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Will be on @velshimsnow.bsky.social shortly to talk about Border Patrol (1) framing peaceful protesters for violence, (2) brutally assaulting them, then (3) getting caught by courts thanks to bodycam footage that tells the whole sordid story. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Border Chief Framed Protesters for Violence. Then the Bodycam Footage Came Out.
The Trump administration faced back-to-back rebukes in a pair of cases that challenged the president’s efforts to intimidate or terrorize deep-blue cities.
slate.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Will be on @velshimsnow.bsky.social shortly to talk about Border Patrol (1) framing peaceful protesters for violence, (2) brutally assaulting them, then (3) getting caught by courts thanks to bodycam footage that tells the whole sordid story. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Vladimir Putin calls the leaked Bloomberg tape of Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov conspiring to manipulate Trump "criminal espionage." He didn't want anyone to know that he was doing this - and he's visibly angry about it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Vladimir Putin calls the leaked Bloomberg tape of Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov conspiring to manipulate Trump "criminal espionage." He didn't want anyone to know that he was doing this - and he's visibly angry about it.
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
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Trump's crypto memecoin.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump's crypto memecoin.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
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George Conway and I unpack why Donald Trump is both an “addled old man” and a dangerous threat to democracy. We break down Democratic momentum in key elections — and Conway reveals whether he’s considering running for Congress.
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Trump is Desperate & More Dangerous Than Ever | George Conway
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
George Conway and I unpack why Donald Trump is both an “addled old man” and a dangerous threat to democracy. We break down Democratic momentum in key elections — and Conway reveals whether he’s considering running for Congress.
youtu.be/Kn_UXJYxKKc?...
youtu.be/Kn_UXJYxKKc?...
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As former Bush OLC leader Jack Goldsmith writes, the DOD manual prohibits killing shipwrecked enemies. If reporting is correct, killing helpless men clinging to boats was a war crime.
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As former Bush OLC leader Jack Goldsmith writes, the DOD manual prohibits killing shipwrecked enemies. If reporting is correct, killing helpless men clinging to boats was a war crime.
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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“NYPD violently cracked down on protestors and press today as people tried to stop ICE vans from leaving to take community members. NYPD pepper-spraying, shoving, and even throwing the items used to block the vans back at people.”
Credit: Heroichira on IG
Credit: Heroichira on IG
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“NYPD violently cracked down on protestors and press today as people tried to stop ICE vans from leaving to take community members. NYPD pepper-spraying, shoving, and even throwing the items used to block the vans back at people.”
Credit: Heroichira on IG
Credit: Heroichira on IG
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🚨Chicago Judge Sarah Ellis releases a 233 page opinion in response to a review of Use of Force cams worn by agents. She concludes ICE lies to justify UOF.
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨Chicago Judge Sarah Ellis releases a 233 page opinion in response to a review of Use of Force cams worn by agents. She concludes ICE lies to justify UOF.
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
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November 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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ICE deems a Tribal ID fake, detains actress Elaine Miles. Incident reveals a stunning, systemic contradiction and racial profiling: officials question Native Americans repeatedly, the people whose ancestors predate the US government. A citizen's native right becomes subject to inadequate training.
Native American's Tribal ID deemed "fake" by ICE - Salon.com
Miles’ experience reveals a pattern as Native American citizens can be treated as foreigners in the U.S.
www.salon.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
ICE deems a Tribal ID fake, detains actress Elaine Miles. Incident reveals a stunning, systemic contradiction and racial profiling: officials question Native Americans repeatedly, the people whose ancestors predate the US government. A citizen's native right becomes subject to inadequate training.
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NEW EPISODE: I break down seven urgent reforms every blue state must pass before 2026 (plus a bonus). These are real, actionable policies that protect the right to vote, stop ballot rejection, and make democracy actually work for every voter.
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7 Things Democrats Can Do TODAY To Save Democracy
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
NEW EPISODE: I break down seven urgent reforms every blue state must pass before 2026 (plus a bonus). These are real, actionable policies that protect the right to vote, stop ballot rejection, and make democracy actually work for every voter.
youtu.be/cuX6BRJIL5Y?...
youtu.be/cuX6BRJIL5Y?...
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Inspiring and doesn't get enough attention: a Jew and a Muslim lead Ukraine in its darkest hour.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's Defense Minister who happens to be Muslim, appointed by a Jewish president, heads to the US to discuss an actual peace plan, not surrendering to the Kremlin.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's Defense Minister who happens to be Muslim, appointed by a Jewish president, heads to the US to discuss an actual peace plan, not surrendering to the Kremlin.
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Inspiring and doesn't get enough attention: a Jew and a Muslim lead Ukraine in its darkest hour.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's Defense Minister who happens to be Muslim, appointed by a Jewish president, heads to the US to discuss an actual peace plan, not surrendering to the Kremlin.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's Defense Minister who happens to be Muslim, appointed by a Jewish president, heads to the US to discuss an actual peace plan, not surrendering to the Kremlin.
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So far, Trump has pardoned:
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
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Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So far, Trump has pardoned:
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
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Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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Professor Jack Goldsmith, head of George W. Bush Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC):
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Professor Jack Goldsmith, head of George W. Bush Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC):
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
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Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
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Hegseth’s foolish threat to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military to refuse illegal orders is more sickening in light of his illegal order to “kill everyone” after two wounded men survived his first military strike. Hegseth must be held accountable.
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Must Pete Hegseth Be Investigated Now?
A Saturday Prompt
www.americaamerica.news
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hegseth’s foolish threat to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military to refuse illegal orders is more sickening in light of his illegal order to “kill everyone” after two wounded men survived his first military strike. Hegseth must be held accountable.
www.americaamerica.news/p/must-pete-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/must-pete-...
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Wild to see Whelan say this, but to be clear the OLC's immunity powers are fake anyway. The "golden shield" idea was made up to justify rampant criminality in the GWBush years, then adopted by Holder to excuse Obama's inaction. It's not in the Constitution, statute, or precedent. It's not the law.
Does Pete Hegseth have a "golden shield" against prosecution in the form of a DOJ OLC opinion? Ed Whelan thinks not.
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Wild to see Whelan say this, but to be clear the OLC's immunity powers are fake anyway. The "golden shield" idea was made up to justify rampant criminality in the GWBush years, then adopted by Holder to excuse Obama's inaction. It's not in the Constitution, statute, or precedent. It's not the law.
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Can't wait until he's convicted of murder. 💥
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Can't wait until he's convicted of murder. 💥
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.