John Manier
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The decision to suddenly reverse several weeks of rankings and exclude Notre Dame from the college football playoff was so devoid of reasoning, it may as well have come from the infamous SCOTUS “shadow docket.”
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December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The decision to suddenly reverse several weeks of rankings and exclude Notre Dame from the college football playoff was so devoid of reasoning, it may as well have come from the infamous SCOTUS “shadow docket.”
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Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
As a lawyer with some experience in constitutional law and who has studied history, I can assure everyone that the “unitary executive” “theory” makes as much sense as the notion that the earth is flat.
Kavanaugh pretty much just said this out loud
The practical effect of overturning Humphrey’s will be that Republican presidents can stack the formerly independent agencies with their copartisans and SCOTUS will be cool with everything they do but when a Dem POTUS does the same Roberts et al will declare all those agencies’ actions unlawful.
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As a lawyer with some experience in constitutional law and who has studied history, I can assure everyone that the “unitary executive” “theory” makes as much sense as the notion that the earth is flat.
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even if we luck into this scenario, still wildly important for the next admin to be vindictive and vengeful and bring down the hammer on EVERYONE they possibly can while passing a bunch of democracy-enhancing laws and rebuilding the fed govt or we are frankly fucked & will be back here soon
the absolute best case scenario is trump becomes so unpopular that his own party loses faith in his ability to maintain governing power regardless of election rigging, troop deployment, etc, in which case they will cut him loose and make all that stuff even harder for him to pull off.
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
even if we luck into this scenario, still wildly important for the next admin to be vindictive and vengeful and bring down the hammer on EVERYONE they possibly can while passing a bunch of democracy-enhancing laws and rebuilding the fed govt or we are frankly fucked & will be back here soon
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The only thing that can stop a bad boy with a gun is a best boy with a gun
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The only thing that can stop a bad boy with a gun is a best boy with a gun
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This is a big deal, although a lot will depend on what #SCOTUS does in the Illinois case (in which we don’t expect a ruling until the week of November 17 at the earliest).
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is a big deal, although a lot will depend on what #SCOTUS does in the Illinois case (in which we don’t expect a ruling until the week of November 17 at the earliest).
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this is the shit i want to see
Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions
September 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
this is the shit i want to see
It rained in Los Angeles this morning, which reminded me that it’s past time to release the Epstein Files.
September 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It rained in Los Angeles this morning, which reminded me that it’s past time to release the Epstein Files.
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US Chattel Slavery cannot be *overemphasized* That's the thing about world historical violence.
August 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
US Chattel Slavery cannot be *overemphasized* That's the thing about world historical violence.
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INBOX: Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis & American Conference of Cantors issue a lengthy statement declaring:
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
July 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
INBOX: Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis & American Conference of Cantors issue a lengthy statement declaring:
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
"Starving Gazan civilians neither will bring Israel the 'total victory' over Hamas it seeks, nor can it be justified by Jewish values or humanitarian law."
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im gonna have to write this story like 400 more times aren't i
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X Is a White-Supremacist Site
Elon Musk has made one of Twitter’s most glaring problems into a core feature on X.
www.theatlantic.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
im gonna have to write this story like 400 more times aren't i
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MacArthur park is literally where the unhoused live. This has zero to do with criminal anything. Nothing to do with immigration. This is photo op bullshit.
July 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
MacArthur park is literally where the unhoused live. This has zero to do with criminal anything. Nothing to do with immigration. This is photo op bullshit.
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It's become pretty clear over the past 3 weeks and/or 3 years that the "Democrats need to expand the Supreme Court right now" enthusiasts were correct in 2021, and that if and when Democrats regain power, they cannot get caught flat-footed again slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Past Four Years at the Supreme Court Did Not Need to Be This Way
Part of the reason court reform failed in 2021 is that Democrats were unprepared for Ginsburg’s spectacularly ill-timed death.
slate.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's become pretty clear over the past 3 weeks and/or 3 years that the "Democrats need to expand the Supreme Court right now" enthusiasts were correct in 2021, and that if and when Democrats regain power, they cannot get caught flat-footed again slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Today, a DOJ lawyer confirmed that the U.S. plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he’s released from pre-trial criminal detention.
The lawyer said the government won’t wait until Abrego faces trial.
Less than two weeks ago, a White House deputy press secretary decried that as “fake news.”
The lawyer said the government won’t wait until Abrego faces trial.
Less than two weeks ago, a White House deputy press secretary decried that as “fake news.”
July 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Today, a DOJ lawyer confirmed that the U.S. plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he’s released from pre-trial criminal detention.
The lawyer said the government won’t wait until Abrego faces trial.
Less than two weeks ago, a White House deputy press secretary decried that as “fake news.”
The lawyer said the government won’t wait until Abrego faces trial.
Less than two weeks ago, a White House deputy press secretary decried that as “fake news.”
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you know, the kind of world that peter thiel wants (19th century capitalism with a 21st century information economy) would almost certainly end with him being guillotined within like 6 months
July 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
you know, the kind of world that peter thiel wants (19th century capitalism with a 21st century information economy) would almost certainly end with him being guillotined within like 6 months
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Holy shit. 👀
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
JIANG: What is the NEC's estimate for how many people could lose healthcare coverage?
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Holy shit. 👀
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
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As I get older I am increasingly grateful to have gone to a very diverse public high school.
going to college, living in an international dorm and meeting brown kids from africa, dark-skinned kids with african features from india, spanish-speaking chinese kids from argentina, and many others changed the way i understood the world in some pretty fundamental ways
July 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As I get older I am increasingly grateful to have gone to a very diverse public high school.
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“His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.”
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
The Story Behind Jared Kushner’s Curious Acceptance Into Harvard
ProPublica editor Daniel Golden wrote a book a decade ago about how the rich buy their children access to elite colleges. One student he covered is now poised to become one of the most powerful…
www.propublica.org
July 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.”
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
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Both of these quotes. Come on man
July 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Both of these quotes. Come on man
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I think that last one is it for me. I believe there are a handful of Dems who will go to the mattresses to protect every last American, but I also think there are plenty of Dems who are fine with brown people getting rounded up.
the big questions for american democracy going forward seem to be (1) can the GOP actually build the federal police state they just funded, (2) in time to finish before democratic checks can be established, and (3) whether dems gaining power would actually try to stop/dismantle it
July 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I think that last one is it for me. I believe there are a handful of Dems who will go to the mattresses to protect every last American, but I also think there are plenty of Dems who are fine with brown people getting rounded up.
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Hard to not notice Democrats pointedly avoiding any mention of the massive expansion of ICE's budget in this bill
July 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hard to not notice Democrats pointedly avoiding any mention of the massive expansion of ICE's budget in this bill
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It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
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Sorry but no one should take you seriously if you said Eric Adams would be great and now you're saying Zohran will bring about the end of New York City. You are, how do I say this, a clown
June 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Sorry but no one should take you seriously if you said Eric Adams would be great and now you're saying Zohran will bring about the end of New York City. You are, how do I say this, a clown
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That sentence is so insane
“Over the past few months, Paramount leaders have been wrestling with how to pay to settle the lawsuit without exposing directors and officers to liability in potential future shareholder litigation or to criminal charges for bribing a public official.” www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Mediator Proposes $20 Million Settlement in Trump’s CBS Suit
The potential package would include a donation, legal costs and public service announcements.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
That sentence is so insane
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You can only run around yelling “we have to ignore “the groups”” but for so long before people start to get the message.
The former MSNBC host is rethinking her loyalty to the Democratic Party.
Joy Reid: I’m ‘Barely Hanging On’ to Being a Democrat
“I’m not willing to cede the country to Trumpism and MAGA simply because I’m clinging to this party,” the former MSNBC host said.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You can only run around yelling “we have to ignore “the groups”” but for so long before people start to get the message.