“No one – especially those who have already sacrificed so much for this country – should ever be assaulted, detained or thrown in solitary confinement for peacefully protesting government overreach.” ~ Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-IL, Purple Heart awardee
The Real Reason the Feds Want to Revive Coal
Attempts to bring back a dying industry could increase your energy bills, all to supply the new demand for power to run A.I. It will make tech and fossil fuel investors richer, while rate payers (we) pay for their gain.
Ian Rose, Sierra Club Magazine, Oct 15, 2025
George Conway Explains To Sarah Longwell - The John Bolton Indictment
Former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, is the 3rd high-up ‘enemy of the leader’ targeted by DOJ on behalf of ‘the leader.’ This one may have small bits noted for his then-upcoming book, that could be construed as ‘breach of national defense information.’ Bolton pleads innocent. Trump pleads Mein Kampf.
The Bulwark (again), Oct 18, 2025
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
A running compendium of litigation against the Trump administration’s overreach, by academics and legal experts. When first published on Sept. 15, 2025, this study had 93 cases. That’s gone up to 118 this week, with outcomes mostly restraining Trump.
By Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Audrey Balliette, Maggie Lin, Michael Pusic and Jeremy Venook, Just Security, Oct 15, 2025
Fired DOJ lawyer blows the whistle
Evez Reuveni describes abuses of power at the DOJ that he refused to sign on to. That caused him to be fired. He witnessed the lie told to the judge who ordered that plane NOT to take off with detainees who’d been deprived of their due process. 15-min video.
60 Minutes, Oct 19, 2025
This is How ICE Respects Those Who’ve Served
Lawmakers slam ICE after US military veterans are arrested, injured at protests against Ice deportations.
Aaron Glantz, The Guardian, Oct 20 2025