Justice in the American system is supposed to be blind and impartial—but attorney General Pam Bondi’s vow of wrathful punishment for Nicolás Maduro and his wife is “profoundly illiberal, suggesting a lust for criminal vengeance,” Paul Rosenzweig argues: theatln.tc/5YvNmsVV

We won't know until the trial what evidence DOJ has on Venezuela's president, Maduro. But given Pam Bondi's track record, I'm not confident. Trump thinks getting us into a war will galvanize support for him, as wars usually do. He's wrong on this one. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

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

I strongly condemn President Trump’s unlawful military action in Venezuela. Maduro is an illegitimate ruler, but the President cannot send U.S. forces into another country and seize its leader without Congressional authorization.

You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty

We're going to need a bigger Hague.

Agreed. Should the United States be the Unilateral World Police? If the answer is "no," this needs a better justification than "he's bad" or "his election was tainted." (If the answer is "yes," then there's a huge list of far more dangerous leaders we are inexcusably leaving in power.)

This justification will be trotted out for deployment of US military in Blue States.

This 🧵

Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address. First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it. 1/

Must-read thread.

The legal justification the WH gave us for attacking Venezuelan boats in int’l waters without Congressional approval was weak, and exposes the WH and military staff to domestic and international criminal prosecution. They have not even sought to justify strikes within Venezuela.

People, we live in an autocracy. Last night’s events prove Trump has no plan to leave office in 2029, except to hand it off to his hand-picked successor. We’d better start fighting NOW.

Personally, I am particularly thankful to the folks who voted to try a little fascism because after 80 years of no World War things seemed to drag a little, plus a Person of Color may have once been impolite to them on social media, I guess.

You know that thing where they keep making you retake your Drivers Test because you did so well on your Drivers Test?

this is blowing my mind “bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT

The split-screen here is unbelievable - first from yesterday, the others from 2017. Musk’s Twitter has truly driven us mad. People absorb far more of their beliefs from their social environment than they realize, and we’ve created an environment where being a gutter bigot is the baseline expectation

A senile Republican president has turned America into a disease-ridden, economically stagnant police state. But my liberal neighbor is having a Hamilton-themed birthday party for his nine-year-old. I have never felt more politically homeless.

Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around. America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.

Whether it’s Barack Obama being the editor of Harvard Law Review or Donald Trump narrowly passing a cognitive test used to detect dementia, there’s plenty of serious intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.

"the boots are *ON LOAN* from Miista" (emphasis in original)

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

This is the way.

y'all are only used to licking cheap boots, eh?

People are yelling TAX THE RICH.

This cannot be overstated. The real intellectual wing of the Hard Right (who would never read, say, Vermeule) are self-taught poseurs who have a sub-freshman level of understanding of the “Big Ideas” they espouse.

Got to hand it to Trump, giving an insane interview about his health is really tuning in to a lot of the country’s New Year hopes and dreams.

Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)

BREAKING Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.

Donald Trump’s lying again. He lost in court when Illinois stood up against his attempt to militarize American cities with the National Guard. Now Trump is forced to stand down.

On December 14th, I sat across from 142 New Yorkers as they shared their concerns, their dreams, the leadership they long for from City Hall. Our campaign was built around listening to the people of New York, and we will govern in the same way. Tomorrow, we get to work. youtu.be/xj89tYvwr6k

Thread.

I can't even enter my kids school without buzzing in with a video camera so they can see me. And then I'm just allowed into the locked reception area thanks to all the school shootings. And they think they can just walk into a random daycare? These dudes are stupid AND dangerous.

the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans

On this day in 1907, NYC suffragists led by Maude Malone held their first open-air meeting in Madison Square Park. They announced: “We women do not believe that we will ever succeed in this state, or elsewhere, unless we bring our agitation for women suffrage over into our public life.” #WeTheMen

this remains the greatest synopsis of incel culture one could ever ask for

This is Trump’s long game. We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along. He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...

All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN! The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.

We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media. We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.

There is no way on God’s green earth that anyone else with an ongoing BRIBERY investigation looming over their head would be approved for access to the janitor’s closet at DHS, let alone a security clearance.

The slur aside, it’s hilarious for anyone in this administration of idiotic “influencers” to make that jab

Glad she’s fighting back but it’s still ridiculous that she’s in this situation at all. Universities can’t give a heckler’s veto to its dumbest and laziest students.

This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:

I regret to inform you there’s a new post telling us we’re rubes who’ve missed the obvious & clear meaning of the Const’n for a century. This is the type of post you make when your goal is to juice engagement from those who want nothing more than to be told their policy goals are const’l commands.

With. A. Sledgehammer. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...

AS FOR EXAMPLE WHEN LUDACRIS RAPS

This is the most important investigation of our time.

snow before Christmas: ✨ walking in a winter wonderland ✨ snow after Christmas:

Harmeet has really achieved her natural level of professionalism and character. Congrats to her.