@radiofreetom.bsky.social what are Trump's options for pardoning Hegseth? Does the pardon have to specifically mention the crime, or can it be a blanket pardon? Can Hegseth legally continue to serve as SecDef after being pardoned for an offense that would ordinarily get him court-martialed?

@lawyeroyer.com Ms. Oyer - if Trump issues a pardon to Hegseth, does it have to be specific to what the offense is (e.g. murder on the high seas), or can it just be a general pardon for an infinite number of violations of military law?

@radiofreetom.bsky.social As I understand Trump's pardon power, it's for federal crimes. Does this extend to cover a war crime carried out by a member of the military?

OK - so Lawrence O'Donnell convincingly explains the decisions leading to the democrats ending the shutdown. Can't Chuck Schumer designate someone who can speak for him to explain this stuff? That's the same problem Biden had. You have to be able to communicate with people.

Has anyone checked to see if the Epstein files were being stored in the East Wing?

paul krugman's newsletter from today "why does the right reject progress?" is one of the very best he has written, in my opinion.

@repdangoldman.bsky.social I wish we had a new term other than "Banana Republic". I don't think that term fully meets the moment we're in

@txlawyer.bsky.social If I understand Josh at tpm correctly, he's saying that Trump is making deals with universities and law firms in his personal capacity, asserting to them that he will not sic the federal government on them. And his SC immunity may not cover that. Do you agree?

@txlawyer.bsky.social what do you think will happen w Abbott's failure to call for a special election to fill rep. Turner's seat? Can he just delay indefinitely or will he be forced to set a date for the election?

Going back and forth between very worried and somewhat hopeful. Today is starting out as very worried

It's beginning to feel like it felt during the worst days of Covid lockdown - not sure food is safe, not sure about what diseases might be lurking with no one giving any information about them, doesn't feel safe to get on a plane - this stinks!

Do States have adequate Food Safety agencies to fill the gap that will be caused by the FDA being missing in action?

I know the democrats are limited in what they can actually do right now, but can't anyone who has some JUICE get into a position to start making some noise? I think Ben Wikler could have done that.

Why doesn't Jeff Bezos just sell the Washington Post? That seems like one of the only ways to regain some credibility at this point

Does the Supreme Court's immunity ruling have any effect on the Vice President's conduct or communications? In other words, the regular rules still apply to Vance, correct?