TONIGHT: @jaredb-econ.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court of Appeals AFFIRMS dismissal of a lawsuit by Mohave County Supervisor Ron Gould seeking to force full hand counts. Court holds that Gould lacked standing. Another big victory for my law firm, its clients and the voters of Arizona. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...

🚨BREAKING: More than 200,000 Missourians have signed a petition supporting a referendum to block Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map. But GOP officials are working to thwart them at every turn. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia has requested that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the now-former Prince, appear before Congress for a transcribed interview about Jeffrey Epstein.

The harmful economic policies of Trump and Republicans are crushing the American people.

The Trump administration’s effort to gather private voter data from every state poses serious national security risks and raises privacy concerns, a pair of Democratic senators wrote in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

No, no, it's **Rebecca** who was great. And, indeed, now it's a radio show! The second (54 minute) link here: www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/... or Spotify link here: open.spotify.com/episode/5nlK... or Apple podcast link here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

My colleagues @brookings.edu are out with a new piece that highlights the benefits of mail voting They find that mail voting is secure & fraud is exceedingly rare, especially in universal vote-by-mail systems Read more👇 –TN www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...

HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.

Because the government, more specifically this administration, knows what your gender is better than you do…😡

NEW: California’s attorney general said Thursday he’s wary of moves Trump could make to use federal power to interfere in the 2026 elections — through intimidation, suppression or purges of the voter rolls. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Discover the full story behind Stephen Miller’s “plenary authority” claim and its threat to our democracy. Dive into the analysis of presidential power limits in Project 2025. Stay informed and share! Read here: open.substack.com/pub/exoteric... #Exoteric #UsDemocracy

BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump administration "did not comply" with his order.

🚨BREAKING: After my team defeated them in court on Monday, Republicans have filed a motion to drop their latest lawsuit to block Virginia redistricting. Overall, the GOP and their proxies are now 0-2 in Virginia and 0-5 in California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...

The grand jury refused to indict felony charges so DOJ brought a misdemeanor. The trial jury acquitted—note: that means that every single person on the jury voted for acquittal. There wasn’t even a single vote to convict. joycevance.substack.com/p/prosecutor...

Thank you Bobbi Bittker and @americanbar.org for the nice write up! www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...

HOPIUM CHRONICLES: My 2025 Election Recap - Blue Wave, Enormous Margins, Clear Repudiation Of Trump And Republicans (Video, Written Analysis) open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...

Oh reeeeeally?

@scottbluewave.bsky.social @pacamp.bsky.social @justplainbeaute.bsky.social @merrirrro.bsky.social @patsythepinky.bsky.social @maryannak.bsky.social @susanphx.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social @maplemama20.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Spoke with @tombatemandc.bsky.social for the BBC about US maritime strikes and the law. US legal arguments are "completely unconvincingly." "You're left with a situation which involves premeditated killing outside of armed conflict, and we refer to that as murder." www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."

The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.” Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:

A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Read it today, come back for regular updates: www.justsecurity.org/124002/timel...

A new report largely blames "disruptive technology” and cuts to government spending for a high number of job losses this year.

As Operation Midway Blitz unfolds, @brennancenter.org's Matthew Ruppert & Spencer Reynolds argue Chicago can lawfully refuse local aid to federal crackdowns by using sanctuary powers to protect protestors and public trust. www.justsecurity.org/124069/defen...

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress

It makes you wonder who would advise them to do this?

Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for @science.org 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

THE CONTRARIAN: The Hideous Symbol of MAGA Corruption open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Today's news roundup: -DHS revokes protection status for South Sudanese -Judge in Comey case admonishes DOJ for "indict first, investigate second" approach -China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centres -U.S. military draws up Nigeria plans 👇 www.justsecurity.org/124085/early...

Now THAT’S a Project I can support!! 👊

Supreme Court justices seemed ‘puzzled’ by Trump’s argument on tariffs, @tribelaw.bsky.social says www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

Tuesday’s election results cast doubt on the wisdom of the GOP’s gerrymandering war, Russell Berman reports. “None of this is good for Republicans,” one longtime GOP strategist told him. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

SMART ELECTIONS: Malware Can Erase Every Tenth Voter open.substack.com/pub/smartele...

An official with the Agriculture Department tells a federal court that allotments to SNAP beneficiaries for November will be 65% of their normal rate instead of the 50% previously estimated by the Trump administration.

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

CIVIL DISCOURSE: What the Frogs Know open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

TONIGHT: @tribelaw.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Another Trump DOJ case accusing someone of assaulting law enforcement collapses once a jury inspects the evidence — this time, in Washington state. www.krem.com/article/news...

HOPIUM CHRONICLES: Joyous 2025 Election Recaps With Jen Rubin & Norm Eisen, Tom Bonier, And Charlie Dingman The Chair Of The Maine Dem Party open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...

We’ve still had no oversight hearings, no classified briefings, and no legal justification for this Administration's boat strikes.   It is completely a dereliction of duty for Republicans to not convene at all and be on vacation during this shutdown.

This viral tweet, reposted nearly 2k times so far, reflects the reach of Trump’s lies about tariffs. Barrett was asking how the government would refund people in the *US* if Trump loses. Because that’s who pays Trump’s import taxes. www.allrisenews.com/p/scotus-tar...

I have published a lot of videos explaining what is happening to democracy. None is more important or urgent than this one. Watch and share. youtu.be/cEKnZlsFkFE

Trump is too modest. He took 42 million people off food stamps in a week… #RadioFreeAmerica

Listening to @NealKatyal.bsky.social argue tariffs case. Impressive and persuasive. Politely calling out Alito on his own inconsistency in textualism. IEEPA makes no mention of tariffs. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

There is something wrong with the president

BIG NEWS buried amid the blue wave: @govwesmoore.bsky.social announces that Maryland is IN when it comes to redrawing maps for 2026. "Come next November in Maryland, we will have fair maps."

Key Supreme Court conservatives seemed skeptical Wednesday that President Donald Trump has the power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, potentially putting at risk a key part of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his unprecedented presidency. https://to.pbs.org/47lnSqO