Jacob T. Levy
@jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill.
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
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Once again the Crusader Against Antisemitism proves himself the biggest antisemite of all.
Trump is now demanding One Billion Dollars from Harvard, threatening criminal punishment, and insinuating Harvard’s president was chosen because of his religion (?)
February 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Once again the Crusader Against Antisemitism proves himself the biggest antisemite of all.
Soon as I saw the NYT headline that the administration was dropping the $200m demand on Harvard I knew, just absolutely knew, that he would tweet out an escalation to ONE BILLION DOLLARS while denouncing the FAKE NEWS.
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Soon as I saw the NYT headline that the administration was dropping the $200m demand on Harvard I knew, just absolutely knew, that he would tweet out an escalation to ONE BILLION DOLLARS while denouncing the FAKE NEWS.
Unsubscribing right damn fast because my inbox will get out of control if it decides to notify me every time there's a strike in Montreal.
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Unsubscribing right damn fast because my inbox will get out of control if it decides to notify me every time there's a strike in Montreal.
I got signed up for some new travel alert system by an institution's travel agency, and now I'm getting warnings on both sides of an upcoming round trip between the US (possible political violence) and Montreal (municipal strike means possibility of delays in official functions.)
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I got signed up for some new travel alert system by an institution's travel agency, and now I'm getting warnings on both sides of an upcoming round trip between the US (possible political violence) and Montreal (municipal strike means possibility of delays in official functions.)
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Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.
![[start quotation] MEMORANDUM OPINION
On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of
all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President
Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8
U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United
States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS
holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take."[end quotation]
Underneath is a screenshot of a tweet, which reads: " Secretary Kristi Noem
@Sec_Noem
I just met with the President.
I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.
Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
6:52 PM
Dec 1, 2025
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February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.
Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine has had that white streak in her air since Steranko created her in 1967 which is the only, and I mean only, reason to think that the MCU didn't model the unpleasant, villainous, and at best semi-competent version played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Gabbard.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine has had that white streak in her air since Steranko created her in 1967 which is the only, and I mean only, reason to think that the MCU didn't model the unpleasant, villainous, and at best semi-competent version played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Gabbard.
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Cannot emphasize this enough, federal judges only do this when they're extremely distressed
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Cannot emphasize this enough, federal judges only do this when they're extremely distressed
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It doesn't always cover itself in glory but one thing the American legal profession has going for it is most of them have seen Judgment at Nuremberg.
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 AM
It doesn't always cover itself in glory but one thing the American legal profession has going for it is most of them have seen Judgment at Nuremberg.
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It's only a betrayal of the source material if the new character appearance is non-white. Otherwise it's sparkling adaptation choices.
February 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It's only a betrayal of the source material if the new character appearance is non-white. Otherwise it's sparkling adaptation choices.
But “plenty” is pretty minor compared to Musk’s hate campaign about The Odyssey.
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM
But “plenty” is pretty minor compared to Musk’s hate campaign about The Odyssey.
Weird how no one is making a big fuss out of the fact that this character is explicitly canonically not blonde. Has this director "lost all integrity"?
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Weird how no one is making a big fuss out of the fact that this character is explicitly canonically not blonde. Has this director "lost all integrity"?
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From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
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"You don't seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me."
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"You don't seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me."
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CHOTINER: Have you ever seen a petard in person?
INTERVIEWEE: No, I haven't
CHOTINER: *reaches into bag on table*
INTERVIEWEE: No, I haven't
CHOTINER: *reaches into bag on table*
CHOTINER: That's very interesting. It reminds me of this rope I have here. The rope is tied into a noose. Would you like to try it on? It might look good on you.
INTERVIEWEE: yes, I think that would suit me very well. Let me see how it fits around my neck.
INTERVIEWEE: yes, I think that would suit me very well. Let me see how it fits around my neck.
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
CHOTINER: Have you ever seen a petard in person?
INTERVIEWEE: No, I haven't
CHOTINER: *reaches into bag on table*
INTERVIEWEE: No, I haven't
CHOTINER: *reaches into bag on table*
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RGCS PhD student Rhona Goodarzi (Law) and RGCS faculty member Catherine Lu (Political Science) were members of McGill's Advisory Panel on Campus Expression whose valuable and important final report was issued last week.
The Report is available here:
www.mcgill.ca/president/si...
The Report is available here:
www.mcgill.ca/president/si...
www.mcgill.ca
February 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
RGCS PhD student Rhona Goodarzi (Law) and RGCS faculty member Catherine Lu (Political Science) were members of McGill's Advisory Panel on Campus Expression whose valuable and important final report was issued last week.
The Report is available here:
www.mcgill.ca/president/si...
The Report is available here:
www.mcgill.ca/president/si...
CHOTINER: That's very interesting. It reminds me of this rope I have here. The rope is tied into a noose. Would you like to try it on? It might look good on you.
INTERVIEWEE: yes, I think that would suit me very well. Let me see how it fits around my neck.
INTERVIEWEE: yes, I think that would suit me very well. Let me see how it fits around my neck.
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
CHOTINER: That's very interesting. It reminds me of this rope I have here. The rope is tied into a noose. Would you like to try it on? It might look good on you.
INTERVIEWEE: yes, I think that would suit me very well. Let me see how it fits around my neck.
INTERVIEWEE: yes, I think that would suit me very well. Let me see how it fits around my neck.
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Absolutely brutal interview
February 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Absolutely brutal interview
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Is this viewpoint diversity
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Is this viewpoint diversity
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I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
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Every academic book is a conversation with the work of other scholars. Here are some of the works I cited & one I did not and how they influence me. Alison LaCroix's Interbellum Constitution was out before mine. She generously forwarded me her page proofs so I could learn from her book. 1/
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Every academic book is a conversation with the work of other scholars. Here are some of the works I cited & one I did not and how they influence me. Alison LaCroix's Interbellum Constitution was out before mine. She generously forwarded me her page proofs so I could learn from her book. 1/
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“Let us be clear: we want the power of the state. We wish to hold the criminals of the regime accountable. We wish to seize back the public funds looted by Trump and his cronies. We wish to undo the damage he has done to the government. More than any of that we wish to rebuild.”
From Powerlessness to Power
We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals without exercising state power, and the most effective way to take state power is through nonviolent but confrontational resistance.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
“Let us be clear: we want the power of the state. We wish to hold the criminals of the regime accountable. We wish to seize back the public funds looted by Trump and his cronies. We wish to undo the damage he has done to the government. More than any of that we wish to rebuild.”