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“Every authoritarian who successfully destroyed judicial independence did so because civil society failed to unite in time...The key difference? Whether people mobilized.” May 27, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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And for those who mention the Statue of Liberty, remind them that Grover Cleveland did not keep it after he left office.

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Hells Librarians🔥 #LibrarySky #ReadToLive

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/b... Remarkably relevant for our times....

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This is the definition of how you get bad intelligence: Fire officials who tell you things that you don't like www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

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Trump caught in major corruption scheme plus.briantylercohen.com/p/trump-caug...

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Donald Trump Is Mentally Unfit for Office. Here’s the Evidence zeteo.com/p/donald-tru...

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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

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“decide yourself” – Thank you, R.E.M. This support of Radio Free Europe is incredibly touching. ffm.to/remrfe2025?m...

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Courts delivered wins for Pennsylvania voters Friday in two different right-wing disenfranchisement efforts.🥳 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...

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A message for US Republicans open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...

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The now Emmy nominated documentary From Russia With Lev is still available on streaming platforms: www.docplus.com/details/from...

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as "relentless attacks" on judges, and an environment of harassment that "ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law."

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I’m proud to join the great Cyndi Lauper in the fight for women’s rights & healthcare. Go to www.bonfire.com/girlswantrights2025 to get a shirt and learn more about the #GirlsJustWantToHaveFundamentalRights Fund. @tidescommunity.bsky.social

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Unbelievable. All of it. May 1, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Shame Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...

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Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.

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Oh boy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HJ...

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So much for trump's "peace plan" April 23, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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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.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

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Scoop: Trump envoy’s conflict of interest: a Russia-linked business partner www.counteroffensive.news/p/scoop-trum...

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Can it all be falling apart already? Please. April 20, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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JD Vance 3 years ago on the IRS being used as a political tool: l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

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Where does the “Abolish ICE” movement go to get its apology? open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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@harvard.edu fights back Time for 1. Coordinated statement by all US top universities spelling out red lines of academic freedom. 2. Message of support for all threatened US universities from all world's leading universities. @ox.ac.uk @stanforduniversity.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Hi All, just sent out this free piece. Trump is actively working with Putin to see Ukrainian civilians killed, some now and more in the future. He is depriving Ukraine of vital anti air defense, which the Ukrainians are willing to buy (helping the US economy) open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

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The whiteboard (this one explaining how the SAVE Act would upend the voter registration process) makes its local news debut: VIDEO:

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It’s been 37 days since Ukraine agreed to Trump’s ceasefire proposal after the U.S. suspended intel sharing. Russia has still not agreed and continues to wage war without any additional U.S. penalties or sanctions. www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/w...

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1. As part of his dangerous anti-vaxx crusade, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. spread horrific lies about autistic people by saying they “will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date”

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FOX: Is that something you'd like the administration to explore -- sending American criminal to El Salvador? SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: immediately changes topic to Abrego Garcia, never answers question

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Ed Martin’s appearances on Russian state television should end his nomination to be a U.S. attorney. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Ah, now he’s been promoted to one of the top gang members

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April 15, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Spine-chilling www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...

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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?" Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’” “I’M PISSED!”

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