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Thank you! This is my moment of joy post for today.

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OTD in 1215, the Magna Carta is established.

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There was more energy in the smallest No Kings event in the smallest hamlet in the most remote part of America than at Trump's parade (with apologies to the Army which deserves the celebration).

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What a contrast: On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat. On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.

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Happy No Kings Day to all of us who celebrate.

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Trump probably doesn’t realize it, but he’s currently single-handedly rebuilding podcast-battered Newsom back to full fighting strength.

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Our Marines are the best lethal fighting force in the world. They generally have not been trained in non-lethal weapons or crowd control. Sending them into a domestic situation against civilians is dangerous and threatens the very apolitical nature of our Armed Forces.

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With the help of colleagues @tylermcbrien.com & @annahickey.lawfaremedia.org of @lawfaremedia.org , I compiled this interactive table of the state of play of litigation over Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Lemme know if you see errors. lawfaremedia.org/alienenemiestable

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Lame-duck washed dead-ender desperately seeking relevance.

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DNI Tulsi Gabbard repeats Putin’s talking points today, releasing an unhinged video where she claims that “political elites” want a nuclear war with Russia because they have sophisticated bomb shelters that will help them survive it.

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It’s real

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Musk says Trump is in the Epstein files and it is being covered up. This escalated quickly.

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from today's post, about that rake-stepping imbecile Comer Fudd strapping on the clown shoes and dropping a subpoena on Joe Biden's doctor. please read the whole thing, thanks! link is here: bit.ly/4ksFOUt (and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)

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Opening monologue on Trump corruption, Episode 8 of the David Frum Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XAN...

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Forgive me, but I thought this was hilarious! "Oftaco" 😂

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For fans of trial coverage—and for reporters who do it for a living—may I recommend the book I reviewed here, "V13"? Best exemplar of the genre I can remember reading. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

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I stand with Ukraine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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www.facebook.com/reel/5908375...

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Now that Trump has blasted Leonard Leo, don't let the right wing sanitize the Federalist Society. Its members have been supporting voter suppression for years, its judges are among the hardest on voters. What will come from Trump now will be far worse, but do not judge democracy on a curve.

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San Antonio Spurs fans are some of the most positive and least vulgar in the NBA, according to an analysis of online comments.

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This morning US time @lapatina.bsky.social and I got to wake up @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org with the news that Ukraine has destroyed 40 Russian strategic planes. They’re going live on substack now and you should join ! (Shoutout to the ever great @reshetz.bsky.social)

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The Martha McKeen of Wellfleet - 1944 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104102

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Eagles know...

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The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Colombia Tolima Los Brasiles Peaberry Organic coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: ritholtz.com/2025/05/10-w...

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This may be part 1 of a continuing series, since the corruption in the current administration gets worse each and every day.

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“Well, we’re all gonna die.” IA Sen Joni Ernst’s cold response to constituents over cruel Medicaid cuts. THIS - is the Republican strategy. Money & power over making American lives better. As @jesscraven101.bsky.social says: Remember it. Fight it. Defeat it. www.threads.com/@jesscraven1...

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Congratulations to Nathaniel Frum, whose "Calls From a KIller" is now the Number 3 series in any category on Apple US podcast charts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Over 100,000 YouTube views in 48 hours for this dialogue: George Packer on J. D. Vance’s Bargain With the Devil | The David Frum Show - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XAN...

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leopards, faces, something something

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“When Donald Trump tried to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election, he lacked one crucial asset: the military. The armed forces stayed out of the fight, putting loyalty to the Constitution above loyalty to the president.” – @saletan.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/corrupter-...

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Wow! The trade deals Trump says are coming? They’re deals that will personally line his pockets. Watch…

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I miss the days when the norm around here was to block and move on

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Natan Sharansky famously divided the world into "free societies" and "fear societies." Under Trump, the United States seems to making the sad transition from the first into the second.

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A thread of select comments from paid subscribers to my Substack so you can see that you, too, want to subscribe--but you don't even have to pay! Everything is free. Some just want to support me. wow. Another way to support me=Preorder my book bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Fascinating by @jonathanbchait.bsky.social on why the seemingly commonsensical "abundance agenda" has so divided and polarized Democrats and the liberal-left www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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More anti-Jewish violence on London streets and public transit www.thejc.com/news/uk/jewi...

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We here highly resolve that government of the criminals, by the criminals, and for the criminals shall not perish from the earth. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

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Porcupine eating an apple.. 😊

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How a real President honors fallen heroes.

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My father, Murray Frum, passed from this earth 12 years ago tomorrow. I delivered this eulogy at his memorial service. davidfrum.com/article/my-e...

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