Chrysippus
@chrysippus-1.bsky.social
Old-fashioned country lawyer. Constitutional law professor. Hero: Thomas Paine. Advocate for Pro-Democracy & Constitutional Order. Hate: willful ignorance and stupidity. Love: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
5/5 It's the only thing that makes sense. It's the Occam's razor of probability.
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
5/5 It's the only thing that makes sense. It's the Occam's razor of probability.
4/5 And I am left with the conclusion, it must have come from Vladimir Putin, who would have planted this thought into his useful idiot, knowing that eventually he would express it and thereby embarrass America and weaken its relationship with NATO allies.
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
4/5 And I am left with the conclusion, it must have come from Vladimir Putin, who would have planted this thought into his useful idiot, knowing that eventually he would express it and thereby embarrass America and weaken its relationship with NATO allies.
3/5 He has no historical knowledge. He doesn't read. He's an imbecile. So where did this thought, this pathetic ideation, come from?
It would not have come from American military. It would not have come from his evil cabinet. It would not have come from any western diplomat or official.
It would not have come from American military. It would not have come from his evil cabinet. It would not have come from any western diplomat or official.
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
3/5 He has no historical knowledge. He doesn't read. He's an imbecile. So where did this thought, this pathetic ideation, come from?
It would not have come from American military. It would not have come from his evil cabinet. It would not have come from any western diplomat or official.
It would not have come from American military. It would not have come from his evil cabinet. It would not have come from any western diplomat or official.
2/5 These idiotic lies are all front page news throughout Europe. Everyone hates this guy. Britain lost 457 killed and hundreds injured. Per capita, over 40 killed in action, Denmark lost more than the other NATO countries.
And I think to myself, where did this blithering idiot get that thought?
And I think to myself, where did this blithering idiot get that thought?
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
2/5 These idiotic lies are all front page news throughout Europe. Everyone hates this guy. Britain lost 457 killed and hundreds injured. Per capita, over 40 killed in action, Denmark lost more than the other NATO countries.
And I think to myself, where did this blithering idiot get that thought?
And I think to myself, where did this blithering idiot get that thought?
Unlikely that Trump is taking aggressive actions toward Greenland without having gotten Republican approval. It seems naive to suppose Congress - majority Republicans - will resist.
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Unlikely that Trump is taking aggressive actions toward Greenland without having gotten Republican approval. It seems naive to suppose Congress - majority Republicans - will resist.
There is a civil war taking place against the American people - us! - and we're not mobilized.
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
There is a civil war taking place against the American people - us! - and we're not mobilized.
2/2 Until I see the police unions come out and condemn ICE, they deserve no trust.
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
2/2 Until I see the police unions come out and condemn ICE, they deserve no trust.
1/2 The police seem to have a problem with the ICE tactics. They're pissed at the erosion of the outreach to the community that they worked hard to establish. As I recall, the police unions were huge boosters of Trump in the 2024 election. They were openly thrilled.
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
1/2 The police seem to have a problem with the ICE tactics. They're pissed at the erosion of the outreach to the community that they worked hard to establish. As I recall, the police unions were huge boosters of Trump in the 2024 election. They were openly thrilled.
7/7 It is not only the king who is not wearing clothes, but most of the political leaders, too. You're seeing it. It is undeniable. And the vacant myths no longer can disguise the truth.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
7/7 It is not only the king who is not wearing clothes, but most of the political leaders, too. You're seeing it. It is undeniable. And the vacant myths no longer can disguise the truth.
6/7 The pain you feel is the initial pain you feel when struggling to breath the pure air of freedom. If you are not politically uncomfortable, you are not breathing the air of freedom.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
6/7 The pain you feel is the initial pain you feel when struggling to breath the pure air of freedom. If you are not politically uncomfortable, you are not breathing the air of freedom.
5/7 The America you long for was not real and never was. The pain you feel is the pain that comes when the totems fall over, the myths break apart, the clichés become hollow, and the brown fog, polluted with toxic lies, begins to dissipate.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
5/7 The America you long for was not real and never was. The pain you feel is the pain that comes when the totems fall over, the myths break apart, the clichés become hollow, and the brown fog, polluted with toxic lies, begins to dissipate.
4/7 "Of, by, and for the people" - Lincoln's famous phrase - was not just alien to the founders, but they would have reviled that concept itself. If Paine were alive today, he'd be in Minnesota. Paine said that ‘where there is no liberty, there is my country.’
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
4/7 "Of, by, and for the people" - Lincoln's famous phrase - was not just alien to the founders, but they would have reviled that concept itself. If Paine were alive today, he'd be in Minnesota. Paine said that ‘where there is no liberty, there is my country.’
3/7 Paine wanted all citizens to have the right to vote, not just those with property. Paine was totally against slavery. He was totally against a state's use of force against its own citizens. These concepts were rejected by the founders.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
3/7 Paine wanted all citizens to have the right to vote, not just those with property. Paine was totally against slavery. He was totally against a state's use of force against its own citizens. These concepts were rejected by the founders.
2/7 In particular, John Page did the editing, and that is what was published and popularized. For the most part, people read the edited version. The elisions and revisions were a deliberate act to use Paine's work to bolster the founders' politics. The full text was not readily available.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
2/7 In particular, John Page did the editing, and that is what was published and popularized. For the most part, people read the edited version. The elisions and revisions were a deliberate act to use Paine's work to bolster the founders' politics. The full text was not readily available.
You are 100% correct. However, the Roberts court has made presidential immunity from criminality the law of the land.
January 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
You are 100% correct. However, the Roberts court has made presidential immunity from criminality the law of the land.
7/7 Any politician or citizen, for any reason whatsoever, who does not actively and publicly protest the entrenchment of this malignant predatocracy is complicit in its establishment.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
7/7 Any politician or citizen, for any reason whatsoever, who does not actively and publicly protest the entrenchment of this malignant predatocracy is complicit in its establishment.
6/7 Every time these predators prey on the victimless, the unarmed, the defenseless, and the weakest among us, they destroy the moral fabric that holds us together with the yearning for one nation with liberty and justice for all.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
6/7 Every time these predators prey on the victimless, the unarmed, the defenseless, and the weakest among us, they destroy the moral fabric that holds us together with the yearning for one nation with liberty and justice for all.
5/7 Every time they break down the rules-based Constitutional order, they are even more capable of plundering our nation’s bounty.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
5/7 Every time they break down the rules-based Constitutional order, they are even more capable of plundering our nation’s bounty.
4/7 Every time these predators act to tear down or bypass the Constitution, they are robbing us of our rights, liberties, dignity, hopes, happiness, and even our lives.
Their predatory government robs our descendants of the legal ability to hold political criminals accountable.
Their predatory government robs our descendants of the legal ability to hold political criminals accountable.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
4/7 Every time these predators act to tear down or bypass the Constitution, they are robbing us of our rights, liberties, dignity, hopes, happiness, and even our lives.
Their predatory government robs our descendants of the legal ability to hold political criminals accountable.
Their predatory government robs our descendants of the legal ability to hold political criminals accountable.
3/7 The politics of Trumpism is the politics of predation.
It is a politics of plunder, lawlessness, moral depravity, and covert and overt acts of robbery.
It is a politics of plunder, lawlessness, moral depravity, and covert and overt acts of robbery.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
3/7 The politics of Trumpism is the politics of predation.
It is a politics of plunder, lawlessness, moral depravity, and covert and overt acts of robbery.
It is a politics of plunder, lawlessness, moral depravity, and covert and overt acts of robbery.
2/7 Trump is a predator and runs a predatory government. His henchmen are predators. The Epstein network, of which Trump was obviously an active part, was made up of predators.
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
2/7 Trump is a predator and runs a predatory government. His henchmen are predators. The Epstein network, of which Trump was obviously an active part, was made up of predators.
How's this for projection = confession?
Similacrum of truth emanating out of the mouth of an inveterate liar is a smokescreen.
Similacrum of truth emanating out of the mouth of an inveterate liar is a smokescreen.
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
How's this for projection = confession?
Similacrum of truth emanating out of the mouth of an inveterate liar is a smokescreen.
Similacrum of truth emanating out of the mouth of an inveterate liar is a smokescreen.