Notices by BlueBeachSong™ (bluebeachsong@mastodon.online)

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-law-firms.html

"The Trump administration on Monday abandoned its attempts to impose potentially crippling executive orders against law firms that refused to capitulate to the president, walking away from its appeal of victories the firms had won against the White House."

The Supreme Court Could Still Tilt the Midterms to the GOP
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/the-supreme-court-could-still-tilt-the-midterms-to-the-gop.html

"But as early as Wednesday (the next Supreme Court decision day), the Court could give Trump and his party a gift that will keep on giving for years: a decision gutting what’s left of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and green-lighting a whole new wave of partisan gerrymandering of congressional and state legislative districts."

US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/01/claude-anthropic-iran-strikes-us-military

"The US military reportedly used Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, to inform its attack on Iran despite Donald Trump’s decision, announced hours earlier, to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools."

2/x - GOP Has a Nazi Problem

"A few recent examples: An ICE lawyer linked to a white-supremacist social-media account that praised Hitler was apparently allowed to return to federal court. Members of the national Young Republicans organization were caught in a group chat laughing about their love for Hitler. Vice President J. D. Vance shrugged off that controversy, instead of condemning the growing influence of anti-Semites in his party."

The Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/republican-party-nazi-problem/686055/

"Bovino’s choice of garment is more than tough-guy cosplay (German media noted the aesthetic immediately). The coat symbolizes a trend: The Republicans, it seems, have a bit of a Nazi problem.

By this, I mean that some Republicans are deploying Nazi imagery and rhetoric, and espouse ideas associated with the Nazi Party during its rise to power in the early 1930s."

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3/x - GOP Has a Nazi Problem

"Even federal agencies are modeling Nazi phrasing. The Department of Homeland Security used an anthem beloved by neo-Nazi groups, 'By God We’ll Have Our Home Again,' in a recruitment ad. The Labor Department hung a giant banner of Donald Trump’s face from its headquarters, as if Washington were Berlin in 1936, and posted expressions on social media such as 'America is for Americans'—an obvious riff on the Nazi slogan 'Germany for the Germans'—and..."

UAE royal gave $500 million to Trump's family crypto business and no investigation:

Trump’s Year of Media Capture
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-year-attacking-media-1235490875/

"...the lack of leadership inside news media when faced with an explicitly hostile executive branch has been surprising, largely driven by corporate owners who hid behind a fig leaf of 'fiduciary responsibility' to shareholders and genuflected when threatened. They shoveled out millions to Trump for perceived slights (and there is always a perceived slight) that never would have held up in court."

Trump’s DNA Dragnet: The Law That Turns Us All Into Suspects
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-dna-dragnet-immigration-policy-biometric-surveillance-1235487564/

"...he repeatedly asked to show his ID, which officers declined. Instead, they took him to a federal building that houses immigration court and Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, fingerprinted him, and ran his biometrics through federal systems. When officers finally allowed him to present his identification, it confirmed what he had said all along: He is an American citizen."

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Epstein bill heads to Trump’s desk for signature after overwhelming passage
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/epstein-files-bill-trump-desk-signature/

"The bill requiring release of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case headed to ...Trump’s desk for his signature Wednesday after a lightning-quick, near-unanimous passage in both houses of the usually deeply divided Congress.

Trump has said he’ll sign the measure after it raced through the House, which voted 427-1 in favor, and the Senate, which rubber stamped it by unanimous consent."

Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/politics/comey-justice-department-misconduct.html

The magistrate judge raised the question of whether “government misconduct” in the case might require dismissing the charges against the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, altogether.

#NoKings

Trump Is Lying About Antifa to Justify His Authoritarian Crackdown
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-antifa-portland-lies/

"Donald Trump’s authoritarianism has become increasingly brazen since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. But mainstream journalists have failed to describe the full extent of Trump’s newly energized radicalism, choosing to focus on whether his ravings are factual or legal rather than examining the larger ideological goals he is pursuing."

Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/trump-bondi-edva/684292/

"...Donald Trump is worried that Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving too slowly to prosecute his political adversaries on fake charges. Trump has good reason to be concerned. He is carrying out his project to consolidate authoritarian power against the trend of declining public support for his administration and himself. He is like a man trying to race upward on a downward-moving escalator."

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America Isn’t a Democracy. Yet.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/america-isnt-a-democracy-yet.html

"In a famous 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass laid it bare. As long as slavery persisted, the promises put forth in the Declaration of Independence would never be realized."

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A Rogue Nation on the High Seas
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/rogue-nation-high-seas/684272/

"Moreover, American law does not permit the president to designate people as terrorists and then declare open season on them in defiance of international agreements and without any involvement from Congress. Perhaps Trump’s people are watching too many Tom Clancy movies, but he cannot legally send the Navy out onto the world’s oceans as though they are seagoing sheriffs with satchels full of death warrants."

David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/david-letterman-on-the-threats-to-late-night-hosts/684269/

After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-intel-economy-strategy.html

The president said he hoped to “get as much as I can,” signaling a shift in the relationship between government and private business.

Rising Food Prices Are Likely to Continue, Thanks to Trump’s Trade Wars
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rising-food-prices-trump-trade-wars-1235410245/

Rubio Desperately Tries to Spin Trump’s Putin Flop
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rubio-spin-trump-putin-ukraine-1235410244/