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Sneaking into the Heritage American meeting with my English ancestry (Jewish guy who came over from London around 1915)
If immigrating from England makes you a "heritage American" then I guess I'm one too.
December 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sneaking into the Heritage American meeting with my English ancestry (Jewish guy who came over from London around 1915)
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This is what they're doing lmao
thank u donnie trump for taking money the troopies were supposed to get tax free and making it subject to taxes
thank u donnie trump for taking money the troopies were supposed to get tax free and making it subject to taxes
And then there is a third comedy option, which is that this isn't additional pay at all but rather is taking money from the reconciliation bill that was supposed to be used to plus up the BAH account (presumably to allow BAH increases in line w/higher housing costs) and doling it out in a lump sum
This is assuming they rerun the reprogramming script from the shutdown to give it a facade of legality
They could also go full mask off and just tell Treasury to redirect monies to DoD absent any appropriation or other statutory authority to do so, in which case it's officially the Cool Zone
They could also go full mask off and just tell Treasury to redirect monies to DoD absent any appropriation or other statutory authority to do so, in which case it's officially the Cool Zone
December 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is what they're doing lmao
thank u donnie trump for taking money the troopies were supposed to get tax free and making it subject to taxes
thank u donnie trump for taking money the troopies were supposed to get tax free and making it subject to taxes
John Roberts has made his ruling, let him bust her out
If SCOTUS somehow were to say "actually, the President can pardon state crimes" the appropriate response from the state would be "no, he cannot"
Yet. We’ve had how many years of “He can’t” until SCOTUS gives him permission.
I’d be surprised if they didn‘t discuss it with Roberts and friends to get preapproved before he signed the pardon.
I’d be surprised if they didn‘t discuss it with Roberts and friends to get preapproved before he signed the pardon.
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
John Roberts has made his ruling, let him bust her out
Most importantly, they have to win in front of real federal judges, not fake IJs
The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
What this will mean, in practice, that if you are deemed an enemy of the administration, they will pore through your citizenship application paperwork looking for some reason to retroactively disqualify you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Most importantly, they have to win in front of real federal judges, not fake IJs
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you can tell JD’s been stewing in Euro/UK/Canada immigration discourse too much because no American’s primary complaint about undocumented immigrants is that they contribute too little to housing supply. You hear it more in countries with more public housing & fewer immigrants in construction
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
you can tell JD’s been stewing in Euro/UK/Canada immigration discourse too much because no American’s primary complaint about undocumented immigrants is that they contribute too little to housing supply. You hear it more in countries with more public housing & fewer immigrants in construction
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School today sent out a message saying to be careful because there was ICE IN THE PARKING LOT and then had to hastily send a clarifying followup that they meant the frozen water, not immigration enforcement.
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
School today sent out a message saying to be careful because there was ICE IN THE PARKING LOT and then had to hastily send a clarifying followup that they meant the frozen water, not immigration enforcement.
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gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
On the other hand, they think entering without inspection is a serious offense so we’ll see
really don't see how they're going to manage to hit the Miller quota
December 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On the other hand, they think entering without inspection is a serious offense so we’ll see
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I’M LOSING MY SHIT THIS IS SO FUNNY
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’M LOSING MY SHIT THIS IS SO FUNNY
By its own terms it does no such thing
Trump has signed an executive order blocking states from making their own guardrails around artificial intelligence
Trump Signs Order Blocking States From Enforcing Their Own AI Guardrails
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
By its own terms it does no such thing
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It’s not good when a federal judge refers to your attempted nunc pro tunc statement of “Oopsie doodles we fucked up 6 years ago by not actually issuing the required order and you caught us so we’re gonna try it again” as an “Order” - with the quotation marks around it every time it’s mentioned.
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s not good when a federal judge refers to your attempted nunc pro tunc statement of “Oopsie doodles we fucked up 6 years ago by not actually issuing the required order and you caught us so we’re gonna try it again” as an “Order” - with the quotation marks around it every time it’s mentioned.
IJs are fake judges but some are more fake than others
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
IJs are fake judges but some are more fake than others
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The social media folks at @cnn.com might want to actually read this EO before they give it too much credence. It's basically "look for ways to blackmail states who take action" and "try to get Congress to do something I like." It blocks nothing, out of the gate.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a "single national framework" for AI. https://cnn.it/49chVwf
December 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The social media folks at @cnn.com might want to actually read this EO before they give it too much credence. It's basically "look for ways to blackmail states who take action" and "try to get Congress to do something I like." It blocks nothing, out of the gate.
Once again NYT wholly accepts Trump's framing. Here's what the order actually does:
1. AG to set task force to sue state AI laws on constitutional (??) grounds
2. Commerce Sec. to review state AI laws and report the ones he doesn't like (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
1. AG to set task force to sue state AI laws on constitutional (??) grounds
2. Commerce Sec. to review state AI laws and report the ones he doesn't like (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Once again NYT wholly accepts Trump's framing. Here's what the order actually does:
1. AG to set task force to sue state AI laws on constitutional (??) grounds
2. Commerce Sec. to review state AI laws and report the ones he doesn't like (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
1. AG to set task force to sue state AI laws on constitutional (??) grounds
2. Commerce Sec. to review state AI laws and report the ones he doesn't like (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
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Now they said no and he doesn't or can't stop federal funding, it's clear it's an empty threat from a diminished old man. See folks, it’s simply not that hard to tell this guy to pound sand. cc: university presidents.
Despite Donald Trump's demands, the Indiana State Senate has voted against Republican-led redistricting efforts.
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Now they said no and he doesn't or can't stop federal funding, it's clear it's an empty threat from a diminished old man. See folks, it’s simply not that hard to tell this guy to pound sand. cc: university presidents.
He bluffs about this more than he actually does it, but even still, when this is all over we really need to figure out how to impose immediate consequences for extortion-by-funding-cut. Losing in court (which they do, a lot!) clearly isn't enough of a deterrent.
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
He bluffs about this more than he actually does it, but even still, when this is all over we really need to figure out how to impose immediate consequences for extortion-by-funding-cut. Losing in court (which they do, a lot!) clearly isn't enough of a deterrent.
What the hell
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What the hell
Look at a certain point if you want to pay $1 million for a fake gold card that the government is under no obligation to honor, that’s on you
This is still VERY illegal. The Trump admin says anyone who pays $1 million will be deemed to have "exceptional business ability" and become eligible for an employment-based immigrant visa.
But there's nothing stopping someone from just getting a loan or using parents' money.
But there's nothing stopping someone from just getting a loan or using parents' money.
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Look at a certain point if you want to pay $1 million for a fake gold card that the government is under no obligation to honor, that’s on you
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Turning the president into a dictator is all downhill of claims from the 1970s and 1980s that an Imperial Congress had shackled the president in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam. It has nothing to do with either present day circumstances or future hypotheticals.
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Turning the president into a dictator is all downhill of claims from the 1970s and 1980s that an Imperial Congress had shackled the president in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam. It has nothing to do with either present day circumstances or future hypotheticals.
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Something every 2026/28 Dem should commit to is investigations of any company that did deals with Trump. A kind of forward guidance to get companies to think twice in advance of what’s coming.
Fox News will applaud this but can you imagine their coverage if President Biden hatched a secret plan to take over Fox News and revamp its programming to be nicer to him
New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Something every 2026/28 Dem should commit to is investigations of any company that did deals with Trump. A kind of forward guidance to get companies to think twice in advance of what’s coming.
Someone let me know if we fall ass-backwards into turning EOIR into Art. 3 courts
"You can't give the executive legislative or judicial power, and these agencies are wielding legislative and judicial power"
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Someone let me know if we fall ass-backwards into turning EOIR into Art. 3 courts
If this is anything like the draft text that was floating around a couple weeks ago, it’s basically just telling the DoJ to sue states over their AI rules. Which, sure, the last three DoJ attorneys can get right on that
Fun fact: you can’t overrule state law with an executive order
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If this is anything like the draft text that was floating around a couple weeks ago, it’s basically just telling the DoJ to sue states over their AI rules. Which, sure, the last three DoJ attorneys can get right on that
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i think maybe in general it is time for an overall pushback on forms of fanon that amount to "what if the villain isn't that bad" because all it has produced is the continuing moral relativisation of obvious evil. yes i am indeed saying that the yuuzhan vong storyline directly led to donald j trump
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
i think maybe in general it is time for an overall pushback on forms of fanon that amount to "what if the villain isn't that bad" because all it has produced is the continuing moral relativisation of obvious evil. yes i am indeed saying that the yuuzhan vong storyline directly led to donald j trump
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December 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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