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Todd Hedrick is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University. He is known for his works… more

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Good stuff, my man!
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For all of their undeniable potency in psychological warfare, the Nazgûl are objectively terrible at hand to hand combat

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I cannot imagine loathing a fictional character more than Samwise Gamgee
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I cry at no fewer than 9 points in the Fellowship of the Ring movie
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The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.

This is corruption.

Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.
Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts
The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...
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A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
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It is an indication that, for all of the money and the power, and the being on top of the world, you would never want to actually be Trump: he just cannot stop himself from being consumed by these little slights and grievances, and responding to every situation in the pettiest way imaginable.
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Tick, tock.

Lindsey Halligan, the newly-installed prosecutor in EDVA, has less than a week to secure an indictment against James Comey before a key statute of limitations runs out.

Ben Wittes and I examine her charging options.

Spoiler alert: they all suck.

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LAWFARE The Situation: Choose Your Own Adventure: Lindsey Halligan Edition Benjamin Wittes, Anna Bower Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4:52 PM Share On: f X in Any way you play, you lose.
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by Todd Hedrick

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being a reasonable, pragmatic person with romantic sensibilities is the worst - lots of "is now the appropriate time, all things considered, to throw all caution to the wind?"

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All headlines just from today 🇺🇸
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My crankiest pedagogical idea is to do an intro to philosophy class that's all about first millennium theological controversies (Donatism, Arianism, Manichaeism, Iconoclasm, predestination) and try to figure out what they were about, why people cared about them, what modern analogues might be, etc.

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Damn @carolleonnig.bsky.social with a barn burner of a scoop www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
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by Todd Hedrick

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saying "I want to do a merger" sounds innocuous enough but apparently it means that you are a complete worm and a traitorous enemy of freedom
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I've started having a very negative reaction to the celebs in sports gambling commercials. Needed some more money, Lebron? You want me to believe that losing money on my phone is an extremely glamorous activity, Wayne Gretzky? Luis Guzman, really?
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Charlotte Hornets have a "Sports Betting" theme night on March 17.
A list of theme nights for hte Charlotte Hornets. Ranging from Breast Cancer Aweareness on OCt. 30 to Buzz City Kids Day on 12/29 to Sports Betting on March 17.
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by Todd Hedrick

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This Department of WAR chest thumping belies the fact that Trump's interest is in using the military to kidnap some nannies, rough up some protesters, maybe murder some people on Caribbean boats, and definitely *not* in deterring peer competitors in Eastern Europe or Asia. So they have a free hand

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In Trump 1, world leaders seem to have been a little unsettled about what his election meant, even while most of the national security establishment was still in place. In Trump 2, the likes of Xi, Putin, Netanyahu have taken the measure of the man, know he has no stomach for great power competition
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 11
REPORTER: What's your reaction to Russia's drone incursion into Poland?

TRUMP: It could've been a mistake
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REPORTER: What's your reaction to Russia's drone incursion into Poland?

TRUMP: It could've been a mistake
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by Todd Hedrick

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And he's on his way to surrendering that, having his court in effect declaring that the law is the sovereign executive's will--so what do we need judicial review for? The more hopeful scenario is that future Democrats expand the court and limit its jurisdiction, due to his fecklessness

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So it's his bad luck that these pet theories were brought to fruition by a rule-breaking psychopath like Trump. But then, if you wanted to preserve the court's institutional legitimacy, you'd want to demonstrate that the court has some reason for being as an independent branch of government
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Expanding a little: Roberts seems to have been a conventional right wing jurist, who had some pet theories about law (the sovereign executive) that seem to me at odds with US constitutional design, but he probably thought they would be wielded by a Reagan-esque figure to brush back annoying libs
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Roberts' #1 concern is said to be the institutional legitimacy of the court. If true, he could not be a more massive and complete failure. His weakness and cowardice leads to acquiescence, with the result that his court is an arm of a lawless regime completely at odds with the founders' vision.
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by Todd Hedrick

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Trump, a psychopathic rule-ignorer, pushed to the top, nearly lost his life and his freedom, and then won. He feels invincible, nothing can get in his way; this has a euphoric effect on his toadies, who think they'll never face any music; institutional elites with weak values are bowled over
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · Sep 8
Perceptions of the popularity of anything Trump does are extremely warped among the chattering classes. A lot of people seem to have convinced themselves that deploying troops to American cities is hugely popular. It has like 58% disapproval!
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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · Sep 7
It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.
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Perceptions of the popularity of anything Trump does are extremely warped among the chattering classes. A lot of people seem to have convinced themselves that deploying troops to American cities is hugely popular. It has like 58% disapproval!
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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · Sep 7
It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Sep 7
Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.

As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.

See this:
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by Todd Hedrick

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Not that anyone asked, but my very sincere advice for church leaders who want Christianity to have a vibrant future in America would be to try to ensure that young people don't associate Christian faith with mean-spirited, tawdry, corrupt authoritarian politics
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 8
President Trump announced that his family Bible would be displayed in the Museum of the Bible, calling it "an honor."
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President Trump announced that his family Bible would be displayed in the Museum of the Bible, calling it "an honor."
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I was going to complain about the latest from the John Roberts' MAGA SCOTUS, but then I looked again at my copy of the constitution, and I guess they do have a point.
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We're surrounded by monsters these days, but RFK is really something special: someone who's had every benefit of elite status and education, he's used the status to indulge delusional, harmful beliefs without bearing consequences, and the education to spout horseshit with utter self-confidence
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by Todd Hedrick

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Please sir it would be such an honor for the country if you would please, it would mean so much to my little girl
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · Sep 1
Donald Trump Sir please prove the haters and losers wrong and walk briskly up a steep hill #TrumpWalkUpAHill

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Donald Trump Sir please prove the haters and losers wrong and walk briskly up a steep hill #TrumpWalkUpAHill
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