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Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
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Trump personally blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents requested as part of a lawsuit brought by injured January 6 police officers.
Just remember:
“The suppressing of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence.”
---Andrew Hamilton, The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735
Just remember:
“The suppressing of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence.”
---Andrew Hamilton, The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735
Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents
Donald Trump is blocking access in a lawsuit brought by police officers injured in the January 6 riot.
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trump personally blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents requested as part of a lawsuit brought by injured January 6 police officers.
Just remember:
“The suppressing of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence.”
---Andrew Hamilton, The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735
Just remember:
“The suppressing of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence.”
---Andrew Hamilton, The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735
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Nearly 40% of newly minted billionaires this year received their wealth through inheritance.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Nearly 40% of newly minted billionaires this year received their wealth through inheritance.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
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Can’t believe he’s going to demean the Inaugural FIFA Peace Prize like this…
It gets worse. Trump also says straight out that an invasion of Venezuela "on land" is coming and says he'd expand all this to Mexico and Colombia. Incredibly, no one even bothers pointing out anymore that he is claiming authority to do all of this without Congress:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can’t believe he’s going to demean the Inaugural FIFA Peace Prize like this…
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You asked, and now it's here. Read our preliminary report on the 2025 TN special election and how it compares to the 2025 FL special election: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Preliminary Report: TN Special Election Compared to FL Special Election
Congressional District 7 – U.S. House Special Election/Florida Congressional District 6 – U.S. House Special Election
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December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
You asked, and now it's here. Read our preliminary report on the 2025 TN special election and how it compares to the 2025 FL special election: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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16th century Venetian lawyer/bibliophile Odorico Pillone shelved his books spine-inward and commissioned Cesare Vecellio (Titian’s nephew) to paint their fore-edges with colourful images suggesting their subject matter. Here’s how they looked on the shelf news.yale.edu/2019/03/14/p...
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
16th century Venetian lawyer/bibliophile Odorico Pillone shelved his books spine-inward and commissioned Cesare Vecellio (Titian’s nephew) to paint their fore-edges with colourful images suggesting their subject matter. Here’s how they looked on the shelf news.yale.edu/2019/03/14/p...
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Get a comprehensive analysis of the Tennessee Special Election
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December 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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--> Will there be an audit?
--> When is the deadline to challenge the election in court?
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--> Will there be an audit?
--> When is the deadline to challenge the election in court?
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again, the supreme court did not write the constitution (or the declaration) and—despite what you may think—they don't have the monopoly on the interpretation of those documents.
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
again, the supreme court did not write the constitution (or the declaration) and—despite what you may think—they don't have the monopoly on the interpretation of those documents.
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
the people have a say, and if the court is out of step with the people, that's a problem for the court, not the governed
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NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
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It's the plain text of the Constitution, not a "longstanding principle"
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. Or. Online.
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. Or. Online.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's the plain text of the Constitution, not a "longstanding principle"
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. Or. Online.
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. Or. Online.
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The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
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Agree.
We also need a NO KINGS style protest specifically against the corrupt SCOTUS-6, before it’s too late.
Trump et al could not have done any of this without the bribery backed SCOTUS-6.
@indivisible.org
@moveon.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
We also need a NO KINGS style protest specifically against the corrupt SCOTUS-6, before it’s too late.
Trump et al could not have done any of this without the bribery backed SCOTUS-6.
@indivisible.org
@moveon.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Agree.
We also need a NO KINGS style protest specifically against the corrupt SCOTUS-6, before it’s too late.
Trump et al could not have done any of this without the bribery backed SCOTUS-6.
@indivisible.org
@moveon.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
We also need a NO KINGS style protest specifically against the corrupt SCOTUS-6, before it’s too late.
Trump et al could not have done any of this without the bribery backed SCOTUS-6.
@indivisible.org
@moveon.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Layoffs have hit over 1.1M so far this year — the most since the pandemic.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Layoffs have hit over 1.1M so far this year — the most since the pandemic.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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European reaction to the new American national strategy document
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
European reaction to the new American national strategy document
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👇🎯💯
This "tariffs are sometimes good" nonsense is literally the worst possible Democratic message.
Your political opponent literally blows up the global economy and your response is "maybe he has a point." Astounding malpractice.
Your political opponent literally blows up the global economy and your response is "maybe he has a point." Astounding malpractice.
For today's Democratic Daily Download: meet @deluzio.house.gov.
He explains how Trump's trade policy has been a chaotic mess.
We're offering hardworking Americans real policies to strengthen their families and communities—not fake populism to distract from tax giveaways to huge corporations.
He explains how Trump's trade policy has been a chaotic mess.
We're offering hardworking Americans real policies to strengthen their families and communities—not fake populism to distract from tax giveaways to huge corporations.
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
👇🎯💯
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So:
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
Hegseth's "fog of war" claim is nonsense, if this account of what video shows is correct: The two men obviously were visible.
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Tom Cotton's claims also in doubt: Rep Smith says drugs not visible. The decision that the men were still in the fight looks very shaky:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So:
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
1) There was never a "fight" to begin with
2) There aren't any visible drugs (not that it would matter if there were)
3) They watched two clearly helpless people try not to drown in the ocean for 41 minutes, not "staying in the fight"
4) Then they killed them
This is straight up murder.
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I love this. Instead of liberals simply whining about all the bad stuff Trump is doing to take over media, here's ACTUAL CREATIVE LEGAL THINKING ABOUT HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I love this. Instead of liberals simply whining about all the bad stuff Trump is doing to take over media, here's ACTUAL CREATIVE LEGAL THINKING ABOUT HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
This is exactly what we need! Will all this stuff work? No! But we need to TRY THINGS.
counterpunch.news/p/nexstar-go...
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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Deep state? Entire FBI is now just some cosplaying podcasters hunting down immigrants. These idiots don’t have the capacity to build a deep state, but they certainly have the capacity to destroy the loyalty & efficiency & veracity of the FBI.
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Deep state? Entire FBI is now just some cosplaying podcasters hunting down immigrants. These idiots don’t have the capacity to build a deep state, but they certainly have the capacity to destroy the loyalty & efficiency & veracity of the FBI.
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I would be happy to believe what FBI says *when it is backed up by hard proof reviewed by reliable sources* but would be insane to just trust an organization controlled by degenerate lying partisan hacks.
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I would be happy to believe what FBI says *when it is backed up by hard proof reviewed by reliable sources* but would be insane to just trust an organization controlled by degenerate lying partisan hacks.
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They ignore data. They lie about history. They are statistically illiterate. They ignore precedent & the law & the plain meaning of words in the Constitution whenever convenient. And then they have the Supreme chutzpah to complain that we are idiots who don’t show them enough deference & respect 🤷♂️🤦♂️
The blatant use of false, inaccurate histories to arrive at a decision the majority of the Court clearly wanted regardless of the facts is a feature of both Dred Scott and Dobbs. It’s an apt comparison. 🗃️
If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
They ignore data. They lie about history. They are statistically illiterate. They ignore precedent & the law & the plain meaning of words in the Constitution whenever convenient. And then they have the Supreme chutzpah to complain that we are idiots who don’t show them enough deference & respect 🤷♂️🤦♂️
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Kagan's dissent is all scorchers, but this is really frying me. As long as state legislatures wait until the last possible minute, according to the SCOTUS majority, they can *always* get away with rigging the lines—no matter how flagrantly—because it'll be the "eve of an election."
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Kagan's dissent is all scorchers, but this is really frying me. As long as state legislatures wait until the last possible minute, according to the SCOTUS majority, they can *always* get away with rigging the lines—no matter how flagrantly—because it'll be the "eve of an election."
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Agree: change is that the "institutionalists" have stopped pretending
-Thomas/Alito: They're the equivalent of "Trump +35" safe House district
-Gorsuch (in Garland seat) equiv of "Trump +22"
-But Kav, ACB, and mainly pious 'just call balls and strikes' Roberts wanted to be seen as open to facts
-Thomas/Alito: They're the equivalent of "Trump +35" safe House district
-Gorsuch (in Garland seat) equiv of "Trump +22"
-But Kav, ACB, and mainly pious 'just call balls and strikes' Roberts wanted to be seen as open to facts
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 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Agree: change is that the "institutionalists" have stopped pretending
-Thomas/Alito: They're the equivalent of "Trump +35" safe House district
-Gorsuch (in Garland seat) equiv of "Trump +22"
-But Kav, ACB, and mainly pious 'just call balls and strikes' Roberts wanted to be seen as open to facts
-Thomas/Alito: They're the equivalent of "Trump +35" safe House district
-Gorsuch (in Garland seat) equiv of "Trump +22"
-But Kav, ACB, and mainly pious 'just call balls and strikes' Roberts wanted to be seen as open to facts