“.. What we are talking about is nothing short of the sitting president of the United States looting from the Treasury for his own gain,” she said. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5733...

Just imagine the level of criminality that compels a President who was already personally granted full immunity by Supreme Court for anything related to 'official acts' to think that's not enough, he must *also* have his DOJ release all civil claims against him, two of his kids, and his company.

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The US ... is hereby FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing, any and all claims, counterclaims, causes of action [etc]... whether presently known or unknown, that... have been or could have been asserted [by the US against Trump, his family, and his companies] out of.. Lawfare 1/

The Roberts Court, the Trump White House, and the national GOP are acting like this is their one big shot. Either they secure the lasting end of US Constitutional democracy, or they’re in very serious trouble from the backlash. And they’ve already gone so far that there’s no other possibility.

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE@golikehellmachine.com · 3mo ago

all this sweaty calvinball horseshit feels like hysterical panic from the court

Trump: "We have a man who is doing a great job. I knew it! Because he kept me out of jail for years. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. He kept me out of jail."

Looks like it's time for this piece again: 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

What do conservatives always say when liberals criticize a Supreme Court decision? "Get Congress to pass a law," right? That is EXACTLY what happened here. In 1982, Congress explicitly overruled a Court case that narrowly interpreted the VRA. Today, Sam Alito said, nope, we were right all along.

Have now read this. Caveat is obvious (transparently declared) CoI as lead author is at prolific. Related issue is that some of their methods rely on prolific's proprietary AI detection tools working. But there are enough other indicators to convince me that _right now_ online panels are fine 1/3

Andrew Gordon@andrewgordon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New preprint out today (osf.io/preprints/ps...). We tested whether AI agents are actually infiltrating online surveys. Spoiler alert: they aren't Thread 🧵 [1/9]

Let me also note that the Germans had a generation traumatized by war and the Great Depression. The Americans had… a Black president and #metoo

For almost a century generations of scholars and thinkers have tried to understand why the Germans sleepwalked into disaster. Future generations will focus on a different case.

If you’ve never called your congressional reps before, do it right now.

happy 10-year anniversary to this razor-sharp political prognostication

Whatever happens, this is a deeply shameful episode in American history that will leave a permanent stain on the country. Repeatedly vowing to commit war crimes against millions of innocent civilians is beyond the pale.

Pro tip to Trump’s cabinet and enablers in Congress: “I was just following orders” is not a viable defense at a war crime proceeding.

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2

At this moment, America has a clear choice about what sort of country it wants to be. There is no going back.

This genocidal maniac needs to be removed from office today. Not only is he openly announcing unprecedented war crimes, but he is directly risking the lives of all Americans. He poses a grave danger to the world and to our country. Republicans, obey your oath and do your job.

Doing a virtual @asn-org.bsky.social panel on "Populism and Nationalism" with @bartbonikowski.bsky.social & Maria Snegovaya, moderated by Zsuzsa Csergo, next week.

This is a brilliant thread that should be read (and shared) by anyone interested in Hungarian politics. Read it whole! And give Gabriela a follow!

Gabriela Greilinger@gabrielagreilinger.com · 4mo ago

T-14 days until the Hungarian election. 🇭🇺🗳️ In this thread, I discuss Magyar's prospects of success in restoring (liberal) democracy (if he wins) and will tell you he's not the saviour you might think he is (but that he’s still good enough for now). 🧵 1/

Elizabeth Banks

Americans don’t want ICE in our airports or in our communities. We just want Republicans to agree to fund TSA so workers can be paid and these lines can go down. Trump is trying to intimidate us. It’s time Republicans agree to fund TSA instead of voting it down every time.

Live updates: ICE agents deployed to airports as TSA wait times grow | CNN

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are heading to 13 airports today to help with crowd management as travelers at some airports wait in hours-long security lines amid the DHS shutdown. Follow ...

cnn.com

I'll give Schumer this one: this is a good and factually correct explainer of what the bill would actually do, why it's insane, and how Republicans are lying about it. The only thing I'd add that he doesn't mention is it's not even possible, logistically, to implement this year in time for November.

New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 5mo ago

“The Republican effort to undermine the 2026 midterm elections is neither theoretical nor exaggerated,” writes Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader.

None of the horrors of the past two months would've occurred under a Harris Administration; that's just a fact. But there were so many people who needed to renew their "Fell For It Again" awards for believing in Donald The Dove/Dem Lady's the Real Warmonger.

Just a reminder that Trump didn't just bumble us into an unnecessary war -- he deliberately created the conditions that he's now screaming about

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5mo ago

When Trump came to power, he ripped up the peace deal that Obama had made, and used the uncertainty he created as an excuse to bomb Iran, insisting he had ended the problem he had created once and for all, except now he's bombing them again to solve the problem he created and previously solved?

Excellent analysis of the current situation in Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 HT @franroblesr.bsky.social 🙏

The Rise of Rodriguismo in Costa Rica

Costa Ricans elected Laura Fernández, a continuity candidate whose predecessor presided over a political project that breaks with the country’s democratic traditions.

nacla.org

The people who needed their own half time show are the same people who needed their own water fountains.

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me." --Homan in February "Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely." -- Tom Homan in March "I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room" -- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."

My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take: osf.io/9sxnc/files/... We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.

ICE never stopped LA operations and seems to have stepped up this month if anything

Ricci@riccisergienko.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have

if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.