Volewica
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Lapsed neo-liberal, economist, former fund manager, fantasy & SF author, loves Ancient Greek, indifferent clarinettist & sax player. #Xitter exile. Deeply worried about #ClimateChange. No, I don't want to have sex with you.
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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...start now (sooner than now would have been better).
It would also signal to a restive Dem base that the party's leaders understand the gravity of the situation we're in and are up to the challenge of restoring our democracy.
(Here's something relevant that I wrote a few years ago:)
It would also signal to a restive Dem base that the party's leaders understand the gravity of the situation we're in and are up to the challenge of restoring our democracy.
(Here's something relevant that I wrote a few years ago:)
Don’t Just Pack the Court. Reimagine It.
It’s easy to understand the appeal of simply adding two (or four or six) liberal justices. But that’s just one potential reform, and this is a moment when all options should be on the table.
www.thenation.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
...start now (sooner than now would have been better).
It would also signal to a restive Dem base that the party's leaders understand the gravity of the situation we're in and are up to the challenge of restoring our democracy.
(Here's something relevant that I wrote a few years ago:)
It would also signal to a restive Dem base that the party's leaders understand the gravity of the situation we're in and are up to the challenge of restoring our democracy.
(Here's something relevant that I wrote a few years ago:)
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Who knows how the short-term politics would shake out? Wingnuts would freak out. There would be a lot of pundits taking to their fainting couches. But if we are ever going to get out of this mess in a sustainable way, it will require serious court reform. And this kind of groundwork has to...
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Who knows how the short-term politics would shake out? Wingnuts would freak out. There would be a lot of pundits taking to their fainting couches. But if we are ever going to get out of this mess in a sustainable way, it will require serious court reform. And this kind of groundwork has to...
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...conservative activists who have lifetime positions and are accountable to nobody. Billionaires fly them around on their private jets and give them vacations and houses and whatever they want. And democracy can't function with a high Court that is this compromised.
This would get coverage.
This would get coverage.
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
...conservative activists who have lifetime positions and are accountable to nobody. Billionaires fly them around on their private jets and give them vacations and houses and whatever they want. And democracy can't function with a high Court that is this compromised.
This would get coverage.
This would get coverage.
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...to racially gerrymander in a brief, unsigned decision that is supposed to be for emergency rulings.
They would then say that this is the most corrupt Court in our history. They are nakedly partisan, don't adhere to long-standing law and make it up as they go along because they are...
They would then say that this is the most corrupt Court in our history. They are nakedly partisan, don't adhere to long-standing law and make it up as they go along because they are...
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
...to racially gerrymander in a brief, unsigned decision that is supposed to be for emergency rulings.
They would then say that this is the most corrupt Court in our history. They are nakedly partisan, don't adhere to long-standing law and make it up as they go along because they are...
They would then say that this is the most corrupt Court in our history. They are nakedly partisan, don't adhere to long-standing law and make it up as they go along because they are...
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Most people don't know this stuff. Press isn't going to report it.
Then, they would tear into this Court, noting that it didn't even have enough respect for the American people, or the lower courts, to explain their flip-flop on racial gerrymanders and had instead allowed their GOP colleagues...
Then, they would tear into this Court, noting that it didn't even have enough respect for the American people, or the lower courts, to explain their flip-flop on racial gerrymanders and had instead allowed their GOP colleagues...
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Most people don't know this stuff. Press isn't going to report it.
Then, they would tear into this Court, noting that it didn't even have enough respect for the American people, or the lower courts, to explain their flip-flop on racial gerrymanders and had instead allowed their GOP colleagues...
Then, they would tear into this Court, noting that it didn't even have enough respect for the American people, or the lower courts, to explain their flip-flop on racial gerrymanders and had instead allowed their GOP colleagues...
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...unconstitutional if it were based on race. They would then explain that in a decision written by a Trump appointed judge, the Texas gerrymander had been struck down by a Court that found lots of evidence that Texas legislators had spoken openly about using race to draw their new district lines.
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
...unconstitutional if it were based on race. They would then explain that in a decision written by a Trump appointed judge, the Texas gerrymander had been struck down by a Court that found lots of evidence that Texas legislators had spoken openly about using race to draw their new district lines.
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A competent opposition party would call a presser and explain that while their party believes that voters should choose politicians and not the other way around, the Republican Supreme Court majority had previously said that extreme gerrymandering was legal if it was about partisanship but...
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A competent opposition party would call a presser and explain that while their party believes that voters should choose politicians and not the other way around, the Republican Supreme Court majority had previously said that extreme gerrymandering was legal if it was about partisanship but...
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ICE detaining military personnel because they believe they aren’t U.S. citizens is wild as hell but I’m not really surprised by it.
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
ICE detaining military personnel because they believe they aren’t U.S. citizens is wild as hell but I’m not really surprised by it.
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Newsom’s award is way cooler!
December 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Newsom’s award is way cooler!
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Even in freezing weather the people of Minnesota come out to protect their community members.
December 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Even in freezing weather the people of Minnesota come out to protect their community members.
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But be careful. If you've given flea treatment to your cat or dog, their fur contains pesticides which will kill nestlings.
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
But be careful. If you've given flea treatment to your cat or dog, their fur contains pesticides which will kill nestlings.
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The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
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So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
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I caught one of those #borbs trying to break into my car outside our cabin in San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
The poor thing was convinced that his reflection was an intruder on his territory and he was very unhappy about it. I distracted him and he flew off with his friends.
#birdoftheday #birds
The poor thing was convinced that his reflection was an intruder on his territory and he was very unhappy about it. I distracted him and he flew off with his friends.
#birdoftheday #birds
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I caught one of those #borbs trying to break into my car outside our cabin in San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
The poor thing was convinced that his reflection was an intruder on his territory and he was very unhappy about it. I distracted him and he flew off with his friends.
#birdoftheday #birds
The poor thing was convinced that his reflection was an intruder on his territory and he was very unhappy about it. I distracted him and he flew off with his friends.
#birdoftheday #birds
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Todd Blanche is now warning lawyers who criticize Trump's Justice Department:
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
The DOJ's No. 2 official suggested that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they've publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime.
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Bwhahahaha 😆
“And then they made him a fake trophy because he kept whining and moaning and wouldn’t STFU.”
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Bwhahahaha 😆
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"Walking away from the U.S.-led international system of national self-determination, that has kept the world relatively safe since World War II, the Trump administration is embracing the old idea of less powerful countries being controlled by great powers,"
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December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"Walking away from the U.S.-led international system of national self-determination, that has kept the world relatively safe since World War II, the Trump administration is embracing the old idea of less powerful countries being controlled by great powers,"
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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That racism, bigotry and ignorance isn't going to post itself so...
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
That racism, bigotry and ignorance isn't going to post itself so...
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Imagine if this was Biden. This video would be played on loop everywhere.
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Imagine if this was Biden. This video would be played on loop everywhere.
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM