Jake Carpenter
Engineer. Nerd. Supporter of liberal democracy and the Constitution. Charlotte FC.
- Mike Waltz has left the chat.
- [Not loaded yet]
- Marco Rubio: censorship of Americans ends today Brendan Carr: report what we tell you or we’ll pull your license
- these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
- [Not loaded yet]
- [Not loaded yet]
- The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
- [Not loaded yet]
- Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
- For eight decades, alliances have formed the bedrock of American foreign, trade and cultural policy. But not any more. Europeans, but also America's Asian allies, need to accept this new world, and learn how to live in it. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
- [Not loaded yet]
- 👀 “I understand my duty as a prosecutor to mean enforcing the law impartially, and that includes prosecuting a validly returned indictment regardless whether its dismissal would be politically advantageous, to the defendant or to those who appointed me.” - Former Acting USA, SDNY Danielle Sassoon.
- [Not loaded yet]
- DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
- READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com: "Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
- If you are looking for someone to say that all is lost and the courts can't help protect democracy, you are following the wrong guy. If you are looking for someone who fights hard and will never give up, I'm here for you.
- [Not loaded yet]
- Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work
- JUST IN: Advocates for immigrants have filed a new lawsuit arguing that Trump's EO describing an "invasion" violates federal immigration law by denying effectively erasing asylum process. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- [Not loaded yet]
- [Not loaded yet]
- [Not loaded yet]
- HUGE BREAKING NEWS: Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat. Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙
- [Not loaded yet]
- [Not loaded yet]
