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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/

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Nov 18

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/

Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers: Chafetz, Josh: 9780300248333: Amazon.com: Books

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 9h

New from me at Cato: I go through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talk about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what I describe as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."

Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact"

The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 13h

I’m still not 100% sure my letter got there …

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Melissa Stewart @lissajostewart.bsky.social · 14h

Still waiting for my prize

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 15h

A few years ago @lissajostewart.bsky.social made a similar request ...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 15h

And as @gregorykoger.bsky.social's great book shows, filibustering was more common in the House than in the Senate until the 20th century.

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A few years ago @lissajostewart.bsky.social made a similar request ...

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 15h

i just got back from Antifa headquarters.

they're making an INSANE new set of demands.

first, the radical left is saying, "no money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law."

David Noll @david.noll.org · 16h

interesting that if you say the constitution creates a separation of powers systems in which there are no kings, they think you hate america

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 16h

@mit.edu has done an incredibly important service to the nation by being willing to be the first school to reject the administration's "compact."

President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20h

Friends, some advice if you plan on spending time outside in an animal costume, sharing for no particular reason:

-You will sweat a lot more than you think. Have water/snacks

-You cannot move well (the Left Shark guy is a trained experienced professional dancer). Don’t run or you’ll trip and fall.

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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 17h

help your #polisky colleagues out in this rough market year y'all

Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · 11d

Just want to thank folks contributing to the #psjminfo job status update section of the site. It's a small thing, but I know people appreciate knowing the status of jobs.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 18h

Virginia Dems are going to get Saddam Hussein style election numbers

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 17h

And that's, of course, in addition to the damage to American soft power, to research in the United States, and to American colleges and universities (the last of which is, clearly, the point for this administration).

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 17h

Just your regular reminder that these international students were *not* "taking seats away" from American students. They were *subsidizing* American students. Fewer Americans will be able to afford an education because of this.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 5d

The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.

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Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 17h

It's like when people brag about having been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. It's banking on readers not knowing just how easy that is.

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Steven S Smith @profstevensmith.bsky.social · 18h

Credible commitments are the essence of dealmaking. Trump & Repubs cannot make credible commitments.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 18h

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 18h

(I'm not saying that'll work in the medium run; I just think it is in fact part of what he's thinking)

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 18h

Maybe somewhat (although why they'd want to just keep pushing the release of the files closer to the midterms is a mystery).

But I think Johnson also really does want to try and prevent the House GOP from getting rolled by a Senate deal on a CR.

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 18h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 18h

Yiiiiiiiiikes 😬

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 18h

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I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 19h

GLORY TO THE GOLDEN STATE AND MAY TEN THOUSAND TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS BLOOM

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 19h

Lots of excitement over SB 79—understandably. I would add, every single bill California YIMBY sent to the governor was signed today. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/10/g...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19h

sure, but now do Ohtani ...

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 19h

California's governor has signed SB 79, a large-scale upzoning of land near transit throughout the state's largest counties.

Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 19h

WE DID IT!!!

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19h

jacob why are you posting this instead of demanding the release of the epstein files

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19h

One special fun thing about bluesky is that there is no volume of anti-Trump material you can post or repost in a day that will prevent the interaction:

[post about something else]

[people accuse you of being obsessed w the something else and of actively seeking to distract from the Trump crisis]

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