Johnson is going to let Trump coerce him out of the Speakership
January 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Johnson is going to let Trump coerce him out of the Speakership
A federal judge also ruled that federal funding was withheld to coerce a pardon for Peters.
Boebert is straight up admitting that the commutation was extorted by withholding federal funding: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lauren Boebert suggests Trump withheld funds to Colorado over prosecution of election denier
Republican said she hoped recent commutation of Tina Peters by governor would free up federal funding for clean drinking water
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
A federal judge also ruled that federal funding was withheld to coerce a pardon for Peters.
John Thune says the government shouldn't try to coerce news stations but then refuses to say that Trump or the FCC made a mistake in trying to coerce ABC. A true profile in courage.
September 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
John Thune says the government shouldn't try to coerce news stations but then refuses to say that Trump or the FCC made a mistake in trying to coerce ABC. A true profile in courage.
The court cited the “overwhelming evidence that these subpoenas were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”
Court Kills Trump DOJ’s Subpoenas Against Minnesota Officials—Ruling They’re Meant ‘To Harass’
The court cited the “overwhelming evidence that these subpoenas were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”
www.forbes.com
June 22, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The court cited the “overwhelming evidence that these subpoenas were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”
When your poll numbers are so bad you coerce pollsters to stop polling. bsky.app/profile/phil...
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
When your poll numbers are so bad you coerce pollsters to stop polling. bsky.app/profile/phil...
Beijing watching a completely mentally unstable U.S. President reorient all U.S. foreign policy to coerce Brussels:
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Beijing watching a completely mentally unstable U.S. President reorient all U.S. foreign policy to coerce Brussels:
Trump “I will accept midterm election results if they’re honest”
Translation….. I’ll coerce, intimidate and mislead to steal this election
Translation….. I’ll coerce, intimidate and mislead to steal this election
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Trump “I will accept midterm election results if they’re honest”
Translation….. I’ll coerce, intimidate and mislead to steal this election
Translation….. I’ll coerce, intimidate and mislead to steal this election
Trump is using the power of the government regulatory state to coerce companies into turning over huge ownership stakes in their businesses to the federal government while calling Democrats communists.
August 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Trump is using the power of the government regulatory state to coerce companies into turning over huge ownership stakes in their businesses to the federal government while calling Democrats communists.
🧊 Holding an Autistic child hostage to coerce parents out might be the most disgusting thing yet.
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🧊 Holding an Autistic child hostage to coerce parents out might be the most disgusting thing yet.
The platform is the home of a huge number of predators who engage in sextortion, trade child sex abuse material, coerce kids into producing more of it, engage in suicide grooming, coerce kids into self-harm or harming their families, coerce kids into committing hate crimes, and so much more.
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The platform is the home of a huge number of predators who engage in sextortion, trade child sex abuse material, coerce kids into producing more of it, engage in suicide grooming, coerce kids into self-harm or harming their families, coerce kids into committing hate crimes, and so much more.
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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April 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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JUST IN: The Trump administration's bid to coerce states to comply with immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster aid is illegal and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled today. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
JUST IN: The Trump administration's bid to coerce states to comply with immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster aid is illegal and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled today. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
JUDGE SCHILTZ: “.. Initiating a criminal investigation in order to harass political opponents or to coerce them into taking official action .. is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use the grand-jury process.”
@politico.com
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June 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
JUDGE SCHILTZ: “.. Initiating a criminal investigation in order to harass political opponents or to coerce them into taking official action .. is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use the grand-jury process.”
@politico.com
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Not all the work makes the big headlines, but that doesn't mean it isn't important.
Last week, I secured a win against a debt collection company that was taking people's cars to coerce them into paying.
Now, that company can't work in Massachusetts, and consumers are getting $52 million in relief.
Last week, I secured a win against a debt collection company that was taking people's cars to coerce them into paying.
Now, that company can't work in Massachusetts, and consumers are getting $52 million in relief.
September 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Not all the work makes the big headlines, but that doesn't mean it isn't important.
Last week, I secured a win against a debt collection company that was taking people's cars to coerce them into paying.
Now, that company can't work in Massachusetts, and consumers are getting $52 million in relief.
Last week, I secured a win against a debt collection company that was taking people's cars to coerce them into paying.
Now, that company can't work in Massachusetts, and consumers are getting $52 million in relief.
Free speech guy literally suing people to coerce paid speech
Breaking News: X, the company owned by Elon Musk, filed a lawsuit against a coalition of major advertisers, claiming that it coordinated to dissuade brands from spending money on the platform.
X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott
The company claimed that members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media coordinated to dissuade brands from advertising on X.
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Free speech guy literally suing people to coerce paid speech
If only previous US administrations had thought of using economic sanctions to coerce Tehran.
August 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If only previous US administrations had thought of using economic sanctions to coerce Tehran.
Luigi Magione has terrorist charges against him.
Terrorism - Intending to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Intimidate a unite of government or government policies by violence and murder.
I feel that definition applies much more to CEOs of healthcare companies.
Terrorism - Intending to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Intimidate a unite of government or government policies by violence and murder.
I feel that definition applies much more to CEOs of healthcare companies.
December 19, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Luigi Magione has terrorist charges against him.
Terrorism - Intending to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Intimidate a unite of government or government policies by violence and murder.
I feel that definition applies much more to CEOs of healthcare companies.
Terrorism - Intending to intimidate or coerce a civilian population. Intimidate a unite of government or government policies by violence and murder.
I feel that definition applies much more to CEOs of healthcare companies.
Raskin: We've got a guy who wants to act like a mob boss and use all of the resources of the taxpayers, all of the resources of the government in order to coerce people into doing his will
April 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Raskin: We've got a guy who wants to act like a mob boss and use all of the resources of the taxpayers, all of the resources of the government in order to coerce people into doing his will
Everyone complains about having to do sexual harassment training because "don't coerce your direct reports into sleeping with you" seems obvious but I guess the very clever and special computer boys never picked that up.
the tech titan backlash to “woke dei hr ladies” makes a lot more sense now huh
Women trying to succeed in Silicon Valley AI and effective altruist spaces are reporting feeling serious social pressure to attend sex parties - where people have reported being sexually assaulted, like below.
Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend.
Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend.
September 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Everyone complains about having to do sexual harassment training because "don't coerce your direct reports into sleeping with you" seems obvious but I guess the very clever and special computer boys never picked that up.
It should really bother everyone more that these "AI" companies and the people that run them are always— ALWAYS— looking for ways to trick or coerce us into giving up more and more ourselves to them.
“Everyone hates cameras in smart glasses. But if the camera is contained in a charm you wear around your neck, it shifts the agency. Suddenly, you’re not recording people. It’s just a cute little animated avatar looking out on the world.”
‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness
The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
It should really bother everyone more that these "AI" companies and the people that run them are always— ALWAYS— looking for ways to trick or coerce us into giving up more and more ourselves to them.
For nearly eight years we have been warning about “autocratic capture,” the phenomenon by which aspiring autocrats threaten to wield the state against business leaders to coerce their loyalty. And here we are. More from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how...
December 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
For nearly eight years we have been warning about “autocratic capture,” the phenomenon by which aspiring autocrats threaten to wield the state against business leaders to coerce their loyalty. And here we are. More from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how...
Hey, it's not okay for anyone to coerce or manipulate you into sex you don't want, ever, for any reason 💜
February 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Hey, it's not okay for anyone to coerce or manipulate you into sex you don't want, ever, for any reason 💜
Gov: we must ban TikTok in case it uses its power to influence democracy or coerce political discourse
Musk/Zuck: we are openly and obviously using our power to influence democracy and coerce political discourse
Gov: meh
Musk/Zuck: we are openly and obviously using our power to influence democracy and coerce political discourse
Gov: meh
January 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Gov: we must ban TikTok in case it uses its power to influence democracy or coerce political discourse
Musk/Zuck: we are openly and obviously using our power to influence democracy and coerce political discourse
Gov: meh
Musk/Zuck: we are openly and obviously using our power to influence democracy and coerce political discourse
Gov: meh
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is accusing the Trump admin of attempting to coerce him into a guilty plea by threatening to re-deport him to Uganda.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says Trump administration using threatened deportation to Uganda to coerce guilty plea
His case has made national headlines after he was illegally deported to El Salvador earlier this year.
www.politico.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is accusing the Trump admin of attempting to coerce him into a guilty plea by threatening to re-deport him to Uganda.
Any measure to “persuade” young women to get married and get pregnant that isn’t “because it makes them happy” is a measure to coerce, entrap, and control. It’s rape culture, and it’s dehumanizing as fuck.
April 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Any measure to “persuade” young women to get married and get pregnant that isn’t “because it makes them happy” is a measure to coerce, entrap, and control. It’s rape culture, and it’s dehumanizing as fuck.