I hate basically everything happening right now and (mostly) for the last 250 years. But this remains the only country in the history of earth based on an idea rather than a people — and this experiment continues. That’s worth celebrating. Happy 4th to anyone who celebrates it.

It’s the story of the whole country. Dems should spend the anti-socialist energy and money on reproducing a comparable national report.

If you need a script for getting your company off Twitter, I WROTE YOU ONE. Multiple people have used it, successfully, to explain the legal liability your company incurs by forcing employees to be on a platform with child sexual abuse material. I will help you use it. anildash.com/2026/02/23/t...

I made a Firefox add-on that lets you find the federal court opinion/docket mentioned in a news story in one click. Using @free.law's CourtListener and RECAP of course. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... (this is a personal project)

We don't ordinarily publish posts at [checks watch] 8:51 PM on a Friday night, but state constitutional law expert Quinn @yeargain.bsky.social has an outside-the-box idea for reversing the VA Supreme Court that is very much worth taking seriously: Dems can simply lower the retirement age.

This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

this is also one of my hobbyhorses. you want a better caliber of lawmaker? you want to reduce the odds of corruption? pay them more. a lot more.

RESULTS from Texas: The school district of Grapevine Colleyville, near Fort Worth, drew national attention after conservatives running on an explicitly Christian message took over the board (archive: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...). Voters just ousted 3 conservative incumbents tonight.

you will want to visit theonion.info in MINUTES for a major update

The court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.

I fully forgot about this. I hope he’s fine and also sucks worse than before-amen and bless Al.

New website just dropped. (Getting a lot of use out of my new hand-made, no make-up headshot.) anamariecox.com

Denver folks -- something to support! denverite.com/2026/04/21/d...

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For ideological reasons, I moved from Substack to beehiiv and couldn’t be happier. I’m happy to talk to anyone who wants to make a move. Leaving Substack is like planting a tree. The best day to do it was years ago. The second best day is today.

Judge Goodwin: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct. A regime of secret policing has no place in our society."

I’d like to propose a way to repay the stolen money from “tariffs.” The “Trump Really doesn’t Understand Money or, honestly, anything, Particularly tariffs act.” The T.R.U.M.P. act, if you will.

Arguably it could be good news. Congress could say the only way to return the money is through such a mechanism, no?

One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...

"If we have to follow the law and constitution we won't be allowed to break the law and violate the constitution" says man sworn to uphold the constitution.

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

Easiest fix in the world. Add the feds. Require the courts make the determination of constitutionality before the QI determination.

If you're one of the Border Patrol agents I've spent months making videos of and you want to talk about any of this, I'm mlm335.27 on Signal, mlm335 on Telegram, or mandawritesthings at proton dot me. I'll protect your identity, and I won't flinch when I see you in the next city.

If you're still on TikTok you should 1) get off ASAP as it's becomes a U.S. surveillance tool of the right wing and 2) here's how to get around the forced agreement

If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

wahoo wa

This is so bizarrely correct. Only the dirty dancing 2 guy could get there. Respect.

I will leave to others with expertise to discuss the legality of the raid on Venezuela and whether Maduro can claim any immunity. But one area where I am qualified to speak is whether Mr. Maduro and Flores can claim that the manner in which they were brought before the court makes a difference. 1/8

America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor

You can see him bumbling through the papers looking for the “safe, proper, and judicious” language. I bet it says something careful about ensuring stability or the like. He went off script and told the truth and thereby blew the legal justification. “We’re going to run it” was not the plan here.

I know I’m probably just a foolish Luddite, but I am pretty sure we can do without plagiarism and misinformation machines that generate horrible sex crimes for the amusement of rape aficionados.

It’s probably silly/naive but it seems possible that there’s a next step (waive) where women, who wanted to got to, stayed home and raise kids because feminism and me too worked and men were forced to behave better? It seems like trustworthy/good men would allow women who wanted this to do it. Maybe

TRUTH. For example, finding an eye-witness account of the Burr-Hamilton duel that seemingly no one else has found… I didn’t move for hours. Made it into my dissertation. Into my first book. And into the Hamilton musical. Research, man. Nothing like putting the pieces together for the first time.

Pentagon planning on making Kelly extremely popular.

I’m sure THIS time punishing addicts will finally work.

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

Man that’s wild. Someone can just do normal things but on the internet and if they’re not garbage grifters it’s just ok? The kids may, in fact, be ok.

Man I’m glad to hear someone else say this. I listened with real interest (even relistened to parts thinking I was missing something). I could not identify one coherent argument beyond “woke is bad.” It’s a Wheaton freshman dorm conversation that made them feel smart and made everyone else dumber.

Brilliant. Should be a model everywhere

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week." This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

This times infinity. Except it should apply in every single political message and issue. Dems want people to flourish and be as free as possible until you hurt someone else.

WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger. Gen Z women aren't playing around.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Crazy 🎤 drop

Huge night for voting rights so far: -Dems retain majority on PA Supreme Court -Dems win VA gov & increase majority in VA leg increasing chances of new US House map -Maine voters reject ballot initiative to require voter ID & restrict absentee voting -KS Republicans drop gerrymandering push

Colorado Republicans had targeted school board races as their best opportunity in 2026 but teachers union and Democrat-backed candidates lead in Denver, Jefferson County, Cherry Creek, and even conservative Douglas County, per 9NEWS' Jennifer Meckles. #copolitics