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W.e.a.p.o.n.i.z.a.t.i.o.n "Ingrassia vetted candidates for Justice Department roles and stressed loyalty to Trump in the process." "Ingrassia told a top FBI official that the White House wanted to know whether he voted for Trump in the 2024 election."

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While Donald Trump is attacking democracy at the federal level, we continue to see the war on voting continue in the states. We need to pay attention to both threats. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2CS...

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Donald Trump targeted AP and legacy media did nothing. Donald Trump has now targeted two large law firms and Big Law is silent. You all read Martin Niemöller's poem “First They Came.” So, I ask you -- What are you doing?

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This is some excellent good trouble

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www.bbc.com/news/article... “The photographs show the words "Gaza is not for sale" sprayed across one green and another green appears to have been dug up.”

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If you are a member of the D.C. Bar, please be on the look out for your ballot. And VOTE for Diane Seltzer for D.C. Bar president.

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“Frightened for the safety of their families.” America, 2025.

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DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America. Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.

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Trump and Musk should be asked every day how many Veterans they’ve fired.

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Just wanna say hi there to all the trump-voting terminated federal workers who said I had trump derangement syndrome.

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I mean, Jefferson was a slaveowner so...

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Thank you to all the clients who came. We had a great time.

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Three days ago, Donald Trump openly threatened to kill all of ‘the people of Gaza’ and it wasn’t even a story. No consequences. The media, the world, just moved on.

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The Washington Post gave a thumbs up to confirming Pam Bondi, calling her “serious.” Democracy Docket warned about Pam Bondi, calling her an “election denier.” Who do you want to support to get your news? www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head. So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

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I enthusiastically endorse Diane Seltzer for DC Bar President. The election is coming up soon. If you are a DC Bar member please make sure to vote for her!

submitted 23 hours ago • 75 comments

So…..fraud and waste? Eh?!?!

submitted 22 hours ago • 43 comments

A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.

submitted 22 hours ago • 698 comments

“Veterans will die, but we’ll course correct.”

submitted 21 hours ago • 488 comments

DOJ is removing experienced, non-political career lawyers in key positions. Yesterday was ethics. Today, it’s national security. This does not bode well for good government or public safety.

submitted 20 hours ago • 96 comments

This week’s 5-4 win for federal funding was less notable for the 5 than for the 4. This was payment for contracts the government had agreed to where the work contracted for had been properly performed. How was that not 9-0? 🧵

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Do you think Trump asked whether the Secret Service officer who defended the White House was a “DEI” hire? www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...

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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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Every lawyer should be required to read this. commons.stmarytx.edu/cgi/viewcont...

submitted 7 hours ago • 257 comments

Fuck Donald Trump. Ok, Big Law partners...Your turn.

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I founded and chair an "elite law firm" and we are not in retreat. I have spoken with many other "elite" firm leaders that are staffing up. What the WSJ means is large corporate law firms. Please do not confuse quality with cowardice.

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NEW: State health department announces new measles case in Maryland State agency alerts: "Anyone who visited the following location.. may have been exposed: Washington Dulles International Airport: The international arrivals area March 5th, 4pm-9pm"

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Trump’s retaliation against law firms is having its predictable chilling effect. Punishing law firms for representing clients the president dislikes infringes on the 6th Amendment right to counsel of one’s choice and the 1st Amendment right to free association.

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❗️“Hungary intends to hold a referendum on Ukraine’s future membership in the EU. And I would be interested in the results of a referendum in the EU on Orban’s Hungary’s membership,” — Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski.

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⚡️Update: 11 killed, 50 injured in Russian attack on Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast. The casualty count has risen from 47 to 50 people injured in Dobropillia, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported in his evening address on March 8. 11 people were killed following the Russian attack late on March 7.

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⚡️Sweden will provide 22.5 million Swedish kroner ($2.2 million) to support Ukrainian women, the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine announced on March 8. According to the embassy’s post on X, the funding aims to “empower women in Ukraine” and support their contributions to the country’s defense and recovery.

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Tom Friedman on point here, though he understated the case. Either Trump is the worse negotiator in all the universes of truth and fiction, or he is beginning an alliance with Russia with a joint attempt to subjugate Ukraine (and then much else). www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...

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❗️The entire Ukrainian front will collapse if I turn off my Starlink systems, – Elon Musk. “I’m tired of the years of carnage that Ukraine will inevitably lose.”

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❗️The 🇪🇺EU is in talks with four European satellite internet operators to replace 🇺🇸Starlink in the 🇺🇦Ukrainian defense forces. Negotiations are underway with four major satellite operators: Luxembourg's SES, Spain's Hisdesat, Britain's Viasat and the Franco-British Eutelsat/OneWeb.

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❗️At night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian military shot down 73/119 🇷🇺Russian UAVs, another 37 were lost to tracking due to EW action

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❗️🇺🇸US vetoes 🇨🇦Canada’s plan to create G7 working group on 🇷🇺Russia’s shadow fleet — Bloomberg The US has rejected Canada’s proposal to create a working group to address Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers as the Trump administration reassesses its position in multilateral organizations.

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❗️🇫🇷France to provide 🇺🇦Ukraine with €195 million in military aid — French Defense Minister The military aid package will include AASM “Hammer” air bombs and 155-mm shells.

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⚡️Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 6, injure 34 over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 73 out of the 119 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

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⚡️Ukrainian drone reportedly attacks oil depot in Russia's Chuvashia for first time. The Burevestnik oil depot lies over 900 kilometers (559 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

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⚡️Ukrainian front line 'would collapse' if Starlink is turned off, Musk claims. "My Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off," tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed on X.

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⚡️Ukraine releases video of Russian attack via gas pipeline in Kursk Oblast.

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⚡️Russia launched nearly 1,200 bombs, 870 drones, over 80 missiles against Ukraine this week, Zelensky says. The weapons that Russia used against Ukraine this week contained more than 82,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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❗️Signing a mineral deal will not be enough to restore aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing, Trump said privately, NBC News reports.

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❗️The 🇺🇸US is ending support for electronic warfare equipment on F-16 fighters transferred to 🇺🇦Ukraine.

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❗️The 🇬🇧UK government is considering setting up a subgroup to share intelligence within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance in response to 🇺🇸US President Donald Trump's actions in 🇺🇦Ukraine, the Daily Mail reports, citing unnamed defence sources.

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❗️🇵🇱Polish Foreign Minister responds to 🇺🇸Elon Musk: "Starlinks for Ukraine is paid by the Polish Ministry of Digitalization at a cost of about $50 million per year. If SpaceX turns out to be an unreliable supplier, we will be forced to look for other suppliers."

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In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur runs down the Trump administration’s decision to halt military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, as Europe prepares a post-America defense strategy.

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⚡️Russia, China, Iran to hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman. The exercises are aimed at deepening "the mutual trust and pragmatic cooperation between the participating countries' armies," the Chinese Defense Ministry said.

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