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I'm sure all those "States' Rights Republicans" will be all over this. They must be outraged...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm sure all those "States' Rights Republicans" will be all over this. They must be outraged...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
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VEEP was prophecy.
Presidential candidate Jonah Ryan takes aim at Muslim Math
YouTube video by Selina Meyer
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
VEEP was prophecy.
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EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or fede
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or fede
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or fede
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or federal laws.
EOs cannot overturn state or fede
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They're so fucking stupid and don't realize it. The only reason many white students can afford graduate degrees is because foreign students pay for the programs and allow them to be economically efficient. Without foreign students, many programs will now simply collapse. Genius.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
They're so fucking stupid and don't realize it. The only reason many white students can afford graduate degrees is because foreign students pay for the programs and allow them to be economically efficient. Without foreign students, many programs will now simply collapse. Genius.
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THAT IS NOT HOW LAW WORKS
There is no debate here.
There is no debate here.
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The WH is considering an executive order preempting state legislation on AI if the moratorium does not pass in the NDAA, according to a person familiar with the matter. However, a WH official said until such an order is announced, "discussion about potential executive orders is speculation."
The WH is considering an executive order preempting state legislation on AI if the moratorium does not pass in the NDAA, according to a person familiar with the matter. However, a WH official said until such an order is announced, "discussion about potential executive orders is speculation."
News: Democrats seeking to block Trump’s state AI moratorium from NDAA. Top SASC Dem Reed says he “absolutely” wants to keep it out but it might be kicked up to leadership negotiation
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
THAT IS NOT HOW LAW WORKS
There is no debate here.
There is no debate here.
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My copy of the Constitution appears to be missing the part of Article II that allows the president to “preempt state legislation” by imperial decree.
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The WH is considering an executive order preempting state legislation on AI if the moratorium does not pass in the NDAA, according to a person familiar with the matter. However, a WH official said until such an order is announced, "discussion about potential executive orders is speculation."
The WH is considering an executive order preempting state legislation on AI if the moratorium does not pass in the NDAA, according to a person familiar with the matter. However, a WH official said until such an order is announced, "discussion about potential executive orders is speculation."
News: Democrats seeking to block Trump’s state AI moratorium from NDAA. Top SASC Dem Reed says he “absolutely” wants to keep it out but it might be kicked up to leadership negotiation
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My copy of the Constitution appears to be missing the part of Article II that allows the president to “preempt state legislation” by imperial decree.
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I agree completely, but it does seem like this movement is rapidly becoming a spent force
JVL’s footnote that a substantial part of the GOP base wants authoritarianism — and a clear majority at least tolerates it — remains a daunting generational project.
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I agree completely, but it does seem like this movement is rapidly becoming a spent force
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So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
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In 1940 Robert Jackson, soon to be prosecuting war crimes at Nuremberg, and then a Sup Ct Justice, addressed U.S. Attorneys. The definitive statement on what a prosecutor should be. Should be required reading by everyone at DOJ (and every American):
www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
www.justice.gov
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
In 1940 Robert Jackson, soon to be prosecuting war crimes at Nuremberg, and then a Sup Ct Justice, addressed U.S. Attorneys. The definitive statement on what a prosecutor should be. Should be required reading by everyone at DOJ (and every American):
www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
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Stephen Miller is scared because Democrats are calling on U.S. military service members and intelligence professionals to honor their oaths to the Constitution.
Miller knows they can’t do that and enforce Trump’s unconstitutional agenda - which Miller himself has shaped.
Miller knows they can’t do that and enforce Trump’s unconstitutional agenda - which Miller himself has shaped.
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Stephen Miller is scared because Democrats are calling on U.S. military service members and intelligence professionals to honor their oaths to the Constitution.
Miller knows they can’t do that and enforce Trump’s unconstitutional agenda - which Miller himself has shaped.
Miller knows they can’t do that and enforce Trump’s unconstitutional agenda - which Miller himself has shaped.
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Retired Navy captain: No law of armed conflict permits execution without combat. No one in those boats justifiably can be labeled a combatant. There is no moral universe in which vaporizing human beings in the middle of the ocean is an act of justice. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Do our military leaders have the backbone to disobey illegal orders?
A recently uncovered memo promises U.S. soldiers immunity for the killing of more than 80 people in boat strikes throughout the Caribbean, effectively conceding it crossed a line.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Retired Navy captain: No law of armed conflict permits execution without combat. No one in those boats justifiably can be labeled a combatant. There is no moral universe in which vaporizing human beings in the middle of the ocean is an act of justice. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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JUST IN: A federal appeals court panel (with 2/3 Trump appointees) calls his lawsuit against CNN — over use of the term Big Lie — "meritless" and affirms the decision by a lower court to throw it out. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
JUST IN: A federal appeals court panel (with 2/3 Trump appointees) calls his lawsuit against CNN — over use of the term Big Lie — "meritless" and affirms the decision by a lower court to throw it out. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Yeah, that’s what really set America apart — we were the first and only nation in history to put a religious angle on wars.
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Yeah, that’s what really set America apart — we were the first and only nation in history to put a religious angle on wars.
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This, from the people who said sending artillery shells to Ukraine would leave us unable to defend Taiwan.
Roughly a fifth of all deployed US naval ships are in the Caribbean, according to Stars & Stripes and USNI News
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This, from the people who said sending artillery shells to Ukraine would leave us unable to defend Taiwan.
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My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
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More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to...
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
More Military personnel are calling legal military non-profit agencies seeking advice for orders they received.
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The DOJ has issues a order that all orders are legal & the personnel are immune from prosecution. Right there is the red flag, the prosecution immunity.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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After I wrote on this, one person with knowledge of UK intelligence sharing told me that they could think of one example comparable to this cut-off. Notanly, it was handled quietly and not made public. But that was more than a decade ago.
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I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
After I wrote on this, one person with knowledge of UK intelligence sharing told me that they could think of one example comparable to this cut-off. Notanly, it was handled quietly and not made public. But that was more than a decade ago.
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"Federal policy has jumped the gun: We don’t yet know if AI will transform the economy or even be profitable. Yet Washington is insulating the industry from all sorts of risk. If a bubble does pop, we’ll all be left holding the bag." [Gift Link] www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"Federal policy has jumped the gun: We don’t yet know if AI will transform the economy or even be profitable. Yet Washington is insulating the industry from all sorts of risk. If a bubble does pop, we’ll all be left holding the bag." [Gift Link] www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
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Correct. He, and they, can't help themselves.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Correct. He, and they, can't help themselves.
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Read Peter Feaver on the most unexpected aspects of Trump’s second term—and how the president could shape the future of geopolitics:
Trump’s Year of Living Dangerously
How Trump's second term is reshaping America and the world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Read Peter Feaver on the most unexpected aspects of Trump’s second term—and how the president could shape the future of geopolitics:
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I initially told my team to try to have it done by the end of the year, since we're slammed and short staffed, but my org told us ASAP means now, don't get caught with DoD logos on anything you send externally.
Beards, bellies, and branding are our top national security concerns...
Beards, bellies, and branding are our top national security concerns...
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I initially told my team to try to have it done by the end of the year, since we're slammed and short staffed, but my org told us ASAP means now, don't get caught with DoD logos on anything you send externally.
Beards, bellies, and branding are our top national security concerns...
Beards, bellies, and branding are our top national security concerns...
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We just got the updated guidance to change everything to Department of War ASAP last week. Prior to that it was just use your best judgement (lol). It's definitely not a small task now that there's this feeling the name is a shibboleth, and leadership is afraid someone high up will see an old copy.
Letterheads and signage alone would quickly run the bill upward of $1 billion, with a full overhaul likely rising to double that amount.
Trump’s Insane Pentagon Name-Change Likely to Cost Taxpayers $2 Billion
Changing signage and stationary alone for the Department of Defense would cost at least a billion dollars.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We just got the updated guidance to change everything to Department of War ASAP last week. Prior to that it was just use your best judgement (lol). It's definitely not a small task now that there's this feeling the name is a shibboleth, and leadership is afraid someone high up will see an old copy.
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$DASH
🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
NEW DATA: Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks
President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce
www.whitehouse.gov
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
$DASH
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I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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and it's not even a real name change.
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
and it's not even a real name change.