Josh Chafetz
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, Georgetown Law: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/josh-chafetz/
Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
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Josh Chafetz
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers: Chafetz, Josh: 9780300248333: Amazon.com: Books
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers [Chafetz, Josh] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
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Hi new followers!
If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
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Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
This puts the GOP at 218 with a shutdown coming.
Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
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This guy here is dead 👇
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This guy here is dead 👇
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#AKSen: It's been expected for a while, but Mary Peltola is getting ready to run against Dan Sullivan.
www.axios.com/2026/01/06/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/06/m...
Scoop: Mary Peltola prepares for Alaska Senate race
Schumer wants to recruit his way out of a bad map
www.axios.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
#AKSen: It's been expected for a while, but Mary Peltola is getting ready to run against Dan Sullivan.
www.axios.com/2026/01/06/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/06/m...
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lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
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I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
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Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
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With all that is going on in the world, it might be easy to overlook that the D.C. Circuit appears to have changed its Special Panel (aka Motions Panel) so that it's no longer in place for a month.
I think this change is both really important and really good.
(A quick courts 🧵 . . . )
I think this change is both really important and really good.
(A quick courts 🧵 . . . )
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
With all that is going on in the world, it might be easy to overlook that the D.C. Circuit appears to have changed its Special Panel (aka Motions Panel) so that it's no longer in place for a month.
I think this change is both really important and really good.
(A quick courts 🧵 . . . )
I think this change is both really important and really good.
(A quick courts 🧵 . . . )
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Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
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One of those books that goes historical and is timely *again* and again.
For a month or so, paperback copies of Congress's Constitution were sold out, but it appears that @yalepress.bsky.social has printed more, and they are once again available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Congresss-Co...
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers [Chafetz, Josh] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
www.amazon.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
One of those books that goes historical and is timely *again* and again.
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A new survey published Monday shows a majority of New Yorkers are in favor of the city's congestion pricing toll, mirroring the support found in international cities who have implemented similar programs.
NYC congestion pricing has more support than ever as Trump deadline looms, new poll finds
President Donald Trump’s administration has given New York until March 21 to comply with its order to halt Manhattan’s new congestion pricing system. But state officials are vowing to press on with th...
www.nbcnewyork.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A new survey published Monday shows a majority of New Yorkers are in favor of the city's congestion pricing toll, mirroring the support found in international cities who have implemented similar programs.
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In fact, @joshchafetz.bsky.social here’s a way people can buy your book from independent book shops rather than from Amazon and Bezos: bookshop.org/p/books/cong...
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
bookshop.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
In fact, @joshchafetz.bsky.social here’s a way people can buy your book from independent book shops rather than from Amazon and Bezos: bookshop.org/p/books/cong...
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
For a month or so, paperback copies of Congress's Constitution were sold out, but it appears that @yalepress.bsky.social has printed more, and they are once again available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Congresss-Co...
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers [Chafetz, Josh] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
www.amazon.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
For a month or so, paperback copies of Congress's Constitution were sold out, but it appears that @yalepress.bsky.social has printed more, and they are once again available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/Congresss-Co...
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TIL people who do Pilates don’t like it when you insist that it was invented by Pontius Pilate.
January 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
TIL people who do Pilates don’t like it when you insist that it was invented by Pontius Pilate.
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claude code is fucking insane
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
January 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
claude code is fucking insane
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
i know literally NOTHING about Hegel. ZERO. and it just built me a complete system of German idealism
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Looking tough for Kansas Republicans to gerrymander Davids out of her seat.
sunflowerstatejournal.com/hawkins-on-r...
sunflowerstatejournal.com/hawkins-on-r...
January 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Looking tough for Kansas Republicans to gerrymander Davids out of her seat.
sunflowerstatejournal.com/hawkins-on-r...
sunflowerstatejournal.com/hawkins-on-r...
Syllabi are posted!
Whew, that was exhausting. Time for break now, yes?
Whew, that was exhausting. Time for break now, yes?
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Syllabi are posted!
Whew, that was exhausting. Time for break now, yes?
Whew, that was exhausting. Time for break now, yes?
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Do you have a Republican representative? Call them.
You don't have to like Chuck Schumer. I'm not asking you for that. But our situation doesn't change before midterms in any other way than enough Republicans breaking ranks with the mad king.
You don't have to like Chuck Schumer. I'm not asking you for that. But our situation doesn't change before midterms in any other way than enough Republicans breaking ranks with the mad king.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Do you have a Republican representative? Call them.
You don't have to like Chuck Schumer. I'm not asking you for that. But our situation doesn't change before midterms in any other way than enough Republicans breaking ranks with the mad king.
You don't have to like Chuck Schumer. I'm not asking you for that. But our situation doesn't change before midterms in any other way than enough Republicans breaking ranks with the mad king.
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INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
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It's so frustrating to see all the transit doomers responding to this with "My personal transit options suck, ergo more funding won't help".
Making drivers pay for the costs of driving (congestion, parking, pollution) and using that for transit is fair and will improve transit for its users
Making drivers pay for the costs of driving (congestion, parking, pollution) and using that for transit is fair and will improve transit for its users
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
It's so frustrating to see all the transit doomers responding to this with "My personal transit options suck, ergo more funding won't help".
Making drivers pay for the costs of driving (congestion, parking, pollution) and using that for transit is fair and will improve transit for its users
Making drivers pay for the costs of driving (congestion, parking, pollution) and using that for transit is fair and will improve transit for its users
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I know this isn't where everyone's headspace is right now, but I want to highlight some survey stories we published over the holiday period, since I think they're a good reflection of the breadth of public opinion reporting.
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I know this isn't where everyone's headspace is right now, but I want to highlight some survey stories we published over the holiday period, since I think they're a good reflection of the breadth of public opinion reporting.
Someone has already had a long day (i.e. woke his hooman for a bonus walk at 4:30 AM) …
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Someone has already had a long day (i.e. woke his hooman for a bonus walk at 4:30 AM) …
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As a congestion pricing partisan, the degree to which it turns out to be One Weird Trick for a whole host of adjacent issues (business visits, noise complaints, traffic outside the zone) is delightfully surprising even to me.
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
As a congestion pricing partisan, the degree to which it turns out to be One Weird Trick for a whole host of adjacent issues (business visits, noise complaints, traffic outside the zone) is delightfully surprising even to me.