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scotkdanforth.bsky.social
Dog-loving First Amendment fan with musical proclivities and lots of books. Dedicated to wife and family and the carefully aimed one-liner.
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I don't know what aisle you go to when you get into graduate school and become too big for your britches.

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Trump’s Tariffs would be held illegal if the Constitution’s separation of powers were taken seriously. Hell, they’d be struck down by Trump’s Supreme Court if its Major Questions Doctrine and its commitments to original meaning and textualism were consistently applied to Article I and IEEPA. 🔥

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Best headline (and great analysis) on Friday, April 4. www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/04/m...

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Dictators of all stripes hate solidarity. They’d prefer that we cower alone. They want us to feel powerless. This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare

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This is such a good piece from my friends @laurengw.bsky.social & @maxflugrath.bsky.social at Fairfight in Georgia. Read & feel your power: "The momentum is building. Collective action is materializing. This is democracy with its gloves off." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/25-h...

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Trueism: Presidents don't have a lot of impact on the economy. Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.

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Converting my 401K into cartons of cigarettes for barter before the market opens tomorrow.

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If you live in Wisconsin or in the 6th congressional district of Florida you’ll have a chance to do something the rest of us only dream about doing... [It's also an election day in many other parts of the country, too.] https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-you-live-in-wisconsin-or-floridas

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NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.

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wow Elons grandpa was a complete nutcase who moved to South Africa to help build apartheid www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

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Any cop pulling up a mask and obscuring their face should be fired. How is this legal? This is what you see in Georgia and other countries that have authoritarian regimes.

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“I think Signal is a very safe way to communicate,” said Fox News regular Bondi. “I don’t think foreign adversaries are able to hack Signal as far as I know.”

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It's not uncommon for principals to put things together for a president's final sign off. Presidents are busy. But you can't read these texts and not get the strong sense the actl commander in chief isn't really part of the convo, not literally or figuratively. Out to lunch. Weekend at Bernies vibe.

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As usual, there's a lot more going on than the outrage that meets the eye. www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/23/t...

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No one but stump-brained billionaires want to live in Elon's shitty AynRandistan. Why do they hate me and Tesla so, he whines. This from the guy who said that the fundamental weakness of western civilization is empathy.

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Important to note that this scale of firing is more or less literally a decision to make tax compliance voluntary for the super rich.

submitted 20 days ago • 41 comments

pulling together a few thoughts the challenge facing civic America Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act: Notes on Preserving the American Republic talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/obser...

submitted 22 days ago • 20 comments

The refusal to enforce court rulings is beginning. apnews.com/article/trum...

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I fear that Marcy Wheeler's point that we may not have time to wait til 2026 midterms to save democracy—we may have three months—may be right. www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/14/d...

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Did Musk accidentally take that chainsaw to his own businesses? Tesla stock prices and sales dwindle away; SpaceX once again launches debris; Twitter in the Xitter.

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