Minou Roufail
@minouroufail.bsky.social
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Minou Roufail
@minouroufail.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Originalism Is Dead. Long Live Catholic Natural Law.
On the “postliberal” future of the federal courts
newrepublic.com
Posts on #ChristianNationalism and #Integralism go here.
First up: a succinct intellectual history of the theo-judiciary by
Peter Hammond Schwartz, February 3, 2021.
newrepublic.com/article/1611...
First up: a succinct intellectual history of the theo-judiciary by
Peter Hammond Schwartz, February 3, 2021.
newrepublic.com/article/1611...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
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So resonate.. so very awful, too.
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
By @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
By @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 AM
So resonate.. so very awful, too.
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
By @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
By @galbeckerman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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THOUSANDS of men and women have died for this country because they were told they were DEFENDING DEMOCRACY.
The GOP members of congress will not even risk their jobs to save our country. Think about that. They risk nothing more than have to find another job after the next election.
The GOP members of congress will not even risk their jobs to save our country. Think about that. They risk nothing more than have to find another job after the next election.
January 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
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Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
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My daughter was super excited to have her first day of organized basketball tomorrow. Thanks, Trump voters
They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
My daughter was super excited to have her first day of organized basketball tomorrow. Thanks, Trump voters
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Rep. Becca Balint is on the ground in Minneapolis right now, working with community leaders. Her warning is clear: what’s happening in Minnesota can spread everywhere. This is the moment to organize—because we are stronger together. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Rep. Becca Balint is on the ground in Minneapolis right now, working with community leaders. Her warning is clear: what’s happening in Minnesota can spread everywhere. This is the moment to organize—because we are stronger together. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
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Gift article
". . . the Justice Department pushed for a criminal investigation of Good’s partner, Becca, leading six federal prosecutors to quit in protest. For authoritarian leaders, lying itself isn’t enough; they must act as if their lies are true."
". . . the Justice Department pushed for a criminal investigation of Good’s partner, Becca, leading six federal prosecutors to quit in protest. For authoritarian leaders, lying itself isn’t enough; they must act as if their lies are true."
Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Gift article
". . . the Justice Department pushed for a criminal investigation of Good’s partner, Becca, leading six federal prosecutors to quit in protest. For authoritarian leaders, lying itself isn’t enough; they must act as if their lies are true."
". . . the Justice Department pushed for a criminal investigation of Good’s partner, Becca, leading six federal prosecutors to quit in protest. For authoritarian leaders, lying itself isn’t enough; they must act as if their lies are true."
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So much performative meanness. What kind of person has a heart so dripping with hate? What kind of political movement elevates and rewards such hate? open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
GOP Congressman Calls McBride "Gentleman" During Her Tribute to Women—Including a Cancer Victim's Memory
A Georgia Republican couldn’t resist turning the moment honoring important Delaware women into a transphobic soundbite for the anti-trans Twitter mob.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
So much performative meanness. What kind of person has a heart so dripping with hate? What kind of political movement elevates and rewards such hate? open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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I have heard from various sources on the ground in Haiti that the civilian toll of the Haitian police/Erik Prince mercenaries in downtown Port-au-Prince has been severe.
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I have heard from various sources on the ground in Haiti that the civilian toll of the Haitian police/Erik Prince mercenaries in downtown Port-au-Prince has been severe.
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KIMMEL: “I’ll give Trump all these awards I won in exchange for leaving the people of Minneapolis alone.”
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
KIMMEL: “I’ll give Trump all these awards I won in exchange for leaving the people of Minneapolis alone.”
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Why am I not surprised that he did and said nothing in response to a federal raid on one of his own WaPo reporters?
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Why am I not surprised that he did and said nothing in response to a federal raid on one of his own WaPo reporters?
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Oh no people are giving the middle finger to the murderers and kidnappers who are occupying their city with brutal force, oh no not that
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Oh no people are giving the middle finger to the murderers and kidnappers who are occupying their city with brutal force, oh no not that
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Danes agreed to form a working group to discuss the surrender of Greenland to Trump. "No we didn't" says the Danish foreign minister, indeed "there will be no discussion of turnover." www.berlingske.dk/indland/det-...
Det Hvide Hus: Arbejdsgruppe skal drøfte »erhvervelsen af Grønland« – Løkke afviser
Onsdagens møde og NATO-allieredes styrker i Grønland ændrer ikke Trumps ambitioner om, at USA skal erhverve Grønland, lyder det torsdag aften fra Det Hvide Hus.
www.berlingske.dk
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 AM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Danes agreed to form a working group to discuss the surrender of Greenland to Trump. "No we didn't" says the Danish foreign minister, indeed "there will be no discussion of turnover." www.berlingske.dk/indland/det-...
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Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
They're going to start using the Kirk witch hunt strategy.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.
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One of the many interesting stories in all of this is how many mainline churches have risen to the moment with charity, sanctuary, and bodies on the line. A very stark contrast to the cheerleading (or silence) from their evangelical counterparts.
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
One of the many interesting stories in all of this is how many mainline churches have risen to the moment with charity, sanctuary, and bodies on the line. A very stark contrast to the cheerleading (or silence) from their evangelical counterparts.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
So sick of these bootlickers.
REPORTER: What would it take for President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act?
LEAVITT: “Look that’s only a question, frankly...the president can answer. But the Insurrection Act is a tool at the president’s disposal.”
LEAVITT: “Look that’s only a question, frankly...the president can answer. But the Insurrection Act is a tool at the president’s disposal.”
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
So sick of these bootlickers.
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Project 2025 is obsessed with China as our biggest international threat and their solution to that problem is to attack US higher education. That’s thinkin’.
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Project 2025 is obsessed with China as our biggest international threat and their solution to that problem is to attack US higher education. That’s thinkin’.
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Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
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My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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