Hilary Appelman

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Officials in the Trump regime will never miss an opportunity to cash in on their own cruelty.

photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

The Energy Department adds “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its restricted list.

He’s laying the groundwork to fuck with & overthrow the 2026 election. He’s laying the groundwork to stay in the White House after the 2028 election. Donald Trump is America’s enemy. It must be said. He is an enemy to this country. And he must be stopped.

Chart showing risk of being murdered in the subway if you rode 500 times last year (0.4 in 100,000) versus other risks such as that of dying in a traffic accident in the US last year (12.1 in 100,000)

The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Yes. The mere fact that the charges against Schiff probably won't go anywhere doesn't make this less of a story. The story is Trump and his loyalists are manipulating the bureaucracy to create pretexts for prosecutions, as model for more to come (w/ICE getting supercharged). Focus on *that* story.

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names.

None of the names of the 230+ Venezuelan deportees the Trump administration sent to CECOT matched those on the lists.

(Published May)

Dems to Fight Texas’ ‘Illegal, Unconstitutional and Egregious Effort to Rig the Elections’ Read more here.

Trump’s pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the congressional map, a rare mid-decade move aimed to help Republicans keep their slim majority in the House.
Dems call it “unconstitutional and egregious,” and are exploring ways to stop the Republican plan from moving forward.

Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’ DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.

I and many others who professionally researched and wrote about the first term of Donald Trump have said that his plan is to provoke a second Kent State as a pretext for martial law and the cancellation of the midterms.

Now we find Trump *dramatically* expanding bases for cops to shoot protesters.

Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest Barnard and Columbia issued interim suspensions Thursday afternoon to four student journalists who covered a Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest in Butler Library, citing “information received” from Pub...

Several Columbia Univ student journalists are suspended after covering protests (while wearing press ID) in the main library.

Their access to campus is blocked, and they can't take final exams.

Also: Columbia's acting president is a former ABC journalist

www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/05...

I like him already

The point is not to win the case. It is to intimidate the judiciary.

Abrego Garcia's Wife Forced To Move To Safe House After Homeland Security Shares Her Address On Social Media Absolutely despicable.

This is disgusting behavior from a government agency.

it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.

I will keep asking this. Will ANY reporter ask Karoline Leavitt at the briefing to respond to the fact that the "evidence" for this claim was produced by a cop who was subsequently suspended/indicted for serious misconduct? This is their CENTRAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE.

newrepublic.com/article/1940...

Rabbi and Cantor Alums of Brown Write To the University: Do Not Cede Control to Those Who Weaponize Antisemitism

FYI rabbis and cantors who are alums of Brown University are organizing, asking the university not to capitulate to Trump's weaponization of antisemitism on the path to destroying higher ed and the diversity and freedoms that should accompany it.

Glad to be one of them.

🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.

He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords

Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

NEW—Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman announces overhaul of University Senate (made up of students & faculty).

Comes after Senate published 300-page report exposing “web of highly
charged political agendas,”
“distortions,” and external influences that shaped campus events.

Excerpt here:

Boycott Avelo Airlines

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Solid weasel wording from the Times

absolutely insane, a betrayal of the most basic principles of freedom of speech for which the American republic is supposed to stand

Why would anyone come here now?

"The Four Ivies," a haggadah supplement from contributing writer @elivalley.bsky.social. Happy Passover. jewishcurrents.org/the-four-ivi...

Another court defeat for Trump White House

Judge rejects request for pause on order restoring access to Associated Press

Judge: "Constitutional protections would be worth little indeed if they wilt in the face of presidential incursion"

Trump must reinstate Associated Press to White House press pool, judge rules “The Constitution requires no less,” the judge said.

A federal judge has ordered Trump to reinstate the AP to the White House press pool: “The Constitution requires no less."

- Rumeysa Öztürk has never been charged with a crime.
- Mahmoud Khalil has never been charged with a crime.
- Momodou Taal has never been charged with a crime.
- Badar Khan Suri has never been charged with a crime.

Even if you accept the premise and decision, which I absolutely do not, it is the simplest thing to phone the visa holder, tell them their visa is revoked and say they have a month to leave the country. Accosting someone on the street like a kidnapping is just a spectacle of terror.