We have a president who virtually never thinks rationally, logically, or even in sequential steps. Nor can he fully comprehend causes and effects. His base of knowledge on virtually all subjects relating to governance and economics and world affairs is minimal. (1/2)

The credulity with which people are greeting these "deals" is absurd. These countries just say "We'll invest eleventy trillion dollars in the US!" to give Trump something he can claim as a victory. If 1/100th of it ever happens it'll be a shock. It's all fake.

It can’t be overstated:

Stephen Miller is deeply, deeply disturbed.

I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark.

I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.

Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants

Shorter Stephen Miller: The president can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, to whomever he wants--including American citizens.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

Without a 280-character limit, George Conway dishes on it all In an 80-minute wide-ranging discussion on Yahoo News' Skullduggery he continued to take digs at President Donald Trump.

Seems like yesterday, but it was long ago

www.politico.com/story/2018/1...

Menendez Jr: They feel no weight of the law and no restraint on what they should be doing. And that was shown in broad daylight today when they not just arrested the Mayor of Newark but when they put their hands on two members of congress standing behind me. How is this acceptable?

tl;dr:

White smoke, black pope!

‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation

THIS IS NOT NORMAL

Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation

#immigration

these agents and everyone up the chain of command need to be investigated and prosecuted

I wonder if Bessent understands that this is Trump setting him up as the fall guy?

Justice Sotomayor Says Lawyers Must ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Fight This Fight’

Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday night urged the legal profession to toughen up. "If you’re not used to fighting, and losing battles, then don’t become a lawyer," she said. Her remarks came against the backdrop of immense stress on lawyers from the Trump administration.

Donald Trump can still become pope if Mike Pence has the courage.

Prediction

Trump: We have an American Pope cos I made America Great Again

Pope: Nationalism is bad, Jesus didn't like capitalism, and tariffs hurt the poor

Trump: The Pope is a bad Pope, what a nasty Pope, I call him Fake Pope, etc

Just watch.

The new Pope is the total opposite of Donald Trump. Pope Leo is a decent, moral man, defender of social justice and fluent in English.

New pope's social media posts offer some insight into his politics On social media before becoming pope, Robert Prevost expressed support for gun reform and immigration — and showed some disagreement with the Trump administration.

American-born Pope Leo XIV tweeted five times in 2025: Two criticized VP Vance, one repost called out President Trump's laughter at Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and the two others concerned Pope Francis' health.

I think it's rather fitting and beautiful that Pope Leo XIV is confirmed as a White Sox fan. A true advocate for the downtrodden.

My son just pointed out to me that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, as a Villanova graduate, may well be the first supreme pontiff who has been to a Wawa

I know some of you may do this anyway, but I nonetheless urge you NOT to send items like these to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, 601 D St. NW, Washington, DC 20530. Please do NOT do that. Thank you.

We should be grateful to the Lord to now be blessed with having an American on the world stage who embodies good and not evil.

Trump pulls Eagle Ed Martin's nomination to be the D.C. U.S. Attorney.

Sec. Noem to visit Springfield, drawing sarcastic response from Gov. Pritzker’s office Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem will visit Springfield this week, drawing a sarcastic response from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office.

“We would urge all pet owners in the region to make sure all of your beloved animals are under watchful protection while the secretary is in the region,” the @govpritzker.illinois.gov note said.

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

Under the guise of saving taxpayer money, Kari Lake is using free content from the conspiracy-laden, oft-sued OAN network to substitute for actual journalism from VOA reporters.

Via @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

If you were looking to combat transnational crime, especially drug cartels, this is the exact office you would NOT shut down. This move by Trump's DOJ undermines any argument they want to prosecute international cartels, human traffickers, and gang members such as MS-13.

Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture (to which the United States is a party)

Tesla sales plunge in Europe, adding to carmaker’s woes The number of vehicles sold by the Musk-led firm in Europe fell steeply last month.

The number of vehicles sold by Tesla fell 81% year-on-year in April in Sweden and 73.8% in the Netherlands, with steep falls in Denmark, France, and the UK, despite demand for EVs going up.

My Time on 60 Minutes and Why I Refuse To Stay Silent From Marc | From the opening words of Judge Beryl Howell’s opinion to the 60 Minutes closing credits, this has been an emotional weekend for me personally.

Thank you to everyone who wrote to me to offer support about my appearance on 60 Minutes.🙏

I will never back down or go silent. I hope that what I write might help others, especially lawyers, speak out as well. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...

In The Know with Ryan Goodman | Substack Founding co-editor-in-chief of Just Security. Law Professor at New York University. He served as Special Counsel to General Counsel of Department of Defense (2015-16). Yale PhD, Yale JD, Univ. of Texa...

Worth your time!! From the big brain and great legal scholar @rgoodlaw.bsky.social : ryangoodmanlaw.substack.com