Chris Hart
@chart123.bsky.social
Lawyer. Boston. Views are my own. He/Him. Not afraid to block.
I'm pretty tired of the "cracks are emerging" narrative. "Cracks" were "emerging" during the Epstein fiasco. During Signalgate. During COVID. Let's stop pretending that MAGA is somehow always on the verge of breaking up based on Just One Thing Happening. It's either a lie or delusional.
September 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I'm pretty tired of the "cracks are emerging" narrative. "Cracks" were "emerging" during the Epstein fiasco. During Signalgate. During COVID. Let's stop pretending that MAGA is somehow always on the verge of breaking up based on Just One Thing Happening. It's either a lie or delusional.
I don’t need to know everything Trump is doing all the time the moment it happens. Really, does anyone? Go live your life and enjoy the wedding.
September 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I don’t need to know everything Trump is doing all the time the moment it happens. Really, does anyone? Go live your life and enjoy the wedding.
It’s been said before but it’s worth repeating: the Constitution was designed to prevent exactly what is happening right now.
August 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s been said before but it’s worth repeating: the Constitution was designed to prevent exactly what is happening right now.
I tend to agree. I think there's a lot of wishful thinking on the left about this.
July 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I tend to agree. I think there's a lot of wishful thinking on the left about this.
Under the guise of neutral principles. The entire project of originalism (a political, not interpretive, project) is to remove constitutional problems from the realm of contested political arguments, while at the same time imposing political preferences, under the pretext of neutrality.
July 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Under the guise of neutral principles. The entire project of originalism (a political, not interpretive, project) is to remove constitutional problems from the realm of contested political arguments, while at the same time imposing political preferences, under the pretext of neutrality.
This is interesting, but my friendly advice is to slow down!
July 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is interesting, but my friendly advice is to slow down!
Stephen Miller will eventually go down as one of history's greatest monsters.
July 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Stephen Miller will eventually go down as one of history's greatest monsters.
I have been waiting to see this piece written, and I am 0% surprised by it. I imagine that it will be worse when they try to fill the ranks of ICE with 10x more people.
July 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I have been waiting to see this piece written, and I am 0% surprised by it. I imagine that it will be worse when they try to fill the ranks of ICE with 10x more people.
Nothing about leaving tech behind is hard. You just do it and don’t look back.
July 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Nothing about leaving tech behind is hard. You just do it and don’t look back.
Should have *and easily could have.*
July 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Should have *and easily could have.*
It’s everywhere. Search engines. Books. I hate it.
July 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It’s everywhere. Search engines. Books. I hate it.
I have been disheartened to see Catholic priests justifying the actions of the current regime as necessary, or a small price to pay for rolling back gay and trans rights. I hope this is a minority.
July 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I have been disheartened to see Catholic priests justifying the actions of the current regime as necessary, or a small price to pay for rolling back gay and trans rights. I hope this is a minority.
The only question is now is how bad is it going to get before the tide finally turns, as surely it will - one way or another.
July 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The only question is now is how bad is it going to get before the tide finally turns, as surely it will - one way or another.
Reminds me of the warden’s speech to andy dufresne.
July 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reminds me of the warden’s speech to andy dufresne.
"Deporting" is not the right word.
July 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Deporting" is not the right word.
For as long as I've been alive, congressional Republicans have been nothing but bad faith actors, and 100% responsible for the mess we're in -- be it climate, immigration, or our current fascistic government.
July 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
For as long as I've been alive, congressional Republicans have been nothing but bad faith actors, and 100% responsible for the mess we're in -- be it climate, immigration, or our current fascistic government.
That is *literally* what Vance is saying.
July 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
That is *literally* what Vance is saying.
Yes this is a constitutional Article I crisis feeding into a political crisis. At some point if those are not fixed the law will give way too.
June 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Yes this is a constitutional Article I crisis feeding into a political crisis. At some point if those are not fixed the law will give way too.
The Supreme Court will claim they are due strict scrutiny.
June 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Supreme Court will claim they are due strict scrutiny.