“This conclusion follows directly from the application of a well-established canon of statutory interpretation: ‘expressio unius est exclusio alterius’—in plain English, ‘expressing one item of [an] associated group or series excludes another left unmentioned.’” Esteras v. United States.

Now we are engaged in a great Persian Gulf War to see whether this nation or any nation led by a self-proclaimed “very stable genius” can long endure.

The magic number is always 2 weeks. Maybe the ACA replacement will coincide with the resumption of bombing.

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

More of this

War crimes are wrong. If they are ordered, I hope our military refuses the order. If they are ordered and the order is executed, I hope every single person in the chain of command is tried for war crimes.

Millions of American voters wanted to be villains. They came to believe it’s the key to success, while goodness is weak, woke, loser stuff, done only to signal. Offered the option of unvarnished villainy, they enthusiastically took it. Seeing others suffer more made them feel big. And here we are.

I wonder what will happen to her brother’s pardon practice. min.house.gov/media/in-the...

Say something. Do something.

It turns out Trump being President has zero impact whatsoever on whether “Trans Recognition Day” exists. Erick didn’t “have to choose.”

The airport code for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is FLL, which I believe stands for “Fort Lauderdale, Literally”

China surpassed the US in global approval ratings in 2025, with a median of 36% approving of China’s leadership, compared with 31% for the U.S. China’s five-percentage-point advantage over the U.S. is the widest Gallup has recorded in China’s favor in nearly 20 years. news.gallup.com/poll/707945/...

I remember being impressed by this particular strategy when I first read it in “The Art of the Deal.”

Like Teddy Roosevelt always said: scream loudly that your enemy’s tactics are very effectively enraging you, and then swing a big stick wildly at random targets.

His game is so old. His act so tired.

Uber driver in Miami informed me that January 6 was a setup, and we need an ID to do everything, so it’s crazy we don’t also need one to vote. A spirited debate ensued. The debate failed to persuade anyone. No positions were reconsidered.

This particular bromide also lacks the virtue of even being true! Many governments fail because their constitutions make it impossible to govern, leading to collapse.

When the birthright citizenship decision comes out, people will say it could never have gone any other way, that the law was obvious. But the mere fact that SCOTUS took on the case is evidence enough that we are living in a time of democratic precarity.

The Supreme Court’s recent track record, which has given precedent little weight, means some people believe everything is “on the table.” In my view, it’s disastrous for rule of law for this belief to exist. But the belief exists because evidence supports it.

Just like ICE in Minneapolis. Mindless escalation to no end that will fail.

Refreshing humility from Graham to claim for himself the power to decipher who’s getting into heaven or not. Totally normal.

Monstrous.

This is not sustainable. The union works because everyone shares in the benefits. If one side never benefits, the social contract is broken.

This is like Hunter Biden getting a settlement from his Dad’s DOJ.

In light of the command on the bottom of your vanity license place depicting an angry, coiled rattlesnake, I have reversed my “pro” treading on you position.

The exact same election rules are now in place when Republicans won the presidency, house and senate in 2024. But now suddenly Republicans are unable to win another election without the SAVE Act because everyone has been cheating. Makes sense.

Very powerful drain-circling. Unfortunately 10 years behind schedule, but very powerful nevertheless.

Brilliant. More of this. Make them go into court and defend their absurd mask policy.

Stupid arrow of time keeps moving.

Forever occupation of the Strait of Hormuz or forever taxes to Iran to transit the strait. This fabulous choice brought to you by Donald Trump.

If my friend asks me to go stomp on a rattle snake, and I do it, and then the rattle snake bites me, it’s my fault not my friend’s.

Less than 100% sure this fella is the guy who is going to lead us to a kinder and gentler ICE.

I mean what does Alito’s statement have to do with the price of tea in China? It doesn’t inform the issue before the Court at all.

We have to accept the obvious. We freely chose an unbelievably terrible leader. We had more than enough information to reject him, but we chose him anyway. We are getting the terrible leadership we deserve.

It’s obvious he has zero plan, so there’s no point in belaboring it. But it’s also humiliating that he has no plan, and that he’s so weak.

Airports would be functioning normally, gas prices would be around $3 per gallon or less, and prices would be lower on every tariffed item if Kamala Harris had won. We chose all this.

Trump is 100% responsible for his own decisions. That so many strain to reach for excuses for him reflects an overall cultural erosion. If Netanyahu advocates for idiocy, you tell him “no,” just as every other recent president did before Trump.

The false bravado of “Cheeseburger Josh” reminds me very much of tweeted threats against Iran. youtu.be/WXHV_pscgkI

Usually, when you commit fraud, you get something out of it, like money. When you vote fraudulently in person you get … the satisfaction of casting another vote for someone you like? No one risks a felony or deportation for this.

Bessent, a proud soybean farmer, feels confident speaking on behalf of the American people.

Brazil’s “gain” … also our gain. A win-win.

In litigation, folks sometime think that causing pain to the other side will force the other side to submit. Sometimes it works. Other times, it escalates into a mutual pain spiral.

It will be like the miracle disappearance of COVID that Trump promised.

They violate the Constitution and other laws regularly, but at least they also make gas prices higher through senseless wars, impose ruinous tariffs, and deploy masked agents to kidnap people and kill Americans in the streets.

Ukraine is a democracy, and Cuba is not. Other than this distinction, how would a military attack on Cuba be any more justifiable than Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

It’s a small thing, but you will toil in vain to find Trump’s capitalization method in the Chicago Manual of Style.