Some days/weeks, like this one, make it very hard to see any silver linings or appreciate why "good news" is helpful. But news about the people and organizations fighting back remind us that we are not in this fight alone, that more people are with us than
Hi there, Champs. I have a vague recollection from law school of a common law practice called "the mailbox rule." I don't remember what the rule was exactly - is something timely when it's mailed or when it's received - and apparently,
Almost 23 years ago, I woke to my clock radio playing Colin Powell's testimony to Congress about "spent fuel rods" and "weapons of mass destruction" which necessitated an invasion of Iraq. Remember when Republican presidents pretended that there was a reason to invade a
Finally, it's over. 2025, I mean. There have been a lot of years when I've said, "this was the worst year," but I think 2025 really takes the prize. I've had worse years personally, and so far, more people probably died in
Kennedy Center Holiday Concert Canceled After Host Pulls Out Over Trump Name Change How the clergy has rallied against the Trump administration's immigration policies How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very Protesters decry Trump administration’s immigration policies outside ICE facility in Pompano Beach
Here's a quick roundup. I'm trying to get into the habit of posting on Mondays and Thursdays. Not sure that'll happen on Christmas of course! Have a great week. Protest after Trump’s name added outside John F Kennedy Memorial Center ‘Everybody thinks it’
I've got some cool news. I submitted my Next Ten Amendments proposal to California Democratic Party to add to its platform, and while they declined to endorse constitutional conventions or the proposal as a whole, they did add one of the proposals: statehood votes for DC and the
Hi folks. Here's some light reading to get you ready for the week. ‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country Protests erupt outside Army-Navy game amid Trump’s attendance Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest
Well, here we are. The worst American year is almost over. I'm seeing headlines like The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down all over the place. We survived it. We will survive it. Today I listened to Maya Rudolph on Amy
Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans After ICE took students’ parents, these teachers began rising at dawn to keep watch: ‘We said, hell no’ More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy The White House is fast-tracking student debt
Why reliance on eyewitnesses alone won't win your case I had a hearing the other day involving a bus operator who was in an accident with a cyclist. "Preventable accident" cases are among the most common cases in transit industries. At the hearing, we all watched
Hi folks, this is a highly incomplete list of all the brave and difficult things our friends, neighbors, and (occasionally) leaders are doing to push back against the Trump administration and its cronies. I am grateful to all of them. Happy Thanksgiving! Veterans lead protest and march at Portland ICE