FrolicNDetour
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“In a stable democracy, the government’s legitimate use of force is guided by law, with clear boundaries that prevent abuses of power. However, in a fractured government experiencing a constitutional crisis, those boundaries blur.”
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There Is No Piecing Back Our Badly Shattered Constitutional Order
We are past the point of crisis and have entered an era when our political disputes will be settled by the raw exercise of power, not the law
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May 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“In a stable democracy, the government’s legitimate use of force is guided by law, with clear boundaries that prevent abuses of power. However, in a fractured government experiencing a constitutional crisis, those boundaries blur.”
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So how does the President get to fire the Librarian of Congress, given that the Library of Congress is not part of the Executive branch?
The statute says nothing about the President having that authority.
The statute says nothing about the President having that authority.
May 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
So how does the President get to fire the Librarian of Congress, given that the Library of Congress is not part of the Executive branch?
The statute says nothing about the President having that authority.
The statute says nothing about the President having that authority.
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Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.
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Karoline Leavitt: "Yes, by all means, go tell everyone that you're putting the rights of a single middle eastern immigrant over the safety of millions of Americans. Now let's bring up the wife of Ahmed, a man who had his entire money changing table destroyed by this loser immigrant in the temple."
April 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Karoline Leavitt: "Yes, by all means, go tell everyone that you're putting the rights of a single middle eastern immigrant over the safety of millions of Americans. Now let's bring up the wife of Ahmed, a man who had his entire money changing table destroyed by this loser immigrant in the temple."
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
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The kids who didn't pay attention in civics or history classes voted to give us a dictatorship.
April 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The kids who didn't pay attention in civics or history classes voted to give us a dictatorship.
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The Nuremberg Trials would’ve been a lot easier if Nazis had taken selfies at their camps
We've reached the point where Republicans are flying to El Salvador to visit one of the most vicious prisons in the world to have photo ops so they can prove their loyalty to the President of the United States.
April 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Nuremberg Trials would’ve been a lot easier if Nazis had taken selfies at their camps
Today's term: Dead cat bounce.
I knew it was a thing for stocks. Didn't know it was a thing for stock markets.
I knew it was a thing for stocks. Didn't know it was a thing for stock markets.
April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today's term: Dead cat bounce.
I knew it was a thing for stocks. Didn't know it was a thing for stock markets.
I knew it was a thing for stocks. Didn't know it was a thing for stock markets.
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It's been noted that the last time stocks fell this sharply, we were in the midst of a global health pandemic. To which I say, please be patient.
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
April 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's been noted that the last time stocks fell this sharply, we were in the midst of a global health pandemic. To which I say, please be patient.
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Roses are red,
Investors are mad,
I'm no economist, but
Investors are mad,
I'm no economist, but
April 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Roses are red,
Investors are mad,
I'm no economist, but
Investors are mad,
I'm no economist, but
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This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.
April 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.
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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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My friend @davidlat.bsky.social just published an email Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to the firm. This excerpt is the most chilling. This is how constitutional republics die -- when rivals see a violation of fundamental rights not as an injustice, but as a business opportunity:
March 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My friend @davidlat.bsky.social just published an email Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to the firm. This excerpt is the most chilling. This is how constitutional republics die -- when rivals see a violation of fundamental rights not as an injustice, but as a business opportunity:
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If the Hatch Act and the Securities Act had twins named High Crimes and Misdemeanors, and then one twin ate the other in the womb and did some insider trading that killed his mother in childbirth, he would grow up and molt into our Commerce Secretary.
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Lutnick’s Pitch to Buy Tesla Stock Is Unprecedented and Alarming, Historians Say — Barron’s
One presidential historian says he can’t recall “a single instance when an administration endorsed a particular company.”
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March 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If the Hatch Act and the Securities Act had twins named High Crimes and Misdemeanors, and then one twin ate the other in the womb and did some insider trading that killed his mother in childbirth, he would grow up and molt into our Commerce Secretary.
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Just waiting for the new pro wrestling events at the Kennedy Center.
March 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just waiting for the new pro wrestling events at the Kennedy Center.
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every single public facing person in this administration is just a different variation on baghdad bob
Kevin Hassett suggests Canadian authorities are covering up major fentanyl operations: "I can tell you that in the situation room I've seen photographs of fentanyl labs in Canada that the law enforcement folks were leaving alone. Canada's got a big drug problem."
March 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
every single public facing person in this administration is just a different variation on baghdad bob
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News programs need to stop inviting these people on
Kevin Hassett suggests Canadian authorities are covering up major fentanyl operations: "I can tell you that in the situation room I've seen photographs of fentanyl labs in Canada that the law enforcement folks were leaving alone. Canada's got a big drug problem."
March 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
News programs need to stop inviting these people on