TJ Wells
@twells.bsky.social
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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CONFIRMS FBI HAS REQUESTED INTERVIEWS WITH SIX U.S. LAWMAKERS WHO WARNED ABOUT ILLEGAL MILITARY ORDERS
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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UPDATE: Another recusal. Suit goes from Judge Kate Menendez (Biden) to Judge Jerry W. Blackwell (Biden). Also birdie told me earlier recusal by Judge Bryan likely due to his wife being MN Solicitor General.
RECUSAL WATCH: Judge Jeffrey Bryan (Biden) recuses from Trump DOJ suit v. Minnesota and Minneapolis over sanctuary laws. Re-assigned to Judge Kate Menendez (Biden). Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in United States v. State of Minnesota (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-03798) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, City of St. Paul, Minnesota, Keith Ellison, Hennepin County, Minnesota, State of Minnesota, Dawanna S. Witt filed by United States of America. No summ...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
UPDATE: Another recusal. Suit goes from Judge Kate Menendez (Biden) to Judge Jerry W. Blackwell (Biden). Also birdie told me earlier recusal by Judge Bryan likely due to his wife being MN Solicitor General.
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Not mentioned is how more prevalent teen pregnancy is in red states.
Amazing what birth control does for people.
Amazing what birth control does for people.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Not mentioned is how more prevalent teen pregnancy is in red states.
Amazing what birth control does for people.
Amazing what birth control does for people.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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“Vance and his hard-right janissaries have long wanted Rubio gone … It seems they outmanoeuvred him by drafting and leaking the plan behind his back, then forcing his capitulation after he denounced it.”
Wherein I do a bit of Kremlinology around the White House's chaotic Ukraine peace negotiations. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Justin Ling: American leadership looks chaotic. The truth may be more sinister
A recent flip-flop on Ukraine may be less a sign of disorganization than infighting.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Vance and his hard-right janissaries have long wanted Rubio gone … It seems they outmanoeuvred him by drafting and leaking the plan behind his back, then forcing his capitulation after he denounced it.”
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Worst retail sales print since May.
US RETAIL SALES (MOM) (SEP) ACTUAL: 0.2% VS 0.6% PREVIOUS; EST 0.4%
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Worst retail sales print since May.
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Highest since May.
*US SEPT. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 2.7% Y/Y; EST. +2.6%
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Highest since May.
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"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
US ADP EMPLOYMENT CHANGE WEEKLY ACTUAL: -13.5K VS -2.50K PREVIOUS
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is seeking to humiliate an American hero.
Senator Kelly flew 39 combat missions during the Gulf War in 1991 and flew four space shuttle missions (commanding two of them).
Senator Kelly flew 39 combat missions during the Gulf War in 1991 and flew four space shuttle missions (commanding two of them).
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is seeking to humiliate an American hero.
Senator Kelly flew 39 combat missions during the Gulf War in 1991 and flew four space shuttle missions (commanding two of them).
Senator Kelly flew 39 combat missions during the Gulf War in 1991 and flew four space shuttle missions (commanding two of them).
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The Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly, over a video urging service members to refuse to follow “unlawful orders,” may be a political gift.
Here's why:
punchbowl.news/article/sena...
Here's why:
punchbowl.news/article/sena...
Is DOD targeting Kelly a political gift?
President Donald Trump’s administration may have handed Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) the biggest in-kind contribution of his career.
punchbowl.news
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly, over a video urging service members to refuse to follow “unlawful orders,” may be a political gift.
Here's why:
punchbowl.news/article/sena...
Here's why:
punchbowl.news/article/sena...
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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On this pod:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
Trump's prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James fell apart precisely because he ousted career prosecutors who insisted on following facts and law. His installation of a pliant stooge is what blew up in his face.
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hits new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is running aground—and why he’s at fault for all of ...
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
On this pod:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
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Five discharge petitions have succeeded since Johnson became speaker.
That’s more than the prior three decades, says Politico: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
That’s more than the prior three decades, says Politico: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Five discharge petitions have succeeded since Johnson became speaker.
That’s more than the prior three decades, says Politico: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
That’s more than the prior three decades, says Politico: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
They could just take their power back? But they’re too afraid of a primary challenge!
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
They could just take their power back? But they’re too afraid of a primary challenge!
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I said constantly between the 2022 and 2024 that Trump could very well win Nevada if he ran again. He did. Book it now: Democrats have a chance of flipping the governorship, at least two seats and if they are lucky, a Senate seat in Iowa.
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I said constantly between the 2022 and 2024 that Trump could very well win Nevada if he ran again. He did. Book it now: Democrats have a chance of flipping the governorship, at least two seats and if they are lucky, a Senate seat in Iowa.
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Not beating the “America invades countries to grab their oil” allegations
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not beating the “America invades countries to grab their oil” allegations
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He literally tweeted this out.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He literally tweeted this out.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
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"Less requirements" such as the requirement to understand the difference between "less" and "fewer."
Linda McMahon: "The states will have less requirements because more money will go in block grants to the states ... I have called for a hard reset of education because we have failed our students."
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Less requirements" such as the requirement to understand the difference between "less" and "fewer."
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NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I thought this was America.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I thought this was America.
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If DOJ appeals, even if it wins, it will still have to overcome other landmines in the case, including whether the grand jury actually voted on the indictment.
If it doesn’t, it will be stuck with a court-appointed U.S. attorney who might not be inclined to indict either Comey or James again.
If it doesn’t, it will be stuck with a court-appointed U.S. attorney who might not be inclined to indict either Comey or James again.
Leavitt: “We believe the attorney in this case, Lindsey Halligan, is not only extremely qualified…but she was in fact legally appointed. And I know the DOJ will be appealing this in very short order.”
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If DOJ appeals, even if it wins, it will still have to overcome other landmines in the case, including whether the grand jury actually voted on the indictment.
If it doesn’t, it will be stuck with a court-appointed U.S. attorney who might not be inclined to indict either Comey or James again.
If it doesn’t, it will be stuck with a court-appointed U.S. attorney who might not be inclined to indict either Comey or James again.
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It's already been 10 years. Why not wait a little longer, huh?
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's already been 10 years. Why not wait a little longer, huh?