I wish newspapers wouldn't treat all these executive orders as though they all have teeth and power and stuff. Lots of them are just the fulminations of a geriatric clown and mean nothing or will be overturned in court or are just distractions from what Trump wants to hide about his Epstein crimes.

Me, 2019: "Epstein gambled on the differential between his power and voice in the world and theirs and for the most part he won, because the game was rigged by dozens of people around him... Monsters rule over us, on behalf of monsters." lithub.com/in-patriarch...

"Monday’s [SCOTUS] ruling would be offensive to the rule of law in any scenario, but for Chief Justice John Roberts, in particular, to do so in a case involving the Education Department, in particular, it is little more than ... laughing in the face of Americans and the rule of law." Law Dork —>

Just in case anyone wants a reminder of how Trump helped create the situation he's now using as justification to bomb Iran. abcnews.go.com/Politics/ira...

Rebecca Solinit's post below is important. Jeffrey D. Smiley reposted Musk's attack on the "Democrat Open Borders Plan." Smiley is in command of the California National Guard, which has now been federalized by Trump and sent to Los Angeles. Gov. Newsom must address, ASAP. Call Newsom!

Robert Hubbell Livestream 5/31 [Today's Edition Newsletter on Substack] Listen to my Saturday morning livestream for a jolt of optimism and inspiration during a challenging time! open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

We’re going live with @rbhubbell.bsky.social ‪‪@kpichardony.bsky.social & @vegalteno.bsky.social this Thursday at 8PM ET. Let’s fight disinformation, uplift Latino voices & build power for 2026. Watch: substack.com/@roberthubbell Support: everyaction.com/MW03M7Z7YUGV...

Ade Ferro of Venezuelan American Caucus discusses the implications of SCOTUS termination of TPS for 340,000 Venezuelan immigrants. See Latino Victory's newly launched Substack for the video of the discussion between Ade and me. Ade explains how to help: substack.com/@latinovicto...

Read for yourself this provision of the reconciliation bill, which is the current text just released by the House Rules Committee. Then read: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky's essay this morning in @justsecurity.org. Chemerinsky's essay is titled: "A Terrible Idea" www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...

See the attached letters (at link below) from 14 House Democrats to the Capitulating Law Firms. The letters are truly extraordinary and should cause the firms to re-think their surrender, notify their malpractice insurers, and hire criminal defense counsel.

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Isn't the purpose of a military base to defend, not to need to be defended? But also the logic of "our aggressive incursion will save you from aggressive incursions" is pretty War Is Peace. Also Greenland's hatred for Vance is a beautiful thing.

law students/non-lawyers, we’ll have some asks for you coming, too. if you want them straight to your inbox as we build out the organizing infrastructure, you can sign up at bit.ly/RachelCohenContact. full toolkit at bit.ly/donotrecruit. we can do this, be well—

BREAKING: A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense says they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.

Hard to overstate how mean and misguided this is.

This will be Paul Weiss' most enduring shame. Performatively denouncing an honorable man and a former partner in order to please an autocrat. "Paul Weiss has acknowledged the wrongdoing of its former partner Mark Pomerantz."

Is the Government Shutting Down? Here's what’s happening. youtu.be/Vobvw7JLuEM?...

I will not be voting for the partisan bill coming before the Senate that will further cement the Trump Administration’s chaos and reckless actions that are hurting working families and our economy. Read: substack.com/@senschiff/n...

Today in Rhode Island, a federal judge told Trump to stop impounding funds allocated by Congress. It’s about more than just the money; it’s about making sure the president doesn’t make a grab for powers that belong to Congress under the Constitution. joycevance.substack.com/p/courts-to-...

DC’s interim US Attorney Ed Martin is now demanding to know about the curriculum choices of Georgetown Law Center, part of a Catholic university.

Let's break down... whatever that was. youtu.be/s74Sr0JLUE4?...

I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.

Trump’s murderous freezing of aid that Congress enacted a law to send to Ukraine unconstitutionally usurps the power of the purse, violates the 1974 Impoundment Act, and is an impeachable “high crime and misdemeanor” akin to the extortion for which the Senate should have convicted Trump in 2020.

And obviously Trump doesn't just want Ukraine to surrender to Putin. He wants the US to do so and it's underway. "...analysts at the agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency."

Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.

by @rbhubbell.bsky.social 1/2 "Current & former federal workers are distressed, fearing for their jobs, mortgages, children, aging parents, & savings. Trump mocks them. What an *******. Federal workers are the government, & 'Government is simply the name we give to things we choose to do together'

Selecting another right-wing Fox personality and internet troll — Dan Bongino — as Deputy FBI Director means two things: Trump installs another loyalist who won’t say no to any immoral or unethical act. And our law enforcement agencies — and the public safety — are further degraded.

The most shameful betrayal of an ally by a U.S. President in modern history.

Putin should be pressed to agree that $300 billion of sovereign Russian assets frozen in Europe be used for Ukraine’s reconstruction. I’ve previously explained why those assets must be seized to offset the devastation Putin has wrought by his illegal war of aggression: search.app/MjfJQp23UWEu...

“Musk is causing people to turn on Trump. Political gravity is real, and Elon Musk is a gravitational wave of karma that is finally pulling Trump back to political accountability.” — Robert Hubbell (Feb. 24, 2025).

Okay crowd, help me crowdsource the most meaningful protests/resistance going on against this administration and its wrecking balls. Thanks!

So smart. Use all the tools. Don’t let Trump fill the vacuum.

It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.

The moment we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down one agency – we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down anything.

The Guardian view on Trump and the international criminal court: following the law of the jungle | Editorial

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Will Bunch provides the analysis that is missing from the NYTimes lengthy article detailing Musk’s actions. “ You can’t stop a coup until you call it for what it is.” Essential reading in The Philadelphia Inquirer by Will Bunch.

Where are the American counterparts of these protesters?

This is such a terrible headline, I hesitated to share because I don't know what to say other than legacy media is broken. Games and puzzles have replaced fearless journalism. Support independent media.

It is Friday afternoon of a wild, wild week. And yet for me a reassuring one. My greatest fear was not of what they would do. It's that we would let them. And I'm seeing a lot of beautiful intransigence. From federal workers. From people all over the country obstructing ICE....

I did this identical post on twitter, threads & Bluesky. Only Zuckerberg’s threads warned me not to use such a mean word to describe Trump.

BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.

Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.

I'm exhausted by all the people out there who are trying to prove they're each the most cynical world-weary disillusioned person who's not gonna ever do a fucking thing ever except dump on everything and expect to be admired for that. Wrote about that in 2016:

The TikTok EO orders the Attorney General "to issue a letter to each provider stating that there has been no violation of the statute and that there is no liability for any conduct that occurred" in the 75-day window. Anyone worthy of being AG would resign before carrying out such a lawless order.

A fascist wannabe authoritarian flanked by the richest men in the world. Is it Russia? Nope! The danger to our democracy grows, and the voters are sleepwalking straight into the danger.

Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen have launched The Contrarian on Substack — a good day for democracy and all those who care about the rule of law as the legacy media fail to live up to the moment! Check out The Contrarian!

"Trump is a bully and bullies prey on the weak. They understand the power of fear and exploit it. Capitulating to Trump now — even before he has been sworn in — makes you more vulnerable, not less."

Democracy Docket and Marc Elias are quickly becoming leading voices in opposing the Trump agenda. If you are anxious or looking for leaders to follow, Marc Elias and Democracy Docket are for you:

I have had the opportunity to interview each of the leading candidates for DNC Chair. Today @democracydocket.com posted my interview with Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. Watch, enjoy and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MynF...