Thank you to Stephanie (not on bluesky) and @mattcameron.bsky.social for joining us, and for fighting the good fight.
Thank you to Stephanie (not on bluesky) and @mattcameron.bsky.social for joining us, and for fighting the good fight.
This weekβs episode is an interview with two immigration attorneys about what itβs like to practice under Trump 2.0, the unprecedented uncertainty their clients face, the freaks who become ICE lawyers and ICE judges, and why thereβs actuallyβ¦reason to hope?
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A print reading: Antonin Scalia is DEAD The word "dead" is entirely wreathed in flowers.
The Supreme Court building, crumbling and decayed, and being overtaken by nature.
The Supreme Court building, with a meteor hurling towards it in the background.
A print of a Molotov cocktail with the tagline "I dissent."
It's our 6 year anniversary! Six whole years of laughing, crying, ranting, and otherwise muddling through it as the Supreme Court leads the fascist charge against democracy. We are celebrating with a sale on merch, up to 22% off, through midnight tomorrow.
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Was she assembled in a lab by the Heritage Foundation? Summoned from beyond the veil by a MAGA demonologist? Or is she simply an emergent feature of Floridaβs political swamp?
In this weekβs premium episode, meet your very angry Attorney General, Pam Bondi.Β
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Patreon Post: Meet Your Attorney General, Pam Bondi [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY] 5 hours ago Was she assembled in a lab by the Heritage Foundation? Summoned from beyond the veil by a MAGA demonologist? Or is she simply an emergent feature of Floridaβs political swamp? Learn the history of your very angry Attorney General, Pam Bondi. Thank you to our beautiful subscribers who would never steal a dog from a child. 5-4 is presented by Prologue Projects. This episode was produced by Alli Rodgers. Leon Neyfakh provides editorial support. Our website was designed by Peter Murphy. Our artwork is by Teddy Blanks at Chips NY, and our theme song is by Spatial Relations. Transcriptions of each episode are available at fivefourpod.com Follow the show at @fivefourpod on most platforms. On BlueSky, find Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social, Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social, and Rhiannon @aywarhiannon.bsky.social. 37 likes 20 comments
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Our subscribers are sending us a clear message about the type of content they crave.
If the judge cites βThe Very Hungry Caterpillarβ in a case affecting your life (as Elena Kagan literally does in Pulsifer v. United States), you should be allowed to do some crime.
βbut where would i get merch to celebrate this occasion??β
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died on February 13, 2016, at age 79, while on a hunting trip at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in West Texas.
Happy anniversary everybody
we're doing video clips now, follow us on ig @fivefourpod
This weekβs episode is INS v. Delgado, a case that helped build the foundation for ICEβs impunity, where the Court held that federal agents raiding your workplace doesnβt necessarily implicate the 4th Amendment.
This weekβs premium episode is a mailbag, where we address your questions. Most notably: what can be done about ICE?
This weekβs episode is the second and final part of our series about the Voting Rights Act. In this one, we plot the evolution of the conservative reaction, including the ascendance of anti-voting pervert John Roberts.
Next week we'll be doing a mailbag episode, so drop us a reply here or send an email to fivefourpod@gmail.com with your questions!
This weekβs episode is the first in our two-part series about the rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act. Weβre tracing the attack on voting rights from Jim Crow to John Roberts.
We are excited to get back into the swing of it with you all. The first weeks of 2026 have been difficult for anyone who cares about politics and, really, people generally, both here and abroad. But this community continues to fill us with hope that we can build a better future together.
We also will be hosting an Archenemies Zoom in the next week where will discuss current events around the country, the Trump loyalists in the appellate circuits, and whatever else is on our minds. Date and time TBD, so watch this space!
We wanted to give you a heads up that we will be back next week with the 1st of a 2-part miniseries on the Voting Rights Act. We're excited to share it with you, a wide lens view of the the struggle for equality and emancipatory politics against the forces of reaction, from the Civil War up to today
This weekβs premium episode is our review of Average Joe, a movie about the assistant football coach who went to the Supreme Court to protect his right to make a big public spectacle of his prayers.
Gray Fanny pack with black text reading THE SUPREME COURT SUCKS
White crew socks with black toe and heel. Black text on the crew part of the sock says THE SUPREME COURT SUCKS
Black t shirt with floral text reading ANTONIN SCALIA IS DEAD
Weβve been told thereβs a holiday sale happening on our merch again? And it ends tonight at midnight. Start a fight at Christmas with an βAntonin Scalia is deadβ mug π₯°π
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The reason my @fivefourpod.bsky.social fandom predates it by 20 years
Thereβs six of them :) one for each of the dumb freaks
Black t shirt with white text: SAM ALITO IS A DUMB FREAK
Light blue t-shirt with black text: THE SUPREME COURT SUCKS
Merch design. Black background with white Supreme Court building. White stars in the black sky. Orange and red meteor headed towards building.
Weβve been told there is a Black Friday sale happening on our merch. Check out fivefourpod.com/merch for brand new designs for the man/woman/nb friend of few words in your life:
This is great. If you're not subscribing to 5-4, you probably should be.
This weekβs premium episode is about Trumpβs drone strikes on purported drug boats in the Caribbean, the escalation to a possible war, and how past administrations paved the way for Trump.
This weekβs episode is an interview with two lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman who is in ICE detention for protesting genocide.
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
there was an issue when the episode was published β if you delete and re-download it should work
This weekβs episode is Garcetti v. Ceballos, where the Court said that free speech is important, but not as important as being able to fire your employees.
This weekβs premium episode is about the federal judges speaking out against the Supreme Court, and Amy Coney Barrettβs bizarre press tour.