Garrett Epps
@garrettepps.bsky.social
Con Law Jock; Legal Editor, WASHINGTON MONTHLY; closing in on 50th anniversary of first novel; he, him, what's-his-face. BTW, I block accounts that consist of pictures of women.
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Garrett Epps
@garrettepps.bsky.social
· Jan 21
I've been writing about birthright citizenship for 20 years. This thread strings together my opinion pieces (not law review tomes, which I will post separately). I wrote a book about the Fourteenth Amendment and I debated John Eastman 20 years ago about his vile plan to end birthright citizenship./1
Ms. Dowd is most recently writing about film. I wonder when we will see a follow-up about "Donald the Dove."
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January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Ms. Dowd is most recently writing about film. I wonder when we will see a follow-up about "Donald the Dove."
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Marco #Rubio's threat is very dangerous. #Venezuela depends on oil export earnings to pay for food imports. Block the oil, and you risk the first #famine in the Western hemisphere in centuries. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social @ferrerbreda.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Rubio Says Oil Quarantine Gives US Sway in Post-Maduro Venezuela
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would use an oil “quarantine” to get what it wants from Venezuela’s new leaders following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Marco #Rubio's threat is very dangerous. #Venezuela depends on oil export earnings to pay for food imports. Block the oil, and you risk the first #famine in the Western hemisphere in centuries. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social @ferrerbreda.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The U.S. attack killed and wounded human beings in #Venezuela. Here's the first report I've seen. @ferrerbreda.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The U.S. attack killed and wounded human beings in #Venezuela. Here's the first report I've seen. @ferrerbreda.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social
I don’t think he ‘actually believes’ anything of the kind. He lies about everything. He is simply trying to please Putin.
We have a president who actually believes Putin wants Ukraine to succeed and will help rebuild it.
What a bunch of horse shit Putin fed Trump before and after his meeting with Zelenskyy.
This makes the US appear weak and Trump a stooge.
What a bunch of horse shit Putin fed Trump before and after his meeting with Zelenskyy.
This makes the US appear weak and Trump a stooge.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I don’t think he ‘actually believes’ anything of the kind. He lies about everything. He is simply trying to please Putin.
As we bomb Nigeria, lurch toward war for oil with Venezuela, and pack a satchel-fannied Louisiana courthouse clown off to Nuuk to demand Anerican annexation of a foreign country, I would like hear from Maureen Dowd about how Trump is the real dove. Yoo-hoo, Maureen?
December 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As we bomb Nigeria, lurch toward war for oil with Venezuela, and pack a satchel-fannied Louisiana courthouse clown off to Nuuk to demand Anerican annexation of a foreign country, I would like hear from Maureen Dowd about how Trump is the real dove. Yoo-hoo, Maureen?
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The #WSJournal tells the refreshing truth; #BariWeiss spiked the "60 Minutes" torture report to boost Paramount's takeover bid for WarnerBros -- not, as she claimed, for editorial reasons. @froomkin.bsky.social @fairmediawatch.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social www.wsj.com/opinion/bari...
December 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The #WSJournal tells the refreshing truth; #BariWeiss spiked the "60 Minutes" torture report to boost Paramount's takeover bid for WarnerBros -- not, as she claimed, for editorial reasons. @froomkin.bsky.social @fairmediawatch.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social www.wsj.com/opinion/bari...
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Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
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Kavanaugh has just repudiated Kavanaugh on the subject of "Kavanaugh stops." He went on an extreme detour to do so, too.
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Kavanaugh has just repudiated Kavanaugh on the subject of "Kavanaugh stops." He went on an extreme detour to do so, too.
Huge win, and an impressive triumph for @martylederman.bsky.social. As an Oregonian, I can't wait to hear Sauer argue that the US military can't control the depredations of naked bike riders and people in chicken suits.
NEW: The Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration's request for a stay of the district court's order blocking the deployment of National Guard in Illinois.
Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent.
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Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissent.
Read the ruling: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
SCOTUS national guard order
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December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Huge win, and an impressive triumph for @martylederman.bsky.social. As an Oregonian, I can't wait to hear Sauer argue that the US military can't control the depredations of naked bike riders and people in chicken suits.
“Trump class battleships”? Trump? Class?
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Trump class battleships”? Trump? Class?
On orders of the White House, the storied program will henceforth be known as “45 Minutes.”
December 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On orders of the White House, the storied program will henceforth be known as “45 Minutes.”
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Disgusting media malpractice in the #NYTimes. The U.S. is instigating an armed attack on #Venezuela, and the paper buries its (short) report on page 11 of its Sunday paper. No words.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Disgusting media malpractice in the #NYTimes. The U.S. is instigating an armed attack on #Venezuela, and the paper buries its (short) report on page 11 of its Sunday paper. No words.
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Please try to avoid Stefanikfreude. Really, no gloating, be kind, be genero—no, sorry, I just can’t. 😆🤣😹🤭😜😂😝
December 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please try to avoid Stefanikfreude. Really, no gloating, be kind, be genero—no, sorry, I just can’t. 😆🤣😹🤭😜😂😝
My Google News feed is more and more dominated by official press releases, mostly from the Trump administration. What is going on?
December 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My Google News feed is more and more dominated by official press releases, mostly from the Trump administration. What is going on?
What a shame! That nice Rep. Stefanik!
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
What a shame! That nice Rep. Stefanik!
President Trump on Tuesday received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz that studies whether Trump could constitutionally serve a third term as commander in chief
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Exclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear
Trump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
President Trump on Tuesday received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz that studies whether Trump could constitutionally serve a third term as commander in chief
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FBI determines that former “person of interest” is actually “boring AF”
December 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
FBI determines that former “person of interest” is actually “boring AF”
“I think the judgment is going to be a devastating one: Trump is off his f---ing rocker.”
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Trump’s Own Staff Are Questioning His Mental Stability: Wolff
The president’s “merciless disparagement” of Rob Reiner has unsettled even loyalists in the White House, according to Michael Wolff.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“I think the judgment is going to be a devastating one: Trump is off his f---ing rocker.”
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Some officials claim Trump can pardon state defendant; others argue that water is wet
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some officials claim Trump can pardon state defendant; others argue that water is wet
Trump calls Epstein files”third rate burglary”; aides walk back “accidental use of second-hand excuse”
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump calls Epstein files”third rate burglary”; aides walk back “accidental use of second-hand excuse”
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Did Admiral Alvin #Holsey get pushed out of the Navy after 37 years because he hesitated to obey unlawful orders from Pete #Hegseth to kill non-combatants? Americans have the right to know. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social
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Alvin Holsey, Admiral Who Oversaw Boat Strikes Off Venezuela’s Coast, Retires
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December 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Did Admiral Alvin #Holsey get pushed out of the Navy after 37 years because he hesitated to obey unlawful orders from Pete #Hegseth to kill non-combatants? Americans have the right to know. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social
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After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week. https://to.pbs.org/44VY2YD
Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through defense bill
After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization A...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
After decades of political maneuvering through Congress and government agencies, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina may finally achieve federal recognition through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week. https://to.pbs.org/44VY2YD
James North has had a stunning career of ground-level reporting from countries like Argentina, Chile, Peru, Haiti, and South Africa. He is also, I am proud to say, a fellow CRIMSON alumnus. And I have followed his journey to sobriefy over the past four decades. There is wisdom here.
My experience as a recovering alcoholic shows me why Pete #Hegseth is so dangerous -- even if he did stop drinking, he has the "dry drunk syndrome" that hits in early sobriety. My article @washingtonmonthly.com. @garrettepps.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/p...
What Pete Hegseth Could Learn from Ulysses S. Grant
Hegseth said he’d stop drinking if confirmed. A former alcoholic on why the first year of sobriety is so hard and how Grant got clean.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
James North has had a stunning career of ground-level reporting from countries like Argentina, Chile, Peru, Haiti, and South Africa. He is also, I am proud to say, a fellow CRIMSON alumnus. And I have followed his journey to sobriefy over the past four decades. There is wisdom here.
What Pete Hegseth Could Learn from Ulysses S. Grant washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/p...
What Pete Hegseth Could Learn from Ulysses S. Grant
Hegseth said he’d stop drinking if confirmed. A former alcoholic on why the first year of sobriety is so hard and how Grant got clean.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What Pete Hegseth Could Learn from Ulysses S. Grant washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/p...