Paul Avey
@paulcavey.bsky.social
Associate professor of political science at Virginia Tech. IR, foreign policy, nuclear politics. Views are my own & reposts ≠ endorsements.
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Orwellian subhead in new @rexhuppke.bsky.social column that perfectly captures the mind-blowing absurdity and danger of this moment: "Telling people to obey the law is a crime in the Trump administration." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Kelly, Democrats commit crime under Trump: Telling the truth | Opinion
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy pilot, is now being investigated by Pentagon officials for telling soldiers to follow the law.
www.usatoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Orwellian subhead in new @rexhuppke.bsky.social column that perfectly captures the mind-blowing absurdity and danger of this moment: "Telling people to obey the law is a crime in the Trump administration." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports
Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports
Private companies lost an average of 13,500 jobs a week over the past four weeks, ADP said Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports
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"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
US ADP EMPLOYMENT CHANGE WEEKLY ACTUAL: -13.5K VS -2.50K PREVIOUS
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
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November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
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A federal judge threw out the criminal charges against James Comey after finding that the prosecutor President Trump handpicked to bring the cases had been illegally appointed.
Read the Ruling Dismissing the Charges Against James Comey
A federal judge threw out the criminal charges against the former F.B.I. director James Comey after finding that the prosecutor President Trump handpicked to bring the cases had been illegally appointed.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A federal judge threw out the criminal charges against James Comey after finding that the prosecutor President Trump handpicked to bring the cases had been illegally appointed.
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"DOGE: It’s your turn to send us a pointless, time-consuming email explaining what exactly it was that you did here." @petridishes.bsky.social imagines DOGE's exit interview:
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"DOGE: It’s your turn to send us a pointless, time-consuming email explaining what exactly it was that you did here." @petridishes.bsky.social imagines DOGE's exit interview:
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Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in.
Lawmakers just have a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid a massive premium spike for ACA enrollees.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
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I’m watching MNF because I’m at my parents’s place, and I want to thank the NFL for putting on a INT show for me
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I’m watching MNF because I’m at my parents’s place, and I want to thank the NFL for putting on a INT show for me
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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To me it's odd to hear this from a former senior GOP political consultant, while name-brand news media commentators go silent.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To me it's odd to hear this from a former senior GOP political consultant, while name-brand news media commentators go silent.
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Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
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That moment when the book is actually real! @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social and I really enjoyed working on our chapter on the future of the Total Force.
Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
That moment when the book is actually real! @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social and I really enjoyed working on our chapter on the future of the Total Force.
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Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) talks about the DOD threats against Senator Kelly.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) talks about the DOD threats against Senator Kelly.
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'Major victory for James and Comey'
The criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been dismissed after a federal judge ruled interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
The criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been dismissed after a federal judge ruled interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful.
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Judge rules interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed
The criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been dismissed after a federal judge ruled interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan's appoin...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
'Major victory for James and Comey'
The criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been dismissed after a federal judge ruled interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
The criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James have been dismissed after a federal judge ruled interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
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NEW: The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James are gone … for now. A look at the loose ends and questions that remain after a judge tossed the indictments and declared the lead prosecutor to be illegitimate.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
NEW: The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James are gone … for now. A look at the loose ends and questions that remain after a judge tossed the indictments and declared the lead prosecutor to be illegitimate.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Former Sen. Doug Jones, whose 2017 election renewed hope for Alabama Democrats, has announced that he is running for governor of Alabama in 2026. https://cnn.it/48xr5Ee
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Former Sen. Doug Jones, whose 2017 election renewed hope for Alabama Democrats, has announced that he is running for governor of Alabama in 2026. https://cnn.it/48xr5Ee
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Charges against James Comey and Letitia James were thrown out by a federal judge today. “The basic safeguards of the criminal-justice system are proving to be some of the most effective checks on Trump’s power,” Randall D. Eliason argues:
Why the Comey Prosecution Is Falling Apart
In the criminal-justice system, when the president’s bluster collides with facts and evidence, he keeps losing.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Charges against James Comey and Letitia James were thrown out by a federal judge today. “The basic safeguards of the criminal-justice system are proving to be some of the most effective checks on Trump’s power,” Randall D. Eliason argues:
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Glenn Frey releases “The Heat is On” 41 yrs ago today, for “Beverly Hills Cop”.
“I was between projects, the Eagles were done,” he said. “But that film had an energy to it. .. Radio grabbed it .. Suddenly I’m out playing this thing and crowds are going nuts — fists in the air .. I’m proud of that.”
“I was between projects, the Eagles were done,” he said. “But that film had an energy to it. .. Radio grabbed it .. Suddenly I’m out playing this thing and crowds are going nuts — fists in the air .. I’m proud of that.”
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Glenn Frey releases “The Heat is On” 41 yrs ago today, for “Beverly Hills Cop”.
“I was between projects, the Eagles were done,” he said. “But that film had an energy to it. .. Radio grabbed it .. Suddenly I’m out playing this thing and crowds are going nuts — fists in the air .. I’m proud of that.”
“I was between projects, the Eagles were done,” he said. “But that film had an energy to it. .. Radio grabbed it .. Suddenly I’m out playing this thing and crowds are going nuts — fists in the air .. I’m proud of that.”
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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"The Framers intended for juries—composed of ordinary citizens—to adjudicate disputes between citizens and their gov't. Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances" is precisely the sort of thing they had in mind. [@foxmike90.bsky.social]
The Fifth Circuit v. The Framers: Justice in the Lone Star State
Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances is precisely the type of judgment call the Framers tasked jurors to make.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The Framers intended for juries—composed of ordinary citizens—to adjudicate disputes between citizens and their gov't. Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances" is precisely the sort of thing they had in mind. [@foxmike90.bsky.social]