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Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Executive Chair of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com Posts with "TN" are from Team Norm

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Trump sides with crypto firms in trillion-dollar battle with banks over stablecoin yield The dispute centers on whether crypto firms like Coinbase can offer yields on stablecoins, which banks warn will siphon trillions of dollars from the industry.

Follow the money

The Coinbase CEO met with Trump at the WH & hours later Trump attacked banks for opposing stablecoin yields

His family has made hundreds of millions from World Liberty Financial, which issues USD1 β€” a stablecoin that benefits directly!

Corruption in plain sight

05.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 714 πŸ” 291 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 9
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BIPARTISAN GROUP OF MORE THAN 180 FORMER FEDERAL AND STATE JUDGES EXPRESS CONCERN THAT THE WHITE HOUSE IS DEFINING THE COURT’S FAVORABLE EMERGENCY ORDERS AS SETTLED LAW A bipartisan coalition of more than 180 former federal and state judges has filed an amicus brief today warning that the government is trying to transform the Supreme Court's emergency orders into set...

BREAKING: We at @democracydefendersfund.org just filed a brief from 180+ bipartisan former judges urging SCOTUS to reject a dangerous Trump admin argument

Unexplained shadow docket orders must not be abused as precedent in other separate cases

We stand by lower courts making that pointπŸ‘‡

05.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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DHS’S ESCALATING LAWLESSNESS HAS COST LIVES; KRISTI NOEM AND STEPHEN MILLER MUST RESIGN Democracy Defenders Fund issues the following statement in response to recent actions by the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration enforcement agencies.

Kristi Noem is gone from DHS

But the allegations of misconduct, self-dealing & cover-up don’t leave with her

@democracydefendersfund.org called for Noem & Miller to resign & we’ll keep calling for accountability

The reckoning continues -TN

05.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 404 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early votes & legal fights!

That’s how we stop the dirty tricks & make the U-turn on democratic backsliding

@democracydefendersaction.org is fighting backβ€” I explain on @contrariannews.org Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social πŸ‘‡-TN

04.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Proud to have interviewed my good friend @jamestalarico.bsky.social on combating far-right attacks on American lives at @americanprogress.bsky.social’s democracy forum

He & @crockett.house.gov who spoke to graciously this morning about UNITY are the kind of new leaders this moment demands

04.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

BREAKING: DOJ doesn’t want ethical standards to apply to their employees

Notably, after many of their lawyers have been taken to task by Judges across the country for their behavior - TN

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/06.05.25

04.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2

This is unbelievable, somehow in all the countless tens and hundreds of thousands acts of cruelty this one stands out. The American people are not gonna tolerate this and many similar acts of cruelty. Huge wipeout for GOP coming in November.

04.03.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 694 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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BREAKING: fed judge calls out conflicts in testimony & submissions from different Trump admin figures re FEMA firings

ALSO orders discovery including depo of Kristi Noem!

Proud to be litigating this case @democracydefendersfund.org w/ AFGE, Altshuler, Democracy Fwd & other wonderful folks!

04.03.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 813 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6

Can't wait to read this coming book from the great @weissmann.substack.com. Other countries have found ways to deal with this and so can we. Please preorder. I did!πŸ‘‡

03.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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BREAKING: We @democracydefendersfund.org filed a complaint demanding investigation into Jared Kushner's "Special Envoy for Peace" appt

The peacemaker's firm has BILLIONS in ties to the govts he's negotiating with

Another business deal dressed up as foreign policy

03.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1721 πŸ” 707 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 25
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Bets on Fate of Iran’s Khamenei Spark Uproar at Leading Prediction Markets Scrutiny focuses on whether Kalshi and Polymarket offered proxy bets on an assasination of Iran’s leader.

6 accounts made $1.2M on online prediction markets on the Iran strike

Most were created days before it happened

Were they tipped by insiders or insiders THEMSELVES profiting off regular folks?

State AGs should investigate

02.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 472 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 8

Proud to stand with those who have represented BOTH parties and ALL 3 branches of government and detailing the legal infirmities in the war on Iran @contrariannews.org !

02.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s War on Iran Is Illegal Neither a future threat nor regime change can be legal justification for war without congressional authorization.

Trump's war on Iran is illegal β€” full stop

No Congressional authorization, no imminent threat, no legal basis under the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, or the UN Charter

A president does not get to start a war alone

- TN

02.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 500 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections The Contrarians won't let you β€” Publisher's Roundup 56

"The only way they can get elected is to cheat"

Also Trump: pass me a law so I don't have to win fair elections

Students, Seniors, Married Women & Disaster victims β€” all turned away over trivial paperwork

My publisher's note on why it won't stand this week on @contrariannews.org πŸ‘‡-TN\

28.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 412 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
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Anthropic's Claude hits No. 2 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection OpenAI's ChatGPT remains the top free app in the U.S. on Apple's rankings, but Claude has steadily gained traction.

Let's make it #1!

As for ChatGPT....delete, delete, delete

28.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections The Contrarians won't let you β€” Publisher's Roundup 56

"The only way they can get elected is to cheat"

Also Trump: pass me a law so I don't have to win fair elections

Students, Seniors, Married Women & Disaster victims β€” all turned away over trivial paperwork

My publisher's note on why it won't stand this week on @contrariannews.org πŸ‘‡-TN\

28.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 412 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections The Contrarians won't let you β€” Publisher's Roundup 56

Trump wants to declare a state of emergency to seize control of YOUR vote!

There is no legal basis for this:

None

Apparently someone forgot to tell him what happened last time when we took him to court & won

All in this week's publisher's note on @contrariannews.org πŸ‘‡ -TN

28.02.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 659 πŸ” 233 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections The Contrarians won't let you β€” Publisher's Roundup 56

Trump tried to nationalize American elections

So we took him to court & won

He's trying again β€” bold move for being 0 for 1 on election EO's

Not to mention doubling down on illegal wars

Why he'll fail again in this week's publisher's note on @contrariannews.org -TN

28.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 378 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump Can’t Use War or Other Excuses to Take over American Elections The Contrarians won't let you β€” Publisher's Roundup 56

First with Venezuela & now with Iran Trump has commingled allegations of election interference with illegal war

Could he use that as part of the pretext for an elections emergency executive order taking over the midterms?

As I explain @contrariannews.org, if he tries we will shut him down in court

28.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 582 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 6
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why isn't he declaring war on Putin in that case? -TN

28.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 461 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump's EO would make it harder to vote if you changed your name after marriage, if you're a student, if you lack a passport

A judge already ruled: he has NO constitutional power over elections

We @democracydefendersfund.org stopped him before & will do it again

@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.socialπŸ‘‡

27.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 538 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump's 2026 voter suppression moves aren't about election security

They are about fear of losing!

If he tries an emergency EO to take control of voting or anything else we will shut him down in court--AGAIN

I explained on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social πŸ‘‡

27.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3

In the 6am ET hour tomorrow I'll be joining @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social to explain why Trump's possible emergency election takeover EO is illegal & why we will smack it down in court if he tries it like we did with his last one

Please join usπŸ‘‡

27.02.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 247 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

Wow @anthropic.com!

You previously did the right thing by settling the litigation by authors whose works trained your model (including me!)

Now you are saying no to the government demanding these dangerous uses

I'm switching my AI use to Anthropic

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

26.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11
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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

I have worked on 264 legal cases & matters against the Trump administration, including helping secure the injunction to stop his first executive order on elections

If he tries this, it will be 265

This is unconstitutional & insane

26.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 8

New reporting shows a Trump Admin shakeup may be coming β€” including because of backlash to ICE’s abuse of power

As @democracydefendersfund.org called for last month: Miller & Noem must goπŸ‘‡

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.27.26...

26.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

Exactly @mimirocah1.bsky.social !

26.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 384 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here in the Senate w/ my amazing @democracydefendersaction.org colleagues to defend the people's right to pick their leaders in free & fair elections!

25.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 456 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
Redirecting...

Trump & his allies are manufacturing "evidence" of election problems to justify rigging the rules in their favor

Today I'm telling the Senate Rules Committee exactly what's at stake

Watch live πŸ‘‡ -TN

www.facebook.com/SenAlexPadil...

25.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 237 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

True to form, Trump flooded the zone: the longest ever SOTU was filled w/self-congratulations & minute after minute of claims that simply weren't true

But the facts are on our side: Our 250+ legal actions defend what Trump refuses to: a democracy that works for everyone -TN

25.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 511 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0