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President Trump said that he had no plans to call Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota after a man assassinated a state lawmaker there and wounded another over the weekend. "I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I’m not calling him," Trump told reporters.

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TACO isn’t just about tariffs, alas www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

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NEW: MyPillowGuy Mike Lindell found liable for defamation for his statements about Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer. Federal jury orders Lindell to pay $2.3M, far less than the $62.7M requested by Coomer’s attorneys.

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I am hard-pressed to imagine why someone would object to these works.

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“Eastman disbarment recommended by State Bar Court’s Review Department; California Supreme Court is next” electionlawblog.org?p=150417

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The poor may not have health insurance or food assistance once Senate Republicans pass Trump’s tax bill, but at least they won’t have to deal with the “draconian tax,” as Rep. Andrew Clyde put it, on gun silencers.

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Reuters: US JUDGE EXTENDS UNTIL JUNE 23 ORDER TEMPORARILY BLOCKING TRUMP FROM BARRING FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM STUDYING AT HARVARD WHILE SHE WEIGHS INJUNCTION REQUEST -- COURT HEARING

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Very worthwhile thread on at least one federal judge's perception of its duty in relation to actions taken by the executive branch.

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This morning, the Supreme Court confirmed something that’s been evidence for a while: The conservative justices aren’t just “neutral” toward abortion—they’re actively curbing blue states’ ability to protect reproductive autonomy. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info. The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵

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A super bad thing that's happening now, and which experts predicted would happen, is generative AI chatbots are telling people real information is fake and fake information is real. www.wired.com/story/grok-c...

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BREAKING: The American Bar Association has sued the Trump administration on behalf of its members to put an end to Donald Trump's law firm intimidation project, calling Trump's efforts "unprecedented and uniquely dangerous to the rule of law." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Lots of commentary on this piece already, all of which I agree with. For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing. To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways. And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.

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Tip to all law students: don't embarrass yourself. Proofreading is an important habit. #LegalWriting

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I will quit my job before using AI to write history. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...

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NEW -- Dozens of communities have been devastated by windstorms, tornadoes, flooding and wildfires since Jan. 20, killing nearly 100 Americans. Donald Trump has not visited a single one. He has, however, managed 40 days of golf. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter being taken into custody—photo via Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office

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Trump has not called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the aftermath of the assassination of House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman. www.startribune.com/trump-attack...

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"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title ... from any King, Prince, or foreign State." U.S. Const. Art I, Sec. 9, cl. 8.

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Philly showin' up today

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The cost of Trump’s birthday parade put into perspective at Philly’s #NoKings, created with @indivisiblephl.bsky.social.

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In America, we have no Kings, no Queens, no nobles, no dictators, and no emperors. We have no slaves, no serfs and no subjects. Just us—‘We the People.’

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LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...

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I read that NYT piece about ChatGPT drastically worsening mental health, and I’m still processing it because it was so exceedingly dark. But I will say this to tech companies: what good are profits in a society that is wholly unprepared for the worst consequences of this tech?

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Shameful.

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Take a short break from the hellscape and watch this chonk go to town on some broccoli.

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Fantastic timeline cleanser, much needed today.

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BREAKING: A federal judge halted provisions of Trump’s anti-voting order that required documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration and targeted mail-in ballot receipt deadlines. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social‬

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JUST IN: The full bench of the NY-based 2nd Circuit Court of appeals has denied Donald Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll's win against him in court. Supreme Court would be next/last stop.

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This Tesla robotaxi did a hit-and-run on a child dummy after failing to stop for a school bus.

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JUDGE BREYER: There is NO rebellion in Los Angeles justifying the federalizing of the California National Guard, the statutory requirement to issue orders though the governor was not followed, and the 10A warns against what the administration is doing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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NEW: Within minutes of the release of Judge Breyer's opinion, the govt appeals to the 9th Circuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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JUST IN: Judge Charles Breyer finds that President Trump exceeded the scope of his authority and violated the 10th Amendment by federalizing the California National Guard and orders him to return control to Governor Newsom. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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They did this to a sitting senator while they knew cameras were rolling. Imagine what they are doing to more vulnerable people in the dark.

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This is not hard. Every Republican member of Congress should join Democrats in condemning this administration’s vicious arrest of Sen Padilla. “A Republic if you can keep it” is now.

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