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Here’s what is going on. When you start firing the military’s top lawyers, that means you are getting ready to order the military to do unlawful things. Trump replaces those JAGs with men who will justify any future unlawful and unethical actions that he wants the military to do.

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Con artists exploit cognitive dissonance. People who are raised ethically often cannot fathom that others might violate norms and laws. This can create mental and emotional blind spots that con artists can exploit. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Azso...

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Senator Andy Kim’s Statement Regarding Newly Proposed Ballot Design From the New Jersey Legislature.

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From Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's IG - You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game. 🇨🇦❤️🏒 #4Nations #TeamCanada #Never51

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Tough situation. Maybe at some point we can amend the Constitution to provide a specific power Congress can use against an executive who’s unlawfully usurping its authority.

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Abuser is as abuser does

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"A war criminal and a convicted felon are deciding the future of Ukraine. If we are silent in allowing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to carve up Ukraine it is a repeat of Munich 1938. We cannot allow this to happen.” - Charlie Angus, NATO meetings Brussels www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hq...

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Learning to Be Lawless: The broligarchs perfected this game of strategic ambiguity in the offshore financial system, then they brought it onshore. If you make yourself neither fish nor fowl--if you elude categories & labels--the law doesn't know what to do with you. Voilà: instant impunity.

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President's Day rallies

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What a coincidence that: 1. Trump announces the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund. 2. He wants 50% of Ukraine’s minerals. 3. Tried to have Z transfer it into a ‘Reconstruction Develop Fund’. 4. Head of Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund is part of the delegation meeting with Rubio in Saudi Arabia.

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Good reminder.

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President, Not King Rally #NJ Monday, February 17 12 – 2pm EST

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“The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State itself." - FDR

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George Washington in 1796 on rising lawless and factionalism: “cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”

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NS Supreme Court orders father to pay decades of unpaid child support or face jail www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-are...

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Trump, Putin and the midnight of the 21st century open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...

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“.. a pause in enforcement to better understand how to streamline the [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act] to make sure it’s in line with economic interests ..” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/t...

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“The Federal Communications Commission is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José last month, sparking concerns from press freedom advocates and drawing right-wing backlash to the radio station.”

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I know it’s overwhelming to see Trump waging war on civil servants and replacing with loyalists, but remember we’ve seen this before. It was called the “Spoils System” when Presidents in the 1800s rewarded “their people” with jobs. Guess what happened…corruption exploded. THREAD

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Not many people knew what OMB did before this week, but let us assure you: Russell Vought is too dangerous and extreme to lead it. A lead architect of Project 2025 has no business leading the OMB. Senator Kim is voting no.

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it's just plain old breaking the law

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I know there is a lot of anger and fear over Trump and Musk’s attacks on our federal government and essential programs—rightly so. I want you to know you can count on me to fight back. Here’s an update on what I’m doing…

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“Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.”

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His administration is literally composed of men who beat and batter women.

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There are an estimated 475,000 undocumented immigrants in New Jersey, which has a population of 9.5 million.

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Another Step Forward Stepping Stones

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ALL OF THIS. Trump and Musk “are trying to instantiate an anti-constitutional theory of executive power that would make the president supreme over all other branches of government.…And the longer Congress stands by, the more this is fixed in place.” @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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It's weird how the Trump Administration controls both houses of Congress & yet is acting entirely through Executive Orders and the renegade/illegal actions of Elon Musk and his merry band of barely post-pubescent coders. I'm trying to think of the name of a government run entirely by executive fiat.

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From the debate closing - what is our campaign about? I explain - join us at StevenFulop.com

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USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency

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I mean, good on him for at least trying to do something but seems like some collective organized action backed by force is called for here

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how does this work, exactly, is there a guy from Securitas at the security desk who called up and then was like, no, I'm sorry, I will not unlock the turnstile

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Ignore the media headlines reporting that freezing federal spending or shuttering federal agencies “raise questions” or “push boundaries.” It’s an anticonstitutional lawbreaking spree.

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"I certainly hope Congress takes action because what is happening here is illegal."

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People are getting up off the mat.

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Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you. Do something

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"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup." nymag.com/intelligence...

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Packed house in Salem, OR for Town Hall with Senator Jeff Merkeley and Representative Andrea Salinas.

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Resist the feeling the chaos is orchestrated to invoke. It's not that we are confused, it's that they are delusional.

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The Logic of Destruction open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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"The chaos is just a smokescreen for corruption. They want to take away your money and give it right to the billionaire donors and corporate interests. They're getting ready to gut programs you rely on every day and use that money for another round of tax cuts." NJ Senator Andy Kim

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A lot of Americans would happily pay a 25% tariff to import Justin Trudeau right now

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The clearest explanation of tariffs I’ve ever heard

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Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

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Judges in Jan. 6 cases and watchdog groups recoil at Justice Department's deletion of records www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-j...

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Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

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