Sean Enkiri
@seanae.bsky.social
Mid Atlantic —> Denver, CO. Obsessive re: all things Duke and politics. 🏳️🌈. Father of 2 precious kiddos.
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It's becoming difficult to hide that a major purpose of the Trump administration is siphoning tax revenues from Blue states and redirecting them into subsidies for Red states. At what point does this become intolerable?
Next move from OMB - canceling $8 billion in clean energy funds. You will note, all of the projects are in states led by Democrats
October 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It's becoming difficult to hide that a major purpose of the Trump administration is siphoning tax revenues from Blue states and redirecting them into subsidies for Red states. At what point does this become intolerable?
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I like that we are moving, by fits and starts, to a new, better understanding of the current corruption of SCOTUS and how to fix it.
Good stuff here from @joshtpm.bsky.social.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...
Good stuff here from @joshtpm.bsky.social.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...
The Corrupt Supreme Court Must Be Reformed: Dems Must Champion It
Going into 2026 and 2028 it’s time for — essential for —...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I like that we are moving, by fits and starts, to a new, better understanding of the current corruption of SCOTUS and how to fix it.
Good stuff here from @joshtpm.bsky.social.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...
Good stuff here from @joshtpm.bsky.social.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...
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For 26 but especially 2028 it's time for Democrats to make clear that the current Supreme Court will have to be reformed (expanded in number, reformed in structure) to allow popular govt to continue in the United States. Not so much a litmus test as precondition for any other promise to be credible.
September 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For 26 but especially 2028 it's time for Democrats to make clear that the current Supreme Court will have to be reformed (expanded in number, reformed in structure) to allow popular govt to continue in the United States. Not so much a litmus test as precondition for any other promise to be credible.
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The current Supreme Court has unilaterally rearchitected our entire system of Government, and done so to favor despotism
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starting to think congress' power of the purse doesn't exist anymore.
September 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The current Supreme Court has unilaterally rearchitected our entire system of Government, and done so to favor despotism
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"The effect is a line-item veto for the president over spending... Once again, the rules magically change when Trump is in office... This is not behavior that a healthy democracy tolerates from its judiciary. It is the kind of constitutional rot that precedes the rule of law’s collapse."
Today’s shameful shadow docket decision from the Supreme Court—allowing Trump to unilaterally cancel $4 billion in aid—is not behavior that any healthy democracy tolerates of its judiciary. It is a sign of constitutional rot that precedes the rule of law’s collapse. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Supreme Court Just Rewrote the Constitution to Give Trump Terrifying New Powers
The conservative supermajority's lawless shadow docket decision let the president unilaterally cancel $4 billion in foreign aid.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"The effect is a line-item veto for the president over spending... Once again, the rules magically change when Trump is in office... This is not behavior that a healthy democracy tolerates from its judiciary. It is the kind of constitutional rot that precedes the rule of law’s collapse."
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reading a book about china. apparently the government there has sent federal forces into cities, taken shares of major private enterprises, slapped tariffs on industries, and pressured media outlets to fire people they politically disagreed with. didn’t know this.
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
reading a book about china. apparently the government there has sent federal forces into cities, taken shares of major private enterprises, slapped tariffs on industries, and pressured media outlets to fire people they politically disagreed with. didn’t know this.
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They're putting the confederate monument back up at arlington cemetery and taking down the signs about john brown & slavery at harpers ferry. A completely confederate-occupied government unashamedly trying to rehabilitate slavery
September 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
They're putting the confederate monument back up at arlington cemetery and taking down the signs about john brown & slavery at harpers ferry. A completely confederate-occupied government unashamedly trying to rehabilitate slavery
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It would be better if Dems in DC approached issues with the mindset of "how can I accomplish Democratic objectives?" rather than "I need an excuse to avoid conflict with Republicans" or "the Democratic base is always wrong, my job is to keep them in check and avoid doing what they want."
September 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It would be better if Dems in DC approached issues with the mindset of "how can I accomplish Democratic objectives?" rather than "I need an excuse to avoid conflict with Republicans" or "the Democratic base is always wrong, my job is to keep them in check and avoid doing what they want."
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The whole confederacy is getting in on it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana becomes sixth GOP-led state to authorize troop deployment to DC as part of Trump show of force.
August 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The whole confederacy is getting in on it.
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Dems: "It's really important that we not seem like we're overreacting, so we'll keep our criticism inside-voice - no allegations of authoritarianism, only a focus on policy."
MAGA: "Great. In that case we'll ignore the Constitution, invade the capital, set up checkpoints, prosecute critics."
MAGA: "Great. In that case we'll ignore the Constitution, invade the capital, set up checkpoints, prosecute critics."
August 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Dems: "It's really important that we not seem like we're overreacting, so we'll keep our criticism inside-voice - no allegations of authoritarianism, only a focus on policy."
MAGA: "Great. In that case we'll ignore the Constitution, invade the capital, set up checkpoints, prosecute critics."
MAGA: "Great. In that case we'll ignore the Constitution, invade the capital, set up checkpoints, prosecute critics."
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If you're angry about Republican gerrymandering, you should ask your representatives if they support, after new referendums, admitting DC and the territories as states — giving them democratic representation and Democrats both additional House seats and new Senators.
August 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
If you're angry about Republican gerrymandering, you should ask your representatives if they support, after new referendums, admitting DC and the territories as states — giving them democratic representation and Democrats both additional House seats and new Senators.
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In the past few weeks, the former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has referred to "ethnic cleansing" and "concentration camps" in Gaza, while a former Israeli Attny Gen, a former Israeli general, and one of Israel's most famous authors, have all said it's a genocide in Gaza.
August 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
In the past few weeks, the former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has referred to "ethnic cleansing" and "concentration camps" in Gaza, while a former Israeli Attny Gen, a former Israeli general, and one of Israel's most famous authors, have all said it's a genocide in Gaza.
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Yup. Dem senators joined Republicans in the bad smearing of Muslim American judge Manjee who nominated by Biden. Well done. Brilliant work.
Emil Bove got confirmed because Cortez-Masto hates muslims.
July 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Yup. Dem senators joined Republicans in the bad smearing of Muslim American judge Manjee who nominated by Biden. Well done. Brilliant work.
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The Democrats failure to call Trump's impeachable acts as such is why most of the country thinks that Trump is a regular president doing regular partisan things. Democrats don't act like Trump is committing crimes and so Americans take those cues. This strategy of pre-surrendering, rather than 1/2
Dems shouldn't hesitate to brandish an impeachment resolution to deter clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell. But they also have the luxury of being in the minority. The onus is rightly on the GOP and Dems can place it there simply by saying what they think should happen. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-epst...
July 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Democrats failure to call Trump's impeachable acts as such is why most of the country thinks that Trump is a regular president doing regular partisan things. Democrats don't act like Trump is committing crimes and so Americans take those cues. This strategy of pre-surrendering, rather than 1/2
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NPR interviewed Netanyahu shill John Spencer, who isn’t a genocide scholar, or a scholar of international law, on why he doesn’t think it’s a genocide in Gaza.
NPR wouldn’t do this kind of interview on any other conflict.
But, hey, it’s Israel!
NPR wouldn’t do this kind of interview on any other conflict.
But, hey, it’s Israel!
War scholar discusses why he does not think there is a genocide in Gaza
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, about why he doesn't think there is a genocide in Gaza.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NPR interviewed Netanyahu shill John Spencer, who isn’t a genocide scholar, or a scholar of international law, on why he doesn’t think it’s a genocide in Gaza.
NPR wouldn’t do this kind of interview on any other conflict.
But, hey, it’s Israel!
NPR wouldn’t do this kind of interview on any other conflict.
But, hey, it’s Israel!
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Wait a sec.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
Kennedy: New York is going to have to face is the issue of whether we should bring back more aggressive stop and frisk which is a perfectly legal law enforcement tactic
July 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Wait a sec.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
Last year NYC had 171 firearms deaths on a population of 8.3 million.
Louisiana had 1,266 deaths on a pop of 4.6 million, which is on the order of 12 times as many. You are twelve times as likely to be killed by a bullet in Louisiana than in NYC.
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As a graduate of Duke law and graduate school, I hope they tell Trump to fuck off.
July 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As a graduate of Duke law and graduate school, I hope they tell Trump to fuck off.
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Are Dems up for the fight?
@brianbeutler.bsky.social sums it up in a nutshell:
"If they are, they can telegraph it to voters by fighting harder from now until the midterms than they did for the past six months. If they’re not, they should yield to new leaders."
www.offmessage.net/p/imagining-...
@brianbeutler.bsky.social sums it up in a nutshell:
"If they are, they can telegraph it to voters by fighting harder from now until the midterms than they did for the past six months. If they’re not, they should yield to new leaders."
www.offmessage.net/p/imagining-...
Imagining A Democratic Majority
What do they intend to do about all this?
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July 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Are Dems up for the fight?
@brianbeutler.bsky.social sums it up in a nutshell:
"If they are, they can telegraph it to voters by fighting harder from now until the midterms than they did for the past six months. If they’re not, they should yield to new leaders."
www.offmessage.net/p/imagining-...
@brianbeutler.bsky.social sums it up in a nutshell:
"If they are, they can telegraph it to voters by fighting harder from now until the midterms than they did for the past six months. If they’re not, they should yield to new leaders."
www.offmessage.net/p/imagining-...
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It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
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Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.
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encouraging deliberate starvation, ethnic cleansing and endless war.. what a disgrace to the US to be cheering this monstrous, purposeless endeavor www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...
Trump tells Israel to ‘finish the job’ against Hamas weeks after suggesting ceasefire deal in sight | CNN Politics
Only a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump seemed confident a deal was days away that would end the fighting in Gaza, secure the release of hostages and allow aid to flow into an enclave where peopl...
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July 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
encouraging deliberate starvation, ethnic cleansing and endless war.. what a disgrace to the US to be cheering this monstrous, purposeless endeavor www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...
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This Court is just completely out of control. In no way can we describe what it's been doing this year as within the realm of law as any lawyer understands it.
#BREAKING: Over a dissenting opinion by Justice Kagan (joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson), #SCOTUS clears the way for President Trump to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, granting yet another emergency application:
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July 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This Court is just completely out of control. In no way can we describe what it's been doing this year as within the realm of law as any lawyer understands it.