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Live from "war ravaged" Portland

Neither Ben nor his kite are included, but stock up!!

Yesterday Trump announced he will designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. Only there is no such organization, as outlined repeatedly the last time he tried this in 2020. So who is he really targeting? Anyone who dissents.

Epstein survivors deserve justice. No matter how powerful the perpetrators

"You Are a Hazard to the Health of the American People" RFK Jr. Goes to Washington DC

Trump has a dreadful hobby of wasting our National Guard Esteemed journalist Marvin Kalb notes the alarming ambition to achieve a Putin-esque personal army. How much longer will we allow the president to treat our men and women in uniform as his toy soldiers?

Set your alarm! Norm & Jen go LIVE tonight at 8pm ET with the leaders fighting for unions, teachers & workers’ rights. Hear their stories, their vision, & how they’re standing up for a better tomorrow in the face of growing threats to democracy.

If Swifties get it, why can’t Trump and corporate America?

The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.

Elon Musk bragged about taking so much ketamine it damaged his bladder…while advising the president. Pretending Trump’s crew is stable puts our democracy at greater risk. Jen Rubin reflects on the media’s sanewashing.

To honor those who gave their lives for freedom, we must defend it—on our streets, in our communities, and in our courts. The work of democracy is unfinished. We owe it to the fallen to do our share. Norm Eisen reflects on Memorial Day.

Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

Today's the day! Make sure to tune in to our virtual 100 Days Conference for free on Youtube and Substack Share with others engaged in the fight for our democracy. We hope to see you there!

State organizations that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced that they will have to limit their work after not receiving the full funds they are owed by the US federal government.

I'm joining fellow truth tellers like @contrariannews.org @meidastouch.com @sddaction.bsky.social in the fight for democracy. Let's do this 🔥

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I love coffee ☕️ and I love @normeisen.bsky.social and @jenrubin.bsky.social so kicking off my Monday with them is going to be the best. See you at 9:15 am ET tomorrow morning!

BIG NEWS: @katiephang.bsky.social is departing MSNBC to join the pro-democracy fight. She’s teaming up with The Contrarian, @meidastouch.com, and @sddfund.bsky.social to hold the Trump administration accountable in the court of law and the court of public opinion. More to come. Stay tuned!

We are at a tipping point for democracy. Every choice matters. Katie Phang is choosing to stand on the frontlines — working side-by-side with us at State Democracy Defenders Fund to fight for our future in the courts. Her courage inspires us. We are so proud to stand alongside her.

Trump’s “love me or lose me” obsession with the press has now zeroed in on one of America’s most respected programs. Marvin Kalb unpacks the vendetta and the deepening fallout

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

The Contrarian is 100 days old today. In just 3 months, you've helped build a movement—550,000 strong, nearly 800 pieces published, all in defense of democracy. Thank you for showing up, sharing, and believing. We're here because of you, and we're not backing down.

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today. This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

If you love your library, listen up…

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

If you believe in law over lawlessness, facts over fear, and action over abjection—support the work that meets the moment. Join us today. The moment is now Song credit: @dropkickmurphys.com contrarian.substack.com

I really enjoyed this conversation with @jenrubin.bsky.social about what’s been going on with the Alien Enemy Act and Abrego García cases at #SCOTUS:

The Contrarian’s fearless Publisher, @normeisen.bsky.social, has one message: Hands off! Hands off the Constitution. Hands off our rights. Hands off our democracy We’re in it with you—and we won’t stop fighting

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

i am like 80% serious when i say that woke is the only thing that kept this country together

Youtube comments as Cory Booker concluded. I didn’t speed this up.

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

I still can't believe I get to write for @contrariannews.org !! Thank you @33domenica.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social for badass leadership and @jamieriley.bsky.social for brilliant editing.

How it started // how it's going

Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler (@benwikler.bsky.social) at election eve rally says Musk “bought Brad Schimel and now he is trying to buy Wisconsin” From our reporter on the scene, Lily Conway

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My 10th publishers note was the hardest one I have written for @contrariannews.org It presented me with a dilemma because of my long & previously great relationship with Paul Weiss and the people who run it 1/x open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

SCOOP: The Contrarian is displeased to announce the 2025 Kennedy Center lineup under the newly minted *Chairman* Trump

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

Keep Your Hands Off! Keep ‘em off of our Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, private data, libraries, schools, and personal rights. Find an event near you, or—if you are near D.C.—come join us, along with the rest of The Contrarian family! (Details to follow.)

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#GVerse #TimeLineCleanse Dog moves camera so he can secretly eat food on the table.. Wait for the cat’s reaction.. 😂🤣

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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

Ending the night with this. *Get your hankies* A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.

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