If Scotus does not defend the 10th Amendment, the USA as we knew it is gone. That's not alarmist. That's a fact. France has a federal military police force. The Gendarmerie. USA doesn't. www.history.com/articles/jam...

The Constitution wouldn't have been ratified without 10th Amendment that doesn't allow federal forces to interfere in state crimes like robbery etc. It's why FBI doesn't patrol the US streets with lights and sirens. bsky.app/profile/meta...

Politico reports that Trump officials who do this face possible prison under the Antideficiency Act. Assuming a future president would prosecute. Bondi will not. cc: M. Garland. bsky.app/profile/samh...

Looks like Chicago is about to be front and center of one of the major constitutional cases of our times. Insurrection Act is on trial as well as the Federalist Papers and Constitution itself. Federalist 45. bsky.app/profile/cbsc...

NEWS: US Court of Appeals halts troop deployments in Illinois for now. - AP News. Significant because this is the highest court below Scotus.

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79. people.com/diane-keaton...

@theatlantic.com can go ef themselves for promoting fascism and dictatorship. Get bent and Bye Felicia

October 11. Progress ending government shutdown = zero. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-l...

Advanced imaging would be a CT, MRI, or possibly an echocardiogram. The "ECG" line however is bullshit. An ECG does not show that someone's cardiac health is 14 years young or better than the person's age. What a crock of shit.

There's a strong emphasis on cardiovascular health, which tells you that they're worried about his cardiovascular condition

Every federal department has a RIF plan. And back in February, they were all ordered to update them. RIFs can be legal, if they follow the plan. But based on the President’s comments yesterday, there is good reason to believe that (a) they aren’t, or (b) the plan itself is illegal. My bet is (a).

My best guess right now is if courts don't block this, Congress would have to via veto override. They might also include it in a shutdown stopgap bill, but govt won't reopen unless Trump signs or Congress overrides. I don't see Dems tolerating this in any deal. bsky.app/profile/blue...

Facts about why we're not in 1930s Germany but ARE dangerously close to *limited* emergency or crisis. Fact: We're on the cusp of recession (Mark Zandi, PhD econ). Fact: Dow dropped near 900 pts, mirroring April bond crisis / tariffs shock. Fact: gold has doubled price since last year.

House GOP just said they won't be back in Washington next week, so the shutdown probably goes at least until the week of Oct 20th.

Peak employment equals end of business cycle = recession. History shows there's but one cycle peak. bsky.app/profile/cono...

As I said weeks ago, this is no normal shutdown. Very likely to have a permanent impact on American life. A diminished GOP, DNC, ACA, federal workforce or all of these. apnews.com/article/gove...

NEWS: It's now essentially guaranteed government shutdown WILL continue into October 15.

There's a longstanding doctrine (See Congressional Research Service) that it's up to Potus, not courts, to say if there's an 'Insurrection' taking place. Opening the door to major Scotus precedent here. Maybe. bsky.app/profile/harr...

Boom there it is! untethered to the facts no credible evidence if that's a judge's view, no degree of deference should dictate the opposite result. This is a really important principle

I've seen enough. Something's up. Betting markets see long shutdown lasting weeks. I do not know what metals markets are reacting to, but they ARE signaling high risk of some kind. Gold was $3,500 during Iran bombing. It's recently hit $4K. Highly abnormal. bsky.app/profile/carl...

Let me interrupt your normal 'everyday is crazy news cycle' to remind you silver is breaking levels not seen since the Carter inflation era when Hunt Brothers 'cornered the market.' Gold and silver should NOT be soaring when inflation is alleged 3%. NOT normal. bsky.app/profile/carl...

NOTABLE: Lindsey Halligan requested that a summons be issued for Letitia James to appear in court. She did not request an arrest warrant.

Charges against James based on a different property from that Pulte had ID'd. Her attorney says she wrote the mortgage broker "THIS PROPERTY WILL NOT BE MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE. IT WILL BE Shamice's (her niece)." Looking forward to discussing the indictment on @allinwithchris.bsky.social at 8 PM ET.

Do NOT make any shutdown 'deals' with Trump or GOP. Any promises made will not be carried out. Stand your grand now or prepare to lose Affordable Care forever. It is better to FIGHT and lose than sign deals with scammers. bsky.app/profile/croc...

I went against the 80 percent conventional wisdom and predicted shutdown. CNN sees shutdown maybe lasting 'weeks.' Seems right to me. DOJ just getting indictment against NY AG does not encourage bipartisan talks. Makes Trump look utterly untrustworthy on any deal. bsky.app/profile/cono...

'The 10th Amendment doesn't exist. The president is the chief law enforcement officer of every city. There are no local DAs.' That's the argument. There is no state govt or governor. There are no state laws. State elections are irrelevant. There are no local courts. bsky.app/profile/harr...

I wasn't in the grand jury room. There's no way to know what lies Halligan may or may not have told. Kind of suspicious that grand juries return true bills of indictment against BOTH Trump enemies days after Halligan takes over. bsky.app/profile/rgoo...

If we don't amend the Constitution to put in safeguards against corrupt presidents, America as we knew it is gone by next decade. If a judge rather than grand jury decided, maybe Comey and Letitia James wouldn't be charged. I would trust a judge. I don't trust DOJ or federal grand juries now.

Radio Free Republican likes to lecture the world about how we're all alarmists. Nope. You're wrong, Tom. The US DOJ has been officially weaponized. The grand jury system that worked for 300 years has failed. It's not Hitler, but it's very bad. bsky.app/profile/doom...

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

Letitia James indicted. - Associated Press

Congressional Democrats are privately preparing to hold their position in the shutdown standoff for several more weeks if Republicans do not agree to their health care demands www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

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The White House said today Trump is headed to Walter Reed for his annual medical exam. He had his exam April 2025 at Walter Reed.

This is one of the most important documents of Cold War and emergency broadcasting. Bud Gallagher should have known of and told Ted Gup about EBS tapes. Bud didn't. Did Hagan know? This makes me question all of Gup's reporting. It doesn't add up. Most of the Information Program stuff is classified.

Insurrection Act is like Emergency Alert System. Trump can use it whenever and wherever he wants, until such time as Congress changes the laws, including Communications Act of 1934. The best sources are Congressional Research Service. I've read it all. bsky.app/profile/carl...

Insurrection Act historically involves curfew. No curfew, no real insurrection. Unclear Trump could impose curfew over objections of governor. Trump orders curfew, governor countermands? Major constitutional questions. apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/A... bsky.app/profile/jims...

So how much more will Congress pay for their own ACA plans for 2026? My guess is 50 percent more, at least? bsky.app/profile/pete...

Godzilla! You know what that means. Tear gas. Right now. bsky.app/profile/carl...

Bizarrely, Trump could actually Proclaim an Insurrection under the Act. He can sign or Proclaim whatever. But there's no federal crime here. He could arrest people and turn them over to state officials, but there's no state crime either. bsky.app/profile/cour...

Latest word is 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals will hear argument tomorrow as to whether the lower court block on sending troops to Portland remains. The TRO issued Sunday remains. This Sunday decision blocks deployments for now.

7/ So if you're reading the tea leaves, I think it's plausible to think that even this very conservative panel of the 9th Circuit might uphold Judge Immergut's findings. That's because this admin stay suggests the court does NOT think it is irreparable harm for Trump to be unable to deploy the NG.

NEW: The 9th Circuit has lifted Judge Immergut’s FIRST restraining order, but NOT her second one. So the national Guard still can’t be deployed to Portland despite this 9th circuit administrative stay because the SECOND TRO is still in place.

Each day going by, we do have to worry about shutdown. Mass furloughs start tomorrow. Paychecks won't go out next Wed. GOP waits on Trump to be Mr. Deal Man. Donald does nothing. No talks. No deals. Not 1 step closer to ending the impasse. That's the danger. Incompetence. bsky.app/profile/doom...

Dictators like Hitler and Stalin are ruthless and kill without hesitation. Like Fidel, they've seen battle. Trump has no guts to do this. Trump's threat to USA is in incompetence handling crises like AI Bubble, which Bank of England says is real and large. apnews.com/article/ai-b...

Tom Fitton's horrific legal advice got Trump indicted for Espionage Act and classified documents. Everyone should be blocked by Tom. Best advice you could ever get.

If only every day could start out this positive!

By making a huge issue of arresting Comey then not doing it (and firing an FBI official allegedly because he wouldn't) Trump once again demonstrates no guts to be a dictator. I agree with Radio Free Republican about that. Trump is no Hitler. bsky.app/profile/doom...

Your heart is in the right place. However...Radio Free Republican™ and other former Reagan - Bush conservatives like Liz Cheney have no home in the GOP and keep trying to make the Party of FDR into the Party of Goldwater. No thanks. I've seen enough 'free markets' crushing the Middle Class.