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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span> Obviously <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> axed the ban on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> in his <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Killstreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Killstreak</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a>"</em>!</p>
Trump Watch 👀<p>Saturday Night Live nails it again with a hilarious cold open—Trump signs a series of wild executive orders, from banning paper straws to legalizing large age-gap relationships. Just another day in the world of satire! 😂 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SNL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SNL</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ExecutiveOrders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrders</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Comedy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Comedy</a>” <a href="https://youtu.be/bicokNHXgJQ?si=qvnvN3su6S3O0DNB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/bicokNHXgJQ?...</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/bicokNHXgJQ?si=qvnvN3su6S3O0DNB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump Executive Orders Cold Op...</a></p>
Mezza Notte<p>FUN FACT FOR TODAY<br>Executive orders per year since Ike? Avg: 50. Carter hit 80. Obama? A chill 35. Trump 2.0? Already at 145—in three months. At this rate, he’ll top 500 in a year. Why govern when you can just decree?<br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Presidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presidency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyOrSomething" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyOrSomething</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Its Not A Hoax 🤞<p><a href="https://lawshun.com/article/can-the-president-change-a-law-by-executive-order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lawshun.com/article/can-the-pr</span><span class="invisible">esident-change-a-law-by-executive-order</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> : Can The President Alter Laws?</p><p>Last updated Apr 21, 2025<br> <br>Posted by Kara Sears</p>
Kathy Bryson<p>really good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infographics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infographics</span></a> here showing each order and what's being challenged - </p><p>How durable are Donald Trump's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/executiveorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorders</span></a>? <br><a href="https://buff.ly/GuQVv6f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/GuQVv6f</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/datajournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datajournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/courtchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/100days" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>100days</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarketManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarketManipulation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> signed 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> reversing course on some of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> he imposed on imported <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CarParts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarParts</span></a>. Among the changes: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Carmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carmakers</span></a> that pay a 25% <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> on vehicles will not be subject to other levies, for example on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steel</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aluminum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aluminum</span></a>, &amp; they will be able to qualify for relief on imported components for the next 2 years.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/uncertainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uncertainty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LackOfConviction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LackOfConviction</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trade</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InsiderTrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsiderTrading</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-auto-tariffs-executive-order.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-auto-tariffs-executive-order.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
HarbouchaNews<p>Trump's Shocking Second Term: 10 Explosive Facts from His First 100 Days<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2025</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TruthSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TruthSocial</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a><br><a href="https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/04/trumps-shocking-second-term-10.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">trumps-shocking-second-term-10.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will sign 2 new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> on Monday to ramp up his administration’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> crackdown, Karoline Leavitt, the White House propagandist, said. One will “unleash America’s law enforcement to pursue *criminals*”&amp; the other is aimed at identifying “sanctuary cities” that don’t cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, despite a court ruling saying the federal government couldn’t do that.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/48081/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/48081/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/APTopNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APTopNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ColleenKollarKotelly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColleenKollarKotelly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DCWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DCWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DistrictOfColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistrictOfColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldPalmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldPalmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HarmeetDhillon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmeetDhillon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MichaelGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelGates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpLawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a></p><p>From USA Today: Trump issues mandates on HBCUs, school discipline, foreign gifts, accreditation</p><p><a href="https://www.aol.com/trump-issues-mandates-hbcus-school-002855572.html?soc_src=aolapp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/trump-issues-mandates-</span><span class="invisible">hbcus-school-002855572.html?soc_src=aolapp</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“I just think this administration is inherently *pronatalist*,” said the activist Simone Collins, referring to the movement to reverse declining birthrates.</p><p>Collins, along w/her husband, Malcolm Collins, sent the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin several draft <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a>, including one that would bestow a “National Medal of Motherhood” to mothers with six or more children. [ummm what???]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EqualRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EqualRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> became the first state on Tues to sue the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> over its threats to cut federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> to states that allow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> girls &amp; women to participate on sports teams that correspond w/their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a>.<br>The suit from Keith Ellison, MN’s AG, said that 2 of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> &amp; enforcement letters from the DOJ violated state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> rights under the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/10thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>10thAmendment</span></a>, usurped the power of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> &amp; violated the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AdministrativeProcedureAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdministrativeProcedureAct</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/minnesota-trump-transgender-athletes.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/minn</span><span class="invisible">esota-trump-transgender-athletes.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Earlier this month, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> issued 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> revoking the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> clearances of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChrisKrebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisKrebs</span></a>, who led <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CISA</span></a> under during Trump’s first term &amp; rebutted his claims that the 2020 election had been rigged &amp; stolen, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilesTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilesTaylor</span></a>, who once served as chief of staff at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a>. Taylor anonymously wrote a NYT opinion essay in 2018 accusing Trump of rampant “amorality” &amp; telling of an internal government “resistance.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Forcibly returning a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/refugee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugee</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/asylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asylum</span></a>-seeker to a home country where they may face <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/persecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persecution</span></a> will no longer be highlighted, nor will serious <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harassment</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> organizations.</p><p>Acc/to an editing memo &amp; other documents…, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept employees are directed to "streamline" the reports by stripping them down to only that which is legally required. The memo says the changes aim to align the reports w/current <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> &amp; "recently issued <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/executiveorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorders</span></a> <br>What we miss while being distracted by tariffs</p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@yayneabeba/note/c-107661641?r=ymxmu&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=notes-share-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">substack.com/@yayneabeba/note/</span><span class="invisible">c-107661641?r=ymxmu&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=notes-share-action</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>America's most prestigious <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> firms agreed 2 provide almost $1B worth of legal work 2 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> who announced deals with 5 firms Friday. He began this process by signing <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/executiveorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorders</span></a> targeting firms that had employed or represented his <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/critics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>critics</span></a>. As more firms have <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/capitulated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitulated</span></a>, Trump has been able to extract significantly bigger concessions using significantly less leverage even from firms w which he had no personal grievance <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/big-law-pro-bono-legal-work-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/04/12/big-law-p</span><span class="invisible">ro-bono-legal-work-trump</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>Presidential Powers and Executive Overreach</p><p>Problems: Growth of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/executiveorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorders</span></a>, undeclared wars, and national emergencies.</p><p>Reform Focus: Reinforce checks and balances, clarify war powers, and limit emergency declarations. 6)</p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> The <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> remind me of a commentary for the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> station WMOT in Murfreesboro/#Nashville : “Chemical Eye 👁️ on the Race Factor”. </p><p>A mixture of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> , <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> , <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> , <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> 👉 <a href="http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/102508_macdougall.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sitnews.us/MacDougall/102508_m</span><span class="invisible">acdougall.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>[<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerkinsCoie</span></a> &amp; other law firms were illegal not just because they violate constitutional rights, but because they offend the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>’s structure: the orders are “ultra vires, because they were based on no valid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> concern, issued w/o any colorable legal authority, &amp; unconstitutionally interfere with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Well, there it is…</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has signed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrders</span></a> aimed at reviving the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> industry.</p><p>The moves include loosening <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a>.</p><p>Trump signed 4 EOs Tues aimed at expanding the mining &amp; use of coal in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>.</p><p>Flanked by dozens of miners in white hard hats [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> photo op], Trump said he was instructing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> to identify &amp; fight state policies &amp; regulations that were “putting our coal miners out of business.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/climate/trump-order-coal-mining.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=5781E5BA-F178-4261-92CB-848513C43ED2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/08/climate</span><span class="invisible">/trump-order-coal-mining.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=5781E5BA-F178-4261-92CB-848513C43ED2</span></a></p>