@countrylawer.bsky.social
“The rule of law is not meant to win, nor to lose, but to exist.”
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Joint declaration following EU/Canada ministerial meeting
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Joint declaration following the fourth Canada – European Union joint ministerial committee meeting
Joint declaration following the fourth Canada – European Union joint ministerial committee meeting.
www.consilium.europa.eu
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Joint declaration following EU/Canada ministerial meeting
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.
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By preemptively pardoning them, he tells the people who are now and in the future called upon to perform illegal acts for him that he has their back. This is not about Giuliani & Co, this is about the thousands of current and future ICE agents, the soldiers who execute people in the Caribbean, etc.
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
By preemptively pardoning them, he tells the people who are now and in the future called upon to perform illegal acts for him that he has their back. This is not about Giuliani & Co, this is about the thousands of current and future ICE agents, the soldiers who execute people in the Caribbean, etc.
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
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I'm late to this, but DAYUM.
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I'm late to this, but DAYUM.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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An important piece of work. 👇🏻
“When American organisations with annual budgets in the hundreds of millions fund UK litigation, there are legitimate questions about whether this serves British democratic interests”
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
cc @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
An important piece of work. 👇🏻
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Pure Niedertracht. Faschismus.
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pure Niedertracht. Faschismus.
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Almost universal across the west. Voters have never had it so good. But they feel more was promised. And isn't just the cost but the difficulties of life, and the sense of a class that doesn't face these.
Difficult to sort in low-growth times. www.ft.com/content/7913...
Difficult to sort in low-growth times. www.ft.com/content/7913...
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Almost universal across the west. Voters have never had it so good. But they feel more was promised. And isn't just the cost but the difficulties of life, and the sense of a class that doesn't face these.
Difficult to sort in low-growth times. www.ft.com/content/7913...
Difficult to sort in low-growth times. www.ft.com/content/7913...
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Now in detailed Black and White: The #Trump administration is blackmailing other countries to actively destroy the environment at the behest of the US oil industry. There is no sugarcoating it.
Evil seems a fitting adjective.
#MännerDieDieWeltVerbrennen
Evil seems a fitting adjective.
#MännerDieDieWeltVerbrennen
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Now in detailed Black and White: The #Trump administration is blackmailing other countries to actively destroy the environment at the behest of the US oil industry. There is no sugarcoating it.
Evil seems a fitting adjective.
#MännerDieDieWeltVerbrennen
Evil seems a fitting adjective.
#MännerDieDieWeltVerbrennen
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Used to work fine before that, though.
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Used to work fine before that, though.
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This was, of course, completely predictable and logical, as EU politics simply follow national politics in this. Most EPP parties have normalized the far right in their own country.
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This was, of course, completely predictable and logical, as EU politics simply follow national politics in this. Most EPP parties have normalized the far right in their own country.
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There are many ways to do clickbait and to generate liberal outrage in order to boost engagement and thus advertisements. The NYT does it by promoting reactionary and far-right content. That is a conscious choice!
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There are many ways to do clickbait and to generate liberal outrage in order to boost engagement and thus advertisements. The NYT does it by promoting reactionary and far-right content. That is a conscious choice!
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The tradition that governments tell contradictory stories to the court and to the public continues in the tariff case: the government argued before Scotus that the ieepa tariffs are regulatory, not revenue raising tariffs. To the public, Trump argues the opposite.
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The tradition that governments tell contradictory stories to the court and to the public continues in the tariff case: the government argued before Scotus that the ieepa tariffs are regulatory, not revenue raising tariffs. To the public, Trump argues the opposite.
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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It's the exact same ideology embraced by the elite enslavers before the Civil War: some people are better than others, and have the right-- and maybe the duty-- to rule. It was the Mudsill Theory then, and it's the Mudsill Theory today, dress it up in whatever elegant language you may.
When Hillary said there was a vast right wing conspiracy, she was, as usual, correct. It's become more entrenched, secretive, organized, & scary.
Armed w knowledge, we will #PushBack 🐸
#WeAreDemocracy
#DemocracyNotAutocracy
Gifted article. wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
#Voices4Victory
#USDemoctacy
Armed w knowledge, we will #PushBack 🐸
#WeAreDemocracy
#DemocracyNotAutocracy
Gifted article. wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
#Voices4Victory
#USDemoctacy
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It's the exact same ideology embraced by the elite enslavers before the Civil War: some people are better than others, and have the right-- and maybe the duty-- to rule. It was the Mudsill Theory then, and it's the Mudsill Theory today, dress it up in whatever elegant language you may.
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Starvation as a weapon of war is deeply troubling. Starvation as a policy of domestic politics is a dystopian nightmare.
The USDA now threatening grocery stores who offer discounts to SNAP recipients.
People are going hungry. Their benefits were illegally cut off leaving them to starve.
40% of SNAP households have children.
If grocery stores & local business want to step up to help… let them.
People are going hungry. Their benefits were illegally cut off leaving them to starve.
40% of SNAP households have children.
If grocery stores & local business want to step up to help… let them.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Starvation as a weapon of war is deeply troubling. Starvation as a policy of domestic politics is a dystopian nightmare.
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Checking in on Bari weiss’ newsmaxification of CBS…
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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You couldn't come up with a better visualization if you tried to!
Yesterday, Illinois State Police arrested a protester dressed as Jesus, draped in American flag. When he did not walk, they picked him up and carried him.
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
You couldn't come up with a better visualization if you tried to!
It reminds me of the cover of a fashion magazine.
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It reminds me of the cover of a fashion magazine.
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"I have never seen a set of pretrial motions quite like this one in its power and breadth and its attempt comprehensively to dismember the legitimacy of, process behind, and substance of an indictment."
@BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org summarizes Comey's recent motions to dismiss the indictment.
@BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org summarizes Comey's recent motions to dismiss the indictment.
The Situation: James Comey Is Just Asking Questions
So many motions; so many options for dismissal.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"I have never seen a set of pretrial motions quite like this one in its power and breadth and its attempt comprehensively to dismember the legitimacy of, process behind, and substance of an indictment."
@BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org summarizes Comey's recent motions to dismiss the indictment.
@BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org summarizes Comey's recent motions to dismiss the indictment.
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One year?
China and the US are locked in a stalemate. Each buys time. But it’s hardly a stable solution. What matters is what that time buys
China and the US are locked in a stalemate. Each buys time. But it’s hardly a stable solution. What matters is what that time buys
The US president said China’s leader had committed to postpone export controls on rare earths as part of an agreement the two reached at a summit in South Korea ft.trib.al/jJ2fASi
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
One year?
China and the US are locked in a stalemate. Each buys time. But it’s hardly a stable solution. What matters is what that time buys
China and the US are locked in a stalemate. Each buys time. But it’s hardly a stable solution. What matters is what that time buys
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New from Free Movement: Two more immigration lawyers facing potential disciplinary proceedings for misuse of AI | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/two-more-imm...
Two more immigration lawyers facing potential disciplinary proceedings for misuse of AI - Free Movement
Two more immigration lawyers, a barrister and a solicitor, are facing the possibility of a Hamid hearing and a referral to their professional regulator after
freemovement.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New from Free Movement: Two more immigration lawyers facing potential disciplinary proceedings for misuse of AI | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/two-more-imm...
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This is the first installment of what will be a regular feature, tentatively called “For the Record”:
A selective chronicle, a roundup of what I believe deserves our attention – an attempt to bear witness and perhaps create, over time, a record of our extraordinary moment.
A selective chronicle, a roundup of what I believe deserves our attention – an attempt to bear witness and perhaps create, over time, a record of our extraordinary moment.
Sunday Reading: A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, and Complicity
American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, Complicity
American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.
democracyamericana.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is the first installment of what will be a regular feature, tentatively called “For the Record”:
A selective chronicle, a roundup of what I believe deserves our attention – an attempt to bear witness and perhaps create, over time, a record of our extraordinary moment.
A selective chronicle, a roundup of what I believe deserves our attention – an attempt to bear witness and perhaps create, over time, a record of our extraordinary moment.