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Into democracy, justice, gardens. Former DOJ, current wife and mom of humans and dogs. Native Detroiter in DMV.
All of a sudden "the presumption of regularity" is in the news. I wrote about the need for it to be discarded more than a year ago -- in May 2025. Another good reason to subscribe to Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Courts Must Stop Presuming Donald Trump is a Regular President
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Trump did a corruption to make sure Balogun was eligible to play, but his administration is simultaneously doing everything it can to strip his citizenship. What a fucking country.
Yesterday Major Jason Watson became the nation's first active duty service member to call for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump and JD Vance. Nonviolent civil disobedience is an act of patriotism.
Throughout U.S. history, periods of extreme corruption and abuse of power have repeatedly given rise to democratic renewal. The current moment can too — here’s how: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/pol...
The Rhythm of Reform
What will matter most at this moment is not just what we are against, but what we are for.
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I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”
They cannot win on the merits. They have to cheat. Their supporters expect them to cheat. Their backers pay for them to cheat. They pretend to take the high moral ground while cheating all the way.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.PETERS: If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list to the federal govt, will Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule? STEINER: No PETERS: So it basically coerces states to hand over their absentee voter rolls or face consequences of not being able to vote by mail
At some point Schumer, Jeffries, Govs, Dem AGs, etc need explain clearly to the American people how Trump is doing everything he can to prevent a free and fair election and a peaceful transfer of power in January. They must talk to the American people, help them understand, not pull any punches.
Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · last mo.These are the actions of a traitor not an American President......
I would like a side-by-side account of the cost of: the Iran war, the reflecting pool, the ballroom, the Qatari plane, the WWE fight; DOJ settlement payoffs (like to Ashli Babbitt) and any other vanity projects I'm missing; compared with all of the "waste and fraud" supposedly saved by the DOGE cuts
Today in Chicago, Barack and Michelle Obama reminded Americans how we can be our best as a country, just as they did during their eight years in the White House.
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
"You were doing the people's work: rescuing our economy, expanding healthcare, ending a war... winning a peace prize..." Former first lady Michelle Obama praises former President Barack Obama at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/4jPZhuw...
Pete Hegseth is ignoring a framework set in place by Congress and military boards to advance a racist agenda. He is engaging in viewpoint discrimination: refusing to advance candidates for relatively anondyne statements related to diversity, equity and inclusion, www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u....
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity
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Barack and Michelle reminded us today of what leadership in this nation truly looks like. What an incredible day for Chicago and for Illinois as we celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2mo agoBarack Obama: Honesty, integrity, kindness, and compassion, a sense of duty and honor. These are the values I believe in. They are not Republican or Democratic. They are American values. Values every President here today has tried our best to uphold.
"We've been saying from Day 1 that this is a White House cover-up. And now it's very clear that the vice president is a large part of that cover-up." - Rep. Garcia reacts to new NYT reporting about frantic White House planning to protect Donald Trump from the release of the Epstein files.
Nothing is more un-American than a president questioning elections, and therefore his fundamental status as a representative of the people who serves by their consent.
Talk of Canceling Elections Shows Trump Is Unfit for Office
No president has ever canceled a federal election, even in our deepest crises.
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“It’s only racial gerrymandering if Elbridge Gerry did it himself.” — #SCOTUS, one day soon.
And Congress needs to step up here. The Roberts Court does not have to be the last word on civil rights and democracy. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Congress Must Respond to Callais
A ban on partisan gerrymandering, codified voting rights protections, and Supreme Court reform can mitigate the fallout.
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Judge Brinkema (EDVa) has issued, in effect, a temporary restraining order blocking any funding or disbursements under the $1.776B anti-weaponization fund pending further briefing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief – #31 in Floyd v. Department of Justice (E.D. Va., 1:26-cv-01399) – CourtListener.com
ORDERED that plaintiffs' Expedited Motion, [Dkt. No. 30], is DENIED and defendants request for additional time is GRANTED; however, to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the Anti-Wea...
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The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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They lied that Trump’s ballroom would be privately funded. They lie all the time about everything.
Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to secure Trump ballroom
The president said repeatedly that the White House ballroom would be privately funded but has raised security concerns, particularly in light of the correspondents' dinner shooting.
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The Brennan Center’s Jesse Wegman explains how the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is constructing a world of its own, untethered from modern American life, previous Court rulings, and the Constitution itself. bit.ly/3OE0G0B
The Supreme Court’s Hermetically Sealed Logic on the Voting Rights Act
In decimating one of the most sacred and popular pieces of legislation in American history, Justice Samuel Alito quotes himself.
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Trump declares the Iran war “terminated” precisely on the 23rd anniversary of Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech. (h/t @kdbyproxy.bsky.social)
Not only was the Supreme Court's Callais decision cynical and wrong, it has now resulted in the Republican governor of Louisiana declaring state of emergency to cancel the ongoing congressional election. If you think this ends in Louisiana or with redistricting, you are not paying attention.
The Supreme Court got it wrong today. Their decision to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act will leave Black voters and other voters of color even more vulnerable to attacks on our freedom to vote and be represented fairly. Our fight for our democracy is not over.
The court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.
$400M for Trump's ballroom? On top of: -$1.5T for the Pentagon -$170B for ICE and Border Patrol -$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet -$496M to send National Guard into cities -$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" -$100M for Trump's golf outings But nothing for working people.
GOP Senators Unveil Plan to Pay for $400 Million White House Ballroom With Taxpayer Funds | Common Dreams
As midterm elections approach and gas prices soar, Republican senators prioritize a $400 million ballroom at the White H
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