Without meaning to dismiss or diminish the substance of the emailed text, I want to issue a note of caution:
I suggest that if you share the post, you do so through the Daily Kos link above, rather than by spreading a text file of unknown and apparently deceptive origin via email.
What could go wrong? You could be inadvertently spreading a computer virus. Many of the forwarded emails with the "Liz Cheney" Facebook post began with, " I received this Facebook post from my cousin," but with no Facebook link. That is the first sign of a possibly problematic viral email.
Wow! Finally a call to war from someone who has been in Congress and knows the possibilities. It felt so good to hear someone call out Democrats for daring to ask for money while they do nothing. I'm not talking about Adam Schiff! He is daring and unafraid of personal attacks from the orange idiot or his minions. Where the hell is Hakeem Jeffries? I can tell you where he is: hiding under his desk for fear of being targeted by Trump! (I totally understand Nancy Pelosi's non-involvement in any resistance, but Hakeem Jeffries should not be the Democratic leader of the House if he is cowering under his desk.)
I take your note of caution, Robert. But what a message. Whoever wrote it has good ideas (I hope!) Of course, I don't know many of those organizations the author mentions that Democrats should engage in their efforts to stop this coup. Please share any future information you receive about this alleged article. Thank you!!!
Have we already forgotten that Jeffries successfully delivered the House Democratic caucus’s NO votes on the MAGA Continuing Resolution only to have his considerable efforts dashed by the Senate Democrats? How does that get interpreted as hiding? He did what we were demanding of him.
That post did get me to go look at The Hague's website. Pretty cool. I didn't know that website existed. It made me feel good to See Putin snd Netanayhu on there!
As always . .. beautifully, masterfully expressed thoughts and ideas, Robert. I especially thank you for a descriptor I have been searching for to describe Donald Trump and his actions: "Crass."
Robert, may I respectfully suggest that you set your computer to have Apple OS updates not be installed automatically. You can then do them at a time convenient to you.
I don't understand what steps are next after Trump's categorical rejection of the 9-0 SCOTUS decision. If he has no use for law, who, or what, is going to hold him accountable?
Considering Ed Martin's close ties with Russian media, it seems more and more likely to me that this whole debacle was planned by Russia with trump as their asset.
As a lawyer, I continue to think/hope that the judiciary will save us from the madness. Harvard will surely sue and hopefully a judge will enjoin the IRS from yanking the University's non-profit status, but that can't happen until the yanking starts. It is truly mind-boggling, the number and severity of Rump's directives that strike at basic American freedoms. The poster below who described how our fellow Americans have enabled the monster has it right. Remember, in spring of 2021 Rump mentioned in a speech that he had lost the election-and was met by loud booing. The MAGA spell will persist after 2028, and JD Vance will gladly carry the flag forward. We are in the minority, and as more harm is done to universities, think tanks and philanthropists who are deemed to be MAGA enemies, MAGANESS will seep deeper. This isn't a 3 month, 2 year or 4 year fight, it will last much, much longer. Racism, hatred and intolerance have been welcomed out of darkness and into the daylight, center stage; they will not return to their rightful place for a long, long time, if ever. If the center holds, then we and MAGA will spin around it, as they keep firing; they will not go away.
Thank you for what you're doing! It's a life line to sanity!
Long time reader, subscriber, first time commenter. Something happened yesterday in the NIH/health/nutrition space that may not cross your transom, but as a long time dietitian and diabetes care provider, I think is important for you/readers to be aware of...especially in light of all the BS from Trump and RFK Jr re: Make America Healthy Again as they cut dollars to farmers, food banks, etc, remove content from gov't health-focused website, impact work at CDC, NIH, FDA, USDA etc., and insult highly credentialed nutrition researchers and scientists. The subject line in my emails on this topic to my 3 R reps in NC has been Make America Healthy Again – Bull!
In your audio, you suggested reading a few pages of Judge Boasberg’s Memorandum Opinion. Today’s Edition is the first thing I read. Because brain is reloading, I always listen and read along. If you hadn’t verbally urged reading some of memorandum, I would not have. Read first 14 pages. What an eye-opener into the 24/7 days of Judge Boasberg. Thanks Robert for your many skills and long hours.
Robert as an attorney is my plea that let everyone writing about the trump/musk administration’s assault on Universities name these organized corporations properly, not as tax exempt, which linguistically frames the discussion in favor of the threats issued, rather as what they are, not for profit corporations under 501 3c of the Internal Revenue Code, that governs the formation, operation, and dissolution of organizations established for purposes other than generating profit, and in which no part of the organization's income is distributed to members, directors, or officers. Of course, the very notion of anything constituted for something other than profit would not even ring in the deafness of the people framing the assault.
One might also note that the tax law Trump signed during his first term levied a new tax on the wealthiest universities, including Harvard. Therefore, nothing new here, just an escalation. The 1.4% excise tax on universities with more than $500,000 per student in their endowments applied to 58 universities in 2022, according to the Tax Policy Center, and raised $244 million. That tax still exists today. Is this an accurate interpretation of reality?
I am SO DELIGHTED by Boasberg's memorandum. The timeline he sets out is horrifiying. I just hope that he imposes BOTH criminal contempt on the Govt and Rule 11 Sanctions on the DOJ attorneys involved. And whatever other Civil Contempt he can muster. Trump can PARDON criminal contempt, but not Civil
And that CA suit re tariffs and the emergency powers--I hope this gets to the Extremes ASAP. We desperately need a reign in on the definition of "emergency" powers. Starting with the power to impose tariffs is great.
Hi, all. I have received dozens of copies of the alleged Facebook post by Liz Cheney. It is now available on The Daily Kos, here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/16/2316904/-We-Want-Action-Not-Words
Without meaning to dismiss or diminish the substance of the emailed text, I want to issue a note of caution:
I suggest that if you share the post, you do so through the Daily Kos link above, rather than by spreading a text file of unknown and apparently deceptive origin via email.
What could go wrong? You could be inadvertently spreading a computer virus. Many of the forwarded emails with the "Liz Cheney" Facebook post began with, " I received this Facebook post from my cousin," but with no Facebook link. That is the first sign of a possibly problematic viral email.
Wow! Finally a call to war from someone who has been in Congress and knows the possibilities. It felt so good to hear someone call out Democrats for daring to ask for money while they do nothing. I'm not talking about Adam Schiff! He is daring and unafraid of personal attacks from the orange idiot or his minions. Where the hell is Hakeem Jeffries? I can tell you where he is: hiding under his desk for fear of being targeted by Trump! (I totally understand Nancy Pelosi's non-involvement in any resistance, but Hakeem Jeffries should not be the Democratic leader of the House if he is cowering under his desk.)
I take your note of caution, Robert. But what a message. Whoever wrote it has good ideas (I hope!) Of course, I don't know many of those organizations the author mentions that Democrats should engage in their efforts to stop this coup. Please share any future information you receive about this alleged article. Thank you!!!
Have we already forgotten that Jeffries successfully delivered the House Democratic caucus’s NO votes on the MAGA Continuing Resolution only to have his considerable efforts dashed by the Senate Democrats? How does that get interpreted as hiding? He did what we were demanding of him.
Jeffries isn't hiding that I have seen this week. Are you reading news from Earth II?
That post did get me to go look at The Hague's website. Pretty cool. I didn't know that website existed. It made me feel good to See Putin snd Netanayhu on there!
Just leaving a protest in McKinney, TX! Easily three times as big as the first Hands Off one here!
As always . .. beautifully, masterfully expressed thoughts and ideas, Robert. I especially thank you for a descriptor I have been searching for to describe Donald Trump and his actions: "Crass."
Robert, may I respectfully suggest that you set your computer to have Apple OS updates not be installed automatically. You can then do them at a time convenient to you.
I don't understand what steps are next after Trump's categorical rejection of the 9-0 SCOTUS decision. If he has no use for law, who, or what, is going to hold him accountable?
Considering Ed Martin's close ties with Russian media, it seems more and more likely to me that this whole debacle was planned by Russia with trump as their asset.
Las Cruces will enjoy another rally this Saturday to help keep MAGADOGE from making Trump dictator-for-life.
Julius Caesar and Trump share:
---lust for power
---serial cheating on multiple wives
---ability to attract cowardly bootlickers (Rubio, Cruz, Bondi, Thune, ad nauseum)
---fear of baldness, awkward combovers
As a lawyer, I continue to think/hope that the judiciary will save us from the madness. Harvard will surely sue and hopefully a judge will enjoin the IRS from yanking the University's non-profit status, but that can't happen until the yanking starts. It is truly mind-boggling, the number and severity of Rump's directives that strike at basic American freedoms. The poster below who described how our fellow Americans have enabled the monster has it right. Remember, in spring of 2021 Rump mentioned in a speech that he had lost the election-and was met by loud booing. The MAGA spell will persist after 2028, and JD Vance will gladly carry the flag forward. We are in the minority, and as more harm is done to universities, think tanks and philanthropists who are deemed to be MAGA enemies, MAGANESS will seep deeper. This isn't a 3 month, 2 year or 4 year fight, it will last much, much longer. Racism, hatred and intolerance have been welcomed out of darkness and into the daylight, center stage; they will not return to their rightful place for a long, long time, if ever. If the center holds, then we and MAGA will spin around it, as they keep firing; they will not go away.
Thank you for what you're doing! It's a life line to sanity!
Long time reader, subscriber, first time commenter. Something happened yesterday in the NIH/health/nutrition space that may not cross your transom, but as a long time dietitian and diabetes care provider, I think is important for you/readers to be aware of...especially in light of all the BS from Trump and RFK Jr re: Make America Healthy Again as they cut dollars to farmers, food banks, etc, remove content from gov't health-focused website, impact work at CDC, NIH, FDA, USDA etc., and insult highly credentialed nutrition researchers and scientists. The subject line in my emails on this topic to my 3 R reps in NC has been Make America Healthy Again – Bull!
But what occurred yesterday in the area of food/nutrition research/science at NIH has me and others in the nutrition and dietetic community particularly rattled. A leading nutrition scientist, Kevin Hall, PhD, took early retirement from NIH with rationale that his work is being questioned, etc. Best to read the news stories on this. From The Hill - https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5253673-nih-rfk-jr-early-retirement-censorship-concerns/, From NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/well/kevin-hall-nutrition-retirement-nih-censorship-rfk-maha.html. His announcement can be found on Facebook. I can't seem to copy it here.
Again, thank you!
Hope Warshaw
What a wonderful, accurate, articulate and well-deserved take down of little Marco.
See today's edition of The freedom Academy, with Asha Rangappa (The Freedom Academy with Asha Rangappa
asharangappa@substack.c), for an interesting explanation of Nayib Bukele's real gambit, in establishing the infamous Super Max.
In your audio, you suggested reading a few pages of Judge Boasberg’s Memorandum Opinion. Today’s Edition is the first thing I read. Because brain is reloading, I always listen and read along. If you hadn’t verbally urged reading some of memorandum, I would not have. Read first 14 pages. What an eye-opener into the 24/7 days of Judge Boasberg. Thanks Robert for your many skills and long hours.
Just got notice subscription renewed. Grateful!
Robert as an attorney is my plea that let everyone writing about the trump/musk administration’s assault on Universities name these organized corporations properly, not as tax exempt, which linguistically frames the discussion in favor of the threats issued, rather as what they are, not for profit corporations under 501 3c of the Internal Revenue Code, that governs the formation, operation, and dissolution of organizations established for purposes other than generating profit, and in which no part of the organization's income is distributed to members, directors, or officers. Of course, the very notion of anything constituted for something other than profit would not even ring in the deafness of the people framing the assault.
One might also note that the tax law Trump signed during his first term levied a new tax on the wealthiest universities, including Harvard. Therefore, nothing new here, just an escalation. The 1.4% excise tax on universities with more than $500,000 per student in their endowments applied to 58 universities in 2022, according to the Tax Policy Center, and raised $244 million. That tax still exists today. Is this an accurate interpretation of reality?
I am SO DELIGHTED by Boasberg's memorandum. The timeline he sets out is horrifiying. I just hope that he imposes BOTH criminal contempt on the Govt and Rule 11 Sanctions on the DOJ attorneys involved. And whatever other Civil Contempt he can muster. Trump can PARDON criminal contempt, but not Civil
And that CA suit re tariffs and the emergency powers--I hope this gets to the Extremes ASAP. We desperately need a reign in on the definition of "emergency" powers. Starting with the power to impose tariffs is great.
Re: Bernie and AOC... Denver is NOT a "red district"! Robert, in this list of locations you left out Idaho but included Denver.
Sorry - that quote was shared by Ben Franklin in a letter to his sister.