James Sloat

"The fact that Trump is adorning his office with gold and doubling his net worth is all the proof you need that he was perfectly content to say whatever he needed to say on the campaign trail to manipulate his fans. But now that he's got what he needs from them, he's done helping them."

“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄

Make it 3 courts now wrestling with Trump's authority to federalize natl guard under 10 USC §12406 .SupCourt in Chi case; 9th cir in Portland case; and today a diff 9th cir merits panel re LA case. Looking forward to discussing on @thelastword w/ guest host @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social at 10:20 PM ET.

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

what an arrogant bastard. he first said it wouldn't touch the East Wing.
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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

Think I might have found some fraud, waste, and abuse for the DOGE bros to cut.

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Trump's America

#BREAKING The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its fight with Illinois over deployment of the National Guard.

lol two AUSAs from EDNC versus Michael Dreeben is like Moldova trying to fight Russia

For all the chatter abt the Santos pardon, these details are some of the most insightful.

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C7-1/ALDE_00001095/

Under the Constitution and under the ADA, it is illegal to spend money without funding for that purpose. The president may not spend money to do something unless there's actually money to carry it out and that action is expressly allowed.

YouTube video by Katie Phang OMG! Trump DOJ UNDER FIRE as Comey PREPARES Defense

BREAKING: James Comey to file a motion to dismiss due to Felon Trump’s illegal appointment of Lindsay Halligan as US Attorney in the EDVA.

I’ve got the details on the latest, incl. the judge agreeing Comey should have access to certain info as he prepares his defense.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 15m U.S. District Judge April Perry just took the bench for this morning's status hearing in Illinois v. Trump, over deployment of the National Guard. Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 10m Perry called everyone in to make a disclosure. After listening to 9th Circuit oral arguments on Nat Guard over the weekend, Perry says one of her clerks realized the government had taken a position there "inconsistent" with what had been said in Perry's courtroom. Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 8m That frustrated law clerk texted someone they "believed" to be another law clerk, but who turned out to be a "friend of theirs who works at the Illinois attorney general's office." Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social • 7m That clerk realized what they'd done within about 90 seconds, deleted/edited the message and asked the friend if they'd read it. The friend said they'd "seen enough to know it was not meant for them." Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social Bottom line: Perry says that clerk will no longer be working on this case, going forward. Neither side made a motion based on this disclosure, but I didn't hear anyone rule it out, either. Either way, hearing adjourned. October 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM

Oof, relatable disclosure in Illinois's/Chicago's National Guard case: One of Judge Perry's law clerks tried to text a fellow clerk to complain about DOJ, accidentally texted a friend who worked for the opposing party (IL AG's office)

Annie Fox and David Fox inserting ballots into a dropbox

@anniefox.com and I voted #YesOnProp50 too, as you did at an election dropbox

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

I have always loved @propublica.org's mission statement. It speaks to method as much as mission, and does not shrink from describling their journalism as a moral undertaking. www.propublica.org/about/

Chicago native Chance the Rapper in DC: “FUCK ICE.”

Governor Pritzker, please call off your state troopers!

You said you would stand between ICE and the people of Illinois. This is not how you do that. These officers should be defending peaceful protestors, not ICE.

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Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

This is a fantastic statement from the governor of Washington, but I can't get past the fact that the man who's standing up to the right-wing anti-immigrant machine is named ...

Bob Ferguson?

Seriously?

Does he have a daughter named Willa?

The Slow Death Facing The Comey Prosecution This morning at 10 a.m., former FBI Director Jim Comey was arraigned in federal court.

Some cases take on outsized importance, with issues that transcend the decision the parties ask the courts to make. This is one of those cases. The stakes are high: the integrity of the Justice Department and the ability of a president to corrupt the rule of law. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
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Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

Here’s my analysis of NSPM-7 & the antifa EO. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump HUMILIATED In Front of ENTIRE WORLD as ICE PLANS IMPLODE

@tilleckert.com, a German investigative journalist, witnessed the violent assault of an Ecuadorian woman by an ICE agent in the halls of an NYC immigration courthouse.

We talk about his experiences while on that beat & why all eyes are on the US at this moment in history.

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Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two…

EDVA, where justice goes to die.
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Pathetic Pamela Jo

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump Goons PANIC as Dems DIG Into BRIBERY SCANDAL

Allegations of Pay to Play is a hallmark of this Trump Administration and Border Czar, Tom Homan, is no stranger to them.

@propublica.org investigative journalist, Avi Asher-Schapiro, joins me w/his latest on the push to cash in on Homan’s role in the Trump Regime.

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Trump calls for investigation into Blumenthal over allegations he lied about military service | CNN Politics President Donald Trump called for Sen. Richard Blumenthal to be investigated in a Truth Social post late Tuesday night, hours after the Democratic senator sparred with Attorney General Pam Bondi…

AG Bondi used ad hominem attacks rather than answer hard questions at yesterday’s Senate hearing. This is an old debater’s trick. Attack the person to conceal weak facts. We deserve answers, not insults.
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