Zak Woodman
@zacharywoodman.bsky.social
Unapologetic neo-Pragmatist, Unterrified Hayekian, radical liberal. Podcast coordinator for @c4ssdotorg.bsky.social, Deputy Editor @NotesOnLiberty.bsky.social.
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Zak Woodman
@zacharywoodman.bsky.social
· Jun 11
This is a hilarious example of how conservatism's pretenses to limited government, skepticism of majoritarian rule, seperation of powers, and respect for the constitution was always bullshit. But Hillsdale College in particular is one of the most instructive examples of this phenomenon. A long🧵
This is a fascist regime running concentration camps.
Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says reut.rs/4qRPCLg
Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says
Detainees at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp endure foul-tasting drinking water, rotten food and inadequate healthcare, according to a U.S. congresswoman who called the tent facility in El Paso, Texas, "inhumane."
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is a fascist regime running concentration camps.
Not to mention the unseen costs that come from Tariffs reducing the tax base by being so distortionary of relative prices and inefficiencies this introduces.
Trump's $2,000 rebate checks would cost $600 billion ‒ double the new revenue from tariffs
The nonpartisan nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released cost projections after President Trump pitched his idea this weekend.
www.usatoday.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Not to mention the unseen costs that come from Tariffs reducing the tax base by being so distortionary of relative prices and inefficiencies this introduces.
Abolish ICE Now.
U.S. Navy veteran "100 percent" regrets voting for Trump—after ICE detains his wife.
Now she'll be locked up over Thanksgiving—despite not being charged with any crime—and being a lawful permanent resident.
Donna Hughes-Brown wrote a bad check for $25 in 2015—she paid it back and served probation.
Now she'll be locked up over Thanksgiving—despite not being charged with any crime—and being a lawful permanent resident.
Donna Hughes-Brown wrote a bad check for $25 in 2015—she paid it back and served probation.
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Abolish ICE Now.
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the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
This is a fascist dictator rewarding the criminality of his political allies who helped him try to violentlt overthrow a duly elected government.
The Tree of Liberty thirsts.
The Tree of Liberty thirsts.
President Donald Trump has pardoned a massive slate of prominent allies who supported plans to subvert the 2020 presidential election, according to Ed Martin, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) pardon attorney www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Symbolic Move, Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Tried to Steal 2020 Election for Him
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is a fascist dictator rewarding the criminality of his political allies who helped him try to violentlt overthrow a duly elected government.
The Tree of Liberty thirsts.
The Tree of Liberty thirsts.
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
The tree of liberty thirsts.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The tree of liberty thirsts.
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Some further new negative results on minimum wage hikes - Marginal REVOLUTION
Some further new negative results on minimum wage hikes - Marginal REVOLUTION
We study how exposure to scientific research in university laboratories influences students’ pursuit of careers in science. Using administrative data from thousands of research labs linked to student career outcomes and a difference-in-differences design, we show that state minimum wage increases reduce employment of undergraduate research assistants in labs by 7.4%. Undergraduates exposed to these […]
marginalrevolution.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Some further new negative results on minimum wage hikes - Marginal REVOLUTION
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People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
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By moi at @theunpopulist.net: Trump has consolidated more power in a shorter amount of time compared to other authoritarians because his brazen motto is that unless stopped, he'll act lawlessly. He has no interest in staying within the law.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-has-...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Taken Only Months to Accomplish the Level of Authoritarian Consolidation That Took Orbán and Modi Years
But America's aversion to tyranny gives it a much better chance of restoring its liberal democracy than their countries
www.theunpopulist.net
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
By moi at @theunpopulist.net: Trump has consolidated more power in a shorter amount of time compared to other authoritarians because his brazen motto is that unless stopped, he'll act lawlessly. He has no interest in staying within the law.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-has-...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-has-...
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This is a fascist regime trying to target the very citizenship of a politician in the opposition party based on the same racist lies they use to motivate ethnic cleanaing.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible?
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
www.aljazeera.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is a fascist regime trying to target the very citizenship of a politician in the opposition party based on the same racist lies they use to motivate ethnic cleanaing.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
The tree of liberty thirsts.
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Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between #Immigration Control and the Rule of Law | Mercatus Center share.google/DJBYcjoibaq7...
Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between Immigration Control and the Rule of Law
On this episode, Nathan Goodman interviews political theorist Jacob Levy about the rule of law and its tensions with mo
share.google
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between #Immigration Control and the Rule of Law | Mercatus Center share.google/DJBYcjoibaq7...
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Analyses of the Comey indictment are like, "they charged him with dramdingling a leprechaun on the moon, but he was never on the moon, leprechauns aren't real, and dramdingling isnt a word."
ICYMI: I reviewed hundreds of internal FBI emails and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Analyses of the Comey indictment are like, "they charged him with dramdingling a leprechaun on the moon, but he was never on the moon, leprechauns aren't real, and dramdingling isnt a word."
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Tapping the Hannah Arendt sign again.
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Tapping the Hannah Arendt sign again.
It is essentially a synthetic apriori precondition on political knowledge that that every accusation from a fascist is a confession.
Trump called Biden “sleepy,” because Trump is an old man who struggles to stay awake.
Trump called Hillary “crooked,” because Trump is incredibly crooked.
Trump called Ted Cruz “lyin’” because Trump is a serial liar.
We’re a decade into this. How do people still not get it?
Trump called Hillary “crooked,” because Trump is incredibly crooked.
Trump called Ted Cruz “lyin’” because Trump is a serial liar.
We’re a decade into this. How do people still not get it?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It is essentially a synthetic apriori precondition on political knowledge that that every accusation from a fascist is a confession.
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All of these morons are convinced that the only mistake they made in Trump 1.0 was not being lawless, violent, repressive, and ruthless enough.
And now they're indulging that fantasy, imagining that if they hurt enough ppl horribly enough, everyone will instantly surrender unconditionally to them.
And now they're indulging that fantasy, imagining that if they hurt enough ppl horribly enough, everyone will instantly surrender unconditionally to them.
The whole GOP shutdown strategy is hoping that sheer force of propaganda can convince the public that things getting worse does not reflect badly on the people in charge of the government, and that hurting America more will get Democrats to acquiesce to the Trump admin hurting America in other ways.
Sean Duffy: "We have a number of people who want to get home for the holidays, they want to see their family. Listen, many of them are not going to be able to get on an airplane."
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
All of these morons are convinced that the only mistake they made in Trump 1.0 was not being lawless, violent, repressive, and ruthless enough.
And now they're indulging that fantasy, imagining that if they hurt enough ppl horribly enough, everyone will instantly surrender unconditionally to them.
And now they're indulging that fantasy, imagining that if they hurt enough ppl horribly enough, everyone will instantly surrender unconditionally to them.
The "everyone is twelve" meme applies to leftoids too.
"My rent is too high. It should just be illegal to increase my rent." Yeah buddy, that is how you would think it works because you are twelve.
"My rent is too high. It should just be illegal to increase my rent." Yeah buddy, that is how you would think it works because you are twelve.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The "everyone is twelve" meme applies to leftoids too.
"My rent is too high. It should just be illegal to increase my rent." Yeah buddy, that is how you would think it works because you are twelve.
"My rent is too high. It should just be illegal to increase my rent." Yeah buddy, that is how you would think it works because you are twelve.
I would rather have the combination of lower prices and higher real wages due to an economy that is far more efficient thanks to free trade than be bribed with inflationary debt-financed stimulus to ignore this economically illiterate moron's suicidal tariffs.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I would rather have the combination of lower prices and higher real wages due to an economy that is far more efficient thanks to free trade than be bribed with inflationary debt-financed stimulus to ignore this economically illiterate moron's suicidal tariffs.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
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BREAKING: FIRE is suing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, challenging the laws he is using to target lawfully present noncitizens for speech protected by the Constitution.
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
LAWSUIT: FIRE challenges unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses in crusade to deport legal immigrants over protected speech
FIRE seeks a landmark ruling that the First Amendment forbids the government from deporting lawfully present noncitizens for constitutionally protected speech
www.thefire.org
August 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
BREAKING: FIRE is suing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, challenging the laws he is using to target lawfully present noncitizens for speech protected by the Constitution.
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
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Another recent account
Father of cancer patient says he endured 'inhumane conditions' at Broadview ICE facility: EXCLUSIVE
Ruben Torres, the father of a teen girl battling cancer, spoke exclusively with ABC7 Chicago, saying he endured "inhumane conditions" at the ICE facility in Broadview and his view of the American drea...
abc7chicago.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Another recent account
Conservative "judges" are just policians in robes.
For two decades, Paul Newby has pushed to make judicial elections in North Carolina explicitly partisan and consistently backed initiatives by Republican lawmakers to strip power away from North Carolina’s governor.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Conservative "judges" are just policians in robes.
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BREAKING: Following trial, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, finds that Trump did not properly invoke federal law to call up the National Guard and "permanently enjoins Defendants’ orders to deploy federalized members of the National Guard to Oregon."
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
BREAKING: Following trial, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, finds that Trump did not properly invoke federal law to call up the National Guard and "permanently enjoins Defendants’ orders to deploy federalized members of the National Guard to Oregon."
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Lawsuit about Broadview conditions filed last week
www.aclu-il.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Lawsuit about Broadview conditions filed last week