It's just hilarious (in an existential dread sort of way) that SCOTUS didn't consider Covid and climate change emergencies meriting extraordinary executive action, but Trump's completely made-up migrant "invasion" and laughable fentanyl-tariff link get complete deference. [The Supreme Court’s Super-Neut...](
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The Supreme Court’s Super-Neutral Principle That Applies Only to Democratic Presidents
It is so malleable that all it really does is help courts pick the outcome they want to reach.
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The scariest Nazi Germany-adjacent thing happening right now is the courts treating the Trump administration's legal-ish justifications for power grabs, subversion of basic rights, and militarism as good-faith legal arguments, despite overwhelming evidence that those justifications are ruses. [Dual state (model) - Wikipedia](
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This is tin-pot dictator show-of-force bullshit. RE:
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Mel Buer (@melbuer.bsky.social)
Border patrol walking McArthur park here in LA
The 4th this year feels like a family reluctantly celebrating the birthday of an increasingly cruel, increasingly racist uncle who no one expects to be around much longer.
They're going to fucking Home Depot. RE:
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Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social)
I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained...
Imagine if instead of running like hell from immigration in 2024, Democrats had actually showed some leadership, defended immigrants, and explained how ugly and inhumane Trump’s mass deportations were going to be. RE:
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Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social)
This is remarkable. New Quinnipiac poll finds support for path to legalization for most undocumented immigrants has risen to 64%. Only 31% want mos...
This is fucking insane, even for a guy who grifts the parents of stillborn babies. RE:
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The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social)
Mask-off racism and fascism from Pinocchiogles — if a New York congressman tried to meddle with local Tennessee politics like this he would lose ...
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The anger from my fellow free-marketeers over the grocery store thing feels wildly disproportionate. The cost seems minimal. If it fails, hey, go ahead and claim vindication But no one is suggesting taking over or closing existing grocery stores. Wegmans will still exist!
Faceless government goon arrests public official for refusing to hand over a vulnerable person without a warrant. Guess the country. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreiedqlghv4gzo74iar7t24rtbubtvhcclqfanhvy4eylfmp4kx3q3y
A majority of white Catholics and white evangelicals support deporting undocumented immigrants to foreign prisons with no due process. You know, just like Jesus would have done. [prri.org/spotlight/ne...](
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New PRRI Poll: Six in Ten Americans Oppose Exporting Undocumented Immigrants to Foreign Prisons Without Due Process
Under the Trump administration, immigration enforcement has taken an unprecedented turn as immigrants, including asylum seekers and individuals wit...
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New PRRI Poll: Six in Ten Americans Oppose Exporting Undocumented Immigrants to Foreign Prisons Without Due Process
Under the Trump administration, immigration enforcement has taken an unprecedented turn as immigrants, including asylum seekers and individuals wit...
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