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Audra Pleasant
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En route.
Reposted by Audra Pleasant
For today’s “One First,” I took a deep dive into President-Elect Trump’s amicus brief in the TikTok case at #SCOTUS — and its ominous portents for ego-stroking political arguments wholly devoid of legal analysis from the incoming Solicitor General:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/115-presid...
115. President-Elect Trump's Law-Free TikTok Brief
A friend-of-the-Court brief filed by the incoming President's nominee to be the next Solicitor General is a revealing—and alarming—example of political arguments wholly divorced from law.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Reposted by Audra Pleasant
For the @nytimes.com I wrote about how Enough is Enough with the incumbent president and his cabinet of folly and let’s stop coddling Trump voters and be real clear-eyed about what lies ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
Opinion | Enough
To suggest we should yield even a little to Trump’s odious politics is unacceptable. Even if we did, it would never be enough.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Restoring the soul of Notre-Dame through ashes and axes.
The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre-Dame Cathedral
How an army of artisans on a five-year deadline turned back time to restore a centuries-old masterpiece—by hand.
www.gq.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM