Jon Kessler
@jkessler34.bsky.social
Rule of law enthusiast. Proud husband and father of one.
Impeachment, now. Congress must do everything in its power to stop this unconstitutional war against Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Impeachment, now. Congress must do everything in its power to stop this unconstitutional war against Iran.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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A lot of people are talking about whether Trump is going to go to war with Iran but not enough people are talking about the fact that Trump has no legal authority to do so without Congressional authorization
June 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A lot of people are talking about whether Trump is going to go to war with Iran but not enough people are talking about the fact that Trump has no legal authority to do so without Congressional authorization
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The Constitution is crystal clear: the president does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without approval by Congress.
I strongly support bipartisan efforts to prevent Trump from unilaterally dragging us into another war in the Middle East.
I strongly support bipartisan efforts to prevent Trump from unilaterally dragging us into another war in the Middle East.
The Constitution is clear: Trump cannot drag us into war with Iran without approval by Congress
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Constitution is crystal clear: the president does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without approval by Congress.
I strongly support bipartisan efforts to prevent Trump from unilaterally dragging us into another war in the Middle East.
I strongly support bipartisan efforts to prevent Trump from unilaterally dragging us into another war in the Middle East.
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And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
June 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
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Every Minnesotan is yelling at all of you to knock this off. Not competitive districts. Lege is not in session. You don't even go here. This is bad enough without the rest of the country parrotting this. Just. Fucking. Wait. For. Local. Reporting.
June 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Every Minnesotan is yelling at all of you to knock this off. Not competitive districts. Lege is not in session. You don't even go here. This is bad enough without the rest of the country parrotting this. Just. Fucking. Wait. For. Local. Reporting.
Horrific act of terrorism in Minnesota today. Two Democratic lawmakers were targeted for violence for no reason but their political affiliation. We will be thinking of the victims today. May the terrorist who committed these unspeakable acts be swiftly brought to justice.
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Horrific act of terrorism in Minnesota today. Two Democratic lawmakers were targeted for violence for no reason but their political affiliation. We will be thinking of the victims today. May the terrorist who committed these unspeakable acts be swiftly brought to justice.
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I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
June 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.
Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org
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Posting this 1967 Birmingham News editorial cartoon for all the people who don't realize that this is how MLK was viewed by a big chunk of white America.
June 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Posting this 1967 Birmingham News editorial cartoon for all the people who don't realize that this is how MLK was viewed by a big chunk of white America.
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Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines.
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
June 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines.
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
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BREAKING:
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
May 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BREAKING:
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled.
That judge was appointed by Trump.
Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...
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NEW: Columbia pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of court today after a judge ordered his immediate release from ICE detention. His words to Trump: "I am not afraid of you."
w/ Liz Crampton
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
w/ Liz Crampton
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW: Columbia pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of court today after a judge ordered his immediate release from ICE detention. His words to Trump: "I am not afraid of you."
w/ Liz Crampton
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
w/ Liz Crampton
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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And yet, as I note in the piece: "All of this, however, is just an argument seeking to manipulate the law. It is not the law and it is not a court’s ruling." This is what they want.
If the administration does not back down, the courts, Congress, or the people must ensure the plan fails.
If the administration does not back down, the courts, Congress, or the people must ensure the plan fails.
Trump told us the horrifying reason why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not back in the U.S.
The Trump administration wants to send Americans to foreign prisons. Keeping Abrego Garcia in El Salvador is key to that lawless plan.
www.lawdork.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
And yet, as I note in the piece: "All of this, however, is just an argument seeking to manipulate the law. It is not the law and it is not a court’s ruling." This is what they want.
If the administration does not back down, the courts, Congress, or the people must ensure the plan fails.
If the administration does not back down, the courts, Congress, or the people must ensure the plan fails.
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
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The justices were unanimous that the Trump administration can't designate people as enemies and hustle them off in the dead of night without access to the courts.
The majority says the government must provide people enough notice that they can "actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue."
The majority says the government must provide people enough notice that they can "actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue."
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote, ends the TROs in the Alien Enemies Act litigation, holding challenges must be brought in habeas and in the jurisdiction in which detainees are held. The court also holds that notice and an actual opportunity to bring a habeas case must be given.
![Per Curiam
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A931
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. J. G. G., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION TO VACATE THE ORDERS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
[April 7, 2025]
PER CURIAM.
This matter concerns the detention and removal of Venezuelan nationals believed to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), an entity that the State Department has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. See 90 Fed. Reg. 10030
(2025). The President issued Proclamation No. 10903, invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), Rev. Stat. §4067, 50 U.S. C. §21, to detain and remove Venezuelan nationals
"who are members of TdA."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiezkkcdutwyahtcf5pod4zhceobe542uf7r5i6z5ki5fauoyblyk4@jpeg)
![We grant the application and vacate the TROs. The detainees seek equitable relief against the implementation of the Proclamation and against their removal under the AEA.
They challenge the Government's interpretation of the Act and assert that they do not fall within the category of removable alien enemies. But we do not reach those argu-ments. Challenges to removal under the AEA, a statute which largely "preclude[s] judicial review," Ludecke v.
Watkins, 335 U.S. 160, 163-164, (1948), must be brought in habeas. Cf. Heikkila v. Barber, 345 U. S. 229, 234-235
(1953) (holding that habeas was the only cause of action available to challenge deportation under immigration statutes that "preclud[ed] judicial intervention" beyond what was necessary to vindicate due process rights). Regardless of whether the detainees formally request release from con-finement, because their claims for relief "necessarily imply the invalidity'" of their confinement and removal under the AEA, their claims fall within the "core" of the writ of habeas corpus and thus must be brought in habeas. Cf. Nance v.
Ward, 597 U. S. 159, 167 (2022) (quoting Heck v. Humph-rey, 512 U.S. 477, 487 (1994)). And "immediate physical release [is not] the only remedy under the federal writ of habeas corpus." Peyton v. Rowe, 391 U. S. 54, 67 (1968); see, e.g., Nance, 597 U. S., at 167 (explaining that a capital prisoner may seek "to overturn his death sentence" in habeas by "analogly]" to seeking release); In re Bonner, 151 U.S. 242, 254, 259 (1894). For "core habeas petitions," "jurisdic-tion lies in only one district: the district of confinement."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihh64zigbliim5cgihqylh62vsd4udvmnwxv6regy5crxtrjtwhaa@jpeg)
April 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The justices were unanimous that the Trump administration can't designate people as enemies and hustle them off in the dead of night without access to the courts.
The majority says the government must provide people enough notice that they can "actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue."
The majority says the government must provide people enough notice that they can "actually seek habeas relief in the proper venue."
Foreign countries don’t pay tariffs. We do. They’re a tax.
April 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Foreign countries don’t pay tariffs. We do. They’re a tax.
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Schlemiel fails to elect Schimel
April 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Schlemiel fails to elect Schimel
Today is my birthday. No joke! And today, the best gift I could ask for is Wisconsinites electing @crawfordforwi.bsky.social to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Please vote!
April 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today is my birthday. No joke! And today, the best gift I could ask for is Wisconsinites electing @crawfordforwi.bsky.social to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Please vote!
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Hi. I’m an expert in modernizing legacy government software systems. This is profoundly stupid and will definitely fail, and it’s just a question of whether our social security system fails along with it.
SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hi. I’m an expert in modernizing legacy government software systems. This is profoundly stupid and will definitely fail, and it’s just a question of whether our social security system fails along with it.
Executive. Orders. Aren’t. Laws. Say it with me.
March 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Executive. Orders. Aren’t. Laws. Say it with me.
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House Democratic Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social calls on Trump to fire SecDef Hegseth.
March 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
House Democratic Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social calls on Trump to fire SecDef Hegseth.
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If they’re sharing highly classified military plans over Signal while some of the folks on the thread are overseas, what *else* are they doing?
March 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If they’re sharing highly classified military plans over Signal while some of the folks on the thread are overseas, what *else* are they doing?