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There is more than sufficient evidence to open a federal hate crime case under 18 USC 249. This is precisely the type of crime the Shepard-Byrne ACT was passed to permit the feds to prosecute. Important to watch what DOJ does here. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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Disinformation continues to divide Americans. I’ll join @MorningJoe at 6:40 AM ET to discuss the release of my book in paperback today. BARBARA MCQUADE www.barbaramcquade.com

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#TranslationTuesday "Vivid illustrations and enthusiastic prose evoke the surprise and awe of a summer rainstorm in this Japanese import” says @thehornbook.bsky.social in its #StarredReview of DOWNPOUR translated by Emily Balistrieri @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social www.hbook.com/story/review...

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It’s that fantastic Republican leadership we’ve got. 🙄 Dead last. Great work Reynolds, Ernst and Grassley. www.kcrg.com/app/2025/06/...

submitted 6 hours ago • 48 comments

Donald Trump admires Viktor Orbán...

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1. Trump and his Republican allies say their budget cuts are targeted at waste, fraud, and abuse But Trump's new 1,223-page budget proposal, quietly released on Friday afternoon, reveals the real target: Poor children

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Fifth partner leaves Paul Weiss to join new firm reut.rs/4kyLZGs

submitted 17 hours ago • 87 comments

F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging "Boycott Collusion" ... that's a fancy way of saying the Trump admin wants to make it illegal to organize boycotts www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t... and severely limit Americans 'right of association.' en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom...

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According to GOP: Minimum wage worker makes a mistake on the form documenting his work hours: Fraud! Waste! Abuse! Take away his health coverage! Guy files 866,000 false Medicare claims, defrauds government of $87 million: Give that man a pardon! www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

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"According to three witnesses who spoke to NBC News, a tank fired on Palestinians crowding around an aid distribution center near Rafah." www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

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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.

submitted 1 day ago • 79 comments

Trump and his crew are nuts

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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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“A succession of top agents, all women, were given an ultimatum: Take a different post or be asked to retire.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...

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In five years after removing fluoride from the water, 8% more U.S. children ages 0-19 would get cavities, affecting 25.4 million additional teeth and costing the country around $9.8 billion. www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/f...

submitted 3 days ago • 35 comments

What happened? Did the coloring books get too hard?

submitted 2 days ago • 265 comments

Important dispatch from @michaelrlowry.bsky.social, a meteorologist at the front lines of hurricane season. I especially appreciate his highlighting that it's not just forecasts - those forecasts only exist when they're embedded in an ecosystem of rigorous observational data and research. 🎁 link

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On the seventh anniversary of Medicaid expansion in Virginia, remember: Kiggans and Wittman broke their promise to vote against any bill that cuts Medicaid.

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

ICYMI- this how to make a book lovers’ voting guide by @frankstrong.bsky.social over on @bookriot.bsky.social is a great resource! It’s not too early to start building your frame work for November school board elections. bookriot.com/how-to-build...

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Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.

submitted 3 days ago • 1196 comments

Trump uses massive amounts of federal resource to visit his golf clubs. Why won’t House Republicans cut these trips instead of Medicaid?

submitted 2 days ago • 74 comments

ICE officer names and faces should be public knowledge.

submitted 3 days ago • 169 comments

This notion, that there always has to be a large underclass of people who aren’t well educated and just do manual work for the rest of us, is called “Mudsill Theory.” I bristled yet again at what the Party of Lincoln has become. marypezzulo.substack.com/p/the-mudsil...

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

My comments with @politifact.bsky.social www.statesman.com/story/news/p...

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This image is from Trump's first term. It's deeply offensive for anyone to try to claim that people didn't know this was gong to happen again. www.pbs.org/newshour/art...

submitted 2 days ago • 36 comments

More than 40 Russian warplanes are burning after a mass Ukrainian drone attack kyivindependent.com/enemy-bomber...

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"It's high time we stopped thinking politically...and started thinking patriotically as Americans." These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.

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“In an interview, one of Mr. Melgar-Salmeron’s lawyers disputed the government’s characterization of the deportation as a mistake, saying it appeared to be part of a larger pattern of the administration ignoring court orders.” You think? I call it creeping contempt. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

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“The Alien Enemies Act is a wartime authority that can only be used against a nation or government” with which we are at war — not “against a private criminal organization, to address ordinary crime and unlawful immigration.” Even the Fifth Circuit should agree. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/u...

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House Dem Raskin sends letter to President Trump about the Trump meme coin dinner last week. Trump will never respond obviously. But it documents some important ethics questions. Cites multiple stories we wrote at The New York Times democrats-judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfile...

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This is the most honest assessment by a Republican of the effects of the GOP budget.

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Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have released the first report authored by the so-called Make America Healthy Again Commission — and it’s riddled with citation errors and even outright fake research.

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The Pentagon is pulling $1B from Army barracks—money meant to fix mold, broken plumbing, and dangerous living conditions. Trump says he “has their back,” but he’s gutting Troop housing to fund his border surge. Talk is cheap. This is who he really is. MORE: www.military.com/daily-news/2...

submitted 4 days ago • 32 comments

WSJ Editorial Board calls Trump on his law firm executive orders: Three judges across the political spectrum have now said the President’s punitive executive orders are unconstitutional. www.wsj.com/opinion/rich...

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A second federal court (in 24 hrs) has ruled against Trump's emergency tariffs. "The International Economic Emergency Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose the tariffs set forth.” That's exactly right.

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Oh, does this win feel good! And as satisfying as this victory must be for anyone who values public libraries in Texas, those who invested 5 minutes or $5 in the fight are no doubt savoring it even more. Here’s to all of us investing in beating the next bad bill!

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Right now outside Trump International Hotel at Columbus Circle. 🌮 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

submitted 5 days ago • 74 comments

Republican Christians Make Me Hope Hell Exists

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🚨 NEW poll from Navigator Research: 54% of Americans believe Trump is bringing more corruption to Washington—a massive swing with the public. If Democrats stay on offense—hammering Trump’s corruption and pushing to ban D.C. insider trading—this could be a defining 2026 issue.

submitted 5 days ago • 29 comments

Paperback edition of my book, ATTACK FROM WITHIN: HOW DISINFORMATION IS SABOTAGING AMERICA, launches June 3. You can pre-order here. Great gift for grads or Father’s Day! www.barbaramcquade.com

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Trump’s latest retaliatory cancellation of all of Harvard’s federal contracts (whatever the harm to national security!) erases any doubt that he is trying to punish Harvard with a Bill of Attainder that the Constitution would forbid as a usurpation of Judicial Power even if Congress went along.

submitted 7 days ago • 61 comments

In U.S. v. Lovett (1946), the Supreme Court held that not even Congress, in a bill signed by POTUS, may cut off all contracts with a named individual or organization: that’d be an unconstitutional bill of attainder. Only courts can decide who deserves to be punished. SoTrump can’t do it with an EO!

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Here’s the often overlooked reason Trump’s attacks on Harvard and others he singles out by name — including specific law firms, charitable organizations, radio and TV networks, and individuals — are flatly unconstitutional: they violate Article I’s absolute ban on Bills of Attainder: f.io/RnNoLD5I

submitted 6 days ago • 32 comments

Oh my god he wants to put Emil Bove on the Circuit Court!? (Reposted with alt text)

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

The people of New Jersey deserve a federal judge that will observe judicial independence and work to preserve and secure justice for all. Based on his record, Emil Bove will not do that. My full statement with @kim.senate.gov www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/b...

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