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Rochelle Wilcox

@rochellewilcox.bsky.social
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Mom, wife, daughter, friend. I used to write legal briefs at DWT. Now, I write about dragons, elves, and gods, with a closed-door romance series, The Road to Ragnarök, released in 2022 and a spicy romance series, Tales of the Vanir, rapid-released in 2025!

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I'm telling you, boring old lawyers are now going to ABA panels to applaud hostile retorts to MAGA panelists and yell "you're a clown" at them. A whole lot of people who merely furrowed their brows at Trump I are now seething with rage, and the Dem consultant class needs to wake up to that.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
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tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
These dipshits love to frame things as a binary choice between letting them do whatever they want, or the total annihilation of the human race.
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 01/02/2026
We are living through one of the most shameful and dark periods in American history.
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Marc Heberden 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🌊 @mheb.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 19/01/2026
There are, I promise you, still serious and important people who think that Trump is playing 3D chess — putting on an act to convince his laggard NATO allies to pony up their fare share. But stuff like this is pretty clear evidence that he's *the* immediate risk to our collective security
Tweet from PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin:

NEW: @potus
 letter to @jonasgahrstore
 links @NobelPrize
 to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:

Dear Ambassador:
 
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]

“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
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Rochelle Wilcox @rochellewilcox.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
As a former First Amendment lawyer, who represented media entities for my entire 24 years of practice, I concur.
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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Right. If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
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danaiolos.bsky.social @danaiolos.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
And no fentanyl mentioned… You know, the drug Americans have been murdering civilians over in the Caribbean… The indictment only mentions cocaine…You know, the drug smuggled into America by former Honduran President, Hernández, who was pardoned by the pedo-criminal after actually smuggling cocaine
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
They don’t even mean christian by faith, not really. They mean christian by ideology, as in, holding their specific right wing resentments and prejudices.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This has nothing to do with faith or observance btw. It’s just about establishing an official hierarchy of citizenship where they are on top. bsky.app/profile/mark...
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an appliance is making a weird noise that isn't on youtube @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
One of the late Obama scandals was his AG meeting with Bill Clinton briefly on a tarmac
politico.com
Lynch-Clinton 'tarmac summit': Another White House headache
Even some Democratic lawmakers have said the meeting “doesn’t send the right signal."
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/12/2025
This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I’m laid up with the flu, but I had to peek my head out and say that this is *so* much worse than it seems. And it’s already pretty fucking bad! bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
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Rochelle Wilcox @rochellewilcox.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This is how I felt writing Book II of Tales of the Vanir. 😲 Astarot and Tindera 🐉🐉 were trying to find alone time, while Vulryn 🐉 spun around me demanding her own book. So I gave it to her. If you want to meet the dragon that claimed the narrative, start with Sacred Struggle, and enjoy the ride. 🐉🔥❤
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🇺🇸The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. Thank you for your service! 🫡
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/11/2025
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
huh it doesn't seem like it's necessary to run away from supporting marginalized people in order to win at all, it almost seems like it helps you win the support of a polity that hates our supremacist government we might just have to beat bigots without seeking the approval of bigots
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Another quote that had it come from any other president would have been a weeks-long scandal. Instead, it's just Wednesday.
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
No words.
shocking aerial view of White House before and after east wing demolition.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
THIS is what they need to be saying over and over and over again. No budget until ICE IS DEFUNDED. See how easy that is?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
From Stephen L. Taylor: The Constitution Has Failed. outsidethebeltway.com/has-the-cons...
It is difficult to summarize how bad this administration is (it’s part of why I have the In Front of Our Nose series, because it is just so much). I suspect that if, for some reason, you are reading this but think Trump is a normal president, nothing I can say will disuade you, and if you agree with me that he is a clear threat to the constitutional order, I don’t need to make a list.

I will just note the following. He is usurping congressional authority on spending and staffing, and therefore literally ignoring the law. He has empowered ICE to violate due process. He has ordered the military to commit murder in the Caribbean (and they have complied). He has publicly directed the Attorney General to go after his enemies because he, Trump, declares them to be guilty. He has pardoned/commuted the sentences of ~1500 people who tried to disrupt a constitutional process. All the while, he and his family have been enriching themselves because he is president.

Oh, and the Supreme Court has said he is immune from prosecution for anything linked to his “official duties.”

The fact that the above is my short version of the situation is more than a bit disturbing.
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Two U.S. Senators, neither of whom are known for theatrical bombast.
Senator Jeff Merkley

@SenJeffMerkley
Trump's troops are deliberately attacking peaceful protesters to incite violence.

The goal is to generate riots to justify the expansion of authoritarian measures and to strengthen the case for the troop deployments.

Let me be emphatically clear:  there is no "invasion" or "rebellion" that justifies the federalization of the national guard.

Unlike former deployments in support of citizens' rights -- like attending school -- this is about attacking citizens' right to peacefully protest.

Our republic is in big trouble.

The same authoritarian impulse behind these violent crackdowns drives Trump’s effort to hijack our government. The fight we are in over restoring healthcare, and ensuring funds will be distributed in accordance with the law, is an incredibly important confrontation against Trump's strongman state.   Stay the course!Chris Murphy 
This dystopian video is previewing a violent takeover, not a targeted law enforcement action. It's insane.

Trump is militarizing our cities to STOKE violence. Not to reduce it. These are the tried and true tactics of authoritarians - plain and simple.
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American Partisan™ 🚫Fascism @american.partisan.social · 23/09/2025
America is currently the laughingstock of the world, all because, out of apathy, racism, misogyny and ignorance, we made the terrible choice of electing a lying, loud-mouthed, demented, sociopathic demagogue as our country's president. Twice.
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy” V-Dem data
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When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 20/09/2025
Liberal democracy and constitutional government rely on people dedicated to following the Constitution and the laws objectively, without ideological or personal favoritism. Authoritarian rule relies on most decisions being at the individual discretion of those in the government.
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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Fed. Governor Lisa Cook is the test. If SCOTUS says yes, the purge begins. The Fed folds. The SEC obeys. The NLRB vanishes. Independence is gutted. One man decides who stays. Who kneels. Who falls. This is how dictators destroy democracies. Ask Jimmy Kimmel what happens when you dare to resist.
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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...
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At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans
Federal agents hurled tear gas and pepper spray into a crowd of about 100 protesters who attempted to block vans from entering and exiting a U.S. Immigration and Customs holding facility in Broadvi…
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Abbie Richards @abbierichards.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
what can i say? i’m good at what i do
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Logan here is acting befuddled at the basic Lockean framework articulated in the Declaration: the right of revolution is a last resort in extremis. There is always the obligation to exhaust all other options first. Hardly an obscure idea, it's literally one of the most famous documents in the world.
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Why should corruption be the central organizing message for Democrats? Let me explain my reasoning. First, corruption -- by which I mean political figures using power in illegal or otherwise inappropriate ways to further their own interests and that of their friends -- is unpopular on its own.
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Rochelle Wilcox @rochellewilcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Every. Single. Day.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.
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Matthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I'll say this again: In my opinion, when companies and institutions cave to Trump despite the law being on their side, they are not misunderstanding the law; they are making an educated guess that the United States is heading in a direction where, in practice, the law won't matter.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16/09/2025
The trans partner of Tyler Robinson had no knowledge about it and was told to delete messages but didn't and instead turned them immediately over to the police and cooperated. Yet, the right is demonizing her and blame everything on trans people despite the trans person here doing the right thing.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
All the people being fired for telling the truth about Charlie Kirk—many of them women—in the aftermath of his death demonstrates that his legacy was never one about universal free speech. It was only ever about about straight, white, conservative Christian men spouting bigotry without consequence.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Pay attention. Something dark might be coming. The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent. 1/ Here's what's happening.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2025
We don’t yet know the extent of how deeply disturbed Charlie Kirk’s assassin was. We do know this: the day after the murder, at least a dozen HBCUs were hit with a wave of terrorist threats. That pattern is no coincidence. Someone out there wanted Black students to feel fear. 1/5
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Ezra Klein, watch this.
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Rochelle Wilcox @rochellewilcox.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
This article sums up my thoughts and feelings about Kirk's murder. I absolutely reject violence and wish he hadn't been killed. But I won't celebrate his life. He contributed a LOT to the divisions breaking this country in half and did much more harm than good. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
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Rochelle Wilcox @rochellewilcox.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
It's disgusting that anyone treats this man as a hero, and gut-wrenching what our government has become, and who it chooses to valorize, under Trump.
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Rochelle Wilcox @rochellewilcox.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Nothing sums up MAGA Republicans better than this political cartoon by the talented, Benjamin Slyngstad.
Political cartoon by: Benjamin Slyngstad

Picture is of a MAGA Trump supporter wearing an Alligator Alcatraz hat and a shirt that reads: Trump that B*tch!They are also carrying a sign with a pic of an automatic rifle that says: Come & Take Them and holding a flag that says: Civil War. 

They’re saying: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR HATE SPEECH OR POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY.
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Mikel Jollett @mikeljollett.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
There are violent extremists on the left but they are not in charge of the party. You can find them on social media, not in the halls of power. The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.
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