"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures... For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:"

one of the things i hate most about this persistent line of argument is the implication that any of these actions would be fine if groceries were cheaper

Puerto Rico enters the chat with a line forming behind it, including Guam, the US Virginia Islands, Guam, the Northern Marinara Islands....

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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵

Announcement: my dog became a Bark Ranger this summer.

On the anniversary of January 6, EU/NATO countries are forced to release this statement. My god.

There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o... by @jamellebouie.net

Five years ago.

“It’s still very much January 6 in America.” : Jan. 6 Never Ended www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

Has anyone written an up-to-date treatment on the application of the First Amendment to Article 88 for retired servicemembers? Or can someone point me to a well-informed smarter person who may know?

yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.

Fascinating 🧵 Thank you, @denisedwheeler.bsky.social.

We are a rogue state, run by a dictator, and the international community should treat us as such including all appropriate economic and diplomatic sanctions

Exactly one month ago.

I thought 2025 was bad.... 😟

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela. Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law. Both of those facts are simultaneously true.

Powerful piece from @nytimesoped.bsky.social Editorial Board. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

Breathtaking series of constitutional violations and high crimes or misdemeanors. At the heart of the framers’ reasons for creating the Constitution. Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

God what a breath of fresh air

“The biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen.” @sbg1.bsky.social reviews the year in politics. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7co9Uv

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

NEW: Four key lessons that we can and must take out of 2025. It was a long and difficult year as President Donald Trump and his administration sought to push America into authoritarianism. But, they are losing — and we can get through this. Closing out the year at Law Dork:

Is there a consensus on the best way to have access to games with one streaming service?

Chris is the real deal, a sharp-as-shit legal journalist with a very strong point of view who — as a former practicing lawyer — knows his views mean little without clearly conveying FACTS. If you want to learn what happened, and why, and the consequences, and what may happen next, he’s your man.

Whiteness is the problem. White people not holding their own to account is the problem. It’s whiteness slash white supremacy. Full stop. It’s time to start dealing with reality, folks. It’s the only way anything changes. Source: cawp.rutgers.edu/blog/gender-...

Since folks still want to argue about the election being “stolen” today, I’m going to point you to some raw data. 53% of white women and 69% of white men voted for Trump in 2024. If you think Dearborn, MI, or a small county in PA, proves something that overcomes whiteness, whew do you need a CTJ.

Hello. We spent much of the long weekend trying to figure out if trump, in our name, had in fact bombed Venezuelan soil. What we found including from some senior government appointees only raised more questions than they answered Same is true of what trump said today

This seems like it should be getting more attention....did Trump order a strike on Venezuela land?

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Relatedly, we obtained an unpublished history of Stephen Miller's ancestors' immigration to the US, written by his grandmother. People like them were attacked in terms very similar to the ones Miller and MAGA use about today's immigrants: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

My latest newsletter is about the spiked 60 Minutes story and the reactionary psychology of Bari Weiss.

A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.

The 2 sentences in this paragraph are not consistent with each other

Very funny to see Alito complain about the court skipping full briefing and oral arguments for a quick shadow docket decision when he has signed onto innumerable orders that pull the exact same tricks and rebuked colleagues who complain about it ... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

If you are a whistleblower and need legal representation, @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social may be able to help Please contact us www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/pro-bono-lit...

OTD - On December 21, 1919, anarchists Emma Goldman & Alexander Berkman were ideologically deported from the United States. They were sent to Soviet Russia with 247 others on the S.S. Buford, also referred to as the "Red Ark." 🗃️

@design-law.bsky.social is circulating a great explainer on “who owns the syllabus” in copyright law. I would note that there is an additional problem from an academic freedom standpoint from UNC’s policy which also states that the system retains instructional control over the syllabus.

Absolutely right. AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there. Let me illustrate …

friends, if I share "How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce," describing how several policies--some of which you may not know about--work in tandem, and you immediately reply 'quietly???' I'm quieting you with the mute button ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. I feel like this has been 2025.

We don't yet know how the appeals process will play out, but whatever the outcome, I want to thank Judge Dugan for her years of dedicated service.

Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time. Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

A federal judge with a *video* opinion piece in @nytopinion.nytimes.com - I am making it available so everyone can listen. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

I don't know which of the 3 authors penned this line but 🔥 "Late last year, Mr. Trump interviewed Mr. Bailey for the F.B.I. director’s job but was unimpressed and opted for Mr. Patel — who once wrote a children's book portraying him as a king." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...