Nate Huffstutter

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.

Today, Trump-Hegseth run out of time on War Powers Resolution and boat strikes.

DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.

It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.

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YouTube video by Truth In The Arena Episode 16: Jim Malone—"True Leaders Lead Everyone”

"True leaders have to lead everyone in their stead"

🎙️ NEW w/ longtime @padres.com & @mlb.com S&C Coach Jim Malone—in addition to Hoffy Hells Bells stories we talk:

➕ Meritocracy & honesty as 🔑 values
➕ Unifying vs divisive leadership

🎧 📺 Apple, Spotify, YouTube ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-8...

The US government: Well, we might have zip-tied children and/or shot them with rubber bullets, but not the young ones! (not a joke or an exaggeration)

The Onion: How to Join ICE

STEP 1 Be born with something just…missing STEP 2 Try deporting a few neighbors without the constitutional authority to do so, to see if it’s for you STEP 3 Unlearn any secondary languages you may know STEP 4 If filling out the application form presents a challenge, candidates may instead demonstrate how hard they can punch a dog

How to Join ICE

theonion.com/how-to-join-...

I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

A sign reading "No Kings Just Prince"

The most Minnesotan protest sign. #NoKings

Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.

You’re right, Mike, Americans are super free to speak their minds right now, which is why I’m currently coaching freshman football at my local high school

I went to war to defend our nation.

Now a wannabe dictator is trying to tear it apart—defying court orders, censoring the press, intimidating peaceful protestors and misusing our troops.

Speak up. Speak out. Stay peaceful. Be safe.

No kings.

No Kings · Mobilize Create an event to bring together local No Kings supporters.

This Saturday, millions of people will once again mobilize for #NoKings protests across the country.

AFSC endorses this nonviolent day of action to stand up for democracy and reject authoritarianism. We hope you can join us.

YouTube video by Truth In The Arena Episode 14: Todd Hamer—"Change the Community, Change the City, Change the Country”

“If you can change the room, you can change the community, change the city. Change the city, you can change the state, change the country.”

🎙️Fire it up! Coach Todd Hamer brings 🔥 on a new EP, we discuss:

💥Connections
💥Athlete development
💥Community leadership

🎧⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJ_...

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.

Ah, well, nevertheless.

YouTube video by Truth In The Arena Episode 13: Bob Remensperger—"Keeping the Joy in Competitive Youth Sports”

"It's about believing in the players so that they're comfortable enough to take chances & try things."

🎙️ New w/ Legends FC SD-Del Mar ECRL Coach & College Liaison Bob Remensperger

➕Creating a positive culture in youth ⚽️
➕Developing leaders
➕The dreaded car ride home
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddv9...

“There is a gift in every difficult thing that we have to deal with. And the gift of this time is the ability to reimagine and restructure what this democracy is — and the only way that we can do that is together.” - @markruffalo.bsky.social

Join us on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

"If there are ten steps to autocracy and authoritarianism, there are ten steps to freedom and power." @staceyabrams.com reviews ways to push back on Donald Trump's regime.

The United States Of Snitches | Defector On Saturday, the chairman of the Republican Party in Michigan’s Oakland County spent his afternoon directing his online followers’ attention to local businesses that had not lowered their flags to hal...

I wrote about the experience of government of, by, and for people who have been driven insane by screens. (This is a gift link, please Consider Defector if you are interested in subscribing to a website) defector.com/the-united-s...

If you’re rich and not a coward, this is what you’d refer to as a “market opportunity” to dominate a media ecosystem that’s about to be covered in grotesque government slop. To be a pop of color in a sea of beige will be easier than ever. People will flock to it. You gotta be a little brave, though.

Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.

Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.

These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

Episode 12: Devan McConnell— “Creating Trust & Building Inclusive Environments for Your Athletes” Podcast Episode · Truth In The Arena · 09/04/2025 · 26m

"As coaches, I think it’s important that we create environments that our athletes, our staff members, the people in our organizations can feel safe being who they are."

🎙️ Thoughtful conversation w/ Coach Devan McConnell
on community, leadership + principles

🎧 ⤵️
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This is abhorrent.

America should not tolerate a president relishing in Pinochet-style rule over our own citizens.

not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.

BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.

Here is the text of his email shared with me:

YouTube video by Truth In The Arena Episode 11: Molly Binetti—“The Fight’s Not Over”

“As demoralizing as the (election result) was, it’s still nice to know that there are people that are still gonna fight. And the fight’s not over.”

🎙️ NEW w/ Molly Binetti, Director of Women’s Basketball Performance for Dawn Staley's powerhouse South Carolina 🏀

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=leBV...