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#Trump officials made unusual requests for data on #voters and #voting equipment.
#DOJ officials have asked at least 9 #states for copies of voter rolls; 2 have partially complied. It has sparked serious concerns about #ElectionInterference ahead of the 2026 midterms.
#law #ElectionLaw #dictatorship #tyranny #autocracy #MafiaState
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#ICE declares millions of undocumented #immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
#law #Constitution #DueProcess #immigration #Trump #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #autocracy
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Who fucking cares if poor people abuse the system? Rich people do it every fucking day and y'all ain't bat an eye."
#poverty #WarOnPoorPeople #racism #misogyny #GreedyBastards #politics #FascistAmeriKKKa #fascism #Nazis #tyranny #ProfitsOverPeople
#DOJ fires 9 more employees from JackSmith's team
#US AG #PamBondi on Friday fired at least 9 more *#Justice* Dept employees who worked for Special Counsel #JackSmith to investigate #Trump's retention of #ClassifiedDocuments & efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to 5 people familiar with the matter.
#law #MafiaState #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
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The #FBI Is Using #Polygraphs to Test Officials’ #Loyalty to #Trump & his allies
Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the FBI director, #KashPatel, in a highly unusual use of the tool.
#law #fascism #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/poli…
‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing #DOJ ire at #UVA
Over 2 months this spring, *#Justice* Dept officials sent 7 letters to the #UniversityOfVirginia, alleging possible *racial* #discrimination in #admissions & #hiring, inaction to address *#antisemitism* [#FreeSpeech] on campus, & a failure to cleanse #diversity, #equity & #inclusion efforts at the institution.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #tyranny #Trump
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The size of the settlement, $16 million, is the same sum that #ABC News agreed to pay in December to settle a *defamation* case filed by #Trump against the network & one of its anchors, George Stephanopoulos. #Paramount’s board was concerned that paying a higher amount to settle the case could increase the company’s exposure to potential legal actions from shareholders accusing them of #bribery.
#law #democracy #FreePress #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState #AmericanAutocracy
But #ShariRedstone, the chair & controlling shareholder of #Paramount, told her board that she favored exploring a #settlement with #Trump. Some executives at the company viewed the president’s lawsuit as a potential hurdle to completing a multibillion-dollar sale of the company to the Hollywood studio Skydance, which requires the Trump administration’s approval.
#law #democracy #FreePress #appeasement #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState #AmericanAutocracy
Many lawyers had dismissed #Trump’s lawsuit as baseless & believed that #CBS would have ultimately prevailed in #court, in part because the network did not report anything factually inaccurate, & the #FirstAmendment gives #publishers wide leeway to determine how to present information.
#law #democracy #FreePress #appeasement #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState #AmericanAutocracy
As part of the settlement, #Paramount said that it had agreed to release written transcripts of future “#60Minutes” interviews with presidential candidates. The company said that the settlement did not include an apology.
The deal is the clearest sign yet that #Trump’s ability to intimidate major American institutions extends to the #media industry.
#law #democracy #FreePress #appeasement #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #MafiaState #AmericanAutocracy
#Paramount said late Tuesday that it has agreed to pay #Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the #CBS News program “#60Minutes,” an extraordinary concession to a sitting president by a major #media organization.
Paramount said its payment includes Trump’s legal fees & costs & that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Trump’s future [nonexistent] presidential library.
#law #democracy #FreePress #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny
Total crap
#Paramount to Pay #Trump $16 Million to #Settle ‘#60Minutes’ Lawsuit
Trump had ridiculously sued over an interview with former Vice President #KamalaHarris. The company needs federal approval for a multibillion-dollar sale.
#law #democracy #FreePress #appeasement #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
nytimes.com/2025/07/02/busines…
Pure #authoritarianism
#Trump repeatedly threatens to violate the #FirstAmendment: says he will prosecute #CNN for its reporting on an app, he plans to prosecute the creator of the anti-ICE app, & he will prosecute CNN for its reporting about the Iran bombing.
#law #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfThePress #democracy #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
The #Senate on Friday rejected a #Democratic measure that would have forced #Trump to go to #Congress for approval of another #military strike against #Iran [he was supposed to for the first]. The resolution had little chance of succeeding in a #Republican-controlled & Trump lick-spittle Congress.
#Constitution #law #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #ExecutiveAuthority #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/poli…
#Trump Urges #Congress to ‘Kill’ #VoiceOfAmerica as Its *Leader* Defends Gutting It
In a heated hearing, #KariLake, the Trump [crackpot] ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the #media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.
#law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/poli…
