Susan Collins, who voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding, is now taking credit for securing new bodycams to distance herself from Trump and ICE. This is how Collins wins in Maine. Dems must go on offense on ICE to thwart this scam. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...

What Susan Collins Just Did on Trump and ICE Should Worry All Dems

She voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding. But now she’s taking credit for a new bodycam commitment from ICE. Democrats can’t let her get away with this.

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The Platner mess has exposed a very specific sub-tendency on the American socialist left: urbanites whose politics are defined by their hatred of their liberal neighbors, and channel that distaste into a condescending fetishization of rural/working-class male identity

I defy anyone to explain this on neutral legal principles.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday fast-tracked its decision in Louisiana v. Callais — a move that clears the way for Louisiana to move forward with redrawing its congressional map even as an election is already underway. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Excellent article - balanced, thoughtful, informative - by University of Washington professor Robert Crawford. It takes a deep look at the recent attacks on academic freedom across American universities. robert917.substack.com/p/on-the-dis...

On the Dismissal of Professor Aria Fani as Director of the University of Washington Middle East Center: Policing American Universities

On March 27, Daniel Hoffman, director of the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington notified Professor Aria Fani of his dismissal as director of the UW Middle East Cen...

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I strongly recommend this article by my colleague Robert Crawford. When you click on the link, you'll be invited to subscribe by entering your email. You can skip all that and go straight to the article by clicking on "No thanks" at the bottom of the message. robert917.substack.com/p/on-the-dis...

On the Dismissal of Professor Aria Fani as Director of the University of Washington Middle East Center: Policing American Universities

On March 27, Daniel Hoffman, director of the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington notified Professor Aria Fani of his dismissal as director of the UW Middle East Cen...

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Banger of a kicker here by @smotus.bsky.social “AI-generated images should be thought of like ivory carvings — fascinating, even beautiful at times, but morally repugnant.”

I'm pleased to share my article "The Legalist Paradigm in Moral and Political Thought," newly published in Constellations. Abstract: "This article criticizes what I call the 'legalist paradigm,' a recurrent impulse among political theorists and laypeople to onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Obviously not a substitute for Congress doing its job, but now would be a good time for Clinton, W, Obama, and Biden to say something jointly.

(202) 224-3121 is the capitol switchboard for connecting to any senate or house office; even if you've never called; even though the lot of them are useless. no abominable war crimes, no war, no.

Trump said, "A whole civilization will die tonight." He must be removed from office now.

Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)

I hope this is driving home to folks that anti-DEI/anti-woke are functioning mostly as a way to make racism more palatable by framing it as a kind of defensive reaction to an imagined unfairness.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 4mo ago

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

The Solicitor General straight up lied.

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof@evanbernick.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just so everyone knows, the Solicitor General straight up lied about the 1921 law review article he kept talking about. quick thread:

Thanks, Jamie! Musical try-hard, but we all have to try hard in these times, yes? Can't wait for Saturday.

Jamie Mayerfeld@jmayerfeld.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Political theorist and musical genius Luis Cabrera @luiscabrera-prof.bsky.social has written THE anthem for the No Kings movement. Please attend the next No Kings rally this Saturday and prepare by listening to “No Kings, No Tyrants” a dozen times or more. open.spotify.com/track/3RXNSX...

Political theorist and musical genius Luis Cabrera @luiscabrera-prof.bsky.social has written THE anthem for the No Kings movement. Please attend the next No Kings rally this Saturday and prepare by listening to “No Kings, No Tyrants” a dozen times or more. open.spotify.com/track/3RXNSX...

-Jamie Mayerfeld 1/ "Political theorist Luis Cabrera, who is also a phenomenal musician, has created THE anthem for the No Kings movement. The song is called “No Kings, No Tyrants,” and it’s fantastic." open.spotify.com/track/3RXNSX...

Exactly as critics charge, Trump views ICE as his own private secret police force, there to do whatever he likes, and always shielded with impunity.

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

The Latest Animal Research News: —Ferret skinned alive in MD laboratory; —100,000+ demand end to Wayne State dog experiments; —Beagle rescue planned at Ridglan Farms; —And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ma... #animalrights #animalprotection #stopanimaltesting #endanimallabs

Animal Research News Roundup: March 13, 2026

The latest animal research news: Ferret skinned alive in Maryland lab; misconduct allegations suspend Purdue animal research project; 100,000+ demand end to Wayne State dog experiments; monkey deaths ...

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Brilliant and important article by Rutgers law professor Adil Haque. www.justsecurity.org/133550/illeg...

The Illegality of Israel’s Military Campaign in Lebanon

Israel and the United States must end their ongoing war of aggression against Iran, and Israel must end its unnecessary military campaign in Lebanon.

justsecurity.org

They’re still doing this.

DHS admits it deported more than 80 DACA recipients

“Dreamers” who came to the U.S. as children are protected under U.S. law, so deportations of them are unusual.

politico.com

Huge. Very sad. Be clear about the evil that is the Putin regime: Sacrificing endless human lives for personal self-aggrandisement.

Ian Moody@ianmoody.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Confidential Russian Documents Obtained by Ukraine Show 1.3 Million Russian War Losses. united24media.com/latest-news/...

I am moderating this tonight with truly exceptional panelists -- please do stop by if you have time!

UCL Political Science@uclspp.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Policy & Practice Seminar, 12 Mar 2026, 18:15 – 19:30 "Contesting Equality: LGBTIQ+ Rights, the State, and Democratic Decline" Join us to explore the backlash, state power, and activist resistance across the Global North and South 🔗 buff.ly/pnYAD94 @ucl.ac.uk #Seminars #Politics #LGBTQIA+ #UCL

“The simple truth is that fossil fuels were only ever cheap if you ignored the vast collateral costs of political violence. corruption, environmental wreckage & #climate breakdown”. My op-ed in today’s Irish Examiner. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Maybe Trump's war will finally wean us off our oil dependency

In the 1970s we had no choice but to queue for petrol. In 2026 there is a host of alternatives — the war in the Gulf should be the final push we need to renewables

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Anti-drone nets now cover streets, sidewalks, and highways in Izium, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine, designed to tangle the propellers of Russian FPV drones. Drones cause roughly 80% of frontline casualties. 📹: ElBeardsley / NPR

Cities in Vermont and Maine are experiencing some of the same tactics that ICE has been using across Minnesota since December, and facing lots of resistance.

Vermont Public@vermontpublic.org · 5mo ago

UPDATE: A tense, day-long standoff outside a South Burlington house ended Wednesday night with federal immigration agents removing three people inside and a series of violent clashes between police and hundreds of activists who tried to impede the apprehension. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

The New Mexico Department of Health said it believes the "most likely source of infection" was raw milk the mother consumed while she was pregnant.

New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn baby death

The New Mexico Department of Health said it believes the "most likely source of infection" was raw milk the mother consumed while she was pregnant.

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"power plant" = fossil fuelled power plant. Weird detail to leave out 🤔

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 5mo ago

Work has been completed on a data centre in Dublin that is not connected to the national electricity grid and instead runs off its own on-site power plant

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after. It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.