William Snyder
@profsnyder.bsky.social
Teaching Professor of Law (ret.), former federal prosecutor. 15-yr DOJ veteran, taught National Security Law, Public Administration & Law, Counterterrorism Law, Federal Criminal Law, Federal Courts, Computer Crimes, Cyber Security Law & Policy, Evidence.
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The land of free speech, where disrespecting the Dear Leader’s image gets your pass revoked.
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The land of free speech, where disrespecting the Dear Leader’s image gets your pass revoked.
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Thinking about this old Tweet on this date for some reason...
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Thinking about this old Tweet on this date for some reason...
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What the heck is he talking about? The Marshall Plan? The Truman Doctrine? The "Kitchen Debate"?
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
What the heck is he talking about? The Marshall Plan? The Truman Doctrine? The "Kitchen Debate"?
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Trump on Venezuela:
"And think of it, nobody was killed. And on the other side, a lot of people were killed."
"And think of it, nobody was killed. And on the other side, a lot of people were killed."
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Trump on Venezuela:
"And think of it, nobody was killed. And on the other side, a lot of people were killed."
"And think of it, nobody was killed. And on the other side, a lot of people were killed."
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Trump: "I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election because the fake news will say 'He wants the elections cancelled! He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator."
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Trump: "I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election because the fake news will say 'He wants the elections cancelled! He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator."
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We now live in the country the Jan. 6 attackers and coup plotters hoped to create.
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
We now live in the country the Jan. 6 attackers and coup plotters hoped to create.
Lying is pathological with Trump.
Trump on the 5th anniversary of January 6: "Nancy Pelosi was offered 10,000 soldiers. National Guard soldiers."
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Lying is pathological with Trump.
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".. The trader’s final bet came at 9:58 p.m. ET on Friday ..
".. 'It’s more likely than not that this was an insider. That’s a lot of money to put in at that price, without a lot of news.'"
@wsj.com
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".. 'It’s more likely than not that this was an insider. That’s a lot of money to put in at that price, without a lot of news.'"
@wsj.com
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A Mystery Trader Made $400,000 Betting on Maduro’s Downfall
The person doubled down Friday with a final bet on Polymarket at 9:58 p.m., shortly before President Trump ordered the military to strike.
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
".. The trader’s final bet came at 9:58 p.m. ET on Friday ..
".. 'It’s more likely than not that this was an insider. That’s a lot of money to put in at that price, without a lot of news.'"
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
".. 'It’s more likely than not that this was an insider. That’s a lot of money to put in at that price, without a lot of news.'"
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Trump broke the system and he will not be able to control the consequences, nor will anyone else be able to.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/b...
In China, a Debate About Political Power Ignites After Maduro’s Capture
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Trump broke the system and he will not be able to control the consequences, nor will anyone else be able to.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/b...
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With no UN Security Council mandate and unable to claim self defence, it is difficult to conceive of possible legal justifications for the US strike that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
With no UN Security Council mandate and unable to claim self defence, it is difficult to conceive of possible legal justifications for the US strike that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
Read Marc Weller's latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
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When governance of Venezuela turns out to be longer and more costly than the Trump administration expects, they won’t just have a Venezuela problem — they’ll have a MAGA one too.
US to ‘run’ Venezuela after Maduro captured, says Trump: Early analysis from Chatham House experts
Experts give their initial reactions to President Trump’s strike on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. What are the implications for the US, the region and the world?
www.chathamhouse.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
When governance of Venezuela turns out to be longer and more costly than the Trump administration expects, they won’t just have a Venezuela problem — they’ll have a MAGA one too.
Trump’s Miller insists that might makes right, a regression to the time before law and order. Welcome to the jungle. Aside from immorality, he lacks any understanding that groups of people or nations can be mightier than any reich.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Trump’s Miller insists that might makes right, a regression to the time before law and order. Welcome to the jungle. Aside from immorality, he lacks any understanding that groups of people or nations can be mightier than any reich.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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As the Trump administration enters its crucial second year, polls indicate that much of the American public disapproves of the president and his flagship policies.
Donald Trump’s poll numbers suggest his popularity is waning
As the Trump administration enters its crucial second year, polls indicate that much of the American public disapproves of the president and his flagship policies, although views are split along parti...
www.chathamhouse.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
As the Trump administration enters its crucial second year, polls indicate that much of the American public disapproves of the president and his flagship policies.
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
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The serious answer to "why we shouldn't just take it," one that doesn't appeal to any international order or moral standard, is that robust alliances are a lot more valuable than whatever the US could take from allies by force.
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The serious answer to "why we shouldn't just take it," one that doesn't appeal to any international order or moral standard, is that robust alliances are a lot more valuable than whatever the US could take from allies by force.
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
Or, as I put it last year: Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
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This is the behavior Donald Trump incited and then pardoned.
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This is the behavior Donald Trump incited and then pardoned.
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Administrations have come up with lots of flimsy rationales for why their wars don't need congressional authorization over the years, but this might be the most transparently bad faith and facially absurd.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Administrations have come up with lots of flimsy rationales for why their wars don't need congressional authorization over the years, but this might be the most transparently bad faith and facially absurd.
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If Russia invades Germany and kidnaps Chancellor Merz, I guess the EU response will be:
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
If Russia invades Germany and kidnaps Chancellor Merz, I guess the EU response will be:
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
"The legal assessment of the Russian intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework."
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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309-14 against.
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
309-14 against.
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
That's the scorecard of federal judges ruling on the Trump administration's attempt to treat *any* non-citizen who was never lawfully admitted as having been stopped at the border for purposes of detention w/o bail.
Here's my earlier explainer:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/195-the-im...
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Reporter: Who’s in charge of Venezuela right now?
Trump: Don’t ask me who is in charge because I’ll give you an answer and it will be very controversial.
Reporter: What does that mean?
Trump: We’re in charge.
Trump: Don’t ask me who is in charge because I’ll give you an answer and it will be very controversial.
Reporter: What does that mean?
Trump: We’re in charge.
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Reporter: Who’s in charge of Venezuela right now?
Trump: Don’t ask me who is in charge because I’ll give you an answer and it will be very controversial.
Reporter: What does that mean?
Trump: We’re in charge.
Trump: Don’t ask me who is in charge because I’ll give you an answer and it will be very controversial.
Reporter: What does that mean?
Trump: We’re in charge.
How does he define "what's right" -- giving us their oil?
Trump threatens Venezuela’s interim leader
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump threatens Venezuela’s interim leader
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
How does he define "what's right" -- giving us their oil?
Trump threatens Venezuela’s interim leader
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump threatens Venezuela’s interim leader
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...