Nicholas David
@nicklegalbeagle.bsky.social
The organ of no party or clique. STGM.
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The profession of arms derives legitimacy from the system it serves. What happens when that system changes?
The Soldier in the Illiberal State is a Professional Dead End
The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously
warontherocks.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The profession of arms derives legitimacy from the system it serves. What happens when that system changes?
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A reminder that you absolutely should be suspicious and critical of every so called “military influencer”
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A reminder that you absolutely should be suspicious and critical of every so called “military influencer”
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If the president can just raise taxes and spend money without Congressional approval, the constitution is null and void.
BREAKING: Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair said the administration is eyeing ways to give millions of Americans $2,000 dividend checks from tariff revenue without congressional approval, per Bloomberg.
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If the president can just raise taxes and spend money without Congressional approval, the constitution is null and void.
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Really good thread from Tom
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Really good thread from Tom
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Shhhhh
Surely that title doesn't say Trey Burke played 13 years ago
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Shhhhh
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Dudes will see this and say “hell yeah.”
ulysses s grant
who won virginia
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Dudes will see this and say “hell yeah.”
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Every single person who thinks they can manage an interview with Chotiner is one of those 12% of dudes who think they can win a point off of Serena Williams
October 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Every single person who thinks they can manage an interview with Chotiner is one of those 12% of dudes who think they can win a point off of Serena Williams
I could not be more disappointed in Toledo football. A team that returned nearly everyone and added key pieces in the portal, they were rightly projected to win the MAC. In all three losses this year which they had real chances to win, they’ve looked disjointed, sloppy, and undisciplined.
October 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I could not be more disappointed in Toledo football. A team that returned nearly everyone and added key pieces in the portal, they were rightly projected to win the MAC. In all three losses this year which they had real chances to win, they’ve looked disjointed, sloppy, and undisciplined.
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i think anyone taught by ilan wurman ought to ask the university of minnesota law school for their money back
The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.
October 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
i think anyone taught by ilan wurman ought to ask the university of minnesota law school for their money back
Whenever I move, I attempt to reduce my metaphorical and literal weight through sorting through my stuff. I’m taking a more serious look at my books this time. While I love my books, I have been carrying many around for years. I am no longer the person I was when I bought them. I don’t plan 1/
August 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Whenever I move, I attempt to reduce my metaphorical and literal weight through sorting through my stuff. I’m taking a more serious look at my books this time. While I love my books, I have been carrying many around for years. I am no longer the person I was when I bought them. I don’t plan 1/
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Julie K Brown should be one of the most famous journalists alive.
I estimate roughly 80-95% of the most fervent Epstein fanatics still don’t know about Alex Acosta
July 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Julie K Brown should be one of the most famous journalists alive.
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I’ve been thinking about a prestige series for HBO or Apple (better suited for them than Netflix or Prime I think) about the buildup to WWI. It’s such a great story on so many levels, and the modern series technique of flashbacks as backstory would work so well for it.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’ve been thinking about a prestige series for HBO or Apple (better suited for them than Netflix or Prime I think) about the buildup to WWI. It’s such a great story on so many levels, and the modern series technique of flashbacks as backstory would work so well for it.
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It is the 1 year anniversary of the publication of my article arguing for an authorized use cannabis policy for the U.S. Army. My proposed policy based upon the Canadian Armed Forces policy feels a million times less likely than it did a year ago.
drive.google.com/file/d/1DhU9...
drive.google.com/file/d/1DhU9...
A Higher Calling - Military Law Review.pdf
drive.google.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It is the 1 year anniversary of the publication of my article arguing for an authorized use cannabis policy for the U.S. Army. My proposed policy based upon the Canadian Armed Forces policy feels a million times less likely than it did a year ago.
drive.google.com/file/d/1DhU9...
drive.google.com/file/d/1DhU9...
What a disappointment.
charlottesville spent most of a decade revising its zoning code. it held endless community meetings and gave opponents ample opportunity to make their case. they lost. but a handful of rich homeowners sued and have gotten the new code overturned on a technicality.
June 30, 2025: Judge Worrell voids Charlottesville’s zoning code after city’s attorneys failed to file a required document in time
The city is evaluating next steps but can no longer use the new rules
communityengagement.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What a disappointment.
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after reading Erik Larson's book, "Dead Wake," I would rather climb Everest than get into a submarine pre-1980.
I saw a photo of WWII sailors smoking in a submarine. I cannot imagine what the air was like.
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
after reading Erik Larson's book, "Dead Wake," I would rather climb Everest than get into a submarine pre-1980.
Just been re-enacting my 20s at the Warped Tour in DC!
June 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just been re-enacting my 20s at the Warped Tour in DC!
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Nine times out of ten, going to a Triple A baseball game is more fun than going to a major league baseball game.
June 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Nine times out of ten, going to a Triple A baseball game is more fun than going to a major league baseball game.
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Every lawyer, sooner or later, has the experience of pretending that they knew about the Court of International Trade before right that second.
My insight about the Court of International Trade is that I was assigned a matter involving that court as a first-year associate and then tried very hard to pretend to my new colleagues that the court's existence was not news to me.
May 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Every lawyer, sooner or later, has the experience of pretending that they knew about the Court of International Trade before right that second.
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Respect the authority of the Mid American Conference
March 7, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Respect the authority of the Mid American Conference
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I saw the Lamb break four seals and, lo, came four riders: Friction, Fog, Uncertainty, and Chance
May 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I saw the Lamb break four seals and, lo, came four riders: Friction, Fog, Uncertainty, and Chance
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ISAAC CHOTINER: How are you today?
ME: I just ate some onion rings out of the garbage, wait, shit
ISAAC CHOTINER: Interesting.
ME: I just ate some onion rings out of the garbage, wait, shit
ISAAC CHOTINER: Interesting.
July 17, 2024 at 6:54 PM
ISAAC CHOTINER: How are you today?
ME: I just ate some onion rings out of the garbage, wait, shit
ISAAC CHOTINER: Interesting.
ME: I just ate some onion rings out of the garbage, wait, shit
ISAAC CHOTINER: Interesting.
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I see a lot of people falling into the "this is pointless" trap, and I can only say it so many ways — though I suspect I will have to write something specifically about it on this front — but the bottom line is that we must expect compliance. Anything less is just making noncompliance easier.
April 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I see a lot of people falling into the "this is pointless" trap, and I can only say it so many ways — though I suspect I will have to write something specifically about it on this front — but the bottom line is that we must expect compliance. Anything less is just making noncompliance easier.