A photo of federal agents using tear gas and smoke bombs against protesters in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree."
Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of “less-lethal” chemical weapons against the nonviolent demonstrators became a hallmark of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. theintercept.com/2026/04/03/l...
Starting in September, Boston will become the first major city in the country to ensure high school students graduate with AI proficiency, helping students use AI as a tool for learning while preparing them for college and the workforce.
DRC gov't says deportees will begin to arrive this month, under a 'temporary' arrangment paid for by the US.
Trump's executive order seeks to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state and instruct the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters.
Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a prime plot of land donated by Miami Dade College. He later said it's "most likely to be a hotel."
BREAKING: A judge orders the Trump administration to halt construction of $400 million White House ballroom unless Congress approves the plan.
Outrageous.
Stripping Liam Conejo Ramos and his family of asylum is beyond cruel and indefensible.
This decision must be overturned. Shame.
This is one of the best descriptions of the Ukrainian drone war, and its significance for all of us, that I have read
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
This is a good time to remember that immigration judges aren’t real judges.
They work for DOJ as part of the executive branch (under Bondi and Trump) and the fact that we call them judges like they’re independent arbiters would be laughable in a free and fair country.
WELP
fortune.com/2026/03/18/h...
Congress could fund TSA, FEMA, and other DHS workers today. Republicans are blocking it unless ICE gets billions more. They’re holding paychecks and public safety hostage to protect ICE.
That’s the fight happening in the House.
#FundDHSFreezeICE
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
From Life magazine, March 10th, 1921.
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When does the punishment begin for Noem?
The Politics of Greed 😡
1/ Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland in January, with military support from France, Germany, and Nordic nations. Elite troops and F-35 jets with live ammunition were sent, and runways were to be blown up to prevent an invasion. ⬇️
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Rep. Maxwell Frost: We asked Pam Bondi multiple times, are you going to come and speak with us under oath? She would not say yes. We want her under oath because we do not trust her. Why don't we trust her? Because she's a liar.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans
The reckless campaign against Iran will weaken America’s president. That will make him angry. Be warned: he makes a very bad loser. econ.st/4lA7lEQ
Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
My latest on the complicity of lawyers in dismantling democracy and the Justice Department's attempt to thwart the ability of state bars to hold them accountable open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
QOTD (book) -
"Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy" by Joyce Vance, who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017.
I wrote about this, and what it means for the First Amendment, last night. Get the history & the analysis here: joycevance.substack.com/p/attacking-...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...
The ruling brought an abrupt halt to the major changes that Mr. Kennedy, who has long been skeptical of vaccines, had set in motion, upending national vaccine policy and making sweeping revisions to the recommendations for what shots are given and when.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
A civil case brought by Epstein survivors may be close to settlement. Tonight we dig into the allegations & why this could be extremely important-& unwanted in the White House-news. Follow the money! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Trump’s tariffs were ruled illegal. Where’s the refund of $166 billion — plus interest? | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg
Highwaters
When a Minneapolis man, a U.S. citizen, asked an ICE agent why he needed to show his documents, the agent said “because of your accent.”
We're fighting ICE's unconstitutional racial profiling in court.
K-9 was a female?
