gotta love a guy who recognizes the subjunctive mood… and as always, @timmiller.bsky.social @radiofreetom.bsky.social

One last note. I suspect the "regular forces" argument prevailed (for now) at SCOTUS because statutory interpretation affords zero deference to POTUS. If this depended on whether Trump could proclaim himself unable to execute the laws bc of those mean protesters, this would have gone the other way.

SCOTUS majority: "[T]he Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois." Trump cannot deploy National Guard to Illinois to supposedly "protect federal personnel and property." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Did you read the article?

How #RhodeIsland is it? It's Frosty Freez re-opening just for the holidays but making clear that @ianbremmer.com is *not* welcome:

Joining MSNOW at 215pm ET to discuss the latest bonkers idea - the Golden Fleet - among other things www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

"I can't stop thinking about Rob Reiner and the tragic irony of the one day I ever spent with him." He worked to save kids, but couldn't save his son. My latest at @thebulwark.com, on politics, parenting, and lessons learned. www.thebulwark.com/p/rob-reiner...

Interesting insight here

His "Golden Fleet" is has lead hulls.

Everything is working smoothly, I see.

Sooner or later I assume I'm gonna get a reminder that I shouldn't be handing out free articles, but I'm trying to balance "subscribe to us" with "here's something that's immediate news and you can read it here with us" But if you can subscribe, please do!

Trump’s press conference today was among his more haywire performances, and his slushy delivery and meandering answers will not halt speculation about his cognitive health. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

If you write and post a lot on social media and don't name-search yourself now and then, you're gonna miss some truly great stuff:

They see it. They know. They just like that he hates the same people they hate.

Asking this seriously: has Bari Weiss ever in her career reported out an investigative story?

Timeline cleanser. Lily purring. Sound on.

Here you go, and for free, even www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Stand by

I have a piece dropping soon at @theatlantic.com

John Phelan just re-nuclearized the surface navy by saying the Trump class will carry nukes That's utterly bonkers.

This Trump announcement of a new ship program is...omg He's gone. He's just gone bye-bye.

This is why I will never play the multiplayer version of fallout because I would just wanna stick a grenade in the pants of every player like this

Great chat with my old friend in Canada, @spaikin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP5H...

Does American pressure on Venezuela work? Tom Nichols: “Depends on what the Americans and President Trump think this is supposed to do. When we talk about whether or not this works, the question should always be: Works to do what?” @radiofreetom.bsky.social @anacabrera.bsky.social

Tom Nichols on Venezuela: “One of the reasons that the Trump administration is picking this fight is because it’s a splendid little war of convenience that I believe that the White House believes is going to solve a lot of its political problems.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

Say, who's coming up at 11 am ET on MSNOW to talk about *all this* with Ana Cabrera

In this special “Galaxy Brain” episode, @cwarzel.bsky.social is joined by @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @adriennelaf.bsky.social to talk about the newly released Epstein files. They share their findings, address the political fallout, and explore what—if anything—can be learned:

Sometime around 2029

"The people who did this to America will never pay a price. And if we defeat them, our success will be used as an argument against us."

Shea Whigham is good in just about everything

Just finished "Death by Lightning." Amazing. Great series.

The most accurate headline of 2025.

We really need more town halls with marginalized voices, like the Vice President of the United States and the richest men in the world.

Bari gets a heavily promoted 60 Minutes story that would be bad for the Trump administration killed:

*nods sadly*

I feel like this might segue into a giant argument over Donnie Darko now. Tom, what you have done?

Joining MSNOW with Alex Witt in about 10 mins, 140pm

I wrote about Pauling in "The Death of Expertise." Tragic case of cross-expertise meltdown.

I've been fighting a cold for a week and enjoying a detailed replay of "Surviving the Aftermath," a game I gladly recommend.

I was on a rip that day!

I was floored by The Last of Us, and thought it was an amazing series on its own, game or no game. I lasted one ep into Season 2. Sometimes, it's okay to just let the story be the story and stop there.

Yep

Hunters was a wonderful show that added a twist that ...was hard to take. And then became unwatchable.

This is unfair. The Bee Gees had a series of really great albums in the 1960s and 1970s. But Andy Gibb was a styrofoam pop music creation.

I thought it was terrific, and I never listened to a moment of any podcasts about it, and I didn’t even know that they existed