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Jeff Turner
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· Jan 21
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) Clip - Anton Walbrook and Roger Livesey
YouTube video by Dreams Are What Le Cinema Is For
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This scene from Powell & Pressburger"s "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" has been on my mind lately . . . for no particular reason.
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One problem of mainstream legal journalism is treating constitutional subversions as horserace political coverage.
I don't know how to fix it, other than to urge news organizations to ... not do that.
I don't know how to fix it, other than to urge news organizations to ... not do that.
The D.C. Circuit handed President Trump a victory in his effort to keep National Guard troops in D.C. The court paused a lower court order that would have ended the deployment in the coming days.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One problem of mainstream legal journalism is treating constitutional subversions as horserace political coverage.
I don't know how to fix it, other than to urge news organizations to ... not do that.
I don't know how to fix it, other than to urge news organizations to ... not do that.
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Thank you, Federalist Society, for giving us a bench of jurists who believe that the emanations of 1789 have a greater claim to law than the laws passed by Congress and signed by the president.
JUST IN: A 2-1 panel of the D.C. Circuit rules that Trump may remove members of the NLRB or MSPB regardless of laws meant to shield them from removal without cause.
Majority: Rao (Trump), Katsas (Trump)
Dissent: Pan (Biden)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Majority: Rao (Trump), Katsas (Trump)
Dissent: Pan (Biden)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thank you, Federalist Society, for giving us a bench of jurists who believe that the emanations of 1789 have a greater claim to law than the laws passed by Congress and signed by the president.
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We're literally going to get to watch them discover that the California gerrymander is invalid somehow!
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We're literally going to get to watch them discover that the California gerrymander is invalid somehow!
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It is shameful-and expected-that the Supreme Court has chosen to side with those who seek to undermine our democracy and disenfranchise voters of color.
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It is shameful-and expected-that the Supreme Court has chosen to side with those who seek to undermine our democracy and disenfranchise voters of color.
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3 Questions:
1) What are we doing?
2) How is this pro-life?
3) What are we doing?
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
1) What are we doing?
2) How is this pro-life?
3) What are we doing?
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
3 Questions:
1) What are we doing?
2) How is this pro-life?
3) What are we doing?
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
1) What are we doing?
2) How is this pro-life?
3) What are we doing?
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
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Look at these ICE thugs with their masks on chasing this woman down the street. Terrifying and grotesque.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
‘It’s attempted kidnapping’: Video shows masked agents chase US-born woman back to her Marrero home
The woman told CNN she was born and raised in the New Orleans area.
www.wwltv.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Look at these ICE thugs with their masks on chasing this woman down the street. Terrifying and grotesque.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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They only claim to be pro life when the fetus is unborn. One out of the womb you are on your own to figure it out and find those boot straps to help pull you up.
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
They only claim to be pro life when the fetus is unborn. One out of the womb you are on your own to figure it out and find those boot straps to help pull you up.
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6months later the baby with severe developmental issues is still hospitalized and family is resorting to gofundme to cover the related expenses. The Georgia legislature responsible for the abortion laws that enabled this tragedy is no where in sight to support this family and be pro life.
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
6months later the baby with severe developmental issues is still hospitalized and family is resorting to gofundme to cover the related expenses. The Georgia legislature responsible for the abortion laws that enabled this tragedy is no where in sight to support this family and be pro life.
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This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
Baby boy born to brain-dead Georgia mother remains hospitalized nearly 6 months later, family says
Adriana Smith's pregnancy made national headlines when she was declared brain dead but placed on life support to let her fetus grow. Now her family is sharing an update on the condition of her infant ...
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
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It’s all transparently bullshit and immune to rationality, but if struggling to stabilize half a burning boat to avoid drowning is “getting back in the fight,” what they’re really saying is there’s nothing the survivors could have done to avoid being killed. And that definitely isn’t the law.
there is no more shared reality. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
It’s all transparently bullshit and immune to rationality, but if struggling to stabilize half a burning boat to avoid drowning is “getting back in the fight,” what they’re really saying is there’s nothing the survivors could have done to avoid being killed. And that definitely isn’t the law.
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
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The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
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This is a message from an official, tax-payer funded White House account, written by government employees barred by law from engaging in partisan politics
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This is a message from an official, tax-payer funded White House account, written by government employees barred by law from engaging in partisan politics
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Looks like Ukrainian president Zelensky narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Looks like Ukrainian president Zelensky narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
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They wouldn’t have, because they didn’t want them to say “hey we were just fishermen, go check our boat.”
But they could have. It’s evil.
But they could have. It’s evil.
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
They wouldn’t have, because they didn’t want them to say “hey we were just fishermen, go check our boat.”
But they could have. It’s evil.
But they could have. It’s evil.
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They could have rescued the survivors
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
They could have rescued the survivors
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#notacourt. Really. www.amazon.com/Supreme-Myth...
Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Its Justices Are Not Judges
Amazon.com: Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Its Justices Are Not Judges: 9780313396878: Segall, Eric J.: Books
www.amazon.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
#notacourt. Really. www.amazon.com/Supreme-Myth...
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The constitutional right for Republicans to win elections no matter how hostile the electorate is against them
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The constitutional right for Republicans to win elections no matter how hostile the electorate is against them
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41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
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As with past strikes:
- Carrying drugs, if true, cannot constitute hostilities or an armed attack.
- Killing [likely unknown] people paid to ferry drugs for an undisclosed group we're not at war with is not "combat." It is murder.
Qs that need answering:
www.justsecurity.org/126322/boat-...
- Carrying drugs, if true, cannot constitute hostilities or an armed attack.
- Killing [likely unknown] people paid to ferry drugs for an undisclosed group we're not at war with is not "combat." It is murder.
Qs that need answering:
www.justsecurity.org/126322/boat-...
U.S. Boat Strike Campaign: Questions Congress Should Ask
A list of questions that should be answered by U.S. government officials regarding the lethal campaign against suspected drug traffickers.
www.justsecurity.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As with past strikes:
- Carrying drugs, if true, cannot constitute hostilities or an armed attack.
- Killing [likely unknown] people paid to ferry drugs for an undisclosed group we're not at war with is not "combat." It is murder.
Qs that need answering:
www.justsecurity.org/126322/boat-...
- Carrying drugs, if true, cannot constitute hostilities or an armed attack.
- Killing [likely unknown] people paid to ferry drugs for an undisclosed group we're not at war with is not "combat." It is murder.
Qs that need answering:
www.justsecurity.org/126322/boat-...
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Here we go -a few reminders to those covering this:
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Here we go -a few reminders to those covering this:
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
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The boat was split in half.
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The boat was split in half.
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
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I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I mean, this is an execution
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Yep. Murder.
I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Yep. Murder.