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Bill Blum @blumslaw.bsky.social
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Retired judge, novelist, professor. Progressive specializing in the intersection of law and politics. No crypto. No DMs.
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Will the Roberts Court Finally Stand Up to Trump and Liberate Us From His Tariffs? | Common Dreams
​To strike down the tariffs, the court will have to use its favorite analytical tools—the conservative legal doctrines of originalism and textualism—to produce a liberal decision.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Wag the Trump
Trump says land strikes in Venezuela will 'start very soon'
"We’ll be starting to stop them by land also," Trump said of Venezuelan drug traffickers. "The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon."
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November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Trump setting up GOP for 'landslide' loss with eye-popping plan: conservative scholar

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Trump setting up GOP for 'landslide' loss with eye-popping plan: conservative scholar
President Donald Trump's latest threat to extend mass deportations to naturalized U.S. citizens would lead Republicans into disaster in the midterms, a conservative legal scholar warned on Friday.Trum...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Trump admin granted the suspect asylum. An inconvenient fact.
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What to know about the suspected gunman in the National Guardsmen shooting
Two National Guardsmen were shot on Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House. Here's what we know about the suspected gunman.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Internet erupts after learning alleged shooter 'granted asylum this year' by Trump admin

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Internet erupts after learning alleged shooter 'granted asylum this year' by Trump admin
29 year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal was arrested Wednesday and accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in downtown Washington D.C., who both are currently hospitalized in critical cond...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Trump admin granted the suspect asylum. An inconvenient fact.
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What to know about the suspected gunman in the National Guardsmen shooting
Two National Guardsmen were shot on Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., near the White House. Here's what we know about the suspected gunman.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Judge Roasts Trump’s “Frivolous” Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton newrepublic.com/post/203736/... via @newrepublic.com
Judge Roasts Trump’s “Frivolous” Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
An appeals court panel upheld a sanction against Donald Trump and Alina Habba.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area woman who is the mother of Leavitt's nephew, is now in custody at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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At a minimum, he is a geezer: Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says. Per The Guardia.
Who will profit?
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Turnabout: I wonder if Cannon thought about this when she threw out Jack Smith's case. 'Nail in the coffin': Judge uses pro-Trump ruling to throw out Comey and James prosecutions www.alternet.org/msn-uk/linds...
'Nail in the coffin': Judge uses pro-Trump ruling to throw out Comey and James prosecutions
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was not legitimately appointed to her position and, as such, all of her cases, like those against former FBI Direct...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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In a rare shift, the court appears set to use originalism and textualism to strike down at least some of Trump’s overreaching tariffs.

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Waiting for Liberation Day at the Supreme Court - Truthdig
In a rare shift, the court appears set to use originalism and textualism to strike down at least some of Trump’s overreaching tariffs.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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My latest column on Trump’s tariffs
Waiting for Liberation Day at the Supreme Court - Truthdig
In a rare shift, the court appears set to use originalism and textualism to strike down at least some of Trump’s overreaching tariffs.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Internet erupts as MAGA influencers exposed for being based in other countries

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Internet erupts as MAGA influencers exposed for being based in other countries
A large number of MAGA social media influencers were exposed over the weekend as being being based in other countries.Podcaster Matt Binder posted screenshots showing that Charlie’s Voice Rising, a po...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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'Truly bizarre': Critics pounce on 'one of the biggest foreign policy scandals in history'

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'Truly bizarre': Critics pounce on 'one of the biggest foreign policy scandals in history'
A peace plan being thrust upon Ukraine was actually written by Russia, according to reports, and Marco Rubio is taking heat for confusing messaging.Foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schif...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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'Not ShamWoW!!' Shock as ex-infomercial actor files to run for office as a Republican

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'Not ShamWoW!!' Shock as ex-infomercial actor files to run for office as a Republican
A man best known as "the ShamWow guy" just filed to run for office as a Republican, according to filings.The candidate, who registered as Offer Vince "ShamWow" Shlomi in the filing, is seeking to repl...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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'International incident': 'Terrifying standoff' as US troops mistakenly invade Mexico

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'International incident': 'Terrifying standoff' as US troops mistakenly invade Mexico
American troops "pulled up on a Mexican beach" and created a "terrifying standoff," according to a new report.According to at least one news report, "American troops pulled up on a Mexican beach in a ...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Federal Workers Refuse To Profess 'Loyalty' To Trump On Job Applications
One federal employee said in a court filing that they "cannot in good conscience pretend to agree with President Trump’s policies."
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November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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'No excuse for that': Staunch CNN Trump supporter can't defend president's latest outburst

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'No excuse for that': Staunch CNN Trump supporter can't defend president's latest outburst
One of President Donald Trump's staunchest supporters on television admitted on Tuesday that he couldn't defend the president's latest outburst. David Urban, a GOP strategist, was asked about a commen...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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'I'm ICE, boys': DHS employee arrested in sex trafficking sting

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'I'm ICE, boys': DHS employee arrested in sex trafficking sting
An employee of Immigration and Customs Enforcement was arrested during a sex trafficking sting, law enforcement in Minnesota said.At a press conference on Tuesday, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodg...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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The Senate has passed the Epstein bill. Let's see how Trumpolini and his DOJ respond. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Trump-appointed judges toss his 'meritless' defamation case against CNN

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Trump-appointed judges toss his 'meritless' defamation case against CNN
An appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss President Donald Trump's years-old $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, deeming it "unpersuasive" and "meritless," reports The New R...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The Ultrarich Are Spending a Fortune to Live in Extreme Privacy — The Wall Street Journal
In Miami and elsewhere, the wealthy are moving in increasingly private spheres, shelling out big money to bypass the indignities of public life
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM