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Joe Paulson
@joepaulson2.bsky.social
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I am from NYC and like to read and engage about a range of subjects, including history, the Supreme Court, politics, and the Mets. Let's see how this goes. Pronouns: He/Him. I have much content online including at Joe's Substack and Teach N Thrive.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 28d
Where is my balloon?
Pearls Before Swine in Hell
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 17m
What do his fake couple friends think about this?
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 29m
Even Jeffries, who is LAME, eventually endorsed Mamdani
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 48m
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.

This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.

As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 4h
"If it's not like establishing the Church of England, it's not a violation of the Establishment Clause."

Trump supporter. Wants to overturn school prayer cases.

Let's have public schools have teacher-led Baptist prayer.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 14h
Dallas kicker misses a 68-yard FG.

Offers to retire. "I'm a failure." #MNF

(#NotReally)
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Birb_at_Arms @birblib.bsky.social · 18h
He should hold a block party with lots of dancing somewhere and call it "Shakira law"
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 19h
17-7, and 7 is a special teams fail on Arizona's part. #MNF

Better keep on scoring, Arizona.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 20h
Hint: if Trump, Elon Musk, and George Santos endorse someone (Andrew Cuomo), you might have a problem.

www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 20h
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Hochul hits the campaign trail
Gov. Kathy Hochul traveled from Buffalo to NYC to stump for Democrats and ballot proposals ahead of tomorrow’s election.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 20h
The book review reminds us that basic cliches about how the judiciary operates have problems.

For instance, good behavior tenure without a retirement age or term limit is far from necessary to further certain ends.

It reaffirms a hobbyhorse -- we need to know more about other legal systems.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 20h
Barrett pretending she is above the fray is particularly annoying in that she obviously is not. She was chosen for a particular reason. She repeatedly fulfilled her "mission" in that respect.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 20h
Breyer, to be clear, does not say judging is "pure law."

He is aboveboard in that he supports certain values.

His analysis has issues. His latest is boring. But he is honest about that. Also, his earlier work, "Active Liberty," is decent. It is helpfully short.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 20h
Multiple "reasonable" conservative legal writers have endorsed this book, one saying it should be a go-to book for the average reader to understand #SCOTUS. If she is full of it, you know, that seems a bit off.

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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 21h
Okay, when Kavanaugh is more annoying than Gorsuch, it's notable. TBF, they are both annoying, in their own ways. #SCOTUS
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At one point, Kavanaugh got so frustrated at Gorsuch (for posing a *mildly* difficult question to the contractor) that he tried to jump in and cut him off. Gorsuch wouldn't stand down, telling Kavanaugh: "You’re gonna have your shot, my friend." You can tell several other justices are also annoyed.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
It's still hard for NYC Republicans to vote for ANDREW CUOMO.

Republicans might not like Trump in various ways and hold their nose to vote for a Republican. He is going to support their basic platform.

Cuomo is a Democrat. It's just hard. Sliwa is going to get some votes.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
Trump with a prudential take -- even if Republicans think Curtis Sliwa's platform is better than Cuomo's (whose positions overlap with Mamdani on many issues), functionally that would be a vote for Mamdani. Paying Peter by robbing Paul, so to speak. That's TRUE actually! Ha ha. #VoteMamdani
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
The CNN piece bluntly uses the word "lie."
a man in a christmas hat is sitting on a throne of lies .
Alt: a man in a christmas hat is sitting on a throne of lies .
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
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Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
Another bit of context -- the district judge was a maverick and decided the Establishment Clause was not applied to the states. The narrow question was not what the case was truly "about" once it reached #SCOTUS.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
She's 85. She's no longer in leadership. I'm not a big fan of her replacement, but he had time to get his feet wet. It's not exactly an at-risk district, is it? It's time.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
a woman is hugging another woman with the words " i mean it 's the end of an era "
Alt: a woman is hugging another woman with the words " i mean it 's the end of an era "
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
Stevens wrote the opinion & has 53 footnotes. He loved this sort of case.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
"So your limited argument isn't really the point, right?"

No. I don't have to go all the way to win my case.
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
These cases always bring questions where the most innocent thing is cited, and if you oppose "x," you apparently have to oppose that. It's a slippery slope parlor game.

Oppose the Lord's Prayer, led by teachers? What about "In God We Trust" on money? Huh?
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
The emphasis was on "prayer" (what is prayer? Is it any communication with your god, even yelling at god, a prayer?), but I would argue that singling out "meditation" was a problem too. A prayer supporter might say, "What about me?"

Just have a moment of silence. Don't encourage specific things!
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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 22h
Sometimes (Oyez.com had a feature once addressing this), you feel you can argue a point better.

The issue in the case ultimately is that certain religious practices are singled out. It is not just a moment of silence law.

Children can do many things during that moment. Two things were favored.
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