Paul Gowder
@gowder.io
Prof @ Northwestern law, political theorist, cat parent. Black lives matter.
Profile, pubs, etc: https://gowder.io
All my books (rule of law, racial justice, platform governance) are downloadable in free open access pdf @ https://books.gowder.io
Profile, pubs, etc: https://gowder.io
All my books (rule of law, racial justice, platform governance) are downloadable in free open access pdf @ https://books.gowder.io
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Paul Gowder
@gowder.io
· Oct 14
Senator Hale, 1851, dropping truth bombs about the Fugitive Slave Act that apply just as well to Trump's efforts to send troops do "mass deportation" against the will of the people (Cong. Globe, 31st Congress, session 2, p. 598)
Don't let the door hit you on your Nazi ass on the way out
Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino left Chicago on Thursday, reports say. blockclubchi.co/4i6s29U
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Don't let the door hit you on your Nazi ass on the way out
"Hey Jesus, what would you do?"
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Hey Jesus, what would you do?"
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Still working our way through approx. 23,000 pages of Epstein related documents released by House Oversight Cmte.
In another email.. this one from Feb. 2017.. Epstein references Trump
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In another email.. this one from Feb. 2017.. Epstein references Trump
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November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Still working our way through approx. 23,000 pages of Epstein related documents released by House Oversight Cmte.
In another email.. this one from Feb. 2017.. Epstein references Trump
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In another email.. this one from Feb. 2017.. Epstein references Trump
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In Skrmetti, the Supreme Court put hundreds of thousands of kids in harm's way while inflicting damage on the larger project of sex equality for all. My latest in Harvard Law Review:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<i>Skrmetti </i>Beyond Scrutiny
<p><span>In United States v. Skrmetti, </span><span>the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee </span><span>Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits t
papers.ssrn.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In Skrmetti, the Supreme Court put hundreds of thousands of kids in harm's way while inflicting damage on the larger project of sex equality for all. My latest in Harvard Law Review:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
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There is no strict constitutional prohibition against pedophilia so it’s hard to see why Democrats are so interested in the Epstein files.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There is no strict constitutional prohibition against pedophilia so it’s hard to see why Democrats are so interested in the Epstein files.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
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Democrats say Donald Trump molests children. As president, he's been far more likely to starve or deport them. Two Pinocchios.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Democrats say Donald Trump molests children. As president, he's been far more likely to starve or deport them. Two Pinocchios.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
Starting a war to distract his base from the Epstein files
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Starting a war to distract his base from the Epstein files
does anyone actually have a copy of the “no fatties” visa guidance cable? (Referred to in a bunch of news stories including the below…
www.newsweek.com/trump-refusi...
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.newsweek.com/trump-refusi...
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
does anyone actually have a copy of the “no fatties” visa guidance cable? (Referred to in a bunch of news stories including the below…
www.newsweek.com/trump-refusi...
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.newsweek.com/trump-refusi...
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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What life under competitive authoritarianism looks like
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What life under competitive authoritarianism looks like
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As AI becomes more common in public benefits programs, ensuring meaningful human oversight is critical to fairness, accountability, and equity. Join CDT & Benefits Tech Advocacy Hub for this event.
📅 Dec 2 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET | 💻 Virtual
cdt.org/event/human-...
📅 Dec 2 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET | 💻 Virtual
cdt.org/event/human-...
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As AI becomes more common in public benefits programs, ensuring meaningful human oversight is critical to fairness, accountability, and equity. Join CDT & Benefits Tech Advocacy Hub for this event.
📅 Dec 2 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET | 💻 Virtual
cdt.org/event/human-...
📅 Dec 2 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET | 💻 Virtual
cdt.org/event/human-...
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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What you want from a functional, thriving superpower is every reporter in the country spending all day combing through a cache of documents that all say, more or less, “hi [rich ruling class person], it was good seeing you last week for all the child sex crimes!”
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What you want from a functional, thriving superpower is every reporter in the country spending all day combing through a cache of documents that all say, more or less, “hi [rich ruling class person], it was good seeing you last week for all the child sex crimes!”
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sending the hot goss to my friend and adding DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
sending the hot goss to my friend and adding DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
The only thing that can actually make this regime fall at the moment…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The only thing that can actually make this regime fall at the moment…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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“ why you struggle to pay the bills and afford healthcare, Trump and his corrupt cronies are using your tax dollars to jet around the country on government planes”
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“ why you struggle to pay the bills and afford healthcare, Trump and his corrupt cronies are using your tax dollars to jet around the country on government planes”
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Someone wanna convince me that the "regular forces" argument isn't a horrible trap that just leads to the insurrection act and the marines?
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Someone wanna convince me that the "regular forces" argument isn't a horrible trap that just leads to the insurrection act and the marines?
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Wake up babe, new @thedemocrats logo just dropped
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Wake up babe, new @thedemocrats logo just dropped
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.