Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman
@kdbyproxy.bsky.social
I used to write laws… then I invented Knee Defender. ex-HPSCI, ex-Senate tech, taxes, trade/FP, ethics, antitrust… crime & even reputed parliamentarian
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The subtitle is "Changing brains. And Brians," and I'm too proud of myself for this.
February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The subtitle is "Changing brains. And Brians," and I'm too proud of myself for this.
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To my surprise, CDC is still tracking how many children RFK condemns to measles. Cases are getting younger and, of course, it is spreading faster.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
February 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM
To my surprise, CDC is still tracking how many children RFK condemns to measles. Cases are getting younger and, of course, it is spreading faster.
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
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Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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February 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
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About the House clerk maybe going rogue at the start of the 120th Congress – ie, Dems win the majority of races, but the clerk leaves enough Dem winners off the members-elect list that, at least initially, Repubs hold the majority – for that to work, Repubs would not just have to let it happen…
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But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
February 16, 2026 at 3:10 AM
About the House clerk maybe going rogue at the start of the 120th Congress – ie, Dems win the majority of races, but the clerk leaves enough Dem winners off the members-elect list that, at least initially, Repubs hold the majority – for that to work, Repubs would not just have to let it happen…
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But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
February 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
But, as always, the (new) House can do anything it wants:
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
‘The Clerk presiding during organization declined to put a question, whereupon a Member-elect put the question from the floor.’
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱
#ShareGreatNotHate
#ShareGreatNotHate
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱
#ShareGreatNotHate
#ShareGreatNotHate
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I keep saying this, but some of y'all keep dooming and saying that somehow Trump can somehow stop the new session of Congress or Johnson can take steps to stop it. Nope. That's not how it works. (always pay attention to @kristin-wilson.bsky.social). Trump is not a god-emperor.
Remember that the current House essentially dissolves (they adjourn sine die) on January 3, 2026 right before noon. When they gavel back in, the House Clerk is in charge until the House elects a Speaker.
Point being, those in charge right now will not be running the show on Jan 3.
Point being, those in charge right now will not be running the show on Jan 3.
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I keep saying this, but some of y'all keep dooming and saying that somehow Trump can somehow stop the new session of Congress or Johnson can take steps to stop it. Nope. That's not how it works. (always pay attention to @kristin-wilson.bsky.social). Trump is not a god-emperor.
Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
1/
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
1/
February 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Reagan: “There is no limit to what a man can do if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
1/
Trump, as described by Lindsey Graham: "The point is Greenland... once he feels it's his brand or his buy-in, is going to go big."
1/
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I agree with this as long as the originals like @kdbyproxy.bsky.social are grandfathered in, as I assume they are.
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I agree with this as long as the originals like @kdbyproxy.bsky.social are grandfathered in, as I assume they are.
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She met the lettuce
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
She met the lettuce
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The House’s diligence in compiling the precedents never ceases to amaze me.
February 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
The House’s diligence in compiling the precedents never ceases to amaze me.
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TODAY'S QUESTION: Why do House Republicans – vociferous proponents of the so-called "SAVE [America] Act" – vote by electronic device when they could vote by the much more secure method of paper ballots?* 🤯
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
![House Practice Manual (2024)
§ 24. In General; Vote Changes
[snip]
When a vote is being taken by electronic device, a Member is permitted to change such vote by reinserting the voting card in a voting station during the first 10 minutes of a 15-minute vote or by the Clerk’s announcement in the well after the Chair has asked for changes. 114-2, May 19, 2016, p 6772. During five-minute votes or two-minute votes, a Member is permitted to change a vote at the voting stations at any time. Following the expiration of the minimum time for voting by electronic device and the closing of electronic voting stations, but before the Speaker’s announcement of the result, any Member may either change a vote or cast an initial vote in the well by use of a ballot card.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mf6x4tcxia23iqiflhqtv2dg/bafkreicmtz636x4iiwm5mqqjbsgfxc5ahnp3xhnv5stxkxsmxzihzk567m@jpeg)
February 15, 2026 at 3:47 AM
TODAY'S QUESTION: Why do House Republicans – vociferous proponents of the so-called "SAVE [America] Act" – vote by electronic device when they could vote by the much more secure method of paper ballots?* 🤯
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
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Burned into my adolescent brain: "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!" Also: Jim McKay. That is all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2q...
Classic TV Theme: ABC's Wide World of Sports
YouTube video by David Gideon
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February 15, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Burned into my adolescent brain: "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!" Also: Jim McKay. That is all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2q...
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The absurd hyperlocal drama I am in invested in: an LA bagel truck chain called (help) Yeastie Boys did a collaboration with the New York Post’s new California branch. Painted trucks red, handed out mock papers. You’re never gonna believe this but bagel truck patrons aren’t Murdoch fans, turns out
February 15, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The absurd hyperlocal drama I am in invested in: an LA bagel truck chain called (help) Yeastie Boys did a collaboration with the New York Post’s new California branch. Painted trucks red, handed out mock papers. You’re never gonna believe this but bagel truck patrons aren’t Murdoch fans, turns out
TODAY'S QUESTION: Why do House Republicans – vociferous proponents of the so-called "SAVE [America] Act" – vote by electronic device when they could vote by the much more secure method of paper ballots?* 🤯
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
February 15, 2026 at 3:47 AM
TODAY'S QUESTION: Why do House Republicans – vociferous proponents of the so-called "SAVE [America] Act" – vote by electronic device when they could vote by the much more secure method of paper ballots?* 🤯
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
(* – aka, "ballot card")
#HRules
Congrats to those who had "Olympic curling controversy" on their BINGO cards!
Oh, Canada.
www.si.com/winter-olymp...
Oh, Canada.
www.si.com/winter-olymp...
Mics Caught Canada’s Rachel Homan Denying Cheating Amid Olympic Curling Controversy
Homan was penalized for double touching the stone in Canada’s loss to Switzerland on Saturday.
www.si.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Congrats to those who had "Olympic curling controversy" on their BINGO cards!
Oh, Canada.
www.si.com/winter-olymp...
Oh, Canada.
www.si.com/winter-olymp...
Feb. 14, 1926: The two best players in women’s tennis, Suzanne Lenglen of France and Helen Wills of the U.S., in Cannes. They will play each other two days from now for the first time ever, after each wins their semifinal match today in the Carlton Club Tournament.
February 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Objections in the early 2000s to political activity by *former* officers seem remote and almost quaint. But there's a pretty direct line between references to “my generals,” and “my military,” to "my voters."
February 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Objections in the early 2000s to political activity by *former* officers seem remote and almost quaint. But there's a pretty direct line between references to “my generals,” and “my military,” to "my voters."
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I spend my days (and many nights) diving into what's going on across the country, working to make what's happening in our courts — from district courts to the Supreme Court — and broader government accessible to everyone.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I spend my days (and many nights) diving into what's going on across the country, working to make what's happening in our courts — from district courts to the Supreme Court — and broader government accessible to everyone.
Sign up for Law Dork today to help make that work possible: www.lawdork.com
Sign up for Law Dork today to help make that work possible: www.lawdork.com
2029 – A new US president.
HYPOTHETICAL:
A) October – At The Hague a warrant is issued for Trump's arrest to be tried for war crimes.
B) Two weeks later, late on a Sat, w/o notice, the president has Trump taken into custody, flown to The Hague, turned over to the International Criminal Court.
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HYPOTHETICAL:
A) October – At The Hague a warrant is issued for Trump's arrest to be tried for war crimes.
B) Two weeks later, late on a Sat, w/o notice, the president has Trump taken into custody, flown to The Hague, turned over to the International Criminal Court.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
2029 – A new US president.
HYPOTHETICAL:
A) October – At The Hague a warrant is issued for Trump's arrest to be tried for war crimes.
B) Two weeks later, late on a Sat, w/o notice, the president has Trump taken into custody, flown to The Hague, turned over to the International Criminal Court.
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HYPOTHETICAL:
A) October – At The Hague a warrant is issued for Trump's arrest to be tried for war crimes.
B) Two weeks later, late on a Sat, w/o notice, the president has Trump taken into custody, flown to The Hague, turned over to the International Criminal Court.
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This is a bizarre Britishism, the person is not meaning to be obscene athough they are meaning to be rude and annoying
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This is a bizarre Britishism, the person is not meaning to be obscene athough they are meaning to be rude and annoying
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JUST IN: Knight 1st Amend. Institute & American Oversight ask 11th Circuit to force Judge Aileen Cannon (Trump) to release Vol. II of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report AND to block her from ordering it destroyed as Trump's co-defendants have asked. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
2026.02.13--Smith-Mandamus--Second-Mandamus-Petition-FINAL PDFA
www.documentcloud.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:19 PM
JUST IN: Knight 1st Amend. Institute & American Oversight ask 11th Circuit to force Judge Aileen Cannon (Trump) to release Vol. II of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report AND to block her from ordering it destroyed as Trump's co-defendants have asked. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
A good read. Facebook account owner gets the ACLU to push back against a DHS subpoena and... DHS folds.*
(* – past performance may not be indicative of future results)
(* – past performance may not be indicative of future results)
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
A good read. Facebook account owner gets the ACLU to push back against a DHS subpoena and... DHS folds.*
(* – past performance may not be indicative of future results)
(* – past performance may not be indicative of future results)