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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 11h

This administration isn't preserving most of its communications.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 12h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11h

Both sides

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 3d

How do you gently tell your mother that she's a Karen?

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 3d

Funny enough Wurman hasn't had anything to say about the First Circuit basically calling his birthright citizenship takes a fucking joke. I guess it's on to a new shitty take in hopes of relevance.

Pat Sobkowski @patsobkowski.com · 4d

We don’t have to carry water for dictators. Just my thought.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 5d

Mamdani has become some sort of Boogeyman for half of America. I'm not sure how much power they think the NYC mayor has or if they know it's a deadened job.

Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 5d

Had it not been for a couple of attention seeking law professors, this would've been such clearly sanctionable arguments. And even they still should be.

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 5d

Similarly, there is a meaningful difference between “wrong when it argues” and “wrong to argue.” I think this paragraph contains a moral judgment, not just a legal one.

The Government1 now asks us to reverse the preliminary
injunctions in these cases. We see no reason to do so. The
Government is right that the Framers of the Citizenship Clause
sought to remove the stain of Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19
How.) 393 (1857), which shamefully denied United States
citizenship to "descendants of Africans who were imported into
this country, and sold as slaves," even when the descendants were
born here. Id. at 403. But the Framers chose to accomplish that
just purpose in broad terms, as both the Supreme Court in United
States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), and Congress in
passing § 1401(a) have recognized. The Government is therefore
wrong to argue that the plaintiffs are not likely to succeed in
showing that the children that the EO covers are citizens of this
country at birth, just as the Government is wrong to argue that
various limits on our remedial power independently require us to
reverse the preliminary injunctions.2

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 5d

@evanbernick.bsky.social @anthonymkreis.bsky.social this is such an amazing paragraph from the First Circuit.
www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/fi...

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 6d

This is like when Snowden appeared at a propaganda event to help Putin claim he doesn’t do surveillance on Russians like the US does on Americans.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 6d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 6d

The Saudis murder and dismember people who say things they don't like. Dave has lost his mind. At least Pete Davidson admitted he was doing the festival for the large paycheck.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 6d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 6d

This George Carlin interview with Larry King is still incredibly relevant for comedy (replace Andrew Dice Clay with the Rogansphere). Punching down is just mean no matter the target.

George Carlin Interview - On Comedians Who Pick On The Underdogs

YouTube video by Repro Batic

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 8d

That general is definitely getting fired.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8d

This photo just about sums it up

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Ian Livingston @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 9d

Nessie swimming toward the Bahamas

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, it speaks more about who gave them out than who received them.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 9d

Canada should be on this list.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 9d

The worst part about this is this guy thinks this makes him look good.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 9d

Alabama needs to be stripped of its Senate until further notice.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 10d

Praising Eric Adams is dumb, unnecessary and only serves to condone corruption and lawlessness.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

Max is being generous with the word often.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10d

I keep using the term "non compos mentis" to describe Trump because that's how he's acting. It's beyond his longstanding history of total ignorance, habitual lying, and constant exaggeration. He's genuinely disconnected from reality and often incapable of expressing coherent thoughts.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 10d

I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

It has to have been 10 years already

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

Well it's that time of year.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

This was funny, but only because people were laughing at him.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

This is insane. Adams is the most corrupt NY politician of my lifetime and there's been plenty of competition. The only reason he's not in prison is Trump tried to bribe him. It's disgusting to speak highly of Adams.

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.

Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

Ffs. Adams should be in prison for corruption. His entire administration is corrupt. The only reason he's not in prison is he basically took a bribe from Trump. There's no reason to praise him.

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 10d

I respect Gillis for saying no.

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