Listeners know that if the next front in the culture wars is “Fuck Buc-ee’s and their litigious bullshit” versus “but I love me some beaver-themed stale Corn Pops” which side is going to win

Anna Maltese@annamaltese.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sorry, obscure regional gas station or whatever the fuck you are. We can't hear you over the sound of us being the world's 4th-largest economy.

When a few men -- Cubans -- refused to get off ICE plane in *Liberia* yesterday, agents *pressed knees into their necks,* forced them back on the plane and banished them... to Equatorial Guinea. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...

Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d ago

Trump has been banishing people to one of the world's worst dictatorships Including: a Phoenix man whose family fled Egypt at 4 yrs old a woman who came to the U.S. at 5 yr old They're now imprisoned, & report being handcuffed and assaulted They've committed no crime tucson.com/news/local/b...

Why is the state of Texas harboring a fugitive from justice and (possibly) helping him escape to Mexico? (It’s exactly what you think it is.) And so much more with @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Ep 256 — Natalie, Hide the Ketchup!

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 20 · 59m

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Today on the show —FCC Chair Brendan Carr picks a fight with the Mouse —DOJ looks to Comey's novel to save the 8647 prosecution —TX says the Constitution's Extradition Clause is more of a suggestion really with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Ep 256 — Natalie, Hide the Ketchup!

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 20 · 59m

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“What was she supposed to do, check?” So simple, so devastating. Thanks @andrewtorrez.bsky.social

"Disney asked Judge Loren AliKhan, a Biden appointee, to issue a declaratory ruling that Carr and the FCC are retaliating against them for exercising their First Amendment right — something the president and Carr have effectively shouted from the rooftops." — @lizdye.bsky.social

Disney runs out of patience with Brendan Carr’s bullsh*t

Mickey Mouse hits back after a year of fascist harassment.

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NOT WRONG ⬇️

Koehn@noonan66.bsky.social · 6d ago

Subscriber content for everyone!!!

What's the deal with Luigi Mangione entering an "open plea" to federal stalking charges but voluntarily admitting to murder while doing so? Also.. maybe don't hire expert witnesses who use ChatGPT? We break it all down (& so much more!) with @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Ep 255 — Double the Jeopardy, Double the Fun

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 18 · 1h 13m

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Judge Provinzino says she will review the grand jury materials in the MN Cities Church indictment against Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, et al. Not to worry, surely everything's on the up and up. This is the vaunted DOJ we're talking about! storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#631 in United States v. Levy Armstrong (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cr-00025) – CourtListener.com

ORDER FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW. Signed by Judge Laura M. Provinzino on 8/18/2026. (TJC) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

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Today on the show —Did Luigi Mangione conspire with the feds to screw the Manhattan DA? —Chicago US Atty Andrew Boutros is harassing Trump's foes again —the world's worst expert witness + ChatGPT = courtroom hilarity with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Ep 255 — Double the Jeopardy, Double the Fun

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 18 · 1h 13m

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It's midnight, and once again Jesse Binnall is trying to melt my brain. If the statements are false, then the gist standard is irrelevant. What is even happening here??? From Kash Patel's idiotic defamation suit against the Atlantic storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I am a lawyer and ... yes? WB was worried specifically that an antitrust challenge would delay the deal, and Paramount offered the ticking fee as a sweetener. That wasn't the states' choice, that was Paramount's effort to get WB to drop its contract with Netflix.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 7d ago

IANAL but the states and the WGA didn't set up the $7 million/day fee for a delay in merger closing past September, Paramount did. Maybe David Ellison should have thought about the possibility of a lawsuit before signing the deal. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Good News: Judge Roy Altman handed off Trump's defamation trollsuit against the BBC Bad News: He handed it to Judge Jeff Kuntz, a former FL sate judge tapped for the federal bench after blessing Trump's defamation trollsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#129 in Trump v. British Broadcasting Corporation (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com

ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT to District Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz for all further proceedings. Judge Roy K. Altman no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 8/17/2026. See attached document ...

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Fox News stirring up shit against that idiot who was president in…August of 2025

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d ago

Fox News graphic claims falsely that the average price of gas one year ago was $4.13, lower than it is right now. It was actually $3.14!

Excellent from @lizdye.bsky.social Also...

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How did Andrew Boutros, a lawyer with a sterling reputation, turn himself into Temu Todd Blanche? www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-tempta...

A very strong case for vaccines on today’s Make It Make Sense episode with @scottlgreer.bsky.social Get it wherever you get your podcasts.

Today on the show —Kennedy Center crazytimes —Jeanine Pirro back on her BS —SPLC new indictment —9th Circuit ruling on Section 230 immunity with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Ep 254 — More Like the Department of Manifest Injustice

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 14 · 1h 2m

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Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket. 💛 🖤 💛 🖤 💛 🖤 💛 🖤 💛 🖤 💛 🖤 thedailyrecord.com/2026/08/13/s...

Baltimore sues prediction markets as 4th Circuit weighs state case

The prediction market Kalshi called Baltimore's lawsuit against it "political theater" hours after the city filed lawsuits alleging it and Polymarket are violating the local consumer protection ordina...

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Nice to see that Trump's efforts to subpoena reporters to find out who's leaking details of this airplane debacle have backfired so spectacularly www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey

CIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump in Turkey that prompted an extraordinary secret flight.

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I'm lucky to work with @lizdye.bsky.social, who's unsurpassed at explainers of this sort:

Trump uses reporters as human shield, gets feted as guest of honor

Steepest of learning curves.

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"You cannot speak truth to power when you’re sipping cocktails with it — and certainly not when that power is waiting in the parking lot with a subpoena and pair of handcuffs if you report something he doesn’t like." — @lizdye.bsky.social

Trump uses reporters as human shield, gets feted as guest of honor

Steepest of learning curves.

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Have you heard about this One Weird Trick where you buy an airline ticket for cheap & discard the last leg of your flight? The airlines wanted to fight back & the weapon they picked was… trademark law?? We break it down on today’s show with @lizdye.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Ep 253 — The One Weird Trick Presidency

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 11 · 53m

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Motion to clarify, modify, or issue a new preliminary injunction in Barbara v. Trump: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Motion to lift stay and set immediate status conference in CASA v. Trump: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#157 in Casa Inc. v. Trump (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-00201) – CourtListener.com

MOTION to Lift Stay and to Set Immediate Status Conference by Andrea, Ashley, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, Inc., Casa, Inc., Juana, Liza, Monica, Niurka, Trinidad Garcia(Powell, William) (Entered: ...

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OUTRAGEOUS! Would mark a shocking first: Bringing back from the dead a case that the DOJ lost by its own admission that it lacked evidence to convict. It would add another bizarre turn to a sad chapter in the DOJ’s history—& further harass an innocent man. Cocounsel at DDF, WLG & Steptoe will fight

Exclusive | White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution

Officials asked the department whether it is possible to bring a new charge against Olympic canoeist after the U.S. attorney dropped the case.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION 🧵 1/ The 9th Cir ruled in Colorado v. Meta that Section 230 of the Telecommunications Decency Act is a "defense to liability" not "immunity from suit." This is a huge boon to plaintiffs suing for social media addiction. Here's why. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

Did I call the goober in charge of OLC a pimp on the show last night? Yep, sure did. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Ep 253 — The One Weird Trick Presidency

Podcast Episode · Law and Chaos · August 11 · 53m

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

Punchbowl: A new DOJ Office of Legal Counsel memo says Trump can assert executive privilege over communications with "private advisers … so long as they relate to official presidential decisionmaking, involve or reflect communications with the President or his direct advisers, and are confidential."

Guess we know now why Trump went apeshit and subpoenaed the Times reporters who broke the first half of this story. Assume Post journalists will get a visit from Patel’s goons tomorrow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat

The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.

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As Trump posts AI slop of tanker trucks and airplanes on the roof of his imaginary ballroom, the DC Circuit demolishes his claim that Congress authorized him to tear down the East Wing and build a palace of tackiness. with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social www.lawandchaospod.com/p/bunker-bal...

Bunker Ballroom Blocked

BOOM

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It's almost as if Jay Bhattacharya is a grifting clown....

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

This is not going well for Bhattacharya 😬 BHATTACHARYA: Talk about misinformation: the decisions during the pandemic led to many people losing faith in public health BRENNAN: Trump admin officials BHATTACHARYA: No. I mean Biden. BRENNAN: The pandemic began during the Trump administration

This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe. We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.

Yael Schacher@yaelschacher.bsky.social · 2w ago

So many immigrants I've interviewed break down about this. "Monsanto Maler was one of several Haitian immigrants who traveled from Springfield for a check in...after an ankle monitor was attached to him, Maler was seen collapsing to the ground and crying." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/hundre...