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Makled does not think it's a coincidence that he was targeted after deciding to represent this client following the #Trump admin's crackdown on #visa holders who have expressed support for #Palestine.

"The purpose of searching my phone doesn't have anything to do with terrorism, there is only a chilling effect, & it's done to be intimidating."

#immigration#law#democracy
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Border agents pressured Makled to hand over his cell phone. He refused. After more than 90 minutes of back-&-forth, he showed agents his contacts list. He was eventually released. Makled says he was never given a reason for his detainment.

However, one of his current clients is a #student who has been charged in connection to a pro-#Palestinian #protest at the University of Michigan.

#immigration#law#democracy

Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting on efforts by right-wing activists to disallow ballots in a key judicial election, North Carolina Democrats have introduced a bill designed to prevent votes from being tossed out based on postelection rule changes.

propublica.org/article/north-c

ProPublicaN.C. Lawmakers Move to Stop Votes From Being Discarded Based on Postelection Rule Changes
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Timothy Snyder: #tRump's Psychological Vulnerability: And the Destruction of the American Economy

"We have thousands of years of political theory and indeed great literature to instruct us on this point: too much power brings out the worst in people -- especially among the worst of people."

#trump #tariffs #projection #uspol #Democracy
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-p

Thinking about... · Trump's Psychological VulnerabilityVon Timothy Snyder
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When he signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to investigate Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor — two public servants whose only crime was telling the truth — Trump didn’t just abuse his office. He weaponized the government against honesty itself.
This wasn’t law enforcement: It was political vengeance. This wasn’t democracy: It was a warning shot from the edge of autocracy.

#Democracy
#Freedom
#Trump
#ChrisKrebs #MilesTaylor

If we were living in a dictatorship, what would be different? #democracy infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/1

Infosec ExchangeBrianKrebs (@briankrebs@infosec.exchange)The POTUS has issued a memo ordering a federal investigation into Chris Krebs, former head of DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The president fired Krebs after the CISA director declared the 2020 election that Trump lost was the most secure in U.S. history. "Trump's orders revoked the security clearances for Christopher Krebs, the former head of DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Miles Taylor, a former senior DHS official who wrote a highly critical tell-all book about his time in Trump's first administration." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/09/trump-orders-probe-krebs-2020-election/83016002007/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-addresses-risks-from-chris-krebs-and-government-censorship/ When Trump first took aim at Chris Krebs back in 2020, I started getting tons of hate mail that was directed at him. People full of ignorant rage figuring we're the same person because we share a last name. We're not even related. Now it's happening again. Here's one I just got less than an hour ago: From: Eric <eticket@countermail.com> Subject: Accountability Message Body: Krebs: I used to be an admirer of yours but, ever since the 2020 election, I lost all respect for you. You either lied or were complicit in the 2020 election theft and DJT is coming after you. Krooks like Krebs need to be held accountable and I can't wait.

In 2 cryptic tweets on Wednesday, #Trump alluded to a possible decision to relent on the most punitive aspects his #tariffs. It appears that knowledge of the impending policy change was circulating in the #WhiteHouse for hours before Trump's announcement of the so-called “90-day pause.” That several-hour period was ripe with the possibility of #insidertrading. See Mother Jones, Democrats Grill Officials on Insider Profits From Trump’s Tariff Reversal motherjones.com/politics/2025/ #democracy #congress

Mother JonesDemocrats grill officials on insider profits from Trump's tariff reversal“Who’s benefiting? What billionaire just got richer?”