i thought this was parody, teasing the author. no, it is a direct quote from David Brooks.

“ICE detainer” on a US citizen whose mom has presented his birth certificate to a judge. The judge acknowledges the birth certificate and its authenticity, but claims she lacks jurisdiction to release him. Presumably ICE releases him when they review the certificate. But it’s hard now to presume.

all so-called independent agencies are fully accountable to Congress, the only meaningfully democratic branch of our govt. also the most dysfunctional branch of our govt. but there’s no saving American democracy without curing that dysfunction. see David Andolfatto xcancel.com/dandolfa/sta...

kind of emblematic of what DeSantis and Rufo have done to New College.

if the Supreme Court really wanted to encourage compliance by the Trump Administration, it might in a majority opinion include, Clarence-Thomas-style, an off-hand remark about how perhaps the Court's reasoning in Trump v United States bears a second look in light of more recent jurisprudence.

from @buddyyakov.bsky.social building-a-ruin.ghost.io/tariffs-ideo...

very much agreed.

yes. it can simultaneously be true that good things could potentially be done by developing Federal land, and there’s no reason to imagine this administration would do anything good.

or rather the oldest.

hawkish fed did nothing to gold though.

so often “smart” just means “fraudulent”.

we hold them in contempt because they are contemptuous, not because they are contemptible. or maybe it’s just overdetermined.

2-squared / 4-squared / 5-squared

you might consider reading the piece.

Congress has created offices and agencies within the legislative branch, right? The Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, the erstwhile Office of Technology Assessment, etc If the Supreme Court overturns Humphrey's Executor, cld independent agencies migrate to the legislative branch?

“You cannot restrict unfreedom to a particular class of people. It will metastasize to consume the entire society.” @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o... ht @jeffjarvis.bsky.social

#evergreen

just called my Florida Congressional delegation to express my CECOT outrage. one human picked up (on behalf of Rep Luna), two voicemails (Sens Scott and Moody).

zeroes.ca/@hannu_ikone...

the right time to throw the ring of power into the volcano is when it is you who holds it. we forgot that, tried to wield it, now look who we’ve become.