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Political junkie, Horse Person and Nature-lover. Believer in liberty and justice for ALL.
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Me too.

Once again, I’m begging the media not to headline what Trump says he will do as if speaking the magic words dissolves reality

Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

The line at the very bottom hits particularly hard in 2025.

Protest march on Constitution Avenue against Trump now.

Normally, U.S. Treasuries rally (interest rates go down) in a market downturn, because they are seen as a safe harbor. The fact that this isn’t happening is a serious red flag.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

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“Contrary to the Government’s position, ‘upholding constitutional rights surely serves the public interest.”

The 2010 Citizens United decision turned our campaign finance system on its head by legalizing bribery and opening the door for corruption.

The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

April 1, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Pushback works, part gazillion: "Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices." popular.info/p/how-the-so...

I get that people are alarmed by Trump making noises about running for a third term, but the bigger alarm is confronting the third month of this horror show. Let’s not be distracted.

Just in case you missed this from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face."