Doug Hibbard
@dhibbard.bsky.social
Civil rights attorney, former U.S. federal policymaker, nerd, dog dad. Views are my own.
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
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Judge Kacsmaryk writes to say that the First Amendment only protects "public discourse necessary to self-government," as he slurs drag and holds it not protected.
January 18, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Judge Kacsmaryk writes to say that the First Amendment only protects "public discourse necessary to self-government," as he slurs drag and holds it not protected.
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Donald Trump has as much authority to order such a thing as he has respect for the First Amendment.
That is, none.
That is, none.
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Donald Trump has as much authority to order such a thing as he has respect for the First Amendment.
That is, none.
That is, none.
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We must unconstitutionally impose more taxes on Americans because the threat of illegal aggression against a heretofore American ally hasn't worked out as smoothly as we imagined.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
We must unconstitutionally impose more taxes on Americans because the threat of illegal aggression against a heretofore American ally hasn't worked out as smoothly as we imagined.
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This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
Trump escalates his attack on Minnesota Democrats as Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Gov Walz and Mayor Frey apparently on the theory that their objections to ICE amount to illegal interference, sources tell @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
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The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
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JUST IN: DOJ concludes that a federal ban on mailing concealable firearms is unconstitutional, saying the ban cannot be enforced and the Postal Service should remove its restrictions. www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
JUST IN: DOJ concludes that a federal ban on mailing concealable firearms is unconstitutional, saying the ban cannot be enforced and the Postal Service should remove its restrictions. www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
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Texas A&M Cancels Graduate Ethics Class in Ongoing Course Review
Administrators say the professor teaching the course did not specify when and how race, gender and sexuality might come up in class. The professor says that would be impossible. https://bit.ly/49n6zqm
Administrators say the professor teaching the course did not specify when and how race, gender and sexuality might come up in class. The professor says that would be impossible. https://bit.ly/49n6zqm
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Texas A&M Cancels Graduate Ethics Class in Ongoing Course Review
Administrators say the professor teaching the course did not specify when and how race, gender and sexuality might come up in class. The professor says that would be impossible. https://bit.ly/49n6zqm
Administrators say the professor teaching the course did not specify when and how race, gender and sexuality might come up in class. The professor says that would be impossible. https://bit.ly/49n6zqm
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Suski was 1 of 17 law profs who filed an amicus brief (which is very modest and fact-specific in its arguments) in the recently argued SCOTUS case about transgender athletes in K-12 sports. Her firing is a direct, unconstitutional attack on free speech, academic freedom, and a pluralistic society.
The University of Arkansas's law school just withdrew the appointment of its new dean six days after hiring her because conservative politicians complained that she filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of transgender students
Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started - Arkansas Times
Culture warriors claim the scalp of Emily Suski, the would-be law school dean whose legal opinion on transgender athletes seems to have offended Arkansas officials.
arktimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Suski was 1 of 17 law profs who filed an amicus brief (which is very modest and fact-specific in its arguments) in the recently argued SCOTUS case about transgender athletes in K-12 sports. Her firing is a direct, unconstitutional attack on free speech, academic freedom, and a pluralistic society.
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — Trump’s former criminal lawyer — responds to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis tonight in which a man was hit in the leg by threatening Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, accusing them of “terrorism” in relation to “Minnesota insurrection.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — Trump’s former criminal lawyer — responds to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis tonight in which a man was hit in the leg by threatening Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, accusing them of “terrorism” in relation to “Minnesota insurrection.”
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hey, boys, let's go to Maine in the absolute dead of winter and make sure everybody there REALLY fucking hates the GOP right before a pivotal Senate election
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
hey, boys, let's go to Maine in the absolute dead of winter and make sure everybody there REALLY fucking hates the GOP right before a pivotal Senate election
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From the nation’s first president, a reminder that openness to those seeking freedom has been part of the American idea from the beginning.
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
From the nation’s first president, a reminder that openness to those seeking freedom has been part of the American idea from the beginning.
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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My friends at @aclupa.org and the Hangley Aronchick law firm have filed quite a motion to intervene on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania's Jewish Law Students Association as well as faculty directly affected by the Trump EEOC's efforts to force Penn to provide, literally, "lists of Jews."
#14, Att. #1 in EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (E.D. Pa., 2:25-cv-06502) – CourtListener.com
MOTION to Intervene as Defendants filed by American Academy of Jewish Research, Jewish Law Students Association of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY P...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
My friends at @aclupa.org and the Hangley Aronchick law firm have filed quite a motion to intervene on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania's Jewish Law Students Association as well as faculty directly affected by the Trump EEOC's efforts to force Penn to provide, literally, "lists of Jews."
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Laundering the $$$ through Qatar instead of American banks is a huge red flag. The corruption is out in the open.
Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Laundering the $$$ through Qatar instead of American banks is a huge red flag. The corruption is out in the open.
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It's all choice this and choice that in MAHA's crusade against fluoridation of water supplies, and then suddenly things switch to "no choice for you, you might not exercise it responsibly" when it comes to voluntarily taken fluoride supplements.
After Sowing Distrust in Fluoridated Water, Kennedy and Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Fluoride Sources
Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an alternative, but many are creating barrie...
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
It's all choice this and choice that in MAHA's crusade against fluoridation of water supplies, and then suddenly things switch to "no choice for you, you might not exercise it responsibly" when it comes to voluntarily taken fluoride supplements.