Amanda Carpenter

‘Marines train for war:’ Veterans blast deployment of military to assist ICE in Florida Local veterans are speaking out against the deployment of 200 Marines to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida. Over 200 veterans have signed an open letter opposing the use of th...

“We swore an oath to the Constitution, and the law makes clear what the U.S. military is for and not for. Using Marines to participate in ICE operations on U.S. soil dishonors that oath.” www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...

Judge rules Trump administration broke law in takedown of public funding tracker A federal judge ruled the Trump administration violated federal law by taking down a public website that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies, ordering its reinstatement. U.S. Dist…

“Congress passed a law making sure the American public could see how their taxpayer dollars are being spent, and we will continue to hold the administration accountable for making good on that promise," says Cerin Lindgrensavage, counsel for Protect Democracy. thehill.com/business/bud...

Judge Rules OMB Must Comply
with the Law Agency required to resume publicly disclosing how it spends taxpayer dollars

In a huge victory, we secured a permanent injunction in our case against OMB for violating the law requiring public disclosure of how taxpayer dollars are spent. The public has a right to know what the government has been doing with your taxpayer dollars. protectdemocracy.org/work/omb-req...

MAGA discovers the downsides of a politicized DOJ Jeffrey Epstein, trust, and the death of independent law enforcement

We should be able to trust the Department of Justice.
The Jeffrey Epstein mess shows why we can't right now.
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/maga-disco...

The Dangerous Plan to Turn Military Lawyers Into Immigration Judges The U.S. military is not a civilian law enforcement agency.

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis think it's a great idea to deploy JAG officers to be immigration judges.

It's not. Three retired military lawyers explain why here.

www.thebulwark.com/p/dangerous-...

Seems like we need to see the image Trump is denying. The WSJ story says their reporters reviewed the image which, at some point, were examined by DoJ.

The story is unclear who is in possession of these files now. But they have been seen by the reporters.

So, who has those files?

That said, the WSJ editorial team has an odd piece on Epstein this evening. They say a special counsel investigation would be wrong, the Dems are wrong, and Trump's fans are wrong.

Aside from that it seems to stake out no position on the matter.

www.wsj.com/opinion/jeff...

it's locker room talk in print

Kudos to all members of the WSJ team who resisted legal threats from the president to do journalism about the president.

Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

Here’s your free link to the Trump/ Epstein story www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

You are telling me Alan Dershowitz wrote an op-ed defending the Epstein stuff in the WSJ and someone thought that may help stop the WSJ story?

Amanda Carpenter on Substack Hi, writers! Asking for some advice for a project outside my day job! I wrote a 14,000-word fiction story and am wondering what to do with it. Maybe I publish on Substack? I have more ideas and draft...

ISO advice! I wrote a story & want to do something with it. It's called The Kill List Is a Joke, and it's a dark comic novella that follows Paulie, a senior staffer at a fading think tank who believes he can temper the movement’s worst instincts. More here.

substack.com/@amandacarpe...

Not his military The Fourth of July is a reminder America rejected kings

Are you going to a Fourth of July parade today? I hope to see many flags waving. It's a symbol of our affirmation of independence from tyrants. What gives us that freedom? At the core, the idea is that the military defends the Constitution and not a king.

www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/not-his-mi...

Trump views the military not as a constitutional institution, but as a personal tool.

Our nation’s founders, after rejecting a king and securing their liberty, built a system designed to prevent the kind of unchecked use of force we are now seeing.

www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/not-his-mi...

WTF: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will determine what the Marines will do and where they work, according to NORTHCOM."

200 Marines among those being sent to Florida to help ICE The Trump Administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal immigration enforcement officers.

Trump is now deploying the Marines to Florida to aid ICE operations. The US military should not be operating on US soil like this.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/200...

Joe Rogan is finding out.

www.masslive.com/news/2025/06...

I'm not quite old enough to be willing to accept the blame for this but I take the point

Revolutionary!

What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend Burned out and ladened with debt Gen-Z is getting a jump on retirement by going on short unpaid breaks from work: "micro-retirements."

Fast Company published an article about young people taking a one or two-week vacation from work and is calling it "micro retirement."

I've never been so happy to be the age I am.

www.fastcompany.com/91357784/wha...

Not his military The Fourth of July is a reminder America rejected kings

Trump is consolidating control over guys w/ guns. See: Nat Guard, Marines, ICE.

This is how authoritarians entrench power. And it risks unraveling the very republic the military was created to defend.

Remember why July 4 is the OG No Kings holiday. From me www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/not-his-mi...

A $16M settlement in response to Trump’s baseless lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview sets a dangerous precedent.

It undermines press freedom and rewards political attacks on journalism.

Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social ‬explain why @paramountnewsbr.bsky.social’s board must be held accountable.

"Everything you read about the horrors and fascist crimes of our prison system is true. There’s just one correction needed: the reality is even worse."

The center is not holding.
Read all of this. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-center...

DOGE has the keys to sensitive data that could help Elon Musk In at least seven major departments or agencies, DOGE secured the power to view records that experts say could benefit Elon Musk’s businesses for years.

Musk has long dreamed about making an "everything app" and, through DOGE, gained access to data from seven government agencies, including the Treasury Dept. and SSA, that could benefit his companies.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

ENDORSE THIS MESSAGE.

If you need an antidote to the doom scrolling and reason to believe, as I do, that we still have all the tools necessary to fix our democratic backsliding, give this a listen.

U.S. law firm Susman Godfrey defeats Trump executive order Law firm Susman Godfrey convinced a judge on Friday to permanently block a White House executive order against it, capping a string of court victories for firms targeted for their association with U.S. President Donald Trump's perceived enemies.

GOOD NEWS

(Reuters): Law firm Susman Godfrey convinced a judge on Friday to permanently block a White House executive order against it, capping a string of court victories for firms targeted for their association with U.S. President Donald Trump's perceived enemies.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

What. Is. Happening.

NBC Los Angeles news write-up here: www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...

“Time to get on offense” Podcast Episode · Deadline: White House · 06/26/2025 · 1h 26m

Appreciated the conversation
I had with @nicollewallace.bsky.social and @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social on Deadline WH about how Trump is personalizing the military.

The more politicized gov't operations are, the less professionally they perform.

See: Pete Hegseth.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

How did ICE break the bank? Congress should ask the budget director

ICE is on track to be $1 billion--yes, with a "B", billiooonnnn--over budget.

Russ Vought needs to answer for it.

He'll be before Senate Approps Wednesday.

Make the Office of Management and Budget show their work.

www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/how-did-ic...