Kenneth Manusama
@kennethmanusama.bsky.social
Writer / America / US Constitutional Law / recovering international lawyer / Nieuwsbrief 'Amerikaanse Toestanden' / Boek 'Ongrondwettelijk' (Thomas Rap)(juni 2025) / Boek 'Democratie van het Wilde Westen (2024)(Bot Uitgevers) / manusama.com
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Na 250 jaar onafhankelijkheid staat Amerika bloot aan de eigen geschiedenis
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Gisteren schreef ik de nieuwsbrief over wat de nieuwe Ken Burns docu over de Amerikaans Revolutie en vooral de reactie daarop, zeggen over het Amerikaans zelfbeeld.
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
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Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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ICYMI!
Gisteren schreef ik de nieuwsbrief over wat de nieuwe Ken Burns docu over de Amerikaans Revolutie en vooral de reactie daarop, zeggen over het Amerikaans zelfbeeld.
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Van alle mythes ontdaan
Na 250 jaar onafhankelijkheid staat Amerika bloot aan de eigen geschiedenis
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
ICYMI!
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Breaking news: Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed, after a military build-up by US forces in the region on.ft.com/489mnfV
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Breaking news: Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed, after a military build-up by US forces in the region on.ft.com/489mnfV
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Hoe twee vastgoed-oligarchen voor Poetin en Trump een soort Verdrag van Versailles opstellen en Oekraïne cultureel onderworpen moet worden aan het 'Cesaropapisme' van het Kremlin en Patriarch Kirill. #BetrouwbareBronnen omny.fm/shows/betrou...
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Hoe twee vastgoed-oligarchen voor Poetin en Trump een soort Verdrag van Versailles opstellen en Oekraïne cultureel onderworpen moet worden aan het 'Cesaropapisme' van het Kremlin en Patriarch Kirill. #BetrouwbareBronnen omny.fm/shows/betrou...
Coup incoming
1. President Trump is directly and publicly intervening in the elections of a foreign nation and has also promised to grant a pardon to former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Coup incoming
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President Trump promises to use his DOJ to prosecute former President Joe Biden for public statements not given under oath.
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
President Trump promises to use his DOJ to prosecute former President Joe Biden for public statements not given under oath.
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Reminder that all the "pardons" granted to Jan6ers whose convictions were still pending were auto-pen pardons.
Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reminder that all the "pardons" granted to Jan6ers whose convictions were still pending were auto-pen pardons.
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Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
Only if we do nothing…
European officials fear the continent will be left behind as the U.S., China and Russia vie for economic, technological and military dominance.
Europe Fears It Can’t Catch Up in Great Power Competition
Underarmed and politically fractious, the continent worries it is becoming the biggest loser in the new era of transactional politics.
on.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Only if we do nothing…
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A real president would not declare he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” after the heinous action of one person. He’d be capable of recognizing entire populations are not responsible for the actions of one troubled individual—and not act in a reactionary, racist way.
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A real president would not declare he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” after the heinous action of one person. He’d be capable of recognizing entire populations are not responsible for the actions of one troubled individual—and not act in a reactionary, racist way.
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The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
Gisteren schreef ik de nieuwsbrief over wat de nieuwe Ken Burns docu over de Amerikaans Revolutie en vooral de reactie daarop, zeggen over het Amerikaans zelfbeeld.
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Van alle mythes ontdaan
Na 250 jaar onafhankelijkheid staat Amerika bloot aan de eigen geschiedenis
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Gisteren schreef ik de nieuwsbrief over wat de nieuwe Ken Burns docu over de Amerikaans Revolutie en vooral de reactie daarop, zeggen over het Amerikaans zelfbeeld.
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Deel, abonneer, allemaal goed!
Ook kan je een kopje thee voor me kopen…
open.substack.com/pub/amerikaa...
Bij elke massa schietpartij roepen Republikeinen dat er geen wapen maar 'mental health' probleem is in Amerika. Zodra het gaat om een door de inlichtingendiensten onderzochte legale migrant uit Afghanistan die meevocht met de VS, is het een migranten probleem. Terwijl de kans levensgroot is dat >
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Bij elke massa schietpartij roepen Republikeinen dat er geen wapen maar 'mental health' probleem is in Amerika. Zodra het gaat om een door de inlichtingendiensten onderzochte legale migrant uit Afghanistan die meevocht met de VS, is het een migranten probleem. Terwijl de kans levensgroot is dat >
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@kennethmanusama.bsky.social
Ik las je laatste aflevering van Amerikaanse Toestanden.
Erg interessant.
Mike Pence bevestigde afgelopen weekend bij @nexusinstituut.bsky.social dat hij de VS nog steeds ziet als ‘the world’s last best hope’.
Joeseph Borrell was hiermee, bijna schamperend, oneens.
Ik las je laatste aflevering van Amerikaanse Toestanden.
Erg interessant.
Mike Pence bevestigde afgelopen weekend bij @nexusinstituut.bsky.social dat hij de VS nog steeds ziet als ‘the world’s last best hope’.
Joeseph Borrell was hiermee, bijna schamperend, oneens.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@kennethmanusama.bsky.social
Ik las je laatste aflevering van Amerikaanse Toestanden.
Erg interessant.
Mike Pence bevestigde afgelopen weekend bij @nexusinstituut.bsky.social dat hij de VS nog steeds ziet als ‘the world’s last best hope’.
Joeseph Borrell was hiermee, bijna schamperend, oneens.
Ik las je laatste aflevering van Amerikaanse Toestanden.
Erg interessant.
Mike Pence bevestigde afgelopen weekend bij @nexusinstituut.bsky.social dat hij de VS nog steeds ziet als ‘the world’s last best hope’.
Joeseph Borrell was hiermee, bijna schamperend, oneens.
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UPDATE: In DOJ's request to block Judge Cobb's order that would end troop deployment in DC as of Dec. 11, the DC Circuit has ordered a response by Dec. 2, with any reply by Dec. 3.
The panel includes Katsas and Rao — the two Trump appointees who had the contempt appeal — and Millett (Obama).
The panel includes Katsas and Rao — the two Trump appointees who had the contempt appeal — and Millett (Obama).
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
UPDATE: In DOJ's request to block Judge Cobb's order that would end troop deployment in DC as of Dec. 11, the DC Circuit has ordered a response by Dec. 2, with any reply by Dec. 3.
The panel includes Katsas and Rao — the two Trump appointees who had the contempt appeal — and Millett (Obama).
The panel includes Katsas and Rao — the two Trump appointees who had the contempt appeal — and Millett (Obama).
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not the point, but I did a doubletake on this graphic - "That blob is labeled 'White House' but they left off part of ... oh right"
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
not the point, but I did a doubletake on this graphic - "That blob is labeled 'White House' but they left off part of ... oh right"
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Over het mooie, het bijna hopeloze en toch inspirerende verzet van de bevolking van Georgië. Dag na dag, nu al bijna een jaar lang. Mooi verslag van @ivdl.bsky.social en Nicole Segers in @groene.nl en in groene.nl/podcast
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Over het mooie, het bijna hopeloze en toch inspirerende verzet van de bevolking van Georgië. Dag na dag, nu al bijna een jaar lang. Mooi verslag van @ivdl.bsky.social en Nicole Segers in @groene.nl en in groene.nl/podcast
Goedemorgen! Tragische schietpartij weer koren op de molen voor het anti-immigratie beleid, en stok om vorige president mee te slaan.
National Guard shooting: Trump says US should ‘re-examine’ all Afghan refugees after suspect named
National Guard shooting: Trump says US should ‘re-examine’ all Afghan refugees after suspect named
President calls the shooting in Washington an ‘act of terror’, as officials name Rahmanullah Lakanwal as suspected shooter
Donald Trump has called for his government to re-examine every Afghan immigrant who entered the US during Joe Biden’s administration, after law enforcement officials identified the suspect in the shooting of two national guard members in Washington as a man from Afghanistan.
A statement from the Department of Homeland Security named the suspect asRahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the US under a Biden-era policy allowing Afghans set up after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Immigration authorities granted Lakanwal asylum earlier this year, according to CNN. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Goedemorgen! Tragische schietpartij weer koren op de molen voor het anti-immigratie beleid, en stok om vorige president mee te slaan.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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👀 Look for two possible SCOTUS orders today in big fully briefed emergency-docket cases:
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
👀 Look for two possible SCOTUS orders today in big fully briefed emergency-docket cases:
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
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Nederlander Murat Yildirim werkte jaren voor de Amerikaanse drugsbestrijdingsorganistie DEA. Die is volgens hem soms illegaal in Nederland actief. Donderdag staat hij tegenover zijn oud-werkgever in de rechtbank.
Ex-medewerker: Amerikaanse drugsbestrijders DEA ‘opzettelijk’ illegaal actief in Nederland
Murat Yildirim | DEA: Nederlander Murat Yildirim werkte jaren voor de Amerikaanse drugsbestrijdingsorganistie DEA. Die is volgens hem soms illegaal in Nederland actief. Donderdag staat hij tegenover zijn oud-werkgever in de rechtbank.
www.nrc.nl
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Nederlander Murat Yildirim werkte jaren voor de Amerikaanse drugsbestrijdingsorganistie DEA. Die is volgens hem soms illegaal in Nederland actief. Donderdag staat hij tegenover zijn oud-werkgever in de rechtbank.
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Yesterday, the world was quite close to an apocalypse.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Yesterday, the world was quite close to an apocalypse.