Scott Shapiro
@scottjshapiro.bsky.social
Southmayd Prof @YaleLawSch + Philosophy @Yale. Ed, @LegalTheory + Stanford Encyclopedia of Phil. “Legality”, “The Internationalists” (with @oonahathaway), “Fancy Bear Goes Phishing.” Overuses “neurosymbolic”
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Scott Shapiro
@scottjshapiro.bsky.social
· Nov 18
As everyone here has been saying, this is not an echo chamber
FIFA looks so stupid for giving the Inaugural Peace Prize to the wrong person!
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
FIFA looks so stupid for giving the Inaugural Peace Prize to the wrong person!
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BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Sec Hegseth posting through it.
Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Sec Hegseth posting through it.
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You’ll appreciate the 4 dimensional chess of it all when they install Eric Adams as the regional governor.
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
You’ll appreciate the 4 dimensional chess of it all when they install Eric Adams as the regional governor.
Trump is laser focused on Affordability
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Trump is laser focused on Affordability
I hate to give it to them, but the Administration has clearly thought everything through.
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I hate to give it to them, but the Administration has clearly thought everything through.
Rubio: Congress doesn’t need to be notified because this is a law-enforcement operation, besides we’re occupying Venezuela and taking its oil for the foreseeable future.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio: Congress doesn’t need to be notified because this is a law-enforcement operation, besides we’re occupying Venezuela and taking its oil for the foreseeable future.
This may be the most “What could go wrong?” moment of my life
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This may be the most “What could go wrong?” moment of my life
“Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale?” Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book IV, Chapter 4)
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale?” Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book IV, Chapter 4)
Some men would rather kidnap a foreign leader and take their country to war than release the Epstein Files
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Some men would rather kidnap a foreign leader and take their country to war than release the Epstein Files
That Trump pardoned another Latin American leader a few weeks ago on the very charges Maduro is being indicted now shows that this is not 4 dimensional chess.
January 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
That Trump pardoned another Latin American leader a few weeks ago on the very charges Maduro is being indicted now shows that this is not 4 dimensional chess.
Can anyone spare an EU passport?
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Can anyone spare an EU passport?
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Which brings us to what happens next. Safe bet there's no plan for that. Plus, Trump has gutted US state capacity, including diplomatic and military, while extending the military at home and abroad and making threats in all directions. Many pointed at Russian-backed targets. How mad is Putin? 4/
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Which brings us to what happens next. Safe bet there's no plan for that. Plus, Trump has gutted US state capacity, including diplomatic and military, while extending the military at home and abroad and making threats in all directions. Many pointed at Russian-backed targets. How mad is Putin? 4/
The Supreme Court insists the Constitution be read according to its original public meaning and then disregarded.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The Supreme Court insists the Constitution be read according to its original public meaning and then disregarded.
Telling that Trump turns to kinetic war as he’s losing the trade war.
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Telling that Trump turns to kinetic war as he’s losing the trade war.
Ok, that’s only two times the US intervened in Latin America. I bet there are no other examples.
36 years to the day after U.S. forces captured Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ok, that’s only two times the US intervened in Latin America. I bet there are no other examples.
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36 years to the day after U.S. forces captured Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
36 years to the day after U.S. forces captured Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.
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Great. Now the FIFA Peace Prize is meaningless.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Great. Now the FIFA Peace Prize is meaningless.
Last week, I felt—for the first time in years—that I no longer had to apologize for being white. Today, I suddenly feel proud of America. Thank you Patriots!
January 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Last week, I felt—for the first time in years—that I no longer had to apologize for being white. Today, I suddenly feel proud of America. Thank you Patriots!
It’s fascinating to watch the slow realization within MAGA that the movement has been built entirely of grifters and morons.
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It’s fascinating to watch the slow realization within MAGA that the movement has been built entirely of grifters and morons.
Zohran wants to do all these amazing things for New York, yet he didn't ever mention AI, crypto, or colonizing Mars smdh.
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Zohran wants to do all these amazing things for New York, yet he didn't ever mention AI, crypto, or colonizing Mars smdh.
Reminder of what Elon took from us
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Reminder of what Elon took from us