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Congress literally created an Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the expeditious removal of aliens who are designated as terrorists, under a preponderance of evidence standard.

I think problem isn’t the time it would take, but the fact that the government would have to produce actual evidence

The Kleptocracy Presidency Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

"We are living through a revolutionary change, a broad shift away from the transparency and accountability mandated by most modern democracies, and toward the opaque habits and corrupt practices of the autocratic world"

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The proposed Senate budget resolution would add almost 4x more to the debt than the first TCJA and 3x more than Biden’s covid-relief bill.

Our government feels like when Scar took over after Mufasa died. Just a bunch of ecological damage and hyenas running around this mf.

Fomenting Antisemitism Not Combating It

The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution.
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...

Here’s an update on the guy in charge of finding fraud in our government.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Largest drop in NASDAQ since March 20, 2020. Hmmm. Who was President then?

So...Reagan was wrong? Looks like they've switched teams.

The US has given Ukraine a lot of support since the war started, but taken as a share of GDP, we only come in at 17th place.

My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart

If you include aid that’s been promised but not yet allocated, Europe is putting twice as much money towards supporting Ukraine.

My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social chart

chart showing groups of opposition to Trump. Broad groups for lawsuits are Blue states, labour organisations, civil rights organisations, NGOs. Then there is a separate group for international rsponse and another one for non lawsuit response. A table of all actions is available here with any oppoistion highlighted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing (worksheet "Actions with links")

🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?

I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.

I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24

Why Elon Musk Can't Run DOGE [sic] Anymore - emptywheel When a bunch of Democratic Attorneys General latched onto a legal theory to hold Elon Musk accountable for dismantling the Federal government, the White House decided that Musk doesn't actually run DO...

Why Elon Musk Can't Run DOGE [sic] Anymore

www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/18/w...

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I won't give in to the lies.
I won't give in to the fear.
I *will* hold on to the truth and hope.

Thanks for your courageous reporting, Jim Acosta.

In his parting message @jimacosta.bsky.social said we should all post:

I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.

We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.

#ThankYouJimmyCarter

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I’m finally ready to move on from that other place! What I want for Christmas (or at least New Year’s Day) is to reach 50K here! Can you please help this hard-hitting, democracy-defending investigative reporter get there? Happy Holidays!

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

"A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress."

Wow. The magnificently restored interior of the Notre-Dame Cathedral

Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both be...

Undocumented workers pay nearly $100B year in state and federal taxes, including: "$25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022."

Amount of services received for the payroll taxes paid?

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