Evan McKenzie
@evanmck.bsky.social
Professor, writer, speaker, on urban politics and policy, privatization, and homeowner and condominium associations. Guitar player, too!
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Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
"You can't fire me, I quit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba quits as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
Resignation comes despite administration’s efforts to keep her in place after courts found she was serving unlawfully
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"You can't fire me, I quit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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It's odd for me to realize that my first-year undergraduates are at an age where they don't really remember that there was a form of US politics prior to Donald Trump. For them, Trump is not an aberration from the normal course of political discourse, but just how US politics is done.
October 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's odd for me to realize that my first-year undergraduates are at an age where they don't really remember that there was a form of US politics prior to Donald Trump. For them, Trump is not an aberration from the normal course of political discourse, but just how US politics is done.
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New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
www.publicnotice.co
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
Pathetic. Congress passed the War Powers Act to preserve the constitutional role of Congress in war-making, because presidents kept sending our military into combat without Congress' authorization. But Johnson is fine with presidential dictatorship. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/j...
House Speaker Johnson argues the War Powers Act is unconstitutional
President Donald Trump called Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who introduced a War Powers resolution to bar U.S. military engagement in Iran, a "LOSER."
www.cnbc.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pathetic. Congress passed the War Powers Act to preserve the constitutional role of Congress in war-making, because presidents kept sending our military into combat without Congress' authorization. But Johnson is fine with presidential dictatorship. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/24/j...
I thought that after the George W. Bush debacle in Iraq, the US would never elect another incurious, lazy, uninformed dunce to be president. But the American voter said, "Hold my beer!"
June 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I thought that after the George W. Bush debacle in Iraq, the US would never elect another incurious, lazy, uninformed dunce to be president. But the American voter said, "Hold my beer!"
Every time the US attacks another country the same retired generals and other assorted pundits appear instantly on every media outlet and spout the same militaristic nonsense that soon turns out to have been wrong. Every single time. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
Officials Concede They Don’t Know the Fate of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Every time the US attacks another country the same retired generals and other assorted pundits appear instantly on every media outlet and spout the same militaristic nonsense that soon turns out to have been wrong. Every single time. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
This is way better than "let them eat cake." It's more like, "they are all going to die anyway, so who cares if they have health care or not?"
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is way better than "let them eat cake." It's more like, "they are all going to die anyway, so who cares if they have health care or not?"
Says the guy who wrote the opinion creating a new doctrine of Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, knowing that it would be exploited by the worst criminal who ever held the office. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Says the guy who wrote the opinion creating a new doctrine of Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, knowing that it would be exploited by the worst criminal who ever held the office. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
“No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
May 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
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In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
May 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
Trump caved, as usual. Now watch him claim victory, with Fox and the rest of them praising Dear Leader for his five-dimensional chess skills. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump might claim China tariff victory – but this is Capitulation Day | Heather Stewart
The president’s retreat suggests he might negotiate elsewhere, but leaves corrosive uncertainty in its wake
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Trump caved, as usual. Now watch him claim victory, with Fox and the rest of them praising Dear Leader for his five-dimensional chess skills. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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US has a trade surplus with the UK, already. Trade with the UK is just 3 percent of US total trade. Avg tariff on US trade w/UK is already just 1 percent. As Justin Wolfers said on MSNBC...this is not small potatoes, it's tiny little peas. Gains are likely to be a.) small and b.) inconsequential.
May 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
US has a trade surplus with the UK, already. Trade with the UK is just 3 percent of US total trade. Avg tariff on US trade w/UK is already just 1 percent. As Justin Wolfers said on MSNBC...this is not small potatoes, it's tiny little peas. Gains are likely to be a.) small and b.) inconsequential.
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Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
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Roses are red
Daisies are plain
Daisies are plain
April 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Roses are red
Daisies are plain
Daisies are plain
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Them: “no ‘war plans’ were discussed”
The chat:
The chat:
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Them: “no ‘war plans’ were discussed”
The chat:
The chat:
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So uh... how exactly is America going to host the World Cup next year with all these travel and immigration restrictions?
March 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So uh... how exactly is America going to host the World Cup next year with all these travel and immigration restrictions?
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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Perfection
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Perfection
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Newsletter: There is no AI Revolution. Consumer adoption of generative AI outside of ChatGPT is barely 100 million people, every single company in generative AI is deeply unprofitable, Microsoft is pulling capex, and OpenAI spent $9bn in 2024 to lose $5bn.
www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
There Is No AI Revolution
Soundtrack: Mack Glocky - Chasing Cars
Last week, I spent a great deal of time and words framing the generative AI industry as a cynical con where OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei hav...
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February 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Newsletter: There is no AI Revolution. Consumer adoption of generative AI outside of ChatGPT is barely 100 million people, every single company in generative AI is deeply unprofitable, Microsoft is pulling capex, and OpenAI spent $9bn in 2024 to lose $5bn.
www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-m...
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Valor
Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns
John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns
Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns
John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns
Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Top federal prosecutor in N.Y. resigns after refusing to drop Adams charges
Two top prosecutors in Washington also resigned over the DOJ order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Valor
Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns
John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns
Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns
John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns
Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...