Janice @OCG
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" . . nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality, she may very well have invented herself." - Toni Morrison
" . . nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality, she may very well have invented herself." - Toni Morrison
Are you asking for a reason or motive? The later doesn't exist. The former 👇. There you go. Rubio's hill to die on has finally come.
Today On Tap from me: Marco Rubio is selling a war of choice in Venezuela on falsehoods about narco-trafficking so he can get right-wing south Florida exiles who've been his political allies back into power. It's an incredibly parochial pretext for an imperial adventure.
prospect.org/2025/12/01/m...
prospect.org/2025/12/01/m...
Marco Rubio’s Sales Pitch: War in Venezuela - The American Prospect
Right-wing exiles in South Florida want regime change. Rubio is selling it with a false narrative about drug trafficking.
prospect.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Are you asking for a reason or motive? The later doesn't exist. The former 👇. There you go. Rubio's hill to die on has finally come.
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It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
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NEW: The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America.
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable. And, for paid, subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
NEW: The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America.
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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We have spent more than 1,000 years trying to separate the awesome prosecutorial powers of the state from the personal whims and vendettas of the head of state.
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We have spent more than 1,000 years trying to separate the awesome prosecutorial powers of the state from the personal whims and vendettas of the head of state.
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
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Love this!! We should demand that private schools that take voucher money follow the same rules as all public schools. As taxpayers, we all should know where the public funding is going.
🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Love this!! We should demand that private schools that take voucher money follow the same rules as all public schools. As taxpayers, we all should know where the public funding is going.
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All I can say is”is it time “?
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
All I can say is”is it time “?
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This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Stop what you’re doing and read this excellent piece. All of it.
Powerful, Earl - thank you! 🙏🏽
Powerful, Earl - thank you! 🙏🏽
📌"I have typed before, and will until my last breath, that Black voters are America’s TRUE patriots, and the only voting bloc that overwhelmingly and consistently gets it right.
How incredibly sad it must be to see white people elect bile who see white supremacy as a virtue, instead of a plague."
How incredibly sad it must be to see white people elect bile who see white supremacy as a virtue, instead of a plague."
WHITE COWER
Like it or not, Donald Trump's vulgar presidency is very much a black-and-white issue ...
dearlstephens.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Stop what you’re doing and read this excellent piece. All of it.
Powerful, Earl - thank you! 🙏🏽
Powerful, Earl - thank you! 🙏🏽
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More cracks in the dam
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More cracks in the dam
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Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
Trump administration defying a specific court order.
Fkg former Honduran druglord president, sentenced to 45 years, gets a pardon, while this cute kid gets deported.
College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order.
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Trump administration defying a specific court order.
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nah, it just speaks to how easily people get locked up in this country. being poor can get you arrested, mouthing off at a cop, mouthing off at school, having melanin, etc etc etc.
We imprison millions of people at all times, ofc tons of ppl have records. It's mostly for stupid stuff, tho.
We imprison millions of people at all times, ofc tons of ppl have records. It's mostly for stupid stuff, tho.
I keep thinking about the fact that "nearly one-third of the adult working age population [in the US] has a criminal record."
With numbers like that, this isn't a problem of individuals. This comes down to what our society calls "crime."
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
With numbers like that, this isn't a problem of individuals. This comes down to what our society calls "crime."
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Just Facts: As Many Americans Have Criminal Records as College Diplomas
With as many criminal convictions as college degrees, it's more evident than ever why "ban the box" laws are important for the economy.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
nah, it just speaks to how easily people get locked up in this country. being poor can get you arrested, mouthing off at a cop, mouthing off at school, having melanin, etc etc etc.
We imprison millions of people at all times, ofc tons of ppl have records. It's mostly for stupid stuff, tho.
We imprison millions of people at all times, ofc tons of ppl have records. It's mostly for stupid stuff, tho.
Grateful
Joy-Ann Reid on Instagram: "Who’s cutting onions around me!??
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November 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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The shooting should have never happened…
A federal judge ordered the National Guard to be removed six days prior to the shooting …… had the administration followed court orders. This would have never happened.
Let that sink in
A federal judge ordered the National Guard to be removed six days prior to the shooting …… had the administration followed court orders. This would have never happened.
Let that sink in
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The shooting should have never happened…
A federal judge ordered the National Guard to be removed six days prior to the shooting …… had the administration followed court orders. This would have never happened.
Let that sink in
A federal judge ordered the National Guard to be removed six days prior to the shooting …… had the administration followed court orders. This would have never happened.
Let that sink in
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Dem Aftyn Behn is polling 2 POINTS behind Matt Van Epps (MAGA loco dude) in a Trump +22 district.
The election is Tuesday.
That should scare the shit out of the GOP. If she wins, all bets are off. The GOP Congress is toast. If you have time to help with phone & text banking, please do.
The election is Tuesday.
That should scare the shit out of the GOP. If she wins, all bets are off. The GOP Congress is toast. If you have time to help with phone & text banking, please do.
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Dem Aftyn Behn is polling 2 POINTS behind Matt Van Epps (MAGA loco dude) in a Trump +22 district.
The election is Tuesday.
That should scare the shit out of the GOP. If she wins, all bets are off. The GOP Congress is toast. If you have time to help with phone & text banking, please do.
The election is Tuesday.
That should scare the shit out of the GOP. If she wins, all bets are off. The GOP Congress is toast. If you have time to help with phone & text banking, please do.
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There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There is no constitutionally legitimate scenario in which we are being de facto governed by the White House Deputy Chief of Staff using a half-dead president as his sock puppet. We went out of our way to amend the Constitution on precisely this point.
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The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
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A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
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If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.
#truth #truthmatters #felonTrump #liar #Trump
The question now is "What DOESN'T he lie about?" History will deal harshly that "we the people" consented to his deconstruction of this government. IMPEACH #SCOTUS #ROBERTS #BONDI
The question now is "What DOESN'T he lie about?" History will deal harshly that "we the people" consented to his deconstruction of this government. IMPEACH #SCOTUS #ROBERTS #BONDI
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#truth #truthmatters #felonTrump #liar #Trump
The question now is "What DOESN'T he lie about?" History will deal harshly that "we the people" consented to his deconstruction of this government. IMPEACH #SCOTUS #ROBERTS #BONDI
The question now is "What DOESN'T he lie about?" History will deal harshly that "we the people" consented to his deconstruction of this government. IMPEACH #SCOTUS #ROBERTS #BONDI