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Goddamn, this is great. The part at the end — you’ll know it when you see it — made me laugh so hard that I startled the dogs.
October 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Goddamn, this is great. The part at the end — you’ll know it when you see it — made me laugh so hard that I startled the dogs.
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"Burning to the ground," I tell ya...
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Burning to the ground," I tell ya...
@annabower.bsky.social has gift for legal reporting on Trump litigation. She manages to:
(A) get the facts and law correct,
(B) use language understandable by non-lawyers, and
(C) capture the through the looking glass absurdity of the proceedings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
(A) get the facts and law correct,
(B) use language understandable by non-lawyers, and
(C) capture the through the looking glass absurdity of the proceedings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Situation: Choose Your Own Adventure: Lindsey Halligan Edition
Any way you play, you lose.
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
@annabower.bsky.social has gift for legal reporting on Trump litigation. She manages to:
(A) get the facts and law correct,
(B) use language understandable by non-lawyers, and
(C) capture the through the looking glass absurdity of the proceedings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
(A) get the facts and law correct,
(B) use language understandable by non-lawyers, and
(C) capture the through the looking glass absurdity of the proceedings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I hope that government of the spoiled child, by the spoiled child, for the spoiled child be forever shall parish from this earth.
June 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I hope that government of the spoiled child, by the spoiled child, for the spoiled child be forever shall parish from this earth.
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
Great thread. Anyone shocked that Conservatives have suddenly forgotten about the First Amendment when they are in power hasn't been listening to Republicans for the last decade.
This article’s approach is super gullible and as far as I can tell not in an ironic way.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great thread. Anyone shocked that Conservatives have suddenly forgotten about the First Amendment when they are in power hasn't been listening to Republicans for the last decade.
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Fentanyl is very much like a weapon of mass destruction in the sense that Republicans like to lie about finding it and then use that lie as a justification to do ruinous, destructive things
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Fentanyl is very much like a weapon of mass destruction in the sense that Republicans like to lie about finding it and then use that lie as a justification to do ruinous, destructive things
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A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.
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Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."
That is what we in the biz call a bench slap.
Judge Reyes tells him he can bring his laptop up to the lectern if it's easier to go through an article by Justice Kagan. Adds, "just as a practice tip, if you're in court, you should have all your sources available. And, also, you should have read all the sources. Just a PSA for lawyers."
March 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
That is what we in the biz call a bench slap.
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
SMH
NEW: DOJ lawyers were so embarrassed by judge Reyes they went full Karen and are asking to speak to the manager.
They filed a letter with the chief judge of the DC circuit complaining about Judge Reyes.
They filed a letter with the chief judge of the DC circuit complaining about Judge Reyes.
February 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
SMH
Mr. Martin, I would like to introduce my good friends the First Amendment and the Speech and Debate clause.
For now this is performative buffoonery.
So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.
February 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Mr. Martin, I would like to introduce my good friends the First Amendment and the Speech and Debate clause.
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every Donald Trump cycle:
TRUMP: i'm gonna kill the easter bunny
FACT-CHECKER: he has not stated how he is going to kill the easter bunny
TRUMP SUPPORTER: i think he means he's going to kill evil bunnies
TRUMP: *beheads the easter bunny*
NYT: trump redefines relationship between bunny and head
TRUMP: i'm gonna kill the easter bunny
FACT-CHECKER: he has not stated how he is going to kill the easter bunny
TRUMP SUPPORTER: i think he means he's going to kill evil bunnies
TRUMP: *beheads the easter bunny*
NYT: trump redefines relationship between bunny and head
February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
every Donald Trump cycle:
TRUMP: i'm gonna kill the easter bunny
FACT-CHECKER: he has not stated how he is going to kill the easter bunny
TRUMP SUPPORTER: i think he means he's going to kill evil bunnies
TRUMP: *beheads the easter bunny*
NYT: trump redefines relationship between bunny and head
TRUMP: i'm gonna kill the easter bunny
FACT-CHECKER: he has not stated how he is going to kill the easter bunny
TRUMP SUPPORTER: i think he means he's going to kill evil bunnies
TRUMP: *beheads the easter bunny*
NYT: trump redefines relationship between bunny and head
How do you know that Karoline Leavitt is lying?
Her lips are moving.
Her lips are moving.
Remember, never take this White House at its word and report it as fact right off the bat.
They are now conceding that they made up the whole "$50 million of condoms to Gaza" thing that Karoline Leavitt peddled from the podium yesterday.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
They are now conceding that they made up the whole "$50 million of condoms to Gaza" thing that Karoline Leavitt peddled from the podium yesterday.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
White House walks back claim $50 million worth of condoms were being sent to Gaza
The Trump administration walked back the claim on Wednesday, clarifying that the $50 million was part of a broader aid package
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
How do you know that Karoline Leavitt is lying?
Her lips are moving.
Her lips are moving.
Congress may have finally gotten the memo that being in Congress doesn't mean anything if you give away all Congressional Power to the White House.
JUST IN: Grassley and Durbin write jointly to Trump and demand he "immediately" comply with law re: inspectors general removal. www.grassley.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
January 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Congress may have finally gotten the memo that being in Congress doesn't mean anything if you give away all Congressional Power to the White House.
All folks had to do was remember Trump's first term. This didn't take a crystal ball to foresee.
January 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
All folks had to do was remember Trump's first term. This didn't take a crystal ball to foresee.
So DUI stood for Defending Under the Influence. Who knew?
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
So DUI stood for Defending Under the Influence. Who knew?
Cast your votes now.
Will Hegseth last longer than Flynn did?
Will Hegseth last longer than Flynn did?
January 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Cast your votes now.
Will Hegseth last longer than Flynn did?
Will Hegseth last longer than Flynn did?
Wow. Appoint two egomaniacs as co-chairs and there is friction between them.
No one could have predicted . . .
No one could have predicted . . .
Exclusive: President Donald Trump’s order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” aims to give billionaire Elon Musk’s team sweeping access to operations at federal agencies, revamping its structure after competing visions left one of its leaders seeking an exit.
‘DOGE’ revamp empowers Musk as frictions spur Ramaswamy’s exit
Musk’s and Ramaswamy’s differing visions for DOGE led to Ramaswamy’s departure and Musk’s takeover.
wapo.st
January 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Wow. Appoint two egomaniacs as co-chairs and there is friction between them.
No one could have predicted . . .
No one could have predicted . . .
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Bannon seems worried that domestically produced racism can’t compete with South African imports.
January 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Bannon seems worried that domestically produced racism can’t compete with South African imports.
The problem with an utter lack of principles in your misfit toy coalition is that infighting will be public, intense and venal.
In ancient drama, angry hobo shakes fist at rich man
This is a fascinating turn of events
January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The problem with an utter lack of principles in your misfit toy coalition is that infighting will be public, intense and venal.