A reminder that Indian Law is still not required on the uniform bar exam, because if it was non-NDN lawyers would realize Indigenous nations’ legal status is still stuck in the Jacksonian 1830s.

In our new piece in Foreign Affairs Narges Bajoghli and I discuss Iran’s theory of victory, why Tehrans calculations are different from common conceptions in the West www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/irans-t...

Iran’s Theory of Victory

Tehran’s fight for great-power status in the post-American Middle East.

foreignaffairs.com

Holy shit they disenfranchised nearly ten percent of the population. It’s like a GOP wet dream

India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.

nytimes.com

‪Interesting at how many so people who supported three years of livestreamed executions of Palestinians in Gaza are now claiming to be horrified by a livestreamed execution of a Palestinian American.‬

“Trump has previously been critical of public executions in Iran, at times using the possibility of protesters being killed by the Iranian government as a possible rationale for military action. Those warnings preceded his ultimate choice to attack Iran at the end of February…”

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan

I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4d ago

The news just since I left work: -A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad -Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening.

Honestly live streaming an execution for the clicks feels like a natural consequence of not regulating the tech industry

Maricarmen, the 87-year-old pensioner in Spain whose eviction from her lifelong home sparked nationwide protests, died on Wednesday. “She literally put her body on the line for seven years, which is how long she fought this eviction for,” says Spanish journalist Maria Carrion.

🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls

Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.

democracydocket.com

the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

this Rubio speech feels a lot like a 2028 soft launch

RIP to the world's first software engineer news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.

news.mit.edu

This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.

NYT: Mr. Trump may have been extending an invite to his audience to view the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"

He's still got this microboner for destroying major US cities. Probs should impeach this guy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"

“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"

The President of the United States, in front of a crowd of his supporters, during a televised rally, admits to a Quid Pro Quo pardon, which is a felony and impeachable offence. And absolutely nothing will happen, because his party, which controls congress, are fascist collaborators and sycophants.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

moments after saying he didn't expect anything in exchange for pardoning Cueller, Trump admits "I guess I expected maybe he wouldn't run or maybe he'd run as a Republican"

BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee sues the Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded television ads violate propaganda law.

DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

bit.ly

I don’t think Zohran Mamdani has committed genocide

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 5d ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside City Hall to call out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for what they see as his betrayal of the movement. "Mayor Mamdani, you can't hide we charge you with genocide" was a chant that just rang out.

We can't eat road salt.

Hispanic New Yorkers give our city its flavor, sound, & style. Where else do you hear Mixtec & Quechua on the same train? Smell chaufa & champurrado on the same block? See a Dominican barber give a Venezuelan kid a fade, a life lesson, & a new accent in one visit? Last night, we celebrated it all.

This is it: mourning the people murdered on this day, and those murdered in their name every day since

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5d ago

Wonderful news

Gothamist@gothamist.com · 5d ago

NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors gothamist.com/news/nyc-mov...

List of world leaders who welcomed the nuclear destruction of their country’s cities by a foreign power in a speech: 1. Mao Zedong 2. Donald Trump

US Senate ratings change: KS-SEN Tossup -> Tilt D A truly incredible sight

SCOOP: While Trump was crisscrossing the USA last week trying to help the GOP stave off a midterm washout, two of his top political advisers were in Republika Srpska advising its pro-Russian government on election issues. James Blair & Chris LaCivita were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.

Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)

James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

nytimes.com

Spain’s Supreme Court lifted the national arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont today, clearing the way for the exiled Catalan separatist leader to return home after nearly nine years in Belgium.

Spain lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after 9 years of exile

The Catalan separatist leader celebrated the ruling from Waterloo but stopped short of saying when he would return.

politico.com

Trump should resign for encouraging Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego. Beyond disgraceful.

i just want to note that as soon as i posted this i did think "oh yeah, this is just fukuyama's last man"

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last wk.

feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them