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Jon Karon @jonkaronlaw.bsky.social · 1d

This is what No Kings Boston looked like. All peaceful and supporting democracy.

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Jon Karon @jonkaronlaw.bsky.social · 1d

“In Boston every day is No Kings Day”. Mayor Michelle Wu

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 19d

BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19d

Man’s Bloodstream Enjoys Hour-Long Intermission Between Coffee, Alcohol Blitzes https://theonion.com/man-s-bloodstream-enjoys-hour-long-intermission-between-1819577580/

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 25

A “we were wrong” correction would be nice.

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · Aug 3

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s a disgrace that Massachusetts pays criminal defense attorneys $65 per hour when New Hampshire pays twice that much. Our state cannot claim to be serious about equal justice unless it rectify this injustice.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/o...

I was a bar advocate for 27 years. Here’s why I had to quit. - The Boston Globe

I can say with certainty: Justice isn’t just blind — it’s also broken.

www.bostonglobe.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 21

Trump wants to go back to a racist name and logo but folks have other ideas.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · Jul 18

The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Jun 29

In effect, the Supreme Court ruled that only it could decide issues on a national level. And then, with thousands and thousands of people waiting in limbo for resolution of many legally disputed Trump orders, the justices went on summer vacation, not to return until October.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jun 20

Indeed.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Jun 21

I’m sure the Trump Administration will be canceling all grants to the University of Florida because of their failure to combat anti-Semitism. Any day now.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 14

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Jun 14

Here’s a New York Times photo of the Chicago “No Kings” rally. NYT said the march that followed spanned at least 10 blocks.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Jun 14

Dallas turned out with at least 10,000 marching for #NoKingsDay

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Jon Karon @jonkaronlaw.bsky.social · Jun 14

Sign at Gloucester, MA No Kings Rally: Trump Sandwich:
White Bread, Slice of Baloney, Russian Dressing, Very Small Pickle

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Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · Jun 14

No Kings except Short Kings™️.

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Jon Karon @jonkaronlaw.bsky.social · Jun 14

No Kings!

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · Jun 12

A brazen new form of corrupt giveaway by Trump’s DOJ: Bondi’s decision to cave in to meritless big money lawsuits by criminals pursued by the Biden administration will transfer $100M or more from us as taxpayers to those who tried to overthrow the U.S. Constitution. Ugh
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | Proud Boys’ lawsuit is legally unsound — but DOJ will likely just surrender

The Justice Department already settled in the Ashli Babbitt case, signaling it won't fight back against legally unsound MAGA lawsuits.

www.msnbc.com

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Jun 12

There are times for wonky policy analysis and fun musical codas. But this isn't one of them

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-is-no...

This Is Not a Drill

American democracy is on the line right now

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Jun 8

Trump's threat to cancel Musk's federal contracts underscored his willingness to use government power to punish enemies. In the old days, that might have been cause for a corruption investigation. In the modern era, it’s just another Thursday. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

Trump’s Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It’s Personal

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · May 29

Homicide rates: NY 4.5, FL 7.2
Life expectancy: NY 79, FL 76.1
Uninsured rate: NY 4.8, FL 10.7

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 29

Bessent: "We want the US to be more like Florida and less like New York"

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Jon Karon @jonkaronlaw.bsky.social · Apr 22

The Supreme Court should make it clear that Presidential actions that violate a court order cannot be “official acts” and therefore a President would not be immune from prosecution for them.

Jon Karon @jonkaronlaw.bsky.social · Apr 20

Worst Justice on the Court.

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