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Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe. Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.

Those six brave Democrats...and OTHERS...should IMMEDIATELY create and release ANOTHER video message to our military men and women...and point out how bat shit crazy Donald Trump's response to it was, and why that confirms the necessity of their first video message.

People who tell you, "One person can't make much of a difference!," has clearly never been f*cked with all day... by one...lone..determined..house fly...on a hot July afternoon...when all you want to do was nap for a little bit. Oh...we're making a difference. We're definitely..making a difference.

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1/2 🧵NONE of these six Democratic patriots is going to back down. Not from a man who mistakes intimidation for power. Not from a political figure whose influence is shrinking by the week. And certainly not from someone who only imagines he inspires fear when, in reality, all he...

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I have had one of the strangest weeks of my legal career: -My firm won TX redistricting case. -Trump's bogus RICO against me was in 11th Cir. -Accused in deranged opinion of being a Soros puppet. I write about all of this and more tomorrow. Join Democracy Docket now to receive. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC) is not amused by ICE's antics in Charlotte and wants an accounting. “I want to make sure that Homeland Security can provide me with the definitive list of people who were detained, how long they were detained, whether or not they were released and, when property was

We're not even talking about "arresting billionaires" (unless they commit crimes). We're just talking about getting them to pay taxes. If they don't, THAT's when they go to jail--just like anybody else. It's not radical for billionaires to pay taxes--even high marginal rates.

This retreat invites very uncomfortable questions for the Trumpists: If mass deportations are so good for the communities where they're carried out, why is the president withdrawing those benefits from his many supporters in North Carolina?

This said by a so-called President who literally committed sedition (January 6th) and treason (stealing 1,000s of top secret documents).

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There’s no way this is real

1/2 🧵You’re right...Kay. the plan is laid out in plain sight. But the real danger isn’t just what Trump wants to take...it’s how much of the population...has already been conditioned to cheer it on. Authoritarians don’t strip rights by force first...they strip them through consent.

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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man. We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:

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Remember..Trump RESENTS our military members...because he knows he was TOO AFRAID to put himself in harms way...the way each of them agreed to do. And, traveling the world with the most massive security team..and the most sophisticated technology...anywhere on Earth...is not even remotely, "brave."

AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : As I’ve said before, there was a day before Donald Trump’s presidency and there will be a day after. And in that day after, people will see so many of the decisions that individuals and organizations made…

On to the next American city to terrorize and kidnap its citizens with anonymous American Gestapo agents...

A good way to incentivize illegal behavior is to punish people for following the law.

Rep. Jason Crow: “Karoline Leavitt is outright lying. Actually, what she said from the podium is that there was an encouragement of disobeying lawful orders. We actually said the exact opposite.”

If a reasonable person would know the order is illegal, you MUST refuse. Obedience is not absolute, duty to the Constitution is. Oath is to defend the Constitution not a person Yes. U.S. service members have a legal and moral obligation to disobey an illegal order. Not just the right. The DUTY.

I don't understand why Lindsey Halligan is objecting to be a puppet. She was chosen to be Trump's puppet and he likes his puppets. He also forgives puppet lawyers who embarrass themselves and lose cases -- which is one of the most hopeful signs for the future of democracy.

Two lost children finding eachother in the dark. A #Frankenstein charcoal illustration in progress 🍁🖤

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Wow "[Ed] Martin is also believed to have shared sensitive grand jury information about the James case with at least one unauthorized individual as well as worked with another person from outside the federal government to examine potential evidence in the Schiff and James probes."

Same!

A class-action suit filed on Thursday accuses the Trump administration of weaponizing civil penalties to force undocumented migrants to self-deport. Some migrants have been assessed a $1,000 daily fine for being illegally present in the U.S.

So 18 months after Day 1, *not* Day 1, hmmm... ? Yeah, no. Not going to believe it. At least, not unless TFG drops *ALL* of his tariffs well before then. 🙄

Just did this and yup, it was turned on for me. Now it's off.

NEW: OK, some new information about the DOJ investigation into Bill Pulte and Ed Martin. So a republican citizen named Christine Bish did her own "investigation" into Schiff's mortgages, and submitted her findings to Bill Pulte. 1/

WHY ARE PEOPLE JUST STANDING AROUND IN A BURNING BUILDING?? RUN, YOU RUBBERNECKING DIPSHITS!!

When Jamal Khashoggi was killed , all the TV networks were chasing me down to have me on to talk about Trump, Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia and the murder. Now that MBS is back in town and being wined and dined by Trump, Musk, Bezos and other tech billionaires? I have not had one TV invite.

Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging. Here’s my response:

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FFS! The incompetence would be funny if not for the fact that these idiots are causing real harm to people. 🤬

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All projection all the time. This from the dude who incited an insurrection, pardoned insurrectionists (one who then sexually assaulted a girl), and is currently covering up for pedophiles.

Good. Dems not backing down in the slightest in the face of Trump's call for their execution. Keep this up, Dems. Treat Trump like *he's* the violent criminal and the real threat to our Constitution order. Because he is.

How are you going to approach Thanksgiving dinner and political conversations this year? @Stacey Abrams and I discuss that, as well as concrete steps we can all be taking right now to protect democracy, in our most recent conversation. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

We're having a cold, rainy day today. No thunderstorms (yet?), just intermittent long bouts of gentle rain. Today's also trash pickup day & my bin's lid has been open for about 3 hrs. I can't go out in the rain to close it because I'll melt. 🙃🧙‍♀️ On the bright side, it will rinse away any ick. 😉

Here is a video that we posted today that offers an overview of our reporting. Please read the story and watch the video. Investigative reporting like this only matters if people read it/engage with it. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.

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