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Worth noting that Aaron David Miller, who was present at some of these very meetings like Malley, admitted over 20 years ago that he himself was a lawyer for Israel rather than a diplomat.
December 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Worth noting that Aaron David Miller, who was present at some of these very meetings like Malley, admitted over 20 years ago that he himself was a lawyer for Israel rather than a diplomat.
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Something a lot of people miss is that in many ways the pre Oct 2023 status quo rested upon the idea that the Palestinian question didn't need solving. Pretty much everyone thought Oslo had permanently rendered the Palestinians docile and that there no longer was a need for a political resolution.
Well the fence is illusory and will never work, that's why expulsionism is more popular than ever.
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Something a lot of people miss is that in many ways the pre Oct 2023 status quo rested upon the idea that the Palestinian question didn't need solving. Pretty much everyone thought Oslo had permanently rendered the Palestinians docile and that there no longer was a need for a political resolution.
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feels like every political problem stems from ever considering right wing politics to be legitimate or worthy of existing in any way
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
feels like every political problem stems from ever considering right wing politics to be legitimate or worthy of existing in any way
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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.
In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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.
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One cool thing about Originalism is that all the very standard ways historians have of trying to understand the meaning of old texts are ignored in favour of communing with the spirit of the author (who strangely always agrees with today’s right wing).
During ratification of the 14th Amendment, senators discussed whether the Citizenship Clause would apply to the children of immigrants and resoundingly concluded that it did. The text and history all point in one direction and the counter-arguments are patently fraudulent. I am going to lose my mind
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
One cool thing about Originalism is that all the very standard ways historians have of trying to understand the meaning of old texts are ignored in favour of communing with the spirit of the author (who strangely always agrees with today’s right wing).
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The "major questions doctrine" is just something Supreme Court Justices made up to give themselves more power whenever they feel like it. No basis in law granting the Supreme Court majority additional ability to undo an act of Congress they disagree with because Justices say this one's a big deal.
December 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The "major questions doctrine" is just something Supreme Court Justices made up to give themselves more power whenever they feel like it. No basis in law granting the Supreme Court majority additional ability to undo an act of Congress they disagree with because Justices say this one's a big deal.
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Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
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I thought seizing land through armed conquest was bad and that's why we're opposing Russia invading Ukraine
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I thought seizing land through armed conquest was bad and that's why we're opposing Russia invading Ukraine
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I understand that when you are in government or in the think tank world you can just say anything and it often will not even be challenged on the basis of evidence or lack thereof but one of my biggest icks is "the Abraham Accords make a two state solution more likely", no they do not. No evidence.
December 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I understand that when you are in government or in the think tank world you can just say anything and it often will not even be challenged on the basis of evidence or lack thereof but one of my biggest icks is "the Abraham Accords make a two state solution more likely", no they do not. No evidence.
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Turns out saying “I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Marjorie Taylor Greene” was stupid as fuck. Who could have possibly seen that coming
December 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Turns out saying “I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Marjorie Taylor Greene” was stupid as fuck. Who could have possibly seen that coming
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Man you are the Governor of Colorado you do not under any circumstances have to hand it to them, especially when the right wing intellectuals you're handing it to are Epstein defenders and phrenologists
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Man you are the Governor of Colorado you do not under any circumstances have to hand it to them, especially when the right wing intellectuals you're handing it to are Epstein defenders and phrenologists
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i can't imagine a more thorough indictment of the very concept of "america"
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
i can't imagine a more thorough indictment of the very concept of "america"
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This isn’t a difference of opinion. Ilan Wurman and Randy Barnett are straightforward liars.
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This isn’t a difference of opinion. Ilan Wurman and Randy Barnett are straightforward liars.
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“No evidence the intent went beyond freeing slaves” — the framers of the amendment openly stated that it would grant citizenship to the children of Chinese immigrants. It’s in the Congressional record. Cited extensively in Wong Kim Ark. These aren’t obscure sources, especially for law professors.
December 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“No evidence the intent went beyond freeing slaves” — the framers of the amendment openly stated that it would grant citizenship to the children of Chinese immigrants. It’s in the Congressional record. Cited extensively in Wong Kim Ark. These aren’t obscure sources, especially for law professors.
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now, if we lived in a country where being honest was a value and a practice they'd all be frank and explain that prices are never coming down. but whatever. you had a load of fun riding that tiger can't complain now when it turns on you
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
now, if we lived in a country where being honest was a value and a practice they'd all be frank and explain that prices are never coming down. but whatever. you had a load of fun riding that tiger can't complain now when it turns on you
A fuckton of people I follow apparently follow this extremely racist piece of shit I've never heard of before today.
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A fuckton of people I follow apparently follow this extremely racist piece of shit I've never heard of before today.
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"those minorities deserve what trump is doing to them" is an opinion shared by both the worst of the MAGA types and also too many spiteful liberals excited for an excuse to join in on the bigotry. real bipartisan effort
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"those minorities deserve what trump is doing to them" is an opinion shared by both the worst of the MAGA types and also too many spiteful liberals excited for an excuse to join in on the bigotry. real bipartisan effort
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I don't get this trend of "liberals mald and seethe over losing so hard that they target minorities in a blue state they already won". Like if you want to be racist, just be racist instead of pretend you're doing it out of a sense of pragmatism.
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I don't get this trend of "liberals mald and seethe over losing so hard that they target minorities in a blue state they already won". Like if you want to be racist, just be racist instead of pretend you're doing it out of a sense of pragmatism.
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So, let's go over this.
1.) 58% of Wyt voters (61% men, 55% women) voted for DJT
2.) No other racial group was above 28% for DJT
3.) Harris won MN easily (51%/46%), even with deep red rural counties
4.) Wyt liberals STILL refuse to accept responsibility for Wyt Supremacy
Really, fuck off. JFC.
1.) 58% of Wyt voters (61% men, 55% women) voted for DJT
2.) No other racial group was above 28% for DJT
3.) Harris won MN easily (51%/46%), even with deep red rural counties
4.) Wyt liberals STILL refuse to accept responsibility for Wyt Supremacy
Really, fuck off. JFC.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So, let's go over this.
1.) 58% of Wyt voters (61% men, 55% women) voted for DJT
2.) No other racial group was above 28% for DJT
3.) Harris won MN easily (51%/46%), even with deep red rural counties
4.) Wyt liberals STILL refuse to accept responsibility for Wyt Supremacy
Really, fuck off. JFC.
1.) 58% of Wyt voters (61% men, 55% women) voted for DJT
2.) No other racial group was above 28% for DJT
3.) Harris won MN easily (51%/46%), even with deep red rural counties
4.) Wyt liberals STILL refuse to accept responsibility for Wyt Supremacy
Really, fuck off. JFC.
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There's a Crisis of Masculinity in this country and the only way to solve it is to let me act like a cross between a baby and a movie villain
February 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
There's a Crisis of Masculinity in this country and the only way to solve it is to let me act like a cross between a baby and a movie villain
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One thing that drives me insane is people who think that their personal firearm is gonna be a service rifle that wins a civil war like it's 1775 which like... no
I find “civil war” discourse a little funny.
No one is going to be rocking AR15s by year 8 of the thing.
The final battle for Washington will be fought by the Cali forces rocking a mix of Type 89s, K2s, C7s, supporting by base M1 Abrams reactivated by Korean techs at SIAD and Toyotas in BDUs.
No one is going to be rocking AR15s by year 8 of the thing.
The final battle for Washington will be fought by the Cali forces rocking a mix of Type 89s, K2s, C7s, supporting by base M1 Abrams reactivated by Korean techs at SIAD and Toyotas in BDUs.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
One thing that drives me insane is people who think that their personal firearm is gonna be a service rifle that wins a civil war like it's 1775 which like... no
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This man did a photo opp of himself destroying homeless people's last possessions.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This man did a photo opp of himself destroying homeless people's last possessions.
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Ross Douthat is not actually this stupid. He's as comfortable with fascism as any maga chud, but his job is to launder this stuff for the readers of the NYT, so he occasionally has to shake his head in disapproval before continuing to endorse everything Trump does.
In Opinion
The Trump administration “has offered a lot of general rhetoric about the value of Christianity to American civilization,” Ross Douthat says. “But in the absence of religious-informed policymaking, this sometimes feels more like a performance of a Christian politics than a full reality.”
The Trump administration “has offered a lot of general rhetoric about the value of Christianity to American civilization,” Ross Douthat says. “But in the absence of religious-informed policymaking, this sometimes feels more like a performance of a Christian politics than a full reality.”
Opinion | The Trump Administration Needs More Christianity in Its Nationalism
Not too much religious moralism in the administration, but too little.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Ross Douthat is not actually this stupid. He's as comfortable with fascism as any maga chud, but his job is to launder this stuff for the readers of the NYT, so he occasionally has to shake his head in disapproval before continuing to endorse everything Trump does.
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This is the kind of thing where if you issue even a single removal order I personally feel you have to go in the pit
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This is the kind of thing where if you issue even a single removal order I personally feel you have to go in the pit