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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader. So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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Russ The Tedious Ghost @russ41.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
BREAKING President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
GRANTING PARDONS
FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATED TO THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
This proclamation ends a grave national injustice
perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020
Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconcilíation.
Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II,
Section 2, of the Constitution of the United states,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors, whether or not recognized by any State or State official, in connection with the 2020 Presidential Blection, as well for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Blection.
This includes, but is not limited to:
• Mark Amick
• Kathy Berden
• Christina Bobb
• Tyler Bowyer
• Joseph Brannan
• Carol Brunner
• Mary Buestrin
• Darryl Carlson
• James "Ken" Carroll
• Brad Carver
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• Robert Cheeley
• Kenneth Chesebro
• Hank Choate
• Jeffrey Clark
• Vikki Consiglio
• Nancy Cottle
• James DeGraffenreid
• John Downey
• John Eastman
• Jenna Ellis
• Boris Epshteyn
• Amy Facchinello
• Bill Feehan
• Carolyn Fisher
• Harrison Ployd
• Clifford Frost
• Kay Godwin
• Edward Scott Grabins
• Stanley Grot
• Rudolph Giuliani
• John Haggard
• Scott Hall
• Misty Hampton
• David G. Hanna
• Mark Hennessy
• Mari-Ann Henry
• Durward James Hindle III
• Andrew Hitt
• Jake Hoffman Burt Jones
• Anthony T. Kern
• Kathy Kiernen
• Timothy King
• Trevian Kutti
• James Lamon
• Cathleen Latham
• Jesse Law
• Stephen Lee
• Michele Lundgren
• Meshawn Maddock
• Michael McDonald
• Mark Meadows
• Shawn Meehan
• Robert Montgomery
• Daryl Moody
• Samuel I. Moorhead
• Loraine Pellegrino
• Sidney Powell
• James Renner
• Eileen Rice
• Mayra Rodriguez
• Mike Roman
• Rose Rook
• Kelly Ruh
• Greg Safsten
• David Shafer
• Marian Sheridan
• Ray Stallings Smith III
• Robert F. Spindell Jr.
• Shawn Still
• Ken Thompson
• Pam Travis
• James Troupis
• Kent Vanderwood
• Kelli Ward
• Michael Ward
• C.B. Yadav
This pardon does not apply to the President of the
United States, Donald J. Trump.
The Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, shall administer and effectuate the issuance of certificates of
pardon to eligible applicants.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
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Keith @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This is honestly I think one of the things you should be most cognizant of in your messaging. We got here and remain here because too many people think that bad things, really bad things, simply cannot happen. And yet, we cannot also fall to the despair of doom. Do not credit unearned victories.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
me when Obama pops out telling people to get in the streets and universities to stop caving
Woody from the "hollup...let him cook" with "cook" replaced by "be clear"
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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Folks: DEMOCRATS PLEASE DO SOMETHING! ANYTHING!!! Booker: does a thing that gets a lot of attention and gets people excited and worked up and inspires people to fight and maybe convinced Schiff and others to block Trump appointments Folks: not like that
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/04/2025
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
"If America hasn't broken your heart, you haven't loved her enough." Corey Booker, just now.
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Kampf mit Kette @kampfmitkette.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 22/03/2025
Rubio says that El Salvador has agreed to accept deportations of American citizens www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “there are obviously legalities involved” in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 16/03/2025
Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...
404media.co
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it an...
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Schumer's whole plan, in his words, is "I am focused on bringing Trump’s numbers down, his popularity down, exposing what he has done to America and what he will do," but when asked about specifics like Columbia & Khalil, he leaps to Trump's defense while admitting he doesn't even know the details.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/03/2025
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/03/2025
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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Micah @rincewind.run · 10/03/2025
leftists versus liberals is the single worst way to spend our energy right now send tweet
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
/2 My particular view is that we have a simultaneous surge of (1) classic anti-Semitism — hatred of Jews as Jews (2) reckless employment of classic anti-Semitic tropes in political discourse, and (3) bad-faith portrayal of all criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic. It’s a hideous mess.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
There's legitimately blood in the water at this point. Keep attending Tesla protests. Post about it. Solidify the brand's association with Nazi incels.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Rep. Al Green of Texas stands up and tries to call out Trump. But Republicans push back and yell "USA! USA! USA!" But Green is not backing down.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Al Green stood up. Would like to see more people stand up.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Rep. Al Green is a goddamn hero.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/03/2025
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) just heckled Trump, standing up, shaking his cane at him and telling him, “You don’t have a mandate!” Republicans almost immediately drowned him out with “USA, USA, USA” chants. Green has left the chamber. Follow live updates:
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Trump’s address to Congress 2025: Live speech updates and analysis
Follow live updates and analysis from Washington Post reporters as President Donald Trump delivers an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
You know what would be really cool? A system of government where the whims of the head of state could be constrained by some kind of parliament or legislature, or there were some kinds of “checks” or “balances” that ensured that one person didn’t simply get to dictate how the government worked
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Not only are trans issues rated as neutral impact… but they’re also listed as not that consequential. Staggering. What even can you say? Oh I wonder if any of the columnist who put this together are trans & feel that hatred. (Plus, why even have such a weird rating system? What’s going on here?!)
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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The president has been infected with the woke mind virus patriots in control
An screenshot from an ai generated video the President posted of bearded men dressed as women dancing on a beach, yes it looks just as strange to those of us looking at it visually as it does to read.
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
If you live in a Blue State, the most important thing you can do individually for America is get on your city council and focus entirely on building more housing. Many people in Red States will find their lives untenable very soon and need somewhere to flee to.
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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Republicans have waged a fifty-year campaign against the federal government, making any charge of inefficiency or incompetence more likely to stick. Democrats since LBJ have failed to make the case for why a robust federal bureaucracy is necessary to protect and improve the lives of all Americans.
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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Here is the Associated Press complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... And here is the motion for a preliminary injunction: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Caitlin S., PhD @paleophile.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!) democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
strongly agreed with Cara. some of y'all talk like you have hidden a spare population of unproblematic, unpropagandized people to build a mass movement out of under your couch cushions or something.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Go ahead. Let the people see you for what you are.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
the scariest words in the English language are "i'm from the department of government efficiency and i'm here to help"
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 18/02/2025
Wherein Elon says the quiet, corrupt part out loud: He intends to steal the private IRS data of his political enemies. How soon before he does the same to his economic competitors? Or you?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/02/2025
worth saying again these these unilateral cuts are illegal. neither trump nor musk has the authority to unilaterally slash appropriated funds.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A Trump-Musk memo telling US government employees to hide what’s happening from the public is a sign that: 1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly 2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Pt. 2/2 ⬇️
DO NOT SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Do not answer questions about your immigration status, where you were born, or your criminal history.
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NO COMPARTAS INFORMACION PERSONAL.
No respondas preguntas sobre tu estado migratorio, dónde naciste o tus antecedentes penales.DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING.
Do not sign any document without speaking to a lawyer.
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NO FIRMES NADA.
No firmes ningún documento sin hablar con un abogado.SPEAK TO
A LAWYER.
Consult with a lawyer ahead of time.
If you are arrested, ICE will not provide you with a lawyer, so be prepared.
CONSULTA CON UN ABOGADO.
Consulta con un abogado con anticipación.
Si te arrestan, ICE no te dará un abogado, así que prepárate
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I’m not going to pretend I know how to do political communications and speak to the median voter, but speaking only for myself, it’s incredibly dispiriting how few people in Democratic congressional leadership have shown any indication they understand the severity of this moment, as AOC does here.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
End DOGE’s destruction of our government now. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
“People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Every Atlantic feature on totalitarian Bard sophomores should have been about America's Elite Backbone Crisis
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico
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