@fermat15.bsky.social
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I keep saying it: Courts. (Well, and federalism, and other things.)
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I keep saying it: Courts. (Well, and federalism, and other things.)
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"When I said in February that they were going to cast a wide net for deportations, I had no idea how bad it would be. This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"When I said in February that they were going to cast a wide net for deportations, I had no idea how bad it would be. This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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I’ve been writing about it for years, but instead of constantly bitching, be glad that it’s finally being reported properly. At least today.
My God, such incredible whining.
My God, such incredible whining.
Main stream media sucks. Trump was psycho tweeting and giving crazy pants speeches long before people were questioning Biden’s acuity. Trump has been NUTS for a very long time, and MSM has given him a complete pass for years.
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’ve been writing about it for years, but instead of constantly bitching, be glad that it’s finally being reported properly. At least today.
My God, such incredible whining.
My God, such incredible whining.
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon is not happy about Trump’s recent comments on Europe:
“I don't like when he trashes Europe and kisses Russia's ass. Don't like it.”
He says Trump’s strategy is “terrible” and “there’s probably been no worse national security strategy written since the 1930s.”
“I don't like when he trashes Europe and kisses Russia's ass. Don't like it.”
He says Trump’s strategy is “terrible” and “there’s probably been no worse national security strategy written since the 1930s.”
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
GOP Rep. Don Bacon is not happy about Trump’s recent comments on Europe:
“I don't like when he trashes Europe and kisses Russia's ass. Don't like it.”
He says Trump’s strategy is “terrible” and “there’s probably been no worse national security strategy written since the 1930s.”
“I don't like when he trashes Europe and kisses Russia's ass. Don't like it.”
He says Trump’s strategy is “terrible” and “there’s probably been no worse national security strategy written since the 1930s.”
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SALES DIRECTOR: Why no kitchen table?
DESIGN LEAD: Because kitchen tables are for fucking Candyland. We’re selling a political mode of thinking: deduction as power. Think less “family night,” and more “I will find the hidden structure of your choices, and then I will destroy you.”
DESIGN LEAD: Because kitchen tables are for fucking Candyland. We’re selling a political mode of thinking: deduction as power. Think less “family night,” and more “I will find the hidden structure of your choices, and then I will destroy you.”
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
SALES DIRECTOR: Why no kitchen table?
DESIGN LEAD: Because kitchen tables are for fucking Candyland. We’re selling a political mode of thinking: deduction as power. Think less “family night,” and more “I will find the hidden structure of your choices, and then I will destroy you.”
DESIGN LEAD: Because kitchen tables are for fucking Candyland. We’re selling a political mode of thinking: deduction as power. Think less “family night,” and more “I will find the hidden structure of your choices, and then I will destroy you.”
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“Goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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BIG NEWS: VoteVets has endorsed Fred Wellman for Congress in the MO-02 election
NEW: VoteVets endorses @wellmanformo.bsky.social for Congress! #MO02 🇺🇸
READ MORE: votevets.org/press-releas...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
BIG NEWS: VoteVets has endorsed Fred Wellman for Congress in the MO-02 election
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This is not the end of the transatlantic relationship. It‘s the end of the transatlantic relationship as we know it - and this distinction is crucial. My thoughts for WPR.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-nss-us...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-nss-us...
The Trans-Atlantic Partnership as We Knew It Is Over
The National Security Strategy makes it clear that the Trump administration no longer views Europe’s current leaders as partners.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is not the end of the transatlantic relationship. It‘s the end of the transatlantic relationship as we know it - and this distinction is crucial. My thoughts for WPR.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-nss-us...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trump-nss-us...
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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“Behind that policy was a quieter goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in the U.S. judicial system, where court cases could force the administration to show evidence justifying President Trump’s military campaign in the region.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Behind that policy was a quieter goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in the U.S. judicial system, where court cases could force the administration to show evidence justifying President Trump’s military campaign in the region.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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As I’ve been explaining to everyone & everyone for the better part of a decade, we are in a world war being waged by Russia despite Putin claiming it’s being waged against them. It is largely being waged through the elements of national power other than military power. 1/
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
As I’ve been explaining to everyone & everyone for the better part of a decade, we are in a world war being waged by Russia despite Putin claiming it’s being waged against them. It is largely being waged through the elements of national power other than military power. 1/
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Congress, too, is Constitutional civilian control of the military. Every senior officer is required before confirmation to commit they will tell Congress of any concerns about Administration policies or actions.
Admiral pushed out by Hegseth meets privately with lawmakers
Adm. Alvin Holsey, who oversees military operations in Latin America, has voiced concern about the Trump administration’s activities there.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Congress, too, is Constitutional civilian control of the military. Every senior officer is required before confirmation to commit they will tell Congress of any concerns about Administration policies or actions.
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If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
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European leaders discussed fears that the Americans are “playing games” and could “betray” Ukraine. The Trump security strategy will do nothing to allay such concerns. It makes clear that, for the first time since Dec 7, 1941, the US no longer sees itself as leader of the Free World. wapo.st/4prmqK9
Opinion | Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia
The White House lays out an approach making clear America no longer leads the free world.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
European leaders discussed fears that the Americans are “playing games” and could “betray” Ukraine. The Trump security strategy will do nothing to allay such concerns. It makes clear that, for the first time since Dec 7, 1941, the US no longer sees itself as leader of the Free World. wapo.st/4prmqK9
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My assessment of the Trump national security strategy: "it sees the United States’ adversaries as partners in that war, but it does not see how much U.S. power relies on the voluntary assistance of other countries."
The Only War the White House Is Ready for Is Culture War
The new U.S. National Security Strategy is a moral and strategic disaster.
foreignpolicy.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My assessment of the Trump national security strategy: "it sees the United States’ adversaries as partners in that war, but it does not see how much U.S. power relies on the voluntary assistance of other countries."
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On one side: Ukraine, NATO, our European allies, and the free world.
On the other side: Russia/Putin and the United States.
Absolutely shameful.👇
On the other side: Russia/Putin and the United States.
Absolutely shameful.👇
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On one side: Ukraine, NATO, our European allies, and the free world.
On the other side: Russia/Putin and the United States.
Absolutely shameful.👇
On the other side: Russia/Putin and the United States.
Absolutely shameful.👇
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“Many of the new lawyers installed in senior posts over recent months “don’t care what the right answer is”, bemoans the former senior jag. “They spend all their time trying to figure out what the administration wants and then reverse engineer how to get to it.”
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Will Congress rein in Pete Hegseth and his boat-bombing campaign?
A deadly strike raises stark questions about America’s anti-drug war
www.economist.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Many of the new lawyers installed in senior posts over recent months “don’t care what the right answer is”, bemoans the former senior jag. “They spend all their time trying to figure out what the administration wants and then reverse engineer how to get to it.”
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
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A few thoughts on the new NSS, expert responses, and upcoming NDS.
1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A few thoughts on the new NSS, expert responses, and upcoming NDS.
1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
1/
1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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Good article on the US plans to build 300 000 low cost drones.
As I have said about similar German plans, I think it’s more important to build up production capabilities instead of putting a lot of systems in storage. (With the US budget, you can of course do both 🤷♀️)
As I have said about similar German plans, I think it’s more important to build up production capabilities instead of putting a lot of systems in storage. (With the US budget, you can of course do both 🤷♀️)
300,000 Drones: What Hegseth’s Drone Build-Up Means, and What We Still Need to Know
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to embark on the largest unmanned systems buildup in U.S. history — an effort that could deliver more than 300,000 small drones over the next se...
www.military.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Good article on the US plans to build 300 000 low cost drones.
As I have said about similar German plans, I think it’s more important to build up production capabilities instead of putting a lot of systems in storage. (With the US budget, you can of course do both 🤷♀️)
As I have said about similar German plans, I think it’s more important to build up production capabilities instead of putting a lot of systems in storage. (With the US budget, you can of course do both 🤷♀️)
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1/US stepping up attacks on the EU. This has left many in Europe scratching their heads but it is part of the neo-royalist agenda. The EU stands for the rules based order and stands in the way of a new order based not on rules but clique interests.
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
Top US official says EU regulation ‘undermines’ NATO ties
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Europe’s policy agenda was hurting its credibility in Washington.
www.politico.eu
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
1/US stepping up attacks on the EU. This has left many in Europe scratching their heads but it is part of the neo-royalist agenda. The EU stands for the rules based order and stands in the way of a new order based not on rules but clique interests.
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
www.politico.eu/article/top-...
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Powerful NYT op-ed by @amandafrost.bsky.social
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | We Rejected This Practice 60 Years Ago. We Must Do So Again Today.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Powerful NYT op-ed by @amandafrost.bsky.social
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
"Sixty years ago, the US abolished immigration restrictions based on nationality alone. ...we should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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My Sunday Take: Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s (gift link) wapo.st/48zBjTj
Analysis | Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s
The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My Sunday Take: Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s (gift link) wapo.st/48zBjTj
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Tom Nichols: “This ongoing game show of ‘strike a boat every day’ […] is making us into worse people — every one of us, whether we’re in uniform or just ordinary citizens. It is spiritually and morally corrosive on every level.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tom Nichols: “This ongoing game show of ‘strike a boat every day’ […] is making us into worse people — every one of us, whether we’re in uniform or just ordinary citizens. It is spiritually and morally corrosive on every level.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social