June Edvenson

Attorney, writer, consultant, poet. Following international law, U.S. and Norway relations, arts, culture, literature, my dog & the weather in Norway.

[June Edvenson @pelicanposts]

He's right: Trump's speech was a direct attack on the Constitution, demanding illegal powers & asserting veriable lies. He MUST be stopped from implementing most of what he plans to do & is doing - by CONGRESS & the COURTS & public administrators at all levels. @cnn @PBS @nytimes

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

Trump's speech tonight was a 5-alarm fire for our democracy, our Constitution, and our country.

No matter your political party, we must stand together for our democracy & fight back against this attempt to undermine it. No Kings.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Four members of Congress who sit in committees that directly regulate Elon Musk’s SpaceX now have a family stake in the company’s stock now that the company went public.

Yes, those are conflicts of interest. No, this should not be allowed. https://t.co/3yDMiL4PZ5

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Todd Blanche told a reporter this spring he was “part of the gun industry.”

Maybe that’s because his mother-in-law is the CEO of a gun company.

We need to understand what role he played in helping his family’s company in the midst of the DOJ overturning 30 different gun safety regulations in the past year.

I’m working to get those answers before Blanche faces a confirmation vote.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

"No regime, no spies, no saboteurs have done more damage to American elections and democracy than Donald Trump himself." - @TheAtlantic

Let that sink in...

Russia & China are laughing their asses off — Trump is doing their job for them, sowing distrust and trashing our election system from the inside. The pompous prick stood there Thursday night and said our elections are "worse than third world countries."

One epic fail speech and we’re the laughing stock of the world. The damage is incalculable and embarrassing. This is self-sabotage on a historic scale NEVER SEEN BEFORE!

November is coming... let's vote this POS out, America!
Who's with me? 🙋🏻‍♂️

[Acyn @Acyn]

Luttig: As a candidate for attorney general of the United States of America, Blanche is an embarrassment to America itself. If the Republican Senate confirms this man, based on his record, to be the next attorney general, it will mark the end of the rule of law in America.

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

BREAKING: Moscow is on fire thanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Putin is nowhere to be found while practically all cities across Russia, including Moscow, are running out of gas and store shelves are getting empty in the largest catastrophic crisis Russia has faced since World War II.

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: Liz Oyer: “I was shocked to hear Mr Blanche’s testimony about this yesterday. What he said about my firing is provably false. His claim that it had nothing to do with the concerns I raised is contradicted by documents and evidence. His claim that he tried to call me before sending marshals to my home is flat out false. His claim that it is normal for DOJ to use armed law enforcement officers to deliver mail to the homes of its former employees is preposterous. The casual lies that Mr Blanche tells, even while sitting in this chair testifying to this committee, are emblematic of a much larger problem. To the American public, it looks like Mr Blanche is running DOJ as Donald Trump’s personal law firm. Americans across the political spectrum rely on DOJ to keep us safe and free. Mr Blanche has shown that he is willing to put all of that at risk to serve a political agenda. I beg the members of this committee to think about what this is costing our country. Please do not degrade our justice system further by promoting Mr Blanche.” 😳

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

There is NOTHING more sinister than a government preparing the ground to declare their opponents domestic terrorists in order to hold onto power.

This man represents the worst among us. He knows what Trump is doing is wrong, he knows what Trump is doing is causing immeasurable reputational damage for the US on the world stage, but his own hubris and ambition forces him to defend the indefensible, and indulge in baseless fear tactics.

He is a despicable, traitorous and vile character who is willing to sacrifice his own values and those of the country he swore an oath to serve at the altar of a criminal corrupt pathological liar and adjudicated rapist, in furtherance of personal ambition.

Shame on him.i don’t know how he sleeps at night. Other than upside down in a cave.

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/FSdx5CVRNU

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

He’s talking about rape.
He’s laughing and joking and winking about women being prepared to be RAPED.

In a sane fucking world, this scumbag wouldn’t have a job today.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Todd Blanche asks: "what's the risk" of having ICE or CBP at polling places?

Generations of Americans — especially people of color — know the answer, since they experienced the history and violence behind these voter suppression tactics.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: In a stunning and deeply alarming move, the Postmaster General has announced that the USPS will REFUSE to deliver mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections to any state that does not comply with Donald Trump’s so-called “election integrity” executive order.

Let that sink in.

This is a direct attack on voting rights and a blatant attempt to strong-arm states into submission by threatening Americans’ access to the ballot box.

The Postal Service….an institution meant to serve EVERYONE—is now being weaponized to influence elections.
Democracy is not optional. Voting is not conditional. And no president gets to decide who can and cannot participate in our elections.

This should outrage every American, regardless of party.

[June Edvenson @pelicanposts]

Hegseth order could lead to male infertility & other problems. Folks, the guy isn’t qualified to run the Department of Defense/War & he sure as hell isn’t qualified to determine that #testosterone is something to be ‘given’ ANYONE! @cnn @nytimes @npr https://t.co/xmwLxqSFfh

[June Edvenson @pelicanposts]

What’s happening? Trump is encouraging the continued stopping of vehicles & continued unaccountability of unprofessional ICE agents who also are not legally attired with running body cameras! That’s a violation of existing laws & court decisions! https://t.co/5Aeb4OwACd

[June Edvenson @pelicanposts]

@SenAdamSchiff Use your words more directly on Twitter: this isn’t the place to sound exasperated & as a leader not tell people what TO DO!

[Mary Dell Jenkins @Mary2Dell]

@NormEisen @DDFund_ Yay! Thanks Norm & DDF for working for her!

[Chris59 @ChristinePalmi2]

@NormEisen @DDFund_ Wrongful termination in Fed employment cases could easily nab six figures. Now there is a blueprint for others wrongfully terminated. SCOTUS made firing easier, but it didn't make lying cheaper.

[Norm Eisen @NormEisen]

VICTORY: A federal court just ruled from the bench for FEMA CFO Mary Comans--after 20+ years of service she was fired on a lie, & today she won the hearing to clear her name

@DDFund_ is proud to stand w/ her

This is accountability in action -TN
https://t.co/kg6i512uvW

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

FUN FACT: If you're complaining about the "Deep State" when you're in complete control of:

- The House
- The Senate
- The White House
- The Supreme Court
- The Dept. of Justice

... you sound like a fucking idiot.
YOU ARE THE DEEP STATE, DUMMY.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

Donald Trump lied when he said there are 280,000 noncitizens registered to vote in 4 states. He is saying this to threaten states to turn over their voter rolls to the administration and agree to remove the names of people Trump doesn't want to be able to vote.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

At an event in Pennsylvania this week, Trump told the room that the cost of living is a made up issue, and then bragged that one of his friends bought a private plane just for the tax benefits from his Big Beautiful Bill.

He said the quiet part out loud.

The bill let his friend write off the full cost of a jet in a single year. That is not an accident but rather the point of the law.

The tax break for private jets is permanent. The tax break for tips expires in 2028.

Working families got the version that runs out. Billionaires got the version that never does.

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

“He knows those computers better than anybody, all those vote counting computers, and we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide, so it was pretty good, so thank you to Elon!”
- Donald Trump, the day before he was sworn in for a second term