Ossoff Exposed The “Mar-a-Lago Mafia’s” $1.6 Billion Deal, A Trump Judge Referred DOJ Lawyers For Disciplinary Act…

 

You helped build this movement—thank you. If you’re able, gift a subscription to someone who needs it. Ossoff Exposed The “Mar-a-Lago Mafia’s” $1.6 Billion Deal, A Trump Judge Referred DOJ Lawyers For Disciplinary Action, and Thousands Of Immigrants Freed From Limbo Plus, Jerome Powell and Minneapolis-Saint Paul win Profiles in Courage Awards Scott Dworkin Jun 8 I want to start with a simple thank you—for being here, and caring enough to open this on a Monday when a hundred other things are competing for your attention. While the regime is working overtime to make people numb, you chose to stay awake. You chose to pay attention—and to care. That’s not a small thing. That’s everything. And you’re in good company here. People who pick up the phone, who show up for a neighbor, who refuse to let anyone stand alone. There are so many more of us than most might think. So, welcome. You’re exactly where you belong. Everything we do here is powered by amazing people like you. If you can, become a paid subscriber today and help us keep up our momentum: Hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this edition right now. That’s how the truth breaks through, and it only takes five seconds. A JUDGE FREED THOUSANDS FROM LIMBO Judge John McConnell Jr. After two National Guard members were shot last year, the regime found its excuse. Instead of cracking down on guns, they decided to freeze every green card, work permit, asylum claim, and citizenship application for people from 39 countries. Not for anything they did wrong, but for where they were born. For six months, thousands of people were trapped in bureaucratic limbo. They couldn’t legally work or become citizens. Many faced deportation as their immigration status expired while applications sat frozen. On Friday, Judge John McConnell Jr. put a stop to it. He ruled the regime’s “anti-immigrant sentiments” were behind the fake national security concerns. Then he delivered the line that says it all—the regime, he wrote, had neither “followed the law” nor “done things the right way.” The regime doesn’t even try to enforce the law. It weaponizes the law against people simply for where they were born. On Friday, a judge took that weapon away. DOJ LAWYERS GET CAUGHT LYING Judge Mary McElroy Here’s how far the rot goes. The DOJ demanded the private medical records of transgender children treated at Rhode Island Hospital—including their names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, and home addresses. Every child. Five years’ worth. Then its own lawyers got caught lying to a federal court to get them. Judge Mary McElroy—appointed by Trump himself—was not having it. She caught the DOJ lying and forum-shopping—hunting for a friendlier Texas judge. She called it “appalling,” and barred the DOJ from using those records. On Friday McElroy went further, referring the lawyers for possible discipline—up to disbarment. Caught lying to a federal court and stopped cold by a judge Trump put on the bench himself. MAR-A-LAGO MAFIA GETS EXPOSED Sen. Jon Ossoff Sen. Jon Ossoff stood before a packed Atlanta crowd on May 31st beside candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and didn’t mince words. “This is the most corrupt administration of all time,” he told them, “and everybody knows it.” Then he laid out the proof. Last fall, the president of Kazakhstan offered a lucrative mining deal to a single American company. The very next month, Trump’s sons Eric and Don Jr. bought a 20% stake in that firm. Days later, Kazakhstan rewarded that same business with the rights to one of the most valuable mineral deposits on Earth—and the Trump regime pledged up to $1.6 billion of your tax dollars to fund it. Ossoff put it plainly: while your premiums skyrocket and your hospitals close down services, the First Family is “raking in billions of dollars.” He even has a name for the whole operation—the “Mar-a-Lago Mafia.” A foreign deal, a 20% stake for Trump’s sons, $1.6 billion of your tax dollars—and the regime hoping no one would notice. Jon Ossoff just made it impossible to ignore. COURAGE TRUMP CAN’T BUY OFF Jerome Powell (L) and Caroline Kennedy (R) For years, Trump screamed at former Fed Chair Jerome Powell, threatened him, and tried to fire him—all to bully the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates. Powell never bent. Last week, the JFK Library handed him a Profile in Courage Award for his service despite years of attacks from the most powerful people in the country. But he didn’t win alone that night. The Library gave the very same award to the people of Minneapolis and St. Paul—neighbors who stood between ICE and immigrant families when the federal government sent 3,000 agents to the Twin Cities. Two of them, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal agents. A former Fed Chair and a defiant community, honored side by side. Courage isn’t a title or a paycheck. It’s a choice—and every day, extraordinary people are making it. So let me leave you with this. Our whole operation runs on people like you. The reader who forwards this to their sister. The one who reads it out loud to their family or friend over coffee. The folks who write letters and pick up the phone again and again, who show up and make sure a neighbor never has to stand alone. People choosing each other, refusing to be divided—that’s the most powerful force there is. It always has been. And you are the heart of it. This work belongs to all of us, which is exactly why it thrives. Every paid subscriber keeps our movement strong—and helps us flip the House and Senate this November. If you’re ready, join us as a paid subscriber today: And before you go, hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this edition to let good people out there know there’s a place for them here. There’s always room for more. Onward! Scott Do you think the DOJ attorneys who were caught lying should lose their license to practice law? Who would you give a Profile in Courage Award to? Doesn’t have to be someone famous! Thanks for your support! Another way to help us out is by gifting subscriptions to friends and family! You can get yours by clicking the link  For all contact Congress links, or to volunteer, you can go here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-the-watchdog-coalition Thanks for your support! Another way to help us out is by gifting subscriptions to friends and family! You can get yours by clicking the link  For all contact Congress links, or to volunteer, you can go here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-the-watchdog-coalition 🚨 Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity. Learn more & support this bill in Congress here: https://bit.ly/4twnWMU 🚨 SIX OTHER URGENT ACTIONS TODAY Pass Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission https://tinyurl.com/44afaxvd Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8cvv7 Demand Acting AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files: https://tinyurl.com/2uc9vca9 Defend voting rights! https://tinyurl.com/3f3m728j Stop Trump from deporting people with Temporary Protected Status https://tinyurl.com/yc8rfa7j 🚨 NEW 🚨 Tell Congress: Block Trump's heist of taxpayer money for his felon-to-felon slush fund https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-block-trumps-theft-of-taxpayer-money-for-his-felon-to-felon-slush-fund/ COMMENTS:  Thank you Scott for your work and your acknowledgement of the community out there who will not give up despite all of the odds and frankly, too many who are edging toward the don't care anymore line on the continuum. Successful midterm elections will only be a start toward repairing all that is being ruptured and I am concerned that even a democratic led Congress will revert to old politics. So, thank you for your laser like focus on building human connection and providing us with independent journalism. I would give my Profile of Courage award to you. ALL liars should lose their jobs! That would take care of this entire administration, I believe! Courage, in my opinion, belongs to all those who stand up to the idiotic policies this administration is supporting-anti lgbtq, anti immigrants, anti books, …..etc. etc. etc!! Hope all of you have a nice week! Thanks for the good news Scott!'' Well said! Honest judges are standing up to corrupt ones (all) of the drump regime and turning them out. Increasingly, we will see that "crime does not pay" contrariwise to the policies of the "Mar a Lago Mafia". Every judge, lawyer, and citizen who actively confronts this lawless regime deserves an accolade. Thank you, Scott, again for featuring the actions of the citizens who face down the evil. Yes!! The attorneys who lied should be disbarred!! Yes, the DOJ lawyers should lose their license to practice. I would nominate Heather Cox Richardson for the courage award. Perjury is a criminal offense…they should be tried, convicted, and disbarred Yes, they absolutely should lose their jobs and their license to practice law. It should happen if they lie to congress too - which Blanche does consistently. He is looting the Treasury, and will bankrupt the country like he bankrupted his businesses. I totally agree with the comments here! Let’s end this nightmare. Absolutely, attorneys that lie should lose their license. Which begs the question-why does Bondi still have hers? Isn't BIMBO BARBIE licensed to practice in FLORIDA?  I'm not gonna look it up, but believe her license was previously challenged.  Do you really expect FLORIDA to appropriately address any legal issue?  ALEX ACOSTA is still licensed to practice: https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=195516 Isn't BIMBO BARBIE licensed to practice in FLORIDA?  I'm not gonna look it up, but believe her license was previously challenged.  Do you really expect FLORIDA to appropriately address any legal issue?  ALEX ACOSTA is still licensed to practice: https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=195516 Pam Bondi faces career-ending probe as Trump strips her of ethics shield https://www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-trump-2676965152/ The wins are real. The pressure is working. And we’re just getting started. Keep showing up. We’re building something they can’t stop. COUNTERPUNCH addressed DATA CENTERS:  Vampire Planet: Data Centers, Far Bigger Disasters Than You Even Thought Joshua Frank https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/05/vampire-planet-data-centers-are-worse-than-you-think/ May 5, 2026 The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom Melissa Garriga https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/05/the-dark-side-of-the-data-center-boom/ More articles:  https://www.counterpunch.org/articles/ MAGA stands for MAKE ATTORNEYS GET ATTORNEYS!  Hopefully MORE TO COME!  BRAVO TO JON OSSOFF!  WE supported his initial run in GEORGIA to get rid of WEALTHY NIT WITS and protect GEORGIA!  This is a NO QUESTION CANDIDACY - the most experienced, most qualified!  NO MORE MAR-A-LAGO MAFIA!  Please SPEAK OUT! NO MORE WARPED JUDICIAL NOMINEES! Tell the Senate: Vote NO on Benjamin Flowers’ Judicial Nomination PETITION:  https://act.nwlcactionfund.org/a/tell-the-senate-no-confirmation-for-benjamin-flowers?contactdata=IyG+INSXFgKh8SLQWLP8spnNxk1jMLFhvpZrqXrJIvGJ9L85J3cKlK0zNr1ekqIsxwJTaZ3cXWRNchJoYMYF8+H8tNwHke1F%2ff15led9TMbjk9O68BKIxnR%2f9RxeHxg9+wq6YaN3FuFWJ7%2f2Dixo8Ts9fC0%2fqFIFl1yIfV2349ylGXgupUk0ag1vkELCdzLtpKgnTTaY%2fuG2sIo0Hczs0LAncvJ6jJDlgxMjkGh+BiVuJ6BPueEpKEDAImyewbZrQScSnZcBsMukuMtnrtCpHQ%3d%3d&emci=c4f59c4b-3360-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&emdi=9d7ad627-3e63-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&ceid=1691888 TAKE ACTION: Tell the Senate: Stop Trump’s anti-abortion, anti-voting rights judicial nominee! President Donald Trump is racing to add yet another dangerous and biased judge to the federal courts. Benjamin Flowers has a record of being anti-abortion, anti-trans, and hostile to voting rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. He is currently up for a spot on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals—and will soon receive a vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now is the time to act to stop this dangerous nominee. Tell the Senate: Vote NO on Benjamin Flowers’ Judicial Nomination We deserve unbiased federal judges who will protect the rights of everyday people, no matter their race, gender, or sexual orientation. TAKE ACTION Trump selected Flowers precisely because of his record opposing reproductive freedom, LGBTQIA+ rights, voting rights protections, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. As Ohio’s Solicitor General, Flowers actively worked to restrict access to abortion care and weaken civil rights protections. If given a lifetime federal judgeship, he would have the power to shape the law for decades. A Senate confirmation would lock in a dangerous legacy of bias and extreme ideology. Don't let that happen. Make your voice heard today. Tell your senators to OPPOSE Benjamin Flowers’ nomination and protect our rights! In solidarity, Alison Gill She/her Director of Nominations and Democracy  National Women's Law Center Action Fund --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alison Gill Date: May 15, 2026 8:47 AM Subject: TAKE ACTION: Tell the Senate to reject Trump’s anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQIA+ judicial nominee! National Women's Law Center Action Fund President Donald Trump continues to pack the federal courts with nominees who put loyalty to him ahead of justice. His latest pick, Benjamin Flowers, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, has spent his career attacking reproductive freedom, undermining LGBTQIA+ rights, and advocating to criminalize doctors who perform abortions. At every opportunity, he used his former position as Ohio’s Solicitor General to attack our freedoms and civil rights. Tell the Senate: Vote NO on Benjamin Flowers’ nomination. We deserve fair-minded judges who will uphold the rights of all people, not judges who weaponize the law to serve an extremist agenda. TAKE ACTION Flowers has spent his career working to restrict abortion access. As Ohio Solicitor General, Flowers defended a partial ban on abortions that subjected doctors to felony charges and license revocation, a law condemned by disability and reproductive rights groups. He also challenged Biden-era regulations encouraging abortion counseling and referrals. Further, Flowers supported false and misleading claims that an Ohio ballot measure actually "protected abortion rights." Flowers is a Trump-aligned lawyer who prioritizes ideology over justice. He has praised extreme Trump-appointed judges and mocked concerns about Trump staffing the government with loyalists as “shrieking about 'fascism.'” Flowers has also fought to strip LGBTQIA+ people of their rights. He filed a brief defending Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, calling gender dysphoria an “ideology-driven push to maim vulnerable children” and comparing necessary care to the eugenics movement. He also argued that allowing trans students to use bathrooms and play sports consistent with their gender identity a violation of religious freedom and parental rights. Flowers opposes civil rights and voting protections. He called diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives “immoral” and “illegal,” praised efforts to end them, and urged the Supreme Court to further undermine the Voting Rights Act beyond the recent Louisiana v. Callais decision. Flowers’ record is one of extreme partisanship and activism, not impartiality. His career demonstrates a pattern of putting partisan loyalty and extreme ideology ahead of fairness and equal justice under law. The 6th Circuit’s rulings affect millions across the Midwest and South, and his confirmation would have devastating consequences for reproductive rights, LGBTQIA+ protections, voting rights, and civil rights. Trump nominated Flowers for one reason: because he has proven he will advance an extreme agenda from the bench. The Senate must not confirm him. Tell your senators: Oppose Benjamin Flowers’ nomination. In solidarity, Alison Gill She/her Director of Nominations and Democracy  National Women's Law Center Action Fund PETITION: https://act.nwlcactionfund.org/a/tell-the-senate-no-confirmation-for-benjamin-flowers?contactdata=IyG+INSXFgKh8SLQWLP8spnNxk1jMLFhvpZrqXrJIvGJ9L85J3cKlK0zNr1ekqIsxwJTaZ3cXWRNchJoYMYF8+H8tNwHke1F%2ff15led9TMbjk9O68BKIxnR%2f9RxeHxg9+wq6YaN3FuFWJ7%2f2Dixo8Ts9fC0%2fqFIFl1yIfV2349ylGXgupUk0ag1vkELCdzLtpKgnTTaY%2fuG2sIo0Hczs0LAncvJ6jJDlgxMjkGh+BiVuJ6BPueEpKEDAImyewbZrQScSnZcBsMukuMtnrtCpHQ%3d%3d&emci=c4f59c4b-3360-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&emdi=9d7ad627-3e63-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&ceid=1691888