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Kim Lane Scheppele is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs in the Princeton School of Public… more

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BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Department of State v @StateDept g.. The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans. The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.: 5:55 PM • Oct 14, 2025 • 34.1K Views
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Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Cas Mudde, James Q. Wilson , and 8 more

amaramarasingam.bsky.social
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
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by Mark A. Lemley — Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele

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The constitution says "No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State." How does that square with Trump's demand that Nvidia pay 15% of its China sales to the government?

This is a serious question, btw. Is it not a tax if we make you say you agreed to it? Is there some exception?
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How were they radicalized? Oh wait, we know exactly how.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Anna O. Law, Marc Lynch , and 26 more

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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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by Ryan Goodman — Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Steve Peers

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Judge William Smith (W. Bush appointee): The Government has done "precisely what the ... [court's] Order forbids."

The case is Illinois v. FEMA

On Wednesday, we'll publish an updated catalogue of such judicial decisions on noncompliance with court orders at @justsecurity.org at the link below:
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
www.justsecurity.org
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Brendan Nyhan, Eric Goldman , and 3 more

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"The DOJ will continue engaging tech companies to *eliminate platforms* . . ."

This is your daily reminder Bondi specifically, and MAGA generally, spent the last 4 years accusing the Biden admin of jawboning tech companies to take down content in violation of the 1A.
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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New on Academe Blog: academeblog.org/2025/10/14/h...

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How the Trump Regime and the Media Killed Gender Studies
BY LAURIE ESSIG On Wednesday, October 1, the Department of Education sent nine universities a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”  The document asks universities to comply …
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As any article about Poland increases in length, the probability of it containing a mad detail tends towards 1
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by Kim L. Scheppele — Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

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Even Orban can tell something is wrong . . .
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
wild hand jerking during Trump's handshake photo op with Orban
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Anna O. Law, Rebecca Solnit , and 3 more

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Solidarity is the only way
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Bessma Momani, David Murakami Wood

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Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
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Presenting the plague of frogs on Portland. And yes, I choose to believe God has a sense of humor & is laughing at this too.

There’s no better way to show how absurd a bully is than to ridicule their absurdity. Kudos to Portlanders! Stand United & keep exercising your 1A right to protest tyranny!❤️✊🏽
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There isn’t another side to the argument. Every actor in the system—from defense attorneys to Justices on the Supreme Court—recognizes what is happening. The only question is how the criminal justice system should respond.”

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
The Irredeemable DOJ
Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.
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Going.
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If you are feeling dispirited, listen to this:
Hounds, “It’s Easy to Feel Afraid in These Times”
YouTube video by Seth Abramson
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"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org
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wild hand jerking during Trump's handshake photo op with Orban
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Be sure to follow @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social and find your local No Kings peaceful protest at www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Robert N. Stavins, Michael Jones‐Correa , and 1 more

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Home of the Brave launched a $1 million national ad campaign in support of the peaceful No Kings rallies on Oct. 18th.

The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
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So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador. But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Richard Ashby Wilson

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Friends — something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks.
Sunday thought: the big Reveal
Friends,
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Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Cas Mudde, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 3 more

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New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
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www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’
The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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