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Trump Claims the Right to Cut Himself Blank Checks from Lawsuits President Donald J. Trump has claimed that he has the right to funnel as much taxpayer money into his own accounts as he likes. When asked by a reporter on Saturday evening what it was like to be on b...

Meanwhile, he's raiding our Treasury with glee... www.yahoo.com/news/article...

🙄 Things that are unconstitutional for $1000, Alex. 🥴

He’s now calling for federalization of elections.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities | CNN Politics Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who inve...

#FoxNews lied for 4 years about the weaponization of the DOJ by Joe Biden & it was absolute bullshit.
It’s strange that they’ve never mentioned PEDO Trump’s 500 attempts to weaponize the DOJ.

Trump team to start “daily” meetings to focus on prosecuting his political adversaries.

Susie Wiles 🥱

Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities | CNN Politics Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who inve...

Ironic that the "Weaponization Working Group" is doing exactly what it purports to fight against. Exactly!

Trump is abusing DOJ to go after his perceived enemies.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...

U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company

U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying' A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at Na...

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New Epstein files reveal he may have trafficked girls to others despite official denials Allegations prompt questions about officials’ contentions that there isn’t evidence to investigate third parties

The disclosure of more than 3m files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggests that other men were involved in his sexual abuse, prompting questions about officials’ contentions that there isn’t evidence to investigate third parties for potential involvement in the late financier’s crimes.

Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search

I assure you that the few experienced litigators left at DOJ are blanching about this news. The facts around this bungled and questionable warrant lay bare that this was never about a crime. /1

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Chicago mayor signs executive order calling on police to investigate federal immigration agents accused of misconduct | CNN Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday signed an executive order directing city police to investigate and document alleged misconduct by federal immigration officers with an eye toward prosecution.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/u...

Twenty-five years into it, the war on terror has become a war against ourselves. That forever war must come to an end. Enough with the military gear. Enough with the mass surveillance. Enough with the constant fear of an ever-shifting Other. Democrats should not be afraid to make the case for this, or other, structural changes to D.H.S. and an immigration system in desperate need of comprehensive reform. Yes, Americans want a secure border. But most of us are also tired of war, wary of an intrusive militarized government, welcoming of immigrants, and protective of our core freedoms. Mr. Trump's administration should be the period that concludes the post-9/11 era.

P.S. The above article was linked by Ben Rhodes in his NYT column. Here’s his conclusion, which nails it. (I liked his reasoning but not necessarily his core reform: returning ICE functions to DOJ, when the problem is unlawful conduct & awful immigration law. But anyway his reasoning is sound.)

Meet the New Proud Boys The far-right group’s views and tactics are now emulated by federal agents.

Let this sink in…

“We’ve kind of gotten what we want, right? There’s no reason to fucking protest,” Enrique Tarrio [said] earlier this week”…

…”He no longer felt compelled to show up with other Proud Boys to fight left-wing protesters, because the federal government was doing the job itself.”

Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do? All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

See the long, online article - an extensive list of people.
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Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage

“His brief but fiery ruling chastised the government’s “ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence” and called for “a more orderly and humane policy than currently in place.”

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Opinion | A ‘geyser’ of sewage turns back the clock on the Potomac An urban river can only be as healthy as the infrastructure built to protect it.

So much of the nation’s infrastructure is in need of upgrading and repair, but instead of investing in our communities those in power continue to allow the billionaires to bleed our country dry wapo.st/3NWkjA0

They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.

They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Unpaid Dues

"The United States is responsible for about 95 percent of the money owed to the United Nations, about $2.2 billion"

Gift article 🎁

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...

Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed Among the national parks targeted in the new removal orders are some of the country’s most iconic: Grand Canyon, Glacier, Big Bend and Zion.

"At Little Bighorn Battlefield. . . text that described the US being “hungry for gold and land” & breaking promises to Native Americans was ordered changed or removed. . . Text describing how U.S.-run boarding schools for Indigenous children . . . was also deemed not to comply with Trump’s policy."

Over Creamy Chicken, Europe’s Leaders Try to Reduce Dependence on Trump

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WHAT TO DO WITH A PROBLEM LIKE TRUMP

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...

Donald Trump wants to make an example out of Canada. How will we prepare? We must urgently strengthen our capacity to endure whatever this wildcard President throws at us

Gift article. Don't think it is unlimited. Worth a read.

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8cf43f7...

Gift article for this - the memo has a hyperlink

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers

“the biggest act of union-busting in U.S. history"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...

The Way to Beat Back Trump Was Just Revealed There is a word for what ICE’s opponents in Minneapolis represent, and it has a long, successful history: dissidence.

For an Antidote to Trump, Look to the Dissidents - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

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I’m so sorry. ❤️

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When “independent journalists” aren’t really journalists The rise of slop producers like Nick Shirley

I found this article clarifying in what is a journalist today, vs a creator adhering to an algorithm.

This Nick guy says he’s not aligned with any party. Yet, his irresponsible Somali daycare video was the precursor to the surge in ICE deployments in Minneapolis.