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A very important story that is not getting enough attention right now. It will also be the subject of my newsletter tomorrow. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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That this SCOTUS stay comes on the day this story dropped….Is it comforting to know that you’ll get due process in South Sudan? ktla.com/news/local-n...

submitted 12 hours ago • 56 comments

100 days. 💔

submitted 15 hours ago • 202 comments

Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California. ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.

submitted 16 hours ago • 329 comments

Well, gosh, whoda thunk

submitted 16 hours ago • 795 comments

Wow: ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens

submitted 17 hours ago • 696 comments

Trump regime ICE trooper pulls a lethal weapon on an unarmed US civilian during an ethnic cleansing operation in Los Angeles. ( 📹/ stillbrazy) #StopICE

submitted 18 hours ago • 213 comments

“He has always worked hard to put food on the table for us and my mom,” said Alejandro. “He was always careful and always did his taxes on time. He never caused any problems and he is known as a kind and helping person by everyone in our community.” santanero.org/2025/06/21/l...

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Congress passed a law to place a plaque in the Capitol honoring the officers who protected the transfer of power, Members of Congress and VP Pence on Jan 6. The plaque is complete and long overdue for display. But Speaker Johnson is leaving it in a dark closet.

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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines” ktla.com/news/local-n...

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Meanwhile, the federal government of the United States of America is hard at work hunting down and arresting random beloved local bagel shop managers. Neighbors and friends respond: pix11.com/news/local-n...

submitted 1 day ago • 551 comments

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

submitted 2 days ago • 2771 comments

They lied. They knocked him to the ground chasing unarmed immigrants. These guys are hopped up on power and untouchable. www.foxla.com/news/pico-ri...

submitted 2 days ago • 318 comments

This is horrifying.

submitted 3 days ago • 102 comments

This is the most important thing I have written recently that you probably haven't read. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

submitted 3 days ago • 92 comments

Maybe ice is hiding their faces because they are afraid to be recognized from the January 6th footage. Maybe this was why he pardoned them and is giving them a 40k bonus.

submitted 3 days ago • 252 comments

Too many legal pundits who claim to support voting rights did not support our case and indeed criticized it. These critics invariably have no personal experience with inadequate mail service. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...

submitted 2 days ago • 37 comments

And without due process this Georgia-born American citizen spends the rest of his life disappeared in a jail in Jamaica. Do you get it yet?

submitted 3 days ago • 126 comments

“.. the overlapping timeline of that decision with his meetings with Senate staff and the White House Counsel’s Office has not previously been reported.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

submitted 3 days ago • 134 comments

Yeah, I’m sure what Mike has in mind is to build affordable housing at those scenic vistas on federal land he wants to open up for development. That’s how he’s selling it, but we all know that they have different plans.

submitted 3 days ago • 1076 comments

"Trump’s second term is about correcting the errors of his first. In 2020, Trump’s plan to seize voting machines was blocked from within the government, but the WH is now staffed by loyalists. And with Trump deploying the military to US cities, he'll have boots on the ground to execute his plans."

submitted 4 days ago • 142 comments

What an excellent piece by Jamelle Bouie @jamellebouie.net -- here's a gift link so you can read it without the paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

submitted 5 days ago • 189 comments

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) Mayor Ras Baraka (D-Newark) Judge Hannah Dugan (WI) Controller Brad Lander (D-NYC) This is not normal. This is not okay. We cannot let them convince us that this is normal or okay.

submitted 6 days ago • 157 comments

The NSA says Iran is not close to building a nuclear weapon. Trump says they're wrong. Tulsi gaslights us and claims they're all saying the same thing. Who tf knows?🤷‍♀️ I don't trust any of them. apnews.com/article/gabb...

submitted 6 days ago • 35 comments

C-SPAN caller to Tapper: "When are you going to examine what's going on with Trump? ... this president has been pure chaos, which indicates to me that there is something wrong with him. We will never get a straight answer on his medical exam, and yet you have gone after Joe Biden with a vengeance."

submitted 6 days ago • 1312 comments

fact check.

submitted 6 days ago • 294 comments

ICE agents are out here manhandling elected officials—yet again. They arrested NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for asking if they had a warrant—which is his constitutional right. (1/2)

submitted 6 days ago • 512 comments

When Teslas matter more than lives.

submitted 6 days ago • 284 comments

It’s no coincidence that there’s always a major catastrophe or crisis in the Middle East when the orange felon is in power which is even more proof that crime slumlord Jared Kushner’s fake Middle East peace mission was nothing more than a scheme to earn his $2B Saudi paycheck.

submitted 6 days ago • 173 comments

A landmark new study finds that after a major SCOTUS decision, child gun deaths soared—but only in states that loosened gun laws. In states that kept them tight, the outcome looked much different. Jeff Nesbit explains.

submitted 7 days ago • 24 comments

NEW: New York Attorney General Letitia James on the arrest of NYC mayoral candidate and comptroller Brad Lander. “This is profoundly unacceptable. Arresting Comptroller Lander for the simple act of standing up for immigrants and their civil rights is a shocking abuse of power.”

submitted 6 days ago • 139 comments

“You do not have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” Lander repeated, as the officers tightened handcuffs to his wrists.

submitted 6 days ago • 43 comments

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

submitted 6 days ago • 1169 comments

A vital new report that you must read: 19thnews.org/2025/06/hagu...

submitted 6 days ago • 24 comments

Both sides news coverage is killing democracy and there is no place where it is more dangerous that in how legacy media covers the GOP attacks on free and fair elections. For my latest and to access all Democracy Docket premium content, sign-up now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-meblu...

submitted 6 days ago • 211 comments

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 150 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and other convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

submitted 7 days ago • 97 comments

Since January 6th, MAGA has been normalizing political violence. Now, after what happened in Minnesota, they’re normalizing political assassinations. We cannot let MAGA turn America into a nation of conspiracy theories and thug violence.

submitted 7 days ago • 155 comments

Trump says mass deportations are urgent—but not if they mess with his donors’ pockets. ICE was told to back off farms & hotels 'cause it was bad for business. But LA and Chicago? Open season. Please be for real—this is the weaponization of government against cities that refuse to bow down to him.

submitted 7 days ago • 246 comments

When does the “great” part start?

submitted 7 days ago • 557 comments

It was a thrill to march at the No Kings Rally in Philadelphia on Saturday with friends and about a hundred thousand people. On the stage, I led a chant of "no kings -- freedom," and I tried to explain three things that slogan or that sequence can mean. snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings

submitted 7 days ago • 38 comments

My fave sign yet. 🥳 (Source: San Diego No Kings protes #nokings

submitted 8 days ago • 7 comments

What we learned yesterday. The Times They Are a-Changin'

submitted 8 days ago • 895 comments

And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.

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“The Trump Organization has consistently made use of temporary visa programs to hire foreign workers for Mar-a-Lago, four golf clubs and his Virginia winery—filing to bring in at least 1,880 seasonal workers since 2008.” www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

submitted 10 days ago • 195 comments

"Interest has dramatically picked up in recent days. Sign-ups surpassed 5,000 — the capacity for the plaza where the rally is scheduled — and organizers are working with law enforcement to potentially close roads to ensure the safety of a larger crowd..." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 10 days ago • 119 comments

I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.

submitted 10 days ago • 324 comments

"Experts say the FAQ's citations distort some legitimate studies and cite others that are disputed and unpublished. "In two instances, the HHS memo makes claims about dangers to pregnant women that are actively refuted by the papers it cites to back them up..." www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...

submitted 10 days ago • 214 comments