Nearly 2.5 million children have lost SNAP benefits because of Trump and Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill.” All to give a tax cut to the top 1%. In November, we will vote the GOP out.
Jennifer Miller
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Kentuckian, dog lady, community activist, attorney, Democrat, knitter, producer, Reform Jewish person with multiple sclerosis (MS). Yogi is my mobility service dog. AB Harvard, JD Stanford Linkedin.com/in/jennifermiller Facebook.com/jenniferbethmiller
When you have the government monitoring the political views of people in universities, in violation of the First Amendment, you get all sorts of absurd situations. Just give civil society free speech.
Robert Kelchen@robertkelchen.com · 2d agoI assume that most people who like my social media content do so accidentally.
Cc: Stanford Law classmates @sean-hecker.bsky.social @smartzy.bsky.social @seanjpetrie.bsky.social @sherriwolson.bsky.social @natpetcle.bsky.social @vodem.bsky.social @ulkcohbra.bsky.social @lesliehatamiya.bsky.social @matthewlansburgh.bsky.social
Jennifer Miller@jennmill.bsky.social · 2d agoStanford alumni can provide Cardinal Courage against politicized attacks. Join us online Thurs Aug 27 @ 5pm PT: Academic Freedom on the Brink: A Conversation with Stanford Faculty. Register at bit.ly/CardinalCourageConversation w/ @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @hankgreely.bsky.social + Bryant Lin
Stanford alumni can provide Cardinal Courage against politicized attacks. Join us online Thurs Aug 27 @ 5pm PT: Academic Freedom on the Brink: A Conversation with Stanford Faculty. Register at bit.ly/CardinalCourageConversation w/ @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @hankgreely.bsky.social + Bryant Lin
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
From my post yesterday, posted BEFORE we learned she refused applying for a security clearance and BEFORE we learned world leaders get to Trump via Natalie. emptywheel.net/2026/08/19/n...
"...findings that 3 [insts] violated civil rights law by tolerating antisemitism were predetermined by political priorities that blew past the evidence and cast aside standard investigative procedures..." Reading the whistleblower statement and taking rage breaks www.ms.now/news/frame-u...
Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions
A former Justice Department lawyer says the Trump investigations squeezed Ivy League universities for millions before they were even concluded. A top Democrat is demanding answers.
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ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract From @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/12/i...
ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract • Kentucky Lantern
Federal immigration agents may soon be outfitted with a device – electrical shock gloves – manufactured by a Kentucky company.
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OMG Lexington, KY @lblackford.bsky.social @joesonka.lpm.org @mckennahorsley.bsky.social @kentuckylantern.com @kentucky.com @wkyt.com @wuky.org @thecourierjournal.bsky.social
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2w ago"The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, and are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky."
NEWS --> Dems are launching an investigation into Trump's corrupt prosecutions for "vandalism" of Reflecting Pool. They're demanding access to WH-DOJ communications and more. “Participants in this frame-up will be held to account," Jamie Raskin tells me. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2141...
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him
The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies.
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Trump’s Compact 2.0 announced by Linda McMahon this week should be placed in the context of their failed 2025 “loyalty oath” compact that was defeated by students & faculty at every institution they offered it to. Organizing & collective pressure works. 1 🧵 www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
They didn't teach any of these important principles when I attended law school.
WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 3w agoPuppy Court is now in session!
From the newsletter: - Ds had a very good week of polling and Rs had a very bad one - As his powers ebb Trump is getting more and more hysterical about reality not bending the knee - Lots of new polls in Michigan - Meet all sorts of great 2026 candidates👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-his-pow...
Been A Good Week Of Polling For Democrats, New Polls In Michigan, As His Powers Ebb Trump's War With Reality Is Growing More Desperate
Got a bunch of terrific new candidate interviews for you.....
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BREAKING: STATEMENT ON DOJ’S DISMISSAL OF CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST DAVEY HEARN
When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids
In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.
newrepublic.com
I've responded to a billion reporters in the last day (ok, maybe not actually a billion) about what happens if there is a KY Senate vacancy--which seems unnecessarily speculative in any event. And many reporters are wrong in saying there's a three-month deadline in the law. No such deadline exists.
Harvard and Yale are long time rivals. But now @crimsoncourage.bsky.social is joining with #StandUpforYale to oppose Yale's capitulation to the Trump Administration. Appeasement never works.
I wanted to share my thoughts on the proposed OMB rule change that would radically transform federal grant-making into an overtly partisan political process. It's highly alarming, and would be devastating for American science (among many other things).
The new proposed OMB rules would be a disaster for American science, technology, and health
In this excerpt from a recent livestream, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains with the newly proposed rules from the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be a disaster not only for American science, but also for everything from disaster response to public universities to can
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As we approach America250, I wish to point out that if not for woke George Washington mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox, we probably wouldn’t have made it to America001.
We are going to savor this one. Our client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges. It’s a good day.
Liz Dye@lizdye.bsky.social · 3mo agoBREAKING: Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismisses indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia based on selective and vindictive prosecution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Having used the shadow docket to halt maps favorable to minority voters because elections were approaching, it would be indefensible for the Court to refuse to apply the same standard now—when voting has already begun in Louisiana and is days away in Alabama. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Supreme Court called it chaos then. What does it call it now?
The shadow docket has grown in scope and importance in a range of areas of the law. But none has been as important or as overlooked as the area of redistricting.
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1. ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 MONTHS The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a MASSIVE SPIKE in detainee deaths. This is a health crisis and a moral crisis. Follow along for details. 🧵
ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months
The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises.
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"Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Rise of the Vichy Scientists
Too many scientists are willing to collaborate with Trumpism in the mistaken assumption that obedience will save their own necks.
thenation.com
Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did—completely.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 4mo agoHouse passes the Senate-approved DHS funding bill by a voice vote. It funds everything in DHS except ICE/CBP, including TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, CISA. This ends a 75-day shutdown. Bill now goes to Trump to become law. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
What’s Really Underpinning the ‘Missing Scientists’ Conspiracy Theory talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/whats-r...
What’s Really Underpinning the ‘Missing Scientists’ Conspiracy Theory
In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how...
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The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dust-up on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not. “There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” trib.al/WbcvLFv
Excellent piece. We've grown numb to what "both-sides-ing" means. Here's a reminder — and a plan.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 4mo agoI talked to Jamie Raskin about his explosive exchange with CNN's Dana Bash. "The media should understand that the survival of the free press is at stake right now," he tells me. "There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2095...
I talked to Jamie Raskin about his explosive exchange with CNN's Dana Bash. "The media should understand that the survival of the free press is at stake right now," he tells me. "There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2095...
Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message
The real importance of that Jamie Raskin–Dana Bash dust-up on Sunday: Raskin showed that Democrats and journalists share values that Donald Trump does not.
newrepublic.com