@andersondrew.bsky.social
lowercase “d” democrat. Send lawyers, guns, and money.
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i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
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This is a fascinating document. Not so much because it provides any new detail, but because the tension between carrying water for the administration and squeamishness about gunning down random civilians is palpable, on the part of both the reporter and her sources. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘Highly problematic’: Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response
Even supporters of the president fear that the administration’s approach risks undermining public confidence in the ongoing investigation.
www.politico.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This is a fascinating document. Not so much because it provides any new detail, but because the tension between carrying water for the administration and squeamishness about gunning down random civilians is palpable, on the part of both the reporter and her sources. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
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In her dissent, Judge Pan says the emerging view of executive power by Trump and his backers in the courts "concentrates excessive power in the President and thus paves the way to autocracy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In her dissent, Judge Pan says the emerging view of executive power by Trump and his backers in the courts "concentrates excessive power in the President and thus paves the way to autocracy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
In her dissent, Judge Pan says the emerging view of executive power by Trump and his backers in the courts "concentrates excessive power in the President and thus paves the way to autocracy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
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Yes, nothing screams transparency more than the Attorney General and FBI Director summoning a member of Congress to the White House so they could try to convince her to help hide documents that might implicate the president in a scheme to sex traffic underage girls with a pedophile
Q: Given you answers about transparency, why are WH officials meeting with Boebert in an effort to get her to not sign the Epstein files petition?
LEAVITT: Doesn't it show transparency that members of the Trump administration are willing to brief members of Congress?
LEAVITT: Doesn't it show transparency that members of the Trump administration are willing to brief members of Congress?
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Yes, nothing screams transparency more than the Attorney General and FBI Director summoning a member of Congress to the White House so they could try to convince her to help hide documents that might implicate the president in a scheme to sex traffic underage girls with a pedophile
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A divided three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted a preliminary injunction barring deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
BREAKING: Federal appellate panel rejects Trump’s deportations under wartime law
Federal appellate panel rejects Trump’s deportations under wartime law
The federal panel ruled that Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, finding no invasion or “predatory incursion” had occurred.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
A divided three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted a preliminary injunction barring deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
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Today’s Executive Order creating a *nationwide* military “quick reaction force” and setting up an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers is one of the scariest things I’ve seen in U.S. politics in my adult life. Why is it not getting more attention?
August 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Today’s Executive Order creating a *nationwide* military “quick reaction force” and setting up an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers is one of the scariest things I’ve seen in U.S. politics in my adult life. Why is it not getting more attention?
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my beef with so many centrist democrats is honestly less their ideology than their total lack of political instincts. the actual public is going wild with epstein speculation and this anonymous idiot is skeptical that it is playing outside of washington www.axios.com/2025/07/24/j...
"This whole thing is just such bulls**t": Not every Democrat wants to talk about Epstein
"I don't think this issue is big outside the Beltway," one prominent centrist House Democrat told Axios.
www.axios.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
my beef with so many centrist democrats is honestly less their ideology than their total lack of political instincts. the actual public is going wild with epstein speculation and this anonymous idiot is skeptical that it is playing outside of washington www.axios.com/2025/07/24/j...
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you will be able to tell a lot about media publications by which choose to cover bove's confirmation as a scandal - until trump it would've been the biggest scandal in the history of the DOJ - and which choose to cover it as "another big win for trump"
NEW: A second whistleblower and former DOJ attorney has produced evidence that backs up allegations that Trump's court pick Emil Bove told DOJ attorneys to defy court orders, mislead judges and say "fuck you" to judges who rule against them, says whistleblower group. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Second Whistleblower Backs Up Claims Emil Bove Told DOJ Lawyers To Defy Court Orders
www.huffpost.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
you will be able to tell a lot about media publications by which choose to cover bove's confirmation as a scandal - until trump it would've been the biggest scandal in the history of the DOJ - and which choose to cover it as "another big win for trump"
This headline should read “Israel starves Gazan children by blocking aide, killing civilians at aid sites.” Instead the title and subtitle don’t even mention Israel, and leave impression that the hunger is the result of a ‘conflict’ rather than one belligerent’s—Israel’s—systematic blocking of aid.
July 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This headline should read “Israel starves Gazan children by blocking aide, killing civilians at aid sites.” Instead the title and subtitle don’t even mention Israel, and leave impression that the hunger is the result of a ‘conflict’ rather than one belligerent’s—Israel’s—systematic blocking of aid.
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average online discussion tbh
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
average online discussion tbh
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Trump: This is somebody nobody else can do. We will get the drug prices down… 1000% 600% 500% 1500%. Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Trump: This is somebody nobody else can do. We will get the drug prices down… 1000% 600% 500% 1500%. Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.
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Neguse: Only in Washington, D.C. could politicians come to the floor and brag about cutting $9 billion from rural radio stations while two weeks ago they voted to increase the deficit by $4 trillion. Spare us these lectures.
July 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Neguse: Only in Washington, D.C. could politicians come to the floor and brag about cutting $9 billion from rural radio stations while two weeks ago they voted to increase the deficit by $4 trillion. Spare us these lectures.
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McGovern: And trying to blame Democrats for Jeffrey Epstein, who was president when Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell? Donald Trump. And who is in charge now blocking the release of the files? Donald Trump.
July 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
McGovern: And trying to blame Democrats for Jeffrey Epstein, who was president when Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell? Donald Trump. And who is in charge now blocking the release of the files? Donald Trump.
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"...graduates in computer science, computer engineering and graphic design all have unemployment rates at 7% or greater; young workers who hold a number of much-maligned humanities degrees—including English, history and philosophy—are all more hirable."
I didn’t find any of the explanations for what’s going on with the bad job market for new college grads satisfying, so I spent a week trying to figure out what was up and what it means for the larger economy. Turns out it’s not AI! Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What the Tough Job Market for New College Grads Says About the Economy
A sudden lack of career mobility is a problem for every worker.
www.bloomberg.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"...graduates in computer science, computer engineering and graphic design all have unemployment rates at 7% or greater; young workers who hold a number of much-maligned humanities degrees—including English, history and philosophy—are all more hirable."
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Honestly, the NY Times outdid them. Their lede actually makes it seem as if Republicans were against the bill. They don't say "some" Republicans. They don't say "Despite approving it". To a casual reader, skimming headlines, they make it seem as if GOP objected, Democrats did nothing.
Incredible.
Incredible.
July 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Honestly, the NY Times outdid them. Their lede actually makes it seem as if Republicans were against the bill. They don't say "some" Republicans. They don't say "Despite approving it". To a casual reader, skimming headlines, they make it seem as if GOP objected, Democrats did nothing.
Incredible.
Incredible.
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I have to say, I don't think "recognizing incredibly wealthy individuals" is a skill that I value highly among civil servants
July 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I have to say, I don't think "recognizing incredibly wealthy individuals" is a skill that I value highly among civil servants
Today the U.S. Military conducted a “show of presence” on U.S. soil. They issued a “high” threat assessment for the “Los Angeles Joint Operations Area,” otherwise known as LA, the U.S. city. But based on their mission summary, you’d think they were planning to deploy to Fallujah ‘04 or Kabul ‘21.
I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"
Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles “Show of Presence”
Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure
www.kenklippenstein.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Today the U.S. Military conducted a “show of presence” on U.S. soil. They issued a “high” threat assessment for the “Los Angeles Joint Operations Area,” otherwise known as LA, the U.S. city. But based on their mission summary, you’d think they were planning to deploy to Fallujah ‘04 or Kabul ‘21.
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I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"
Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles “Show of Presence”
Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure
www.kenklippenstein.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"
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New, from me:
The Times published a piece accusing a man born in Africa as claiming to be African-American in a failed college admission.
They viewed this story to be newsworthy enough to grant anonymity to a eugenicist working with hacked personal data.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-afrai...
The Times published a piece accusing a man born in Africa as claiming to be African-American in a failed college admission.
They viewed this story to be newsworthy enough to grant anonymity to a eugenicist working with hacked personal data.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-afrai...
Who's Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
And what it means to be an immigrant on July 4th
donmoynihan.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
New, from me:
The Times published a piece accusing a man born in Africa as claiming to be African-American in a failed college admission.
They viewed this story to be newsworthy enough to grant anonymity to a eugenicist working with hacked personal data.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-afrai...
The Times published a piece accusing a man born in Africa as claiming to be African-American in a failed college admission.
They viewed this story to be newsworthy enough to grant anonymity to a eugenicist working with hacked personal data.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-afrai...
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Reporter: Do the tariff rates change at all on July 9th or do they change on August 1st?
Trump: What are you talking about?
Reporter: Tariff rates. Do they change on July 9th or August 1st?
Trump: They're going to be tariffs. The tariffs are going to be the tariffs.
Trump: What are you talking about?
Reporter: Tariff rates. Do they change on July 9th or August 1st?
Trump: They're going to be tariffs. The tariffs are going to be the tariffs.
July 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Reporter: Do the tariff rates change at all on July 9th or do they change on August 1st?
Trump: What are you talking about?
Reporter: Tariff rates. Do they change on July 9th or August 1st?
Trump: They're going to be tariffs. The tariffs are going to be the tariffs.
Trump: What are you talking about?
Reporter: Tariff rates. Do they change on July 9th or August 1st?
Trump: They're going to be tariffs. The tariffs are going to be the tariffs.
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JUST IN: Trump admin now again calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation "a one off mistake...an administrative error." Didn't they fire a lawyer and suspend another for saying this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
JUST IN: Trump admin now again calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation "a one off mistake...an administrative error." Didn't they fire a lawyer and suspend another for saying this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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As Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager report, House Republican holdouts were apparently swayed to support President Trump’s tax and spending bill by signed merch and photographs with the president.
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
As Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager report, House Republican holdouts were apparently swayed to support President Trump’s tax and spending bill by signed merch and photographs with the president.
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pro-tip: if you're feeling like everything is kinda arbitrary and pointless, focusing on federal-level politics might not be the best cure
July 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
pro-tip: if you're feeling like everything is kinda arbitrary and pointless, focusing on federal-level politics might not be the best cure