Chase Madar
@madar.bsky.social
Author, attorney, translator. Teaching law ~and society~ at NYU Gallatin. Make the Road NY legal alum.
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Chase Madar
@madar.bsky.social
· Dec 28
I like how a dead tree is the star of this one, gesturing like an elated lottery winner in front of their new house
I don’t think all regulations are futile, or “state violence,” or counterproductive. Many regs work well, without them our lives would be much worse!
But the Dems’ regulatory approach to ICE/CBP is not going to be effective. Only drastic budget cuts can neutralize this threat to a free society
But the Dems’ regulatory approach to ICE/CBP is not going to be effective. Only drastic budget cuts can neutralize this threat to a free society
February 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I don’t think all regulations are futile, or “state violence,” or counterproductive. Many regs work well, without them our lives would be much worse!
But the Dems’ regulatory approach to ICE/CBP is not going to be effective. Only drastic budget cuts can neutralize this threat to a free society
But the Dems’ regulatory approach to ICE/CBP is not going to be effective. Only drastic budget cuts can neutralize this threat to a free society
The test of whether Mamdani’s Hochul endorsement is canny or capitulation is if the governor helps raise taxes on the wealthy of NY
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The test of whether Mamdani’s Hochul endorsement is canny or capitulation is if the governor helps raise taxes on the wealthy of NY
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@pabloreports.bsky.social : What do you make of DHS making watchlists of American protestors?
REP. HANK JOHNSON: It's deeply disturbing that we have become a surveillance state ... We're gonna have to abolish ICE.
REP. HANK JOHNSON: It's deeply disturbing that we have become a surveillance state ... We're gonna have to abolish ICE.
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
@pabloreports.bsky.social : What do you make of DHS making watchlists of American protestors?
REP. HANK JOHNSON: It's deeply disturbing that we have become a surveillance state ... We're gonna have to abolish ICE.
REP. HANK JOHNSON: It's deeply disturbing that we have become a surveillance state ... We're gonna have to abolish ICE.
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The median Jewish voter, the Jewish version of the Baileys (the Bergmans?), doesn't vote based on Israel. Unfortunately every major Jewish institution acts like they do.
Only one-third of American Jews actually identify as Zionists. 7% identify as anti-Zionist (14% among young Jews), 8% as non-Zionist, and the rest say they are not sure. www.jta.org/2026/02/04/i...
The 'Zionism' gap: What data really shows about Jews, Israel and Zionism today - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Most Jews don't identify as Zionists but that doesn't mean they're anti-Zionists, writes the chief impact officer at Jewish Federations of North America.
www.jta.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The median Jewish voter, the Jewish version of the Baileys (the Bergmans?), doesn't vote based on Israel. Unfortunately every major Jewish institution acts like they do.
Putting the EEK! in bleak
And no, I don’t see AOC as a strong 2028 presidential candidate
And no, I don’t see AOC as a strong 2028 presidential candidate
Democratic Presidential Polling:
🔵 Harris 34%
🔵 Newsom 20%
🔵 Shapiro 10%
🔵 Buttigieg 10%
🔵 AOC 7%
🔵 Booker 6%
🔵 Moore 3%
Rasmussen / Jan 27, 2026
🔵 Harris 34%
🔵 Newsom 20%
🔵 Shapiro 10%
🔵 Buttigieg 10%
🔵 AOC 7%
🔵 Booker 6%
🔵 Moore 3%
Rasmussen / Jan 27, 2026
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Putting the EEK! in bleak
And no, I don’t see AOC as a strong 2028 presidential candidate
And no, I don’t see AOC as a strong 2028 presidential candidate
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Maura Healey is now the only Democratic governor in the whole country with a 287(g) agreement. It is shameful that she insists on collaborating with a rogue, fascist agency.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Maura Healey is now the only Democratic governor in the whole country with a 287(g) agreement. It is shameful that she insists on collaborating with a rogue, fascist agency.
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This is disconcerting to say the least...
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This is disconcerting to say the least...
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New: Susan Collins raised more from AIPAC donors last year than small donors.
We asked her campaign about it. They hung up.
Last year, we asked if she knew how many Americans the Israeli military had killed.
She replied: “I am pro-Israel.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social
We asked her campaign about it. They hung up.
Last year, we asked if she knew how many Americans the Israeli military had killed.
She replied: “I am pro-Israel.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social
Susan Collins Is Getting More Money From AIPAC Than Small Donors
As oysterman Graham Platner handily outraises Republican Susan Collins, the pro-Israel lobby collected nearly 20% of her donations for her.
zeteo.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
New: Susan Collins raised more from AIPAC donors last year than small donors.
We asked her campaign about it. They hung up.
Last year, we asked if she knew how many Americans the Israeli military had killed.
She replied: “I am pro-Israel.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social
We asked her campaign about it. They hung up.
Last year, we asked if she knew how many Americans the Israeli military had killed.
She replied: “I am pro-Israel.”
@minnahfarshad.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social
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Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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Does the UK have the constitution to criminally prosecute Mandelson or are they like us?
February 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Does the UK have the constitution to criminally prosecute Mandelson or are they like us?
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Yes we are. We’re going to stop them
This is an absolute threat. “You’re not going to stop ICE. You’re not going to stop Border Patrol.”
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Yes we are. We’re going to stop them
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I do not make this comparison lightly.
"In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world," photojournalist @cengizyar.com writes. "The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home."
More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY
More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I do not make this comparison lightly.
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Honored to have the support of State Senators @juliasalazar.bsky.social & Gustavo Rivera. Julia & Gustavo are two progressive powerhouses fighting for universal healthcare, expanded tenant protections, & a New York that works for all of us.
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Honored to have the support of State Senators @juliasalazar.bsky.social & Gustavo Rivera. Julia & Gustavo are two progressive powerhouses fighting for universal healthcare, expanded tenant protections, & a New York that works for all of us.
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Not fired today was noted torture enthusiast Marc Thiessen. More edgy content the woke mob doesn't want you to see coming.
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Not fired today was noted torture enthusiast Marc Thiessen. More edgy content the woke mob doesn't want you to see coming.
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Holy shit in Berks County too. This article says ICE is planning to open 23 (TWENTY THREE) of these things. Are people gonna wake up or not. Christ Almighty you don't NEED to be wilfully stupid you can just get on the right side of history
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Holy shit in Berks County too. This article says ICE is planning to open 23 (TWENTY THREE) of these things. Are people gonna wake up or not. Christ Almighty you don't NEED to be wilfully stupid you can just get on the right side of history
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Free Press bravely fighting the Woke War on Pedophilia
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Free Press bravely fighting the Woke War on Pedophilia
The Barbara Song
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February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Who's terrorizing and attacking churches in Minnesota? That would be DHS. "One of the first things this White House did after Donald Trump’s second inauguration was to rescind the 2021 guideline that required CBP and ICE agents to do everything in their power to avoid conducting operations in or
ICE Was Terrorizing Worshipers Long Before Don Lemon Entered a Church
Let’s take a stroll through the last year.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Who's terrorizing and attacking churches in Minnesota? That would be DHS. "One of the first things this White House did after Donald Trump’s second inauguration was to rescind the 2021 guideline that required CBP and ICE agents to do everything in their power to avoid conducting operations in or
Hbd 🎂🎬🎈 open.spotify.com/track/3r1HC4...
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Hbd 🎂🎬🎈 open.spotify.com/track/3r1HC4...
This is good
Also in Playbook: Council Speaker Julie Menin will announce at today's ABNY breakfast that the Council will make the Big Apple's outdoor dining program year-round again.
Menin's team says the most likely path is passing
@cmrestler.bsky.social's 2025 bill. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Menin's team says the most likely path is passing
@cmrestler.bsky.social's 2025 bill. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
This is good
Nocturno de Chile, a novella I think about all the time as it captures the global Right’s definitional ressentiment of writers and intellectuals, has turned 25. Vicente Undurraga on the work’s lasting power and real-life referents from the Pinochet dictatorship revistasantiago.cl/literatura/t...
Tratado de la aceptación - por Vicente Undurraga - Revista Santiago
<p>Se cumplieron 25 años de Nocturno de Chile, la novela que Bolaño escribió después de Los detectives salvajes y en la que ficciona, entre otras, la historia de Mariana Callejas que había leído en un...
revistasantiago.cl
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Nocturno de Chile, a novella I think about all the time as it captures the global Right’s definitional ressentiment of writers and intellectuals, has turned 25. Vicente Undurraga on the work’s lasting power and real-life referents from the Pinochet dictatorship revistasantiago.cl/literatura/t...
I will never get tired of reading intelligent commentary, reminiscences and analysis of Miles Davis www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
‘He used the trumpet as a songbird’: 100 years of Miles Davis, by jazz greats Sonny Rollins, Yazz Ahmed and more
Ahead of the centenary of Davis’s birth, musicians including Terence Blanchard and John Scofield analyse his brilliance: from his soft phrasing and spiritual feel to his raspy cussing and leather outf...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I will never get tired of reading intelligent commentary, reminiscences and analysis of Miles Davis www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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If you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
Another London, by Hari Kunzru
Excavating the disenchanted city
harpers.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
If you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
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“We have been asked to call the centrist response to this presidency “moderation.” Recent events make it clear we should recognize it as appeasement.”
Excellent piece by @rauchway.bsky.social about the importance of building an enduring coalition capable of recovery and reform.
Excellent piece by @rauchway.bsky.social about the importance of building an enduring coalition capable of recovery and reform.
We need reconstruction, not restoration—as FDR knew.
Eric Rauchway responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
“We have been asked to call the centrist response to this presidency “moderation.” Recent events make it clear we should recognize it as appeasement.”
Excellent piece by @rauchway.bsky.social about the importance of building an enduring coalition capable of recovery and reform.
Excellent piece by @rauchway.bsky.social about the importance of building an enduring coalition capable of recovery and reform.
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“It was awesome. I was able to do the raid without leaving my home and ship my family off to an immigrant detention center all before 9 a.m.” said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mark Hammond
ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family
CHICAGO—Saying he couldn’t remember the last time an immigration raid had been so convenient, fast, or fun, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mark Hammond reportedly scored an easy win Monday ...
theonion.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“It was awesome. I was able to do the raid without leaving my home and ship my family off to an immigrant detention center all before 9 a.m.” said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mark Hammond