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The Constitution says that, if the president vetos a bill, Congress gets to try to override that veto. If the presidency can veto any law on the books, passed at any time, with no possibility of override, the entire Article I lawmaking process is mute—merely a non-binding suggestion.

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We concur!

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Someone should let Obama know that authoritarianism is already here.

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Great thread explaining how bad SpaceX effed up here.

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lol. lmao.

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Twenty years ago the Republican party stood for huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east, but then Donald Trump totally remade the party and realigned American poltiics, and now the Republica party stands for...huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east.

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Ask your doctor what treatment the supreme court decided is right for you.

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“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand

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Gonna level with you bro I think DHS needs to be dissolved after this. Regardless of what national security functions fall under its remit, it's clearly institutionally constructed in such a way allows it to be used as an unaccountable tool of executive power. Can't reform your way out of that.

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narrator: an unexpected crisis would, in fact, hit them

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day 221 of making a cow tools every day unless i don't

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Me, hitting play on Wallowa Lake Monster - Version 2 by Sufjan Stevens as the wall of nuclear fire on the horizon races toward me: "it's time for sad boi nuclear winter"

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if tiktok was around in 1942, you need to understand that german youth would be doing dance off competitions in front of the emaciated jews and roma watching from behind the barbwire fences

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a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

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they don’t have the votes yet, at least, call your senators.

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Sounds bad!

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Confirmed: Iran has built a Gundam.

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The worst outcome is the most likely in this garbage timeline so I absolutely expect them to rule in Trump's favor.

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A notable statement coming from a former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

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I shit you not, people

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Trump appointee: throw me a bone here, give me something to work with DOJ: absolutely the fuck not

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It does not seem like a good sign for the WH that the Trump appointed judges don't seem pleased with being told they are irrelevant.

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Tomorrow's NYT front page is going to look like one of those satire ones from 2016 predicting the horrors of a Trump administration

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hell yeah! love to see it. Quills was my favorite coffee shop when I lived in Louisville.

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the antiwar president is on the verge of committing the nation to the most ambitious and risky military adventurism since Iraq — but in this case the enemy is far stronger and far more dangerous and the possible consequences of having no real end-game are even more apocalyptic.

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imagine having a daughter and saying junk like "you gotta work 24 hours a day to crush the game!!"

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ICE arresting the NYPD is introducing deep quantum uncertainty into the Cool Zone

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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

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chat, is this good?

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an amazing image

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New — This banner was displayed outside FEMA headquarters in DC this morning by people wearing Greenpeace shirts, presumably in response to agency leadership canceling its strategic four-year hurricane response plan. The banner has since been taken down. (Shared with me by witness.)

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Increasingly convinced that "cancel culture" is a myth. So many men who faced fallout from the #ChurchToo and #MeToo era have completely rebounded and rebuilt their careers.

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Are we clean on opsec?

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This is a distraction [dies in nuclear war].

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Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

The Constitution says that, if the president vetos a bill, Congress gets to try to override that veto. If the presidency can veto any law on the books, passed at any time, with no possibility of override, the entire Article I lawmaking process is mute—merely a non-binding suggestion.

We concur!

Someone should let Obama know that authoritarianism is already here.

Great thread explaining how bad SpaceX effed up here.

lol. lmao.

Twenty years ago the Republican party stood for huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east, but then Donald Trump totally remade the party and realigned American poltiics, and now the Republica party stands for...huge tax cuts for the rich and wars of choice in the middle east.

Ask your doctor what treatment the supreme court decided is right for you.

“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand

Gonna level with you bro I think DHS needs to be dissolved after this. Regardless of what national security functions fall under its remit, it's clearly institutionally constructed in such a way allows it to be used as an unaccountable tool of executive power. Can't reform your way out of that.

narrator: an unexpected crisis would, in fact, hit them

day 221 of making a cow tools every day unless i don't

Me, hitting play on Wallowa Lake Monster - Version 2 by Sufjan Stevens as the wall of nuclear fire on the horizon races toward me: "it's time for sad boi nuclear winter"

if tiktok was around in 1942, you need to understand that german youth would be doing dance off competitions in front of the emaciated jews and roma watching from behind the barbwire fences

a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

they don’t have the votes yet, at least, call your senators.

Sounds bad!

Confirmed: Iran has built a Gundam.

The worst outcome is the most likely in this garbage timeline so I absolutely expect them to rule in Trump's favor.

A notable statement coming from a former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

I shit you not, people

Trump appointee: throw me a bone here, give me something to work with DOJ: absolutely the fuck not

It does not seem like a good sign for the WH that the Trump appointed judges don't seem pleased with being told they are irrelevant.

Tomorrow's NYT front page is going to look like one of those satire ones from 2016 predicting the horrors of a Trump administration

hell yeah! love to see it. Quills was my favorite coffee shop when I lived in Louisville.

the antiwar president is on the verge of committing the nation to the most ambitious and risky military adventurism since Iraq — but in this case the enemy is far stronger and far more dangerous and the possible consequences of having no real end-game are even more apocalyptic.

imagine having a daughter and saying junk like "you gotta work 24 hours a day to crush the game!!"

ICE arresting the NYPD is introducing deep quantum uncertainty into the Cool Zone

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

chat, is this good?

an amazing image

New — This banner was displayed outside FEMA headquarters in DC this morning by people wearing Greenpeace shirts, presumably in response to agency leadership canceling its strategic four-year hurricane response plan. The banner has since been taken down. (Shared with me by witness.)

Increasingly convinced that "cancel culture" is a myth. So many men who faced fallout from the #ChurchToo and #MeToo era have completely rebounded and rebuilt their careers.

Are we clean on opsec?

This is a distraction [dies in nuclear war].

Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

literally lol

"Missed it by THAT much."