Deb Shanahan

A Terrible Idea Dean Chemerinsky discusses the reconciliation bill’s provision that would restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders

See you at 1 AM, yes, you read that right, when Republicans take up the spending bill, which includes
a provision that would restrict courts from holding gov’t officials in contempt for violating court orders—possibly explaining the subterfuge. www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...

The Road from ‘Citizens United’ to Trump, Musk, and Corruption A ‘naïve’ Supreme Court delivered lawless greed and cruelty. We’ll have to save ourselves, if we can.

15 years ago, the Supreme Court put a for sale sign on our democracy. Now, we’re facing an era of unprecedented corruption.

I spoke with @thebulwark.bsky.social on how Citizens United got us here and what we can do to fight back:

Opinion | There Is No Musk Clause in the Constitution (Gift Article) Trump is on shaky ground when it comes to the way he has empowered perhaps the most important figure in the new administration.

Here’s a gift link to my piece in today’s @nytimes.com about Musk & the Constitution

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Musk is an unelected, unconfirmed private citizen with access to classified information, financial systems, and federal policy decisions—all while running companies that directly profit from government contracts. This is corruption, plain and simple.

Shuttering of USAID could mean the end of millions in income for Midwest farm operations Frozen by Elon Musk’s DOGE personnel, the USAID program purchased $70 million in commodities in 2024 from Minnesota vendors.

USAID’s shutdown will hurt rural Americans: it purchased $2B in corn, wheat, soy et al from midwestern farmers www.startribune.com/usaid-shutte...

Part of Musk’s team attended a Nebraska university at one point.

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

In 2024 Elections, Most Races Were Over Before They Started (Gift Article) A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.

Republicans won the House because they gerrymandered 3 times as many districts as Dems did, but instead the NY Times frames their story around a decline in swing districts fueling "polarization."

The GOP's national advantage should be the lead, not briefly noted halfway through & still downplayed

In 2024 Elections, Most Races Were Over Before They Started A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.

A New York Times analysis of the nearly 6,000 congressional and state legislative elections in November shows just how few races were true races. Nearly all were dominated by an incumbent or played out in a district drawn to favor one party overwhelmingly.

Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

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The measure was even proposed by a fellow Republican.🙄

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BREAKING: Merrick Garland has released volume one of the Jack Smith report

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California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.

@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.

Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com

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