Still Rewriting the Past From Jan. 6 to Ukraine, Trump allies seek to rewrite key events—raising concerns about accountability, democracy, and truth.

Rewriting the past? Political leaders and institutions are reshaping narratives around Jan. 6, election results, and past investigations. This raises concerns about accountability, truth, and public memory.
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...

In February 2025 alone, the DOJ dropped nearly 11,000 cases — the most in a month since at least 2004.

The previous high was just over 6,500 cases in September 2019, during Trump’s first administration.

The Democratic Voters' Billboard A crowd funding campaign to put up a billboard in some middle-American location that declares what Democrats in power could mean. Why? Democrats are bad at centralized or coherent messaging.

A new idea for political power: a “voters billboard” where people collectively decide priorities and send a clear message to leaders. Could this force accountability and reshape how parties respond to voters?

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Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled ProPublica and FRONTLINE found more than 300 protesters and bystanders who were arrested on charges like assaulting an immigration agent or interfering with law enforcement. Over and over, the accusat...

NEW: “Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to," Gregory Bovino told Border Patrol officers in 2025.

But a review of hundreds of such arrests shows that charges brought against protesters and bystanders repeatedly fell apart under scrutiny.

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There’s a growing push to expel two members of Congress accused of sexual misconduct In the wake of separate allegations, Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped out of California's governor race and Rep. Tony Gonzales dropped his bid for reelection in Texas.

A growing number of federal lawmakers from both political parties are calling for the resignation or expulsion of Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales.

Both men face sexual misconduct allegations from former staffers.

Indeed!

The Wild Saga of FDR’s $1 Million Gay Military Sex Sting Before the presidency, FDR approved a Navy sting targeting gay sailors—sparking outrage, prison sentences, and calls to end his career.

Before becoming president, Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a secret Navy sting targeting suspected gay sailors. A scandal that led to a Senate investigation.
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Work With Trump Voters, but Don't Forgive Them As Trump voters reconsider their support, the path forward requires cooperation—not forgiveness—for the damage done to democracy.

Can you welcome voters without forgiving the past? Democrats should engage former Trump supporters to move forward but must still hold firm on accountability and the consequences of past choices.

No Goals, No Game Plan: The U.S. And Iran Enter Ceasefire Talks From a Worse Position Than Before the War The U.S. and Iran open ceasefire negotiations without clear goals, from a weakened position, and with the Strait of Hormuz still closed.

U.S.–Iran ceasefire talks are underway, but there’s no clear strategy behind them. With conflicting demands, shaky terms, and ongoing tensions, the ceasefire may be more a pause in fighting than a path to peace.

But is the U.S. truly ready for female leadership by 2028...

Donald Trump’s Iran rhetoric relies on fear, framing threats as imminent to justify military action. But conflicting intelligence & shifting justifications raise questions about whether the danger is exaggerated.

Article originally posted on @theconversation.com
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Human chains of Iranian women & children are on bridges and around electric power plants.
Videos suggest they're happy patriots, but even if soldiers off camera are forcing them should USAF pilots kill them they would be committing war crimes.
America may by tomorrow be a pariah nation.

Holding Our Breath: Who Doesn’t Love A Good Rescue Story? A daring U.S. airman rescue in Iran draws praise—but exposes deeper risks as Trump’s war strategy fuels global instability and rising tensions.

A dramatic U.S. airman rescue in Iran may feel like a win but it also reveals a harsher truth: Iran’s defenses remain strong, global risks are rising.

Free Speech for 'Gay Conversion' The Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s conversion therapy limits, raising questions about free speech, politics, and unequal protections.

Is all speech protected equally? The Supreme Court struck down limits on conversion therapy as free speech, but critics say the ruling highlights selective protections, especially when compared to restrictions on other medical or political issues.

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A potential Iran war raises serious concerns: limited U.S. troop buildup, strained alliances, and no clear imminent threat. This approach breaks from a long-standing military strategy, and risks a costly, prolonged conflict.

Another reality check with @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

Neutrality On Slavery’s Enduring Damage Is Complicity 52 countries abstained and 3 voted against a UN resolution condemning slavery. This analysis exposes the moral failure and ongoing global exploitation tied to modern slavery.

At the UN, dozens of nations abstained from recognizing slavery’s lasting harm, neutrality isn’t neutral it’s complicity. When governments refuse to act, they enable systems that still exploit millions today.

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Happy Monday. Here's the latest on Mark Levin, Megyn Kelly, Nexstar, Brendan Carr, CBS, Peter Alexander, Politico, "Love Story," and more...

Today's Reliable Sources lead: The Pentagon goes quiet as the Iran war intensifies

The Pentagon has not held a press briefing about the war in Iran in a week and a half... cnn.it/4ccKwUG

This Is Why Iran Wanted Nukes U.S. wars and threats in the Middle East may have pushed Iran toward nuclear weapons. A closer look at how decades of policy shaped today’s crisis.

The U.S. Iran nuclear crisis didn’t start overnight. Years of failed diplomacy, the collapse of the 2015 deal, and escalating “maximum pressure” pushed tensions to the brink. Experts say Iran wasn’t close to a bomb raising tough questions about the path to war.

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The numbers don't lie... women have a catch up game to play...

The Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law One man, who admitted he had entered the U.S. illegally and was ready to be deported, sat in jail for 40 days over unfounded allegations of trespassing on military land. The Justice Department keeps p...

Prosecutors who left the U.S. attorney’s offices said they were alarmed to see the lengths their former colleagues were going to pursue dubious cases.

“You’re just losing credibility with the court, and ... credibility with the public,” one said.

Weak Messaging on TSA Delays Democrats messaging is failing to cut through on the TSA shutdown story. Without a clear, unified message, public opinion is slipping away fast.

Long TSA lines aren’t just a travel issue they’re a messaging failure. Democrats are missing the moment, failing to clearly connect airport chaos to the government shutdown, and hold Republicans accountable.

The Women Leading the Farmworker Movement Won’t Let It Be Defined By Cesar Chavez Sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez are shaking the farmworker movement as women leaders call for accountability, justice, and continued advocacy.

For decades, their stories were sidelined. Women of the farmworker movement are speaking out: no movement for justice can ignore the voices of those it harmed. Article originally posted on @19thnews.org

Oh, Cesar A personal and political reckoning with the reported allegations against César Chávez, and what they mean for heroism, morality, victims, and public legacy.

For many, Cesar Chavez is a symbol of justice. But new allegations of abuse are forcing a deeper reckoning one that asks how we hold space for both the impact of a movement and the pain of those who may have been harmed.

Knocking Off Iranian Leaders Israeli raids killed key Iranian leaders, raising urgent questions about Trump’s war strategy, diplomacy prospects, and risks of wider conflict.

Targeted strikes on Iran’s leadership signal a dangerous escalation. This analysis questions Trump’s war strategy, U.S. involvement, and the absence of a clear plan, warning the conflict could expand with major global consequences.
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🚨 Breaking: A top official quits, disputing claims of an imminent Iran threat and 400M barrels of emergency oil are released, barely covering days of demand. The message: rising tensions could trigger major economic fallout.

Another reality check ✅ with @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth's "Kill Talk" and the Death of Democratic War Rhetoric A communication scholar examines how Pete Hegseth's bombastic, hypermasculine war rhetoric breaks from tradition and what it signals about Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aggressive “kill talk” during the Iran conflict reflects a shift in U.S. war rhetoric away from democratic accountability and toward language that glorifies violence.

Article originally posted on @theconversation.com
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Avoiding Any Blame in Iran As Trump claims victory in an undeclared war with Iran, rising global tensions, civilian casualties, and conflicting messages raise serious questions about accountability.

With the Iran war unfolding, political messaging is shifting fast. Officials are scrambling to frame events in ways that avoid responsibility raising deeper questions about leadership & accountability.

@davidcayjohnston.bsky.social shares how dismissing serious journalism only helps Donald Trump. Investigative reporting from alleged pardon selling to challenges to Congress’s war powers relies on independent newsrooms. If people stop reading credible news, accountability disappears.

Drugs Would Be Cheap but for Patents That Make Them Expensive Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Medicines for the People Act proposes publicly funded drug research to reduce pharmaceutical monopolies and lower prescription costs.

The high cost of medicine isn’t about manufacturing, it’s about patents. Baker argues government-granted monopolies allow drug companies to charge hundreds or thousands of percent above production costs, keeping prices high & limiting access. Article by Dean Baker

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Trump and The New York Times From Trump selling pardons to billionaires reshaping Wyoming, today's NY Times front page shows why quality journalism remains essential.

Dismissing serious investigative reporting, like stories on Trump’s war powers or alleged pardons for the wealthy, help those in power avoid scrutiny. Journalism still matters for holding leaders accountable. Article by @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social

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