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.

[June Edvenson @pelicanposts]

Get there! He’s virtually itching to stop the November elections- and that cannot be allowed to happen! STATES RUN the elections! It’s in the U. S. Constitution- for EXACTLY this purpose! @RepJeffries @RepRaskin @JudiciaryDems @SenSchumer @DNC @nytimes

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

House Democrats are reportedly coordinating with moderate Republicans in an effort to secure the 218 votes needed to impeach Trump before Nov. 3rd over alleged abuse of power. Raise a hand if you're in support. 🤚

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

House Democrats are reportedly coordinating with moderate Republicans in an effort to secure the 218 votes needed to impeach Trump before Nov. 3rd over alleged abuse of power. Raise a hand if you're in support. 🤚

[June Edvenson @pelicanposts]

Did the Trump administration permit them to be in the U.S. - in some way that they knew they were conducting criminal acts? Because that’s very ‘Epstein’… TELL the TRUTH!: @CNN @MSNOWNews @FoxNews @nytimes @itsJeffTiedrich @NPR @CREWcrew @

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Glad to see the human waste that is the Tate Brothers were arrested in Miami for rape and human trafficking.

REMINDER: The only reason they were in the U.S. is because the trump regime intervened on their behalf.

Because OF COURSE they did.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Glad to see the human waste that is the Tate Brothers were arrested in Miami for rape and human trafficking.

REMINDER: The only reason they were in the U.S. is because the trump regime intervened on their behalf.

Because OF COURSE they did.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

"It's probably 3, as opposed to 2" Trump, on the U.S. service members killed over the weekend because of his ongoing war with Iran.

No president has ever been this careless or flippant with the lives of Americans.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

No amount of spin can change the plain truth. If confirmed, Todd Blanche would be Trump's defense attorney disguised as Attorney General. 

He cannot be the people’s lawyer while the sitting president is his client. He must not be confirmed.

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

The estimated $200 billion we’ve spent on the war in Iran could have paid for everyone on Medicare to get free dental, vision, and hearing care for six years. It could have paid for a check to every American household for $1,500. It could do school lunches for all kids for 18 years.

We are back in a full scale war, and it’s important we understand its consequences.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Trump’s war killed 19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, TX.

RIP hero!

[Common Sense 🇺🇸💙 @commons96055467]

He is about to lose his law license to practice law because of his illegal, criminal activities for trump. The Republican Party would confirm him as the next highest law enforcer of our country. The Republican Party is a criminal, mafia enterprise. He is a mafia boss’ fixer.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Despite Trump’s $10 billion tax dollar commitment to the so-called Board of Peace, the Board’s operation plan, legal status and details of its funding remain unclear.

So we're investigating.
https://t.co/OPZ4IFZv7O

[Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich]

preening dipshit Preznit Fuckwit had to be forcibly dragged off the stage at the World Cup because couldn't stand not being the center of attention. thank you for your attention to today's post in which I mock the shit out of this malignant toad. link is here: https://t.co/J7xTpfWqqC

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Epstein survivor says Todd Blanche left her convinced he doesn't care about the case

Epstein survivor Annie Farmer said a forced meeting with Blanche, secured only after Sen. Thom Tillis demanded it as a condition for moving his attorney general nomination forward, did little to answer any of the many questions she had for him.

"He was not at all convincing that he cares about this, about doing better in this case,” Farmer, who testified against Epstein and has spent years fighting for accountability on behalf of survivors, said of her meeting with Blanche.

Farmer said her disappointment with the meeting “only strengthened my resolve to speak out against his confirmation. She described it as “rushed and reluctant from the start.”

The meeting took place only because Sen. Thom Tillis made a sit-down with Epstein survivors a condition for advancing Blanche's confirmation as permanent U.S. attorney general.

"I felt that he was only meeting us because his hand was forced," Farmer said.

Survivors had waited a long time for an opportunity to meet with someone at Blanche's level and came prepared with serious questions. Instead, she said, they were met with defensiveness and a lack of meaningful answers.

Blanche initially claimed he was there simply to listen, but that quickly proved unsatisfying to survivors who were seeking information and reassurance from one of the most powerful officials in the Justice Department.
As the meeting continued, she said, frustration only grew.

"I think he could have done such a better job of meeting the moment, meeting those feelings, expressing empathy in a way that was believable and authentic," Farmer said.

Instead, she said, Blanche came across as defensive and dismissive.

Farmer is a woman who helped expose Epstein’s notorious sex trafficking operations and has spent years advocating for victims.

Survivors hoped the meeting would be a rare chance to press the head of the Justice Department directly, but it instead reinforced their concerns about how the case is being handled.

After finally getting a seat at the table, Farmer walked away believing that one of the most powerful officials in the Trump Justice Department simply doesn't care enough about the case.

Todd Blanche is clearly loyal only to Donald Trump, and not the U.S. Constitution.
He is absolutely unfit to be confirmed as U.S. Attorney General.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨WORLD WIDE HUMILIATION:

Trump hands the World Cup trophy to Spain, then refuses to get off stage, despite Gianni Infantino trying to direct him off of it.

This might be the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning announcement, Senator Lisa Murkowski just announced she will vote no on Donald Trump’s SAVE Act. This will likely kill Donald Trump’s last hopes of passing the bill. Let’s go.

[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.” 😳