ABC reports that Mike Flynn’s reward for committing crimes for Trump will be $1.2M. abcnews.com/US/doj-pay-t...

All eyes are on the midterms as Trump uses the gov's full force to supercharge election lies in case he doesn't like the results. NEW: We just published a roadmap for journalists, advocates, and voters outlining what we can do about it. Join us, start here: 🔗 https://protdem.org/executive-override

A key question ahead of tomorrow’s hearing in Atlanta: Will the FBI agent who swore out the affidavit supporting the warrant be compelled to testify? We’re awaiting an order from Judge Boulee on that question. Stay tuned!

Absolute Units turns 1! Thanks to everyone who has listened in, supported us, and joined us in the booth in these past 12 months. Here's our special anniversary episode, answering many of the questions you very good people sent us yesterday. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

This is an absolute scandal; the United States government is deliberately consolidating all deportation cases of an ethnic minority that the President has called "garbage" in front of a handpicked group of judges and with dramatically accelerated timeline. A lawsuit was filed yesterday against it.

The danger grows each time ICE is used in ways it’s not supposed to be. Video: xcancel.com/rpsagainst.....

Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Awful: Stephen Miller is privately urging Texas lawmakers to restrict funding for the public education of undocumented kids. This has long been a right-wing dream: They want to get SCOTUS to reverse Plyler v Doe and further chip away at 14th Amendment. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2081...

Great read. Congratulations Anna!

5️⃣ Younger audiences also consume more podcasts than older people, with 59% of 18–24s listening to any kind of podcast monthly, compared with just 24% of people over 54. However, news podcasts specifically are not driving as much attention as other genres

6️⃣ Young people are much less interested in news than ten years ago in a trend echoed across all age groups Only 35% of 18–24 say they are very or extremely interested in news, compared with 52% of those over 54. Interest within the youngest group has fallen from 60% to 35% in the past decade.

Well, ICE has arrived. Excuse me, but how are ICE agents roaming the airports and standing around helping with the long line situation? Watch this…

🧵(1/X) 🚨HAPPENING SOON: SCOTUS is hearing arguments in a GOP challenge to Mississippi’s mail ballot grace period — a case that could impact YOUR vote if you depend on mail-in voting. Check out our live blog and follow this thread for real-time updates and analysis from Marc Elias and our team:

This week with @mjsdc.bsky.social on the box the Roberts Six have painted for themselves and the reason sometimes you say your dissent out loud. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...

Robert Mueller, a tribute open.substack.com/pub/weissman...

WHOA. Lewandowski is accused of demanding fees from a private prison company to steer them ICE contracts, at a time when he was widely known to be running DHS on Kristi Noem's behalf, then punishing them when they didn't pay up. Congress should conduct a full and bipartisan investigation into this.

Tulsi Gabbard under oath: "I was at Fulton County, Sir, at the request of the president." Feb. 5: President Trump: "She went in at Pam’s insistence.” Feb. 4: NBC's Tom Llamas: "Why is Tulsi Gabbard there?" President Trump: "I don’t know."

wow! Rand Paul begins Markwayne Mullin's hearing by confronting him about comments he made describing Paul as a "freakin' snake" & "celebrating" Paul getting assaulted "I wonder if someone who applauds political violence is right to lead an agency that has struggled to accept proper use of force"

you should read every word

🧵Judge overrules RFK Jr's efforts to trash vaccinations. "The pediatrics academy lauded the...ruling...it “effectively means that a science-based process for developing immunization recommendations is not to be trifled with & represents a critical step to restoring scientific decision-making...

#SCOTUS just granted certiorari before judgment in *both* the Syria and Haiti Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cases—and will hear argument on the merits in April. But it *deferred* the Trump administration's stay applications in both cases, so the DHS actions in those cases remain blocked for now:

Admitting publicly that you only want this bill that is designed to disenfranchise voters is necessary to make sure your party wins is quite a choice. The GOP has done away with subtlety and euphemisms and is now all "we need to cheat because the polls say people don't like us."

There is so very very much to learn about the origins and history of US citizenship and migration and that in turn shapes the grim, bad originalism deployed to strip it. @unlawfulentries.bsky.social is a must-listen and a must-read in advance of the birthright citizenship arguments in two weeks.

@unlawfulentries.bsky.social (Prof. Anna O. Law) compellingly summarized parts of her forthcoming book on @dahlialithwick.bsky.social's podcast Amicus. I'd say it sounds like a must-read for people who want to better understand our "nation of immigrants" (e.g., me!) www.annaolaw.com/book-migrati...

Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by Trump’s desire for vengeance.

Judge VanDyke's opinion was so offensive that 29 of the Ninth Circuit's senior and active judges, including a few Trump appointees, issued these rebukes:

and this week's Amicus podcast!

Per WSJ’s new reporting, it appears that DOJ, White House Counsel’s Office, and “top aides” tried to stop defense of the law firm EOs without directly telling Trump? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Jordan Fox, the special attorney who admitted that her office violated a ton of court orders, was in fact serving illegally the whole time ... slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies.

With @rachellaser.bsky.social of Americans United on all the many many ways church is crowding out state, and why it all started at SCOTUS

MS NOW confirms Corey Lewandowski is also out at DHS.

The Justice Department released *some* of the missing files, namely FBI interview notes from the woman alleging Epstein trafficked her as a young teen to Trump, Trump sexually assaulted her, and then she later endured a series of threats not to talk. Very dark reading www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...

We're proud to support this bipartisan coalition of high-level former defense officials and policy leaders urging Congress to investigate the Trump admin’s threat to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk - a penalty for disagreeing w/the admin. Read the letter: https://protdem.org/4sq0yjm

Dan Crenshaw has been ousted from Congress. The AP called the #TX09 primary for Steve Toth, one of the most far-right members of the Texas House.

James Talarico is expected to win the Texas Senate primary over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Decision Desk HQ projects. Many in the party viewed the race, the first major primary of the 2026 midterms, as a test of the party’s future direction. https://bit.ly/4rQ5OwR

after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

Very stable genius strikes again.

'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad. "The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“Fortunately, we have Andrew Weissmann to illuminate these dark times and to offer a roadmap back to sanity, a reinvestment in our age-old principles and a return to virtue.” - @kenlburns.bsky.social Order new book here: linktr.ee/liarskingdom Description: weissmann.substack.com/p/my-new-boo...

With former Solicitor General of the United States Donald Verrilli Jr. on why one still fights at SCOTUS

If I want to know about Supreme Court procedure I would definitely ask on Truth Social, yep

Trump has dismissed Vice Admiral Fred Kacher, deputy director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for issuing warnings to him about what might go wrong in a new war against Iran, Reuters report. www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

Trump on the Supreme Court's tariffs ruling: "Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible???"

Lest anyone think Judge Murphy selectively quoted Mary Larakers—the DOJ lawyer defending third-country deportations—here's the full exchange from the transcript. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The most fraudridden administration in American history will make an argument to the Supreme Court that it will not fund eligible health care claims because it is fighting fraud.

Seeing some "fuck Kansas" replies/QTs and while I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment behind the statement, I think a better response would be "fuck, we need to help the people of Kansas" If anyone knows a good way to do that, please put it in the comments and I will amplify