Josh Chafetz
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, Georgetown Law: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/josh-chafetz/
Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
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Josh Chafetz
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers: Chafetz, Josh: 9780300248333: Amazon.com: Books
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Hi new followers!
If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
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Good news, in these times...
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
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February 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Good news, in these times...
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
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The White House is making a lot of strategic mistakes lately — my theory is that none of them have a good understanding of the electoral conditions right now because they're all just trying to perform their loyalty to Trump for followers on X and Fox News
Whoa. Two vulnerable House Rs in Michigan have still not commented on Trump's threat to block Detroit-Windsor bridge, per Michigan Advance.
Trump/MAGA miscalculated badly, assuming people would thrill to this idiocy because it hurts Canada and a state that didn't vote for Trump (see my piece below)
Trump/MAGA miscalculated badly, assuming people would thrill to this idiocy because it hurts Canada and a state that didn't vote for Trump (see my piece below)
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The White House is making a lot of strategic mistakes lately — my theory is that none of them have a good understanding of the electoral conditions right now because they're all just trying to perform their loyalty to Trump for followers on X and Fox News
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Good indicator of how far the needle has moved. You’ll never hear the heads of the Park Police or the Postal Inspection Service saying this.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Good indicator of how far the needle has moved. You’ll never hear the heads of the Park Police or the Postal Inspection Service saying this.
Actually, just went to ABE, and it turns out that there are not in fact affordable copies of the reprint. Bummer.
Maybe time for someone to reprint the reprint!
Maybe time for someone to reprint the reprint!
February 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Actually, just went to ABE, and it turns out that there are not in fact affordable copies of the reprint. Bummer.
Maybe time for someone to reprint the reprint!
Maybe time for someone to reprint the reprint!
Fantastic book! There's a 1985 paperback reprint by Ox Bow Press that ought to be available somewhere (if not Amazon, maybe ABE?) for a lot less than that!
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Fantastic book! There's a 1985 paperback reprint by Ox Bow Press that ought to be available somewhere (if not Amazon, maybe ABE?) for a lot less than that!
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It me.
Swipe for democracy!
Swipe for democracy!
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It me.
Swipe for democracy!
Swipe for democracy!
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New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
It's just so good!
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
It's just so good!
This whole AI "video" of the Supreme Court justices reading their opinions is totally unnecessary. John Oliver solved this problem years ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9p...
Supreme Court Dogs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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February 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This whole AI "video" of the Supreme Court justices reading their opinions is totally unnecessary. John Oliver solved this problem years ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9p...
Why is it called the Stanley Tucci Collection at Williams Sonoma when Panley Tucci was right there?
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Why is it called the Stanley Tucci Collection at Williams Sonoma when Panley Tucci was right there?
Maybe tiebreaker for Anderson, since much of Rushmore was actually shot at my school.
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Maybe tiebreaker for Anderson, since much of Rushmore was actually shot at my school.
Possibly a tie between Elizabeth Holmes and Wes Anderson?
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Possibly a tie between Elizabeth Holmes and Wes Anderson?
More extensive version here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
More extensive version here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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PASSED: the House just passed the resolution to end Trump's tariffs on Canada.
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
PASSED: the House just passed the resolution to end Trump's tariffs on Canada.
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
I mean, you can cut the location and time from that sentence, and it would still be accurate.
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I mean, you can cut the location and time from that sentence, and it would still be accurate.
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Five years ago, when Twitter could still be good
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Five years ago, when Twitter could still be good
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I have heard of a no bill but zero votes is new to me
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I have heard of a no bill but zero votes is new to me
okay but they know the Hamburglar, right? RIGHT?
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
okay but they know the Hamburglar, right? RIGHT?
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My paper on the original meaning of birthright citizenship is now published
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My paper on the original meaning of birthright citizenship is now published
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Jeffries said "fuck donald trump" last week; Delia Ramirez called ICE leaders Klan members yesterday...
I feel like D rhetoric has become a lot more blunt across the board over the last weeks.
I feel like D rhetoric has become a lot more blunt across the board over the last weeks.
If only the entire Democratic Party spoke every single day the way Jamie Raskin is speaking to Pam Bondi right now.
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Jeffries said "fuck donald trump" last week; Delia Ramirez called ICE leaders Klan members yesterday...
I feel like D rhetoric has become a lot more blunt across the board over the last weeks.
I feel like D rhetoric has become a lot more blunt across the board over the last weeks.
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I get this all the time when I quote ICE data.
Like look, I’ll tell you when I think the data isn’t trustworthy, but the idea that *every* data point is a lie is just conspiracist.
Like look, I’ll tell you when I think the data isn’t trustworthy, but the idea that *every* data point is a lie is just conspiracist.
Bluesky in a nutshell.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I get this all the time when I quote ICE data.
Like look, I’ll tell you when I think the data isn’t trustworthy, but the idea that *every* data point is a lie is just conspiracist.
Like look, I’ll tell you when I think the data isn’t trustworthy, but the idea that *every* data point is a lie is just conspiracist.
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Bluesky in a nutshell.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Bluesky in a nutshell.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
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The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
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My article, "The Unitary Executive and Politics," is officially published in the Ohio Northern University Law Review. I thank the editors at ONU for their assistance and hard work!
Read it and cite it!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Read it and cite it!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 AM
My article, "The Unitary Executive and Politics," is officially published in the Ohio Northern University Law Review. I thank the editors at ONU for their assistance and hard work!
Read it and cite it!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Read it and cite it!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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CNN aviation reporter
February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
CNN aviation reporter