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Senior Editor @lawfaremedia.org. Previously: Obama appointee at DOJ/DHS. Litigator for Speaker Pelosi and Jan. 6 Committee. Yankee Stadium 🌭 vendor. NYC born and bred. Wannabe historian. Dad joker.

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Ok but didn’t the government represent something very different at the beginning of the tariffs litigation when it said no stay was needed?

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinetic warfare - Wikipedia

It was used a lot in Obama days en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic...

06.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The memory of the righteous is a blessing

06.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@jacobdcharles.bsky.social

06.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

+ Braveheart!

06.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That quote is Darcy or Ellison?

06.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

28 usc 530C(c)(1) says the AG can’t pay any lawyer who isn’t a member of a bar

06.03.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Congress could, and should, ban this. Impose the same rule nationwide as some states already have: if an incumbent doesn't file for reelection by the deadline, the window to file gets extended a week or two.

06.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

05.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 8457 πŸ” 2051 πŸ’¬ 339 πŸ“Œ 54
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Senator Markwayne Mullin ran a multimillion-dollar plumbing business and claimed he only took a $50,000 salary. His financial statements show otherwise. In a tense hearing with the Teamsters president, Senator Mullin claimed his plumbing salary was only $50,000. Financial records show it was $92,000.

Fwiw Mullin is one of the wealthiest members of Congress www.yahoo.com/news/senator...

05.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

C’mon, people. Look at your Kremlin style guide. The phrase is β€œspecial military operation.” Not all of you are getting this right.

05.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 3884 πŸ” 1019 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 39

If Mullin’s nomination hits turbulence, Trump can just remind senators that he can keep on Noem until her successor is confirmed. No senator wants that.

05.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Kristi: from Noem to Nemo

05.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"I respect Bernie Sanders because he's an open socialist, and you know that he's a communist so you know what you're getting. Rand Paul's a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. And I told him that to his face."

"I respect Bernie Sanders because he's an open socialist, and you know that he's a communist so you know what you're getting. Rand Paul's a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. And I told him that to his face."

This is what Markwayne Mullin said about Rand Paul a couple weeks ago.

Anyway, guess who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee

05.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1319 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 40
Markwayne Mullin in a white cowboy hat (and otherwise business attire)

Markwayne Mullin in a white cowboy hat (and otherwise business attire)

05.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mullin is misusing β€œhumbling,” as far too many do. But it may well turn out to be the right word.

05.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 1
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Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel
Michael Luciano | Nov 17th, 2023, 4:12 pm

MEDIATE Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel Michael Luciano | Nov 17th, 2023, 4:12 pm

Editors: when running copy about Markwayne Mullin please word your headlines more carefully than here!
www.mediaite.com/politics/mar...

05.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

If memory serves he also fired Comey mid-speech

05.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters leader to a fight. Bernie Sanders intervenes
Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters leader to a fight. Bernie Sanders intervenes YouTube video by Associated Press

If confirmed, Mullin would be the first cabinet secretary who tried to fight a union leader at a Senate hearing

youtu.be/FLjblX0oguo

05.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 185 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 15

Compared to Kristi Noem, new DHS Sec nominee Markwayne Mullin is less likely to

🀠 bang Corey Lewandowski

🀠 speak coherently

05.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

KRISTI NO MO’

05.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Funk Congress Deadlocked On Get Up/Get Down Issue CHOCOLATE CITYβ€”After months of ceaseless debate, including last week’s record 76-hour filibuster slap-bass solo from Senate Rubber Band Minority Leader Bootsy Collins (D-OH), the National Funk Congres...

theonion.com/national-fun...

05.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"It's not a war"' Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, snapped as he made his way to the House floor on Wednesday,
employing some tautological reasoning. "The way you are officially at war is Congress declares war, and we haven't declared war"

"It's not a war"' Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, snapped as he made his way to the House floor on Wednesday, employing some tautological reasoning. "The way you are officially at war is Congress declares war, and we haven't declared war"

Congress hasn’t declared war on anyone since World War II. That’s why we call it the Korean Not-a-War, the Vietnam Not-a-War, and two β€” wait, three β€” Persian Gulf Not-Wars.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

05.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4

Just last fall, when Dem Rep. Chuy Garcia engineered something similar in Illinois, the House formally voted to rebuke him.

So, will the Senate do the same to Daines? If anything, his offense is worse. Garcia schemed over one of 435 House seats. Daines did this for one of just 100 Senate seats.

05.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Great list. My list would also find room for:

Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You
I Shall Be Released

05.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

These guys are constantly telling on themselves that they can’t imagine anyone acting on an actual principle. Protesters? Must be getting paid. Bishops noticing that Jesus had some thoughts on welcoming the stranger? Gotta be a payday in there.

05.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 981 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 15
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β€˜I did not vote for this’: Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom A Post analysis of submitted comments found more than 97 percent were critical of the planned 90,000-square-foot addition. The White House has defended it as necessary.

A small federal agency reviewing Trump's ballroom has received tens of thousands of public comments.

More than 97% oppose the project, per WaPo analysis.

"I did not vote for this," one 3x Trump voter wrote.

with @aaronschaffer.com and @jonathanreports.bsky.social

05.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 758 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 13

@gchernack.bsky.social our favorite Onion headline yet again

05.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to be confused with the Republican congressman from Montana who suddenly announced two days ago that he wouldn’t run again, or the Republican governor from Montana who, when he served in Congress, bodyslammed reporter @benjacobs.bsky.social because he didn’t like a question.

05.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Come Helen high water

05.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0