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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 6m

ANOTHER GOOD RULING: Judge blocks Trump temporarily from firing people during shutdown

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/j...

Judge blocks Trump from firing federal workers during government shutdown for now

The Trump administration warned it would use the shutdown to shed federal jobs. President Trump said that the cuts were aimed at "Democrat agencies."

www.cnbc.com

JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 5h

Here's the link for artists to find a way to participate in this FANTASTIC EVENT in November drive.google.com/file/d/15oXk...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

www.nytimes.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 1d

"Administrators at Harvard University have informed faculty and staff that the majority of the school’s research grants canceled by the Trump administration have been restored following a federal judge’s ruling last month that the cuts were illegal." ---Fu$k Trump and his appeal

Harvard says majority of research funding canceled by Trump has been restored - The Boston Globe

A federal judge ruled last month that the Trump administration's cuts were illegal. But the administration has vowed to appeal the ruling and declared Harvard ineligible for future grants.

www.bostonglobe.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 1d

YES!
22 State Attorneys General Slam Trump Administration for Alleged Retaliatory Strike Against NY's Letitia James

Arizona, CA, Colorado, Conn, Del, Hawaiʻi, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, MA, Michigan, Minn, Nevada, NJ, New Mexico, N Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wash, and Wisc, & DC

22 State Attorneys General Slam Trump Administration for Alleged Retaliatory Strike Against NY's Letitia James

Attorney General Nick Brown and 21 other attorneys general condemned the Trump administration for what they see as a retaliatory attack against NY AG Letitia James, standing in solidarity after a judg...

hoodline.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 2d

This is the truth.

Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 5d

If the bombs stop, and the hostages go home, that will be a tremendous blessing. Thank goodness. But there will never be real peace--Palestinians and Israelis will never enjoy real safety--until Palestinians are free.

Returning the Hostages and Stopping the Bombs is Good

But the Trump Plan Ignores the Core Problem: Palestinians Are Not Free

peterbeinart.substack.com

JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 4d

Wonderful article by @adrianwalkerboston.bsky.social in @bostonglobe.com today.

"It’s no surprise MIT’s Sally Kornbluth is the first to flatly reject Trump’s deal. MIT rejects proposed federal ‘compact’ as other institutions weigh their options."

If u can't access--
www.bbc.com/news/article...

It’s no surprise MIT’s Sally Kornbluth is the first to flatly reject Trump’s deal - The Boston Globe

Kornbluth deserves all the credit for standing up for her institution’s core values, even at considerable risk.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 4d

Going to chat with @chrislhayes.bsky.social about this ridiculousness in a few minutes - tune in!

Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 5d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 5d

Glad to hear that "Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins #NobelPeacePrize"

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

Is it an effort or is he just doing it? I expect more Democratic electeds to be indicted.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

A federal grand jury reportedly indicted Letitia James, Trump’s latest effort to weaponize the Justice Dept. to punish political rivals

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 8d

I felt good about this week's newsletter! Full thing with action items here: ezralevin.substack.com/p/how-to-mea...

laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 8d

I find this encouraging, from @indivisible.org:

A defining feature of an emerging authoritarian regime is that it makes the opposition feel like shit on a daily basis. Every day, there is some new atrocity committed; some new institution attacked; some new democratic norm demolished. Some of it -- much of it -- we have little ability to stop in the moment.

But that’s not how to measure the health of an anti-authoritarian movement. Instead, we should measure it this way:

Are we more unified than we were before?
Are we bigger than we were before?
Are our tactics proliferating?
Is the regime’s popularity falling?

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 8d

cc: @prisonculture.bsky.social

JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 8d

Poem to bring you joy

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 8d

Greta Thunberg provides the perspective that most western media will not:

It’s not about a few hundred foreign nationals being mistreated by Israel for a few days.

It’s about the #GazaGenocide, deliberate denial of aid, and Israel’s flagrant breaches of international law.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 8d

ANGELA DAVIS:
You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 9d

IMPORTANT RULING!

Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily.

apnews.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 10d

TAKE YOUR TROOPS AND GO HOME

"A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach"

Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.

www.nytimes.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 11d

REBUKE to DONNIE
"Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive"

"The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general."

gift article @nytimes.com

Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive

www.nytimes.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 14d

GOOD NEWS

"The Supreme Court on Weds. allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her from the central bank...

In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January."

Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now

The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now. The court is declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her.

apnews.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 14d

"The repercussions of Young’s findings were not immediately clear; the judge is expected to schedule a hearing soon on any remedies he might order."

"Young included a [13 page]section titled 'JUSTICE IN THE TRUMP ERA,' ― what the courts can attempt to do to rein him in."

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 14d

GOOD RULING!

"Trump targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists for deportation is unlawful"
Fed. Judge William Young (appointed by GOP Reagan) rules
1) Trump admin violated 1st Amendment
2) Admin's policy chilled free speech on campuses

Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules

A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration chilled free speech in violation of the U.S. Constitution by adopting a policy of revoking the visas of foreign students and faculty who engage in pro-Palestinian advocacy, and arresting, detaining and deporting them.

www.reuters.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 17d

A book to tell a more nuanced truth about those behind bars. (Free article)

THE TRAGEDY OF TRUE CRIME: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us, by John J. Lennon

A Journalist on the Inside Upends Good vs. Evil Criminal Stereotypes

www.nytimes.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 21d

Free link to this great story in @wired.com
archive.is/4UcOi

www.wired.com/story/wired-...

The 22 Very Online Upstarts Changing the Face of Politics

Introducing WIRED’s 2025 Political Power Users—the creators, podcasters, and pundits who will blow up the next electoral era.

www.wired.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 22d

PEOPLE HAVE POWER!✊👊

"Disney brings back Jimmy Kimmel, sidelined after Charlie Kirk comments"

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC was taken off air following backlash from Trump, FCC Chair Brendan Carr, station owners Nexstar and Sinclair, and a bevy of conservative critics.

Disney brings back Jimmy Kimmel, sidelined after Charlie Kirk comments

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC was taken off air following backlash from President Donald Trump, FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar, Sinclair and a bevy of conservative critics.

www.washingtonpost.com

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JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 23d

Unfortunately, we still have to receive info and agree to terms--i.e. cannot just read the article for free.