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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 13m
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Hegseth Announces Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich Will Help Lead Military (The New Republic)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced onetime trillionaire Elon Musk, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and right-wing entrepreneur Palmer Luckey...
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'Effective law': Judge rejects use of 'secret law' and Trump admin excuses for withholding OLC memo on fatal boat strikes (Law&Crime)
President Donald Trump delivers the Memorial Day Address at the 157th National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2025, ...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4h
Mike Johnson says Pete Hegseth has done "an extraordinary job." Hegseth is running a war with Iran that Congress never approved. Imagine a bad job. Send your rep a letter to impeach him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 7h
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’ll take “things that happen when SCOTUS won’t tell you n for $1000, Alex www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Trump’s 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, With Taxpayers Paying For It
An ad nearly identical to one President Trump ran during his 2024 campaign returned on Saturday, paid for using public money. Several ethics lawyers it may violate federal law.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s going to be another buckle up kind of week, with lots of lawsuits and legal issues in motion. Here’s what I’m watching and why it matters: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The Week Ahead
September 27, 2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The world might look very different right now if Judge Boasberg had been able to hold contempt proceedings in 2025 & the administration had been held accountable. Instead, emboldened by his success, Trump continues to treat the courts like a game to be played. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump’s attack on the free press is so transparent that we can all see through it. It’s not about national security, it’s about his inability to deal with criticism. Without a free press, we lose our ability to keep track of what our government is up to. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last night I wrote about consequences, and what happens when the courts give Trump a pass. I hope you'll take a moment to read it, especially in this moment where we see the Court isn't immune to public pressure—Justice Alito just recused from a case because of it.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11h
If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...
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Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
We’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11h
All of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11h
And this morning the 11th Circuit has moved up oral argument in the case arguing for release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report to Nov 3. What’s in the water in Atlanta?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 6h
Part of me secretly hopes that members of the 11th Circuit were cool to have arguments for releasing Volume II of Jack Smith's report in January, but watching Schmitt's colossal fuck up made them move the arguments up to Nov 2.
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T-Fish🇨🇦🍁 @t-fish.bsky.social · 4h
In other words. No one’s stopping me so I’m gonna just keep breaking the law and seeing how far I can take this.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 4h
OSC just resolved five Hatch Act cases involving federal employees. So why are we still waiting for them to resolve six of our complaints against senior Trump appointees? 🤔
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OSC must resolve pending Hatch Act complaints - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
OSC has yet to resolve six of CREW’s complaints against senior Trump-appointed officials for violating the Hatch Act.
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Nkomis @nkomis.bsky.social · 4h
And no taste in shoes.
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MTfromCC @mtfromcc.bsky.social · 4h
I’ve got bad news for Pete: The Commander-in-Chief is a fatty. And a whiny little bitch.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 8h
Rapper Macklemore said his upcoming “Free Palestine” tour, launched after he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opening act, “sold out immediately" on Wednesday.
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Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ Tour ‘Sold Out Immediately,’ Rapper Says
Rapper Macklemore said his upcoming “Free Palestine” tour, launched after he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opening act, “sold out immediately" on Wednesday.
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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 5h
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Appeals court backs finding Trump colluded with IRS, Treasury (The Hill)
An appeals court Tuesday sided with a lower court judge who determined President Trump colluded with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in bringing and later di...
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Former Trump campaign official says White House likely to be investigated over taxpayer-funded ads (Morning Honey)
Former Trump campaign officials warn that the White House may face scrutiny over taxpayer-funded advertisements promoting President Donald Trump and his admi...
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MAGA insider warns GOP that 'impeachment' and 'the Hague' are coming (AlterNet)
On Wednesday, a prominent conservative commentator revealed that the GOP is desperate to avoid the impeachment of President Donald Trump’s officials, particu...
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Trump admin silent as American teen jailed and beaten without charge by US ally: report (Raw Story)
The Trumpadministration remained silent when pressed this week on the arrest and alleged abuse of an American teenager by the Israeli government, Zeteo exclu...
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Congress is hiding Trump’s $45 billion Iran war bill until after you vote (Washington Examiner)
On Nov. 3, voters will decide who controls Congress while the war with Iranis still underway. What they will not decide is how that war gets paid for. Congre...
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Darnitall @darnitall.bsky.social · 5h
we are sorry canada, 34 days we will begin the heal.
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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 6h
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Donald Trump leaves room stunned by saying ally is 'one of the worst countries in world' (The Mirror US Online)
Donald Trump has left people stunned after claiming one of the US' closest allies is "one of the worst countries in the entire world". Trump's ongoing trade ...
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California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise (The Guardian)
Communities across California are rushi...
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Remember when a political expert saidTrump just wrote a ‘suicide note’ for America? (LGBTQ Nation)
The Trump Administration has issued a “suicide note” ending all exposure of Russian influence campaigns, Chinese political manipulation, and Iranian extremis...
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MS NOW Reporter Says Trump FBI ‘Gaming the System’ With ‘Most Wanted List’ Captures (Mediaite)
Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoThe FBI is “gaming the system” under President Donald Trump, MS NOW reporter Ken Dilanian wrote on X Tuesday. Dilanian shared a post...
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PSA: Trump Continues To Commit Crimes (The Nation)
While the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it’s essential to remember he should.Like many Americ...
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We Found The Voter Fraud — It Was In The Moms For Liberty All Along
Former Republican mayoral candidate Gaea Powell found guilty on eight counts related to voter fraud.
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Trump Uses Decades-Old Law to Collect Flock Data Nationwide (The New Republic)
Thanks to a 1980s anti–drug trafficking program, cities across the U.S. are being forced to turn over their license plate reader data to the Trump administra...
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Trump AG blows his top denying reality about his own department (AlterNet)
President Donald Trump's attorney general blew his top during a Wednesday press conference when asked about the reported resignation of attorney Kurt Olsen. ...
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Trump’s armor finally cracking — and not for the reason you think: analysis (AlterNet)
No matter how much conservative Nick Catoggio dislikes President Donald Trump, he is always quick to admit Trump’s Teflon superpower is impressive. But on Tu...
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US can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules (Associated Press)
FILE - This photo provided by Yaseen Jajeeb shows Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour on June 18, 2026, shortly after his release from Clay ...
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Trump aides sound alarm over 'obviously illegal' midterm scheme: report (AlterNet)
President Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded television ad campaign has raised serious concerns among his own advisers, with several describing the initiative as...
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Powell did not break the law with expensive Fed renovations that incensed Trump, report finds (CNN)
An inspector general review of the Federal Reserve's headquarters r...
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Trump's Pentagon Threatens Attacks in New Countries (The Daily Beast)
The Defense Department is gearing up for more attacks across Latin America as President Donald Trump escalates his military campaign against drug cartels.
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Craig Bruce 💚💙 @craigbruce68.bsky.social · 16h
Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz - The Associated Press apple.news/Ak9-xq_I4Rb2...
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Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz — The Associated Press
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 9h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Shameful Photos Expose Trump's Vandalism of Beautiful D.C. (The Daily Beast)
Donald Trump wants to crush The Swamp. The leaks, the sneaks, and the secrets are all there. Our writers,...
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Inside the FBI's biggest nightmare yet (AlterNet)
Crossed storms are hitting the FBI simultaneously. The question is how much of the trouble the FBI’s Kash Patel pushing Donald Trump’s agenda is responsible....
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Republican calls out Trump’s weaponization of DOJ in live Senate hearing (AlterNet)
Outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) didn't spend his full ten minutes questioning former special counsel Jack Smith during the Senate Judiciary Commi...
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Judge blocks Trump’s election funding conditions
A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from tying counterterrorism grants to election changes, ruling FEMA exceeded its authority.
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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 7h
l.smartnews.com/p-8ARYGxQ4/Y... CRIMINALS RUN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR GOVERNMENT
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DOJ Inspector General ‘Declined Further Action’ on Todd Blanche Cryptocurrency Matter (The Washington Sun)
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General “declined further action” on an undisclosed matter involving Attorney...
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Rhize (private, encrypted space on Bluesky) @rhize.social · 8h
Where will it stop?
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Keir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 8h
I think I may have written a book about that. amzn.to/3QxN6Mt
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American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in its Long War with Washington
American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in its Long War with Washington
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