"I go right back to the First Amendment, that the rights of the press are not bestowed upon full-time professional journalists that just work at the New York Times. They’re bestowed on everybody” @trevortimm.bsky.social Read more in this article on @perezhilton.com in @columjournreview.bsky.social.

The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.

Remembering the time the planet became The Quiet Place for real. 117 countries recorded a drop in seismic noise because we went into lockdown.

On Tuesday morning I am arguing an important campaign finance case in the Supreme Court. I will be off line until that is over. In the meantime, stay informed about what else is happening to democracy in court by following @democracydocket.com and visiting www.democracydocket.com Be back soon!

ICE is going after people who commit fewer crimes than U.S. born citizens. They're robbing people, hurting people, using racial profiling, violating due process, hurting children, and going after American citizens while they do. This is an illegal criminal enterprise from head to toe.

Millions are struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities. 70% of U.S. adults say the American Dream is dead. How does Trump respond? By saying "affordability" is a "Democrat scam" and a "hoax." Hello?

“Citizens can organise and assemble peacefully but they are vulnerable to frequent use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies, including rubber bullets, tear gas and baton charges,” the rating description said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‼️ 🌈 🥚 "When a queer Korean adoptee reunites with her birth mother in Seoul, long-buried cultural misunderstandings and unspoken regrets surface." Premieres Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10pm on PBS Television; Streaming Available on PBS App Until March 8, 2026 www.pbs.org/pov/films/be...

"Years earlier, Trump did the very thing he’s accusing his enemies of, records show." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Tell Congress it's time to evict Kristi Noem.

For what possible reason are they using torture on people arrested for immigration offenses? In Abu Ghraib, they tried to say they were after information about future terrorist attacks. Stupid and monstrous, but they had a purported 'reason'. What the fuck is this supposed to be for?

And the tortured have never been convicted of a crime, and the worst thing most if not all of them did was come to the US to make a better life for themselves, sometimes traveling by foot for hundreds or thousands of miles.

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

Release the Epstein files. Lock up the war criminals. Abolish the ICE Gestapo. Lock up the felon.

A massive sunstorm (G3 - G4) is underway. ts2.tech/en/strong-g3...

The gig, as they say, is up.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents during a raid last week. Remember: ICE is getting $170B in new funding from Trump's Big Ugly Bill and lowering its hiring standards. If Trump's thugs can do this to a member of Congress, they can do it to you.

Trump calls Somali immigrants “garbage.” His VP cheers him on. Meanwhile, families are being torn apart, asylum is being shut down, aid is being gutted, and the military is firing on survivors in the water. Cruelty is becoming national policy—silence is complicity. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

lol i didn’t realize the paramount hostile takeover bid is backed by jared kushner’s fund

Same headline. Seven years apart. 🤡 @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.

Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too? A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.

Just saw my first fairly mainstream (but still independent) journalist refer to Trump, without qualification, as ‘a Nazi’.

The Kremlin is praising the new US security strategy. Any questions?

The GOP enacted civil service reform. The GOP will destroy civil service reform. The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own

The United States gives far too much power, money, and influence to silly people with heads full of nonsense.

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A new study out earlier this week in Cell suggests the shingles vaccine may slow the progression of dementia. That’s after large-scale studies have shown it may also reduce the risk of developing dementia. This is a very cool science story! Here’s more about how they conducted these studies. +

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

"The quiet, everyday act of Americans getting outside on their federal public lands generates more wealth, more jobs, more wages, and more tax revenue than all extractive industries on federal lands combined." substack.com/home/post/p-...

Important thread from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social.

Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯

Czech President Pavel warns: “If Putin wins in Ukraine, we all lose.” He compared secret U.S.-Russia talks on territorial concessions to the 1938 Munich Agreement, calling them dangerously familiar. Letting Russia emerge victorious from this war, he stressed, would be a defeat for all of Europe.

Not going to lie, this week’s SNL cold open might piss you off, but watch this clip till the end. 🤣

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed [by Trump] in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

You see that's almost good enough. Every time they take someone, they're denying them due process and that's illegal. So the cops should stop every single attempt ICE makes.

This should have been the expectation for all local police from the beginning.

Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏

There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented. ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”. Why is ICE harassing women?

“This should shock the conscience of every one of us,” Murray said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This administration has ventured well beyond acceptable norms, discarding evidence and sound decision making in ways that threaten public health. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

The Trump Administration is disappearing parents with no due process, leaving kids without any idea of when they'll see mom or dad again. Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson is a father witnessing the devastation firsthand. We're fighting to end these cruel abuses of power once and for all.