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Noah Dahl

@noahdahl.bsky.social

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Self-deprecating handle (say it a few times fast). Pro-democracy. Focused on SCOTUS and the federal judiciary, but not exclusively so. Upside-down flag is a distress signal.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · Mar 30

If there's one thing I hope people will hear among the many (often dumb) things I post, it's this:

Americans—even those in the legal profession—have a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the Chief Justice.

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · Mar 29

Where is Chief Justice Roberts @judgeluttig.bsky.social?

As the titular head of the federal judiciary, it is incumbent upon him (along with the Judicial Conference, which should have held a special meeting by now to address these dangerous attacks on the Article III branch).

judgeluttig.bsky.social @judgeluttig.bsky.social · Mar 28

Yesterday, more than 1,000 lawyers and legal groups signed a letter calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to defend the Federal Judiciary, the Rule of Law, and the legal profession from the President’s vicious and palpably unconstitutional attacks.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 3h

There is no value in the press going to these.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 8h

Every organization that refuses to sign should also leave the WH press briefing. There is zero value to maintaining that relationship—and a great deal of harm in continuing to grant the WH press office legitimacy.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

Just a freewheeling exchange of ideas, no different than any gathering (at Nuremburg)....

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

The real trick was getting himself appointed as special counsel three months after he planted them.

Photo of the stolen confidential files in Trump's bathroom, captioned: "Jesus how many trips did it take for Jack Smith to plant all that?"

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

Remember the state crisis when the Biden administration asked Twitter to take down nude photos of Hunter Biden posted non-consensually, per its terms of service?

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11h

Federal officials telling social media companies to take down posts was supposedly a free speech crisis. It’s not even really hypocrisy, since the right was lying about much of it.
And this isn’t misinformation, foreign influence ops, or public health, just 1A-protected speech the govt doesn’t like.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 11h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

Bari Weiss gonna get right on this and give it the in-depth and balanced coverage it deserves

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

Is it to much to hope that the attorneys arguing for the VRA call out the lies of conservative justices in real time?

Because they should.

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

Much of media readily gloms onto such bogus claims, giving them credibility and reach.

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

Reminder that Democrats (Pelosi) mutely swore in Republicans who actively worked to overturn an election... while Republicans refuse to swear in someone who legitimately *won* hers.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 19h

"At first I thought it was a little bit of a conspiracy theory... but at this point..."

Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva suggests her support for the full release of the Epstein files is delaying her swearing in as a member of Congress in the US.

#Newsnight

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 10h

This year I'm guessing it will only be the ones that have done something to catch the eye (and ire) of Trump

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 11h

I hear this but also leery of a former Blackwater employee without much of a political track record.

But then again, I don't live in Maine...

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 11h

I have the phone M365 app. An update eliminated my Notes app along with all of my many notes.

Comically awful.

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 11h

How many extrajudicial killings is that now?

These are all in international water and international crimes.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11h

Breaking News: A U.S. military strike killed six people on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Trump said, asserting without evidence that they were drug smugglers for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Another Attack on Boat, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

nyti.ms

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 16h

Imagine Dem leadership looking at that and deciding to openly reject the democratic choice of their own constituents.

Schumer and Jeffries need to go.

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 16h

The term "unitary executive" needs to go. It's a palatable substititute for dictatorship, that's all.

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Mo @moman.bsky.social · 16h

WaPo is on its way to being Newsweek, a marginal publication wearing a prestigious brand as a skin suit

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 16h

Amar is one of those 'liberals' who straddles the fence a bit too much for my comfort.

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 16h

Good. F*ck Jeff Bezos.

I'm sorry about the good reporters at WaPo whose careers are affected by this, but we need to keep the big picture in focus.

We're in an information war, and one of the opposition's aircraft carriers is taking on water and listing heavily.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 16h

I would argue there is a potential value for a Dem or progressive to appear on Fox, and that's to send a message that we're here and we're not backing down (and here's why).

It shouldn't be about trying to earn their vote. It should be about advancing a viewpoint, whether they accept it or no.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 16h

appearing on fox's airwaves validates them as a source of information to their audience. they lie all day and then they can tell their audience "see, we're not fake, we tell so much truth about dems that the party chair, house leader, major candidates, etc all have to come here and defend themself"

bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 1d

Don't agree with @owillis.bsky.social on this. First, not everyone who watches Fox is devout. People plopped in front of their TVs cannot be equated with people on a pilgrimage to Mecca. That's just silly.

And I don't see how it "reinforces the lies much more". (He does not explain this.)

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 17h

Also, the refs (media) have been worked by one side so hard and for so long that they're gun-shy, fearing to get called out by Trump and his allies.

Dems have mostly refused to fight back. Gov. Pritzker has done so on occasion and needs to do more.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 18h

Frankly the press should do this with the White House as well.

Zero point in trying to squeeze water from that stone every day.

Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 23h

Kavanaugh assessment

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 1d

Eberflus left his clock management skills behind for Johnson I see

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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Bears won, but with all those critical penalties, they 100% did not deserve to. Ugly as hell.