Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof
@evanbernick.bsky.social
Associate Prof at Northern Illinois University College of Law. Constitutional law, criminal law, abolition, philosophy, hoops, video games, puppies (esp. Argo the Floof). Probably nicer than you’ve heard. He/him.
I never expect much from the Oscars, but the nominations are fine. Wish The Shrouds had gotten a nod, not surprised that it didn’t.
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I never expect much from the Oscars, but the nominations are fine. Wish The Shrouds had gotten a nod, not surprised that it didn’t.
She apologized for being filmed at a public event while being a football fan
This country hates women so much.
ca.news.yahoo.com/ex-porn-star...
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Ex-Porn Star Abella Danger Apologizes for Viral Moment During Miami Hurricanes’ NCAA Final Loss
The football megafan's reactions at games have captured the attention of several cameramen combing the crowd, but she says she wishes to be like any other fan.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
She apologized for being filmed at a public event while being a football fan
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At a time when federal agents are taking "non-citizen" children to detention camps in Minnesota, I offer that Minnesota has been here before. My ancestors have been here before. Perhaps there are deeper lessons in these histories to understand U.S. authoritarianism, as well as forms of resistance.
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
At a time when federal agents are taking "non-citizen" children to detention camps in Minnesota, I offer that Minnesota has been here before. My ancestors have been here before. Perhaps there are deeper lessons in these histories to understand U.S. authoritarianism, as well as forms of resistance.
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With respect, I understand the need to foster a national identity that resists authoritarianism. But reminders of the Trail of Tears don't undermine this effort; they strengthen it. Excluding these histories makes U.S. authoritarianism harder to recognize because its patterns no longer feel familiar
This is basically how I view the subject. Like, no duh, the United States has done some incredibly awful stuff over the centuries. But we also have a very powerful strand of humanitarianism, especially in the post World War II era, and I will damn well lean into that part of our national identity.
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
With respect, I understand the need to foster a national identity that resists authoritarianism. But reminders of the Trail of Tears don't undermine this effort; they strengthen it. Excluding these histories makes U.S. authoritarianism harder to recognize because its patterns no longer feel familiar
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I think we finally have the right sized avocad for guac 🥑
January 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I think we finally have the right sized avocad for guac 🥑
nobody’s asking the really important question: did he have another pair of glasses on underneath
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Macron's 'Top Gun' look gives glasses maker's stock $4 million bump
Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses drove the shares of their maker, iVision Tech , almost 28% higher on Thursday after the French president's look during his speech at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos went viral online.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
nobody’s asking the really important question: did he have another pair of glasses on underneath
Co-signing this contribution to a discourse that recurs every few months and never seems to go anywhere useful.
my Blackest opinion is that the presumption of conflict between "America has a long and deeply rooted history of violence" and "we can and should fight against today's version of that, as did those who came before us" is less a philosophical debate about how to treat the past and more a skill issue
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Co-signing this contribution to a discourse that recurs every few months and never seems to go anywhere useful.
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my Blackest opinion is that the presumption of conflict between "America has a long and deeply rooted history of violence" and "we can and should fight against today's version of that, as did those who came before us" is less a philosophical debate about how to treat the past and more a skill issue
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
my Blackest opinion is that the presumption of conflict between "America has a long and deeply rooted history of violence" and "we can and should fight against today's version of that, as did those who came before us" is less a philosophical debate about how to treat the past and more a skill issue
Now the the DHS account has said a thing, we can safely believe the opposite
“our brown shirts that say we did NOT target a child seem to be raising questions already answered by our brown shirts”
January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Now the the DHS account has said a thing, we can safely believe the opposite
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DEMON DOGGOS FROM TEH GATES OF HECC
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM
DEMON DOGGOS FROM TEH GATES OF HECC
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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20 years ago today, Kobe Bryant made history 🐍
The Mamba's 81-point game, as called by Stuart Scott on SportsCenter 🎤
The Mamba's 81-point game, as called by Stuart Scott on SportsCenter 🎤
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
20 years ago today, Kobe Bryant made history 🐍
The Mamba's 81-point game, as called by Stuart Scott on SportsCenter 🎤
The Mamba's 81-point game, as called by Stuart Scott on SportsCenter 🎤
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you don’t gotta use ai man this stuff is just out here for free
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
you don’t gotta use ai man this stuff is just out here for free
DEMON DOGGOS FROM TEH GATES OF HECC
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM
DEMON DOGGOS FROM TEH GATES OF HECC
Short answer: probably not, but it may be very difficult to do anything about it through the courts. read the whole thing.
"Can ICE Enter a Home To Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?" a deep dive for the law nerds new from me, posted over at Volokh.
reason.com/volokh/2026/...
reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Can ICE Enter a Home To Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?
The Associated Press reports: Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says WASHINGTON (AP)…
reason.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Short answer: probably not, but it may be very difficult to do anything about it through the courts. read the whole thing.
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“you know the Constitution?”
“uh, kind of?”
“We’re going to violate it”
“Right”
“Write that shit down”
“Got it”
“uh, kind of?”
“We’re going to violate it”
“Right”
“Write that shit down”
“Got it”
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“you know the Constitution?”
“uh, kind of?”
“We’re going to violate it”
“Right”
“Write that shit down”
“Got it”
“uh, kind of?”
“We’re going to violate it”
“Right”
“Write that shit down”
“Got it”
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There's no moving forward as a country without a cleansing moral fire.
There is going to need to be a leadership that embraces that reality, whether Dems like it or not
There is going to need to be a leadership that embraces that reality, whether Dems like it or not
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
There's no moving forward as a country without a cleansing moral fire.
There is going to need to be a leadership that embraces that reality, whether Dems like it or not
There is going to need to be a leadership that embraces that reality, whether Dems like it or not
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"Cats Dancing" by the English artist Louis Wain (1860–1939).
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"Cats Dancing" by the English artist Louis Wain (1860–1939).
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I’m demanding Sec. Noem provide an explanation for this abhorrent policy & that my Republican colleagues hold hearings & join me in demanding the Trump Admin answer for this lawlessness. 6
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I’m demanding Sec. Noem provide an explanation for this abhorrent policy & that my Republican colleagues hold hearings & join me in demanding the Trump Admin answer for this lawlessness. 6
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The DOJ cited thirteen treatises that carved out an exception for citizenship for temporary visitors. Of those:
3 were white supremacists
3 were British citing no evidence
2 were authored by the same person
1 was authored by an unknown high school teacher
1 was not signed
13-9 = 4
Seriously?
3 were white supremacists
3 were British citing no evidence
2 were authored by the same person
1 was authored by an unknown high school teacher
1 was not signed
13-9 = 4
Seriously?
January 22, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The DOJ cited thirteen treatises that carved out an exception for citizenship for temporary visitors. Of those:
3 were white supremacists
3 were British citing no evidence
2 were authored by the same person
1 was authored by an unknown high school teacher
1 was not signed
13-9 = 4
Seriously?
3 were white supremacists
3 were British citing no evidence
2 were authored by the same person
1 was authored by an unknown high school teacher
1 was not signed
13-9 = 4
Seriously?
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
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Hey Argo what time is it
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Hey Argo what time is it
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It seems to me Congress should hold off on funding elaborate conspiracies to violate the Constitution.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It seems to me Congress should hold off on funding elaborate conspiracies to violate the Constitution.
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My grandmother, Barbara Aronstein Black, died in the wee hours yesterday at the age of 92.
I talk a lot about my grandfather on here, but my grandma was perhaps the best person I've ever known, and the Times obituary of her is fantastic
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
I talk a lot about my grandfather on here, but my grandma was perhaps the best person I've ever known, and the Times obituary of her is fantastic
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Barbara Aronstein Black, a First as a Law School Dean, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
My grandmother, Barbara Aronstein Black, died in the wee hours yesterday at the age of 92.
I talk a lot about my grandfather on here, but my grandma was perhaps the best person I've ever known, and the Times obituary of her is fantastic
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
I talk a lot about my grandfather on here, but my grandma was perhaps the best person I've ever known, and the Times obituary of her is fantastic
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...