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Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social · 1h

The Posse Comitatus Act began as a reactionary move against Reconstruction, blocking the Army from protecting newly freed citizens.

Now, in a bitter twist, it’s one of the few guardrails left to defend democracy. Our new episode is up.
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The Rule of Law on Trial — Jake Tapper on America’s Legal Crossroads

Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 10/09/2025 · 1h 10m

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 1h

Mike Mattler is truly the expert I'd want to hear from most on Trump's EO that appears to extend US security guarantees to #Qatar - former lead Executive branch treaty lawyer, former counsel at SFRC.

Read his analysis of the key Qs and how to think about them:

www.justsecurity.org/122118/trump...

Some Questions About Trump’s Order Pledging to Defend Qatar’s Security

Trump's EO on Qatar raises a number of important legal and policy questions that merit careful consideration by Congress and the public.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 14h

The Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Census Bureau. The CDC. The FDA. Now NOAA. There's seemingly no source of government data that Trump doesn't want to be able to corrupt.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

Hey cool the NOAA guy who was found to have violated the agency's code of ethics for his role in Sharpiegate has been confirmed as the head of NOAA.

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 18h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 18h

Today, Trump said: “We took the freedom of speech away.”

The political ground has shifted so dramatically for the worse that this isn’t a major scandal.

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Trump says 'we took the freedom of speech away' with flag burning order

Trump says 'we took the freedom of speech away' with flag burning orderSource: Reuters

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 21h

Secretary Rubio has this wrong.

The US is not currently engaged in hostilities with Houthis or Iranian proxies, so there's no termination required.

And the resolution specifically states it does NOT prevent the US "from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack"

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 21h

Dog Whistle? More Like Yappy Bark
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Dog Whistle? More Like Yappy Bark

Stephen Miller is out of control

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student”

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Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student | News | The Harvard Crimson

In his first nine months as Secretary of War, Pete B. Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and diversity programs. But in 2013, as a Harvard Kennedy School master’s student, Hegseth advocated for...

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1d

Transnational violent extremism poses a national security threat to Western countries. How those nations deal with the threat varies based on their legal authorities.

Thomas E. Brzozowski writes that all would benefit if countries coordinated their response.

www.justsecurity.org/121760/synch...

Strategic Synchronization of Sanctions and Designations Regimes

If the U.S. and foreign partners could strategically deploy their counterterrorism programs to target a common enemy, all would benefit.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.

Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.

Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

This guy is such a dumb dipshit. How do you have “plenary authority” when you are using authority under power delegated by a statute (which you just cited) that contains specific conditions and limitations?? I am guessing he realized how idiotic he sounded the minute it came out of his mouth

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 1d

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

My own story on the raid is here:

What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism
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From The Economist

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

Look at how this MAGA propagandist, Benny Johnson, spins this scene: “army of Antifa.”

It’s a small group of people and a guy in chicken suit.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

And she’s standing on that roof because…checks video…there are about 10 people and a guy in a chicken suit down below.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

Look at how this MAGA propagandist, Benny Johnson, spins this scene: “army of Antifa.”

It’s a small group of people and a guy in chicken suit.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d

Swatting attacks are sometimes dismissed as pranks or hoaxes.

But @mackenzieharms.bsky.social writes that they’ve wreaked havoc on college campuses this year. She examines the network of extremists behind many of the attacks.

www.justsecurity.org/121652/nihil...

Swatting Attacks and Nihilistic Violent Extremism: A Primer

The start of the 2025 academic year has been met with a string of swatting attacks on universities across the United States. An online group called Purgatory – part of a nihilistic violent extremist n...

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you @coons.senate.gov.

The AG is unwilling to discuss law, but Senators must not acquiesce in lawlessness.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump has delivered the two most dangerous speeches by a president in our nation’s history:

1. Jan. 6, 2021: Inciting a mob to target his own VP in an attempt to overturn a democratic election.

2. Sept. 30, 2025: Declaring war against American cities in a speech before military leaders.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 8d

How many Americans realize Trump declared war on Democrat-run cities in front of military leaders today?

“That’s a war too. It’s a war from within,” Trump said, after claiming “we’re going to straighten them out one by one” - in reference to four major American cities.

Dangerous & disgraceful.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller’s nightmare.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2d

Flashing red light: a top federal prosecutor REJECTED pressure to indict NY AG Letitia James

Career DOJ lawyers aren’t giving to Trump’s revenge campaign

Now what will Bondi & Halligan do?

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Top prosecutor is rejecting Trump pressure to charge New York AG

A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.

www.msnbc.com

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