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Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own.
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lol last night was a rerun
“NBC's Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). He was viewed last night in an uncontrollable rage…”
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
lol last night was a rerun
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
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The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
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It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It is interesting to me how the media seems far less interested in Trump's Murder Memo than you'd expect. Only a few reporters seem to be even trying to get a hold of it, and very few commentators are talking about it. Contrast that with Bush's torture memo, which was a national obsession. Weird.
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1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ I’d like to share what’s happened since Sept. 30, the night of the most dramatic raid of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. Under the cover of darkness, 37 immigrants were taken from an apartment complex …🧵
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Trump's new autopen scandal. Every accusation is a confession.
Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump's new autopen scandal. Every accusation is a confession.
I can’t even
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can’t even
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Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
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The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn
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This is an important new line being crossed. Trump isn't just pardoning the act of attempting to overthrow the government on January 6: he's pardoning *those people* for committing crimes generally. He may be creating a group of (federally) legally untouchable people.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is an important new line being crossed. Trump isn't just pardoning the act of attempting to overthrow the government on January 6: he's pardoning *those people* for committing crimes generally. He may be creating a group of (federally) legally untouchable people.
Remember that show Dinosaurs? They had an episode where the military had an invasion called Operation We’re Right, which I thought was apt.
Never let performatively masculine people name anything.
Never let performatively masculine people name anything.
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Remember that show Dinosaurs? They had an episode where the military had an invasion called Operation We’re Right, which I thought was apt.
Never let performatively masculine people name anything.
Never let performatively masculine people name anything.
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A gold replica of a crown worn by a king who was overthrown and executed for corruption. 😂😬
South Korea did that.
South Korea did that.
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A gold replica of a crown worn by a king who was overthrown and executed for corruption. 😂😬
South Korea did that.
South Korea did that.
”Inadvertent football came into the field” is how they announce Ivy League games
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
”Inadvertent football came into the field” is how they announce Ivy League games
It must be magnificent to be these billionaires and foreign countries, all of whom secretly scorn Trump, giving him lavish but vulgar gifts that he doesn’t understand are elaborate expressions of their contempt for him, his taste, his principles, and his self-awareness.
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It must be magnificent to be these billionaires and foreign countries, all of whom secretly scorn Trump, giving him lavish but vulgar gifts that he doesn’t understand are elaborate expressions of their contempt for him, his taste, his principles, and his self-awareness.
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Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
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The man recounts his experience here
Border Patrol enforcement begins in Charlotte. One man said his truck's window was shattered
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, saw CBP agents carry out operations in the city.
www.wcnc.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The man recounts his experience here
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TW: video showcasing a violent display of force by federal agents
From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
TW: video showcasing a violent display of force by federal agents
From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
Summers: I’m so lonely.
Friend: Try the apps?
S: Ugh.
F: Maybe a matchmaker?
S: Too elitist.
F: So what have you tried?
S: Well, I kind of have a dating coach.
F: Great! That’s proactive! Does the coach have a philosophy?
S: “If there’s grass on the field, play ball.”
F:….
S: He’s very rich
Friend: Try the apps?
S: Ugh.
F: Maybe a matchmaker?
S: Too elitist.
F: So what have you tried?
S: Well, I kind of have a dating coach.
F: Great! That’s proactive! Does the coach have a philosophy?
S: “If there’s grass on the field, play ball.”
F:….
S: He’s very rich
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Summers: I’m so lonely.
Friend: Try the apps?
S: Ugh.
F: Maybe a matchmaker?
S: Too elitist.
F: So what have you tried?
S: Well, I kind of have a dating coach.
F: Great! That’s proactive! Does the coach have a philosophy?
S: “If there’s grass on the field, play ball.”
F:….
S: He’s very rich
Friend: Try the apps?
S: Ugh.
F: Maybe a matchmaker?
S: Too elitist.
F: So what have you tried?
S: Well, I kind of have a dating coach.
F: Great! That’s proactive! Does the coach have a philosophy?
S: “If there’s grass on the field, play ball.”
F:….
S: He’s very rich
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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Hey @kenwhite.bsky.social how will this play in a motion regarding malicious protection?
Four months ago, Bondi's DOJ declared that Epstein files warranted no further investigation. But it took Bondi four hours to open an investigation anyway once Trump demanded--and only into Democrats @ericalgj.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hey @kenwhite.bsky.social how will this play in a motion regarding malicious protection?
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I have mentioned before that people using the Mastodon social media service usually contacted me to complain about my sunrise/sunset bots not via Mastodon, but via email.
They also very often used pseudonymous email addresses with no display names and sent emails with no introduction or signature.
They also very often used pseudonymous email addresses with no display names and sent emails with no introduction or signature.
/3 2. Can I write any kind of greeting, introductory sentence or clause, or brief explanation of why I have attached a civil complaint? 3. If I am asking for help, do I SAY I am asking for help, or what kind of help exactly? 4. If I say “get back to me as soon as possible,” have I said about what?
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I have mentioned before that people using the Mastodon social media service usually contacted me to complain about my sunrise/sunset bots not via Mastodon, but via email.
They also very often used pseudonymous email addresses with no display names and sent emails with no introduction or signature.
They also very often used pseudonymous email addresses with no display names and sent emails with no introduction or signature.
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No notes 🎯….internet is undefeated!
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
No notes 🎯….internet is undefeated!
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The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
When choosing who should write the email to a stranger seeking free legal representation, identify the person in your group who is an actual adult with at least minimal human communication and interaction capability.
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
When choosing who should write the email to a stranger seeking free legal representation, identify the person in your group who is an actual adult with at least minimal human communication and interaction capability.
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...