Great Speaker and great lady — the personification of a public servant.

Not my account!

Recommend you follow the @steadystatevets.bsky.social! They are fighting the Trump Admin move to authoritarianism!

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

Wonderful analysis addressing what to watch at the High Court in the coming months…. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

If you missed Trump‘s speech to the military leadership, or have been snoozing since he resumed Office, it appears that he and roughly 30% of the voting population that support him, want the 70% that does not to give up our liberties and freedom. If we don’t, he will take them using our military.

Important work in progress….

Certainly understand this attorney’s frustration but it’s going to take some creative legal work to ever be able to executed: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMRJJ8L2/

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

Warren G. Harding quote youtu.be/ciXA544l0Hg?... @johnwdean.bsky.social

More on TRUMP TARIFFS: I have 6 AI platforms on my iPhone. Perplexity & ChatGPT5 do a decent job with legal analysis. AI’s bottom line is the Supreme Court (with CJ Roberts the swing vote) will strike down Trump‘s tariffs in a 5/4 decision. A good test for political/legal prognostication by AI.

Big ruling against Trump's blatantly illegal imposition of tariffs, which are taxes on every American. Working my way through the 127 pages of opinion, so more later. THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL, WITH NO LESS THAN THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AT ISSUE! See: share.google/0v8nPm966u0H...

Visiting with Laura Coats, with whom I always enjoy visiting: na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Donald wins: SMALLEST MAN EVER PRESIDENT! www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/p...

When the history of this era is written, it will be seen that the politicized US Supreme Court under CJ John Roberts is just another political body appended to the executive branch. The six conservatives on that court are in fact radicals.

This is not a false alarm! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bj4QGJ/

ICYMI -- DON'T! California plans to end Donald's attack on American democracy!

youtu.be/SYyDsJdEk7E Governor Gavin Newsom and California leaders made a major announcement in response to Trump’s gerrymandering attempts in Texas. Newsom indicated that he plans to redistrict in California, a plan he says will “end the Trump presidency.”

Elon makes clear everyday that he doesn’t want a level playing field so he pouts & shouts when he doesn’t get his way. This is not a lawsuit he can win. The case will get tossed for it can’t survive a motion to dismiss IF HE FILES IT! (BTW a really stupid headline!) stocks.apple.com/A-ZRORopiRrq...

The mainstream media is way too silent on Trump‘s enablers, his staff that is cooking up all these weird and radical schemes. For Pete’s sake, Trump doesn’t even know what he might be doing, let alone how to execute these absurd authoritarian ploys. EXPOSE THEM. Some are soluble in sunlight. :-)

I always thought export taxes were unconstitutional. With Trump, the constitution is irrelevant. Trump-Nvidia Chip Deal Is ‘Far Beyond Uncharted Waters.’ Expect Legal Scrutiny. www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...

ABSOLUTELY! And too many mistake belief for knowledge!

Speaks for itself… open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...

Bill Webster was a true American public servant. He gave his life for others, and making America a better place. Nice to see the NYT give him the front page and above the fold today. RIP, Bill. William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

Trump’s use of emergency powers for policy and governing priorities rather than truly unexpected and serious crises is the short road to American autocracy. The GOP Congress will not stop him. Has the US Supreme Court realized that if they don’t, he will likely eliminate their significance as well?

Texas Republicans seek to remove Congressional representation from about half of the state's population. University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll (April 2023): — 48% of Texans identified as Republican, 43% as Democrats, and 9% as Independents.

Nice to see a little (albeit very little) GOP spine: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Rachel Maddow is the first major media television host who I have heard report: TRUMP IS A DICTATOR and we are living in his dictatorship! It’s true and it’s going to get worse. Americans appear very confused about our government. Otherwise Trump would’ve never been elected. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!

Excellent analysis and insightful perception, worth your attention: What to Do When the President Acts Like a Five-Year-Old? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/o...

What a horror story. Why would anyone come to the USA for a vacation? Story of a Swiss woman detained in humiliating conditions at JFK + in NJ detention before being deported. www.nzz.ch/english/you-...

Absent from the conversation about Trump’s EU tariff deal is the fact that his actions are illegal. Mainstream media is silent on the federal circuit court of appeals hearing on Friday, and the fact they will likely affirm he doesn’t have the power he claims — and beyond the SCOTUS six to help him!

When the Democrats regain control of the White House and the Congress, a first order of business must be to expand the US Supreme Court to 13 justices (one justice for every federal circuit), with all justices subject to term limits. Radical Justices are responsible for…: slate.com/news-and-pol...

If you’re interested in tracking the corruption of the Trump presidency, this is the place you want to visit: www.justsecurity.org/117267/anti-...

Senator Barry Goldwater saw Donald Trump coming before Donald Trump knew where he wanted to go! Anyone who understands the presidency appreciates how easy it is to abuse the powers entrusted to the president! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hEMuXX/

Since it’s doubtful that Donald is capable of forgiveness, hopefully they’ll get him on an Ozempic treatment. (Be good for his health not to mention all Americans.) This horrifying explanation is deeply illuminating about our current American politics. apple.news/AfpyCB4ZHS7-...

Sadly true…!!!!!!!!!!

Lessons can be learned from this 2018 explanation and examination of “autocratic legalism,“ by Kim Scheppele — a seasoned observer of this conduct. It’s worth your time. :-) See chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol85...

Telling if correct….

Excellent…! But will the feds follow if it becomes law?

Donald Trump and his Republican co-conspirators are governing as if they plan to never leave Washington?!

Excellent update… open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

If you voted for Trump and Republicans this is true. He corrupted the GOP with his cult which is deeply out of touch with reality! It’s authoritarianism in action. I have done two book on the subject so made a deep dive into the social science on the subject, plus run national polls on the subject.

As my next post notes he is also stealing our future as well with his inhumanity…

Trump’s immigration policies are not only making us worldwide pariahs (tourism is way down) but he is gutting America’s future as a leading nation and growing economy. WSJ provides a nice overview with this reporting! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...