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It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
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Why is Tulsi Gabbard, the top intelligence officer in the USG, with the FBI on a raid related to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The congressional intelligence committee ought to ask about this.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Why is Tulsi Gabbard, the top intelligence officer in the USG, with the FBI on a raid related to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The congressional intelligence committee ought to ask about this.
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Two general themes they agreed on immediately:
1. If they used AI for everything, they would learn nothing, and come out of college with no valuable skills, and be replaceable by an AI.
2. All available AI detection software was unreliable and unjust. (I agree with this.)
1. If they used AI for everything, they would learn nothing, and come out of college with no valuable skills, and be replaceable by an AI.
2. All available AI detection software was unreliable and unjust. (I agree with this.)
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Two general themes they agreed on immediately:
1. If they used AI for everything, they would learn nothing, and come out of college with no valuable skills, and be replaceable by an AI.
2. All available AI detection software was unreliable and unjust. (I agree with this.)
1. If they used AI for everything, they would learn nothing, and come out of college with no valuable skills, and be replaceable by an AI.
2. All available AI detection software was unreliable and unjust. (I agree with this.)
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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I was just thinking while writng something else that what you're talking about is the existing swap line system minus USD. If you have unlimited liquidity in every financial centre except the US in every major currency except USD...
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I was just thinking while writng something else that what you're talking about is the existing swap line system minus USD. If you have unlimited liquidity in every financial centre except the US in every major currency except USD...
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I am introducing the Cut It Out And This Time I Really Mean It bill. It provides an additional $57 billion to the murder goons but they will agree to wear business casual Monday through Thursday and if they do any murders they have to put a dollar in this jar.
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I am introducing the Cut It Out And This Time I Really Mean It bill. It provides an additional $57 billion to the murder goons but they will agree to wear business casual Monday through Thursday and if they do any murders they have to put a dollar in this jar.
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Update: The Trans bathroom bounty hunter bill in Kansas has just passed the Kansas House.
They have rushed it to the Senate for passage.
If it passes, the most extreme anti-trans bill in the nation is about to be sent to the Governor's desk.
Live here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzwe...
They have rushed it to the Senate for passage.
If it passes, the most extreme anti-trans bill in the nation is about to be sent to the Governor's desk.
Live here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzwe...
January 28, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Update: The Trans bathroom bounty hunter bill in Kansas has just passed the Kansas House.
They have rushed it to the Senate for passage.
If it passes, the most extreme anti-trans bill in the nation is about to be sent to the Governor's desk.
Live here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzwe...
They have rushed it to the Senate for passage.
If it passes, the most extreme anti-trans bill in the nation is about to be sent to the Governor's desk.
Live here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzwe...
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Wow, the White House is so shaken by the turn in the public mood that they thought Chuck Schumer might actually rise up and "seize this moment" to get meaningful concessions.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Wow, the White House is so shaken by the turn in the public mood that they thought Chuck Schumer might actually rise up and "seize this moment" to get meaningful concessions.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
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/4. 5. The administration has not offered any corroboration in any form.
In short, it would be foolish and irresponsible to accept or report the administration’s claim as true.
In short, it would be foolish and irresponsible to accept or report the administration’s claim as true.
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
/4. 5. The administration has not offered any corroboration in any form.
In short, it would be foolish and irresponsible to accept or report the administration’s claim as true.
In short, it would be foolish and irresponsible to accept or report the administration’s claim as true.
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/3 3. The administration explicitly, repeatedly, and outrageously lied, on camera and in writing, regarding the shooting, how it happened, and what Pretti did.
4. The administration routinely lies and in fact administration members — like the Vice President — have defended lying as a practice.
4. The administration routinely lies and in fact administration members — like the Vice President — have defended lying as a practice.
January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
/3 3. The administration explicitly, repeatedly, and outrageously lied, on camera and in writing, regarding the shooting, how it happened, and what Pretti did.
4. The administration routinely lies and in fact administration members — like the Vice President — have defended lying as a practice.
4. The administration routinely lies and in fact administration members — like the Vice President — have defended lying as a practice.
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/2 1. The agents were, by policy and practice, masked, and their identity cannot be confirmed by the numerous videos of them killing Pretti.
2. The administration refuses to identify them, though they are public employees conducting a public function.
2. The administration refuses to identify them, though they are public employees conducting a public function.
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
/2 1. The agents were, by policy and practice, masked, and their identity cannot be confirmed by the numerous videos of them killing Pretti.
2. The administration refuses to identify them, though they are public employees conducting a public function.
2. The administration refuses to identify them, though they are public employees conducting a public function.
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
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The Trump Administration claims the agents who shot Alex Pretti have been put on administrative leave, notwithstanding Greg Bovino’s prior short statement that they were simply reassigned.
There is no reason to credit this assertion as truthful.
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There is no reason to credit this assertion as truthful.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The Trump Administration claims the agents who shot Alex Pretti have been put on administrative leave, notwithstanding Greg Bovino’s prior short statement that they were simply reassigned.
There is no reason to credit this assertion as truthful.
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There is no reason to credit this assertion as truthful.
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Folks have implored to assume good faith and engage in collegial ways. Spare me, friends. This is law office history in furtherance of stripping children who would otherwise be entitled to citizenship because the president doesn't like how they look. If this is acceptable to law profs, count me out.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Folks have implored to assume good faith and engage in collegial ways. Spare me, friends. This is law office history in furtherance of stripping children who would otherwise be entitled to citizenship because the president doesn't like how they look. If this is acceptable to law profs, count me out.
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One might say, "Maybe Ilan doesn't know about that." He does. I discussed it with him 8 months ago, but he dismissed it because it was a statute. That isn't how the common law works. It is dynamic. He implicitly makes that mistake here by separating early statutes, Magna Carta, and the common law.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
One might say, "Maybe Ilan doesn't know about that." He does. I discussed it with him 8 months ago, but he dismissed it because it was a statute. That isn't how the common law works. It is dynamic. He implicitly makes that mistake here by separating early statutes, Magna Carta, and the common law.
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This is why, though the English king claimed lands in France, children born there when the king did not actually possess them were not natural-born subjects. As we might say, the children must be born SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION of the crown.
There's another opinion in Calvin's Case. Not useful?
There's another opinion in Calvin's Case. Not useful?
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is why, though the English king claimed lands in France, children born there when the king did not actually possess them were not natural-born subjects. As we might say, the children must be born SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION of the crown.
There's another opinion in Calvin's Case. Not useful?
There's another opinion in Calvin's Case. Not useful?
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This is wrong. The common law rule focused on two primary matters: geography and control. If you're born in the realm where the king exercises his authority, you are a subject. Foreign ambassadors get exempted because, from the 1600s to the 1700s, there was an evolving notion of diplomatic immunity.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is wrong. The common law rule focused on two primary matters: geography and control. If you're born in the realm where the king exercises his authority, you are a subject. Foreign ambassadors get exempted because, from the 1600s to the 1700s, there was an evolving notion of diplomatic immunity.
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The law is plain here. Either you're a natural-born subject. You are naturalized by act of Parliament. You are granted denizen status. Or you are *SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION* of the Crown and held to account under the laws of the realm, pretty much like anyone else.
There's an entire history...
There's an entire history...
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The law is plain here. Either you're a natural-born subject. You are naturalized by act of Parliament. You are granted denizen status. Or you are *SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION* of the Crown and held to account under the laws of the realm, pretty much like anyone else.
There's an entire history...
There's an entire history...
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relating to foreign ambassadors that moves away from express permission from the crown and toward the legal fiction of extraterritoriality.
Let's turn to Calvin's Case. A botch job. I almost don't even know what to do with this. Aliens present in the realm did not become subjects of the crown.
Let's turn to Calvin's Case. A botch job. I almost don't even know what to do with this. Aliens present in the realm did not become subjects of the crown.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
relating to foreign ambassadors that moves away from express permission from the crown and toward the legal fiction of extraterritoriality.
Let's turn to Calvin's Case. A botch job. I almost don't even know what to do with this. Aliens present in the realm did not become subjects of the crown.
Let's turn to Calvin's Case. A botch job. I almost don't even know what to do with this. Aliens present in the realm did not become subjects of the crown.
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How many times does Ilan's brief mention denizens? Zero. If your argument is contingent on an understanding of safe conducts, you actually have to look at the practice. That would require you to do the hard work of a historian, rather than playing one for the Supreme Court. Now, I don't care if...
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
How many times does Ilan's brief mention denizens? Zero. If your argument is contingent on an understanding of safe conducts, you actually have to look at the practice. That would require you to do the hard work of a historian, rather than playing one for the Supreme Court. Now, I don't care if...
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Eventually, migrants just stop getting these special grants from the crown because they're costly and not especially useful for gaining access to trades/guilds. The world looked very different in the late 1500s and the 1600s. So, many people in London and England don't have a formal status.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Eventually, migrants just stop getting these special grants from the crown because they're costly and not especially useful for gaining access to trades/guilds. The world looked very different in the late 1500s and the 1600s. So, many people in London and England don't have a formal status.
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Page 2 already has a bold-faced inaccuracy. There was a long-standing practice in pre-modern England of requiring individuals from places at war to obtain express permission to be in the realm. This was also important for people traveling for diplomatic purposes. Giving people safe passage was key.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Page 2 already has a bold-faced inaccuracy. There was a long-standing practice in pre-modern England of requiring individuals from places at war to obtain express permission to be in the realm. This was also important for people traveling for diplomatic purposes. Giving people safe passage was key.
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Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
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In a country that purports to value the rule of law, "send them to jail" really is the only appropriate outcome for everyone behind a system in which taxpayer funds are spent shuffling detainees around the country to torture them psychologically and to evade district court jurisdiction.
Exactly. ICE’s domestic shuffle flights have more than doubled since Trump took office again, outpacing the overall increase in ICE flights. Using planes to deny due process.
This is in my ICE Air FAQ. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
This is in my ICE Air FAQ. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
In a country that purports to value the rule of law, "send them to jail" really is the only appropriate outcome for everyone behind a system in which taxpayer funds are spent shuffling detainees around the country to torture them psychologically and to evade district court jurisdiction.
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"Allowing the crime scene to be contaminated then covering the victim’s weapon with fingerprints will make it much harder to investigate the case, much less prosecute it. But of course federal officials never intended to do either. Indeed, the coverup was underway immediately." — @lizdye.bsky.social
The investigation is the coverup
Trump's "pivot" on Pretti is just a head fake.
www.publicnotice.co
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"Allowing the crime scene to be contaminated then covering the victim’s weapon with fingerprints will make it much harder to investigate the case, much less prosecute it. But of course federal officials never intended to do either. Indeed, the coverup was underway immediately." — @lizdye.bsky.social