Joshua Cherniss
@jcherniss.bsky.social
Political theorist. Worker in the "Realm of Concepts." Book accumulator. Ethical worrier. Teaching at Georgetown University since 2014.
When a government -- particularly one w/masked paramilitary force roaming around assaulting and kidnapping people--starts asking for lists of Jews, it's usually bad news.
That it's in the name of fighting antisemitism adds a very Trumpian/peace is war twist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
That it's in the name of fighting antisemitism adds a very Trumpian/peace is war twist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
When a government -- particularly one w/masked paramilitary force roaming around assaulting and kidnapping people--starts asking for lists of Jews, it's usually bad news.
That it's in the name of fighting antisemitism adds a very Trumpian/peace is war twist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
That it's in the name of fighting antisemitism adds a very Trumpian/peace is war twist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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One day after Trump called for her to be executed.
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
One day after Trump called for her to be executed.
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It's a sign of weakness, of course, but the last time Trump was this weak he egged on a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol Building.
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's a sign of weakness, of course, but the last time Trump was this weak he egged on a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol Building.
79 yr old sent to Trump's tropical concentration camp after 70+ years as a resident alien in America. The cruelty is astounding.
His birth in a post WWII refugee camp adds a strange twist. Perhaps, if he could demonstrate his Polish parents were Nazi sympathizers, it would help is case with ICE.
His birth in a post WWII refugee camp adds a strange twist. Perhaps, if he could demonstrate his Polish parents were Nazi sympathizers, it would help is case with ICE.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
79 yr old sent to Trump's tropical concentration camp after 70+ years as a resident alien in America. The cruelty is astounding.
His birth in a post WWII refugee camp adds a strange twist. Perhaps, if he could demonstrate his Polish parents were Nazi sympathizers, it would help is case with ICE.
His birth in a post WWII refugee camp adds a strange twist. Perhaps, if he could demonstrate his Polish parents were Nazi sympathizers, it would help is case with ICE.
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Prioritize the anti-Trumpism coalition. Don't prioritize factional fighting within the Democratic Party. Point out the crimes of Trumpism. Resist whataboutism. Remember that Trump will not be in power forever. Plan to prosecute all his crimes. Remember that the Constitution is on your side. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Prioritize the anti-Trumpism coalition. Don't prioritize factional fighting within the Democratic Party. Point out the crimes of Trumpism. Resist whataboutism. Remember that Trump will not be in power forever. Plan to prosecute all his crimes. Remember that the Constitution is on your side. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
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An agenda to oppose Trumpism: Assist non-Trumpists to take back control of the Republican party. Strengthen American civil society, with powerful groups/institutions to oppose Trumpism. A broad tent anti-Trump coalition, including moderate/conservative Dem candidates in conservative states.
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
An agenda to oppose Trumpism: Assist non-Trumpists to take back control of the Republican party. Strengthen American civil society, with powerful groups/institutions to oppose Trumpism. A broad tent anti-Trump coalition, including moderate/conservative Dem candidates in conservative states.
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VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
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This quote continues to rattle me to my core:
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
That's Rep Adam Smith to Pentagon officials in a briefing on Trump's illegal boat bombings. As he told me in this piece, they didn't answer his objection:
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
That's Rep Adam Smith to Pentagon officials in a briefing on Trump's illegal boat bombings. As he told me in this piece, they didn't answer his objection:
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This quote continues to rattle me to my core:
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
That's Rep Adam Smith to Pentagon officials in a briefing on Trump's illegal boat bombings. As he told me in this piece, they didn't answer his objection:
"So what you’re telling us is you need less evidence to kill somebody than you do to hold them."
That's Rep Adam Smith to Pentagon officials in a briefing on Trump's illegal boat bombings. As he told me in this piece, they didn't answer his objection:
A shocking, outrageous incident, happening within blocks of where I work.
Shocking account of maniacal ICE raid in the heart of Washington, DC’s Georgetown neighborhood, followed by building owner’s mass eviction of those Spanish-speakers not already abducted.
Not just Kavanaugh stops. Kavanaugh ransacking of apartments. open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A shocking, outrageous incident, happening within blocks of where I work.
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Literally un-American. But if Vance wants to go there...
Really think the biggest win today aside from just numbers is negatively polarizing the regime of 12-year-olds into fully adopting #YESKINGS as their official stance.
October 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Literally un-American. But if Vance wants to go there...
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@whitehouse-47.bsky.social This doesn’t look good.
While people continue to struggle to get FEMA aid approved after their lives were destroyed by natural disasters.
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social This doesn’t look good.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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The State of Illinois is documenting the criminal misconduct of Trump secret police agents in order to bring charges against those who engaged in acts ranging from assault to reckless endangerment and negligent operation of motor vehicles in the near future, Newsweek reveals.
JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.
www.newsweek.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The State of Illinois is documenting the criminal misconduct of Trump secret police agents in order to bring charges against those who engaged in acts ranging from assault to reckless endangerment and negligent operation of motor vehicles in the near future, Newsweek reveals.
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Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Legal Theory Blog
Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
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I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop “left-wing” terrorism. He is staging it.
His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns.
This is now very obvious.
His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns.
This is now very obvious.
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop “left-wing” terrorism. He is staging it.
His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns.
This is now very obvious.
His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns.
This is now very obvious.
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Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
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The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The right sets the terms of our political discourse in so many ways, one of which is the idea that there isn't enough "debate" and "free speech" on campus.
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
We need to push back on this. The truth is (speaking for myself as a history prof), I don't really emphasize debate much in my classes/
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A better response from the teacher might be, "This may be contrary to your religion, but you're not required to believe it, only to understand it - in fact if you can refute it, more power to you."
September 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A better response from the teacher might be, "This may be contrary to your religion, but you're not required to believe it, only to understand it - in fact if you can refute it, more power to you."
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You can have the fighty Newsom vibe without the transphobia, meme coin grifting and law and order bullshit.
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
You can have the fighty Newsom vibe without the transphobia, meme coin grifting and law and order bullshit.
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it really is the 'ah, we can use this brash young "Hitler" hands-rubbing"
The correct read on the ‘tech right’ is not that they are Machiavellian ubermensch supervillains but a band of arrogant dumbasses that fell into the “haha, I’ll use play this idiot populist like a fiddle…oh no” trap
September 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
it really is the 'ah, we can use this brash young "Hitler" hands-rubbing"
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Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...
With cellphone cameras and tip lines, D.C. residents find small ways to fight ICE
How neighbors and school communities are organizing against the immigration crackdown.
51st.news
August 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...
How it started and (in post below) how it's going.
Or, when the federal government goes from imperfectly anti-racist to sloppily fascist.
Or, when the federal government goes from imperfectly anti-racist to sloppily fascist.
August 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How it started and (in post below) how it's going.
Or, when the federal government goes from imperfectly anti-racist to sloppily fascist.
Or, when the federal government goes from imperfectly anti-racist to sloppily fascist.