Zak Woodman
@zacharywoodman.bsky.social
Unapologetic neo-Pragmatist, Unterrified Hayekian, radical liberal. Podcast coordinator for @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social, Deputy Editor @NotesOnLiberty.bsky.social.
Pinned
Zak Woodman
@zacharywoodman.bsky.social
· Jun 11
This is a hilarious example of how conservatism's pretenses to limited government, skepticism of majoritarian rule, seperation of powers, and respect for the constitution was always bullshit. But Hillsdale College in particular is one of the most instructive examples of this phenomenon. A long🧵
The tree of liberty thirsts.
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The tree of liberty thirsts.
This is the press censoring itself to protect themselves from legal threats made by a fascist dictator.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is the press censoring itself to protect themselves from legal threats made by a fascist dictator.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
America's Gestapo continues its spree of violent human trafficking into concentration camps in defiance of court orders.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
America's Gestapo continues its spree of violent human trafficking into concentration camps in defiance of court orders.
America's Gestapo are tearing apart families and trafficking Children again.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
America's Gestapo are tearing apart families and trafficking Children again.
Trump is a murderer.
The proof that Trump must be removed
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) governs the conduct of every person in the United States military, and applies equally to all ranks and branches, whether in combat, or not.All service memb...
www.alternet.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Trump is a murderer.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
Trump didn’t read before posting:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Trump didn’t read before posting:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
Reposted by Zak Woodman
LOL. This is beyond parody.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
LOL. This is beyond parody.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
United States v. Dykes, 6 M.J. 744, 746 (N.C.M.R. 1978), navy court of military review,
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
United States v. Dykes, 6 M.J. 744, 746 (N.C.M.R. 1978), navy court of military review,
This is a fascist dictator declaring he wants to kill his political opposition for opposing his illegal use of the military to commit mass murder and violate the first amendment rights of citizens.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
Apparently this is about telling soldiers to resist unlawful orders? See linked story. www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...
FYI, it is a well-established legal principle that soldiers may (perhaps must) refuse unlawful orders. Couple cites in a subsequent post
FYI, it is a well-established legal principle that soldiers may (perhaps must) refuse unlawful orders. Couple cites in a subsequent post
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is a fascist dictator declaring he wants to kill his political opposition for opposing his illegal use of the military to commit mass murder and violate the first amendment rights of citizens.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
ICE criminal sees a teen driving down his street and pulls gun on the kid demanding ID—the boy's crime was looking Hispanic. The boy had just dropped off friends. Neighbors rushed out and stopped the harassment and police arrested the ICE gang member.
ICE agent arrested for pulling gun on Southern California teen, lawyer says
Editor’s note: Homeland Security told KTLA the suspect is not an ICE officer, despite the victim’s lawyer’s assertion, though the agency told the L.A. Times they cannot “comment on matters un…
ktla.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
ICE criminal sees a teen driving down his street and pulls gun on the kid demanding ID—the boy's crime was looking Hispanic. The boy had just dropped off friends. Neighbors rushed out and stopped the harassment and police arrested the ICE gang member.
As gross as he is evil as he is stupid.
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
As gross as he is evil as he is stupid.
All the old guard of the GOP policy establishment breaking the news that Trump's protectionism is a marked trade from Reagan conservatism is hilarious to me. Anyone with basic familiarity with this issue knows this, but GOP voters are so ignorant that Trump correctly thinks he can lie about this.
I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here's What He Really Thought About Tariffs | The Daily Economy
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump's tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
thedailyeconomy.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
All the old guard of the GOP policy establishment breaking the news that Trump's protectionism is a marked trade from Reagan conservatism is hilarious to me. Anyone with basic familiarity with this issue knows this, but GOP voters are so ignorant that Trump correctly thinks he can lie about this.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
Not an exaggeration.
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Not an exaggeration.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
The same day child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested, Steve Bannon was still communicating with him about filming. Epstein cancelled hours before his arrest, and in shock, Bannon replied: "You r not coming in?" /6
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The same day child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested, Steve Bannon was still communicating with him about filming. Epstein cancelled hours before his arrest, and in shock, Bannon replied: "You r not coming in?" /6
Reposted by Zak Woodman
At the same time, Bannon was helping Epstein craft a full media rehabilitation strategy: messaging, narrative, even a proposed documentary filmed on Epstein’s private island where he abused underage girls. /5
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
At the same time, Bannon was helping Epstein craft a full media rehabilitation strategy: messaging, narrative, even a proposed documentary filmed on Epstein’s private island where he abused underage girls. /5
Reposted by Zak Woodman
A week before his arrest, Epstein sent Bannon this, implying that #Trumpknew of their connection:
“Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends.”
Bannon replied: “Dangerous.” /4
“Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends.”
Bannon replied: “Dangerous.” /4
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A week before his arrest, Epstein sent Bannon this, implying that #Trumpknew of their connection:
“Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends.”
Bannon replied: “Dangerous.” /4
“Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends.”
Bannon replied: “Dangerous.” /4
Reposted by Zak Woodman
Epstein was relaying live, internal presidential thinking in the kind of detail available only to someone with close access to the Oval Office. And directly to Trump's former chief strategist, Bannon. These details only surfaced publicly months later /3
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Epstein was relaying live, internal presidential thinking in the kind of detail available only to someone with close access to the Oval Office. And directly to Trump's former chief strategist, Bannon. These details only surfaced publicly months later /3
Reposted by Zak Woodman
On 23 March 2019, Epstein texted Bannon Trump’s private view of his own Vice-President:
“Djt. Now really down on Pence … thinks Pompeo would be better vp … says pence not really loyal.”
This was not public at the time. /2
“Djt. Now really down on Pence … thinks Pompeo would be better vp … says pence not really loyal.”
This was not public at the time. /2
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
On 23 March 2019, Epstein texted Bannon Trump’s private view of his own Vice-President:
“Djt. Now really down on Pence … thinks Pompeo would be better vp … says pence not really loyal.”
This was not public at the time. /2
“Djt. Now really down on Pence … thinks Pompeo would be better vp … says pence not really loyal.”
This was not public at the time. /2
Every Accusation from a Fascist is a confession, part 10.4859*10^90
@bylinetimes.bsky.social previously revealed that in 2018, Bannon had sold to Epstein the idea of building a MAGA coalition as a vehicle to crush the Time's Up #MeToo movement - exactly as Epstein was feeding into his pro-Trump campaign /9 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
bylinetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every Accusation from a Fascist is a confession, part 10.4859*10^90
Reposted by Zak Woodman
DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
There are many problems with the constitution, but by far the most obviously stupid feature is presidential pardoning power. How the founders did not see this as ripe for abuse is absolutely insane to me.
Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” one lawyer said. “I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol.”
“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” one lawyer said. “I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol.”
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
There are many problems with the constitution, but by far the most obviously stupid feature is presidential pardoning power. How the founders did not see this as ripe for abuse is absolutely insane to me.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
Resign? She should be before the ICC for crimes against humanity.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Resign? She should be before the ICC for crimes against humanity.
Reposted by Zak Woodman
Pundits: Why didn't Kamala Harris run to the center on immigration?
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
November 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Pundits: Why didn't Kamala Harris run to the center on immigration?
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Reposted by Zak Woodman
Pundits: Kamala Harris shouldn't have prioritized identity issues!
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pundits: Kamala Harris shouldn't have prioritized identity issues!
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches:
Kamala Harris's campaign speeches: