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Another example of how fucked originalism is as a methodology. Basically directly imports schmittian colonialism into the constitution, like hey there were some white guys who made an apartheid state and hoarded the weapons for themselves and so we have to read it like a settler colonial hoard law
NEW: 6th Cir upholds the fed law barring undocumented immigrants from having guns.
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Another example of how fucked originalism is as a methodology. Basically directly imports schmittian colonialism into the constitution, like hey there were some white guys who made an apartheid state and hoarded the weapons for themselves and so we have to read it like a settler colonial hoard law
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
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Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation reut.rs/4qhfAHf
Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands the U.S. government’s authority to fight the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths each year.
reut.rs
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation reut.rs/4qhfAHf
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kash patel has permanent “we got the wrong guy” face
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
kash patel has permanent “we got the wrong guy” face
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I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today.
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion
The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism
www.newsweek.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today.
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
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FUCK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE OK WITH THIS. I personally know two students there. One survived getting shot at a California high school shooting and the other a PParkland survivor. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THIS WAY!!!
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Brown University shooting latest: Multiple people shot
Brown, an Ivy League school in Rhode Island, said no suspect was in custody more than an hour after the initial alert went out
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December 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
FUCK ALL OF YOU WHO ARE OK WITH THIS. I personally know two students there. One survived getting shot at a California high school shooting and the other a PParkland survivor. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE THIS WAY!!!
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The 24x7, non-stop focus on all of Trump’s criming and shenanigans is exhausting and quite depressing. And while understandable, much of it is counter-productive. What is the point.
Checking out and will be looking for more productive ways to spend my time.
Checking out and will be looking for more productive ways to spend my time.
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The 24x7, non-stop focus on all of Trump’s criming and shenanigans is exhausting and quite depressing. And while understandable, much of it is counter-productive. What is the point.
Checking out and will be looking for more productive ways to spend my time.
Checking out and will be looking for more productive ways to spend my time.
Didn't get any coverage, but at Bondi's hearing Sen Eric Schmitt lied that "political violence threat right now comes primarily from the left" which is obv completely false. This std R talking point will just encourage more violence from the right. It's a totally insane take that puts lives at risk.
October 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Didn't get any coverage, but at Bondi's hearing Sen Eric Schmitt lied that "political violence threat right now comes primarily from the left" which is obv completely false. This std R talking point will just encourage more violence from the right. It's a totally insane take that puts lives at risk.
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I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
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Women of America: a series of leathery, uncannily colored old men who look like they’re being propped up with a series of wires and two by fours are here to tell you how to be healthier
fun to watch RFK in these press conferences and see that he is even more deranged than the president
September 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Women of America: a series of leathery, uncannily colored old men who look like they’re being propped up with a series of wires and two by fours are here to tell you how to be healthier
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It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
September 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
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It’s wild how some people act like being kind and inclusive is radical when really it’s the baseline of just being human.
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s wild how some people act like being kind and inclusive is radical when really it’s the baseline of just being human.
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
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chuck's gotta go, man
just can't even pretend to meet the moment we're in, you cannot be out there talking about bipartisan funding for the health care system when the VP is threatening your constituents with loss of employment and freedom for speaking their minds in public
just can't even pretend to meet the moment we're in, you cannot be out there talking about bipartisan funding for the health care system when the VP is threatening your constituents with loss of employment and freedom for speaking their minds in public
Schumer on government funding: "Our position remains this: We want to keep the government open by engaging in bipartisan negotiation where we can address some of the grave harms Donald Trump has caused to our health care system and help Americans with the cost of living."
September 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
chuck's gotta go, man
just can't even pretend to meet the moment we're in, you cannot be out there talking about bipartisan funding for the health care system when the VP is threatening your constituents with loss of employment and freedom for speaking their minds in public
just can't even pretend to meet the moment we're in, you cannot be out there talking about bipartisan funding for the health care system when the VP is threatening your constituents with loss of employment and freedom for speaking their minds in public
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Phil Williams sharing some data…
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Phil Williams sharing some data…
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Fascism, y'all. The real thing. Armed crackdowns. Arresting of political dissidents. Right here, in the US. Everything is heading in that direction & there's barely any pushback. It's happening. Buckle up.
Stephen Miller: “We are gonna channel all the anger we have over the organized campaign to led to this assassination to uproot & dismantle these terrorist networks … we are going to use every resource we have at the DOJ, Homeland Security & throughout this govt to dismantle & destroy these networks"
September 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Fascism, y'all. The real thing. Armed crackdowns. Arresting of political dissidents. Right here, in the US. Everything is heading in that direction & there's barely any pushback. It's happening. Buckle up.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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alert: potential ban on federally-funded hospitals providing any trans health care is in the house hhs funding bill
NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid
September 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
alert: potential ban on federally-funded hospitals providing any trans health care is in the house hhs funding bill
SCOTUS is corrupt and illegitimate.
Fuck SCOTUS.
Fuck SCOTUS.
Here's my updated chart of #SCOTUS's rulings to date on emergency applications from the Trump administration.
See if you can spot the pattern...
See if you can spot the pattern...
September 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
SCOTUS is corrupt and illegitimate.
Fuck SCOTUS.
Fuck SCOTUS.
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The Supreme Court just ruled that ICE can target people based on their race.
Can we get a “Fuck ICE” in the chat?
Can we get a “Fuck ICE” in the chat?
September 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Supreme Court just ruled that ICE can target people based on their race.
Can we get a “Fuck ICE” in the chat?
Can we get a “Fuck ICE” in the chat?
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RFK Jr. should’ve never been confirmed, & he’s proven that every day since. Children are literally dying from measles because of his lies & reckless anti-vax agenda. He is a threat to our health & our democracy. Public office has no place for deadly, deranged delusion. It’s time for him to resign.
September 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
RFK Jr. should’ve never been confirmed, & he’s proven that every day since. Children are literally dying from measles because of his lies & reckless anti-vax agenda. He is a threat to our health & our democracy. Public office has no place for deadly, deranged delusion. It’s time for him to resign.
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority decided today to permit racial profiling, betraying the Constitution and the values it’s meant to uphold.
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority decided today to permit racial profiling, betraying the Constitution and the values it’s meant to uphold.
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The CDC is in chaos. If you’re a current employee and would like to share information anonymously, please reach out via Signal: emullin.06
www.wired.com/story/center...
www.wired.com/story/center...
Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out
The exodus has set off alarms among CDC staff: “My main concern is they will be replaced with puppets."
www.wired.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The CDC is in chaos. If you’re a current employee and would like to share information anonymously, please reach out via Signal: emullin.06
www.wired.com/story/center...
www.wired.com/story/center...
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Love this.
BREAKING: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
The director of the CDC, Susan Monarez, is refusing to leave her post, despite demands from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that she quit or be fired, per her lawyers.
via @sherylnyt.bsky.social + @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
The director of the CDC, Susan Monarez, is refusing to leave her post, despite demands from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that she quit or be fired, per her lawyers.
via @sherylnyt.bsky.social + @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
Trump Administration Live Updates: Health Secretary Tries to Oust C.D.C. Director, but She Refuses to Leave
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Love this.