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My latest on the two questions Kash Patel reportedly asked his staff, and why we should care: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 12 days ago • 41 comments

This is a superb primer by @stevevladeck.bsky.social on President Trump’s radical invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemy Act. Everyone needs to read this:

submitted 7 days ago • 23 comments

A little personal news. I have a book coming in October. It’s a blend of law, history & common sense—it’s about how to keep the Republic joycevance.substack.com/p/a-little-p...

submitted 10 days ago • 391 comments

I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.

submitted 11 days ago • 1316 comments

Joyce Vance’s new book provides ideas for what individuals can do to preserve our democracy. Just pre-ordered my copy. Giving Up Is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance - Penguin Random House

submitted 10 days ago • 8 comments

Quid pro oh no www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

submitted 10 days ago • 373 comments

Government is close to shutting down and Soeaker Johnson just send everyone home for two weeks

submitted 11 days ago • 918 comments

The acting head of the government’s human resources arm, Charles Ezell, is refusing to testify in tomorrow’s case that challenges the legality of the recent mass firings of federal workers. His absence raises serious questions—what is there to hide?

submitted 11 days ago • 692 comments

Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

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Caption this. We’ll go first: “That’s not the gearstick”

submitted 11 days ago • 2903 comments

Trump wants to control all federal firing & hiring. He wants to be able to reduce & refill the ranks of career fed'l employees. It's soft coup (non-military) happening before our eyes, but too many people aren't paying attention. Read about it here: joycevance.substack.com/p/humphreys-...

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Hillary Clinton told you the truth about Trump and Putin. You didn't vote for her and she was right about everything. Kamala Harris told you the truth about Trump and Putin. You didn't vote for her and she was right about everything. I hope your misogyny was worth losing your democracy. Dummies.

submitted 21 days ago • 223 comments

Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.

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Lives are at stake. Peace is at stake. The future of the free world is before us. We must support Ukraine’s fight for democracy.

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Wishing a blessed Ramadan to all Muslims. May this holy month bring you peace, reflection, and a strong sense of community. Ramadan Mubarak!

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We just received word that the DOJ has begun removing data detailing criminal charges and convictions related to Trump loyalists. This started with records from the January 6th insurrection, but additional records are now being erased. We will keep you updated once we have more info.

submitted 22 days ago • 290 comments

Elon Musk’s penis rocket and exploding car companies have been given $38 billion in government funding, but he’s cutting funding for children’s cancer research, gutting the VA’s suicide prevention hotline and letting palettes of desperately needed food expire because it’s “wasteful spending.”

submitted 23 days ago • 333 comments

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

submitted 23 days ago • 854 comments

Donald Trump is a piece of shit.

submitted 23 days ago • 1232 comments

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

submitted 23 days ago • 485 comments

Previously: “Many, many of the people involved in influencing policy in Washington D.C. are not registered as lobbyists. The most important people tend not to be registered as lobbyists.”

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

“In exercising discretion to investigate or to prosecute, a prosecutor should not improperly favor or invidiously discriminate against any person. Because of Rodden’s explicit bigotry and racism, he cannot be trusted to properly exercise his discretion.”

submitted 25 days ago • 4 comments

POTUS and VPOTUS “showed the U.S.-led alliance something it needed urgently to know: The national-security system of the West is led by two men who cannot be trusted to defend America’s allies—and who deeply sympathize with the world’s most aggressive dictator.” search.app/uwV185FqGEFb...

submitted 23 days ago • 220 comments

We just watched Trump & Vance do Putin’s bidding in the Oval Office & it was horrific. Not even two months into this administration & it’s a disaster for the free world.

submitted 23 days ago • 855 comments

Marco Rubio just sat there like a useless sack of shit. What a global embarrassment.

submitted 23 days ago • 1941 comments

It's Trump, Musk, and Putin against the world. Choose a side.

submitted 23 days ago • 86 comments

It bears repeating.

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Today, in a meeting at the White House, the only person actually defending American interests was Zelenskyy. Let that sink in.

submitted 23 days ago • 536 comments

Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.

submitted 23 days ago • 1010 comments

I didn't think I was capable of feeling any more shame for what America has become. I was wrong.

submitted 23 days ago • 1308 comments

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

submitted 23 days ago • 3175 comments

We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.

submitted 23 days ago • 540 comments

Today, the current occupant of the White House and his lap dog @JDVance tried to act tough. Zelenskyy made it clear to the world how weak they are. They have reduced the United States position to be nothing more than Putin or bust. Zelenskyy smartly chose to go home.