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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 10h

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 21h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 23h

Here’s video of the incident

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

This guy is the guy that Marimar Martinez had IDed as a YouTuber in advance of her shooting. Tricia McLaughlin emphasized that "doxing" to justify her shooting.

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 4d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 5d

“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits

A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 3d

On the ground reporting should be vitally useful here. Mainstream news must verify or debunk, not just spread this claim.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 4d

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Ford CEO on tariffs: “I mean, it's frustrating 'cause we're the most American auto company, and we export the most, and yet, we have this $2 billion headwind, which prevents me from investing even more in the US.”

finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ce...

Ford CEO says $2 billion in tariff costs prevents more US investments

Ford CEO Jim Farley says tariffs on imported parts are driving up costs on the company's cars.

finance.yahoo.com

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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 4d

“DOGE was efficient in at least one way: individuals associated with DOGE created databases that ‘contain highly sensitive personally identifiable information on every American’ and that ‘can be manipulated with little to no oversight.’”
Arguably that was DOGE’s real purpose.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d

October 3, 2025

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-3-...

October 3, 2025

Although President Donald J.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 4d

This story is breaking my heart. And making me so furious.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was nearly 100 yards behind a fatal crash that killed a 78 year-old man, a newly released video shows

Lacy took his own life days before he was set to appear before a grand jury

Video shows Kyren Lacy nearly 100 yards behind fatal crash, attorney says

By Matt Moscona Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was nearly 100 yards behind a fatal crash that killed a 78...

www.louisianasports.net

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 4d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 4d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Danielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social · 4d

Keep going. We need your voice. And do take a break somehow.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Payvand Ahdout @payvandahdout.bsky.social · Sep 4

/3 "Re-upping" = academic I told you so.

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Payvand Ahdout @payvandahdout.bsky.social · Sep 4

/2 Re-upping Enforcement Lawmaking & Judicial Review, where I argued that the Supreme Court risked subverting judicial power for executive power if they curbed lower court decisionmaking.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Enforcement Lawmaking and Judicial Review

It is — and has long been — well known that the Executive’s power is expanding. To date, there are two dominant analyses of the judiciary’s role in that expansi

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Payvand Ahdout @payvandahdout.bsky.social · Sep 4

/1 Lower court judges interviewed for this article discuss their frustration with the Supreme Court's not having their back: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases

Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

www.nbcnews.com

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William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social · 22d

Out today: The Fall of Affirmative Action, by Justin Driver www.amazon.com/Fall-Affirma...

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Payvand Ahdout @payvandahdout.bsky.social · 9d

This from my incomparable colleague, Caleb Nelson, on originalism and the unitary executive theory.

Rick Pildes @rickpildes.bsky.social · 9d

At NYU's Democracy Project (more on that later), Prof. Caleb Nelson has a feature essay arguing that originalism does not support the unitary executive branch theory. Caleb is one of the country's leading originalist scholars, frequently cited by the Court.

democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...

Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 5d

I will also reup my story from March about how Weiss’s for-profit University of Austin (UATX)—touted as a haven for free academic inquiry—has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary's speech-suppressing regime.

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d

OpenAI is essentially a social arsonist, developing and releasing tools that hyper scale the most racist, misogynistic, and toxic elements of society, lowering the barriers for all manner of abuse. The so called guardrails make a pinky swear look like an ironclad contract.

This social app can put your face into fake movie scenes, memes and arrest videos

The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

Your occasional reminder that Russ Vought, who is claiming the right to fire civil servants for whatever reason he sees it, once refused to quit a political appointment position even after Trump had lost.

russ vought saying "no, its a three year term" when Biden asks for his resignation on the naval academy visitors board

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Kim Krawiec @kimkrawiec.bsky.social · 6d

“The point is not just that it’s good to be liked. I’m sure that helps, but I’ve seen people secure great jobs due to their accomplishments as scholars and scientists, even if they weren’t especially popular. Instead, the point is that it’s bad to be disliked — even by a small proportion of people.

Why Aren’t Professors Braver?

Fear and self-censorship in academe.

www.chronicle.com

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 7d

Here's a very smart draft article from Sam Bray, whose work on injunctions is quite influential with the Supreme Court's conservative justices on remedies questions, about removing federal officers:

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 7d

A new book by #UVALaw Prof. G. Edward White explores the life and legacy of #SCOTUS Justice Robert H. Jackson. www.law.virginia.edu/news/202510/...

Professor’s New Book Explores Life and Legacy of Justice Robert H. Jackson

A new book from Professor G. Edward White explores the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, an underexplored but historically consequential 20th-century jurist.

www.law.virginia.edu

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Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · 7d

New privacy lawsuit against the Trump administration arguing that DOGE, DHS and USCIS secretly consolidating "Americans' sensitive data from multiple agencies w/o statutorily required notice to the public and Congress." Complaint here: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

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Danielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social · 7d

Same for my mom and the surgery was so so helpful. Life changing. Crossing every finger!!

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