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This is a subject I have been brooding about for some time. I am grateful to the Washington Monthly for posting this piece. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...

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Expert historian of the Constitution: “Once a constitutional crisis becomes an endemic condition, the term no longer usefully describes our collapsing system….we live in an era of constitutional failure when the relevant institutions cannot fulfill their responsibilities.” Fr @jrakove.bsky.social

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www.youtube.com/shorts/Vpj9E... Who did the terrible trade deal with Canada?

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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995

submitted 11 days ago • 620 comments

Important, from Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick, on how the power to hold the federal government accountable in court for unlawful rights violations is now under even worse threat than before from language in the budget bill.

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Awesome 🤩

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So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

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Proud to have been in this crowd estimated at 70000. This is Cal Anderson Park in Seattle. During my hours there I never saw a police presence. Right on!

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Best image of the day:

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Word!!!! We all need to live by and understand the example this HERO is making #nokings

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Sen. Schiff: "Alex Padilla, on the ground, face to the ground, and in handcuffs — if you were looking for an image of our democracy in handcuffs, look no further."

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USAGM today urgently called back to work the staff of the Voice of America's Farsi language service. All had been on paid admin leave for the past three months with the rest of VOA's silenced journalists.

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A federal court just ruled that Trump’s federalization of California’s National Guard was illegal — exceeding his authority and violating the 10th Amendment. Control returns to the state.

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this is good

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Thread that caught important bad nuances of the memo authorizing use of the military. As written it allows far, far, far more than what's going on in LA

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🎯 #NeverForgetJanuary6th

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This tweet aged like milk in the sun

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Spread the word onemileatatime.com/news/avelo-d...

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youtu.be/vWHkTLzeGPk?... interesting view on the extent of US debt servicing and how sustainable it is going forward. Changing perceptions of the US role in the economic system with the ugly bill passed by the senate. How much debt is too much?

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NZ students caught up in Trump’s purge on Harvard. In today’s NZ Herald #Trump #Harvard

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Zelensky: Russian strikes are relentless—900+ drones in 3 days, plus missiles. No military logic, only Putin’s choice to destroy lives. Diplomacy fails under attack. Full pressure & strong sanctions from US, EU needed to force ceasefire and peace.

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#birds #nzbirds Kotare/Kingfisher. As usual a watching brief but often chased away by the Tui

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open.substack.com/pub/erictopo... Encouragement on in vivo treatment options but some of the programmes impacted by research cuts.

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