Kenneth Manusama
@kennethmanusama.bsky.social
Writer / America / US Constitutional Law / recovering international lawyer / Nieuwsbrief 'Amerikaanse Toestanden' / Boek 'Ongrondwettelijk' (Thomas Rap)(juni 2025) / Boek 'Democratie van het Wilde Westen (2024)(Bot Uitgevers) / manusama.com
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De symboliek van de sloop van de East Wing is oorverdovend
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Gisteren schreef ik een nieuwsbrief over de symboliek van de afbraak van de East Wing van het Witte Huis.
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
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Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
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Nog meer Dem kritiek op de shutdown deal. AOC = heavyweight.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nog meer Dem kritiek op de shutdown deal. AOC = heavyweight.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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First, Trump pardoned the "boots" of the insurrection, and now he's pardoned the "suits" of the insurrection substack.com/@glennkirsch...
Trump's pardons of his January 6 unindicted co-conspirators is a recruiting call to interfere in upcoming elections!
So we just learned that Donald Trump pardoned a bunch of people, including his unindicted co-conspirators in the now-defunct federal prosecution of Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the ...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
First, Trump pardoned the "boots" of the insurrection, and now he's pardoned the "suits" of the insurrection substack.com/@glennkirsch...
Nog meer Dem kritiek op de shutdown deal.
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Nog meer Dem kritiek op de shutdown deal.
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
Nog meer Dem kritiek op de shutdown deal.
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Nog meer Dem kritiek op de shutdown deal.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
Senaatskandidaat voor Michigan. Niet blij met de deal die het Dem leiderschap heeft gemaakt om de shutdown te beëindigen.
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Senaatskandidaat voor Michigan. Niet blij met de deal die het Dem leiderschap heeft gemaakt om de shutdown te beëindigen.
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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...
Het Hooggerechtshof laat het homo-huwelijk onaangetast.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Het Hooggerechtshof laat het homo-huwelijk onaangetast.
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March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Did you know gov shutdowns aren’t in the Constitution, any law, or Court ruling?
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
Why America’s Government Shutdowns Exist and How to End Them
One Legal Memo Created The Shutdown Era. Another Can End It.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Did you know gov shutdowns aren’t in the Constitution, any law, or Court ruling?
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
They exist because of a 1980 OLC memo—a lawyer’s opinion that everyone just went along with. Before 1980, funding gaps didn’t cause shutdowns.
What one memo created, another can undo. How the next D admin can undo it:
Eerste episode gezien. Echt prachtig.
The Netflix miniseries Death By Lightning turns a historical footnote — Charles Guiteau's assassination of President James Garfield — into a grand entertainment, with wonderful performances by Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Betty Gilpin, and, especially, Nick Offerman. My review:
Review: Netflix's 'Death By Lightning' gives a historical footnote a jolt
Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nick Offerman lead a rollicking retelling of the assassination of President James Garfield
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November 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Eerste episode gezien. Echt prachtig.
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Today a D.C. jury found the man who threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer not guilty on a misdemeanor assault charge. @mollyroberts.bsky.social was in the courtroom for the trial and reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today a D.C. jury found the man who threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer not guilty on a misdemeanor assault charge. @mollyroberts.bsky.social was in the courtroom for the trial and reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
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“.. if the enforcement actions are stepped up, ‘this is just the cusp of what we'll be seeing.’”
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November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“.. if the enforcement actions are stepped up, ‘this is just the cusp of what we'll be seeing.’”
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"Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago. It was the highest level for any October since 2003 and has been the worst year for layoffs since 2009."
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Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago. It was the highest level for any October since 2003 and has been the worst year for layoffs since 2009."
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The judge ordered prosecutors to produce evidence by the end of the day on Thursday following concerns that the Justice Department was trying to "indict first" and investigate second. n.pr/496t6bm
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
The judge ordered prosecutors to produce evidence by the end of the day on Thursday following concerns that the Justice Department was trying to "indict first" and investigate second.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The judge ordered prosecutors to produce evidence by the end of the day on Thursday following concerns that the Justice Department was trying to "indict first" and investigate second. n.pr/496t6bm
ICYMI! Natuurlijk ook weer over het postliberalisme dat links en rechts nu opduikt. Niet alleen als context wat er nu gebeurt, maar zeker als de toekomst van Amerika onder bv mensen als JD Vance. Zie daarvoor ook bv dit artikel.
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Gisteren schreef ik een nieuwsbrief over de symboliek van de afbraak van de East Wing van het Witte Huis.
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Amerika verbouwt
De symboliek van de sloop van de East Wing is oorverdovend
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
ICYMI! Natuurlijk ook weer over het postliberalisme dat links en rechts nu opduikt. Niet alleen als context wat er nu gebeurt, maar zeker als de toekomst van Amerika onder bv mensen als JD Vance. Zie daarvoor ook bv dit artikel.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
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Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
Gisteren schreef ik een nieuwsbrief over de symboliek van de afbraak van de East Wing van het Witte Huis.
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Amerika verbouwt
De symboliek van de sloop van de East Wing is oorverdovend
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Gisteren schreef ik een nieuwsbrief over de symboliek van de afbraak van de East Wing van het Witte Huis.
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Je had 'm al eerder kunnen lezen als je was geabonneerd....
Mocht je het nou wat waard vinden, 'buy me a cup of tea': bit.ly/4owuAAy
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
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Shit, komende maand allemaal progressieve vrienden die het Mamdani-evangelie gaan prediken met net te weinig verstand van zaken. Geen zin in..
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Shit, komende maand allemaal progressieve vrienden die het Mamdani-evangelie gaan prediken met net te weinig verstand van zaken. Geen zin in..
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You’re seeing the limits of an entire political movement based around one guy. Trump won in 24 with a unique coalition of Latinos and young people in addition to the traditional R voters, and Trump just completely abandoned these new supporters as president to the detriment of the entire party 1/4
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You’re seeing the limits of an entire political movement based around one guy. Trump won in 24 with a unique coalition of Latinos and young people in addition to the traditional R voters, and Trump just completely abandoned these new supporters as president to the detriment of the entire party 1/4