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Post-truth is pre-fascism.
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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On Sunday, I wrote at Law Dork:
”Looked at clearly, there can be little doubt: Donald Trump wants to, and is working to, destroy the rule of law. … The legal community needs to get its act together. Now. … There will be no law firm business to save if Trump is allowed to render the law a nullity.”
”Looked at clearly, there can be little doubt: Donald Trump wants to, and is working to, destroy the rule of law. … The legal community needs to get its act together. Now. … There will be no law firm business to save if Trump is allowed to render the law a nullity.”
Donald Trump wants to, and is working to, destroy the rule of law
Attn, BigLaw: There will be no law firm business to save if Trump succeeds. Also: DOJ is planning Second Amendment litigation. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
On Sunday, I wrote at Law Dork:
”Looked at clearly, there can be little doubt: Donald Trump wants to, and is working to, destroy the rule of law. … The legal community needs to get its act together. Now. … There will be no law firm business to save if Trump is allowed to render the law a nullity.”
”Looked at clearly, there can be little doubt: Donald Trump wants to, and is working to, destroy the rule of law. … The legal community needs to get its act together. Now. … There will be no law firm business to save if Trump is allowed to render the law a nullity.”
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I know it bothers you as much as it does me that journalism as an institution can’t process that what it’s seeing on a daily basis is evil people doing evil sh*t
Not incompetence, not naivete, not negligence, not mispeaking, not mixups, not miscommunications: straight-up evil people doing evil sh*t
Not incompetence, not naivete, not negligence, not mispeaking, not mixups, not miscommunications: straight-up evil people doing evil sh*t
March 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I know it bothers you as much as it does me that journalism as an institution can’t process that what it’s seeing on a daily basis is evil people doing evil sh*t
Not incompetence, not naivete, not negligence, not mispeaking, not mixups, not miscommunications: straight-up evil people doing evil sh*t
Not incompetence, not naivete, not negligence, not mispeaking, not mixups, not miscommunications: straight-up evil people doing evil sh*t
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Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
March 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
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Really feel like I’m losing my mind: government OBVIOUSLY cannot punish an individual law firm for hiring someone it disfavors! It’s ludicrously unconstitutional and I feel like without a day of law school I could argue the case. And yet the best paid lawyers in the country are folding?
March 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Really feel like I’m losing my mind: government OBVIOUSLY cannot punish an individual law firm for hiring someone it disfavors! It’s ludicrously unconstitutional and I feel like without a day of law school I could argue the case. And yet the best paid lawyers in the country are folding?
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat.
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat.
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The fact that a reporter was inadvertently given access to this in real time shows that Pete Hegseth & the rest of this crew are bumbling incompetents who are going to get a lot of intelligence officials and others killed at some point. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The fact that a reporter was inadvertently given access to this in real time shows that Pete Hegseth & the rest of this crew are bumbling incompetents who are going to get a lot of intelligence officials and others killed at some point. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The first round of the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament is in the books.
The Big Ten went 8-0.
The Big Ten went 8-0.
March 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The first round of the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament is in the books.
The Big Ten went 8-0.
The Big Ten went 8-0.
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The next phase of our walk to autocracy is that they will go after the courts, deny their legitimacy, attack judges personally, and openly defy and ignore court orders.
March 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The next phase of our walk to autocracy is that they will go after the courts, deny their legitimacy, attack judges personally, and openly defy and ignore court orders.
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I'm fully convinced that the only reason the vast majority of Trumpers still publicly support him is that they can't simply admit that they were wrong.
They're willing to let this nation die on the altar of their egos.
They're willing to let this nation die on the altar of their egos.
March 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm fully convinced that the only reason the vast majority of Trumpers still publicly support him is that they can't simply admit that they were wrong.
They're willing to let this nation die on the altar of their egos.
They're willing to let this nation die on the altar of their egos.
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“The most anti-veteran administration ever”
March 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
“The most anti-veteran administration ever”
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He operated Silk Road under the name "Dread Pirate Roberts" He used the US Postal system to ship illicit drugs all over the US and world-wide. He also offered "for hire" services.
March 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
He operated Silk Road under the name "Dread Pirate Roberts" He used the US Postal system to ship illicit drugs all over the US and world-wide. He also offered "for hire" services.
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Consumer sentiment is falling among Democrats & Independents and flattened among Republicans
3:5 Americans say cost of living is going in the wrong direction
50% say country is generally going in the wrong direction
#TrumpFlation #Trumpcession #ChaosEconomy
h/t @steverattner.bsky.social
3:5 Americans say cost of living is going in the wrong direction
50% say country is generally going in the wrong direction
#TrumpFlation #Trumpcession #ChaosEconomy
h/t @steverattner.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Consumer sentiment is falling among Democrats & Independents and flattened among Republicans
3:5 Americans say cost of living is going in the wrong direction
50% say country is generally going in the wrong direction
#TrumpFlation #Trumpcession #ChaosEconomy
h/t @steverattner.bsky.social
3:5 Americans say cost of living is going in the wrong direction
50% say country is generally going in the wrong direction
#TrumpFlation #Trumpcession #ChaosEconomy
h/t @steverattner.bsky.social
Oh, but Americans "shouldn't politicize" the Court, right you scumbag traitor, John Roberts??
March 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Oh, but Americans "shouldn't politicize" the Court, right you scumbag traitor, John Roberts??
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“I won’t forget” ?
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“I won’t forget” ?
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March 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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This reality show premise of finding the dumbest MFer in the country and making him president isn’t going well. Season 1 sucked. Season 2 is much worse.
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This reality show premise of finding the dumbest MFer in the country and making him president isn’t going well. Season 1 sucked. Season 2 is much worse.
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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It is February 28 tomorrow.
This means a total and complete economic blackout.
This means buying nothing.
AT ALL
Not even your coffee!
This means a total and complete economic blackout.
This means buying nothing.
AT ALL
Not even your coffee!
February 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It is February 28 tomorrow.
This means a total and complete economic blackout.
This means buying nothing.
AT ALL
Not even your coffee!
This means a total and complete economic blackout.
This means buying nothing.
AT ALL
Not even your coffee!
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That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.
February 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.
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I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.
February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.