The Donald Trump Presidency, the most abusive and unconstitutional Administration by far in American history, is openly defying five constitutional Amendments, including four that are the basic Bill of Rights.
First Amendment–freedom of speech, press, assembly
Fourth Amendment–No unreasonable search and seizure, and no warrants to be issued but upon probable cause
Fifth Amendment–No deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Tenth Amendment–The powers not specifically delegated to the federal government, are reserved to the states
Fourteenth Amendment–No denial or limits on due process and equal protection of the laws.
THe actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota in particular, and in Chicago, Los Angeles, Maine, and soon to be in Ohio, and a threat to other “Blue” states and cities, is a massive abuse of power, that needs to be condemned, and opposed vigorously in court cases.
Such organizations as the American Civil Liberties Union; Common Cause; Southern Poverty Law Center; People For The American Way; Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Public Citizen are involved in constant law suits and investigations to protect our civil liberties, protect democracy, and promote the rule of law.
Gold and silver prices plunge following Trump’s Fed pick announcement
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/kevin-warsh-silver-price-today-gold
Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.html
Of course they do. Any protestors for this?
Trump’s Iran moves rattle Arab allies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/trumps-iran-moves-rattle-arab-allies-00758363
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/mexico-sheinbaum-trump-tariffs-cuba-oil-crisis
Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump’s election executive order
https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-citizenship-ruling-305a9cf5f90402369305879ef0f319f0
Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency Poses Dangers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/minnesota-protests-insurgency.html
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
https://www.ms.now/news/ohio-ice-immigration-operations-haitians-tps-noem
If/when Democrats ever get back into power, they need to dismantle this FUBAR agency.
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/ice-expands-power-agents-warrants.html
That’s a police state, antithetical to democracy and civil liberties.
CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage
https://cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-condemns-arrests-of-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-over-minnesota-protests/
Don Lemon released without bond after arrest in connection with church protest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minneapolis-church-protest/
MAGA media demand Trump put down the Minnesota “revolution”
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/maga-media-demand-trump-put-down-minnesota-revolution
These people are fascists, also just evil.
Don Lemon Got Arrested Over a Church Protest. It’s Not Just Any Church.
“Cities Church in Minnesota has some very powerful MAGA friends.”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/don-lemon-arrested-cities-church-protest.html
Kristi Noem Is Taking the Blame Over Alex Pretti’s Killing. Why Not Stephen Miller?
“Miller is in charge of so much but accountable for so little. How does this keep happening?”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/alex-pretti-stephen-miller-kristi-noem.html
DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/31/nx-s1-5690124/ice-alex-pretti-immigration-unproven-claims-dhs-enforcement-arrests
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
“A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/omni-ice-deportations-charter-flight-stonepeak-private-equity/
Meet the New Proud Boys
“The far-right group’s views and tactics are now emulated by federal agents.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/ice-proud-boys-militia-enrique-tarrio/685823/
Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minneapolis-hospitals-dc033249051cd5b72a900ca533a3718b
Sounds like ICE agents committed murder and should be arrested/charged.
Former CNN personality Don Lemon arrested: Trumpers making a martyr of the wrong guy
“Again, bad take there from the Trumpers, just viewing Good and Pretti as dead, and thinking that the world won’t see the arrests of two Black journalists for what they are.”
https://augustafreepress.com/news/former-cnn-personality-don-lemon-arrested-trumpers-making-a-martyr-of-the-wrong-guy/
The Church at the Center of Don Lemon’s Arrest Has Ties to Christian Nationalism
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/the-church-at-the-center-of-don-lemons-arrest-has-ties-to-christian-nationalism/
Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-resolve-shutdown-clash-punting-dhs-two-weeks-rcna256540
Here’s what federal programs are headed for a (possibly brief) shutdown
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/30/congress/government-shutdown-agencies-list-00758705
Latest Epstein files release: Allegations of rape, murder, worse, involving Donald Trump
https://augustafreepress.com/news/latest-epstein-files-release-allegations-of-rape-murder-worse-involving-donald-trump/
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/howard-lutnick-epstein-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVA.OSTw.GwBdLa45sxxT&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island
https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-jeffrey-epstein-island
Epstein files updates: survivors say new documents expose victims’ names ‘while men remain protected’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/30/epstein-files-new-released-trump-doj-todd-blanche-latest-updates
Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files
https://newrepublic.com/post/205991/trump-nominee-fed-chair-kevin-warsh-epstein-files
5 early takeaways from DOJ’s big Epstein files drop
“Unverified Trump allegations, new questions about prominent figures and victim privacy failures mark the 3 million file document drop”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/politics/takeaways-epstein-files-release
2nd Amendment advocates issue dire warning over Trump’s Pretti gun remarks
“Trump and top officials’ response to the Pretti killing has some gun rights supporters threatening electoral consequences.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/2nd-amendment-advocates-issue-dire-warning-over-trumps-pretti-gun-remarks-00758740
DO IT!
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/trumps-profiteering-hits-four-billion-dollars
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/31/trump-arch-memorial-circle/
Insane and fascistic.
Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/trump-announces-august-auto-race-downtown-washington-00757574
Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/01/tiktok-first-week
Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’
https://apnews.com/article/iran-eu-terrorist-groups-protests-c0023d9ff1e7c4e6fa92077d640e244c
Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-justice-department-trump-musk-andrew-tisch-d5dfbb26b93c46a4d6ab9ecf4eb3d3b1
Appalling.
Trump’s immigration crackdown means more children detained by ICE
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/02/01/trump-immigration-children-families-detention/
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/trump-schumer-deal.html
Shutdown likely to continue at least into Tuesday
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/shutdown-tuesday-house-votes-00759001
Mike Johnson told not to count on Dems’ votes to end shutdown
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/31/mike-johnson-democrats-shutdown-jeffries-ice-dhs
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention
https://cnn.com/2026/01/31/us/liam-ramos-judge-release-ice-detention
Ugh.
Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-judge-48052b87af15d2884c47ce00aff8c4a3
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/bovino-jewish-prosecutor-minnesota.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlA.Diyt.ZLTNCfs0GOA5&smid=url-share
So Bovino isn’t just a fascist, he’s a neo-Nazi?
Jeffrey Epstein files: don’t be fooled. Millions of files are still unreleased
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/31/jeffrey-epstein-unreleased-files
Elon Musk pours millions more into helping Republicans keep Congress
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/elon-musk-2026-election-donations-00758992
Musk is an extremely negative, corrosive force in American politics.
Judge Calls DOJ’s Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display ‘Dangerous’ And ‘Horrifying’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-calls-dojs-slavery-exhibit-comments-dangerous_n_697d3eb1e4b0b1de95c1c9e5
GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-state-senate-elections-2026-taylor-rehmet-leigh-wambsganss_n_697ee3b7e4b0c862d1f51367?9qd
Trump Rages at ‘Total Loser’ Grammys Host After Epstein Joke
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/trump-rages-at-total-loser-grammys-host-after-epstein-joke/
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/vaccine-recommendations-acip
R.N.C. Enters 2026 With Nearly $100 Million Edge on D.N.C
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/republican-national-committee-dnc-money.html
The Education Department’s efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5690188/cost-trump-layoffs-civil-rights-complaints-department-education-gao
Trump endorses John E. Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race over Scott Brown
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/01/trump-endorsement-john-e-sununu-senate-00759336
Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for about two years, starting in July
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/02/01/kennedy-center-trump-closure-construction/
He’s claiming it’s for construction. Yeah….sure. Why do I believe that?
The many famous names in the Epstein files.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/epstein-files-musk-lutnick-branson-emails
Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/politics/trump-calls-on-republicans-to-nationalize-future-elections
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes
https://apnews.com/article/france-x-investigation-seach-elon-musk-1116be84d84201011219086ecfd4e0bc
Despite new curbs, Grok produces sexualized images – even when told subjects didn’t consent
“Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/despite-new-curbs-elon-musks-grok-times-produces-sexualized-images-even-when-2026-02-03/
Very, VERY ominous.
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-phone-call-georgia-gabbard.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JFA.Bq06.mkNs0h_qu1LM&smid=tw-share
Nationalize elections?!! WTF?? Totally unconstitutional and also insane!
When Trump makes election threats, it’s best to believe him
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/when-trump-makes-election-threats
Dear media, stop acting like Trump means what he says
“Whether over “a deal” on Greenland or a “pivot” on ICE, we need far more skepticism”
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media-stop-acting-like-trump
Tulsi Gabbard accused of trying to ‘bury’ whistleblower complaint
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/tulsi-gabbard-accused-trying-bury-whistleblower-complaint-rcna257096
Fulton County, Georgia, to sue Trump administration over seizure of 2020 election records
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fulton-county-sue-trump-doj-fbi-seizure-2020-election-records-rcna257052
New Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/new-epstein-files-advocates-claim-documents-withheld
Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/bill-hillary-clinton-epstein-comer-contempt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JFA.s5gg.WK759-OMNFwz&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Trump Says He’s Seeking $1 Billion From Harvard University
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/trump-says-he-s-seeking-1-billion-from-harvard-university?srnd=homepage-americas
Under what authority???
Trump’s one-time weaponization chief is expected to depart Justice Department in coming weeks
https://cnn.com/2026/02/02/politics/ed-martin-to-leave-justice-department
What a f’ing joke.
Turning Point USA announces Kid Rock as rival headliner to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/turning-point-usa-super-bowl-halftime-show-00761040
Trump ally Pirro threatens jail for anyone bringing a gun into D.C.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/trump-gun-control-dc-second-amendment-gop
Maryland House passes new congressional map, setting up a showdown with the state Senate
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/maryland-house-passes-new-congressional-map-state-senate-rcna257030
Kennedy Center won’t be torn down during $200 million renovation, Trump says
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/kennedy-center-wont-be-torn-down-200-million-renovation-trump-says-rcna257139
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos stays silent as employees brace for cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/03/washington-post-layoffs-jeff-bezos
Barely two weeks into her governorship, with not a bill signed into law yet – and with solid/strong majorities of Virginians approving of Democratic priorities (and with Virginians optimistic about Gov. Spanberger’s term in office, by a whopping 60%-33% margin) – it’s fascinating to watch as Republicans/right wingers freak the f*** out about Abigail Spanberger. Here are a few examples:
*The NY Post headline, “Conservatives brand Dem Virginia Gov. Spanberger ‘the White Witch” after she immediately enacts woke agenda”
*Meghan McCain insanely claiming “Abigail Spanberger is dragging the commonwealth of Virginia to hell.”
*Also from Meghan McCain: “Abigail Spanberger is a demonic radical communist psychopath. Her polices are an existential threat to our children and the state of Virginia,” etc.
*2025 VA GOP Lt. Gov. nominee John Reid over and over again claiming, falsely, that Spanberger/Hashmi/etc. are radicals, socialists, communists, you name it.
*Former Rep. Bob Good (R-VA05), who’s about as far right as you can get, railing against “Spanberger’s radical policies” and “radical leftist policies.”
*Glenn Beck ranting about “Virginia’s new Marxist agenda.”
*Breitbart calling Spanberger a “radical extremist.”
*“The Blaze” claiming that Spanberger’s “unhinged liberal policies are poisoning the state.”
*Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) falsely claiming that Spanberger is the on pushing mid-decade redistricting in Virginia, and attacking her for supposedly doing so (but not attacking Trump for being the cause of all this, 100%).
*Random right-wing attacks on Spanberger for various bills that have been introduced in the General Assembly, but which Spanberger hasn’t weighed in on, let alone signed into law. And yet…of course, they’re attacking Spanberger for those bills (on leaf blowers, marginal tax rates for the wealthiest Virginians, whatever), demonstrating that they have no understanding of the legislative process. Hell, they even argue that Spanberger should put out statements denouncing bills as they are introduced, even though Glenn Youngkin never did that the past four years with hundreds of far-right-extremist bills, nor does ANY governor routinely do that.
Also note a few key points: 1) Spanberger, despite her relentless self-“branding” as a “moderate,” “bipartisan,” etc., and the reality that she actually has a very normal Democratic voting record (if anything, she was one of the lowest-ranking Democrats in Progressive Punch, #198 in 2014), is STILL being labeled by the right wingers as a “radical”/”Marxist”/etc, even though that’s wildly false, showing that Republicans will use these absurd attacks no matter what a Democratic politician does; 2) Spanberger hasn’t signed a single bill into law at this point, having mostly just presided over a snowstorm and issued a few executive orders that were exactly what you’d expect any Democratic governor to issue; and 3) Republicans aren’t really doing this to Mikie Sherrill, which makes one wonder why they’re so obsessed with Spanberger – presumably they see her as a bigger threat for U.S. Senate, VP, president, etc. in 2028 or beyond? Anyway, it’s all very striking, and would be hilarious if it weren’t so deranged and potentially dangerous…
Rustbelt Democrat, thanks for this update, so sad and totally outrageous! 🙁