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The rule of law isn't just words. It’s the bedrock stability that protects our way of life. Attacks on it merit more than a shoulder shrug & then a look away. I wrote a little bit to help you understand more about what it is & how it impacts our daily lives. joycevance.substack.com/p/rule-of-law

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"What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.” —Pope Francis

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Breaking News: Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador.

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JD Vance Rushes To Put Wife’s Head Back On After Fumbling Second Lady

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In our latest It Can Happen Here video, I note how the case of the mistakenly deported Maryland man has become a constitutional flashpoint, with Trump defying the courts and assuming dictator-like power—while being damn cruel. This is what authoritarianism looks like.

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You know what to do.

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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps. This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped" snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

submitted 7 days ago • 578 comments

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

submitted 7 days ago • 1803 comments

Instead of restoring access to The Associated Press newswire, as required by a federal judge, the Trump administration is removing the wire position in the daily press corps rotation altogether. The AP has just responded in a statement...

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Sanders: I come from the state of Vermont and I am here Bakersfield. Alexandria comes from New York and she is here in Bakersfield. Mr. Congressman, you live in this district, why don’t you show up…

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When Andrew Tate was charged with rape and human trafficking, Trump intervened to fly him back to the US. When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.

submitted 7 days ago • 676 comments

Are you watching @maddow.msnbc.com tonight? Cause….wow.

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🚨Attention Members of the DC Bar🚨 Ballots went out today for key positions in the DC bar. Please vote for: Diane Seltzer for President Amanda Molina for Treasurer Note: Seltzer is running against Pam Bondi's brother. Get your ballot and vote ASAP.

submitted 7 days ago • 237 comments

I’ve just posted this video message to members of the DC Bar, urging them to vote AGAINST AG Pam Bondi’s brother to be its next president. Please pass this on to anyone who is eligible to vote. www.instagram.com/reel/DIcQFxt...

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We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov

submitted 8 days ago • 812 comments

We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.

submitted 8 days ago • 2249 comments

What a contrast between how our allies get treated versus little dictators like Bukele. Not a word about him not wearing a suit either, as he petitions the US to expand his country’s mercenary penal colony by sending him more money.

submitted 8 days ago • 635 comments

AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it

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“Nayib Bukele is a minor strongman who will do whatever Donald Trump demands of him. If Trump wants Abrego Garcia in the United States, then Bukele will return him. If Bukele understands that Trump does not want Abrego Garcia returned, then he will keep the man.” www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

submitted 9 days ago • 71 comments

Sending my solidarity, prayers and support to @governor.pa.gov and his family, who endured a horrific arson attack on the first night of Passover. We must oppose and root out political violence in our country to protect democracy and freedom.

submitted 9 days ago • 105 comments

Trump’s DOJ is arguing that they have the unfettered right to disappear people based on an administrative error, with no obligation to try and make that person’s return happen. A horror movie. And only the SCOTUS can stop it. Will they? I don’t think so. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink. (via @stateline.org)

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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks. We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.

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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name. It is blatantly unconstitutional.

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The three-person team from USAID sent to respond to a devastating earthquake in Myanmar woke up to termination notices after spending their first night in the country sleeping outside in the elements, two sources directly familiar with their situation told NBC News. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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“Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip flop ahead of time? Did anyone buy or sell stocks, and profit at the public’s expense? I’m writing to the White House—the public has a right to know.”

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As a reminder, when Trump says he is putting massive tariffs on China, or any nation, that means he is putting a massive tax on YOU. China doesn't pay a single penny. You, the consumer, do.

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A week after my remarks on the Senate floor I am more energized then ever to continue to fight for Americans on Medicaid, Americans worried about Social Security, Americans looking for opportunity in their local economy.

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Booker: For people with 401(k) accounts and retirement savings, they’ve lost thousands. I’ve been hearing from people who had hoped to retire this year after working 25, 30, or even 35 years, but now they don’t think they have enough money because he’s taken $6 trillion overall out of the markets.

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We left this interview with Sen. Booker more inspired than ever. Listen now on the MeidasTouch Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yBH...

submitted 14 days ago • 279 comments

Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.

submitted 15 days ago • 3993 comments

Do clients really want to hire a law firm known for how quickly it rolls over? Yet, now this is Paul Weiss's well deserved reputation.

submitted 15 days ago • 324 comments

Boat derangement syndrome

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Me too.

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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.

submitted 15 days ago • 1267 comments

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

submitted 16 days ago • 1140 comments

This!

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NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com

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Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"

submitted 18 days ago • 1113 comments

They have our business!

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