This is deranged. Jan. 6 defendants were repped by one of the best public defender offices in the U.S. They were more likely to be released pretrial & got comparatively light sentences. SCOTUS threw out a bunch of convictions, which almost never happens. They got gold-plated due process! https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreidasz43anc6eombkatubl6g3lzpf5eb2eq7vwycll6y5qni2lopdy
These are not images the leader of a free country chooses to project to the world. RE:
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Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social)
Trump just posted another propaganda video that appears to show people being sent to El Salvador's torture prison.
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You know what else is up by a huge percentage? Illegal but state-sanctioned assault, battery, kidnappings, forced imprisonment, torture, and violations of due process. RE:
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Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social)
“Our ICE officers are facing 300% increase in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations.”
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Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations. Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face. [www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...](
Trump Threatens to Block Harvard From Enrolling International Students
The Trump administration said Harvard must share detailed records about its foreign students, an escalation in the administration’s fight against...
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Trump Threatens to Block Harvard From Enrolling International Students
The Trump administration said Harvard must share detailed records about its foreign students, an escalation in the administration’s fight against...
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They’ll do it in a few high profile cases to set examples. People will say, “No way this holds up in court.” Maybe. But we now know the plan: they’ll do it first, then dare the courts to stop them. And this too will be very difficult for courts to undo. This is end of democracy stuff. [Team Trump Is Gaming Out How t...](
Trump Officials Are Gaming Out How to Ship Citizens to El Salvador
Donald Trump’s administration is talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador.
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Just a reminder that Khalil’s fate will be determined today by an immigration judge whom the Trump administration has the power to fire. [www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/mah...](
Judge allows government to continue effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia University against Israel, appeared in immigration court in Louisiana Friday.
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Judge allows government to continue effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia University against Israel, appeared in immigration court in Louisiana Friday.
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Instead of eating two shit sandwiches, the president has decided we must only eat one. The Art of the Deal! [slate.com/business/202...](
Slate Magazine
Fox News Is Having an Incredible Reaction to Trump’s Sudden Tariff Reversal
"Trump is back!” they screamed, apparently unaware that the tariffs were his idea in the first place.
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Slate Magazine
Fox News Is Having an Incredible Reaction to Trump’s Sudden Tariff Reversal
"Trump is back!” they screamed, apparently unaware that the tariffs were his idea in the first place.
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So according to LAPD, these cops trespassed onto Lauren's property looking for a hit-and-run driver. Despite no involvement in the hit-and-run, Lauren then saw the cops, grabbed a gun, and knowingly tried to kill them for no particular reason. So they shot her and arrested her. Sounds ... unlikely! [Weezer bassist’s wife shot by ...](
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Weezer bassist’s wife shot by LA police and charged with attempted murder
Jillian Lauren treated for non-life-threatening wound after incident where officers searched for hit-and-run suspects
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Everything is bad, but this one is a five-alarm fire. There's now nothing preventing the DOJ from manufacturing charges against these two from whole cloth. Worst case for Trump is he upends two lives until a judge tosses the cases -- while sending a clear message about loyalty. Thank John Roberts. [Trump orders probes of two for...](
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Trump orders probes of two former officials who defied him
Christopher Krebs and Miles Taylor both served in Trump's first term. Krebs questioned Trump's claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Taylor crit...
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One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months. I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.