Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
HUGE (and GOOD) news: Federal court has thrown out the President's attempt to throw the Fed Chair in jail.
“Artificial intelligence makes purely technical skills less valuable and human judgment more essential. There has never been a more powerful case for the liberal arts, a kind of education that cultivates human discernment.”
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Just sent out my free weekend update. This was the most extraordinary week, when the Ukrainians stood up to help the USA and the USA stood up to help the Russians (across the board). Ukraine is saving American lives while Russia is helping end them…
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None of this type of fast moving & hyper-complex geopolitical crisis is easy. Like any operational, tactical & strategic situation, when we come back & assess choices later there will have been better or less ideal ones made
The operational learnings from Chilcot are here and well worth reading now
When arguments supporting norms of civil society are summarily destained as "politically correct", moral relativism slides into perversion and nihilism. The fabric of society is left in tatters. Those promoting tearing it all down rarely stick around to do the hard work of rebuilding from anarchy.
Has a real “we asked Claude how to keep humans in control” vibe
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
We are deeply concerned by reports that military commanders are framing the Iran war as “God’s plan” and invoking Armageddon in official briefings.
Service members swear an oath to the Constitution — not to any religion.
We are reviewing these reports and will demand accountability.
Our democracy works best when its institutions & leaders are accountable. Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering nonprofit that helps government & private-sector workers report & expose wrongdoing—safely, lawfully, responsibly. But we need your help: https://ow.ly/RSVc50Ynl8p
Fantastic piece that counters a bizarrely rosy narrative with no actual basis in fact. Steve is dead-on across the board.
It is not the job of SCOTUS commentators to manipulate data in a flagrant bid to launder the court’s reputation …
Talked to Roger Sollenberger who was first to report on the DOJ covering up the transcripts of 3 FBI interviews with an underage Trump accuser in the Epstein Files.
Reporting since been confirmed by NPR/WSJ. Big story.
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Billy Flynn (Chicago):
It's all a circus…
Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle dazzle 'em
Give 'em act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give 'em the old hocus pocus
Bread and feather 'em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?
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This duo delivers rock solid legal analysis paired with pathways forward. A must see POV!
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social
@weissmann.substack.com
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I don't feel qualified to evaluate how well an opinion mirrors authentic originalism because I think originalism is already inauthentic. It's like asking me if THESE reiki crystals are REAL reiki crystals. Skip me with that bullshit and leave it for FedSoc's Chick-Fil-A bag lunches.
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
Listen @thebulwark.com then check out the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ.org). Specifically, look at the Orders Project (www.ordersproject.com) for more about the legality of orders and supporting military members navigating their complexities.
Also check
@glennkirschner.bsky.social
🖥️ ⚖️ NEW REPORT | A Declaration on Digital Rights
As talk of an AI Bill stalls and digital #deregulation gathers pace, how can we ensure that our fundamental human rights are protected in the digital age?
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Lo único más poderoso que el odio, es el amor.
Given his appearances in the Epstein files, it could be argued he was never inhibited to begin with so disinhibition seems redundant.
Trump cannot nationalize the midterm elections.
“The time has come, God knows, for us to examine ourselves, but we can only do this if we are willing to free ourselves from the myth of America and try to find out what is really happening here.”
-James Baldwin
Thank you 🙏 You beat me to the post about Heller. If you want to occupy more brain space, here’s the specifics of the case. Pirro is evidently contradicting SCOTUS.
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Thank you for making this clear-eyed point. We can't afford "a year of magical thinking".
Democracies are so strong that they allow people to criticize democracy. In fact, the ability to do so is an essential quality of democracy. Authoritarians are so weak they don't allow people to criticize authoritarians. Silencing dissent is an essential quality of authoritarian regimes.
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
Maya Angelou
If you think a bunch of conspiracy theorists will look at evidence an then say “oh, we were wrong” then you don’t know how conspiracy theories working. Having actual evidence they can misrepresent is key to building the conspiracy theory.
The Buckley court was right that threats to free speech and association, and the dangers of incumbency-protecting laws, mean that courts should closely scrutinize campaign money laws. But that should not doom all attempts to level the playing field or limit the risk of corruption from nine-figure campaign contributions, mostly to ostensibly independent groups. If Congress passed a law with generous contribution and spending limits, and strong disclosure rules, we could have ample breathing room for vigorous and competitive campaigns without the danger of the wealthy swamping our democracy. Because Buckley was a constitutional decision, there are only two paths to overturn it. One is to get a court majority to rethink the case’s fundamental mistakes. With the current makeup of the court, that seems unlikely. An even harder road is to amend the Constitution to allow for a better balance between the rights of free speech and the risks of corruption and oligarchy. We should not give up the struggle over our money-in-politics rules. But we must recognize that there will be fierce resistance from the moneyed interests who benefit from a system giving them outsize influence over who is elected and what politicians do once they are in office. A real democracy deserves better than Buckley.
My New One at @slate.com on the 50th Anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Decision: “One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy. It’s Not the One You Think.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
