a nice reminder of one of the more absurd elements of trump v. u.s., which is roberts’ apparent belief that the constitution was written to remove limits on executive power prospect.org/2025/11/21/r...

“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”:

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Peep the byline

Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved.

Trump today:

BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

When you’ve lost Ted Fucking Cruz

It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:

Just incredible

"The era of letting Republicans break all the rules, not follow any of the laws, run roughshod over the Democrats, while the Democrats continue to just try to protect every possible existing norm and institution, that era is over." Time for Chuck Schumer to get the memo. Tim Miller:

Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable

@bsky.app really does feel so positive and devoid of BS spam. Can someone smarter than me explain why this product is operating better? Is it better code? Better moderation? Or has it just not reached a point where the trolls have decided to invade?

Me: I cleared the table for dessert.

Her: Why did you leave these cranberries out?

Me: DON’T TOUCH THEM!!!

Her: What…Why???

Me: You have to let them linger.

"Trump has declined to sign a separate agreement with the GSA that would have given his team access to secure government offices and email accounts, in part because it would require that the president-elect limit contrbutions to $5,000 and reveal who is donating to his transition effort."

Every financial newsletter I receive: Trump's policy proposals would be an utter disaster if implemented — but we don't think he'll follow through.

Has there ever before been a president-elect whose good vibes depend on the belief that everything he's been saying for years is a lie?

“Perhaps Americans require, every once in a while, to be jolted out of the complacency learned from their mostly fortunate history.”

David Frum on what he got wrong about the 2024 election cycle: