Trump's DOJ gave Vermont 14 days to surrender every voter's birthdate and Social Security digits. The Secretary of State refused—and a federal judge just handed the regime its 24th straight defeat: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...

How’s that for “government efficiency”? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

DOGE burned nearly $10B so federal employees wouldn’t work

So much for cutting government “waste” …

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A friend just pointed out that the ebook version of THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is currently only $1.99. Not sure how long the sale lasts. Same price on Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, and elsewhere: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871...

There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone: 9780593237168 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE ATLANTIC’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Through the “revelatory...

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The regime moved a Georgetown professor across three states before his lawyers could file. How Judge Patricia Giles saw through it and ordered him released: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...

The DOJ demanded Vermont hand over every voter's Social Security digits in 14 days. Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said no—and just beat them in federal court: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...

The DOJ sent letters threatening criminal prosecution to election officials who wouldn't hand over private voter files—including Republicans. Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's response: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...

The DOJ went to court demanding Vermont's entire voter file. Judge Mary Kay Lanthier threw it out, ruling the regime had no authority, no factual basis and no lawful purpose: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...

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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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All. Of. This.

USMC Vet M-3-7/MarineBarracks, NAS Alameda 🇺🇦@usmarinevet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@atrupar.com Open Letter to Nassau County Police Department:

EXCLUSIVE: A University of Tehran professor who traveled with Iran’s negotiating team tells MeidasTouch that Trump’s war has dramatically shifted Iranian public opinion toward SUPPORTING nuclear weapons.

Tehran Professor Says Trump Has Convinced Iranians They Need a Nuclear Weapon

University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi, who traveled with Iran’s negotiating team, spoke exclusively with MeidasTouch.

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Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.

Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/a...

Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building (Gift Article)

The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name.

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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Desecrating the place

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, and sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, join Katie Phang for an emotional interview on Virginia’s death, their push for accountability, and the future of survivor advocacy. Watch now.

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Giuffre’s Family SPEAKS OUT on Epstein Accountability

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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6 Takeaways From the Story of How the Epstein Files Paralyzed the White House www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...

6 Takeaways From the Story of How the Epstein Files Paralyzed the White House

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You don't hate these people enough. Yes, I said hate. He and his friends spread lies, avoid taxes, and want to significantly depopulate Earth so they can control it fully—with only a cadre of credulous white servants left. I'm OK hating a man like that.

Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World

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ALERT: Former federal judge John Jones III says it looks like "fraud" and "collusion" were at play in Trump's lawsuit vs. IRS and the $1.7 billion fund "settlement" Jones (who's now president of Dickinson College) joined 34 other retired judges asking court to investigate

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

If I’m sitting at 35% approval the thing I definitely want to do is to cause apocalyptic levels of chaos at all of America’s largest airports

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Markwayne Mullin: "If CBP isn't there processing international flights, then those individuals when the airlines land won't be permitted into the United States. If things don't change, we're gonna have to make this step pretty quick."

NEW: An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. With @azluminaria.org

This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.

Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...

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a movie so horny if you released it today they would throw you in jail

Michael@fleerultra.bsky.social · 5mo ago

solo movie night, now watching

These 16 attorneys general are right. Financial institutions can't just fall in line when the Justice Department is regularly carrying out the president's political vendettas.

Attorney General Ellison urges funds to reevaluate decision to cut off Southern Poverty Law Center

"The Southern Poverty Law Center has been a champion in the fight for civil rights and against violent extremism and hate groups,” Ellison said in a news release.

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good lord

New York Magazine@nymag.com · 5mo ago

As the senator isolates himself from the Democratic Party and his staff, a little-known writer has become one of Fetterman’s closest confidants and a key adviser on Israel.

i was asked recently if i thought clarence thomas saw himself as a villain. i said yes and this is a good example. he is totally bloodthirsty and loves the idea of the government executing people.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thomas' dissent (which no one else joins) says the court should overrule all constitutional restrictions on the execution of mentally disabled people. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of our voter clients, we just won DOJ voter data case. We are 6-0 and DOJ is 0-7. www.democracydocket.com/cases/maine-...

🚨 United States of America v. Bellows

Learn more.

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