Michael Byrnes
@mbyrnes37.bsky.social
Breaking: Supreme Court asked Trump admin to address whether "regular forces" refers to the U.S. military in Illinois National Guard emergency app
Briefing due 11/10 so this is unlikely to be resolved soon
Briefing due 11/10 so this is unlikely to be resolved soon
October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Who has gone out on a limb to challenge Trump?
Lots of federal district court judges.
Whom did the Supreme Court choose at this moment to rein in (having passed on doing so under Biden)?
Federal district court judges.
Lots of federal district court judges.
Whom did the Supreme Court choose at this moment to rein in (having passed on doing so under Biden)?
Federal district court judges.
June 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Who has gone out on a limb to challenge Trump?
Lots of federal district court judges.
Whom did the Supreme Court choose at this moment to rein in (having passed on doing so under Biden)?
Federal district court judges.
Lots of federal district court judges.
Whom did the Supreme Court choose at this moment to rein in (having passed on doing so under Biden)?
Federal district court judges.
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"Forget about intelligence" is the best summary of the Trump era I've seen
in every sense
in every sense
Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
Rubio: That’s irrelevant
Host: No, that's a key point
Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence
June 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Forget about intelligence" is the best summary of the Trump era I've seen
in every sense
in every sense
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DEMOCRATIC ELECTEDS: You need to be holding hearings like Raskin/Schiff did but on the bloodbaths at Social Security and IRS. DOGE can now pocket everyone's personal information. IRS is being set up to make billionaire taxes optional; no more phone support # at SSA. HOLD THE HEARINGS.
April 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
DEMOCRATIC ELECTEDS: You need to be holding hearings like Raskin/Schiff did but on the bloodbaths at Social Security and IRS. DOGE can now pocket everyone's personal information. IRS is being set up to make billionaire taxes optional; no more phone support # at SSA. HOLD THE HEARINGS.
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"If this many different judges in this many different courts appointed by this many different presidents are blocking this many policies promulgated by the same president, we ought to be able to agree that the problem is the policies—not the judges."
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
136. Setting the Record Straight on the Anti-Trump Injunctions
President Trump and his supporters are mounting increasingly noisy attacks on lower-court judges. But their claims combine shameless hypocrisy with shameful distortions of the facts.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"If this many different judges in this many different courts appointed by this many different presidents are blocking this many policies promulgated by the same president, we ought to be able to agree that the problem is the policies—not the judges."
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
Hey @mcuban.bsky.social, know anything about this?
NEW: Because of Trump's illegal firings of FTC commissioners in an executive power grab, millions of diabetics allegedly harmed by pharmacy benefit managers into paying inflated prices for lifesaving insulin have literally nobody to hear the case.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
prospect.org/justice/2025...
The Case Without a Judge
The logical, absurd end point of Donald Trump’s government smash-and-grab
prospect.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hey @mcuban.bsky.social, know anything about this?
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Does this mean we are also annexing the Champagne region of France now? That’s the only way we will have American champagne businesses
March 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Does this mean we are also annexing the Champagne region of France now? That’s the only way we will have American champagne businesses
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They’re only tariffs if they’re from the Champagne region, otherwise they’re sparkling taxes.
* TRUMP SAYS IF EU DOES NOT REMOVE TARIFF ON WHISKEY THE U.S. WILL PUT 200% TARIFF ON ALL WINES, CHAMPAGNE
* TRUMP SAYS THOSE TARIFFS WOULD INCLUDE ALCOLOHIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER EU COUNTRIES
@reuters.com
* TRUMP SAYS THOSE TARIFFS WOULD INCLUDE ALCOLOHIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER EU COUNTRIES
@reuters.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
They’re only tariffs if they’re from the Champagne region, otherwise they’re sparkling taxes.
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I agree.
But hopefully he delays long enough for NY politicians to oust Adams.
But hopefully he delays long enough for NY politicians to oust Adams.
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I agree.
But hopefully he delays long enough for NY politicians to oust Adams.
But hopefully he delays long enough for NY politicians to oust Adams.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Starting to worry about a Bluesky cocoon. Way too many folks here are interpreting Colombia as some sort of Trump climbdown, and that's not what happened.
There could be long-term costs for the United States, but there were no short-term costs. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/five-ways-...
There could be long-term costs for the United States, but there were no short-term costs. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/five-ways-...
January 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Starting to worry about a Bluesky cocoon. Way too many folks here are interpreting Colombia as some sort of Trump climbdown, and that's not what happened.
There could be long-term costs for the United States, but there were no short-term costs. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/five-ways-...
There could be long-term costs for the United States, but there were no short-term costs. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/five-ways-...
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There are 500 good reasons to leave the other site and one reason to stay (the app is already on your phone and you’re just kinda used to pressing it)
December 1, 2024 at 6:33 PM
There are 500 good reasons to leave the other site and one reason to stay (the app is already on your phone and you’re just kinda used to pressing it)
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The headline should be “In unprecedented move Trump says he will fire the FBI director and replace him with a political loyalist.”
Instead NYT pretends that this is just another “appointment,” like HHS or Ag.
Instead NYT pretends that this is just another “appointment,” like HHS or Ag.
December 1, 2024 at 2:21 PM
The headline should be “In unprecedented move Trump says he will fire the FBI director and replace him with a political loyalist.”
Instead NYT pretends that this is just another “appointment,” like HHS or Ag.
Instead NYT pretends that this is just another “appointment,” like HHS or Ag.
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While I was sleeping Bluesky changed their default timeline setting to "Hot" - which *isn't* chronological.
To revert back to a chronological timeline:
Go to Settings > Content and Media > Thread Preferences
To revert back to a chronological timeline:
Go to Settings > Content and Media > Thread Preferences
November 29, 2024 at 2:22 PM
While I was sleeping Bluesky changed their default timeline setting to "Hot" - which *isn't* chronological.
To revert back to a chronological timeline:
Go to Settings > Content and Media > Thread Preferences
To revert back to a chronological timeline:
Go to Settings > Content and Media > Thread Preferences
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Today's "One First" offers some reflections on my exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday's Federalist Society convention—and what it says about our discourse; left-of-center profs continuing to participate in Fed Soc events; and the future of legal debate:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...
109. Things Fall Apart
Some reflections on my disheartening exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday's Federalist Society convention—and its ominous implications for the future of legal debate
www.stevevladeck.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Today's "One First" offers some reflections on my exchange with Judge Jones at last Thursday's Federalist Society convention—and what it says about our discourse; left-of-center profs continuing to participate in Fed Soc events; and the future of legal debate:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/109-things...
@gregdoucette.bsky.social are there any in the 2028 free for all who you do/dont like? I don’t care for Newsom. I think Whitmer is great but I think a lot of Dems are going to want a man in 2028.
1️⃣ 2028 will be a total Dem free-for-all. Newsom, Whitmer, Shapiro, Moore, at least 4-5 more
2️⃣ Nah. Generally undervotes vote for POTUS and nothing else. Overall turnout just dropped across the board – historically, a sign of things going well
bsky.app/profile/scot...
2️⃣ Nah. Generally undervotes vote for POTUS and nothing else. Overall turnout just dropped across the board – historically, a sign of things going well
bsky.app/profile/scot...
@gregdoucette.bsky.social
Follow up question: I know it's early, but who do you think Dems run in 28?
And is undervoting why Harris has 15 million less votes than Biden in 2020? Seems high
Follow up question: I know it's early, but who do you think Dems run in 28?
And is undervoting why Harris has 15 million less votes than Biden in 2020? Seems high
November 10, 2024 at 4:48 PM
@gregdoucette.bsky.social are there any in the 2028 free for all who you do/dont like? I don’t care for Newsom. I think Whitmer is great but I think a lot of Dems are going to want a man in 2028.