Last night, I watched an old episode of "Madame Secretary." It was fun to see quaint notions like upholding the #USConstitution and politicians following their conscience. Several even voted against their own party to support #veterans' interests. I may watch the whole series to help quell my ajita about living in a police state.
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DUE PROCESS AND THE ECONOMY
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: #beccabalint #democrats #dueprocess #economy #immigration #migrants #usconstitution #useconomy #uspol #uspolitics :
#RESIST! #NAACP Sues #DepartmentOfEducation Over #DEI Rollbacks: Here's What To Know
The nation's oldest #CivilRights group says the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity and inclusion programs is unconstitutional and disproportionately harms #BlackStudents.
April 19, 2025
"The NAACP is suing the U.S. Department of Education over recent efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools. In a federal complaint filed in Washington, D.C., the organization alleges that the Department of Education’s recent directives are unconstitutional and discriminatory—particularly for Black students.
"The complaint faults the administration for targeting programs that offer '#truthful, #inclusive curricula,' as well as policies that expand access to selective educational opportunities for #BlackAmericans and foster belonging while addressing #racism in schools.
"The NAACP argues that the Department’s recent actions 'advance a misinterpretation' of federal civil rights laws and Supreme Court precedent—actions that, according to the group, violate its members’ rights to equal protection and to be free from viewpoint discrimination under the #USConstitution.
"NAACP President Derrick Johnson criticized the move, stating that the administration is 'effectively sanctioning' the very discrimination that U.S. civil rights laws were designed to prevent
" 'The Department of Education, tasked with a responsibility to protect the civil rights of all children, has instead claimed #SystemicRacism doesn’t exist — effectively sanctioning the very discrimination that our civil rights laws were designed to prevent while children of color consistently attend #segregated, chronically underfunded schools where they receive less educational opportunities and more discipline,' said Johnson."
Essence · NAACP Sues Department Of Education Over DEI Rollbacks: Here’s What To Know
Harvard won’t comply with Trump administration’s demands — Harvard Gazette
> The work of addressing our shortcomings, fulfilling our commitments, and embodying our values is ours to define and undertake as a community.
Harvard Gazette · Harvard won’t comply with demands from Trump administration
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@gemelliz #EvangelicalPatriarchy is only a hairbreadth away should #PeePee and his #Cons take control of our country. Anti-abortion would only be the beginning. #MapleMAGA is following the trumpian playbook to the letter. And proud of it. And as the #SeducedStooge of #ChairmanHarper, his hubris is constantly fed, making him exceedingly malleable. Canadian democracy would be damaged, possibly beyond repair, just as #donald and his cohorts have run roughshod over the #USConstitution, crippling it.
A portion of the crowd of peaceful democracy protectors in Austin, TX today listening to speakers and music as part of #HandsOff.
Next action is May 1st at the State Capitol from 5 pm to 8 pm. Come join the movement against #Trump and #fascists.
#ATX #Austin #AustinTX #Texas #Musk #ElonMusk #DOGE #DueProcess #50501 #FreeSpeech #USConstitution #CivilLiberties
: #abrahamlincoln #constitution #democrats #usconstitution #uspol #uspolitics :
We should keep in mind that the very first widely circulated document of the then-emerging Republican Party said, "We shall ... erect anew the standard of Freedom, and call on the People to come to the rescue of the country...." These are good words. These are Republican words.
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On the fascist theater, propaganda, and deceptions that may lead to the birth of a US dictatorship under Trump unless Americans rise up and stop him. An essay about fascist unreality and the nazi game of Simon Says the Trump regime played during the President of El Salvador's official White House visit, and why the evidence suggests the United States just officially slipped into authoritarianism.
Fascist Word Games and the Birth of an American Dictatorship
"t this point I’m honestly not sure how much more evidence fair minded people need to see before they understand the Trump regime’s farcical yet terrifying trafficking of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to a torture prison in El Salvador had no basis in law or public safety, but was rather just a form of highly-effective fascist propaganda; a grand act of nazi theatre designed to inspire white nationalists, terrorize brown people, and shatter the legal checks on the Klepto Kaiser and his Christian Nationalist regime’s power."
Nina Illingworth Dot Com | "When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution" · Fascist Word Games and the Birth of an American DictatorshipOn the fascist theater, propaganda, and deceptions that may lead to the birth of a US dictatorship under Trump unless Americans rise up and stop him.
Panel: The US constitutional crisis
Frequent attacks by Trump administration on courts and the judiciary.
Attacks on judges and threats to defy the courts – highlights of the increasing tension between the Trump administration and US judiciary.
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Bruce Fein, fmr US associate dep AG
Allen Orr, National Bar Association
Greg Swenson, Republicans Overseas UK
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/4/16/is-the-us-in-a-constitutional-crisis
Al JazeeraIs the US in a constitutional crisis?Frequent attacks by Trump administration on courts and the judiciary.
Panel: The US constitutional crisis
Frequent attacks by Trump administration on courts and the judiciary.
Attacks on judges and threats to defy the courts – highlights of the increasing tension between the Trump administration and US judiciary.
Panel
Bruce Fein, fmr US associate dep AG
Allen Orr, National Bar Association
Greg Swenson, Republicans Overseas UK
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/4/16/is-the-us-in-a-constitutional-crisis
Al JazeeraIs the US in a constitutional crisis?Frequent attacks by Trump administration on courts and the judiciary.
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL HAS A GREAT TERM
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Turns out I'm still a writer. New today on NIDC:
Fascist Word Games and the Birth of an American Dictatorship
"Step by step the Christian Nationalist Trump regime has followed a playbook that transforms fascist propaganda into administrative reality, while purposely fracturing the rule of law to liberate itself from judicial oversight. If the United States was a Middle Eastern oil-producing nation full of Muslims, our government would be openly advocating for an invasion to “liberate” the American people and stop “tyranny.” Of course, maybe none of that matters anyway because unless someone stops him, there will be no law in this country except Trump’s word, and no America to save, except what Trump wills America to be."
Nina Illingworth Dot Com | "When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution" · Fascist Word Games and the Birth of an American DictatorshipOn the fascist theater, propaganda, and deceptions that may lead to the birth of a US dictatorship under Trump unless Americans rise up and stop him.
Actually, it's SCOTUS that should be alarmed at Trump's behavior. Trump is moving to render the courts as irrelevant.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-deportation-el-salvador-american-citizens-rcna201326?icid=previouspost_bot
#SCOTUR #JohnRoberts #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #USConstitution
MSNBC · Americans should be alarmed by Trump’s evasion of Supreme Court’s deportation order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrX7VVlbHk0
Trump's targeting of #LawFirms and the #AmericanBarAssociation
The Dangers of Big Law Capitulating to Trump
#BatshitBondi #FascistUSA #RegimeOfFear #Fascism #USLaw #Law #USConstitution
#ATTORNEYS #lawyers #FIGHTBACK!!
The purge of US Military commanders that don't toe the party line of their insane Commander-in-Chief is on.
Another checkmark in the fascist authoritarian government to-do list.
#TheAmericanFascist #Greenland #USMilitary #USConstitution #Denmark #NATO
www.bbc.comUS fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' JD VanceThe US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.
>>The right to a criminal defense lawyer is so ingrained in the American idea of justice that fans of TV police dramas can recite these two lines from the Miranda rights by memory: You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
But in much of Texas, that right is routinely denied. Every year, more than half of rural Texans accused of misdemeanors are left to represent themselves ... <<
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/texas-criminal-defense-attorney.html
The New York Times · In Texas, Misdemeanor Defendants Routinely Face Charges Without an Attorney
"The Executive branch may not seize individuals from the streets, deposit them in foreign prisons in violation of court orders, and then invoke the separation of powers to insulate its unlawful actions from judicial scrutiny"
—Abrego Garcia's lawyers in response filed after Justice Roberts' order "pausing" the deadline to return Abrego Garcia to the US after the government deported him to a notorious El Salvadoran prison for terrorists by mistake
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-deportation-salvador-maryland-40136c5aa844b6c12ba20ee67ab4df9a
I'm surprised to see a republican #US president talking or joking about a third term. Wouldn't the necessary constitutional change directly challenge the #conservative principles of their voter base?
Isn't this something #democrats & #republicans would agree on? 
www.bbc.comCan Trump serve a third term as US president?Donald Trump says "a lot of people want me to do it" and supporters claim there's a loophole to the two-term constitutional limit.
President Trump hints at potential third term bid in NBC interview, citing public support and possible legal avenues despite constitutional limitations
#YonhapInfomax #DonaldTrump #ThirdTermBid #USConstitution #PresidentialElection #ConstitutionalAmendment #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=56224