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it's not like there's recourse on the back end for pardon buyers if what they bought turns out to be snake oil
New in PN: Ed Martin's peculiar view of pardon power
"Since Martin neither knows what he’s doing or cares whether it’s legal, he’s perfectly willing to float the most unconstitutional trial balloons, such as 'Trump can pardon people for state crimes.'"
"Since Martin neither knows what he’s doing or cares whether it’s legal, he’s perfectly willing to float the most unconstitutional trial balloons, such as 'Trump can pardon people for state crimes.'"
Ed Martin's peculiar view of pardon power
Trump's pardon attorney is very confused about how pardons work.
www.publicnotice.co
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
it's not like there's recourse on the back end for pardon buyers if what they bought turns out to be snake oil
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my read is that knives are out for him after the 50 year debacle. love it when the scheming viziers fight
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
my read is that knives are out for him after the 50 year debacle. love it when the scheming viziers fight
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I'm less concerned about the polygraph and more concerned about the thought process that led to letting Dan Bongino skip the polygraph. If FBI agents normally had to pass a oujia board and Dan Bongino didn't, I'd still wonder what they didn't want him to have to answer.
As the FBI’s deputy director, Dan Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm less concerned about the polygraph and more concerned about the thought process that led to letting Dan Bongino skip the polygraph. If FBI agents normally had to pass a oujia board and Dan Bongino didn't, I'd still wonder what they didn't want him to have to answer.
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feel like declining crypto prices are maybe the strongest indicator of future intrarepublican Trump-shivving
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
feel like declining crypto prices are maybe the strongest indicator of future intrarepublican Trump-shivving
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you can get away with a lot when you're making everybody richer but people do. not. like it when their investments are losing money
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
you can get away with a lot when you're making everybody richer but people do. not. like it when their investments are losing money
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for those who don't keep up BTC is down 15% in a month and 10% since Monday
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
for those who don't keep up BTC is down 15% in a month and 10% since Monday
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This is arguably an exercise in "what's popular is whatever Republicans approve of that Democrats don't entirely hate". But generally, yes, there is advantage in conveying to voters "we stood up for what's right, but not at the expense of hungry kids". That's not too complex for voters to understand
Polls shows Americans approve of the deal to re-open the government by a wide margin
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
One way the shutdown deal might actually help Democrats
A plurality of voters approve of the deal to end the government shutdown. Democrats have an opportunity to claim they saved SNAP & other government programs, which could help repair the party's image
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is arguably an exercise in "what's popular is whatever Republicans approve of that Democrats don't entirely hate". But generally, yes, there is advantage in conveying to voters "we stood up for what's right, but not at the expense of hungry kids". That's not too complex for voters to understand
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The great task for Democrats, which is greatly assisted by not being in the majority, is conveying to voters that skyrocketing insurance premiums are wholly Republicans' handiwork
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The great task for Democrats, which is greatly assisted by not being in the majority, is conveying to voters that skyrocketing insurance premiums are wholly Republicans' handiwork
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Simultaneously ingratiating & exploiting & being exploited. The smiles help the knives slip in deeper
a notable thing in the Epstein correspondence is that Larry Summers is asking him to be a wingman, how to get girls, and so forth, at the same time as Larry Summers' wife is writing to him about Lolita and My Antonia.
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Simultaneously ingratiating & exploiting & being exploited. The smiles help the knives slip in deeper
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Nothing has done more to convince me to be content than socializing with terribly ambitious people
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Nothing has done more to convince me to be content than socializing with terribly ambitious people
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I have a prediction! It's "the Republican Party will get worse before it gets even worse"
I have no idea what will be the eventual consequence of what has been happening in the US over the past week except I will predict things will get a lot weirder.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I have a prediction! It's "the Republican Party will get worse before it gets even worse"
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gonna be honest I've mostly felt this way since BigBalls showed up. you don't consolidate an authoritarian state with BigBalls
I am well aware that they are and will continue to do massive damage to this country
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
gonna be honest I've mostly felt this way since BigBalls showed up. you don't consolidate an authoritarian state with BigBalls
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I could be mistaken. But every time Trump rails about Epstein, he doesn’t sound angry, or affronted. He sounds scared.
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I could be mistaken. But every time Trump rails about Epstein, he doesn’t sound angry, or affronted. He sounds scared.
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Apart from the emails, the reason the Epstein files "reemerged" when the government shutdown ended is that the shutdown was being used as an excuse not to swear in the 218th signature on the discharge petition.
When Fox News doesn't know how to spin a story the network ignores it. @stephaniemiller.bsky.social found a way to bring up the Epstein emails on Hannity. Greg Gutfeld downplayed it on "The Five." It wasn't mentioned on Fox & Friends or The Ingraham Angle.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Apart from the emails, the reason the Epstein files "reemerged" when the government shutdown ended is that the shutdown was being used as an excuse not to swear in the 218th signature on the discharge petition.
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"Users can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan."
Actually, both users are conversing with Satan.
Actually, both users are conversing with Satan.
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"Users can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan."
Actually, both users are conversing with Satan.
Actually, both users are conversing with Satan.
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Honestly, if I wanted to text with Satan, I'd just become one of Elon's reply guys.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Honestly, if I wanted to text with Satan, I'd just become one of Elon's reply guys.
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No matter what he’s accused of, literally no one ever says “That doesn’t sound like the Donald Trump I know.”
There were plenty of allegations and the Access Hollywood clip pre-2016 election. It’s horrifying but none of it should be a surprise to anyone. It’s not like it seems out of character for him.
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
No matter what he’s accused of, literally no one ever says “That doesn’t sound like the Donald Trump I know.”
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there are numerous reasons to think this is horseshit that's not even worth getting mad about.
"Several Democrats clued into party dynamics suggested that centrist Sen. Cortez Masto could be a potential challenger to Schatz [for the Senate Democratic Leader position]" puck.news/democrats-tu...
Tick, Tick… Schumer
The embattled Senate minority leader once again faces calls to step down.
puck.news
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
there are numerous reasons to think this is horseshit that's not even worth getting mad about.
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it's a perfect job for someone like schatz, who's in a very safe seat, is young, and is very progressive by senate standards, while also being insufferable and annoying in all the ways senate leadership always is (and often has to be)
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
it's a perfect job for someone like schatz, who's in a very safe seat, is young, and is very progressive by senate standards, while also being insufferable and annoying in all the ways senate leadership always is (and often has to be)
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i know you can bet on anything now, so take this as a figure of speech, but i would bet hard cash she does absolutely nothing substantive with this and just waits for the elderly man to forget about it
Breaking news: Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated she has appointed a prosecutor to examine the relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and other prominent Democrats, including former president Bill Clinton, as requested by President Trump today.
Bondi says Justice will investigate relationships to Epstein suggested by Trump
President Donald Trump suggested the relationships between the disgraced financier and several prominent Democrats deserve more scrutiny than his own connections to Epstein.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
i know you can bet on anything now, so take this as a figure of speech, but i would bet hard cash she does absolutely nothing substantive with this and just waits for the elderly man to forget about it
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if there were anything they could get clinton on with regard to epstein, they would have already done it, and as far as blocking the release of these things because of an "active investigation", lol, good luck. also, DOJ is running on fumes with d-squad lawyers now, good luck with clinton's counsel
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
if there were anything they could get clinton on with regard to epstein, they would have already done it, and as far as blocking the release of these things because of an "active investigation", lol, good luck. also, DOJ is running on fumes with d-squad lawyers now, good luck with clinton's counsel
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btw in just the three years I have been doing this drive, I am seeing more and more Indian restaurants popping at gas stations up along I-40 from Arkansas to New Mexico. I had fucking amazing chicken korma and garlic naan. They are in many cases revitalizing abandoned gas stations.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
btw in just the three years I have been doing this drive, I am seeing more and more Indian restaurants popping at gas stations up along I-40 from Arkansas to New Mexico. I had fucking amazing chicken korma and garlic naan. They are in many cases revitalizing abandoned gas stations.
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It's really a fucking modern miracle. Centuries of war over the silk road and England had to colonize India and do just horrifying shit, and we are so god damned lucky and fortunate that despite all our flaws, Indian people are coming here on their own to give it to us. And paying taxes!!!
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It's really a fucking modern miracle. Centuries of war over the silk road and England had to colonize India and do just horrifying shit, and we are so god damned lucky and fortunate that despite all our flaws, Indian people are coming here on their own to give it to us. And paying taxes!!!
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So Donald Trump and Nancy Reagan have something in common eh
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So Donald Trump and Nancy Reagan have something in common eh