Amy Siskind
Activist, and author of @TheWeeklyList & podcast.
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- A victory for Democrats - andTrump's plan to cheat once again backfiring: the Supreme Court will not hear the challenge to California's Prop 50. It stands! www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
- This week Trump understand the reality of his loss in public standing, and threatens to take over elections. The Epstein files, Minneapolis, a failing economy, and so much more. Catch up on all you missed in the chaos! open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
- ETTD. He’s shutting down the Kennedy Center amid a series of cancellations and internal upheaval since he took over. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
- Democrats win Texas SD-09 by 57-43, a district Trump won by 17 points in 2024, despite Trump and Republicans pushing to get out GOP voters. AMERICA HAS HAD IT!!!
- I wrote about four alarming escalations that are major threats to our democracy, and deserve our collective attention amid the chaos! open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
- Warsh is also mentioned in the Epstein files, so Trump has something over him if he does not cooperate. The timing of that partial release is pretty uncanny.
- Hundreds of people stand on a frozen lake in Minneapolis in a formation that spells out “SOS” in protest of ICE. (Credit: David Guttenfelder/NYT)
- ICE Begins Warehouse-Buying Spree in Small Towns To use as detention centers. This is alarming! I gifted this so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- OMG, the cruelty! Maher's son, who had lived in Texas for decades, and who had been the primary caregiver for 24/7 died after ICE swept him up. Now ICE denied him from attending his son's funeral. How do these people live with themselves?! people.com/ice-denies-d...
- So much for de-escalating! This is pathetic and a violation of the first amendment. I hope there is loud condemnation, including from Republicans and other journalists. abcnews.go.com/US/don-lemon...