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
Can't wait to see how a phalanx of NYTimes reporters explain this one away
One thing that seems to be missing from the chunks of the new Epstein files that I've read: actual financial advice. Unless these documents are unrepresentative in some way, I'm increasingly open to the idea that Epstein's primary business was blackmail.
Me, after seeing all the communications between the elites in the Epstein files. I'm either going to become a full-blown paranoid conspiracy theorist or The Joker.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Can't wait to see how a phalanx of NYTimes reporters explain this one away
Krasner will outlast both Shapiro and Fetterman, to the great credit of Philadelphia
Gov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to Nazis
www.inquirer.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Krasner will outlast both Shapiro and Fetterman, to the great credit of Philadelphia
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A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
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Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
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Seeing all the “professional” activists go after Stancil is negatively polarizing me into a stance that Minnesota is winning because it’s normal people rising to the occasion and pushing a lot of activist nonsense out of the way by doing it
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Seeing all the “professional” activists go after Stancil is negatively polarizing me into a stance that Minnesota is winning because it’s normal people rising to the occasion and pushing a lot of activist nonsense out of the way by doing it
My cousin’s friend said it was actually $14 _trillion_
Rep. Tim Burchett: "When you pay your taxes this year, remember the $14 billion that illegal Somalis stole from you"
February 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
My cousin’s friend said it was actually $14 _trillion_
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Why is a Columbia University protester still in a detention center in Texas? Texas Democrats are accusing the president of holding Leqaa Kordia as a "political prisoner." thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/30/t...
Texas Democrats Demand Release of ‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia, Compare ICE Facility to ‘Internment Camps’
State Rep. Salman Bhojani said the 33-year-old is living in inhumane conditions and has been running “a high fever for several days.”
thebarbedwire.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Why is a Columbia University protester still in a detention center in Texas? Texas Democrats are accusing the president of holding Leqaa Kordia as a "political prisoner." thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/30/t...
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Compelling piece which argues that the events of 2020 to 2023 saw a shift away from US thinking that MENA's stability relied on a balance of power between the KSA and IRI towards an overt underwriting of Israeli regional domination, which in turn has compelled other states to unite against this.
Iran and the New Geopolitical Moment
A coalition of states is seeking to avert a U.S. attack, and Israel is in the forefront of their mind.
carnegieendowment.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Compelling piece which argues that the events of 2020 to 2023 saw a shift away from US thinking that MENA's stability relied on a balance of power between the KSA and IRI towards an overt underwriting of Israeli regional domination, which in turn has compelled other states to unite against this.
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A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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A study for a concertina structure on isometric graph paper.
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
A study for a concertina structure on isometric graph paper.
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Trump has finally delivered the Jade Helm presidency the far right warned of in 2015: a techno-authoritarian assault on the White House’s enemies. Only now instead of raising an alarm over a hoax, they’re cheering the real thing.
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency
Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Trump has finally delivered the Jade Helm presidency the far right warned of in 2015: a techno-authoritarian assault on the White House’s enemies. Only now instead of raising an alarm over a hoax, they’re cheering the real thing.
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
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The greatest success of the "constitutional sheriff" movement has been to mainstream the idea that you "can't legislate" sheriffs. Just gotta wait until that election!
www.sheriffs.org/sites/defaul...
www.sheriffs.org/sites/defaul...
www.sheriffs.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The greatest success of the "constitutional sheriff" movement has been to mainstream the idea that you "can't legislate" sheriffs. Just gotta wait until that election!
www.sheriffs.org/sites/defaul...
www.sheriffs.org/sites/defaul...
I see a lot of negative reactions to this post but it correctly highlights that the nationalism is louder and stronger than the racism in the ICE/CBP siege of Minneapolis, Maine, L.A. and in Trumpism more generally
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I see a lot of negative reactions to this post but it correctly highlights that the nationalism is louder and stronger than the racism in the ICE/CBP siege of Minneapolis, Maine, L.A. and in Trumpism more generally
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Early last year I approached Rep Gimenez with an offer to work together to protect immigrants in his district & mine. He rudely told me he had his own strategy & walked off.
Apparently his strategy was to do nothing for over a year to actually stop this.
Miami deserves better.
Apparently his strategy was to do nothing for over a year to actually stop this.
Miami deserves better.
Gimenez: "We've been warning the administration about the enforcement that's been going on. We thought there should've been a course correction a long time ago, and now I guess it's gonna be forced on us by the Democrats. We should've been focusing on criminals and gang members, not grandmothers."
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Early last year I approached Rep Gimenez with an offer to work together to protect immigrants in his district & mine. He rudely told me he had his own strategy & walked off.
Apparently his strategy was to do nothing for over a year to actually stop this.
Miami deserves better.
Apparently his strategy was to do nothing for over a year to actually stop this.
Miami deserves better.
Schumer will not be the Democratic candidate for the senate seat he now holds in 2028
Stomach-turning that our opposition party Senate leader visibly cares more about funding the Israeli military than about cutting funding for ICE/CBP
Doesn't seem like this should be his job
February 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Schumer will not be the Democratic candidate for the senate seat he now holds in 2028
Stomach-turning that our opposition party Senate leader visibly cares more about funding the Israeli military than about cutting funding for ICE/CBP
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Stomach-turning that our opposition party Senate leader visibly cares more about funding the Israeli military than about cutting funding for ICE/CBP
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kind of striking how many main characters in Trump II are obviously and severely disturbed nymag.com/intelligence...
Nancy Mace Is Not Okay
“Something’s broken. The motherboard’s fried. We’re short-circuiting somewhere.”
nymag.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
kind of striking how many main characters in Trump II are obviously and severely disturbed nymag.com/intelligence...
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Today, Patrick Driessen (@pdriessentax.bsky.social) explains how Big Pharma uses the threat of relocation to secure outrageous tax breaks.
The result: Big Pharma booked $400 billion in U.S. drug sales in 2022, yet reported close to zero taxable income.
The result: Big Pharma booked $400 billion in U.S. drug sales in 2022, yet reported close to zero taxable income.
Big Pharma’s Get-Out-of-U.S.-Tax-Free Card
While many industries excel at not paying U.S. corporate taxes, the pharmaceutical industry takes the cake – despite $400 billion in prescription drug sales in 2022, Big Pharma claimed to have close…
lpeproject.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Today, Patrick Driessen (@pdriessentax.bsky.social) explains how Big Pharma uses the threat of relocation to secure outrageous tax breaks.
The result: Big Pharma booked $400 billion in U.S. drug sales in 2022, yet reported close to zero taxable income.
The result: Big Pharma booked $400 billion in U.S. drug sales in 2022, yet reported close to zero taxable income.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Yes, it’s the duty of government to actually build and maintain mental institutions that aren’t abuse-ridden hellscapes, funded by progressive taxation. Too much fake-smart, know-nothing defeatism about this (and other projects) in the U.S.
I think you're right about all this, and the socialist view often gets articulated (& formed) in reaction to proposals and rhetoric about increasing the government's authority to arrest/commit people WITHOUT any increase to the capacity or quality of mental health facilities. That won't solve much!
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Yes, it’s the duty of government to actually build and maintain mental institutions that aren’t abuse-ridden hellscapes, funded by progressive taxation. Too much fake-smart, know-nothing defeatism about this (and other projects) in the U.S.
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This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
We need well-funded quality mental institutions and legal authority to commit people to them. Achieving this goes against the libertarianism of both Right (anti-tax jihadists) and Libs (“Belligerent schizoids in the parks & subways are the essence of a free society”) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Opinion | Why Is My Son Being Left to Die on the Streets?
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
We need well-funded quality mental institutions and legal authority to commit people to them. Achieving this goes against the libertarianism of both Right (anti-tax jihadists) and Libs (“Belligerent schizoids in the parks & subways are the essence of a free society”) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
Amazing the apocalyptic language that even urbane, liberal pols like Pelosi use to describe their commitment to subsidizing the Israeli military from Americans’ weekly paychecks
oh my god i totally forgot one of them actually said it
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Amazing the apocalyptic language that even urbane, liberal pols like Pelosi use to describe their commitment to subsidizing the Israeli military from Americans’ weekly paychecks