West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
West Ada School District administrators have instructed a teacher that she must remove two signs from her classroom out of concern that they “inadvertently create division or controversy,” the district told the Idaho Statesman.
By Sally Krutzig for the Idaho Statesman, 3-13-2025
🧵: Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil just filed an amended habeas corpus/complaint and there's A LOT to unpack: @theintercept.com The complaint asks the court to grant Mahmoud's release on bond. But his legal team may also have all pro-Palestinian activists in mind, protecting their rights.
— jonah valdez (@jonahmv.bsky.social) March 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power
A draft lawsuit being floated to attorneys general in several states argues Congress must call a convention over the national debt. But the legal theory mixes and matches petitions from states dating back to 1789.
By Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch, for ProPublica, 3-17-2025
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
— Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) March 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
By By Makena Kelly, David Gilbert, Vittoria Elliott, Kate Knibbs, Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron, Tim Marchman, Leah Feiger, and Zoë Schiffer for Wired 3-13-2025
INBOX: New statement from the folks who launched the #PassTheTorch campaign last summer to get Biden to step down demanding that Schumer now do the same. "Chuck Schumer must resign as minority leader and make way for leaders who will actually fight for the American people.”
— Phillip Anderson (@phillipanderson.bsky.social) March 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Mahmoud Khalil Is a Stress Test for Democrats
When ICE agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and pro-Palestine activist, on March 8, Democratic leaders could not seem to agree on whether to stand up for him.
By Zak Cheney-Rice for New Yorker Magizine, 3-15-2025
The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38. The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants: Cortez Masto (NV) Durbin (IL) Fetterman (PA) Gillibrand (NY) Hassan (NH) Peters (MI) Schatz (HI) Schumer (NY) Shaheen (NH)
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) March 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
FEMA wants the names and addresses of migrants helped by Texas nonprofits and local governments that got federal grant money
A letter sent this week claims the grant recipients, including many Texas cities and counties, may have illegally “induced” undocumented immigrants to enter the country.
By Uriel J. García, Alejandro Serrano and Berenice Garciar for The Texas Tribune 3-13-2025
Ignoring a court order on the grounds that “ah-ah-ah, the law doesn’t apply once you get to international waters!!” is absolutely sanctionable. 8th grade-ass lawyering. Completely unserious.
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis.net) March 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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