Julian Sanchez
@normative.bsky.social
He sits motionless, like a spider in the center of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them. juliansanchez.com
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This is the story of another guy indicted in the Southern District of New York, who Trump just pardoned. One of Trump's personal lawyers and appointee was even part of the prosecution! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is the story of another guy indicted in the Southern District of New York, who Trump just pardoned. One of Trump's personal lawyers and appointee was even part of the prosecution! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
From 273 scandals ago: www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Pentagon inspector general investigation into 'Signalgate' is complete
The report was given to Defense Secretary Hegseth on Tuesday and could be released publicly later this week.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
From 273 scandals ago: www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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It should be abundantly clear by now that it was never about “documented” vs. “undocumented” immigrants for Trump.
The majority of the Somali community came to the US as documented refugees…and many are citizens or legal residents.
Citizenship is rendered meaningless very quickly by fascists.
The majority of the Somali community came to the US as documented refugees…and many are citizens or legal residents.
Citizenship is rendered meaningless very quickly by fascists.
A new ICE operation in Minnesota will target undocumented Somali immigrants, a federal official says, as Trump ramps up attacks against the community. https://cnn.it/4pc3kax
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It should be abundantly clear by now that it was never about “documented” vs. “undocumented” immigrants for Trump.
The majority of the Somali community came to the US as documented refugees…and many are citizens or legal residents.
Citizenship is rendered meaningless very quickly by fascists.
The majority of the Somali community came to the US as documented refugees…and many are citizens or legal residents.
Citizenship is rendered meaningless very quickly by fascists.
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Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
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To be clear, we're talking about a *literal* take-no-prisoners approach. This is not a metaphor. We're describing the Secretary of Defense in literal terms as a guy who is genuinely committed to doing war crimes
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
To be clear, we're talking about a *literal* take-no-prisoners approach. This is not a metaphor. We're describing the Secretary of Defense in literal terms as a guy who is genuinely committed to doing war crimes
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One of the reasons servicemembers, from admirals and generals to the greenest private, should know “don’t follow illegal orders” is that this administration is a goulash of dishonorable character flaws like cowardice and dishonesty. There is no bus under which these pissants will not throw you.
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One of the reasons servicemembers, from admirals and generals to the greenest private, should know “don’t follow illegal orders” is that this administration is a goulash of dishonorable character flaws like cowardice and dishonesty. There is no bus under which these pissants will not throw you.
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This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
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Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
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If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
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Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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one thing that receives almost no attention is that the only reason he ran for president again is because he had to to avoid prosecution for a litany of crimes, the whole plan was: 1). Take shelter in SCOTUS-granted immunity. 2). Loot.
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
one thing that receives almost no attention is that the only reason he ran for president again is because he had to to avoid prosecution for a litany of crimes, the whole plan was: 1). Take shelter in SCOTUS-granted immunity. 2). Loot.
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This morning is oral argument at the Supreme Court in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For Copyright Infringement
Below is the brief, in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I have been waiting my career to write, to finally tell the Supreme Court that when it comes to platform liability for their u…
www.techdirt.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This morning is oral argument at the Supreme Court in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
Cox unfortunately isn't pressing this point but it is an enormously important First Amendment case involving online free speech.
Here's the amicus brief I wrote:
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/s...
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A basic and intuitive understanding of the law is that punishments should not be retroactive upon a policy change.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A basic and intuitive understanding of the law is that punishments should not be retroactive upon a policy change.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
“Do You Hear What I Hear”
Dar Williams, “The Christians and the Pagans”
Dar Williams, “The Christians and the Pagans”
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“Do You Hear What I Hear”
Dar Williams, “The Christians and the Pagans”
Dar Williams, “The Christians and the Pagans”
Can animated works aimed at adults please stop doing this silly, adolescent thing where they lard the dialogue with absurd supra-Scorcese levels of pointless swearing the modal longshoreman would find cringy in a desperate attempt to telegraph “this isn’t a kids cartoon!”
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can animated works aimed at adults please stop doing this silly, adolescent thing where they lard the dialogue with absurd supra-Scorcese levels of pointless swearing the modal longshoreman would find cringy in a desperate attempt to telegraph “this isn’t a kids cartoon!”
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“In nearly all of the examples Judge Ellis cited in her 200-plus page opinion, she says the Department of Homeland Security narrative contradicts the reality of what can be seen on agents' body-worn cameras.”
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force: Judge
The ABC7 I-Team is taking a closer look at a trove of videos ordered released by a federal judge in her explanation of the preliminary injunction she issued earlier this month restricting use of force...
abc7chicago.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“In nearly all of the examples Judge Ellis cited in her 200-plus page opinion, she says the Department of Homeland Security narrative contradicts the reality of what can be seen on agents' body-worn cameras.”
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
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“The editor interviewed him in the 1960s for the job of political correspondent.
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
RIP Tom Stoppard: England’s great (Jewish) playwright
Tom Stoppard died today aged 88 – which, as a lover of cricket, he would be the first to say was a decent innings.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“The editor interviewed him in the 1960s for the job of political correspondent.
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
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600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me: