alas Cory Booker spoke for 25 hrs but couldnt find time to mention Mahmoud Khalil or any of the other 300+ college students being deported by Trump for pure political speech. Or Trump's open embrace of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. "Courage" but––per usual––terms and conditions apply
Update: I have been terminated by Yale Law School and the LPE Project.
What we are witnessing unfold in the United States is not the failure of democracy—this *is* Western liberal democracy itself. 1/2
The level of incompetence here is mind-blowing.
But what shouldn’t be overlooked is the specific substance of the group chat.
There was no emergency.
The executive branch unlawfully sidestepped Congress, taking military action that top officials admit was elective.
The discussion establishes unequivocally that the strikes in Yemen are unconstitutional.
After eight years of warning about the deep state, pro-Trump conservatives are *literally* defending the existence of an anonymous, unaccountable, secret org controlling the spending power of the federal govt. And upset about transparency. Just totally, completely insane.
NEW: California is pumping money into homeless shelters as cities clear tents.
Our year-long investigation found it's not working:
- <1 in 4 go onto permanent housing
- Widespread violence + misconduct
- 2,007 deaths since 2018 (2x as many as jails)
https://t.co/JfT0YBPFqm