Noah Dahl
@noahdahl.bsky.social
Self-deprecating handle (say it a few times fast). Pro-democracy. Focused on SCOTUS and the federal judiciary, but not exclusively so. Upside-down flag is a distress signal.
Pinned
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
Democratic leadership has again made a tragic miscalculation. They saw that voters turned out in force last week and thought it was because of the generic 'healthcare' issue.
No.
Voters showed up because they *finally* saw Dems fucking fighting.
Will they never understand....
No.
Voters showed up because they *finally* saw Dems fucking fighting.
Will they never understand....
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“Bluntly put, why the Court ruled as it did remains unclear-and without reasoning, this order cannot even be considered as persuasive."
I know that's right
just the other day I said judges should understand the shadow docket has little to no value as precedent!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I know that's right
just the other day I said judges should understand the shadow docket has little to no value as precedent!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Bluntly put, why the Court ruled as it did remains unclear-and without reasoning, this order cannot even be considered as persuasive."
I know that's right
just the other day I said judges should understand the shadow docket has little to no value as precedent!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I know that's right
just the other day I said judges should understand the shadow docket has little to no value as precedent!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Saying it again (because it needs to be said again):
This only works if media allows it. They have all the evidence to know Hegseth was the one. Pete said it publicly. It's on video.
If he wriggles out, it's because mainstream media is a complete and utter failure.
If he wriggles out, it's because mainstream media is a complete and utter failure.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Saying it again (because it needs to be said again):
Saying it again (because it needs to be said again):
This only works if media allows it. They have all the evidence to know Hegseth was the one. Pete said it publicly. It's on video.
If he wriggles out, it's because mainstream media is a complete and utter failure.
If he wriggles out, it's because mainstream media is a complete and utter failure.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Saying it again (because it needs to be said again):
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Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon
President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a fearsome warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Second time postponed. Feels like they're afraid to open this box they ordered...
Update: The hearing just got postponed (new date/time TBD).
Witness statements are in for tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable."
Will Chamberlain: georgetown.box.com/s/w60foecfro...
Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...
Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...
Show starts at 2:30 ET:
Will Chamberlain: georgetown.box.com/s/w60foecfro...
Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...
Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...
Show starts at 2:30 ET:
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Second time postponed. Feels like they're afraid to open this box they ordered...
I propose we name it 'Hegseth'
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I propose we name it 'Hegseth'
If we're going to get into judicial impeachment over "cause I want to", I can put together a good top 10 list:
John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Neil Gorsuch
Matthew Kacsmaryk
Aileen Cannon
Neomi Rao
Greg Katsas
James Ho
James Smith
James Ho
Plenty more besides...
John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Neil Gorsuch
Matthew Kacsmaryk
Aileen Cannon
Neomi Rao
Greg Katsas
James Ho
James Smith
James Ho
Plenty more besides...
Witness statements are in for tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable."
Will Chamberlain: georgetown.box.com/s/w60foecfro...
Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...
Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...
Show starts at 2:30 ET:
Will Chamberlain: georgetown.box.com/s/w60foecfro...
Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...
Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...
Show starts at 2:30 ET:
Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
www.judiciary.senate.gov
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If we're going to get into judicial impeachment over "cause I want to", I can put together a good top 10 list:
John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Neil Gorsuch
Matthew Kacsmaryk
Aileen Cannon
Neomi Rao
Greg Katsas
James Ho
James Smith
James Ho
Plenty more besides...
John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Neil Gorsuch
Matthew Kacsmaryk
Aileen Cannon
Neomi Rao
Greg Katsas
James Ho
James Smith
James Ho
Plenty more besides...
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sigh who needs a Thucydides trap, etc., when one side just cedes the future to the other
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
sigh who needs a Thucydides trap, etc., when one side just cedes the future to the other
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
Me, shifting the discourse to "The Long Kiss Goodnight"
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Me, shifting the discourse to "The Long Kiss Goodnight"
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Media has the power to not let him do this. Pete's already said enough publicly to indicate he was the one calling the shots. All media has to do is...not pretend that it doesn't exist.
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Media has the power to not let him do this. Pete's already said enough publicly to indicate he was the one calling the shots. All media has to do is...not pretend that it doesn't exist.
Media has the power to not let him do this. Pete's already said enough publicly to indicate he was the one calling the shots. All media has to do is...not pretend that it doesn't exist.
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Media has the power to not let him do this. Pete's already said enough publicly to indicate he was the one calling the shots. All media has to do is...not pretend that it doesn't exist.
I feel like Sam Altman should have to live in a house created by his creation....
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I feel like Sam Altman should have to live in a house created by his creation....
Karoline Leavitt says that the guy just confirmed as a federal judge, the same guy who drove off a dozen prosecutors in New York when they refused to sign a corrupt pardon for Eric Adams, and urged DOJ lawyers to be ready to tell another judge to "fuck off" on Pam Bondi's behalf—yeah that guy—
Q: "POTUS said it was his intention to pardon the former President of Honduras who was a convicted drug trafficker…How is that different than what the administration is accusing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro of?"
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Karoline Leavitt says that the guy just confirmed as a federal judge, the same guy who drove off a dozen prosecutors in New York when they refused to sign a corrupt pardon for Eric Adams, and urged DOJ lawyers to be ready to tell another judge to "fuck off" on Pam Bondi's behalf—yeah that guy—
Upon reflection, this us a seriously incompetent and underwhelming powerpoint chart for conveying information of this significance. Like grade-school level.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Upon reflection, this us a seriously incompetent and underwhelming powerpoint chart for conveying information of this significance. Like grade-school level.
Wild that he ever got it.
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Wild that he ever got it.
Gee, who could have guessed that he'd turn out to be monumentally (and just plain mentally) incompetent???
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals
Leaked assessment based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources describes organization as a ‘rudderless ship’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Gee, who could have guessed that he'd turn out to be monumentally (and just plain mentally) incompetent???
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Freshman year of uni I took a philosophy course. Wasn't prepared for the 1st test, so I wrote a bunch of philosophical-sounding justifications for why that shouldn't matter.
Test returned with ol' "See me" on it. I did and he told me my test was "bullshit". Not angry, just factually.
He was right.
Test returned with ol' "See me" on it. I did and he told me my test was "bullshit". Not angry, just factually.
He was right.
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Freshman year of uni I took a philosophy course. Wasn't prepared for the 1st test, so I wrote a bunch of philosophical-sounding justifications for why that shouldn't matter.
Test returned with ol' "See me" on it. I did and he told me my test was "bullshit". Not angry, just factually.
He was right.
Test returned with ol' "See me" on it. I did and he told me my test was "bullshit". Not angry, just factually.
He was right.
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Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that NY Attorney General Letitia James can't enforce false advertising and consumer protection laws against crisis pregnncy centers over their promotion of pseudoscientific and potentially dangerous abortion pill "reversal."
Abortion ‘Reversal’ Speech Protected From NY State Regulation (1)
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is barred from enforcing state false advertising and consumer protection laws against anti-abortion medical centers in the state that promote abortion “reve...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Sorry to be a broken record but it's nuts to me that the New York Times would write an entire article summarizing a court ruling and refuse to provide a link to said ruling. This is a disservice to readers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Here's the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here's the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sorry to be a broken record but it's nuts to me that the New York Times would write an entire article summarizing a court ruling and refuse to provide a link to said ruling. This is a disservice to readers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Here's the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here's the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
And also with a biased media that was fixated on the mental state of a Democrat president, but not so much on the mental decline of this one.
The fate of the free world rests on someone who requires weekly MRI tests to monitor his advancing dementia.
We can do better.
We can do better.
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
And also with a biased media that was fixated on the mental state of a Democrat president, but not so much on the mental decline of this one.
John Roberts alone appoints every chair and every member of every committee.
How he has managed the Judicial Conduct Committee is indicative of how he handles ethics in the federal judiciary.
And he manages the committee by appointing only closely aligned judges, and changing them infrequently.
How he has managed the Judicial Conduct Committee is indicative of how he handles ethics in the federal judiciary.
And he manages the committee by appointing only closely aligned judges, and changing them infrequently.
Missed the initial announcement, however for the first time in 15 years—since 2010, before Justice Thomas' disclosure scandal—the chair of the Judicial Conduct committee is not William Traxler or Anthony Scirica.
The new chair is Judge Timothy Tymkovich, a Bush II appointee.
The new chair is Judge Timothy Tymkovich, a Bush II appointee.
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
John Roberts alone appoints every chair and every member of every committee.
How he has managed the Judicial Conduct Committee is indicative of how he handles ethics in the federal judiciary.
And he manages the committee by appointing only closely aligned judges, and changing them infrequently.
How he has managed the Judicial Conduct Committee is indicative of how he handles ethics in the federal judiciary.
And he manages the committee by appointing only closely aligned judges, and changing them infrequently.
Missed the initial announcement, however for the first time in 15 years—since 2010, before Justice Thomas' disclosure scandal—the chair of the Judicial Conduct committee is not William Traxler or Anthony Scirica.
The new chair is Judge Timothy Tymkovich, a Bush II appointee.
The new chair is Judge Timothy Tymkovich, a Bush II appointee.
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Missed the initial announcement, however for the first time in 15 years—since 2010, before Justice Thomas' disclosure scandal—the chair of the Judicial Conduct committee is not William Traxler or Anthony Scirica.
The new chair is Judge Timothy Tymkovich, a Bush II appointee.
The new chair is Judge Timothy Tymkovich, a Bush II appointee.
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In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There. | ACLU
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system remains urgent today.
www.aclu.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.