Paul Gowder
@gowder.io
Prof @ Northwestern law, political theorist, cat parent. Black lives matter.
Profile, pubs, etc: https://gowder.io
All my books (rule of law, racial justice, platform governance) are downloadable in free open access pdf @ https://books.gowder.io
Profile, pubs, etc: https://gowder.io
All my books (rule of law, racial justice, platform governance) are downloadable in free open access pdf @ https://books.gowder.io
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Paul Gowder
@gowder.io
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Senator Hale, 1851, dropping truth bombs about the Fugitive Slave Act that apply just as well to Trump's efforts to send troops do "mass deportation" against the will of the people (Cong. Globe, 31st Congress, session 2, p. 598)
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
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I couldn’t be more delighted to announce that I’ve accepted an offer to join the faculty of Tulane Law School. law.tulane.edu/news/tulane-...
Tulane Law Welcomes Professor Brian Frye to the Faculty
Tulane University Law School News
law.tulane.edu
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I couldn’t be more delighted to announce that I’ve accepted an offer to join the faculty of Tulane Law School. law.tulane.edu/news/tulane-...
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Botswana is working on acquiring a majority stake in De Beers, President Duma Boko said on Monday, after Angola announced a rival bid to control the giant diamond company.
Botswana taking steps to acquire majority stake in De Beers, president says
Botswana is working on acquiring a majority stake in De Beers, President Duma Boko said on Monday, after Angola announced a rival bid to control the giant diamond company.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Botswana is working on acquiring a majority stake in De Beers, President Duma Boko said on Monday, after Angola announced a rival bid to control the giant diamond company.
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Major new @knightcolumbia.org initiative will address the role of the legal profession in the defense of democratic values and institutions. Excited to have the chance to work with Prof Madhav Khosla on this. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
New Knight Institute Initiative Will Explore the Role of the Legal Profession in an Age of Authoritarianism
knightcolumbia.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Major new @knightcolumbia.org initiative will address the role of the legal profession in the defense of democratic values and institutions. Excited to have the chance to work with Prof Madhav Khosla on this. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...
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like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
As I have been predicting
"I have been on two humanitarian-esque missions with the guard, which were awesome, doing the things you see on the commercial, helping these communities," says J. "And then you want me to go pick up trash and dissuade homeless people in D.C. at gunpoint. Like, no dude.“
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
As I have been predicting
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Democrats simply not getting the ACA subsidies back is, from a messaging and electoral strategy perspective, preferable to having this vote. It wasn't even something they should have been asking for.
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Democrats simply not getting the ACA subsidies back is, from a messaging and electoral strategy perspective, preferable to having this vote. It wasn't even something they should have been asking for.
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Susan Collins, for example, is no doubt very happy to have a standalone vote on it where she can then say she voted to restore the subsidies even though it won't actually do anything.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Susan Collins, for example, is no doubt very happy to have a standalone vote on it where she can then say she voted to restore the subsidies even though it won't actually do anything.
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They already had this, when they passed axing ACA credits. There's no ambiguity that Republicans did that and you can attack them for it. The marginal advantage of having another vote for messaging purposes is, at best, extremely thin, and even negative if it lets some Rs cast a meaningless yes vote
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
They already had this, when they passed axing ACA credits. There's no ambiguity that Republicans did that and you can attack them for it. The marginal advantage of having another vote for messaging purposes is, at best, extremely thin, and even negative if it lets some Rs cast a meaningless yes vote
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The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
These are *easy* and *vital* things. Let's save CPL's budget.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
These are *easy* and *vital* things. Let's save CPL's budget.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
These are *easy* and *vital* things. Let's save CPL's budget.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
These are *easy* and *vital* things. Let's save CPL's budget.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Sorry, the sudden cold is my fault. Satan, who controls Chicago weather, likes to make it as miserable as possible whenever I'm about to get on a plane from LA back to Chicago to try to get me to quit my job and become a professional beach metal detector scavenger to not have to live in the Midwest.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sorry, the sudden cold is my fault. Satan, who controls Chicago weather, likes to make it as miserable as possible whenever I'm about to get on a plane from LA back to Chicago to try to get me to quit my job and become a professional beach metal detector scavenger to not have to live in the Midwest.
The people who never keep their promises made a bunch of utterly unenforceable promises, let's give them everything they want now!
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The people who never keep their promises made a bunch of utterly unenforceable promises, let's give them everything they want now!
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also a promise for a senate vote in december that johnson will wipe his ass with
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
also a promise for a senate vote in december that johnson will wipe his ass with
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We gave them the victories they’ve been asking for and they turned around and gave up as soon as it was convenient. The carrot days of the Democratic base are over. Time for the stick. They’re not afraid enough of us. We can fix that (with votes).
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We gave them the victories they’ve been asking for and they turned around and gave up as soon as it was convenient. The carrot days of the Democratic base are over. Time for the stick. They’re not afraid enough of us. We can fix that (with votes).
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The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
So we're really doing "Donald Trump pinky-swears to follow the law he's already violated" as a "deal" eh?
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
So we're really doing "Donald Trump pinky-swears to follow the law he's already violated" as a "deal" eh?
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Nothing compares to the suffering of a senator whose flight back from Napa was just canceled.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Nothing compares to the suffering of a senator whose flight back from Napa was just canceled.
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Chinese naval analysts trying to make sense of it all staring at a map of American ships doing doughnuts between Venezuela and Nigeria.
“Last week, the Pentagon ordered an aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, to join the large buildup of U.S. forces off the Venezuelan coast. Trump and his team have talked openly about attacking targets inside Venezuela.” @profsaunders.bsky.social
Trump may strike Venezuela. His team makes that very risky.
Take a close look at who is advising the president on U.S. policy.
goodauthority.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Chinese naval analysts trying to make sense of it all staring at a map of American ships doing doughnuts between Venezuela and Nigeria.
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Absolute queen shit
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Absolute queen shit
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In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Not the point but gotta love that pics associated with AI are always robots
Not the point but gotta love that pics associated with AI are always robots
AI Capabilities May Be Overhyped on Bogus Benchmarks, Study Finds
They're dumber than you think and they might be cheating.
gizmodo.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
gizmodo.com/ai-capabilit...
Not the point but gotta love that pics associated with AI are always robots
Not the point but gotta love that pics associated with AI are always robots
50 year mortgages would have been great back in 2021 when the banks were offering rates that are lower than you can get on a savings account today. But at today's rates? Who is he kidding
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
50 year mortgages would have been great back in 2021 when the banks were offering rates that are lower than you can get on a savings account today. But at today's rates? Who is he kidding
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This connection isn’t articulated often enough.
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This connection isn’t articulated often enough.
Say what you will about his ideology, Reagan appointed some judges with some actual patriotism www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Say what you will about his ideology, Reagan appointed some judges with some actual patriotism www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...