William Snyder
@profsnyder.bsky.social
Teaching Professor of Law (ret.), former federal prosecutor. 15-yr DOJ veteran, taught National Security Law, Public Administration & Law, Counterterrorism Law, Federal Criminal Law, Federal Courts, Computer Crimes, Cyber Security Law & Policy, Evidence.
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Our President thought this guy should be the chief law enforcement officer of the land. I'm not sure which is more dangerous, this guy who apparently paid a 17-year old High School Junior for sex or the guy who wanted him to lead the U.S. Attorneys, FBI, DEA, Marshals
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In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
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November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Our President thought this guy should be the chief law enforcement officer of the land. I'm not sure which is more dangerous, this guy who apparently paid a 17-year old High School Junior for sex or the guy who wanted him to lead the U.S. Attorneys, FBI, DEA, Marshals
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"Never has the dark side of the phrase “history is the propaganda of the victors” been so starkly apparent."
Trump’s Sinister Attempt to Whitewash History
His spate of pardons is an offense against all of us.
harrylitman.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Never has the dark side of the phrase “history is the propaganda of the victors” been so starkly apparent."
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615 people arrested by ICE this summer in Chicago must be released, a federal judge ruled, saying long-term residents can’t be held without bond. | WEBZ
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Judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of people arrested under feds’ deportation blitz
The 615 detainees are from a list of roughly 1,800 arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Chicago area between June 11 and Oct. 7, and there could be more to come.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
615 people arrested by ICE this summer in Chicago must be released, a federal judge ruled, saying long-term residents can’t be held without bond. | WEBZ
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"[T]he prospect of lawmakers using must-pass bills to enrich themselves is unseemly and unfair. Wealthy and powerful politicians whose data gets swept up in government probes should not be eligible for special relief that is unavailable to regular Americans." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The Senate GOP’s boneheaded response to Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 probe
House Republicans wisely object to a scandalous $500,000 payday for their counterparts.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"[T]he prospect of lawmakers using must-pass bills to enrich themselves is unseemly and unfair. Wealthy and powerful politicians whose data gets swept up in government probes should not be eligible for special relief that is unavailable to regular Americans." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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“.. we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. .. It is not law enforcement; it is terror.
“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
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“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
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November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“.. we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. .. It is not law enforcement; it is terror.
“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
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“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
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Simpleton.
Trump confuses the word "adapt" with "adopt" 3 times in a row
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Simpleton.
If you are surprised by this, you never knew Donald Trump.
Trump organization requested record number of foreign workers in 2025 thehill.com/business/560...
Trump organization requested record number of foreign workers in 2025 thehill.com/business/560...
thehill.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you are surprised by this, you never knew Donald Trump.
Trump organization requested record number of foreign workers in 2025 thehill.com/business/560...
Trump organization requested record number of foreign workers in 2025 thehill.com/business/560...
The scale of the renewables revolution in China is almost too vast for the human mind to grasp. The 22m tonnes of steel used to build wind turbines and solar panels in 2024 = enough to build a Golden Gate Bridge every working day of every week.
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From The Economist
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From The Economist
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
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November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The scale of the renewables revolution in China is almost too vast for the human mind to grasp. The 22m tonnes of steel used to build wind turbines and solar panels in 2024 = enough to build a Golden Gate Bridge every working day of every week.
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From The Economist
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From The Economist
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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“.. in the Situation Room.” 👀
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“.. in the Situation Room.” 👀
Maybe, eventually, people will realize that he would say anything to get their votes and that he meant very little of it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Maybe, eventually, people will realize that he would say anything to get their votes and that he meant very little of it.
Epstein: "Recall ive told you,, -- i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes- dangerous." abcnews.go.com/Politics/eps...
Epstein offered reporter photos of 'donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen': Email
Among the more than 20,000 Epstein documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday are several email exchanges Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Epstein: "Recall ive told you,, -- i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes- dangerous." abcnews.go.com/Politics/eps...
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Underscoring how exceptionally lawless the maritime strikes are.
I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Underscoring how exceptionally lawless the maritime strikes are.
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Trump broke the five eyes? Yet another in the list of ways he has attacked our national security.
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump broke the five eyes? Yet another in the list of ways he has attacked our national security.
"The pardon, which was not publicly announced by the White House, ...." Not so brazen this time, perhaps because the corruption appears so blatant. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
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November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"The pardon, which was not publicly announced by the White House, ...." Not so brazen this time, perhaps because the corruption appears so blatant. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Another feast being prepared at Mar-a-Lago as Trump demands states cut food stamps
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Another feast being prepared at Mar-a-Lago as Trump demands states cut food stamps
Commit crimes for him and he'll pardon you. No MAGA left behind. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump’s sweeping 2020 election pardon raises alarms ahead of the midterms
The language in the pardon also underscores that Trump’s clemency is not limited to people named in the document.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Commit crimes for him and he'll pardon you. No MAGA left behind. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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INGRAHAM: “Why are people saying they’re anxious about the economy?”
TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”
Every sentence is a lie.
TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”
Every sentence is a lie.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
INGRAHAM: “Why are people saying they’re anxious about the economy?”
TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”
Every sentence is a lie.
TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”
Every sentence is a lie.
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Guests sipping drinks and eating at Trump’s Palm Beach resort while he tells states to take away food stamps
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Guests sipping drinks and eating at Trump’s Palm Beach resort while he tells states to take away food stamps
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Remember—if you gather an armed mob blocks from the seat of your government at a time it's closed to the public, a crime to trespass on, and accessible only by overwhelming cops, then tell them that unless they "fight like hell" at that building they'll lose their country, it's not inciting violence
Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump | John Crace
The broadcaster didn’t make a very good job of its untruth – possibly because it hasn’t had as much practice
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November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Remember—if you gather an armed mob blocks from the seat of your government at a time it's closed to the public, a crime to trespass on, and accessible only by overwhelming cops, then tell them that unless they "fight like hell" at that building they'll lose their country, it's not inciting violence
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“.. demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
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November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“.. demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
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