awful children’s books that no sane parent should ever let anywhere near their kids: Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Dan Crenshaw, Jack Posobiec, Kash Patel … it’s a long list. open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

If you ban Calvin and Hobbes you’re a straight up fascist son of a bitch and that’s that

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Jesus Christ they swallowed the whole shaft and the balls

The war in Iran is illegal under the UN Charter, under War Powers Act, and didn't even comply with National Security Act.

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These are not police. By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. - Mark Twain

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WATCH— @mizzwelch.bsky.social : "Mike Johnson is a rapture prepper like Cruz. You have a sect of MAGA that supports Israel because they want the Jews there so Jesus can come back for the rapture." (WAPO: “Half evangelicals support 🇮🇱 for end-times prophecy” www.washingtonpost.com/news/politic...)

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This is how misguided and cruel this administration is. Any person at risk for suicide must receive assistance. No one should be excluded.

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“Welcome to another week in the sandbox, where Trump takes his toys home, breaks the slide, and blames the other kids for not saluting.” open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

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““I've sat on this bench now for 40 years,” U.S. District Judge William Young, a Ronald Reagan appointee, said during impassioned remarks from the bench on Monday. “I've never seen government racial discrimination like this.” open.substack.com/pub/allrisen...

Happy Father’s Day. Whether you’re in Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, or anywhere else in the US, stay inside if you’re not white, cis and Christian. This is real.

While some kids are spending #FathersDay with their dads, recent raids in farm worker communities means we have kids who are tracking their dads to detention centers with airtags. #WeFeedYou

“Los Ángeles para todas.” LA’s Angel City FC showed its support for immigrant communities during yesterday’s home match amid ICE raids and protests. The club distributed 10,000 shirts which read “Immigrant City Football Club" to fans at the game. 🖤✊🏻🖤 www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...

“All these MAGA men are a joke. (And of course, the women they have chosen to play supporting roles in their passion plays of masculine insecurity…)” open.substack.com/pub/evanhurs...

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Pope Leo is sending Trump a clear message about how he intends to lead. The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants to immigration court on June 20th, which also marks International Refugee Day. Thank you, Pope Leo. #OnYourSide

#USDemocracy Happy Friday the 13th. Trumps antics are taking away from Pride Month. Don’t let that happen.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market www.crisesnotes.com/the-one-big-...

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“I say to the entire country, we have a democracy. We will lose it if we can't use our voices. We will lose this democracy. None of us should be silent. None of us.” open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

A few observations about where we are right now: The Trump administration is clearly targeting Democratic politicians through arrests and repression. This rightfully scares academics like myself who have seen this movie play out in other countries (Ukraine, Turkey, etc.). It doesn’t end well.

Literally describing themselves as occupying a blue state like hostile territory with the military and federal forces.

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

“This is not about eliminating bureaucracy, fraud, waste, or abuse. It’s about repurposing it to serve a new model of power and breaking the chain of democratic accountability between Congress, the law, and the public. “ www.crisesnotes.com/the-fiscal-s...