Brad Summers
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Wait, it was EMIL BOVE who was told about the Tom Homan investigation during the transition?!?!?
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December 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wait, it was EMIL BOVE who was told about the Tom Homan investigation during the transition?!?!?
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Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
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The entire conservative legal movement and philosophy of “originalism” is premised on the illegitimacy of any SCOTUS decision that doesn’t fit the GOP party platform
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The entire conservative legal movement and philosophy of “originalism” is premised on the illegitimacy of any SCOTUS decision that doesn’t fit the GOP party platform
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A federal judge rules that the federal government is allowed to share basic information about Medicaid participants with ICE amid a government push to locate people it believes are in the country unlawfully.
Judge rules basic Medicaid data can be shared with ICE
A federal judge in California ruled to allow sharing basic biographical, location and contact information as the Trump administration pursues its immigration crackdown.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A federal judge rules that the federal government is allowed to share basic information about Medicaid participants with ICE amid a government push to locate people it believes are in the country unlawfully.
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As I keep saying, Greene is proving herself to be a rare true believer in a royal court filled with liars, flatterers, and sycophants. That's noteworthy, and admirable in its way. But the principles in which she truly believes aren't liberal democratic ones.
She hasn't repented at all for Jan 6.
She hasn't repented at all for Jan 6.
And if you refuse to give someone credit for standing for liberal democracy just because they don’t agree with your policy preferences, you’re missing the big picture. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-marjor...
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Gives Me Hope
People don’t change—but they can remember who they are.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
As I keep saying, Greene is proving herself to be a rare true believer in a royal court filled with liars, flatterers, and sycophants. That's noteworthy, and admirable in its way. But the principles in which she truly believes aren't liberal democratic ones.
She hasn't repented at all for Jan 6.
She hasn't repented at all for Jan 6.
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“As a tailor might stitch together a suit from pieces of textile, so too did the president fashion himself a bespoke garment from the supple threads of the nation’s legal fabric.”
#McSweeneysTop25of2025
#McSweeneysTop25of2025
New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Violated the Constitution”
Our 22nd most-read article of 2025. - - -Originally published June 3, 2025. - - -“The president remained steadfast in his novel interpretation of ...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“As a tailor might stitch together a suit from pieces of textile, so too did the president fashion himself a bespoke garment from the supple threads of the nation’s legal fabric.”
#McSweeneysTop25of2025
#McSweeneysTop25of2025
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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US citizens' rights are being whittled away in real time. I notice it more and more in conversations with people outside the US.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
US citizens' rights are being whittled away in real time. I notice it more and more in conversations with people outside the US.
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Rights rarely disappear all at once. They are reclassified—from enforceable to discretionary, from something you can rely on to something you can hope for if the system feels generous. Once that happens, your rights become gifts from the state, granted if the state feels like it.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Rights rarely disappear all at once. They are reclassified—from enforceable to discretionary, from something you can rely on to something you can hope for if the system feels generous. Once that happens, your rights become gifts from the state, granted if the state feels like it.
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There was a liberal court for a few years in the mid 20th century and the right wing response was to delegitimize for DECADES right up to the point they had a supermajority, at which point it became Wrong to do so. These people think you are stupid bsky.app/profile/chri...
NEW: Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative.
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There was a liberal court for a few years in the mid 20th century and the right wing response was to delegitimize for DECADES right up to the point they had a supermajority, at which point it became Wrong to do so. These people think you are stupid bsky.app/profile/chri...
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As a grim year comes to an end, sharing the best of Can We Still Govern? These are the five nost read stories from the last year, ungated. Take a gander and read one! 🧵https://open.substack.com/pub/donmoynihan/p/best-of-can-we-still-govern-2025?r=slfke&utm_medium=ios
Best of Can We Still Govern 2025: Readers Picks
The most-read stories of the year
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December 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As a grim year comes to an end, sharing the best of Can We Still Govern? These are the five nost read stories from the last year, ungated. Take a gander and read one! 🧵https://open.substack.com/pub/donmoynihan/p/best-of-can-we-still-govern-2025?r=slfke&utm_medium=ios
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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Seems to me if voting didn’t matter the people who benefit most from the destruction of democracy wouldn’t be trying so hard to demolish democracy
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Seems to me if voting didn’t matter the people who benefit most from the destruction of democracy wouldn’t be trying so hard to demolish democracy
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I always try to emphasize this: in the big picture, the median liberal, aka the kind of person who donates to ActBlue, or is a campaign volunteer, or who makes up part of one of many of the legacy liberal organizations, is to the left of the median liberal think tanker or Congressman on Palestine.
The latter very feverishly thinks Israeli ultranationalism is just plainly good and that Palestinians should suffer under it for eternity and also that the US should for whatever reason underwrite this arrangement with its full soft and hard power
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I always try to emphasize this: in the big picture, the median liberal, aka the kind of person who donates to ActBlue, or is a campaign volunteer, or who makes up part of one of many of the legacy liberal organizations, is to the left of the median liberal think tanker or Congressman on Palestine.
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And if Econ and Me doesn't do it for you, check out the Tuttle Twins. It's neoliberal propaganda for the YouTube era, created by the PragerU crew.
The first episode alone teaches kids:
1. Taxes hurt hard-working people
2. Poor people lie and steal
3. It's okay to use violence to fight tax laws
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The first episode alone teaches kids:
1. Taxes hurt hard-working people
2. Poor people lie and steal
3. It's okay to use violence to fight tax laws
1/🧵
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And if Econ and Me doesn't do it for you, check out the Tuttle Twins. It's neoliberal propaganda for the YouTube era, created by the PragerU crew.
The first episode alone teaches kids:
1. Taxes hurt hard-working people
2. Poor people lie and steal
3. It's okay to use violence to fight tax laws
1/🧵
The first episode alone teaches kids:
1. Taxes hurt hard-working people
2. Poor people lie and steal
3. It's okay to use violence to fight tax laws
1/🧵
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“Over the long Christmas break, the president of the United States may have leaked classified information about a secret military operation targeting Venezuela, and did so while calling in to a New York radio show – hosted by a ‘Marty Supreme’ cast member – to brag…
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Over the long Christmas break, the president of the United States may have leaked classified information about a secret military operation targeting Venezuela, and did so while calling in to a New York radio show – hosted by a ‘Marty Supreme’ cast member – to brag…
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"I’m one part libertarian, one part populist, and one part common sense. I care about the same things you do: a backyard BBQ with my neighbors, my family’s safety, and the sanctity of women’s collegiate swimming." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
I’m a Free-Thinking Centrist with Only Right-Wing Ideas
Our 16th most-read article of 2025. - - -You’ve probably wondered about me, the independent thinker in your social network. I’m one part libertari...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"I’m one part libertarian, one part populist, and one part common sense. I care about the same things you do: a backyard BBQ with my neighbors, my family’s safety, and the sanctity of women’s collegiate swimming." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
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A cross-national analysis finds that as governments become more populist, academic freedom declines
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
December 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A cross-national analysis finds that as governments become more populist, academic freedom declines
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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MAGA folks and their dreams of dictatorship are so boring. But I guess it shows how desperate they're getting, and how much they know they're losing.
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
MAGA folks and their dreams of dictatorship are so boring. But I guess it shows how desperate they're getting, and how much they know they're losing.
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So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
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The US is at war with Venezuela.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The US is at war with Venezuela.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
No Congressional authorization, no public debate, no clearly stated goal, no casus belli, and a gradual ramp up rather than big opening, so many haven’t noticed (or deny it). But this attack removes the ambiguity.
US is at war with Venezuela. With no end in sight.
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CIA bombing of Venezuela is also a war crime. I know it's largely symbolic but the Dems need to introduce articles of impeachment for everyone involved. It's literally the lowest bar for an opposition party.
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
CIA bombing of Venezuela is also a war crime. I know it's largely symbolic but the Dems need to introduce articles of impeachment for everyone involved. It's literally the lowest bar for an opposition party.
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Q: Can you say any more about the explosion in Venezuela that you mentioned in a radio interview. Did the military do that?
TRUMP: Well, it doesn't matter. But there was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. We hit the area.
TRUMP: Well, it doesn't matter. But there was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. We hit the area.
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Q: Can you say any more about the explosion in Venezuela that you mentioned in a radio interview. Did the military do that?
TRUMP: Well, it doesn't matter. But there was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. We hit the area.
TRUMP: Well, it doesn't matter. But there was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. We hit the area.
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This is not how a normal Justice Department talks about an ongoing investigation—or about putative targets and their uncharged conduct.
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is not how a normal Justice Department talks about an ongoing investigation—or about putative targets and their uncharged conduct.