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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

There also isn't any criminal law on the books that tracks the language for Section 3 disqualification, the closest fit wouldn't cover all the same persons in all the same circumstances and only those persons and circumstances.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

The whole procedure for congressional amnesty would be meaningless if this was a matter of criminal prosecution and thus could be mooted by a presidential pardon, for example, or simply non-prosecution. They didn't want that! They were dealing with Andrew Johnson as president and they knew it.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

If Roberts had said so, that would have been the end of it, case over. It got remanded and none of the counts were actually dropped (until after the election) because that's not what Roberts said. Nothing in Trump v. US categorically barred any of the charges Smith brought from proceeding to trial.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

The ruling was a tendentious pile of gibberish, deliberately intending to run out the clock and bounce it back down for application of an unmanageable and incoherent standard, but "Smith impermissibly charged Trump for official acts" is retconning it into something the Court never actually said.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3h

Everything Jack Smith charged Trump with was a crime you or I could have also been prosecuted for if we'd done the exact same things as private citizens.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3h

The fraudulent electors scheme wasn't an official act. Inciting the attack on the Capitol wasn't an official act. Coercing and inducing people to commit fraud for him wasn't an official act. The actual crimes as charged were all things somebody who wasn't president could have done just the same.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3h

"He charged Trump for official acts he took as president" is completely false, Roberts lying about that notwithstanding. He was not prosecuted for an executive order, or vetoing a bill, or issuing a pardon, etc. He was prosecuted for crimes he committed while president, but in no way *as* president.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 2h

I'm not willing to say SCOTUS is illegitimate yet, but some of its decisions most certainly are.

Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 2h

This is true. And I'm joining others here to say the court is indeed illegitimate.
We have crossed that threshold in Trump v. United States.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 5h

I think people seriously underestimate what it means to say that the Supreme Court is “illegitimate”, and what the consequences of saying it (and meaning it) are.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 5h

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 5h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 2h

Another Kavanaugh stop.

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 5h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

The federal government as ordained and established by the Constitution has ceased to function, and what has replaced it isn't our government under our Constitution. That's not flippant rhetorical hyperbole, I don't say it insensitive to what the consequences are. But it's the grim reality we face.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

They are, and the consequences are extremely dire, but that pales in comparison to the much bigger problem: we don't have a legitimate president of the United States right now. What we are to make of his enablers and supporters who have thereby also delegitimized themselves is a secondary problem.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 5h

I think people seriously underestimate what it means to say that the Supreme Court is “illegitimate”, and what the consequences of saying it (and meaning it) are.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 6h

We gave him the Montreal test because its fun and he likes it, there's no concern there. That section of the report is larger than the others because there's no concern there, that's why he scored so high on all the tests! It just feels like you're not getting it

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 6h

You guys see the Portland Frog well its like that, Trump has a series of fans under his suit to keep himself cool. He's really a visionary and trend setter. A real health disrupter.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 6h

Its totally normal to get two annual check ups, its not an oversight. They're not covering for anything. Donald Trump is 6'3" and weighs 224 lbs with a blood pressure of 128/74 as his 2025 report indicates. Why would they lie to us

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h

Meanwhile, here's part of the amicus brief from the military brass also filed today in the same case, in support of neither party, but definitely not in support of Trump.

Our experience as military leaders has taught us that this commitment keeps our military
stronger and our communities safer. Any domestic deployment that fails to comply with the
foundational principles of the Posse Comitatus Act and similar authorities5
poses multiple risks to
the core mission of the Guard, the well-being of the troops, and the safety of the communities they
are committed to protect. First, deploying military personnel in the context of domestic law
enforcement diverts them from their primary mission, which is to train and to be ready to fight and
win the nation’s wars and protect communities after disasters. Accordingly, such assignments
come at the expense of local, state, and national safety, as well as troop morale. Second, activeduty National Guard personnel are neither intended nor specifically trained to conduct domestic
law enforcement operations. This poses a danger to the safety of both the troops and the public.
Third, use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a
last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, hurts
recruitment, and undermines troop morale. Peaceful protests of government actions are
constitutionally protected political speech deserving of the highest protection, not intimidation by
the military

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 6h

Underrated part of this story is that official USG business is done by Truth Social DM. It almost makes you miss the good old days of the PC small group Signal Chat.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 6h

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.

www.wsj.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 6h

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 8h

“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” said @govpritzker.illinois.gov. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head … He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.”

Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations

Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 7h

Stephen Miller’s entire life has been building to the ecstatic moment where he gets to press a button and have some political dissident murdered. The ultimate power fantasy. He cannot be dissuaded from it, because he will always find his way back to it; it has the same magnetism as any other fetish.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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