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Let's continue the tradition of naming horrible phenomena after the Justice who argued for it, like "Kavanaugh stops."
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois at this time, over the dissenting votes of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
![We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under § 12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.
18 U.S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.
At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not invoked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibdsy2sqw2yxt3ztz7pwc6pigtulgalqxwwnzxhlmyg2ntchkswwu@jpeg)
![Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitutional authority that, according to the Government, allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property. But the Government also claims-consistent with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch-that performing such protective functions does not constitute
"executing] the laws" within the meaning of the Posse Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants
8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those functions could constitute "executing] the laws" under
§12406(3). See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U.S. 566, 574 (2019) ("This Court does not lightly assume that Congress silently attaches different meanings to the same term in e same or related statutes"). Thus, at least in this posture, the Government has not carried its burden to show that §12406(3) permits the President to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois. We need not and do not address the reviewability of findi „s made by the Pres-
ident under §12406(3) or any other statute.
The application for stay is denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreid5gspjdv7pcrmexr4orqigpujw2rnwoyphysinbcbwarn23rzim4@jpeg)
December 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Let's continue the tradition of naming horrible phenomena after the Justice who argued for it, like "Kavanaugh stops."
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cartoonishly evil, completely corrupt and bumbling incompetence are, like, *the* defining traits *and trifecta* of this entire stupid era
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
cartoonishly evil, completely corrupt and bumbling incompetence are, like, *the* defining traits *and trifecta* of this entire stupid era
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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The EZLN asked their New Year’s Anniversary Semillero attendees to please mask and have updated vaccines.
Eat my ass crunchy granola hippies and covid denier marxists.
Eat my ass crunchy granola hippies and covid denier marxists.
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The EZLN asked their New Year’s Anniversary Semillero attendees to please mask and have updated vaccines.
Eat my ass crunchy granola hippies and covid denier marxists.
Eat my ass crunchy granola hippies and covid denier marxists.
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This is such an insane proposal. Beyond obviously being a net negative for students capacity to learn, mental health, safety, etc, etc, AI companies are run by, and partnered with, people and organizations who want to destroy public schools and replace your union members with machines.
We know students, like the rest of the world, are using AI. Teachers need to be equipped to deal w/all the issues AI creates. Our approach starts with maximizing safety & privacy and empowering educators to make educational decisions, so AI tools can benefit not harm www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI has become the norm for students. Teachers are playing catch-up.
At a New York City training session, educators explored how artificial intelligence could support teaching while also discussing their concerns around the technology.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is such an insane proposal. Beyond obviously being a net negative for students capacity to learn, mental health, safety, etc, etc, AI companies are run by, and partnered with, people and organizations who want to destroy public schools and replace your union members with machines.
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Copyright is about corporate power, repression of information and maintenance of culture monopolies and everyone who thinks it's going to protect them has been sold a bill of goods
December 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Copyright is about corporate power, repression of information and maintenance of culture monopolies and everyone who thinks it's going to protect them has been sold a bill of goods
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December 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Sheep and Tale (2025)
December 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sheep and Tale (2025)
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It's Widdershins Wednesday! An early Christmas present for Ben. www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/decemb... #comics #webcomics
December 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It's Widdershins Wednesday! An early Christmas present for Ben. www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/decemb... #comics #webcomics
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merry folgers incest commercial to all those that celebrate
December 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
merry folgers incest commercial to all those that celebrate
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Art by • Ellie Joliv
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Art by • Ellie Joliv
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the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
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every dhs employee should have all of their assets seized, down to the clothes on their backs, and then be sent into exile
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
every dhs employee should have all of their assets seized, down to the clothes on their backs, and then be sent into exile
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Art not made with AI
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Art not made with AI
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Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
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Oh hey, I hear it's #meetthewebcomic!
I make two of them:
🌿Chirault: a high-fantasy adventure full of monsters and magic
🦋Wychwood: a science fiction post-apocalypse featuring interdimensional travel and conspiracies
chirault.sevensmith.net
www.wychwoodcomic.com
I make two of them:
🌿Chirault: a high-fantasy adventure full of monsters and magic
🦋Wychwood: a science fiction post-apocalypse featuring interdimensional travel and conspiracies
chirault.sevensmith.net
www.wychwoodcomic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oh hey, I hear it's #meetthewebcomic!
I make two of them:
🌿Chirault: a high-fantasy adventure full of monsters and magic
🦋Wychwood: a science fiction post-apocalypse featuring interdimensional travel and conspiracies
chirault.sevensmith.net
www.wychwoodcomic.com
I make two of them:
🌿Chirault: a high-fantasy adventure full of monsters and magic
🦋Wychwood: a science fiction post-apocalypse featuring interdimensional travel and conspiracies
chirault.sevensmith.net
www.wychwoodcomic.com
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Yellow Winter Birds🌻❄️
December 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Yellow Winter Birds🌻❄️
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lol yeah that’s fuckin airtight wrap it up everybody no one’s ever been stupid and evil at the same time
December 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
lol yeah that’s fuckin airtight wrap it up everybody no one’s ever been stupid and evil at the same time
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The digital painting I'm most proud of. I'd like to give sth like this a go in gouache. Wish me luck! medium: Procreate and Photoshop
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The digital painting I'm most proud of. I'd like to give sth like this a go in gouache. Wish me luck! medium: Procreate and Photoshop
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I saw someone say this and I want to make it clear too: please, if you commissioned me and you still use Twitter, don’t post my art there. Please
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I saw someone say this and I want to make it clear too: please, if you commissioned me and you still use Twitter, don’t post my art there. Please
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Your Tuesday FLASH GORDON 🗡️
Flash Gordon Comic Strip 2025-12-23 | Comics Kingdom
Read the Flash Gordon comic strip from December 23, 2025, and check out other Flash Gordon comics by Dan Schkade.
comicskingdom.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Your Tuesday FLASH GORDON 🗡️
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Just for contrast, this is what Terry Gilliam was able to do on a budget probably smaller than the cost of Matt Damon’s helmet.
December 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just for contrast, this is what Terry Gilliam was able to do on a budget probably smaller than the cost of Matt Damon’s helmet.
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So in the UK, they'll arrest you for supporting Palestine, and now we find they'll also arrest you for supporting those who support Palestine.
If you hold a Free Greta sign, will they arrest you for supporting someone who supports those who support Palestine?
British Matryoshka doll-ass fascism.
If you hold a Free Greta sign, will they arrest you for supporting someone who supports those who support Palestine?
British Matryoshka doll-ass fascism.
Greta Thunberg has been arrested on terrorism charges for speaking out in support of the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
FUCK this British government.
https://news.sky.com/story/greta-thunberg-arrested-at-a-protest-supporting-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-13486842
FUCK this British government.
https://news.sky.com/story/greta-thunberg-arrested-at-a-protest-supporting-palestine-action-hunger-strikers-13486842
December 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So in the UK, they'll arrest you for supporting Palestine, and now we find they'll also arrest you for supporting those who support Palestine.
If you hold a Free Greta sign, will they arrest you for supporting someone who supports those who support Palestine?
British Matryoshka doll-ass fascism.
If you hold a Free Greta sign, will they arrest you for supporting someone who supports those who support Palestine?
British Matryoshka doll-ass fascism.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.
NEW — Kelvin Membreño will be deported to El Salvador by ICE tomorrow. He’s the birth father of three US citizen daughters and has become an important part of their lives.
Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
A mother's urgent plea to stop ICE from deporting her daughters’ birth father tomorrow
He served his time in the US. He deserves to heal here, too.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.