David Noll
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Vigilante Nation: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigilante-Nation/Jon-Michaels/9781668023235
Updates on the meritocracy: https://tinyurl.com/56u9n6zc
You probably don't mean to say "begs the question."
Updates on the meritocracy: https://tinyurl.com/56u9n6zc
You probably don't mean to say "begs the question."
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David Noll
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· Aug 12
How did we end up in a world where ICE agents are indistinguishable from the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on January 6?
VIGILANTE NATION tells the story of the insidious state laws behind MAGA's return to power, and it's out in paperback today.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigila...
VIGILANTE NATION tells the story of the insidious state laws behind MAGA's return to power, and it's out in paperback today.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigila...
CBS News has cancelled a story about Christmas because Stephen Miller was not allowed to argue that only Italian-Americans are worthy of salvation.
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
CBS News has cancelled a story about Christmas because Stephen Miller was not allowed to argue that only Italian-Americans are worthy of salvation.
Make a Bond movie academic
Committee Royale
Committee Royale
Make a Bond movie academic
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
Make a Bond movie academic
Live and Let Cite
Live and Let Cite
December 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
Committee Royale
Committee Royale
Quite possible that this operation was put together by intelligent people who are simply trying to get Trump and Hesgeth to stfu
truly harrowing stuff
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December 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Quite possible that this operation was put together by intelligent people who are simply trying to get Trump and Hesgeth to stfu
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are being trolled by Stephen Miller.
December 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are being trolled by Stephen Miller.
kind of comforting to come back to Chicago, turn on WXRT, and hear the same music they've been playing since I was in high school
December 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
kind of comforting to come back to Chicago, turn on WXRT, and hear the same music they've been playing since I was in high school
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Such an unbelievable loser
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Such an unbelievable loser
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These are Roberts Pardons
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
These are Roberts Pardons
I would be interested in hearing from people who know this world whether this is headed toward Ms. Weiss resigning, the professional journalists jumping ship, or both.
New Bari Weiss & CBS leadership note to staff—
“…Americans say they do not trust the press…To win back their trust, we have to work hard.”
“Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories…sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair.”
“…Americans say they do not trust the press…To win back their trust, we have to work hard.”
“Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories…sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair.”
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I would be interested in hearing from people who know this world whether this is headed toward Ms. Weiss resigning, the professional journalists jumping ship, or both.
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We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Really hard to imagine this opinion coming down the way it did if Illinoisans hadn't rallied to protect their neighbors and Pritzker hadn't publicly and forcefully resisted the administration.
December 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Really hard to imagine this opinion coming down the way it did if Illinoisans hadn't rallied to protect their neighbors and Pritzker hadn't publicly and forcefully resisted the administration.
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Big ups to Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social who flagged this argument that SCOTUS relied on (that regular forces refer to military forces, not federal law enforcement).
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Big ups to Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social who flagged this argument that SCOTUS relied on (that regular forces refer to military forces, not federal law enforcement).
Justice Alito seems to have missed that the government's account of the Marimar Martinez shooting has been completely discredited.
December 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Justice Alito seems to have missed that the government's account of the Marimar Martinez shooting has been completely discredited.
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Tbf they probably fired the people who initially looked into it
this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Tbf they probably fired the people who initially looked into it
When your physical therapist shows you a new stretch
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When your physical therapist shows you a new stretch
Smart stuff on the MAGA project's dependency on state capacity that DOGE and Vought have sabotaged. One small note of caution is that the buildout of the federal police (immigration) state continues apace, and we don't yet know how it will end.
"I am deeply worried that President Trump has brought about a collapse in the governing capacity of American political institutions...But I am no longer worried that President Trump has created a durable political economy that realigns the electorate."
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/everything...
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/everything...
Everything-Bagel Authoritarianism
If you want to dismantle a liberal, pluralist democracy, you need to be able to tell parts of your far-right coalition “no.”
newsletter.mikekonczal.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Smart stuff on the MAGA project's dependency on state capacity that DOGE and Vought have sabotaged. One small note of caution is that the buildout of the federal police (immigration) state continues apace, and we don't yet know how it will end.
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"I am deeply worried that President Trump has brought about a collapse in the governing capacity of American political institutions...But I am no longer worried that President Trump has created a durable political economy that realigns the electorate."
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/everything...
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/everything...
Everything-Bagel Authoritarianism
If you want to dismantle a liberal, pluralist democracy, you need to be able to tell parts of your far-right coalition “no.”
newsletter.mikekonczal.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"I am deeply worried that President Trump has brought about a collapse in the governing capacity of American political institutions...But I am no longer worried that President Trump has created a durable political economy that realigns the electorate."
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/everything...
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/everything...
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A legend indeed
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A legend indeed
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Have they tried putting one of those “protected by” signs out front?
Louvre museum installs security bars on balcony used in October's heist reut.rs/4pexSIb
Louvre museum installs security bars on balcony used in October's heist
France's Louvre museum on Tuesday installed security bars on the balcony that burglars used to break in and steal some of the crown jewels.
reut.rs
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Have they tried putting one of those “protected by” signs out front?
A funny thing about the Epstein law is that if there's actually a prosecutorial memo exonerating Trump, DOJ is required to disclose it without redactions except for the names of victims.
* DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: SOME DOCUMENTS RELEASED CONTAIN UNTRUE AND SENSATIONALIST CLAIMS MADE AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE FBI RIGHT BEFORE 2020 ELECTION
* DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: TO BE CLEAR CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP ARE UNFOUNDED AND FALSE
@reuters.com
* DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: TO BE CLEAR CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP ARE UNFOUNDED AND FALSE
@reuters.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A funny thing about the Epstein law is that if there's actually a prosecutorial memo exonerating Trump, DOJ is required to disclose it without redactions except for the names of victims.
Well worth a watch.
archive.org/details/ceco...
archive.org/details/ceco...
cecot-60mins : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
60 minutes segment on cecot
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Well worth a watch.
archive.org/details/ceco...
archive.org/details/ceco...
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It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
LOL they redacted the files so ineptly that you can basically read them with a little effort? Please let this be true.
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
It's actually worse. The Supreme Court has held 9-0 -- Clarence Thomas and other executive power fanatics included -- that detainees rendered to another country via the Alien Enemies Act are entitled to a pre-deportation hearing. There is no legal debate whatsoever.
Belatedly, this line from Weiss' memo is...something
Let's get someone who says banishing to CECOT was legit, she says
Here's the thing: There's a consensus among legal experts that *wasn't* legit
You can find someone who says moon is made outta Fluffernutter. Doesn't mean you should quote 'em
Let's get someone who says banishing to CECOT was legit, she says
Here's the thing: There's a consensus among legal experts that *wasn't* legit
You can find someone who says moon is made outta Fluffernutter. Doesn't mean you should quote 'em
December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's actually worse. The Supreme Court has held 9-0 -- Clarence Thomas and other executive power fanatics included -- that detainees rendered to another country via the Alien Enemies Act are entitled to a pre-deportation hearing. There is no legal debate whatsoever.
Can't have HBO producing documentaries about what happens to migrants the government renders to El Salvador
Larry Ellison, one the richest men in the world and the father of Paramount’s chief executive, made a personal guarantee to provide the roughly $40.4 billion in equity that the company is offering as part of its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Brothers
Mr. Ellison’s personal guarantee is meant to address concerns that the Warner Bros. Discovery’s board had expressed about Paramount’s original offer.
nyti.ms
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Can't have HBO producing documentaries about what happens to migrants the government renders to El Salvador