
Fridays with Nicole Sandler
We talked about Trump's tariff circus and his targeting of Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs.

Amid DOGE's Failure to Find Fraud Committed by Entities Other than DOGE, DOGE Automates Deportation
Trump brought in alleged illegal immigrant, Elon Musk, in the guise of finding waste fraud and abuse. And all Musk achieved was to dramatically cut services that Americans cherish and, in the guise of finding fraud, automate the deportation system.

Trump's Targeting of Susman Godfrey Targets a Law Firm that Stood with Perkins Coie
Yesterday, Trump targeted a law firm that has already stood in solidarity with Perkins Coie against Trump's attack on that firm, possibly escalating his attack on rule of law.

When We Take The Streets
Protesting Safer in America
It's not looking good out there, and a lot of people in the coming months (and maybe years) will be taking the streets to show the government their displeasure. Protesting the Trump Administration is still legal,…

Trump's Latest Weaponization Is about Historic Loyalty Oaths as Much as Current Ones
Trump's latest Executive Orders demanding witch hunts don't just target Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for what Trump claims is "betrayal." It also provides the excuse to map out their associates within government, including those who may still be around.

Somebody's Off Their (Shower)Head [UPDATE]
While the market and Americans' college funds, 401Ks, and retirement accounts whipsawed today after their multi-day plummet, somebody had other priorities -- their showerhead. Call to action on H.R. 22 still in effect.

The Sound of Teeth on Bone: You Are Here
An urgent call to action follows an observation of face-eating leopards doing their thing.

Supreme Court Starts Cleaning Up Kristi Noem's Sloppy Messes
With the JGG decision, SCOTUS engaged in a gimmick that served to strip James Boasberg of review while outsourcing due process to a circuit bound to be less critical of Trump's declaration of war.

Introduction To Series On Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin despises democracy. Techbros and billionaires love that.

Seizing Opportunity from Chaos
The economic calamity is of a piece with the constitutional one. And the economic calamity may present a path out of both that and the constitutional calamity.

Millions of Americans 'Disappeared' — Thanks to U.S. Media
Coverage by U.S. news media of Saturday's "Hands Off" protest rallies doesn't reflect facts on the ground of importance to the public. Something's got to change.

"Hands Off" Open Thread
Open thread on yesterday's Hands Off protests.

Fridays with Nicole Sandler
We talked about how MAGAts says they can't compete with penguins, and also the Cory Booker filibuster.

MAGAts Confess They Cannot Compete with Penguins on a Level Playing Glacier
When MAGAts applaud Trump's tariffs they are confessing that they think they need help to be able to compete with a colony of penguins.

Stupid or Evil? It's Definitely Not Liberation
There aren't adequate words for Donald Trump's liberation-by-massive-tax-increase yesterday.

Judge Dale Ho Upends Emil Bove's Weaponization
Among the rebukes Dale Ho included in his opinion dismissing the Eric Adams indictment with prejudice, he noted that Pam Bondi and Chad Mizelle violated local rules by blabbing about the case.

Elon Musk Steps in It in Wisconsin
Elon's attempt to buy Brad Schimel the WI Supreme Court seat backfired. And he may have caused himself further problems along the way.

The Four Kinds of Fuck-Ups Kristi Noem Committed on March 15
The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is yet another example -- this time, of DHS shipping a guy with an order specifically prohibiting his deportation to El Salvador to Nayib Bukele's authoritarian prison in El Salvador -- of the absolute incompetence of DHS under Kristi Noem.

Trump's Threats to the Constitution Are Happening in Real Time, Not (Just) in a Third Term
Trump managed to hijack any discussion of the many things he did to solidify authoritarian power last week by getting everyone to talk about a hypothetical assault on democracy that remains several years in the future.

Techbro Theories Of Everything
Speed up. Go fast. Why though?