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“Don’t be a bystander” — by @timothysnyder.bsky.social

With the midterms just over 90 days away, the Republican Party is focused today on Anthony Fauci and 2020-21.

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Barack Obama pays tribute to Robert Mueller, calling him one of the finest FBI directors in history and honoring his unwavering commitment to the rule of law

The wrong guy died today.

What happened to "America First"?

Senate Majority Leader Thune plans to bring the SAVE America Act up for a vote next week. The measure is expected to fail, but it’s still important to speak up. Please call, message, and reach out to your senators and urge them to vote no.

BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiar—far higher than the Pentagon’s publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)

As I've been saying for days: this feud with Hegseth -- in which Anthropic looks principled, and Claude looks so valuable that the Pentagon can't live without it -- has been terrific marketing for Anthropic www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The boycott of OpenAI(ChatGPT) has now surpassed 4 million. We’re also seeing many small businesses (and even some mid-sized companies) cancel their subscriptions. One of the most amazing things over the past year has been watching consumers remind big corporations just how much power they have.

🚨BREAKING: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is publicly offering to abandon his U.S. Senate campaign if Senate Republicans agree to change the filibuster rules and pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping anti-voting bill. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A remarkably EVIL coalition.

Per NYT — “A government-paid, full-time SWAT team composed of four agents and two vehicles escorts Kash Patel's NASHVILLE-based girlfriend.”🤔 What a wonderful use of taxpayer dollars! 🙃 💰 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

Not long ago, independent media felt like a luxury. Specialized news subscriptions that provided in-depth information, opinion and analysis were costly and time-consuming. They were purely optional, even indulgent. That is no longer the case. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...

Minutes after Donald Trump announced that the US and Israeli governments had launched a “major combat operation” against Iran, disinformation about the attack and Tehran’s response flooded X. wrd.cm/4aYONte

WOW. 19 people, all who were imprisoned and mistreated in a foreign prison at the direct command of the United States, are brave enough to say “We are innocent, and we will endure more time imprisoned to prove that.” I can only admire the enormous courage such a move takes.

CONGRESS declares war. NOT President tRumpstein.

The judges in WV have seen enough. They say that if the ICE continues detaining people in ways they have unanimously deemed illegal they will start issuing civil fines and contempt findings — including against state officials who help them carry it out. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet. www.wired.com/story/cbp-si...

Pardoned insurrectionists commit crimes at a higher rate than immigrants.

This isn’t about election integrity. It’s about making Americans believe democracy can’t be trusted. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

NBC edited out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post laid off 300 journalists. Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.

The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal. I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

straight up Gestapo shit

Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!

Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.

Already at least $1.4B richer since taking office, Trump is now suing the IRS for a jaw-dropping $10B over the leak of his tax returns. As he exploits the presidency for self-enrichment and retribution, millions are still struggling with the soaring cost of living. Priorities.

REPUBLICAN SEN. THOM TILLIS: “Senator Lindsey Graham mentioned a $10 billion lawsuit from the president. Really? Where’s that money come from, the money fairies or your pocket?” The corruption is endless.

Maria Santay, a U.S. citizen and community observer, live-streamed masked ICE agents detaining her after they boxed in her car from all sides and smashed her window. Local police showed up and did nothing. She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.

“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”

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THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!

This should piss everyone off, and our tax dollars paid for this. A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants. Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.

Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024 UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M. HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

MINNEAPOLIS: “Thousands and thousands— the people of Minneapolis are not letting up. Despite Tom Homan saying there’s a drawdown, these people don’t believe it. They want ICE OUT COMPLETELY.”

Marimar Martinez is a hero. She was shot 5 times by ICE. The agent told her to “do something b*tch” before opening fire. He later bragged “5 shots, 7 holes”. DHS tried to smear her reputation but video footage vindicated her. Next week she will testify in Washington about ICE’s brutality.

Alarmed yet?

Jack Smith has Jeffrey Clark/Scott Perry texts admitting there was NO foreign election interference in 2020 per a briefing from DNI Ratcliffe January 2nd, 2021 per Volume I of his final report. DNI Gabbard is going to try to create foreign interference where DNI Ratcliffe failed. @raskin.house.gov

Not sure how @theonion.com stays on top of breaking news like this but the print edition just showed up at my house with this:

DOJ deleted this file after posting it. Save it while you can.

The untimely death of civil rights in America — and what can be done to resurrect them. My latest on Substack: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-death-of-civil-rights-in-america

I doubt it’s a coincidence that Tulsi Gabbard was at the Georgia election office raid and Maduro is in custody. Her presence signals they could fabricate a foreign election interference claim. But not against Russia, of course.