@anakhari.bsky.social

Canadian. Former lawyer and executive in the federal government. Now retired from both. Opinions are my own. Popper's Paradox. Brandolini's Law. Russell's Teapot.

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

French interior Minister on Ceuta after meeting with EU counterparts "The problem isn't Schengen. Schengen is the solution. Schengen didn't let a single person from Ceuta onto the Spanish mainland. The problem is "outside interference" whipping up divisions within Europe"

DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

This is such complete and utter bullshit on the part of Thom Tillis and John Cornyn. Giving the Trump crime family immunity from tax audits remains as corrupt as anything we’ve ever seen in this country. Todd Blanche should be impeached, not confirmed.

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 3d ago

JUST IN: Tillis confirms he is on board with Cornyn to vote yes on Blanche for AG, after Blanche renounces Anti-Weaponization Fund in writing & asserts that the waiver of any past taxes due is limited to POTUS, Don Jr., Eric & Trump Org. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Kamala Harris: I know this is going to be controversial coming from me in particular, we need to revisit the electoral college. We need to revisit the point of expanding the court. We need to revisit, if they so want, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.

Les rejets de carbone liés aux incendies en France ont atteint, pour fin juillet, un plus haut en 24 ans d'observations du service européen Copernicus de surveillance de l'atmosphère, dépassant déjà le cumul des trois années précédentes.

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Trump has shown he's prone to changing his mind on proposals, or tearing up agreements in a fit of pique. So it's pointless to offer concessions when he'll take them, but change the other terms on a whim. The only strategy is to walk. That leaves Trump with only a few cards: threats and bullying.

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This! We backed down on digital services tax, Gordie Howe bridge revenue, some provincial alcohol, and more. I'm done. Tell Trump "No Deal", lets tariff our exports, and send Hoekstra and Greer back too. They are crappy negotiators and not nice people.

@anakhari.bsky.social · 6d ago

Trump has shown he's prone to changing his mind on proposals, or tearing up agreements in a fit of pique. So it's pointless to offer concessions when he'll take them, but change the other terms on a whim. The only strategy is to walk. That leaves Trump with only a few cards: threats and bullying.