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tonyjoyce.bsky.social
@tonyjoyce.bsky.social
Just a blue dot in a purple state. Finally retired. Tax the rich and help the poor.
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There are two systems of justice:
One to protect the presumed innocent.
And one to persecute the assumed guilty.
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Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.
Dems can say: Are you really sure you want to trust Trump, of all people, when he tells you that what he’s directing you to do is lawful, and that you’ll be protected later as a result? That’s a tenuous position for anyone to put themselves into—and Dems should not hesitate to say so.
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is an extended #Dadjoke and may not be suitable for all ages.
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.

Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.

Everything is for sale.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Next absurdity: Past or future collaboration with Chinese students and scientists would disqualify American researchers from access to funding. 🧪
#academicsky
#psychscisky
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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NIH scientist Dr. Jenna Norton was just placed on nondisciplinary leave.

She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.

A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Cartoon by Michael Ramirez, The Trainwreck 11-13-25
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Through every shutdown in history, the government has still provided economic data to the American people.

They aren’t doing it this time because the numbers are fucking terrible.
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Every day there are multiple instances of blatant corruption. Our government policy is for sale to the highest bidder and every bad actor in the world knows it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.

A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t been paid since Oct. 1, missing about $16 billion in wages. They were either furloughed or worked without pay. Many struggled to make ends meet during that time, and the regional economy around Washington, D.C., took a hit.

apnews.com/article/gove...
You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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The DHS has illegally overhauled its SAVE system, meant to verify certain benefits but now being used as a massive citizenship check that pulls inaccurate data from SSA. Millions of Americans could be kicked off voter rolls.
Comment here to protect #VotingRights

www.regulations.gov/commenton/US...
kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .
ALT: kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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#ProudBlue The hypocrisy is mind numbing….

Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

apnews.com/article/cali...
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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You don’t have to have a rally with 10,000 people to make a statement. Sometimes it’s the persistent, smaller drumbeat protests in our communities that give others permission and motivation to get loud (and join in).

🔗 tinyurl.com/36fzzjrk
The Drumbeat of Defiance: Mighty Protests Rise Across America
Smaller, persistent rallies and protests are sending a clear message from coast to coast.
tinyurl.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Attacking a federal district judge as an “activist” for issuing a lawful ruling is an assault on judicial independence. A democracy cannot function when executive agencies denigrate judges for doing their jobs.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Are agencies in your state cooperating with ICE through the 287g program? Here are the participating agencies as of September 22, 2025 ⬇️

open.substack.com/pub/antagoni...
Complete List of Local and State Agencies Working With ICE
Currently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has about 1154 agreements with local and state agencies to enforce Trump’s mass deportation machine
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.

Like / share if you agree.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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For a year, we've wondered whatever happened to empathy.

Well, wherever empathy went to hide, it has company.

Shame. And contrition.
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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JUST IN: Federal judge orders release of hundreds of people arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS.
https://cnn.it/3LzqUPL
WLS: Judge orders release of hundreds arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown | CNN
A federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of people arrested as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS, dealing a blow to federal ef...
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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#ProudBlue #Resist

#ModernDayNazis will rely on the internet and hire bounty hunters! Sigh!
#JustSayNo
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Judge rules in favor of Utah citizens who voted for a fair congressional map

Dems would gain a seat
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM