My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.

When it comes to Trump and his politics, nothing is a secret, and he is openly announcing his desire to take over elections. Leading elections expert Marc Elias breaks down the administration's obvious playbook for how Republicans plan to control the 2026 midterms.

This is either Trump himself which would be pathetic, or it's someone pretending to be Trump which would be hilarious.

Listen closely to every word of this

Trump deported a VETERAN.    You heard that right. ICE & CBP are out of control–exiling the very men who fought for our freedom and risked their lives for our country.

The number of workers represented by a union increased in 2025 to 16.5 million — the highest number in 16 years. That’s despite Trump’s corporate-backed war on workers. Remember: Trump wouldn’t be attacking unions if he wasn’t so afraid of workers’ collective power. Solidarity.

Wow — “The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a law Thursday that would have allowed public funding to go to charter schools.” Very different story here in Tennessee, where @GovBillLee and the privatizers attack public schools daily. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

The media needs to stop sane-washing, excuse-making, and normalizing for Trump. The man is VERY unwell, and we should just SAY it. BTW, Trump's father died with an ADVANCED CASE of dementia, and YES, it's inheritable.

Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)

As I’ve always said: billionaires pay tons of money to make you think your vote doesn’t matter. It’s insidious. Be very wary of anyone who tells you elections don’t matter, or that both sides are the same.

Doing one thing right every few years doesn’t absolve the Roberts court. Especially after Dobbs and immunity.

Trump claimed that if Republicans pass the SAVE America Act, they will never lose an election “for 50 years.” The legislation is at the forefront of the GOP's election subversion scheme. And if it becomes law, it could disenfranchise millions of voters in the 2026 midterms.

Despite the Supreme Court's ruling, Trump says he'll impose a 15% global tariff via his executive powers. Once again, foreign countries won't be paying the cost. You will.

What’s wrong with Trump’s plan to make Americans provide identification to register to vote and/or to vote? @staceyabrams.com & I explain how these benign-sounding proposals are being used to suppress the right to vote. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

DOD this year got a massive and unprecedented increase in their budget for a country not at war, now Trump and Hegseth want even more so they can play war with new toys. The defense budget should not be increased by another penny, let alone an absurd $500 billion.

ICE shot and killed a 23 year old American with no criminal record in Texas last March. Their involvement was hidden until now: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

So the President of the United States illegally taxed our groceries, clothes, and other basics goods for nearly a year. Where’s our refund?

Our government shot & killed an American citizen during a stop last year. We’re only finding out about it now. Where’s the outrage ⁦‪from Senators Cornyn‬⁩ & ⁦‪Cruz‬⁩ ? This is their constituent. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Think of how bad things must be for a Supreme Court Justice to feel he has to explain why it's a good idea to have laws enacted by legislators instead of decreed by wannabe dictators

Katyal: "I was able to go to court - the son of immigrants-- & say on behalf of small businesses, 'Hey, this president is acting illegally.' I was able to present my case, have them ask really hard questions, & at the end of it they voted & we won. That is something extraordinary about this country"

"Ice-T ignited widespread online discussion after posting a strongly worded political remark that quickly gained traction across social media" But it's okay to call Trump a messiah and compare him to Jesus? I'm amazed Christians aren't kicking MAGA/Christian Nationalist butts.

Trump: "The court has given me the unquestioned right to... destroy foreign countries." The US Supreme Court has done no such thing.

"Why aren't reporters asking whether the president has the legal right to launch another Middle Eastern war?" From my Zeteo piece/newsletter today: zeteo.com/p/an-illegal...

. The Supreme Court told him NO. So he literally turned around in that press conference & said he’s putting a 10% GLOBAL tariff on top of what’s already there. This man doesn’t understand the word no Can we believe women now? #EpsteinFiles #TRUMPFILES #Tariffs .

BREAKING: Governor Pritzker @GovPritzker has just demand $8.6 BILLION or $1,700 per family in Illinois in tariff refund money from President Trump. Every American should demand a refund based on the fact that the Trump Tariffs were an ILLEGAL tax on American importers.

TRUMP: THE U.S. WOULD OWE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF THE SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST MY TARIFFS!!! SCOTUS: Maybe don’t illegally impose tariffs you don’t have the authority to implement, then dare the courts to stop you. 🤷🏻‍♀️

My statement on SCOTUS striking down Trump’s tariffs.

Trump has suffered major losses recently — in both federal courts and the court of public opinion. It's why he lashes out at the media, spreads lies, attacks his political enemies, and tries to rig elections. These are the actions of a tyrant with his back against the wall. Be warned.

Trump owes the average American family $1300-$2000. Will we ever see a dime?

Exactly! Where is my tariff check? 🤔 Gov Newsom calls on the trumpette puppet administration to issue tariff refunds to Americans for relief from those illegal taxes that the orange headed idjit imposed during his tariffs cosplay games.

Hello, Donald? Yeah. About those tariffs. 😂😂😂😂😂

Please call your congressperson and ask them if they know it’s actually their job to stop billions of taxpayer dollars from being funneled into make-believe boards of peace …and to stop the president from unilaterally declaring war …and to demand compliance with the Epstein files Transparency Act

Tick Tock #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinFiles

Finally, some good news! KEEP RESISTING! Things Trump threatens: *Free & fair elections *Free speech & press *Rule of law *Checks & balances *Fair wages & taxes *Soc. Security *Health care *Environment *Education *The rights of women, workers, voters, consumers, minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ

given the divide on major questions doctrtine, it's one of those splintered opinions -- Roberts announced judgement and delivers opinion with respect to various parts and this and that justice join for some but not others. But overall majority to reject Trump position emphatic and unequivocal.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN Trump's "emergency" tariffs. The vote is 6–3. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Once the result in tariffs case is absorbed - the case and its various opinions are going to stand for the very strong divide within the Court on the major questions doctrine, which many progressives view as wholly made up in a way to aggrandize executive power.

A reminder that no matter how many videos of ICE abuses appear online, a chunk of America, a big chunk of Trump’s base, is not just totally fine with it, they want it, enjoy it, revel in it. The cruelty is indeed the point. The rest of us non-sociopaths need to reckon with that depressing reality.

ships in the night: Gorsuch says major Qs doctrine checks exexutive overreach, precise opposite of Kagan: "without doctrines like major questions, our system of separated powers and checks-and-balances threatens to give way to the continual and permanent accretion of power in the hands of one man."

The justices ruled the president did not have the authority under a 1977 emergency economic powers law to impose a vast array of import levies on goods from nearly all of the nation’s trading partners. Follow for live updates: https://wapo.st/40iEaMH

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre. She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s. Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

"Unlike the 'meritocracy' they are trying to build in which white men are restored to their proper dominance, the Olympics are pretty close to a true meritocracy. Conservatives can’t whine that Simone Biles or Chloe Kim must have gotten their spots by pushing aside a more 'qualified' white athlete."

Arresting a former prince sends a message. And if a former president can testify on Capitol Hill, there’s no reason the current one can’t too—unless this is all about protecting Donald Trump. Insist that your representatives in Congress make that happen. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

This is BY FAR the most cruel, corrupt, greedy, and deceitful administration I've ever seen. We're not being governed; we're being LOOTED. We're not being served; we're being SUBJUGATED. This isn't a presidency; it's a CRIME SPREE! RESIST!! indivisible.org usa.gov/elected-officials www.lwv.org

We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

Fair comparison.