David Noll
@david.noll.org
Vigilante Nation: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigilante-Nation/Jon-Michaels/9781668023235
Updates on the meritocracy: https://tinyurl.com/56u9n6zc
You probably don't mean to say "begs the question."
Updates on the meritocracy: https://tinyurl.com/56u9n6zc
You probably don't mean to say "begs the question."
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David Noll
@david.noll.org
· Aug 12
How did we end up in a world where ICE agents are indistinguishable from the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on January 6?
VIGILANTE NATION tells the story of the insidious state laws behind MAGA's return to power, and it's out in paperback today.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigila...
VIGILANTE NATION tells the story of the insidious state laws behind MAGA's return to power, and it's out in paperback today.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigila...
thinking back to how Ta-Nehisi Coates anticipated this moment in 2017
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 AM
thinking back to how Ta-Nehisi Coates anticipated this moment in 2017
I'm rereading Trump's 2016 campaign announcement speech for class this week and it contains one of the funniest lines I have ever seen.
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I'm rereading Trump's 2016 campaign announcement speech for class this week and it contains one of the funniest lines I have ever seen.
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We can put all of these guys in prison if we have the will to power
Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought up to $50K each in Raytheon stock (RTX) & Chevron (CVX) just days before the U.S. strike on Venezuela—
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
January 19, 2026 at 11:33 PM
We can put all of these guys in prison if we have the will to power
Common Good Constitutionalism may be batting zero at the Supreme Court, but someone took it seriously.
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Common Good Constitutionalism may be batting zero at the Supreme Court, but someone took it seriously.
Not trying to be trollish, but I'll take the under. The odds of this dithering, addled fool keeping an electoral coalition together as he pushes the nation into war, economic crisis, and the most serious federal/state conflict since the Civil Rights Movement don't seem particularly good to me.
Guys, we still have three more years and a day of Trump.
January 19, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Not trying to be trollish, but I'll take the under. The odds of this dithering, addled fool keeping an electoral coalition together as he pushes the nation into war, economic crisis, and the most serious federal/state conflict since the Civil Rights Movement don't seem particularly good to me.
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these are out of control thugs and every single thing they say is a lie
that they are lying should be the default presumption of the press, the courts, and the general public
that they are lying should be the default presumption of the press, the courts, and the general public
BREAKING — ChongLy Scott Thao's family has released a statement disputing DHS's outrageous justification for his arrest.
"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
these are out of control thugs and every single thing they say is a lie
that they are lying should be the default presumption of the press, the courts, and the general public
that they are lying should be the default presumption of the press, the courts, and the general public
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Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
huh. turns out trump derangement syndrome is real.
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
huh. turns out trump derangement syndrome is real.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Another thing about this is that the administration would be picking a fight with one of, if not the, most effective political communicators in the Democratic Party.
I am not saying Trump def doesn’t invade nyc this term I’m just saying it’s a lot larger than Minneapolis / St. Paul and can you imagine what it would look like in just one borough of New York, if THIS is the civilian response in the twin cities
January 18, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Another thing about this is that the administration would be picking a fight with one of, if not the, most effective political communicators in the Democratic Party.
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We made a mistake in assigning domestic law enforcement to a department created to prosecute the global war on terror. The moderate position should be to abolish ICE and assign immigration enforcement to a thoroughly reconstituted, nonpartisan Justice Department.
This isn't a left-right ideological issue. But it blows me away that anyone who is actually anti-Trump would think running back Joe Biden/Merrick Garland 2.0 will work the second time. No political party can tolerate a very large, armed secret police force committed to murdering its voters.
January 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We made a mistake in assigning domestic law enforcement to a department created to prosecute the global war on terror. The moderate position should be to abolish ICE and assign immigration enforcement to a thoroughly reconstituted, nonpartisan Justice Department.
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this is a great frame for how to think about vote suppression efforts
The risk of malfeasance in the November election is real, and serious. But the Trump administration doesn't have a magic wand.
It has tools of repression. And we have tools of resistance.
It has tools of repression. And we have tools of resistance.
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
this is a great frame for how to think about vote suppression efforts
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The Public Has Turned on ICE - Dems Have a Clear Field talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/very-...
Very Important Moment
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Public Has Turned on ICE - Dems Have a Clear Field talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/very-...
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Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
January 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
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I think a major part of why Emolument Clause arguments haven't taken off politically is the archaic constitutional terminology. If the Constitution had a Foreign Corruption Clause, it'd be much different.
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I think a major part of why Emolument Clause arguments haven't taken off politically is the archaic constitutional terminology. If the Constitution had a Foreign Corruption Clause, it'd be much different.
And 99% of the Epstein files have yet to be released
"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
And 99% of the Epstein files have yet to be released
In her defense, she was still in pre-school when the Access Hollywood tape was released.
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In her defense, she was still in pre-school when the Access Hollywood tape was released.
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Excellent article. If you are in Cali, and someone with Uber tries to get you to sign something, don't! Its nasty tort reform is intended to pit people against their lawyers and deny people access to the courts. All that matters to Uber is its profits and not being held accountable.
Commentary: Uber is trying to snow voters with a supposedly pro-consumer ballot initiative. Don't buy it
Uber says its proposed ballot initiative will save consumers money. It's really designed to save Uber money, at its passengers' expense.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Excellent article. If you are in Cali, and someone with Uber tries to get you to sign something, don't! Its nasty tort reform is intended to pit people against their lawyers and deny people access to the courts. All that matters to Uber is its profits and not being held accountable.
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2026, when news photos of Colombian guerrillas and U.S. law enforcement are virtually indistinguishable.
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
2026, when news photos of Colombian guerrillas and U.S. law enforcement are virtually indistinguishable.
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Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.