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  • Trump’s Deep State Can’t Even Deep State Competently

    Because conspiracy theorist turned Deputy Director of the FBI, Dan Bongino, couldn't find experts in digital forensics and chain of custody at an agency that employs thousands of such people, all the squabbling members of Trump's Deep State trying to end the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories have made it far, far worse.

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  • Children Died to Own the Libs

    "Dead in the water," they joked at a Kerr County commissioners meeting when discussing a flood alert system. But sure, DEI must be the reason why children were sacrificed to flood waters.

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  • “Fuck You:” Todd Blanche Continues to Flopsweat over Emil Bove’s Contempt

    Todd Blanche's brief presence at a March 14 meeting appears to coincide with two things: Redactions in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower complaint, and the impetus for Emil Bove to start threatening to tell judges to fuck off.

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  • Trump’s Coffee for Coup Accountability Emergency

    Donald Trump wants to impose a 50% tax on coffee in an effort to prevent coup accountability for Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. That may make it far easier for courts to affirm a court ruling that his tariffs are unlawful.

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  • Expecting Legislators to Lead the Resistance Is a Category Error

    You shouldn't want Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to lead the political movement opposing Trump, not least because that movement needs to be far broader than the Democratic Party.

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Trump's Deep State Can't Even Deep State Competently

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July 11, 2025
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emptywheel
Because conspiracy theorist turned Deputy Director of the FBI, Dan Bongino, couldn't find experts in digital forensics and chain of custody at an agency that employs thousands of such people, all the squabbling members of Trump's Deep State trying to end the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories have made it far, far worse.
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Domestic Policy

Children Died to Own the Libs

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July 11, 2025
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Rayne
"Dead in the water," they joked at a Kerr County commissioners meeting when discussing a flood alert system. But sure, DEI must be the reason why children were sacrificed to flood waters.
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"Fuck You:" Todd Blanche Continues to Flopsweat over Emil Bove's Contempt

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July 11, 2025
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emptywheel
Todd Blanche's brief presence at a March 14 meeting appears to coincide with two things: Redactions in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower complaint, and the impetus for Emil Bove to start threatening to tell judges to fuck off.
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Trump's Coffee for Coup Accountability Emergency

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July 10, 2025
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emptywheel
Donald Trump wants to impose a 50% tax on coffee in an effort to prevent coup accountability for Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. That may make it far easier for courts to affirm a court ruling that his tariffs are unlawful.
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Expecting Legislators to Lead the Resistance Is a Category Error

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July 9, 2025
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emptywheel
You shouldn't want Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to lead the political movement opposing Trump, not least because that movement needs to be far broader than the Democratic Party.
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"Are You Still Talking about Jeffrey Epstein?"

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July 8, 2025
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emptywheel
More than perhaps any moment of his ten year career, Trump just lost his cool -- about a Jeffrey Epstein question -- because he is helpless to dictate the focus of attention.
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Pam Bondi Admits She Must Fire Kash Patel and Dan Bongino

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July 7, 2025
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emptywheel
If the joint DOJ/FBI memo declaring there's no there there to the conspiracy theories Kash Patel and Dan Bongino fueled is true, then Pam Bondi must demand their resignation for discrediting the Bureau.
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How Trump Plans to Dodge Accountability Again

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July 7, 2025
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emptywheel
Trump's policies have and will get people killed. Will we find a way to hold him accountable, this time? 
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Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism

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July 6, 2025
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emptywheel
When you speak on social media, are you saying or are you doing? 
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Culture

Three Things: Hope Within Us

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July 5, 2025
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Rayne
This could be us, rowing together. Hope is your paddle.
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No Kings Day Reflections from an American-Irish in the Home of Her Ancestors

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July 4, 2025
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emptywheel
On this No Kings Day, remember that America is a tapestry of from-ness that Kings failed to stamp out.
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SCOTUS

The Anti-Democracy Project Of John Roberts

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July 3, 2025
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Ed Walker
John Roberts doesn't believe in our system of checks and balances.
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Congress, Domestic Policy

POS BFB in da' House: Be Water, My Friend

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July 2, 2025
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Rayne
The situation in the House is fluid. We should be, too — keep calling your representatives.
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Congress, DOGE, Domestic Policy

The Sound of Teeth on Bone: Leopard Eating Leopards [UPDATE]

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July 1, 2025
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Rayne
Keep your hands and feet inside the cab, stay clear of the leopards as they begin to gnaw on their own.
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Congress, Domestic Policy

Making America Gross Again: Big Fugly Bill Hits the Senate Floor [UPDATE]

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June 30, 2025
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Rayne
The Senate votes this morning on the Big Fugly Bill. Contact your senators and tell them not to vote for this POS BFB.
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"Egregious Behavior:" Alina Habba Confesses She Must Prosecute Donald Trump

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June 28, 2025
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emptywheel
Alina Habba says that under her tenure, the New Jersey US Attorney's Office will prosecute threats against judges of the type her client and boss made and makes all the time.
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Fridays with Nicole Sandler, Going, Going, Gone Fishing Edition

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June 27, 2025
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emptywheel
We talked a lot about the horrible Supreme Court decisions.
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SCOTUS

Open Thread: End of 2024-2025 Term, The Last Decisions

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June 27, 2025
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Rayne
The Supreme Court's last batch of decisions for the 2024-2025 term will be issued this morning.
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emptywheel

How the Newslettification of News Reifies Trump's Power Rather than Exposing His Lies

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June 27, 2025
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emptywheel
The NYT's newsletter structure turned Donald Trump, not Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, the primary actor in MacDonough's serial rulings throwing out many of the worst provisions of the Big Ugly reconciliation bill.
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Trump 2.0

The Republican Hundred Year War On Democracy

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June 26, 2025
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Ed Walker
The Republican attack on democracy has come out into the open under Trump, with major help from John Roberts
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