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—You don't have to be Catholic (I'm not) to be buoyed by last week's news at the Vatican. —You don't have to be Episcopalian (how I was raised) to be buoyed by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in National Cathedral on Jan 21. And by US Episcopal leadership this week: religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...

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Yep! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it

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No one ever thinks it will be them, until they’re the ones without due process

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I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism. forward.com/fast-forward...

submitted 46 days ago • 119 comments

🚨 BREAKING: Senator Cory Booker and Leader Hakeem Jeffries have begun a sit-in at the United States Capitol to protest Republican Medicaid cuts, Wisconsin tells employees to limit cooperation with ICE, and more. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

submitted 46 days ago • 35 comments

Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me

submitted 53 days ago • 808 comments

Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.

submitted 51 days ago • 2464 comments

Five Harvard students or recent graduates had their visas revoked, apparently for exercising their constitutionally-protected right to free expression. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

submitted 63 days ago • 232 comments

Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.

submitted 63 days ago • 1355 comments

German businesses heard a similar pitch in 1940. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 62 days ago • 193 comments

Not joking: as of today Donald Trump is the absolute greatest destroyer of wealth the country has ever had

submitted 66 days ago • 724 comments

Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly

submitted 66 days ago • 101 comments

This is a longer "Week Ahead" piece than usual, but I hope you'll read it—I parse the details in two big deportation cases that come to a head this week. If you like analysis at the intersection of law & politics, sign up for my newsletter while you're there! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 66 days ago • 35 comments

Don’t be overwhelmed Just do #OneThing each day to Build community Stand up against evil Love your neighbor Serve the oppressed Show compassion Advance justice Defend democracy Spread joy Today=not one but two art parties

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In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.

submitted 66 days ago • 158 comments

Show them what democracy looks like with ISF and 50501 on Saturday April 5, 1 PM at Civic Center. HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITY! Run Trump, Elon and the robber barons out of town. buff.ly/byb5OHq #USPol #SFPol

submitted 78 days ago • 6 comments

One thing that most people are missing in the group text scandal: The Trump officials don’t appear clear on what exactly Trump approved, which is a huge problem in using military force. Stephen Miller says “as I heard it … green light.” 😱😬 www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...

submitted 79 days ago • 249 comments

You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.

submitted 80 days ago • 815 comments

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

submitted 79 days ago • 1962 comments

Our decent into fascism is not inevitable but enough of us must see the signs. So much history that I never knew. I agree with a commentator that this needs shared far and wide and way beyond the progressive media bubble. substack.com/@thomhartman...

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BRAVO to Maine Governor Janet Mills for slapping petty tyrant trump in the face with her calmly defiant "see you in court." THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥

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BREAKING: Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested TODAY near the U.S. Capitol by Capitol Police. As Tarrio was walking away from a rally, he knocked the phone out of the hands of a heckler. Police immediately took Tarrio into custody. GOOD!

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This was published last October www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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Call your reps. Stop this! “And, Marriott adds, those who are cheering the rise of autocracy in the United States “have no serious understanding of what it means to live under an autocratic government.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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If you’re in PA, contact John Fetterman and ask him to oppose the SAVE ACT, a voter suppression bill. 5calls.org/issue/save-a...

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@raskin.house.gov: "The whole anti-corruption crusade is an absolute fraud. They started by decimating the ranks of the inspectors general. These are the people whose job is actually, day in and day out, 365 days a year, to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse in the departments and the agencies."

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Demonstration for Democracy today in Pittsburgh, PA. #indivisible #democracy

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A must read if you care about the direction this administration is taking us open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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We must make our voices heard! “But I'm worried about the ones he will lose. In these cases, what is there to prevent him from simply defying the courts and doing as he pleases?” open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

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The sledgehammer approach to the firings of the federal workforce is sickening! A must read. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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CISA – a federal agency that helps secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation – has placed its employees on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. at risk.

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The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse. Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.

submitted 121 days ago • 1360 comments

It looks like a coup. What do you think? Courts can only avert a constitutional crisis for so long. The public must catch up. Let’s do our part. Call your representatives. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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A great historical perspective of how we’ve viewed the role of government since the days of Lincoln. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Federal judges, regardless of who appointed them, seem unimpressed by Trump's run at the Constitution. Sign up for my newsletter, Civil Discourse, for free. joycevance.substack.com

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“.. There is so much turmoil. People don’t know what is going to land.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

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If any party, including the government, doesn’t like a court order, it can appeal it. It doesn’t get to just disregard it. Vance took an oath to uphold the Constitution, just like Sen. Cotton did. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 121 days ago • 344 comments

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls

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Rate changes to NIH grants will cause undue hardshiphip to the University of Pittsburgh and communities. “U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley blocked the Trump appointees at the National Institutes of Health from implementing the rate change they wanted to apply to NIH grants.” Heather Cox Richardson

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Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part. - John Lewis

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