Chris Baxter
@baxterpolitics.bsky.social
Political science professor at Univ of Tennessee at Martin. Constitution fan. American politics, public administration, Admin Law and Con Law. Opinions are my own. RTR.
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Re: Epstein Files
Leaked GOP memo gives step-by-step instructions on how to use DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender) a psychological manipulation tactic, to dismiss any Trump wrongdoing, and instead villainize Dems and frame Trump as the victim
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Leaked GOP memo gives step-by-step instructions on how to use DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender) a psychological manipulation tactic, to dismiss any Trump wrongdoing, and instead villainize Dems and frame Trump as the victim
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Leaked Epstein Files talking points instruct Republicans how to point blame away from Trump
Trump loyalists have been instructed to relentlessly accuse Democrats and ‘legacy media’ of fabricating a hoax, and encourage voters not to trust any information in the Epstein Files that damage the p...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Re: Epstein Files
Leaked GOP memo gives step-by-step instructions on how to use DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender) a psychological manipulation tactic, to dismiss any Trump wrongdoing, and instead villainize Dems and frame Trump as the victim
couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...
Leaked GOP memo gives step-by-step instructions on how to use DARVO (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender) a psychological manipulation tactic, to dismiss any Trump wrongdoing, and instead villainize Dems and frame Trump as the victim
couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...
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Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
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What else aren't they wanting us to know?
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What else aren't they wanting us to know?
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It's been truly remarkable to see the grand jury system actually act as a real line of defense.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's been truly remarkable to see the grand jury system actually act as a real line of defense.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
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👏👏 to the Lower Courts. The Supreme Court's enabler majority has used the shadow docket to greenlight so much nefarious BS.
"[The Molina injunction] draws a line in the sand. It tells the Supreme Court that if they want to change the law, they have to put their names on a real opinion & justify it"
"[The Molina injunction] draws a line in the sand. It tells the Supreme Court that if they want to change the law, they have to put their names on a real opinion & justify it"
Lower Courts Openly Defy SCOTUS
A federal judge in D.C. just exposed the intellectual dishonesty of "Kavanaugh stops" and proved that unexplained shadow docket orders are no match for the written law.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
👏👏 to the Lower Courts. The Supreme Court's enabler majority has used the shadow docket to greenlight so much nefarious BS.
"[The Molina injunction] draws a line in the sand. It tells the Supreme Court that if they want to change the law, they have to put their names on a real opinion & justify it"
"[The Molina injunction] draws a line in the sand. It tells the Supreme Court that if they want to change the law, they have to put their names on a real opinion & justify it"
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How the files look, what's in them and how many there are remain to be seen.
Here are five potential scenarios for the Epstein files.
Here are five potential scenarios for the Epstein files.
5 scenarios that could play out next with the Epstein files
The law says the DOJ has 30 days to release the files.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
How the files look, what's in them and how many there are remain to be seen.
Here are five potential scenarios for the Epstein files.
Here are five potential scenarios for the Epstein files.
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This morning, Trump called for the execution of 6 Members of Congress.
Trump must be removed from office. Today. He is a clear & present danger to this country. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now. He is an immediate danger to this country. He must be removed from office today.
Trump must be removed from office. Today. He is a clear & present danger to this country. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now. He is an immediate danger to this country. He must be removed from office today.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This morning, Trump called for the execution of 6 Members of Congress.
Trump must be removed from office. Today. He is a clear & present danger to this country. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now. He is an immediate danger to this country. He must be removed from office today.
Trump must be removed from office. Today. He is a clear & present danger to this country. Invoke the 25th Amendment, or impeach & convict him. Now. He is an immediate danger to this country. He must be removed from office today.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Oh. My. Gawd.
I pretty sure I can see the mushroom cloud from the judge’s head exploding.
I pretty sure I can see the mushroom cloud from the judge’s head exploding.
BREAKING: Prosecutors in the Comey case just told the judge that they’re under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether career prosecutors wrote a memo recommending *against* indicting Comey prior to Halligan going to the grand jury.
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh. My. Gawd.
I pretty sure I can see the mushroom cloud from the judge’s head exploding.
I pretty sure I can see the mushroom cloud from the judge’s head exploding.
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Trump is opening an "investigation" because that precludes DOJ from being allowed to release the files.
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Trump is opening an "investigation" because that precludes DOJ from being allowed to release the files.
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An important side note about today's Epstein/Trump revelations.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
An important side note about today's Epstein/Trump revelations.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
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House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the convicted sex offender’s victims, among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. nyti.ms/441Dyxh
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
House Democrats on Wednesday released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of the convicted sex offender’s victims, among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. nyti.ms/441Dyxh
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The most consequential shift of 1776 “was not one of battle lines but of ideology: the rejection of monarchism as a core American value,” Edward J. Larson writes:
What Actually Changed in 1776
The most consequential shift that year was not one of battle lines but of ideology.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The most consequential shift of 1776 “was not one of battle lines but of ideology: the rejection of monarchism as a core American value,” Edward J. Larson writes:
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okay who do i have to kill to get them to bring back the Reese's oreo cookies
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
okay who do i have to kill to get them to bring back the Reese's oreo cookies
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The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty
Concerned alumni and former faculty told The Denver Post they believe the academy is losing too many civilian Ph.D.-level instructors without the ability to replace them with qualified military mem…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
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A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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JUST IN: 11th Circuit politely tells Judge Aileen Cannon to get moving on motions seeking to unseal remainder of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. Basically, gives her 60 days to act or appeals court will take further action. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#11 in In re: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Unive (11th Cir., 25-13403) – CourtListener.com
ORDER: Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner American Oversight is HELD in abeyance. [10567702-2] in 25-13400, Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Knight First Amendment Institut...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
JUST IN: 11th Circuit politely tells Judge Aileen Cannon to get moving on motions seeking to unseal remainder of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. Basically, gives her 60 days to act or appeals court will take further action. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Just like a church social
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Just like a church social
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Mockler: I’m 23 years old, and Gen Zers have spent all of our formative years living in a political system that’s purely dysfunctional. People in my generation see the president posting memes online rather than actually negotiating with the other side.
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mockler: I’m 23 years old, and Gen Zers have spent all of our formative years living in a political system that’s purely dysfunctional. People in my generation see the president posting memes online rather than actually negotiating with the other side.
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4. “I will go anywhere and speak to anyone before I let a con artist get a hold of the Republican Party. … Donald Trump is everything I taught my kids not to do in kindergarten.”
–Sen. Marco Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, in 2016
–Sen. Marco Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, in 2016
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
4. “I will go anywhere and speak to anyone before I let a con artist get a hold of the Republican Party. … Donald Trump is everything I taught my kids not to do in kindergarten.”
–Sen. Marco Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, in 2016
–Sen. Marco Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, in 2016
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6. “What former President Trump did to undermine faith in our election system and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power is inexcusable.”
–Senate Majority Leader John Thune, now a major Trump backer, in 2021
–Senate Majority Leader John Thune, now a major Trump backer, in 2021
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
6. “What former President Trump did to undermine faith in our election system and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power is inexcusable.”
–Senate Majority Leader John Thune, now a major Trump backer, in 2021
–Senate Majority Leader John Thune, now a major Trump backer, in 2021
I miss the concept of "shame."
That would be Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, in the Oval Office for a meeting btwn the U.S. president and the NATO Secretary-General in the middle of a brutal war in Europe, staring at plans for a ballroom that will replace the now-demolished East Wing of the White House.
Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I miss the concept of "shame."
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Essential work during the shutdown includes dismantling the White House
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Essential work during the shutdown includes dismantling the White House
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.