Bill Fouché
@bill-fouche.bsky.social
Lawyer (newly retired), lifelong liberal, Unitarian-Universalist, cat person, Sondheim fan.
I liked Texas better when Ann Richards ran it and E.Muskrat lived elsewhere.
I rarely respond to messages.
I liked Texas better when Ann Richards ran it and E.Muskrat lived elsewhere.
I rarely respond to messages.
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“The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Rich Lowry is a bigoted piece of shit whose existence makes America a worse place. He's vapid patrician gentility used to mask gutter racism. He's a Brooks Brothers pocket square used to wipe Nick Fuentes' ass.
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Rich Lowry is a bigoted piece of shit whose existence makes America a worse place. He's vapid patrician gentility used to mask gutter racism. He's a Brooks Brothers pocket square used to wipe Nick Fuentes' ass.
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NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
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December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
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The FBI Director for the United States of America, everyone. This is where we are at. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Kash Patel: "If Eric Swalwell wants to come online and talk about what jacket size I wear, I'm hearing to send him a women's medium so him and Fang Fang can go out again."
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The FBI Director for the United States of America, everyone. This is where we are at. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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"IBM's CEO walked through some napkin math on data centers— and said that there's 'no way' to turn a profit at current costs... Krishna was skeptical that current tech would reach AGI, putting the likelihood between 0-1%."
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
finance.yahoo.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"IBM's CEO walked through some napkin math on data centers— and said that there's 'no way' to turn a profit at current costs... Krishna was skeptical that current tech would reach AGI, putting the likelihood between 0-1%."
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Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
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Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
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O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
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Were I this admiral's lawyer, I would probably strongly advise him to take the Fifth unless the committee grants him testimonial use immunity.
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Were I this admiral's lawyer, I would probably strongly advise him to take the Fifth unless the committee grants him testimonial use immunity.
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One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
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MAGA is a hate movement. Megyn Kelly said:
"I not only wanna see them killed in the water...but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out"
Combine that w/Hegseth acting like a teen pulling the legs off a spider:
"I not only wanna see them killed in the water...but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out"
Combine that w/Hegseth acting like a teen pulling the legs off a spider:
Imagine being a career officer in the chain of command on Trump's boat bombings. You have deep moral and legal concerns about them. Your faith in leadership is shaky. Then you see Pete Hegseth tweet out a sadistic cartoon about it. Must be awful.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
MAGA is a hate movement. Megyn Kelly said:
"I not only wanna see them killed in the water...but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out"
Combine that w/Hegseth acting like a teen pulling the legs off a spider:
"I not only wanna see them killed in the water...but I'd really like to see them suffer. I would like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out"
Combine that w/Hegseth acting like a teen pulling the legs off a spider:
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Bad news for Hegseth, it turns out the Pentagon is a big bureaucracy filled with people who got there because they know how to fight bureaucratic battles and they will wait for you to lie about something then leak details about it. Who knew?
A most important question on the Sept. 2 double-tap strike is who had "target engagement authority" (TEA).
Wall Street Journal:
"A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike."
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
Wall Street Journal:
"A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike."
www.wsj.com/politics/whi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Bad news for Hegseth, it turns out the Pentagon is a big bureaucracy filled with people who got there because they know how to fight bureaucratic battles and they will wait for you to lie about something then leak details about it. Who knew?
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Sen. Mark Kelly: "For most of Donald Trump's career, bullying people has worked out for him, but not now, because I won't let it happen. President Trump is trying to silence me, threatening to kill me for saying this true, and he sent his secretary after me, and it's not going to work."
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: "For most of Donald Trump's career, bullying people has worked out for him, but not now, because I won't let it happen. President Trump is trying to silence me, threatening to kill me for saying this true, and he sent his secretary after me, and it's not going to work."
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
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"People are asking, 'How can I afford this?' ..
'There are people who are in debt and living paycheck to paycheck.'"
'There are people who are in debt and living paycheck to paycheck.'"
Meanwhile, Page One of the @wsj.com on the same day:
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"People are asking, 'How can I afford this?' ..
'There are people who are in debt and living paycheck to paycheck.'"
'There are people who are in debt and living paycheck to paycheck.'"
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GOLDMAN: “.. while we still do not find a relationship between labor market outcomes and AI exposure .., companies that have discussed AI in the context of their workforce have cut job openings more sharply this year.”
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
GOLDMAN: “.. while we still do not find a relationship between labor market outcomes and AI exposure .., companies that have discussed AI in the context of their workforce have cut job openings more sharply this year.”
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"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
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#ICYMI: I wrote about the chaotic flood of immigration detention cases caused by the Trump administration's attempt to reclassify *millions* of migrants who have lived here for years/decades as "arriving aliens," and the remarkably broad (and growing) array of federal judges who keep rejecting it:
195. The Immigration Detention Flood
The Trump administration's attempt to quietly—but massively—expand who can be detained pending their removal has been met with overwhelming pushback from a remarkably large number of district courts.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#ICYMI: I wrote about the chaotic flood of immigration detention cases caused by the Trump administration's attempt to reclassify *millions* of migrants who have lived here for years/decades as "arriving aliens," and the remarkably broad (and growing) array of federal judges who keep rejecting it:
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Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
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This is insane. Any material a prof thinks is necessary but isn’t for formal licensing has to get the signoff of the chair, then dean, then provost?
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is insane. Any material a prof thinks is necessary but isn’t for formal licensing has to get the signoff of the chair, then dean, then provost?
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
This is an absolutely mockery of academic freedom.
I feel like Texas Tech HAS to lose its accreditation for this, no? It’s preposterous.
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Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
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Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
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This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
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After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
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