Really appreciate this 'Fuck you, I'm following the law, not following your unstated vision of what you want the law to be already' in light of the Trump v. Boyle basically telling judges to do exactly that ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
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Really appreciate this 'Fuck you, I'm following the law, not following your unstated vision of what you want the law to be already' in light of the Trump v. Boyle basically telling judges to do exactly that ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
⚡️Explosions heard in Rivne amid nationwide Russian drone attack. Multiple explosions were heard in the western city of Rivne around 1:15 a.m. local time, Suspilne reported. The Air Force warned of Russian drones approaching various regions of Ukraine, including the country's far-west.
No. The California decision today was about how they *used* the military — not whether the guard was properly federalized in the first instance (that’s before the 9th Cir.)
No bueno.
What food from your city would you throw at a federal officer?
BREAKING: WaPo is easily duped.
The War of Southern Aggression has begun
www.theunpopulist.net/p/can-libera...
Reupping: A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging There's no reason to believe Pritzker will be any more successful at staving off invasion than Newsom. Big Q is on efficacy to raise the costs. www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/02/a...
For those asking what more Pritzker (sp) could do ... it's not clear rhetoric will do more than rally lefties, but this has done more to engage right wingers. www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/02/a...
This is criminal. Arrest and prosecute. Extra-judicial killings are abhorrent to the rule of law.
Millett and Pillard are with the majority, citing directly binding Supreme Court precedent. Rao dissents, because the SCOTUS majority has stayed non-FTC removal injunctions on the shadow docket. Order and dissent: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BREAKING: On a 2-1 vote, D.C. Circuit denies the Trump administration's request to let Trump fire a Federal Trade commissioner during appeals. Citing Humphrey's Executor, about the FTC: "To grant a stay would be to defy the Supreme Court's decisions that bind our judgments. That we will not do."
Remember when Breaking News meant that the news crew broke into the current broadcast with something that had better damned well be important to interrupt the regular programming? Now nothing is breaking news because everything is breaking news. 😐
STANDING AROUND TWIDDLING THEIR THUMBS
The Enemy of my enemy is my friend...
Congress comes back to Washington, and will take up the Epstein investigation. Four things to watch: -The discharge petition by Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna -The Chuck Schumer's Rule of Five gambit -The Oversight Committee's investigation -Trump's response www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
So this statute would be what Trump would likely use to federalize a guard that was under state control (as he did in CA). Once federalized, they are basically federal troops—not state troops under command of Governor. So if 12406, state sovereignty issue not at play.
The language about issuing order through governors is just a procedural/ministerial requirement the president has to follow in order to federalize the guard. 9th Cir. interpreted it to be a pretty minimal — doesn’t give governors veto power over federalization
Jesse Watters accidentally declared that the Fox News merch is made in China. So much for America First and made in the U.S.A.
Pritzker and Johnson blasted Trump for stripping Chicago of federal crime-fighting support while staging militarized theatrics. They tied the city’s violence to red state gun pipelines, exposing his hollow law-and-order narrative.
Trump, 79, a pedophile, stammered through excuses after days hidden from view, fueled death rumors. His brittle performance exposed the fragility of a leader clinging to power while his body, mind, and credibility collapse in plain sight.
Pritzker warned Trump is preparing to unleash federal troops on Chicago against the state’s will. The move strips local authority, weaponizes immigration policy, and echoes authoritarian crackdowns masquerading as crime control.
This is Gouda, Ru, and Rigby. They are three pretty best friends. Despite what you may have heard, this is possible. 12/10 for all (IG: andreaardendogtraining)
Turtle bath time
I often sit near the LWV staff at ceremonies. They're everybody's cheering section. This is an absurd decision to exclude them.
Jewish and Muslim Texans don’t matter.
California’s gun laws are designed to ensure that fascist-sympathizing cops can outgun us even off duty/in their personal capacities. That’s one reason that getting cops on side is at the center of Balaji Srinivasan’s The Network State.
This is because workers are "associated with diversity" by virtue of not being white guys, and to be anti-DEI is to be pro-segregation
Because what happens if the state asks the federal government to repel the invasion under Article IV, which it "shall" do, thereby presumably superseding any National Guard statute.
Second Amendment Man, who has long championed the Second Amendment as protecting civilians against military occupation by the federal government, refused to comment.
This is really happening: reality TV host who stuffs face w Big Macs is sending troops into our cities over local gov objections. Does he need to speak German for ppl to understand this is Weimar deja vu? My God in heaven, slow-moving freight coming right at us—& he wants the inevitable violence.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PERFECT BEING ENEMY OF GOOD...
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
Here's a key clarification: the new policy applies to so-called administrative naturalization ceremonies, in which CIS officials are present. Another phrasing indicates that nonpartisan groups will be barred from "CIS facilities." Looks as if ceremonies held elsewhere are still open to LWV & co. /5
Beyond that, I thought nativists' aim was to draw a sharp line around the concept of citizenship, with new citizens expected to assimilate fully and vigorously to American life once their status changed. What could better symbolize assimilation than signing up for voter registration? /4
If CIS has alleged that this process has been abused in some way, I've missed it. Also, as I understand it, group naturalizations often take place in locations that are not federal facilities, in which case I wonder how CIS presumes to ban it from going on afterward nearby. /3
The LWV, deploring the move, says it's been offering voter registration at naturalization ceremonies "for decades." While CIS will still allow state and local election agencies to offer registration after ceremonies, LWV says those agencies often lack capacity and are grateful for the help. /2, end
An Aug. 29 policy statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency, will from now on bar nonpartisan groups such as the League of Women Voters from offering voter registration services at the end of naturalization ceremonies. /1
The remedies decision in US v. Google is out. On first read, it's a big win for Google. No divestiture, no ban on paying for placement, no ban on self-preferencing, no competitor access to ad or user data, and not even a choice screen. 1/2 ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
If he’s using 12406, the statue says he can call into federal service members of the National Guard “in any state.” So I think their argument would be that you can use 12406 to federalize the guard in any state and send them to another w/o raising state sovereignty issues (bc they’re federalized)
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Back when the Texas National Guard were killing themselves over the conditions imposed on them by the border mission, we should have just let them.
Reasonable question: can I reasonably shoot this gun without "accidently" misfiring at God knows what...
Clarence Thomas loves original jurisdiction. In other words, Illinois can sue Texas, and it goes straight to the Supreme Court.* * Probably. A defense might be that it's really the feds who should be the defendant. IMO they should be too, yes, but maybe not exclusively...
The U.S. has always been at war with Colorado.
"Be loud for America", is an astoundingly good rallying call for US citizens to resist the Trump autocratic takeover. Actionable and patriotic. Pritzker sure brings the fire to Democratic resistance.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
Yeah they just become the equivalent of federal troops when in Title 10. But the only way to put someone into title 10, consent of home state gov or not, is via that statute that requires some showing that the federal officials have been impeded from executing the law
This man is deranged & watching too many late night military movies, imagining himself as some swashbuckling “hero” “taking on the drug cartels!” Why doesn’t he focus on our financial, insurance, tech, & other predators, real criminals? Also, JFC, this is *actual* “gunboat diplomacy.”🤦🏻♂️
APOLOGY MAY COME BACK TO BITE IN THE ASS
Louisiana and Black voters deliver opposing briefs to the Supreme Court, setting the stage for arguments this fall that could determine the future of the Voting Rights Act and minority political representation.
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like here in LA
Plus you need to learn how to load the gun, fire it, unload and safely store the firearm and bullets. People think shooting a gun is like what they see on television or movies...WRONG...
And if you live in a blue state, you need to build in more time because of waiting periods, licensing reqs, limited retail/training options, etc. It takes a good deal of time to understand applicable laws and figure out what firearms/ammunition/storage makes sense for you given available options.
They should all be arrested.
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
If we will accept him sending armed troops into our cities, we will accept anything.
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
Even if they are federalized, I don’t think Trump could send one state’s NG into another without that governor’s consent (?). He is trying to transpose the D.C. playbook
It’s been said before, but it would be willfully blind not to consider the likelihood that these military deployments to cities are a test run for an actual coup
As commander in chief, Trump has had a consistent penchant for performative military action against "terrorists." When his administration began designating criminal entities as terrorists, it was clear where this was headed. And of course the de rigeur video of the latest performance.
BREAKING: DC Circuit, 2-1, reinstates Biden appointee Rebecca Slaughter to FTC despite Trump attempt to fire her without cited cause. Majority: Millett (Obama), Pillard (Obama). Dissent: Rao (Trump) www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
What a profoundly unAmerican way to treat new American citizens - that is, to signal that Trumpers don't want to encourage them to vote.
I'll say this for the conspiracy against the Republic (aka the whole Trump regime): they have some creative people. Too bad they're using their talents for unadulterated evil
Texas state Sen. Charles Perry (R) apologized on the Senate floor Tuesday, after Democracy Docket reported last week on racist remarks he made about immigrants at a 2022 legislative hearing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Massive police presence all over Union Station. Someone alert DOGE to this massive waste of government resources.
NEW: We filed a brief in support of federal workers targeted by President Trump's executive order eliminating their right to collectively bargain. The administration is unconstitutionally retaliating against unions for their protected speech, including lawsuits they've filed against the government.
In the coming days, we expect to see what's playing out in LA and DC happen in Chicago. These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer. This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.
If it’s under Title 32 authority, the Texas guard remains under state control. That would mean that one state is deploying armed forces into the territory of a non-consenting state. And that’d clearly be a violation of the principle that states are co-equal, territorially limited sovereigns.
It ain't about troops.
No, she absolutely is not. All of this money is being wasted in Theater. Crime and homelessness have causes and you can’t leave troops there forever. It’ll destroy the business community. That money could be spent finding solutions to the problems. absolutely disgusting and she needs to be replaced.
Oh, yes, Texas has a paper trail a mile long arguing that states have the right to fully deploy its state agents to defend its borders and to use lethal force against any invasion. That would inherently include Illinois using lethal force to repel an invasion by the Texas National Guard.
Seems Trump might be trying an end-run in which Texas mobilizes its National Guard. That would be Texas invading Illinois, which as you can imagine is unconstitutional. One wonders about potential remedies, such as IL seizing assets of TX corporations like X, xAI, and SpaceX. Just a thought. 🤔
posting this every 5 seconds
DOE Sec. Chris Wright and EPA Adm. Lee Zeldin cannot refute climate change science, so they try to dismiss it as "religion." But they're the ones that show an idolatrous reverence for oil, gas, and coal. Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
Background from @lawfaremedia.org on the limits of Title 32, Section 502(f): "If a ... president were to ... ask governors to send unfederalized Guard personnel into a nonconsenting state—as opposed to a non-state jurisdiction like D.C.—that deployment would violate the Constitution."
AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS ABSOLUTE TRUTH...
I don't think any court has though i'm not 100% sure. to be clear, this would be tx natl guard deploying under 502f and not touching illinois national guard at all. I would absolutely expect litigation www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sect...
this is just insanely illegal
Welcome back from the long weekend. The horrors persist:
country. We fought a bloody civil war to preserve the Union over the most divisive issue possible - slavery - and here in 2025 some on the left want to fracture the Union because they don't like how 50 to 60% of the people in certain states voted in the most recent election. This is NOT the way.
this is almost certainly under Title 32 authorities (meaning the TX guard will be nominally under TX state control but on a federal mission), meaning the posse comitatus issues that came up in California will not apply. that said, it raises a whole lot of other legal problems
Over a third of U.S. adults aren't able to cover an unexpected $400 expense, yet many families are forced to pay thousands for their loved ones to be released from jail before trial.
A federal judge in San Jose said the settlement administrators failed to disclose significant financial ties and made some changes to ensure the fairness of the deal. www.courthousenews.com/judge-approv...
Two things can be — and are — true here: Bowser is not the champion DC needs in this moment, and The Washington Post has become a Trump rag. A newspaper that actually cared about the city in its name would not publish such an inflammatory, bullshit headline.
Temper tantrum over a judge ruling PCA violation so it can't manipulate it's toy soldiers the Way it wants to...
Ok to all of the three-level hypotheticals about the possible military occupation of Illinois by Texas: I don’t know, and be very suspicious of anyone who confidently claims that they do
I’m not even sure what he’s doing at this point, but one state cannot invade another and that is what this would be if he’s using 502(f). That would be Texas invading Illinois.
Or she's that stupid or she's getting something for this...
Whereas in California the state’s own national guard was federalized under a law which allows that. The problem there was that they went beyond the very limited things they can do without violating other laws.
Probably stand around twiddling their thumbs...
Meanwhile, DC restaurants, hotels and small businesses are being crushed.
Trump dismissed a White House video confirmed by his own staff as authentic, calling it AI-generated. His denial highlighted paranoia and the regime’s reliance on lies to cover cracks in competence and control.
Senate Democrats: DO NOT FUND the government when the current continuing resolution expires at the end of the month. SHUT IT DOWN unless DC is funded, the troops are withdrawn from our cities, elections are protected, the Epstein files are released in full... SHUT IT DOWN.
Convicted felon has thoughts about other people being "born to be criminals".
ASSWIPE DESCRIBING ITSELF, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE
I do like that policy. There’s at least one Scandinavian country that got really good results by tying maternity leave to paternity leave. But it’s not a silver bullet. Being an early career professional with young children will always suck and disadvantage all but the very best performers.
Mfer scared of getting hit with a Portillos