This was a fun little one that is a good workshop example that an LLM is constrained by the knowledge in the underlying discourse. Also I say Gillian Anderson remembers her X-files scene wrong but I bring good evidence! youtu.be/I5DgXgI8BUY?...

1/ The government filed a motion to dissolve a judge's ban on deporting Abrego Garcia (this is in his civil case). Now, the Judge has ordered his immediate release & ordered the parties to jointly file a proposal on resolving the dissolve motion a week from today.

Yesterday I argued in the Supreme Court to defend a 50 year old law that prevent corruption in our campaign finance system. Meanwhile, Republicans are attacking the 60 year old Voting Rights Act in SCOTUS as well. We won't let them gut democracy without a fight.

"The complaints against Bove may get traction or they may go nowhere. But that’s not the point. Federal judges shouldn’t engage in arguably improper behavior and then shrug it off by claiming they did it in their personal capacity." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control. All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."

This. It can happen to anyone. That’s where we are.

Unlike Supreme Court Justices, the rest of the fed’l judiciary is governed by canons of ethics. Among other things, they’re not supposed to attend political events & should avoid even an appearance of impropriety. joycevance.substack.com/p/judicial-e...

Someday we’ll live in a nation where there are repercussions for political leaders who break the law. Where empathy matters. Where community matters more than division and exclusion. I have faith.

December 8, 2025

Some news as I try to bring some order to all the different things I do:

Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:

December 7, 2025

Trainwreck? In October 2024, The Economist called Biden's economy "the envy of the world."

Atomic Age fact-checking walkthroughs are always fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSfJ...

December 6, 2025

i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 On birthright citizenship. And why we have it.

December 5, 2025

For those who missed this morning's episode of "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne Here you go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS3Y...

When I talk about using LLMs to fact-check, many people reply "Me, I'd rather consult a fact-checker" I think I mostly agree, but the *best* option is to consult a fact-checker who **knows how to use AI**

December 4, 2025

Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.

Many of you asked me to tell you when my episode of Jon Stewart’s Weekly Show aired. Here you go.

Mark Warner: "I hope it would remind folks that J6 was an ugly, awful day, and this administration and president basically pardoned all the perpetrators. It's that kind of picking and choosing of facts from this crowd that makes me a little bit crazy."

Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."

A big deal (or it should be):

Himes: "The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat ... the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch."

Himes: "What worries me is what causes a man of real integrity & w/ a storied professional history like the admiral to order this strike? My guess is it has something to do w/ the secretary of defense who writes a book about how we need a lot less ethics and lawyers involved & a lot more lethality."

December 3, 2025 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-3...

New in PN: Costco demands a refund from Trump "One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."

Sean Duffy: "I hear President Trump talk publicly and privately -- he cares about affordability for the American consumer." (Trump literally called affordability a "hoax" just yesterday!)

This is a beautifully written piece.

The original White House--like the Capitol--was deliberately NOT garish.They were supposed to reflect republican governance: not monarchies, not aristocracies.They were supposed to show a commitment to We the People. The current decorations are the precise opposite. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾

December 2, 2025

images of Trump dozing during today's cabinet meeting (Chip Somodevilla/Getty & Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)

New: "Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report" me, for @forbes.com 1/

Once again, @zacheverson.com is following the money....

They’re normalizing murder. Or…trying to. Keep calling it out.

These people are operating outside the State Department, rather like the “Three Amigos” of Trump’s first term.

December 1, 2025

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November 29, 2025

Make them define “Americanism.” For all Americans to see. Particularly those who will be excluded.

This week’s “History Matters,” …with a surprise reference to the first day of Thanksgiving under the Constitution (giving thanks for our ability to create a new government—for learning—and for science. Really.) m.youtube.com/watch?v=7x4E...

Words matter.

November 28, 2025

BREAKING: As part of his contempt inquiry, Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations by 12/5 attesting to their actions relating to the decision not to turn around March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...