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- ES
Idlewild is an incredible part of Michigan’s history, and I got the grand tour (by pontoon!) from Yates Township Supervisor, Chris, and his lovely family.
- ES
Over summer weekends, the town could swell up to 25,000 people from the Midwest and beyond. And because of that, it was a required stop for African-American musicians.
- ES
Do you know the story of Idlewild, Michigan? From the 1940s to the early 1960s, Idlewild was one of the very few places in the entire country where African-Americans were allowed to rent and purchase lakeside property.
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- CH
Tomorrow, the Senate will take a key vote on the $1.1 TRILLION defense bill. It not only fails to rein in Trump’s Iran war, it also has a provision touted by PM Netanyahu to MANDATE more U.S. defense cooperation with Israel. None of this is in our national security interests. I will vote NO.
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- SW
The action now moves to the Bar examiners in New York and whatever investigation they choose to pursue now that they have this stunning and unprecedented federal court reprimand before them.
- SW
“[T]he Court may reasonably infer that the Government failed to defend this lawsuit or respond to the Court’s jurisdictional inquiry because its position would not withstand judicial scrutiny and because resolution … would not have favored its preferred outcome to this case.”
- SW
Postscript: in this case, “Defendants never appeared, never challenged Plaintiffs’ claims, and never filed a single pleading …. they actively avoided such an undertaking.” Did filing nothing show consciousness of the sham, hoping to avoid reach of the court?
- SW
The judge directed her order be sent “to the State Bar of New York, of which Acting Attorney General Blanche is a member,” having flagged what she called the “the stain of political interference” in reference to DOJ.
- SW
The finale: the Court found “‘this lawsuit non-adversarial, collusive, and jurisdictionally improper,’” and “‘part of Mr. Trump’s pattern of misusing the courts to serve political purposes.’”
- SW
No surprise, since she found collusion, and it takes two to collude: “the Parties worked in tandem and were never actually adverse.” Blanche’s conduct showed “only one party whose interests were being represented throughout this case.”
- SW
In her final round-up the blame fell on both sides: “the Parties and counsel” tried “to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity … and to earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law.”
- SW
“[T]he Government entered into a ‘settlement’ that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded DOJ policies, and accomplished objectives … specifically prohibited, by law.” Ouch.
- SW
As to the amnesty for Trumps, she said “acquiescing to any such demand is wholly incompatible with the duties of DOJ attorneys,” and may be an unconstitutional Emolument to the President, “a glaring omission.”
- SW
“Indeed, the DOJ seems to have purposefully adopted the strategy of creating a ‘slush fund disguised as a settlement, and then doling the money out to whatever constituency the Executive wants bankrolled.’”
- SW
On the defense side, DOJ did not get off much better: “Defendants’ conduct is equally untenable,” rooted in “obeisance to the mandate of [Trump’s] Executive Order,” and “abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States.”
- SW
“Accordingly, the Court expressly finds that Plaintiffs [Trump et al] acted in bad faith,” and defined bad faith thus: “fraud has been practiced upon [the court], or that the very temple of justice has been defiled.” That’s the Trumps.
- SW
“[T]hey filed a multibillion-dollar lawsuit asserting claims that they knew, or should have known, were time-barred and for an amount of damages unsupported by facts or law.”
- SW
“Plaintiffs [Trumps] acted in bad faith and for an improper purpose by ‘collusively filing a lawsuit with claims subject to multiple dispositive defenses solely to provide cover for a collusive settlement.’”
- SW
Punchline: they did. “Plaintiffs [Trump et al] improperly employed this lawsuit to justify … access to taxpayer funds and exemption from audits and other investigations … accomplished by leveraging control over Defendants [Blanche et al].”
- SW
Whether Trump and the defendants “ignored ethical norms, court rules, and legal authority to manipulate the judicial process …. to gild their efforts to gain unprecedented access to the public fisc with the patina of legitimacy.”
- SW
Well, I told you to watch the Florida proceedings about whether a “fraud on the court” was committed in the slush fund case, and we now have the federal judge’s decision, and it’s a doozy. Here’s how she framed the question: 🧵
- AS
Two unarmed people shot by ICE in less than a week, the latest now in Maine. Republicans, instead of focusing on passing enforceable guardrails to stop ICE's terror and brutal tactics, have decided to give this unchecked agency billions more through reconciliation.
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- TD
Republicans spent this year blocking all attempts to add real, commonsense guardrails on DHS. Now two people have been killed by ICE in less than a week—and no agents were wearing body cams. This has to stop.
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- AS
www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
link:https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/13/donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-fee-00994508
- AS
- TK
The ceasefire falls apart and now Trump says America must be "the guardian of the Strait"? The American people deserve better than a foolish, illegal war that puts servicemembers at risk and sends prices through the roof.
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- EW
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-makes-it-easier-export-certain-military-items-ai-chips-commercial-satellites-2026-07-10/
- EW
We already know that a UAE royal behind G42 and MGX secretly bought 49% of World Liberty for $500 million. Now, Commerce is giving G42 advanced AI chips and promising favorable treatment for MGX, despite reported national security risks. This is corruption, plain and simple.
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- ES
There's a very common playbook that leaders use when they fear that they or their party are going to lose an election. So, here are some of the steps in that authoritarian playbook that you should look out for.
link:https://open.substack.com/pub/senatorslotkin/p/the-five-steps-in-trumps-authoritarian?r=61w5n4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
- TS
ICE is beyond repairing. We can't reform our way out of this. Strip it down to the studs and start over.
- JH
This photo says what words can't. We saw firsthand the damage the Aspen Acres wildfire has had on Coloradans. Homes gone. Lives upended. Communities forever changed. We're fighting to make sure Colorado gets every resource and dollar it needs to rebuild and recover from these horrific disasters.
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- MW
The president promised no new wars. Instead, he's dragging the American people deeper into his reckless war of choice. Enough is enough.
- AS
By forcing a new vote to end this war, we make it clear that Congress insists on the removal of troops from the region barring an authorization of force accompanied by a truly viable strategy — both of which have been lacking.
- AS
Any assertion by the Trump administration that he gets 60 more days to act without Congress has no foundation in law.
- AS
The events of the last week prove why Congress must reassert its war powers authority. We were promised the war would be over for months. And now in a matter of days we've gone from a bad U.S.-Iran deal to more strikes, another blockade, and added turmoil that will only drive prices higher.
link:https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5965316-conflict-iran-schiff-resolution/
- EW
That’s right: Donald Trump’s sweetheart deal with his own IRS is a sham. In no world should Trump be allowed to bully his IRS into dropping ALL audits of his and his family's taxes.
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- CH
Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was an orchestrated sham to get Trump near-total immunity from investigations into his & his company's finances. As the judge said, "there was never a question as to who would prevail." The only question now is what he wanted the immunity for.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-irs-suit.html
- MH
Today’s executive action is another chapter in Trump’s War on the West. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase belong to the American people, not billionaires looking to profit off public lands. It's a slap in the face to Tribes, local communities, & future generations. Now is the time to raise your voice.
- RD
They will offer compelling testimony about the dangers of Todd Blanche weaponizing the Justice Department in service of Donald Trump, rather than the American people.
- RD
Dani Bensky is a brave survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes. Her name has been included in multiple batches of released Epstein Files, due to Todd Blanche’s failures. She’s attempted multiple times to redact her information without success.
- RD
Liz Oyer served as the Justice Department’s nonpolitical pardon attorney. She was fired by Blanche for refusing to rubberstamp gun ownership rights to Mel Gibson, a convicted domestic violence abuser and friend of Donald Trump.
- RD
I’m announcing today that Liz Oyer and Dani Bensky will be the Democratic witnesses in opposition to Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination.
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- MW
For months, I’ve been warning that Trump might try finding “fraud” from the 2020 election in order to justify heavy interference in our midterms. It looks like that “announcement” could be coming this Thursday. Don’t believe the narrative he’s trying to push.
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- TD
Horrified by the news coming out of Bangkok. My heart goes out to the victims' loved ones and everyone in the community who has been devastated by this tragedy. abcnews.com/Internationa...
link:https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/fire-breaks-pub-bangkok-killing-27-people-134698550?cid=social_twitter_abcn
- JR
ICE is supposed to enforce immigration laws and promote public safety, not shoot people in the streets of Maine and Texas. It is unacceptable and there has to be independent investigations and real accountability.
- RD
I joined @duckworth.senate.gov & @budzinski.house.gov to introduce a bill that that would expand the Gateway Arch National Park into Illinois. This measure will bring economic growth to the region, & I look forward to working with our Missouri colleagues to see this expansion become a reality.
- CS
Donald Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: He has no issue with shutting the federal government down to force through his voter suppression bill to disenfranchise millions of American citizens.
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- TK
Enjoyed walking around Belle Isle with folks from the Friends of the James River Park and learning more about FOJRP’s efforts to promote recreation and conservation and ensure everyone can continue to visit this amazing place.
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- LR
President Trump said the war was over, but a month later the fighting continues and costs keep rising. This is a war that never should have started, and it's time for this administration to listen to the American people and end it.
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- AK
Trump’s Big Beautiful Betrayal of a bill defunded women’s health and made the largest health care cuts in our nation's history. These headwinds may be a constant. But they can never be an excuse. As Governor, I will protect reproductive rights for the women of Minnesota.
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