@boosterterrik.bsky.social
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really important to emphasize that roberts' view of the executive branch as comprising a single individual is literally contradicted by the text of the constitution itself
“What America is witnessing is a remaking of the American presidency into something closer to a dictatorship,” Peter M. Shane argues. That project is the work of Chief Justice John Roberts:
How John Roberts Built the New American Presidency
The country is witnessing the creation of an all-powerful institution, and one man is responsible.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
really important to emphasize that roberts' view of the executive branch as comprising a single individual is literally contradicted by the text of the constitution itself
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Same play as California, whereby if states decline (as the Supreme Court has held that they can) to be commandeered for federal law enforcement purposes, their citizens will be punished with more goons in masks doing unconstitutional stuff.
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, says of sanctuary cities, “we’re gonna flood the zone” at a press conference at 1WTC regarding the off-duty CBP agent shot over the weekend. He’s criticizing media coverage about ICE targeting innocent migrants. dhs.gov/live
July 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Same play as California, whereby if states decline (as the Supreme Court has held that they can) to be commandeered for federal law enforcement purposes, their citizens will be punished with more goons in masks doing unconstitutional stuff.
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“Arrogant, strutting, quarrelsome kinglets”
July 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Arrogant, strutting, quarrelsome kinglets”
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I defy you to think of that line without thinking of people who are running the government
July 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I defy you to think of that line without thinking of people who are running the government
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Arbitrary power by unmerited racial right is superficially attractive to people who are deeply insecure. It would also do absolutely nothing to make them more secure, because they know at the end of the day that it is unmerited.
July 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Arbitrary power by unmerited racial right is superficially attractive to people who are deeply insecure. It would also do absolutely nothing to make them more secure, because they know at the end of the day that it is unmerited.
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Du Bois on what these assholes were really like
July 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Du Bois on what these assholes were really like
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“antisemitism tsar” is an incredible phrase
July 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“antisemitism tsar” is an incredible phrase
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Another CaturDog Day
Let it be
Let it be
July 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Another CaturDog Day
Let it be
Let it be
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hey, i made a terrible comic instead of working #makeaterriblecomicday2025
June 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
hey, i made a terrible comic instead of working #makeaterriblecomicday2025
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It's pretty grimly funny that the theory of regime change here seems to be 'maybe we could stick the Pahlavis (est. 1925) back, somehow?'
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It's pretty grimly funny that the theory of regime change here seems to be 'maybe we could stick the Pahlavis (est. 1925) back, somehow?'
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June 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Photos Trump's secret police beating and kidnapping an elderly landscaper who is the proud father of three Marines on active duty grabs the front page of London newspapers today. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Shocking video shows dad of three US Marines ‘beaten by masked agents in parking lot’
Narciso Barranco is reportedly being held in a Los Angeles detention facility after being apprehended by CBP agents while working in Santa Ana
www.independent.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Photos Trump's secret police beating and kidnapping an elderly landscaper who is the proud father of three Marines on active duty grabs the front page of London newspapers today. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Tick bites are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.
Tick risks vary by region. Here's where diseases have spread and how to stay safe
Tick bites are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.
n.pr
June 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Tick bites are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.
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This is essential reading
161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case
The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is essential reading
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one way to make sense of the position of the republicans on the supreme court is that they do not believe there is such a thing as a legitimate objection to the actions of a republican president, no matter how deranged, depraved, or anti-constitutional www.stevevladeck.com/p/161-the-co...
161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case
The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
one way to make sense of the position of the republicans on the supreme court is that they do not believe there is such a thing as a legitimate objection to the actions of a republican president, no matter how deranged, depraved, or anti-constitutional www.stevevladeck.com/p/161-the-co...
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Last night Mom couldn’t sleep.
She was worried about something called
Immunity.
She said that’s when you can get away
with doing something wrong.
“Like the cats!” I said.
“The cats get hollered at,” she said.
“But they don’t care,” I said.
Mom thought about it.
“Like the cats,” she said.
She was worried about something called
Immunity.
She said that’s when you can get away
with doing something wrong.
“Like the cats!” I said.
“The cats get hollered at,” she said.
“But they don’t care,” I said.
Mom thought about it.
“Like the cats,” she said.
June 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Last night Mom couldn’t sleep.
She was worried about something called
Immunity.
She said that’s when you can get away
with doing something wrong.
“Like the cats!” I said.
“The cats get hollered at,” she said.
“But they don’t care,” I said.
Mom thought about it.
“Like the cats,” she said.
She was worried about something called
Immunity.
She said that’s when you can get away
with doing something wrong.
“Like the cats!” I said.
“The cats get hollered at,” she said.
“But they don’t care,” I said.
Mom thought about it.
“Like the cats,” she said.
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This is Ando. He's been a high-risk explosives detection dog for 6 years, and last week he celebrated his final day on the job. His coworkers threw him a surprise retirement party by showering him with dummies, a special reward that detection dogs are trained to love. 14/10 congratulations Ando
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is Ando. He's been a high-risk explosives detection dog for 6 years, and last week he celebrated his final day on the job. His coworkers threw him a surprise retirement party by showering him with dummies, a special reward that detection dogs are trained to love. 14/10 congratulations Ando
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We're getting very close to an *actual* WAR IS PEACE Fox news banner.
June 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We're getting very close to an *actual* WAR IS PEACE Fox news banner.
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It's bad when Tucker Carlson is the voice of reason.
Tucker Carlson And Ted Cruz Get Into Shouting Match Over Iran In Bonkers Interview Clip
You know it's bad when Tucker Carlson is the voice of reason...
www.comicsands.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's bad when Tucker Carlson is the voice of reason.
Gaza deserves to be freed from Israel as well...
Not a contradiction, but an important addition.
Not a contradiction, but an important addition.
June 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Gaza deserves to be freed from Israel as well...
Not a contradiction, but an important addition.
Not a contradiction, but an important addition.
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Disbarment of Trump lawyer John Eastman is upheld on appeal. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
California court upholds John Eastman’s disbarment for role in Trump 2020 plot
Eastman's "false narrative" about the 2020 results undermined American elections and the legal system, the court wrote.
www.politico.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Disbarment of Trump lawyer John Eastman is upheld on appeal. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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As Israeli analysts now seem largely agreed, one major reason for Netanyahu's war on Iran is to furnish a distraction from the implementation of Netanyahu's starvation and expulsion campaign in Gaza.
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
As Israeli analysts now seem largely agreed, one major reason for Netanyahu's war on Iran is to furnish a distraction from the implementation of Netanyahu's starvation and expulsion campaign in Gaza.