Mastodawn

The idea that “some people are protected by the law, while others are subjected to it” is not new in the US. Fraenkel's idea about the “dual state" is simply an extension of this same idea by making the difference more explicit.

The “Dual State” Theory Was Invented to Describe Nazis. The Supreme Court Could Take Us There | Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/dual-state-supreme-court/

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State | The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/trump-executive-order-lawlessness-constitutional-crisis/682112/

#uspol #dualstate

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

Mother Jones

Nonilex Apr 30

#GiftArticle

The NYT Editorial Board gained access to …50 hours of #ICE body camera footage from a single night in #Nashville.…

The footage reveals a pattern of overt #RacialProfiling that’s been approved by an unusual source: the Supreme Court. …Last year #SCOTUS gave ICE a green light to stop people based on their appearance or accent. This video shows the alarming results.

#Trump #law #immigration #CivilRights #DualState #fascism #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/ice-racial-profiling-supreme-court.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.NwEC.8f_XuYouSqNH&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Opinion | The Supreme Court Should Stop ICE From Racially Profiling

Body camera footage reveals a disturbing pattern of state and federal officials using minor traffic stops to target Black and brown drivers.

The New York Times

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Nonilex Apr 21

Regardless of your opinion on illegal #immigration, it’s a good idea to help these #kids become as proficient in #English as possible. Particularly if you support #Trump’s executive order designating English “the official language of the United States.”🙄

#law #education #ESL #racism #WhiteSupremacy #DualState

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Nonilex Apr 21

As of 2021, #students identified as English learners [#ELLs] made up 10.6% of the total K-12 population, & they are considered “the fastest growing population of students in K-12 schools.” As you might expect, a lot of these kids are #children of #immigrants, both legal & illegal, & speak a language other than #English at home.

#Trump #law #immigration #education #ESL #racism #WhiteSupremacy #DualState

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Nonilex Apr 21

One year ago, the #Trump admin gutted the #Education Department’s Office of #EnglishLanguage Acquisition, which is supposed to help about 5 million students in #PublicSchools “attain English proficiency & achieve academic success.”

By “gutted,” I mean cut 14 of the 15 staff positions in that office. Now the department has given #Congress official notice that it plans to dissolve the office entirely.

#law #immigration #ESL #racism #WhiteSupremacy #DualState

Nonilex Apr 21

This makes no sense. They claim they want #immigrants to assimilate to whatever their idea of #US #culture is & yet…

#Trump steps up a campaign against #teaching #English to immigrant kids
 The administration plans to dissolve the office that supports English instruction.

#law #immigration #education #ESL #racism #WhiteSupremacy #DualState

#GiftArticle

https://wapo.st/4vP92Dh

Trump steps up a campaign against teaching English to immigrant kids

The administration plans to dissolve the office that supports English instruction.

The Washington Post

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Nonilex Apr 14

#Boasberg has said the #Trump admin may have acted in #BadFaith by trying to rush Venezuelan immigrants out of the country in defiance of his order. He said he gave the admin “ample opportunity to rectify or explain their actions” but concluded that “none of their responses has been satisfactory.”

#law #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #DueProcess #rendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #CivilRights #HumanRights #DualState #AbuseOfPower #judiciary #JudgeShopping

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Nonilex Mar 28

The deal is part of a broader #Trump admin campaign to coax countries to accept immigrants who cannot be legally deported from the #US to their home countries because they would likely face persecution. It is also the clearest example to date of the diplomatic horse-trading the US uses to engineer such agreements.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #Judiciary

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Nonilex Mar 28

The #Trump admin this winter secured a secret deal with the government of #Cameroon to deport hundreds of immigrants after remaining silent about a deadly crackdown against #protesters there ‘ withholding $30 million from a local #UN office, acc/to officials & US government documents.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #Judiciary