Kenneth Manusama
@kennethmanusama.bsky.social
Writer / America / US Constitutional Law / recovering international lawyer / Substack 'Amerikaanse Toestanden' / Boek 'Ongrondwettelijk' (Thomas Rap)(juni 2025) / Boek 'Democratie van het Wilde Westen (2024)(Bot Uitgevers) / manusama.com
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Ik word een beetje zenuwachtig van het relatief explosief stijgende aantal abonnees op mijn nieuwsbrief 'Amerikaanse Toestanden'.
Het onderwerp deze vrijdag: Zijn er nog wel eerlijke verkiezingen in november?
Abonneren kan alvast hier:
amerikaanstetoestanden.substack.com
Het onderwerp deze vrijdag: Zijn er nog wel eerlijke verkiezingen in november?
Abonneren kan alvast hier:
amerikaanstetoestanden.substack.com
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“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
Wel nog niets meer huiswerk doen qua buitenland beleid. Kern van een coherente visie is er waarschijnlijk wel.
"From joining Sanders on the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to endorsing Mamdani to her comments in Munich, Ocasio-Cortez keeps showing prescience and depth. Perhaps the right woman is staring right in front of us, and we should embrace her leadership." newrepublic.com/article/2065...
You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid
She’s only 36, and there’s a good argument that she should run for Senate and bide her time. But she also could be a formidable White House candidate.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Wel nog niets meer huiswerk doen qua buitenland beleid. Kern van een coherente visie is er waarschijnlijk wel.
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"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
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Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
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Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
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Analysis: While MAGA faces challenges at home, Rubio seeks to export it abroad
https://www.europesays.com/2784961/
President Donald Trump often seems frustrated that many Americans don’t appreciate that they are living in his “golden…
https://www.europesays.com/2784961/
President Donald Trump often seems frustrated that many Americans don’t appreciate that they are living in his “golden…
Analysis: While MAGA faces challenges at home, Rubio seeks to export it abroad - EUROPE SAYS
President Donald Trump often seems frustrated that many Americans don’t appreciate that they are living in his “golden age.” But that’s not stopping him from
www.europesays.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Analysis: While MAGA faces challenges at home, Rubio seeks to export it abroad
https://www.europesays.com/2784961/
President Donald Trump often seems frustrated that many Americans don’t appreciate that they are living in his “golden…
https://www.europesays.com/2784961/
President Donald Trump often seems frustrated that many Americans don’t appreciate that they are living in his “golden…
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I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
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Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
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Robert Duvall, the legendary character actor who specialized in playing rugged, complicated men, has died. He was 95. 🕊️
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February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Robert Duvall, the legendary character actor who specialized in playing rugged, complicated men, has died. He was 95. 🕊️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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Chris Christie: "This false idea grand juries will indict a ham sandwich -- it's not true and the Trump administration is proving that. They're putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting them."
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Chris Christie: "This false idea grand juries will indict a ham sandwich -- it's not true and the Trump administration is proving that. They're putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting them."
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"They are the elites they pretend to hate."
Everything To Know About The 'Epstein Class,' The Term That's On Everyone's Tongues
"They are the elites they pretend to hate."
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February 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"They are the elites they pretend to hate."
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So I hear
Ending the Fairness Doctrine was a huge mistake.
February 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
So I hear
Lezenswaardig rapport. Veel ervan herken ik uit mijn eigen boek 'Democratie van het Wilde Westen' (2024) en wat ik het afgelopen jaar schreef over nationaal-conservatieven en postliberalen.
www.clingendael.org/publication/...
www.clingendael.org/publication/...
Een analyse van de MAGA-beweging en haar mogelijke toekomst(en)
Dit rapport vormt het eerste deel van een drieluik over de Make America Great Again (MAGA)-beweging en de gevolgen die deze beweging heeft en zou kunnen hebben voor Nederland.
www.clingendael.org
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Lezenswaardig rapport. Veel ervan herken ik uit mijn eigen boek 'Democratie van het Wilde Westen' (2024) en wat ik het afgelopen jaar schreef over nationaal-conservatieven en postliberalen.
www.clingendael.org/publication/...
www.clingendael.org/publication/...
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Het onderwerp van de derde aflevering van onze podcast De Toestand in de Wereld is goed getimed: Een nieuwe kernwapenwedloop. #DTIDW www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ud...
De Toestand in de Wereld afl. 3: Een nieuwe kernwapenwedloop - 13 februari 2026
YouTube video by De Toestand in de Wereld
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February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Het onderwerp van de derde aflevering van onze podcast De Toestand in de Wereld is goed getimed: Een nieuwe kernwapenwedloop. #DTIDW www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ud...
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hi, judge expert here, judges only do this when they're in extreme distress!
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February 14, 2026 at 6:24 AM
hi, judge expert here, judges only do this when they're in extreme distress!
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In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
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Het is om razend van te worden. Van politici snap ik nog dat ze om het Oranje Kind in het Witte Huis niet boos te maken, hun woorden zorgvuldig kiezen. Maar dat media dat gewoon nakakelen... Illustreert opnieuw dat het daar vaak ontbreekt, niet aan integriteit maar aan kaliber.
Joris, ben ík nu gek of zijn politici en journalisten nu helemaal gek geworden met koppen zoals: "Amerikaanse minister Rubio reikt EU de hand in München". Er komen allemaal termen in me op: trauma bonding, self-blame, gaslighting, stockholmsyndroom, Halo-effect, moral licensing, recency bias.
February 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Het is om razend van te worden. Van politici snap ik nog dat ze om het Oranje Kind in het Witte Huis niet boos te maken, hun woorden zorgvuldig kiezen. Maar dat media dat gewoon nakakelen... Illustreert opnieuw dat het daar vaak ontbreekt, niet aan integriteit maar aan kaliber.
Keuze tussen twee versies van de 'Westerse beschaving' nl 1 van etniciteit, en 1 van waarden zoals de liberale democratische rechtstaat.
Free piece just released. Marco Rubio called on tolerant, democratic, liberal Europe to destroy itself and embrace a Trump-like future. He received a standing ovation and we are told some people are reassured. If so, Europe will deserve everything coming its way. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Rubio Calls For The End Of A Tolerant, Democratic Europe And The Crowd Goes Wild
Just over an hour ago, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the end of a tolerant, democratic Europe and its break-up into a disparate group of smaller, Trumpist states, and the Europeans in t...
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Keuze tussen twee versies van de 'Westerse beschaving' nl 1 van etniciteit, en 1 van waarden zoals de liberale democratische rechtstaat.
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The *public* universities are absent from this list
On the military blacklist for education benefits:
1/N
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Camegie Mellon University
Case Wester Reserve University
Columbia University
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
1/N
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Camegie Mellon University
Case Wester Reserve University
Columbia University
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
February 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The *public* universities are absent from this list
ICYMI!
Afl. 3 van 'De Toestand in de Wereld' met @blogaap.bsky.social over de mogelijke wapendwedloop sinds het verlopen van het New START verdrag. Hoe zit het met het Chinese kernwapenarsenaal? Gaat Amerika weer meer produceren? Wordt Europa een kernmacht op zich?
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De Toestand in de Wereld afl. 3: Een nieuwe kernwapenwedloop - 13 februari 2026
Vorige week verliep het New Start-verdrag waarin de verenigde Staten en Rusland in 2011 afspraken het aantal gereedstaande kernkoppen tot 1.550 te beperken. Betekent dit dat de VS zich opmaken hun arsenaal atoomwapens weer uit te breiden? En hoe ziet het Chinese kernwapenprogramma er eigenlijk uit, waarom breidt China het aantal kernkoppen sterk uit en hoe waarschijnlijk is het dat zij afspraken willen maken over wapenbeperking? Kenneth en Fred bespreken vanuit Amerikaans en Chinees perspectief hun kijk op een nieuwe kernwapenwedloop. Interessant? Abonneer je dan op dit kanaal.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
ICYMI!
Ik roep dit al een paar maanden.
Must read (geen betaalmuur) www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Opinie | We zijn in acuut gevaar, maar blijven wensdenken over de VS
Geopolitiek: Amerika heeft zich niet alleen van ons af, maar tégen ons gekeerd, ziet Joris Luyendijk. Maar om hem heen doen de meesten alsof er uiteindelijk niets aan de hand is.
www.nrc.nl
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Ik roep dit al een paar maanden.
Lego = therapie
Van labubu's tot lego: volwassenen gaan massaal aan het speelgoed
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Lego = therapie
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NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
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wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...