Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 4hMore like a Star Chamber hearing!nytimes.comTrump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Lisa CookPresident Trump said the White House would investigate unsubstantiated claims that Lisa D. Cook committed mortgage fraud and hold a hearing next month. 000
Reposted by JöhnAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026Moving jobs overseas or hiring foreign workers is capitalism. Policing children's bodies is fascism. State-run sports programs that prohibit minority participation is fascism. 931380385
Reposted by JöhnKen Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 271587940
Reposted by JöhnSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We can’t just move past what SCOTUS has permitted this Administration to do to people who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years and even decades. 9821282
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"I'm shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump AlliesPresident Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 001
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The balance of harms is now so contorted by #SCOTUS that they are normalizing #torture, #refoulment, #detention, #rendition and #deathnytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for NowThe court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own. 001
Reposted by JöhnSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2526253766283
Reposted by JöhnRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Cough…John Roberts did this…cough 11423102
Reposted by JöhnRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Republicans correctly deduced that having Trump campaign in Maine for Susan Collins was a terrible idea given how unpopular he is here but then they inexplicably sent Vance twice, who may be even less popular. Who’s next, Stephen Miller in Portland? 992510387
Reposted by JöhnSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So much of what we are confronting today is best understood by the actions undertaken by white communities in response to integration orders. White supremacy is a form of democratic nihilism. Every institution, norm, and value of democracy will be sacrificed for it. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...calendar.eji.orgSep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than IntegrateLearn more about our history of racial injustice 251142440
Reposted by JöhnBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026the Court “cannot expect the public to have faith in our judicial system if, without clear explanation, we are consistently greenlighting harmful acts” i continue to think putting KBJ on the Court may be Biden's best decision, no other justice is doin it like her www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comJustice Jackson Calls Emergency Docket ‘Potentially Corrosive’Hours after fielding the Trump administration’s latest emergency application, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a speech urging the Supreme Court to rethink such requests. 19620144
Reposted by JöhnAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026SANDERS: Trump claims we pay lowest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Wow! Is he telling the truth? OVERTON: There has been immense progress- S: Do we pay lowest prices like POTUS said? You just told us you're gonna stand up to him O: We have seen- S: Is it true? O: *more dissembling* 1071928463
Reposted by JöhnDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW 2722981004
Reposted by JöhnChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Campaign Legal Center and ACLU have filed an amici brief this morning, so we do have something new on the docket to look at: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26... 2191
Reposted by JöhnSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Friday night at @politicsandprose.bsky.social in D.C. we had a great convo with @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social about their remarkable new book Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Govt By the People. 531268
Reposted by JöhnMaxima @maxima-infinity.bsky.social · 28/08/2026. 1/2 "The United States is ranked 64th out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, marking the nation's lowest ranking ever. The US remains in the index's "problematic" category." One of the poorest in the west. . www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comThree journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outletThree employees of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news service, allege they were fired after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln 11619
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our new Gulag Archipelago! #concentrationcamps #prisons #torture #abuse A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportationsnytimes.comA Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. DeportationsWitnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program. 000
Reposted by JöhnGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/09/2026Ahmed Soliman's loved ones have also set up this website to help you send letters to your representatives demanding they get involved in the fight for the his release. findahmedsoliman.orgfindahmedsoliman.orgHelp find Ahmed Soliman — Civic Action ToolReview a draft, open it in Gmail, Outlook, or your mail app, and send it yourself. No sign-in, no data collected. 15716
Reposted by JöhnGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/09/2026AFAIK this is the first time the second man's name has been released. Birhane an Eritrean national who I know Ahmed was friends with. It's a little hard to see, but in the video of Sept. 5 incident, he's the man in a white shirt in the revolving doorway. prospect.org/2026/09/09/s...prospect.org‘Shoot Him!’: Police Threaten Third-Country Nationals Imprisoned in African Hotel - The American Prospect‘I’m fighting for my life,’ said Ahmed Soliman after the latest in a string of abusive incidents in Equatorial Guinea, where ICE expelled him five months ago. 2528
Reposted by JöhnGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/09/2026NEW: @amnesty.org says Ahmed Soliman & another man, Samson Birhane, had bags put on their heads, were beaten when arrested in Equatorial Guinea. They demand their immediate release. Both lived in the US since they were kids, ICE expelled them unlawfully. TAKE ACTION: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...amnesty.orgEquatorial Guinea: Risk of torture for unlawfully detained men: Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane - Amnesty InternationalOn 11 September, the Equatorial Guinea authorities unlawfully arrested Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane, accusing them of “breaking a mirror” at a hotel in Malabo, where the two had been arbitrarily h... 1564301
Reposted by JöhnProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026The Trump administration granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email. (Published May)propublica.orgTrump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering... 25549305
Reposted by JöhnCharlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...nytimes.comBlanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate (Gift Article)The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department. 2637598
Reposted by Jöhnnewmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026english.elpais.com/internationa...english.elpais.com‘I fear for his safety’: Nicaraguan journalist persecuted by Ortega faces deportation from USICE arrested Luis Galeano despite his active asylum application. Two Republican congressmembers from Florida spoke out against his removal, saying the government must ‘distinguish between a criminal a... 011
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm shocked, but not surprised! #Courtsnytimes.comTrump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.” 000
Reposted by JöhnKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It's difficult to fathom that any human who made it out of elementary school could actually be this dumb, but here we are. And see how smug he looks? He actually thinks he's smarter than everyone who can't comprehend his brilliant logic. 1617036
Reposted by JöhnRepresentative Val Hoyle @repvalhoyle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is a win for the Constitution, but the fight isn't over. We need to protect and expand access to vote-by-mail, and I have a bill to do just that.nytimes.comSupreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In BallotsThe Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections. 0214
Reposted by Jöhndesert-lover.bsky.social @desert-lover.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What a cruel world we are living in because of one awful human being-Trump. 2105
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In the shadow of other great civil libertarians, @radleybalko.bsky.social speaks truth to power! (gift link)nytimes.comOpinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true. 000
Reposted by JöhnBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Regardless of where you stand on other issues, the most important issue on the ballot in November is electing a Congress that fulfills its constitutional responsibility to check a lawless president. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comOur Military Needs Congress to Do Its Job54 Days to the Midterms 34672170
Reposted by JöhnAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The arguments against impeaching Trump next year are all bad and spurious, but they're even weaker as applied to all the other impeachable members of the Cabinet, etc. And impeaching Hegseth for literal murder should be top of the list. 523427896
Reposted by JöhnAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/09/2026UPDATE ON BIG BEND: The pause on Trump’s border construction inside Big Bend National Park has been extended through September 30. That means no bulldozing, no clearing vegetation, no cutting new roads, and no moving earth or dirt in the affected areas while the legal fight continues. 842705632
Reposted by Jöhnjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026in john roberts’ constitution, congress does not exist and the power of the purse belongs to the president, who is an elected dictator embodying the authentic Will of the People 803822815
Reposted by Jöhnjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026why would any agency abide an injunction knowing there is a decent chance the supreme court will lift it because the president is a special birthday boy? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by MailA report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 342480503
Reposted by Jöhnjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026the fact that the papers of supreme court justices are treated as their personal property is outrageous www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comHow the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History (Gift Article)After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades. 9055641400
Reposted by JöhnAlan Mygatt-Tauber @amtappeals.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Old enough to remember when IRS scrutiny of brand new non-profits for the Tea Party was a huge scandal. 095
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Does that mean, in theory, that the #Regime could tear down the #arm of the Statue of Liberty, #Washington Monument, #Lincoln Memorial, #Jefferson Memorial, #MLK Memorial, and the #Kennedy Center, all without so much as a whimper from #Congress #SCOTUS and #Preservationiststheguardian.comUS supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroomJustices’ 5-4 ruling permits Trump administration appeal to block lower court order halting above-ground work 000
Reposted by JöhnNicole Rifkin @nicolerifkin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton 195124171793
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I remember how devastating it was that the #Taliban regime destroyed the Bamiyan Valley carved #Buddhas Now it seems our own #Regime is bent on destroying Big Bend and its riches for the unnecessary border wall!.theguardian.comTrump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’The president’s border wall plan could damage or destroy ‘the oldest-known books in North America’ 010
Reposted by JöhnMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Wild that we're still having a conversation about the radicalism of Democrats 512642500
Reposted by JöhnJoan ❌👑 @still4dems.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Please sign a petition to stop construction of a wall in Big Bend National Park. It’s not necessary! Thanks! c.org/kH87qrzLPBc.orgSign the PetitionStop the construction of the "smart" wall in the Big Bend Sector, Big Bend National Park 02414
Reposted by JöhnMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/08/2026We published this piece a month ago, and there are STILL new reports of cops using Flock cameras to stalk people...motherjones.comPolice keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk peopleAdvocates say it’s too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology. 20238108
Reposted by JöhnTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Trump approval at 33% Hitler share of vote: 33% Coincidence? 66736175
Jöhn @chonabo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Saying our goodbyes to Percy our geriatric tabby rescue, lived a full life you’ll be missed. 😥 000
Reposted by JöhnMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 30/06/2026Just in time for the fourteenth consecutive Most Important Election of Our Lifetime™, @ginnyhogan.bsky.social and @shadesofgreaves.bsky.social’s Obey in Advance: How to Survive (and Thrive) Under Authoritarianism. Coming to you from McSweeney’s books this fall. store.mcsweeneys.net/products/obe... 428757