OSSOFF: I expect tonight's speech to be equal parts pathetic and dangerous. I think we will hear from the world's most famous sore loser, a prime time presidential sour grapes address reheating, debunked conspiracy theories about an election in which he was soundly defeated.

TINA SMITH: Researchers in MN made a breakthrough in childhood cancer in Black kids with a grant. But it seems that according to your proposed rule, this type of research wouldn't allowed bc it's 'DEI.' VOUGHT: We are against DEI policies. We have intended to rid of them whenever we possibly can.

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche, who is facing his Senate confirmation hearing, previously shut down DOJ crypto investigations while holding more than $150,000 in crypto investments. From our Dec. 2025 investigation:

“I can answer the questions I choose to answer them.” wut

What a pill.

Senator Kennedy: Are you and trump friends? Blanche: “I’m his lawyer. I was his lawyer.”

This feels like a good time to spotlight this opinion piece we put out earlier this year. And here's our favorite line: "Donald Trump does not want the files released, and the DOJ is doing his bidding." 👀

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to compel New Mexico to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-15 in these cases. Elias Law Group and its clients are undefeated! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-me...

Acting AG Todd Blanche has brazenly committed violations of the preliminary injunction entered against him in my Epstein Files lawsuit. I walk through my latest filing in detail explaining the legal strategy & describe the specific asks I am making of the court: youtu.be/VZojLQ2iXyw?...

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain West Virginia full voter registration file. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. This marks DOJ's 13th defeat with zero victories. www.democracydocket.com/cases/west-v...

Breaking: A federal judge just shut down Trump’s effort to ban the IRS from auditing the taxes of him, his family members, and his companies. The judge has accused Trump of corruption and has referred Trump’s attorney for disciplinary action. apnews.com/article/trum...

Jayapal: I’m somebody who feels like it doesn’t matter what you want to call it, but we have to disband ICE. We have to melt ICE. We have to abolish ICE. Whatever word you want to use, what we need to get to is the end result: ICE should not exist as it exists. And DHS should not exist as it exists

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They pulled the old shell game on us. We were on turtle watch, and they slipped in Lindsey Graham.

President Donald Trump seized on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) unexpected death Saturday to push for the SAVE America Act, the sweeping anti-voting bill that’s currently stalled in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

STEPPING UP Colin Kaepernick is funding an independent autopsy so Nolan Wells’ family can get answers they can trust. Tyler Perry is covering Nolan’s funeral so the family can focus on grieving instead of worrying about the bill. They didn’t have to do this. They chose to, and that matters.

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP. DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

After a months-long occupation, Minnesota is still recovering from a retribution campaign waged by the federal government. Now, Minnesota stands with Houston in demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This bloodshed cannot be normalized.

Our struggle continues!

Tonight I wrote about two cases that demonstrate DOJ is no longer committed to doing justice. joycevance.substack.com/p/doj-not-do...

WAIT FOR IT WAIT. FOR. IT! 🪶 🐣

To be clear

Happy Fourth of July from Willie and me!

BREAKING: Fox News America 250 anchors running critically low on lipstick to apply to pig

Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans often equate nationalism with patriotism. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Today, Mayor Mamdani gave a public address for America’s 250th anniversary. He argued that the American story has always been one of contradiction, and traces the experiences generations of Americans seeking freedom and opportunity. The full speech is FANTASTIC.

Dog rescued in Venezuela after 6 days in rubble! Such goodness all around 😍

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 196 Active Voting Rights Cases: 155 Active Redistricting Cases: 41 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 77 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 74 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 28 www.democracydocket.com

🚨 We analyzed the Supreme Court’s decisions over the past 20 years and found that for the first time, the court issued more consequential rulings on its “shadow docket” (unsigned orders often decided without arguments) than the traditional merits docket. www.propublica.org/article/supr...

NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

Today, I voted YES to release the names of Members of Congress who used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct and other misconduct cases in Congress. No more abuses of power and no more hiding behind a system that shields perpetrators. We will always fight for justice for survivors—period.

Here are the top 5 dogs of June!

"Trump’s authoritarianism is at the core of his orange, gaseous being, lodged so deep it even outweighs, at times, his all-consuming self-interest. If he has the choice between winning through democratic means & winning through dictatorship, there's question he would choose dictatorship every time."

a reminder for the people who insist trump is patient zero that as you read alito's scotus decisions this all precedes trump. it's bush. it's always bush. installed in the white house by scotus, he installed judges to pervert scotus. its always bush.

A weird fact for your morning. When that fine singer and actor Kris Kristofferson was young, he was at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar doing a B.Litt. One of his tutors was J.R.R. Tolkien.

🚨VICTORY: Supreme Court holds that federal Election Day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from counting absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterwards A huge victory for our clients and the Elias Law Group team. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...

Shoes designed by André Perugia, Paris, c1922. Leather with silk & metallic thread embroidery. Via LACMA.

King! He’s a hero!

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

This is Holly. Every day for the past 5 years, she picks out a stick and brings it to her favorite spot for “zen time.” While her stick may change, her routine never does. 13/10 (IG: hollythebluestaffy)

🚨BREAKING: In a MAJOR VICTORY, the 6th Circuit REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to access Michigan's voter file. The first appeals court to rule on an appeal in DOJ's 9 defeats. I am proud of the Elias Law Group team for this critical win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...

The Best President America had while I was here by far and they set him up and undid everything that could have saved us. I hope Freya snatched Jimmy Carter up for Folkvar because "Heaven" doesn't deserve him. A true warrior.

No matter how loudly the dumbest people shout it, criticism of the state of Israel is not, in fact, "anti-Jewish messaging"

Trump -- who began his political career with demeaning, racist attacks on Barack Obama -- is entering the final stretch of his utterly failed presidency with the most embarrassing disaster conceivable: A desperate attempt to eke out a far worse version of Obama's deal with Iran

And now mom says ice cream isn’t dinner. What’s going on? What does this mean? Dinner is food and last time I checked, ice cream is food. So what’s this really all about? The answer is simple: power

Storytime for Chicago library kids with LeVar Burton at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Library 🤯✨📚 @obamafoundation.bsky.social

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