We all need to watch this carefully. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A demonstration at the Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. Children and families have been imprisoned in the concentration camp in Texas for months, and all they’ve experienced is abuse, neglect, mistreatment, undrinkable water and moldy food. #SHUTDOWNDILLEY Credit: @mommmaliz.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice is demanding that Wayne County, Michigan turn over its ballots from the 2024 election to investigate voter fraud claims. Michigan’s attorney general and secretary of state have responded saying that’s not going to happen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

When I first met Jamie Hayes, the car dealer who bought the 3D printer for the housing project, I didn’t know his company had abandoned a $590K deposit — or that there was no real housing plan. I didn’t know Hayes’ firm had drawn the FBI’s attention. With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social

Worse. Her husband died. Her stepson had an ICE connection and had her deported over the estate. It's the MAGA way. Estate issue? Deport. Custody issue? Deport. Men are using ICE as a weapon.

"Top staffers were figures with connections to GOP politics who hadn’t worked in the arts, including one spouse of a Republican party leader whose longest professional experience was working as a marketing and events manager at a Toyota dealership in Ireland..." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

"Secretary Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children,” the Judge wrote. “This case highlights a leader’s unserious regard for the rule of law... “Unserious leaders are unsafe." www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Very normal stuff. "Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful... "At one point Trump mused he should award himself the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor... www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Elias Law Group is currently litigating 87 voting and election cases in 44 states and the District of Columbia. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of free and fair elections and democracy is on the docket.

The Patriarchy is trying to deny women to vote in 2026. To take away every importright we've fought for & already won These women were the justice bringers that the Patriarchy is so afraid of Afraid we will turn into. I have great & saddened news We're already there WELCOME TO THE MATRIARCHY TEAM

These agents "don't know how to operate in these situations,” said former DOJ attorney Christy Lopez. Their behavior “is on par with the worst protest policing and just law enforcement that I've seen from any department, even in their worst days." With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

Oh. He marveled. "Some of the president’s advisers were caught off guard that tanker traffic would grind to a halt so quickly after the bombing began... "Trump has since marveled at the ease with which the strait was closed..." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

A well-oiled machine as always.

Businesses closed. Churches emptied. Parents afraid to take kids to school. Advocates say what was supposed to be a crime-fighting effort is keeping a community in fear. With @mlk50.com

"Over the past several months, our community has built a blueprint that other communities can use when federal agencies attempt to move detention infrastructure into their neighborhoods..." blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/today-in-b...

Interesting bit from a speech Cory Booker gave yesterday at the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus in Detroit: (Full speech here: www.c-span.org/program/camp...)

And they remain mystified as to why it's so hard for them to find real lawyers who will work for him... Eastman: disbarred Giuliani: disbarred Chesebro: disbarred Clark: facing possible disbarment Ellis: law license suspended www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

April Wilkens has spent 27 years behind bars for killing her ex-fiancé — after years of abuse, stalking and calls to the police that went nowhere. Her story underscores a legal experiment in Oklahoma, where a new law called the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act offers prisoners like her a chance at freedom.

We’re out here every week, fighting for this country. No War, no ICE, no Epstein cover up. We will never stop.

👉 Top leadership at the Department of Defense Christopher Miller, Acting Secretary of Defense Kash Patel, Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense Appointed after Trump’s dismissal of Mark Esper 11/9/2020 bsky.app/profile/chri...

Has anyone in the media asked Trump how he feels about his DOJ being 0-5 in lawsuits to gain access to state voter rolls? Seems like an important thing to ask.

Ossoff: I don’t know if you saw, but JD Vance was in Georgia this week. Don’t worry—no one showed up. The stadium was empty.

"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..." "One of her children recently enlisted in the military... www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

"In addition to filling the courtroom gallery and two additional overflow rooms, hundreds of protestors rallied outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore before the case was set to be heard..." marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/h...

April 17, 2026 This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships. Israel has been bombing southern Lebanon, where Iran-backed Hezbollah militants operate, and Iran’s leadership has said….

Today in Politics, Bulletin 351. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

that beep beep beep sound you hear is the president and his family backing a truck up to the US treasury... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security. theatln.tc/SS6krazR

For any DC folks interested, I'm going to be speaking at St. John's Church on Lafayette Square this Sunday. My goal, if I can manage it, will be to give an overview of what's happened in the last year with immigration, putting it in historical context, and arguing why it should matter to all of us.

Content warning. This is John Abendshien, 79. He previously owned the Winnetka house where “Home Alone” was filmed. He was just arrested & charged this week and charged on 7 counts of CSAM of children aged 4 to 15. Once again. Not an immigrant. Not a drag queen. Not a Mexican. smh

Today with @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @morelle.house.gov www.youtube.com/live/ROhay7D...

GIFT ARTICLE: As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

"They were clapping for everything I said" -- Trump completely makes stuff up about Democrats clapping for him at the State of the Union

Who could’ve predicted this would happen?

This is the way.

🚨BREAKING: After losing five straight cases attempting to access state voter rolls, the DOJ tried to patch a key legal flaw in its Minnesota lawsuit — only to attach the wrong document and rely on a single, disputed allegation as its new justification. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Very moving.

WAHLBERG: Mr Secretary, thank you for being here RFK Jr: *gets up to leave* WAHLBERG: I just want to make a few statements RFK Jr: I've gotta step out *leaves*

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president. www.wired.com/story/maga-i...

RFK Jr: We are doing more on maternal health than any other administration LEE: I said Black maternal health RFK Jr: Maternal health LEE: The thing is, they're not the same outcomes, which means we need specific interventions for Black maternal health RFK Jr: Can I finish?

Stevens to RFK Jr: "To top it off, Mr Secretary, I got a copy of HR-944. You know what it is? It's your impeachment articles, sir. You have abused your office, you have gutted America's public health! You should be ashamed."

Please clap.

CASAR: You've met with CEOs, you've met with billionaires. How many have you met with that have lost their health insurance? RFK Jr: I've met with the advocacy community on virtually everything C: Have you met with any of the 1.4m who lost their coverage? K: They're almost all illegal immigrants

I’m so excited about this. I hope people keep starting newsrooms. There’s appetite for the truth.

The Trump admin is a well-oiled machine.