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open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... Excellent and courageous statement in a case in Hawaii. Since there are so few limits on the SCOTUS, this fills a vacuum. Bravo! 👏🏼
A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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NEW: A string of pro-voter court rulings this week undercut Trump’s ongoing efforts to control voting. But his administration is still determined to undermine elections — and states aren’t backing down from the fight.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump is doing everything he can think of to control voting. But states aren’t backing down
Trump’s crusade to take over voting continues to falter in the courts. So he’s pulling out a range of dangerous new strategies to exert control.
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#JusticeforLorenzo ICE agents are vigilantes and thugs. Where’s the accountability?!
The Contrarian@contrariannews.org · 4w agoThree witnesses were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Per their attorney: no ramming, no danger to agents & no reasonable basis to open fire Watch the full episode of The Tea with April Ryan and Texas Rep. Al Green right here: https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-tea-ft-rep-al-green
This is a great piece, Anne. Thanks for re-upping. The powerful become complicit with the tyrant because they want to stay powerful. The hacks who could never gain prominence in any other situation become complicit to achieve glory.
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 4w agoLindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father and business owner who lived in the US for over 30 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him on his way to work. Join us Sunday to honor his life—and to recommit to dismantling an immigration enforcement system that sees human lives as expendable.
A horrible murder - by ICE. They are quieter this summer than last, but lethal. #EyesonICE #MDIndivisible #SMCMDIndivisible
Charm City Indivisible ❌👑@charmcityindvsbl.bsky.social · 4w agoLorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father and business owner who lived in the US for over 30 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him on his way to work. Join us Sunday to honor his life—and to recommit to dismantling an immigration enforcement system that sees human lives as expendable.
South Dakota: 5,555 kids Tennessee: 17,633 kids Texas: 190,956 kids Utah: 11,325 kids Vermont: 2,034 kids Virginia: 67,520 kids Washington: 30,047 kids West Virginia: 11,883 kids Wisconsin: 28,820 kids Wyoming: 3,829 kids
New Mexico: 19,054 kids New York: 31,849 kids North Carolina: 58,250 kids North Dakota: 2,474 kids Ohio: 80,467 kids Oklahoma: 17,618 kids Oregon: 13,797 kids Pennsylvania: 55,519 kids Rhode Island: 11,163 kids South Carolina: 49,298 kids
A year ago, Donald Trump signed a bill to slash health care for millions of Americans, including children. Here’s how many kids have lost Medicaid and CHIP because of Donald Trump so far. Alabama: 5,663 kids Alaska: 12,388 kids Arizona: 74,680 kids Arkansas: 10,523 kids
👀 FOX (!) On Trump’s Obscene $2 BILLION+ Self-Dealing: “We’re seeing a lot of the MAGA base turning on the president with this. They’re saying ‘Look— he really doesn’t care about us. He’s getting richer, I’m getting poorer.”
"I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency. Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook." Harry Truman
NEW: The brilliant @hugolowell.bsky.social got his hands on Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's upcoming Trump book. It includes multiple anecdotes of tech execs, including Zuck and Bezos, seeking to ingratiate themselves with the president...and Trump brutally mocking them in return:
Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts
“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book.
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Watch these - a brilliant way to teach, remember and pay tribute to the US at 250 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Week One in 250 to 250
This was the first week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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How to mark our 250th and highlight individuals who contributed to striving for a more perfect union? This is brilliant, of course, from Heather Cox Richardson: 250 1-minute summaries, capturing our history. Follow along: #WeAreAmerica250
Talarico: I’m an eighth-generation Texan. I’ve been eating barbecue since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment. And if all they have on me is lying about me being a vegan, I feel pretty good about our chances this November.
youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4 Delicious opportunity for delight and defiance! 🎉🎉
Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Stephen Colbert
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Courage is contagious. Proud of elected leaders in NJ. Others must WAKE UP and TAKE ACTION!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US senator says he was pepper sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility
Democrat Andy Kim says he saw ‘chaos’ at the New Jersey ICE facility amid ‘standoff’ between protesters and agents
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I just signed the petition to stop new dirty data centers from creating gas pollution in the Potomac with @ChesapeakeClimate. Join me! act.ccanactionfund.org/page/97586/p...
No Dirty Data Centers
I just signed the petition to stop new dirty data centers from creating gas pollution in the Potomac with @ChesapeakeClimate. Join me!
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Heinous. Disastrous for our security - both military and fiscal. Where are the Republicans who historically claim patriotism and fiscal restraint? HE HAS TO GO!!!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘This is just disarray’: alarm inside Pentagon after Hegseth staff purges
Insiders portray defense secretary as increasingly isolated after officers with impeccable reputations forced out
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Today's Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais is the culmination of John Roberts’ two-decade crusade to gut the Voting Rights Act. It is, simply put, a devastating blow to American democracy.
The John Roberts Court has done more to reduce the political power of poor people and Black people while enlarging the voting rights of rich people and corporations than has any court since Roger Taney was Chief Justice in the 1800s. I opposed his nomination in 2005, and I stand by that.
Exactly. They are manipulative authoritarians. We must say NO!!!!
Miles Taylor@milestaylor.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe WHCD shooter will be used to justify things that have nothing to do with the WHCD shooter. Mark this moment.
Also, its kinda disheartening to see so many "journalists" that used to be "trusted news sources" at the correspondents dinner celebrating a 1st amendment that this administration is clearly suppressing and opposing. I've been 3 times and the best part about it is the after parties anyway. 🤷🏽♂️
Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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The First Amendment. A free and independent press. They are absolutely foundational for a free and open government. No stunts. No White House control. Not now. Not ever.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3mo agoApril 25, 2026
ICE wreaks havoc and injury everywhere. Don’t let Republicans in Congress use a Reconciliation Bill to avoid limitations demanded by Democrats. This growing force of uncontrolled, violent, racist and vengeful thugs must be stopped. #MDIndivisible #EyesonICE
Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · 4mo ago🚨 Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle. He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands. [1/2]
NEW EPISODE: Senator Alex Padilla joins me to discuss Trump's "flat out unconstitutional" executive order demanding that the Department of Homeland Security make a list of citizens. It gets worse: Only those on that list will receive mail-in ballots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Nx...
Trump Is Building a National Voter List — And It's Worse Than You Think | Sen. Alex Padilla
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Tragic. Shameful. “While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending. The proposed budget calls for a $445 billion (44%) increase in defense funds in 2027 — as U.S. military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump's watch.” Ukraine Daily, 4/04/26
