<p>Democracy and the Epstein Regime: A Democracy Abused and Raped in Captivity <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5343801" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5343801"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf</span><span class="invisible">m?abstract_id=5343801</span></a><br><a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a> <a href="/tags/democraticdecline/" rel="tag">#DemocraticDecline</a> <a href="/tags/elitecapture/" rel="tag">#EliteCapture</a> <a href="/tags/legalinstrumentalization/" rel="tag">#LegalInstrumentalization</a> <a href="/tags/epistemicviolence/" rel="tag">#EpistemicViolence</a> <a href="/tags/mediasilence/" rel="tag">#MediaSilence</a> <a href="/tags/impunityregime/" rel="tag">#ImpunityRegime</a> <a href="/tags/transnationalgovernance/" rel="tag">#TransnationalGovernance</a> <a href="/tags/kompromat/" rel="tag">#Kompromat</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
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<p>Just published from my archives, an interview with KD Drackert, a local Long <a href="/tags/covid/" rel="tag">#Covid</a> activist, <a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a>+ performance artist and all-around fab person. They are a founder of our mask bloc/air filter lending library, Clear the Air ATX. </p><p>Read it: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/lefts-forgotten-132515558" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.patreon.com/posts/lefts-forgotten-132515558"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.patreon.com/posts/lefts-fo</span><span class="invisible">rgotten-132515558</span></a></p><p>(Free! No Patreon login/membership necessary) <br>(📷Kit O'Connell, January 2024 at the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> office)</p><p><a href="/tags/longcovid/" rel="tag">#LongCovid</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/austin/" rel="tag">#Austin</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/covidisnotover/" rel="tag">#CovidIsNotOver</a> <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#MutualAid</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/mexico/" rel="tag">#Mexico</a>, the <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#UnitedStates</a>’ biggest trading partner, will get another 90 days to try to reach a <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#trade</a> deal, <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> & President <a href="/tags/claudiasheinbaum/" rel="tag">#ClaudiaSheinbaum</a> of Mexico announced after a phone call Thursday morning. The extension came a day before the *deadline* Trump has set for countries around the globe to strike deals or face <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> of as much as 50%.</p><p><a href="/tags/taco/" rel="tag">#TACO</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-extension.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-extension.html?smid=url-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-extension.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
<p>Just want to point out that <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> is firing women. <a href="/tags/tulsigabbard/" rel="tag">#tulsigabbard</a> rumored. <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> is <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> . They want the cis white male straights of Hormuz. <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a></p>
<p>At the end of this historic week — a massive transfer of wealth from poor to rich, healthcare and food support ripped from millions — I'm wondering what bible texts U.S. churches will read and preach about this Sunday?</p><p>So many churches, so many texts, so many Christians eager to hear the words of Jesus and other scriptures preached — addressing us in the world in which we live today, of course.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/cruelty/" rel="tag">#cruelty</a> <a href="/tags/economicelites/" rel="tag">#EconomicElites</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/bible/" rel="tag">#bible</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a><br>/1</p>
<p>EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS.</p><p>Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-epa-pfas-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/foreverchemicals/" rel="tag">#ForeverChemicals</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>It's <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>'s <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> now. The latest <a href="/tags/financial/" rel="tag">#financial</a> numbers offer some warning signs</p><p>For all of Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus.</p><p><a href="/tags/jobs/" rel="tag">#Jobs</a> are dwindling. <a href="/tags/inflation/" rel="tag">#Inflation</a> is ticking upward. <a href="/tags/growth/" rel="tag">#Growth</a> has slowed compared with last year.</p><p><a href="/tags/recession/" rel="tag">#recession</a> <a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="/tags/chaos/" rel="tag">#chaos</a> <a href="/tags/instability/" rel="tag">#instability</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-warning-signs-financial-numbers-6f9754dbb6b21c9ef5c557b1ebfe6ce9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-02-Economic+shifts+ahead" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-economy-warning-signs-financial-numbers-6f9754dbb6b21c9ef5c557b1ebfe6ce9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-02-Economic+shifts+ahead"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-econo</span><span class="invisible">my-warning-signs-financial-numbers-6f9754dbb6b21c9ef5c557b1ebfe6ce9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-02-Economic+shifts+ahead</span></a></p>
<p>🤦🏻♀️ </p><p>Via Josh Gerstein:</p><p>JUST IN: <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> (47) admin files 20th emergency appeal at <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a>, seeking to proceed with firing of 3 Consumer Product Safety Commission members despite lower court ruling reinstating them. Doc: <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25988147-25a11/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.documentcloud.org/documents/25988147-25a11/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.documentcloud.org/document</span><span class="invisible">s/25988147-25a11/</span></a></p>
<p>Don't let this get by you.</p><p>Via Olga Nesterova:</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> lifted sanctions on several Russian companies and banks, incl Rosoboronexport — <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#Russia</a>’s state arms trader and sole authorized exporter of military and dual-use goods.</p><p>The move followed his July 1 decision to lift restrictions on Syria.</p><p>That’s it. That’s truly it. I have no more questions</p>
<p><a href="/tags/americanautocracy/" rel="tag">#AmericanAutocracy</a></p><p>‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> ire at <a href="/tags/uva/" rel="tag">#UVA</a></p><p>Over 2 months this spring, *<a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a>* Dept officials sent 7 letters to the <a href="/tags/universityofvirginia/" rel="tag">#UniversityOfVirginia</a>, alleging possible *racial* <a href="/tags/discrimination/" rel="tag">#discrimination</a> in <a href="/tags/admissions/" rel="tag">#admissions</a> & <a href="/tags/hiring/" rel="tag">#hiring</a>, inaction to address *<a href="/tags/antisemitism/" rel="tag">#antisemitism</a>* [<a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a>] on campus, & a failure to cleanse <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a>, <a href="/tags/equity/" rel="tag">#equity</a> & <a href="/tags/inclusion/" rel="tag">#inclusion</a> efforts at the institution.
<br><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/firstamendment/" rel="tag">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="/tags/academicfreedom/" rel="tag">#AcademicFreedom</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/educati</span><span class="invisible">on/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/</span></a></p>
<p>Just a wee reminder on the eve of Trump's visit to <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/menie/" rel="tag">#Menie</a> <a href="/tags/aberdeenshire/" rel="tag">#Aberdeenshire</a> <a href="/tags/golf/" rel="tag">#golf</a></p>
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<p>JHC. This day.</p><p>Via Josh Gerstein:</p><p>JUST IN: <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> administration suit against all active Maryland federal judges is assigned to Judge Thomas Cullen, a Roanoke, Va.-based 👉🏼Trump appointee👈🏼. Suit targets standing order in MD automatically freezing deportation for two business days when a legal challenge is filed.</p>
<p>Could <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> and <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> lead us into a new <a href="/tags/hiv/" rel="tag">#HIV</a> pandemic? They could, and it sure as hell looks like they're trying. My latest: <a href="https://48hills.org/2025/07/are-trump-rfk-jr-inviting-a-new-hiv-aids-pandemic-pepfar-foreign-aid-prevention/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="48hills.org/2025/07/are-trump-rfk-jr-inviting-a-new-hiv-aids-pandemic-pepfar-foreign-aid-prevention/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">48hills.org/2025/07/are-trump-</span><span class="invisible">rfk-jr-inviting-a-new-hiv-aids-pandemic-pepfar-foreign-aid-prevention/</span></a></p>
<p>Trump au lit avec Satan dans la nouvelle saison de Southpark, qui le boude à cause de sa présence dans les fichiers Epstein. Les créateurs de la série, Matt Stone et Trey Parker, viennent de signer avec Paramount, le diffuseur, un contrat de 1,5 milliard de dollars, garantit le renouvellement de la série avec cinquante épisodes sur cinq ans, diffusés exclusivement sur Comedy Central et Paramount+. La Maison blanche est furieuse 😂 </p><p><a href="/tags/politique/" rel="tag">#Politique</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/southpark/" rel="tag">#SouthPark</a> <a href="/tags/satire/" rel="tag">#Satire</a> <a href="/tags/anime/" rel="tag">#Anime</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a> <a href="/tags/etatsunis/" rel="tag">#EtatsUnis</a></p>
<p>Ha!</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> is the new Saddam Hoessein</p>
<p><a href="/tags/hakeemjeffries/" rel="tag">#HakeemJeffries</a> has been holding the <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a> floor since 5AM to stall final vote on <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s <a href="/tags/onebigbeautifulbill/" rel="tag">#OneBigBeautifulBill</a>. He’s been talking for four hours so far. CSPAN is airing.</p><p><a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-big-beautiful-bill-live-updates-2025-07-02/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-big-beautiful-bill-live-updates-2025-07-02/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/us/trump</span><span class="invisible">-big-beautiful-bill-live-updates-2025-07-02/</span></a></p>
<p>A Jan 6 Rioter that was pardoned by <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> has been rearrested for trying to seek violent revenge against the FBI for his initial jailing.</p><p>“An American military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on charges that he was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court records show.”</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jan-6-veteran-sentenced-trump-pardon-1.7575687" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cbc.ca/news/world/jan-6-veteran-sentenced-trump-pardon-1.7575687"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cbc.ca/news/world/jan-6-ve</span><span class="invisible">teran-sentenced-trump-pardon-1.7575687</span></a></p>
<p>Will the coming <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> and <a href="/tags/medicare/" rel="tag">#Medicare</a> cuts in the budget bill being voted on now change <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> minds?</p><p>It will not</p><p>You, being reasonable, say government should make policy that benefits everyone. If it makes people suffer, it's bad</p><p>But millions of <a href="/tags/bigots/" rel="tag">#bigots</a> want this:</p><p>"It's ok that I suffer, as long as the people I hate suffer more"</p><p>Example:</p><p>"MAGA Mom Was Taken by <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a>, but Her Husband Refuses to Stop Flying <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Flag: 'We Understand What He's Doing'"</p><p><a href="https://people.com/maga-mom-taken-by-ice-husband-still-flying-trump-flag-11765464" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="people.com/maga-mom-taken-by-ice-husband-still-flying-trump-flag-11765464"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">people.com/maga-mom-taken-by-i</span><span class="invisible">ce-husband-still-flying-trump-flag-11765464</span></a></p>
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<p>(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> to remove a Democratic member from the U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority while his administration appeals a ruling that said her firing was illegal and had reinstated her.</p>
<p><a href="/tags/stochasticterrorism/" rel="tag">#StochasticTerrorism</a></p><p>The <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a>’s top <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#vaccine</a> & <a href="/tags/genetherapy/" rel="tag">#GeneTherapy</a> official resigned on Tues after a public campaign against him led by the <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> influencer [& unofficial <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> adviser] <a href="/tags/lauraloomer/" rel="tag">#LauraLoomer</a>…</p><p>Over the past week, Loomer had taken to <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> to attack the Dr. Vinay Prasad for a series of decisions denying approval of new drugs for rare <a href="/tags/diseases/" rel="tag">#diseases</a>. She highlighted past statements of support he had made for figures on the left, including <a href="/tags/berniesanders/" rel="tag">#BernieSanders</a>…</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>And YOU get a tariff! And YOU get a tariff! And YOU... and YOU....!</p><p><a href="/tags/trumptax/" rel="tag">#TrumpTax</a> <a href="/tags/stfu/" rel="tag">#STFU</a></p><p>Aaron Rupar<br> @atrupar.com<br>· 2m<br>REPORTER: Can we expect any more trade deals before next week?</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#TRUMP</a>: My inclination is to send a letter out and say what tariff they're gonna be paying. It's just much easier ... 'you're gonna pay a 20%, or 25, or 30% tariff.' We're gonna be sending some letters out starting probably tomorrow.</p>
<p>this is why <a href="/tags/vonderleyen/" rel="tag">#vonderLeyen</a> makes the big bucks</p><p>it take superhuman composure to just sit there, letting her soul leave her body and join the astral plane, to escape the eldritch horror of abject stupidity before her, and not say "will you just shut the fuck up please?" like 99% of humanity would</p><p>seriously what the fuck is this orange turd babbling about</p><p>it's 2025 and this bloviating dotard leads a powerful nation</p><p>not powerful for long i guess</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#Europe</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a></p>
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<p>"I felt the need for Americans to hear his voice and what we did to this man [Andry Hernández Romero]. We illegally sent him to be raped in El Salvador for no other reason but to prove this regime's cruelty and disregard for the rule of law."</p><p>~ Jason Sattler</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/stephenmiller/" rel="tag">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="/tags/andryhernandezromero/" rel="tag">#AndryHernandezRomero</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/deportations/" rel="tag">#deportations</a> <a href="/tags/cruelty/" rel="tag">#cruelty</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/sexualabuse/" rel="tag">#SexualAbuse</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://thecause.substack.com/p/the-world-must-know-what-we-did-to" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thecause.substack.com/p/the-world-must-know-what-we-did-to"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecause.substack.com/p/the-wo</span><span class="invisible">rld-must-know-what-we-did-to</span></a></p>
<p>The Scottish Greens have renewed their call for Scotland to seek an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) to investigate Trump’s businesses.</p><p>A UWO is a 'power held by the Scottish Government to investigate the finances of politically active individuals who have gained wealth through suspicious means'!</p><p>It may be quixotic but who wouldn't love to see Trump's finances properly scrutinised?</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> </p><p><a href="https://greens.scot/news/scotland-must-investigate-finances-of-convicted-criminal-trump" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="greens.scot/news/scotland-must-investigate-finances-of-convicted-criminal-trump"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greens.scot/news/scotland-must</span><span class="invisible">-investigate-finances-of-convicted-criminal-trump</span></a></p>
<p>I used to think (in my naivety) that a judge on the Supreme Court was the smartest in the Judiciary — cream of the crop, top of the line…</p><p>But damn I can see that’s not true because this is some A-class manipulation and gaslighting by Trump Administration lawyers—</p><p>And it makes sense that the people directing <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> during his first term would put judges in <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> who would roll over for him. </p><p>/1<br><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/birthrightcitizenship/" rel="tag">#birthrightcitizenship</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-curbs-injunctions-blocked-trumps-birthright-citizenship-rcna199742" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-curbs-injunctions-blocked-trumps-birthright-citizenship-rcna199742"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nbcnews.com/politics/supre</span><span class="invisible">me-court/supreme-court-curbs-injunctions-blocked-trumps-birthright-citizenship-rcna199742</span></a></p>
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