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What to we mean when we say 86 47? open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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Also, that time Justice Thomas sat on the Trump v. U.S. case where the Court gave Trump broad criminal immunity in a 6-3 decision, even though Thomas' wife had been very pro-Jan 6 protests. How quickly a president's crazy makes a country forget joycevance.substack.com/p/trump-must...

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It’s the oligarchs vs the rest of us, and the oligarchs bought the Republican Party to do their bidding…

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What's Trump and his coterie all about? A few thoughts, none of them profound. open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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71 years ago yesterday, the Supreme Court (back before it became the Extreme Court) issued the decision in Brown v. Board of Education. My personal experience with the day that happened. open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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A citizens' oath.... open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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The single step that would do the most to reduce waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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Why isn't every Democratic congressman sponsoring a resolution to impeach RFK, Jr.? open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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"Incidentally, the president’s sudden push for the tourist destination of Alcatraz to once again become a maximum-security prison complex came just hours after a South Florida PBS station aired the 1979 classic film Escape from Alcatraz. The president spent the past weekend... in Palm Beach."

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I am not often quoted in @nytimes.com DealBook, but I hope the business community is listening.

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Take back the flag, starting on June 14th, Flag Day. Tell your friends. Tell your organizations. Tell everyone you know. open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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Trump’s string of losses on EO’s targeting law firms continues unbroken: “Using the powers of the fed’l govt to target lawyers for their representation of clients..in an overt attempt to suppress & punish certain viewpoints..is contrary to the Constitution” www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-e...

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A more dangerous Donald Trump? open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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Let's be clear about what's happening right now: Trump and Musk are dismantling the Social Security Administration from the inside. It has nothing to do with efficiency — it's about sabotaging Social Security while they rig the government for billionaires like themselves.

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BREAKING: The Interior Dept just used a fake “energy emergency” to greenlight gas and mining projects on public lands. It’s a lie. There is no energy emergency. This is a giveaway to big oil.

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Trump and his administration have lost seven cases so far today.

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The Emperor's Wardrobe. (Hint: It's not all he thinks it is) open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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Scenes from a small demonstration, Brookline, Massachusetts open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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I hosted a panel in Farmington, Missouri tonight. A huge turnout. This is Jason Smith’s district. They are not happy about those CECOT pictures he posted…

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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.

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These billboards line the streets around Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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What is the foundation for democracy? (And one of the great moments in American music.) open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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I’m ready to do whatever it takes to defeat this fascist regime via non-violent means. Are you? Buckle up:

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Important day! Our cat, Sassy (Sassafrass) turned 18!

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the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Donald Trump disappearing American citizens into foreign slave-labor gulags, in case you hadn't noticed

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Lace up your shoes. The time for us to go into the streets, perhaps daily, to resist the attack on the rule of law is very near. open.substack.com/pub/jonmargo...

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Its true that America citizens can’t legally be deported. It’s equally clear that this administration doesn’t care about what the law says. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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