George Carr
@gcarrohio.bsky.social
Thinker, musician, attorney.
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it’s a day that ends in “y” so israel is violating a ceasefire because they know no one will do anything about it
Widescale IDF strikes target Hezbollah training camp, terror sites across Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/widescale-idf-strikes-target-hezbollah-training-camp-terror-sites-across-lebanon/
Widescale IDF strikes target Hezbollah training camp, terror sites across Lebanon
Beirut parliament speaker calls sortie a 'message' to mediators meeting in Paris with Lebanese military chief on disarming Iran-backed group as ceasefire threatens to unravel
www.timesofisrael.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
it’s a day that ends in “y” so israel is violating a ceasefire because they know no one will do anything about it
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Aged like a bowl of milk on a Death Valley trailer roof 🤷
December 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Aged like a bowl of milk on a Death Valley trailer roof 🤷
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OTD 2019: Donald Trump was impeached for Abuse of Power. No wonder he gave that spectacle last night.
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
OTD 2019: Donald Trump was impeached for Abuse of Power. No wonder he gave that spectacle last night.
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I wrote on the structure of Trump’s coup attempt by comparing with the July 20th plot, which you can read free here: open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
The Anatomy of a Coup: July 20th and January 6th
What Made Jan 6th a Coup, and Why it Failed
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I wrote on the structure of Trump’s coup attempt by comparing with the July 20th plot, which you can read free here: open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
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NEW: Nine fires are burning across rural Yuma County, Colorado. Winds to 50-60mph. Farmers being asked to bring tractors and disks to cut fire lines. No formal evacuations. Appears very fluid. Emergency managers telling people to evacuate for nearest town if fire approaches.
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
NEW: Nine fires are burning across rural Yuma County, Colorado. Winds to 50-60mph. Farmers being asked to bring tractors and disks to cut fire lines. No formal evacuations. Appears very fluid. Emergency managers telling people to evacuate for nearest town if fire approaches.
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/2 Has Trump ever felt joy? Has he ever had a truly happy day? Does he have any fond memories at all? Has he ever experienced anything closer to contentment than gloating, or smugness, or fleeting satisfaction in demeaning others?
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
/2 Has Trump ever felt joy? Has he ever had a truly happy day? Does he have any fond memories at all? Has he ever experienced anything closer to contentment than gloating, or smugness, or fleeting satisfaction in demeaning others?
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Do you remember when the broadcast networks declined to air primetime speeches by Obama and Biden they deemed too overtly political? Because I do apnews.com/20ccd7a90e43... www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
ABC, CBS, NBC won't carry Obama
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC, CBS and NBC decided against covering President Barack Obama's speech on immigration live on Thursday, although the Spanish-language Univision network is delaying its telecast of t...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Do you remember when the broadcast networks declined to air primetime speeches by Obama and Biden they deemed too overtly political? Because I do apnews.com/20ccd7a90e43... www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
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cannot believe 12 years of my adult will have been in trumps era, exiting this absurd period is going to feel good as fuck
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
cannot believe 12 years of my adult will have been in trumps era, exiting this absurd period is going to feel good as fuck
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A former immigration judge alleged to DOJ that Trump fired her bc of her sex & national origin
DOJ said equal employment opportunity laws don't supersede Trump's removal powers under Article II
this is literally a claim to constitutional power to discriminate
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
DOJ said equal employment opportunity laws don't supersede Trump's removal powers under Article II
this is literally a claim to constitutional power to discriminate
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A former immigration judge alleged to DOJ that Trump fired her bc of her sex & national origin
DOJ said equal employment opportunity laws don't supersede Trump's removal powers under Article II
this is literally a claim to constitutional power to discriminate
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
DOJ said equal employment opportunity laws don't supersede Trump's removal powers under Article II
this is literally a claim to constitutional power to discriminate
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Border Patrol called cops on this man and claimed he was trying to ram them. The man denied it to CPD and in a Tribune interview. He was let go. The livestream video doesn’t show the man attempting to ram anyone on LSD
In Chicago, a man on Facebook Live was following the Border Patrol north on Lake Shore Drive. At the end of the drive, a bunch of city cop cars cut off the man who was following and live-streaming Border Patrol.
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Border Patrol called cops on this man and claimed he was trying to ram them. The man denied it to CPD and in a Tribune interview. He was let go. The livestream video doesn’t show the man attempting to ram anyone on LSD
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
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Total victory on this issue; members of Congress will again have the right to conduct surprise inspections of ICE detention centers.
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Total victory on this issue; members of Congress will again have the right to conduct surprise inspections of ICE detention centers.
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Watching BRAZIL (1985, dir. Terry Gilliam) really prepared me for authoritarian cultists being proud of their tacky plastic surgery
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Watching BRAZIL (1985, dir. Terry Gilliam) really prepared me for authoritarian cultists being proud of their tacky plastic surgery
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Border patrol is forcing rideshare drivers at the O’Hare lot to show proof of citizenship before they can exit the lot and pick up rides at the airport
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Border patrol is forcing rideshare drivers at the O’Hare lot to show proof of citizenship before they can exit the lot and pick up rides at the airport
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my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)
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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...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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...
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On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
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I believe the Court is communicating ex parte with the White House about this case and has been for months.
US TREASURY'S BESSENT: EXPECTS SUPREME COURT RULING ON TARIFFS TO BE NUANCED
December 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I believe the Court is communicating ex parte with the White House about this case and has been for months.
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This used to be Tulsi Gabbard.
December 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This used to be Tulsi Gabbard.
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I think of all the establishment pundits and corporate columnists who engaged in civility politics for 10 years and told me and other people of color in a paternalistic tone that we were hysterical and reactionary about Trump's racism and we should be nicer to MAGA and...I see Nazi slogans in 2025.
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I think of all the establishment pundits and corporate columnists who engaged in civility politics for 10 years and told me and other people of color in a paternalistic tone that we were hysterical and reactionary about Trump's racism and we should be nicer to MAGA and...I see Nazi slogans in 2025.
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Hearing this is payback for Colorado not honoring Trump/Peters ‘pardon’
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Hearing this is payback for Colorado not honoring Trump/Peters ‘pardon’
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Key misunderstanding I want to get ahead of: NCAR isn't really a government agency like NIH or NSF. It's one of the largest NSF grants in history, and is given to a non-profit org called UCAR, whose job is to make NCAR exist (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). That means the buck stops with NSF right now
Award Details - NSF Award Search
Find award details and explore award abstracts and publications.
www.nsf.gov
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Key misunderstanding I want to get ahead of: NCAR isn't really a government agency like NIH or NSF. It's one of the largest NSF grants in history, and is given to a non-profit org called UCAR, whose job is to make NCAR exist (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). That means the buck stops with NSF right now
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Are we in a recession?
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
Perhaps. Maybe. Hard to tell.
The Sahm Rule focuses on the 3-month average unemployment rate, and asking if it's risen half a point above its year-long low.
The low was 4.0% in January.
The latest (average of Sept & Nov, with Oct missing): 4.5%.
That's +0.5%.
December 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.