Max Brashear
@maxbrashear.bsky.social
Upstate New Yorker. Buffalo Bills fan. Cornell & Cornell Law alum. Regulatory lawyer.
At what point are we allowed to revisit the idea that Republicans are for limited government—and Democrats are for cancelling and telling people what to do?
What right does the federal government have to do this? Another attempt to exert authoritarian power.
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Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
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May 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
At what point are we allowed to revisit the idea that Republicans are for limited government—and Democrats are for cancelling and telling people what to do?
The Trump administration raises money for cop-beaters—and goes after prosecutors.
So much for “law and order.”
So much for “law and order.”
EXCLUSIVE: Ed Martin is leading Trump’s “weaponization” group tasked with investigating Jan. 6 prosecutors.
Martin’s nonprofit helped raise cash for dozens of violent Jan. 6 defendants, Rolling Stone has found.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Martin’s nonprofit helped raise cash for dozens of violent Jan. 6 defendants, Rolling Stone has found.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's 'Weaponization' Lawyer Raised Cash for Violent Jan. 6 Militia Members
Ed Martin is leading Trump’s “weaponization” group, tasked with investigating Jan. 6 prosecutors. His nonprofit supported dozens of violent Jan. 6 participants.
www.rollingstone.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Trump administration raises money for cop-beaters—and goes after prosecutors.
So much for “law and order.”
So much for “law and order.”
Rules are only as effective as those who enforce them.
May 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Rules are only as effective as those who enforce them.
Grifter-in-Chief
Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors of His Memecoin
The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors of His Memecoin (Gift Article)
The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Grifter-in-Chief
If you don’t have the courage to react to an event without poll-testing every possible response, you’re not a leader.
And if you don’t have the ability to convince people that certain issues matter, you shouldn’t even pretend to be one.
And if you don’t have the ability to convince people that certain issues matter, you shouldn’t even pretend to be one.
Dems and their allies have to get over their fear of setting off a backlash. Do the right thing, demonstrate passion unconstrained by calculations about public opinion, which is not immutable and can be changed. We have ample evidence that pulling punches does not work at all in the age of Trump.
OPINION | Trump's treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is wrong, but that won't stop it becoming a monumental trap for Democrats making an issue of it.
April 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you don’t have the courage to react to an event without poll-testing every possible response, you’re not a leader.
And if you don’t have the ability to convince people that certain issues matter, you shouldn’t even pretend to be one.
And if you don’t have the ability to convince people that certain issues matter, you shouldn’t even pretend to be one.
Once again, if Trump’s goal was to undermine American national security, it’s hard to see what his administration would be doing differently.
Alarming state of affairs. In past 3 months, Trump has:
1. Closed FBI Foreign Influence Task Force
2. Closed State Dept Global Misinformation office
3. Ordered CISA to no longer address misinfo
4. Redirected Cyber Command away from Russian disinfo
5. Fired NSA Director
6. Sacked 6 NSC officials
1. Closed FBI Foreign Influence Task Force
2. Closed State Dept Global Misinformation office
3. Ordered CISA to no longer address misinfo
4. Redirected Cyber Command away from Russian disinfo
5. Fired NSA Director
6. Sacked 6 NSC officials
Under Trump, National Security Guardrails Vanish
America’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Once again, if Trump’s goal was to undermine American national security, it’s hard to see what his administration would be doing differently.
Are you the CEO of a multinational enterprise with deep pockets and a direct line to the White House? Great—Trump’s open for business.
Oh, you run a small- or mid-size company and have nothing to offer the king? Kick rocks.
Oh, you run a small- or mid-size company and have nothing to offer the king? Kick rocks.
Crony capitalism. Be friends with the president and your company gets special favors. You support him, he supports you.
Trump excludes smartphones from reciprocal tariffs
https://www.ft.com/content/3eb48a07-7cb0-4a44-9159-eb5b402c2fec
https://www.ft.com/content/3eb48a07-7cb0-4a44-9159-eb5b402c2fec
April 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Are you the CEO of a multinational enterprise with deep pockets and a direct line to the White House? Great—Trump’s open for business.
Oh, you run a small- or mid-size company and have nothing to offer the king? Kick rocks.
Oh, you run a small- or mid-size company and have nothing to offer the king? Kick rocks.
Skadden—one of the most prestigious law firms in the country—just offered the Trump Administration $100 million in pro bono legal services to avoid being targeted.
Targeting law firms for who they represent.
Removing things from museums.
Deporting legal residents without due process.
Threatening companies that raise prices.
Playing loose with classified intel.
Impeaching judges for their decisions.
We’re losing our country—fast.
Removing things from museums.
Deporting legal residents without due process.
Threatening companies that raise prices.
Playing loose with classified intel.
Impeaching judges for their decisions.
We’re losing our country—fast.
March 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Skadden—one of the most prestigious law firms in the country—just offered the Trump Administration $100 million in pro bono legal services to avoid being targeted.