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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Judge had the discretion to dismiss WITHOUT prejudice but in a censure of how prosecutors played loose & fast with what they knew to be the evidence in this case, has dismissed WITH prejudice. The gov’t is out of business in this one.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Remember when Judge Cannon blocked release of Vol. II of Jack Smith’s report? The part about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case? Now there’s an encouraging update & you’ll want to know all about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-vo...

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Finally. Volume II.

Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How many cases broke bad for Trump in court today? I count a number of them today in this piece, which I hope you’ll take a moment to read. joycevance.substack.com/p/another-ba...

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Another Bad Day in Court for Trump

Today, as Trump was busy trying (and failing) to convince his own people that “affordability” is a word made up by Democrats, the courts were having a field day with him.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good news. This was always a bad idea.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"The agency appears to regard the change as a customer experience improvement — as if interacting with a TSA agent who has been forced to stand in a crowded airport for hours on end will definitely be positive..." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

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Trump Administration Makes Life Worse For TSA Agents

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that he is considering retirement, leaving open the possibility that he could leave after next year’s term and hand another nomination to President Donald Trump.” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement

The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.

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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't be fooled. A vote for Darren Bailey is a vote for Donald Trump.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'll be on MS NOW with @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 5PM Eastern tonight/Friday -- see you there! @deadlinewh.bsky.social

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.

Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"A group of pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere... to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men..." religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...

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The rise of the Jim Crow theobros

(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

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Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error

Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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Amid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in Miramar

Community leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tonight, pictures of chickens. It’s been a long week. We deserve some down time. joycevance.substack.com/p/some-chick...

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Some Chickens

It’s very good to be a chicken.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Maine Republican Paul LePage **then**: “The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.” www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u... Paul LePage *now*: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

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Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported

The former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"The president barred US reporters, while welcoming Chinese reporters who answer to the communist dictatorship in Beijing. This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

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In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...” “We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.” veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...

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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans

The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?” “I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.” 😂 www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...

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Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’

CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Trump's policy of mass arrest and incarceration without trial ends with a big brushback reminder of what the US government did to Japanese Americans in 1942: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

their line was that people **asked** to be put in these cages, that it was what they wanted: "facility staff said... detainees asked to spend time in the enclosures." www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"US foreign policy now hardly exists. It’s been replaced by random whims blurted out by an ignorant, easily confused amateur, who hasn’t done his homework, hasn’t thought through the implications of his declarations, and might very well change his mind without warning..." www.ms.now/news/trump-i...

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Trump stumbles into an international incident of his own making in Ireland

The underlying issue is best approached with a nuanced understanding of history, culture, diplomacy and regional politics. Trump skipped all that.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

remember when the whole SNL bit on him was organized around his weird pronunciation of the word "china" because he was constantly saying the word "china" all the time, since being tough on china was his whole political schtick? thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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Trump says he would allow Chinese automakers to build cars in US

President Trump said Friday he would permit Chinese automakers to move manufacturing to the U.S. over the protest of American automakers. “If China wanted to come in and open a plant to build…

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why are the dissents from Thomas & Alito so unsurprising? Note: Judge Nichols has just entered an even broader injunction, so this isn’t over yet www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...

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Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting

The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s been a remarkably good day for legal news. I’m celebrating the wins tonight. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-day-for-...

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A Day for Good Legal News

A little before 8 p.m.

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D. Dunn @noh8rdi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just supported this case! Save the Scottish Wildcats!

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Before plagiarizing Shirley Chisholm, Hasan Piker says, “We don’t need those Democrats anymore!” meaning anyone who isn’t a socialist. He is a dangerous, hateful extremist and anyone campaigning with him should be held accountable by voters.

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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I would do anything to have Beans here. I ran two Boston Marathons, and I would run one every day if it could bring us closer to a cure. Now I ride the PMC each year because ending this disease has become the cause of my life. For Francesca. For every baby still fighting. profile.pmc.org/AK0302

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

For eight years, Governor Tony Evers has used his veto power to block GOP bills that would have restricted abortion access, removed environmental regulations, and a $3 billion tax cut that would have reduced the state’s ability to fund schools, health care, and local governments.

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Rep Lauren Underwood was the first Black person, first woman, and first millennial elected to represent her Illinois district, which she flipped from red to blue, defeating a four-term GOP incumbent. She’s had 14 bills signed into law by both D and R presidents. She’s the future.

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Stephanie Miller @stephaniemiller.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

And now, a message from Natalie Harp, President Trump’s “friend”.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

this is no way to run a lemonade stand, let alone the american government. what a humiliating and destructive mess... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"The professor worried about how to discuss Joan of Arc, who was burned at the stake for, among other reasons, cross-dressing. "He removed two weeks of study about Vikings. He said Viking mythological poems often featured gender-changing gods like Loki and Odin..." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

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A Texas University Becomes a Petri Dish for a Conservative Overhaul

Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Politicians from both parties and judges should be prepared to push back forcefully against any attempt Trump and his allies make to interfere with the 2026 elections. If he succeeds in perverting the results, he will be emboldened to take similar steps in 2028..." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy

The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"The decision by Trump to dissolve USAID — once the world’s largest humanitarian donor — gutted maternal and neonatal care, decimated nutrition programs for millions of pregnant women and children, and left scores of birthing centers devoid of equipment and medicine..." apnews.com/article/usai...

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USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying

The Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Trump says a new report proves 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in 2020. It doesn’t. The real story here is less about what the report says and why the Trump administration needs it—desperately—now. joycevance.substack.com/p/theyre-bui...

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They’re Building The Excuse Now

On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a Department of Commerce “report” that claims more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The WaPo says Todd Blanche is right about DOJ independence. But there’s a critical difference between a president setting law enforcement priorities & a president deciding who gets investigated & prosecuted. Apparently, we need to talk about that difference. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-washin...

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The Washington Post Is Wrong About Todd Blanche And Presidential Power

Jeff Bezos’ newspaper, The Washington Post, went all in on the unitary executive theory today.

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Stephanie Miller @stephaniemiller.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you're in Los Angeles, come to the Grassroots Dems HQ on Westwood Blvd this coming Sunday!! RSVP on ActBlue at secure.actblue.com/donate/grand... - See you there!

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