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Francine Lipman

@narfnampil.bsky.social
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Tax law prof working at the intersection of tax, poverty, immigration & other human rights issues. Chair of Editorial Board for the Human Rights magazine of the Civil Rights & Social Justice Section of the American Bar Association. All views are my own.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h
It doesn’t matter what Trump says about his ads being public service, the lawsuit against the administration argues. It’s clear what’s he’s up to.
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You’re Funding Trump’s New Ads
But will he ever pay you back?
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 6h
National Guard officials offered an explanation Friday after video of troops standing near a Washington, D.C., ballot drop box sparked alarm.
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National Guard breaks silence as alarms blare over troops near D.C. ballot box
National Guard officials offered an explanation Friday after video of troops standing near a Washington, D.C., ballot drop box sparked alarm.The troops, the officials say, were simply taking a break during a patrol.Two Guard officials told The Washington Post that the soldiers filmed Thursday in Fog...
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CNN @cnn.com · 6h
President Donald Trump said he secured an agreement from Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply markets with Russian diesel fuel as he works to bring down energy costs ahead of the midterm elections.
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Trump deal for Russian diesel sparks anger in Ukraine, doubts among analysts | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said on Friday he secured an agreement from Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply markets with Russian diesel fuel as he works to bring down energy costs ahead of the midte...
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The Hindu @thehindu.com · 6h
Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, President says
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Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, President says
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Scroll @scroll.in · 5h
Updates from central Delhi at 9 am 📷Priyali Dhingra #JantarMantarProtest
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 09/10/2026
ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms. trib.al/VGM9LQU
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“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in California
ICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/10/2026
Every year, a team of Nobel-endowed Norwegians selects the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Many Norwegians have called to pause the award until 2029, arguing that giving it out with a vengeful U.S. president in office might hurt peace efforts.
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Trump’s Nobel ambitions fade, but Norway still fears his wrath
Trump seldom talks about the Nobel Peace Prize these days, but in Norway, some fear that any award could provoke him.
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OPB @opb.org · 09/10/2026
Oregon state Sen. Christine Drazan reported $1 million from the Republican Governors Association on Thursday, a gift that will help her candidacy stay financially competitive in what is considered a close race for governor.
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Christine Drazan reports $1 million check in tight race for Oregon governor
Oregon state Sen. Christine Drazan reported $1 million from the Republican Governors Association on Thursday, a gift that will help her candidacy stay financially competitive in what is considered a close race for governor.
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CNN @cnn.com · 09/10/2026
Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday. cnn.it/4rRrZU0
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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
DSCC switched back to the full caff coffee I see
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Andrew Rothstein @asrothstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
She wasn’t going to win but fuck Michele Tafoya for this cavalier austerity bullshit.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration wants to livestream a firing squad execution for this holiday season. Pete Hegseth wants the public to see the Dec. 3 scheduled killing of Nidal Hasan. Tonight, at Law Dork:
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The Trump administration wants to livestream a firing squad execution for this holiday season
Pete Hegseth wants the public to see the Dec. 3 scheduled killing of Nidal Hasan. Also: A Navy board made clear in a recent action that it disagrees with the trans military ban.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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Kat Macfarlane @katmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Amazing news. Hoping that we will see optic nerve damage reversal in my lifetime.
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Genetically Engineered Treatment for Blindness Shows Early Promise in Small Study
Seven of 10 patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa had improved light sensitivity
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/10/2026
Missouri sued over alleged decades of underfunding at historically Black university reut.rs/4y4G81B
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Missouri sued over alleged decades of underfunding at historically Black university
Seven current and former students at Lincoln University of Missouri sued the state on Wednesday, alleging it violated ‌the US Constitution and federal civil rights law by systematically underfunding the historically Black university for decades.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are suing the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on campaign-style TV ads promoting Trump. The ads carry explicit disclaimers saying they were paid for by the U.S. government, which the party argues violate federal law.
Court document with case title: Democratic National Committee vs. Donald J. Trump, The White House Office, Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleges misuse of taxpayer dollars for political advertising.
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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 07/10/2026
After a 71-day protest, the last of the 100-plus-year-old trees was cut down southeast of Tucson.
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The ‘grandmother’ cottonwood trees bulldozed for the border wall - High Country News
After a 71-day protest, the last of the 100-plus-year-old trees was cut down southeast of Tucson.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 07/10/2026
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel called out the president’s comment about Iran striking California, which has also drawn major backlash from Democrat leaders.
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‘Report Him To The FCC’: Kimmel Knocks Trump’s ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ Comment
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel called out the president’s comment about Iran striking California, which has also drawn major backlash from Democrat leaders.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 07/10/2026
Gen Z faces financial anxiety despite early investing and saving efforts, feeling pressured by social media and economic challenges. bit.ly/4zp7xwx
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I saved $100,000 by age 22 and thought I'd feel secure. Instead, my money anxiety got worse.
Gen Z faces financial anxiety despite early investing and saving efforts, feeling pressured by social media and economic challenges.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
Three years on from the 7 October attacks, antisemitism has taken hold in Britain: Jews aren’t safe | Dave Rich
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Three years on from the 7 October attacks, antisemitism has taken hold in Britain: Jews aren’t safe | Dave Rich
Britain cannot call itself a diverse democracy when communities are living with such fear. A line must be drawn. Let it be now, says Dave Rich, author and director of policy at the Community Security Trust
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 07/10/2026
I’ve spoken directly with the FBI and military leadership: there is no increased threat to San Diego. You are safe. But what Donald Trump said last night was dangerous. This illegal war needs to end.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 07/10/2026
Where the hell are JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and Marco Rubio? Why aren’t they calling out this deranged nonsense?
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 07/10/2026
This is the President who sent 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles to terrorize diverse communities. His rhetoric isn’t an anomaly or a one-off.
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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He said it. They cheered. We all heard the cheering, we know what these fucks really think. All the "both sides are the same people", no they aren't. Not even close. I'd say that makes it pretty clear they want a war with other other side or an easy victim. They want this future.
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The reality of Trump’s comments on Iran nuking Los Angeles and San Diego | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump says many bizarre and even hateful things. But signaling he would allow Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego is not one of them.
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Vote Blue 🌵🗳️💙🦋🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇲🇽🇵🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @lflorepolitics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People on both sides literally trying to sane wash what he said like we didn’t see it and hear it with our own eyes and ears.
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Marni von Wilpert for Congress @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Donald Trump’s words are dangerous. San Diego is not expendable. Our service members are not expendable. Our families are not collateral damage. When I’m in Congress, I will immediately vote to end Trump’s illegal and costly war with Iran.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 07/10/2026
Yesterday the President said Iran could “take out Los Angeles or San Diego” and called it a very small price to pay. I don’t know what he meant. I know what he said. And it’s just wrong.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/10/2026
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.
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Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles
Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump’s comments suggesting Iran “take out” U.S. cities are already putting frontline House Republicans on the defensive in some of the country’s toughest races.
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Vulnerable Republicans forced to answer for Trump’s ‘take out’ San Diego, LA jab  
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 07/10/2026
The President is now telling crowds to "let" a foreign adversary "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego. These comments are downright crazy. We need to stand up to this deranged lunatic in the White House.
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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“In one, Mr. Vandenberg berated a co-worker during a dispute over a photocopier. … He is currently facing charges of animal neglect, according to El Paso municipal court records, charges often filed when dogs are found unattended for an extended period in a parked vehicle.”
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the First Circuit to reverse an injunction that halted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of federal childhood vaccine policy. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/first-circui...
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First Circuit urged to unblock RJK Jr MAHA vaccine policy makeover
A Massachusetts judge ruled in March in favor of medical organizations on their challenge against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the implementation of several of his ...
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Prince's Awkward Stare Meme
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pedocon Theory remains undefeated
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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Again, this is not about the literal taxes. This is about power. They have no problem paying the tax. They wouldn't feel it. What they are worried about is a well-funded government, and a well-to-do middle class. They can't have that.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social
The unplucked goose
US, revenue from corporate-income taxes, $bn
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Stephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 05/10/2026
Today is the Ohio deadline to register to vote in the November elections. www.ohiosos.gov/elections/re...
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Register to Vote in Ohio
Learn the different ways you can register to vote in Ohio as well as the deadlines to do so for each election.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base. trib.al/v1k2dxZ
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump goes to Texas to campaign for Ken Paxton and then spends most of his speech defecating all over Paxton and talking about himself. Historians tells us this is exactly the way fascist leaders behaved around their sycophantic subordinates in Europe between the wars.
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Trump gets petty with Ken Paxton during crucial Texas rally
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 03/10/2026
Something special is happening across the country right now. @rufusgifford.bsky.social tells us what he’s watching ⬇️
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
All these polls for close Senate races say the same thing: voters think the Dem would do a better job, but they just wish they were a bit more racist.
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White Plains Rich @whiteplainsrich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
She can't tolerate living with this lying philanderer, but wants you to spend the next six years with him.  If that isn't the essential essence of the GOP, I don't know what is. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him
In a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.”
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TEXAS VALUES PAC: "If you don't like Texas, leave!" KEN PAXTON: "OK . . ."
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ken (Loser) Paxton is running an ad, his daughter (child on her lap): "Right now, Texas families are working harder and getting less for it. Groceries, rent, insurance it all keeps climbing." Ah, your Dad has been in office almost 12 yrs! He's part of the problem!!
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 03/10/2026
KEN PAXTON has cost taxpayers of Texas millions and millions of dollars. Corruption!!!! Vote Talarico to end corruption, put money back in your pocket, and take on data centers.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/10/2026
Talarico is winning around 10 percent of Republican voters in the Fox poll, versus only 1 percent of Democrats going to Paxton (not a typo). trib.al/uYLNMry
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New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”
They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Texas - "Who would do a better job on..." 🔵Doing What's Best For Ordinary Texans - Talarico +15 🔵Healthcare - Talarico +12 🔵Cost Of Living - Talarico +10 🔵Tariffs - Talarico +9 🔵Data Centers - Talarico +8 🔵Being An Effective Senator - Talarico +7 🟡Immigration - Tied Siena / Oct 1, 2026
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Where is Congress? Where? Republicans could put a stop to this, immediately, if they gave one damn.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 01/10/2026
Just over two months into his tenure as U.K. prime minister, Andy Burnham is laying the groundwork for an unabashedly socialist overhaul of the British state.
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U.K. Prime Minister Burnham Pitches an Unapologetically Socialist Makeover
The country’s new leader wants to break with recent British political history, but he must win an election first.
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