Stephanie Jones

I have questions about the Birthright Citizenship case. Lots of them. stephaniejones2.substack.com/p/questions-...

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The same goes for the common saying that "Washington is broken." DC isn't broken - not one of these people came from DC and neither did the people causing problems now. Folks out in the so-called "heartland" sent them here. Stop blaming us for the mess y'all keep making.

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Some of the same people who just days ago insisted the Dems ain't s**t because they don't fight hard enough, are now flooding social media trying to convince us there's no point in fighting because the game is rigged and the battle is lost. These are not credible people. Don't listen to them.

We knew this was likely to pass, so I'm not surprised, discouraged, or defeated. Now it's time to pivot and actually make the AP's description of a "defining moment of his second term" - and the terms of every single Republican who voted for it - a reality. Vote them out in 2026! Let's DO this!

And these are these same people who constantly attack Democrats, and when it's pointed out that they don't have the numbers to do much, insist "They should be speaking up!" But when they DO speak up, they dismiss it as "just words." It's clear they're only interested in attack Dems, nothing else.

I'm fascinated by how quickly the "Speak LOUDER!" "Slow things down!" crowd is dismissing Leader Jeffries doing just that as "empty talk." I'm starting to think they don't really want the Dems to do any of the things they're demanding, but just want to trash them and will no matter what they do.

I'm sure it wasn't accidental that the Minority Leader ended his record-breaking floor speech surrounded by Black women

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Not Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz held people who had been convicted in a court of law. This is Alligator Auschwitz, which will hold people who are not charged with anything other than the crime of being brown, just like Auschwitz held those for the crime of being a Jew.

Three years after the Dobbs decision, millions of American women are banned from getting the reproductive health care they need. On today's Democratic Daily Download, @chu.house.gov explains how House Democrats are fighting to restore reproductive freedom.

And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.

This could have been a cartoon, with Elmer Fudd vewwy vewwy excited about a big parade he thinks is in his honor, only to have one old cranky tank come squeaking past him with Bugs Bunny waving at him from the turret ...

Conservative protests are always treated as an organic cry of anger that manifests the distress of the unjustly ignored American heartland; protests from the center-left are always written off as noise from inside the bubble.

Really, @nytimes.com? He wasn't celebrating the Army's founding, and peaceful protests aren't a "show of force." Do better.

I wonder if Gavin Newsom is figuring out that, beside it just being the right thing to do, standing up to the MAGAs earns a lot more political capital than pretending to be just like them ...

I'm pretty sure that if a court rules 47 lacks legal authority to do something, he can't hide behind immunity since that protects only official acts - and an action that exceeds his authority is not an official act. And the NG isn't immune from prosecution for obeying an illegal order. Sooo ...

ABC suspended reporter Terry Moran for a now-deleted tweet calling Stephen Miller a “world class hater.” They said it violates their standards. Here’s a thought…maybe your standards should allow calling out white nationalism and hate when you see it.

Real journalists report truth. Terry Moran is a real journalist.

Statement by the Nathaniel R. Jones Foundation on the tragic murders of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky.

You want to know why Thompson, Tapper, et al. spend their days hassling Dems? Because Dems *care*. Dems react. Dems make them feel like they have agenda-setting power. Dems beg & scrape for their approval. Republicans don't give a shit. Writing about GOP crimes doesn't bring the same ego boost.

Maybe everyone could take a break from all the recriminations now, seeing as they make no difference to anything relevant to our current crisis and there is no purpose in reliving it since it is never going to happen again?

Unless it's saying fervent prayers for this great and good man, I'm gonna need to you to keep President Biden's name out of your mouth. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...

"When we fight, we win."

Happy Birthday, Daddy.

No, NYT - This shameless groveling by an outgoing governor with a D next to his name is not the sign of a shift in the Democratic Party's approach It's a sign that one cravenly ambitious person thinks he can get ahead by out-hating the haters.

Felling pretty good about the new Pope.

I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.

When confronted by Trump, so many people and organizations look to polling for guidance, get paralyzed, talk in circles or just fold like a cheap suit. Disabled American Veterans, on the other hand, has taken the right approach. This is how you respond.

After nearly 10 years, they still can't bring themselves to say it, so I said it for them.

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This is why you don't cave in to bullies. Because when you stand up, they back down. (Side-eye at Columbia) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...

In the Christian faith tradition, Holy Thursday/Good Friday tells the story of a man of color unjustly arrested, jailed, and murdered by corrupt leaders. MAGA Christians want you to take the side of the murderers. Super work, kids. Jesus would be pleased. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-your-ch...

Listen to @repgreglandsman.bsky.social And not just because he's my Congressman ...

In simpler times (last year), when the Court took a case that could easily be disposed of with a simple "The Constitution says what it says, so stop wasting our time," I thought it meant they wanted to explain it more clearly for those in the back. Now my heart just sinks.

I propose swapping the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador with the man mistakenly elected president of the United States

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DEI for white Christians.

In a world of Columbias, be a Princeton ...

The shakedown racket has extorted nearly a billion dollars in free legal services from 9 firms. That should hold even this crowd over for a couple of years, so the firms that haven't been tapped yet can say no, because, clearly, their services aren't needed. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...

With each new capitulation, law firms are forking over more of their money, time, and dignity. The first to cave is on the hook for $40 million. Now the price is $125 million (even after they saw courts siding against the administration). Who would hire lawyers who are this bad at negotiating?