Holly Brewer
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Holly Brewer
@earlymodjustice.bsky.social
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In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
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Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
The one who could not wait to visit Epstein when he heard he had a “fresh shipment.”
That guy?
And we are supposed to want to listen to him?
That guy?
And we are supposed to want to listen to him?
Epstein pal will reportedly keep cushy new gig at CBS News www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Epstein pal will reportedly keep cushy new gig at CBS News
Newly hired CBS News contributor Peter Attia is reportedly secure in his position, despite recent revelations that Attia was close to and had exchanged lewd messages with accused sex trafficker ...
www.dailykos.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The one who could not wait to visit Epstein when he heard he had a “fresh shipment.”
That guy?
And we are supposed to want to listen to him?
That guy?
And we are supposed to want to listen to him?
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“McNamara…could acknowledge mistakes in Vietnam, but he never questioned the American exceptionalism that put us there in the first place.” —@rhodesben.bsky.social
An American Reckoning | Ben Rhodes
Robert McNamara’s failure to reckon with the exceptionalism that led the United States into the Vietnam War contributed to fifty years of foreign policy failures. It can help us understand the crisis ...
www.nybooks.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“McNamara…could acknowledge mistakes in Vietnam, but he never questioned the American exceptionalism that put us there in the first place.” —@rhodesben.bsky.social
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There are several reasons large pro-Russia accounts are taking over online coverage of the Epstein files:
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 AM
There are several reasons large pro-Russia accounts are taking over online coverage of the Epstein files:
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
1. Control narrative.
2. Disassociate Russia from Israel.
3. Funnel legitimacy to their networks.
4. Destroy legitimacy of the files by mixing fakes & conspiracy theories.
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Even older than the Republic…
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Even older than the Republic…
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If the "from" is redacted in this message, it likely means either that the DOJ is covering for someone, or that one of Epstein's victims was conscripted into helping him. Both possibilities make me sick.
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
If the "from" is redacted in this message, it likely means either that the DOJ is covering for someone, or that one of Epstein's victims was conscripted into helping him. Both possibilities make me sick.
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As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
Two bidets?
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Two bidets?
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Breaking:
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump admin of a "cover-up" over its handling of the Epstein files.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it."
On her upcoming deposition before the Oversight Committee: "We have nothing to hide … We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump admin of a "cover-up" over its handling of the Epstein files.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it."
On her upcoming deposition before the Oversight Committee: "We have nothing to hide … We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files cover-up in BBC interview
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it has done "more for the victims than Democrats ever did".
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Breaking:
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump admin of a "cover-up" over its handling of the Epstein files.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it."
On her upcoming deposition before the Oversight Committee: "We have nothing to hide … We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump admin of a "cover-up" over its handling of the Epstein files.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it."
On her upcoming deposition before the Oversight Committee: "We have nothing to hide … We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
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For Presidents’ Day, I thought I’d put together a thread of *other* Presidents talking about George Washington and slavery. Away we go! 🧵/1
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
For Presidents’ Day, I thought I’d put together a thread of *other* Presidents talking about George Washington and slavery. Away we go! 🧵/1
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“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
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Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
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The newspaper is named the
PLAIN DEALER
for cryin’ out loud!
PLAIN DEALER
for cryin’ out loud!
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The newspaper is named the
PLAIN DEALER
for cryin’ out loud!
PLAIN DEALER
for cryin’ out loud!
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Hogan's Heroes and Postwar America video/podcast Kickstarter campaign is officially launched!! Please consider backing us. If you haven't done a Kickstarter before, if we don't meet the campaign goal, no money moves. Pledges above the goal will continue to flow.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lee...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lee...
Hogan's Heroes and Post War America
An 8-episode documentary video pod about the making of the show, the actors' lives, American history, and learning to laugh at Nazis
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Hogan's Heroes and Postwar America video/podcast Kickstarter campaign is officially launched!! Please consider backing us. If you haven't done a Kickstarter before, if we don't meet the campaign goal, no money moves. Pledges above the goal will continue to flow.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lee...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lee...
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Fascinating history of strongmen: The dopamine hit from power and impunity is intoxicating, but, craving a bigger hit, you go nuts -- and you lose the public. That's "autocratic backfire." With @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
What Happens When a Megalomaniac Begins to Fail
The historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Donald Trump and “autocratic backfire.”
www.newyorker.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Fascinating history of strongmen: The dopamine hit from power and impunity is intoxicating, but, craving a bigger hit, you go nuts -- and you lose the public. That's "autocratic backfire." With @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
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Interesting that the NYT story linked to my @smithsonianmag.bsky.social essay on Washington and the twinned legalities of genealogy -- land and wealth for GW and enslavement for people he "inherited." Shows the complexity of the project-- of this history. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what...
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Interesting that the NYT story linked to my @smithsonianmag.bsky.social essay on Washington and the twinned legalities of genealogy -- land and wealth for GW and enslavement for people he "inherited." Shows the complexity of the project-- of this history. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what...
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16 Feb 1604: Faint Not - daughter of Dudley Fenner, minister & theologian, makes her will #otd
In 1584 Fenner was charged, inter alia, with baptising with unusual names: Joy Again, More Fruit, From Above and Dust. (Beinecke)
In 1584 Fenner was charged, inter alia, with baptising with unusual names: Joy Again, More Fruit, From Above and Dust. (Beinecke)
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
16 Feb 1604: Faint Not - daughter of Dudley Fenner, minister & theologian, makes her will #otd
In 1584 Fenner was charged, inter alia, with baptising with unusual names: Joy Again, More Fruit, From Above and Dust. (Beinecke)
In 1584 Fenner was charged, inter alia, with baptising with unusual names: Joy Again, More Fruit, From Above and Dust. (Beinecke)
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A new project launched this morning -- on the history of presidents and the presidency. And First Ladies. With a pointed essay on George W(ashington) by George W (Bush) --about presidential humility. Oh, and me about Martha Washington! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/a...
From One President to Another, a Love Letter With an Edge
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
A new project launched this morning -- on the history of presidents and the presidency. And First Ladies. With a pointed essay on George W(ashington) by George W (Bush) --about presidential humility. Oh, and me about Martha Washington! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/a...
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During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
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Yeah, this went quickly from happening to me seeing it to “I should write about this” to me being unable to do anything else until I got this out.
Here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/tom-homan-...
Here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/tom-homan-...
The Trump admin argument that masks "are for officer safety reasons" is actually an admission
Tom Homan highlights how secrecy aims to block accountability, the immoral lawlessness at the core of the Trump administration. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Yeah, this went quickly from happening to me seeing it to “I should write about this” to me being unable to do anything else until I got this out.
Here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/tom-homan-...
Here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/tom-homan-...
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Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, has repeatedly made public statements about his relationship with the pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that have turned out to be misleading, incomplete, or untrue. I'm going to make a thread to compile them all here.
February 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, has repeatedly made public statements about his relationship with the pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that have turned out to be misleading, incomplete, or untrue. I'm going to make a thread to compile them all here.
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I note that the White House originally said it was the White House Historical Association that preserved items from the East Wing. Now it says the General Service Administration and the National Park Service did. Did they? Did anyone?
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I note that the White House originally said it was the White House Historical Association that preserved items from the East Wing. Now it says the General Service Administration and the National Park Service did. Did they? Did anyone?
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There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM
There’s also a progressive candidate running who HASN’T taken money from Palantir partners @mikesacks.bsky.social :
www.mikesacksforcongress.com
www.mikesacksforcongress.com