So apparently “yellow peril” arguments are back in vogue. From the amicus brief of Sen. Ted Cruz & Rep. Jim Jordan
03.03.2026 22:55 — 👍 27 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 4@robertltsai.bsky.social
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So apparently “yellow peril” arguments are back in vogue. From the amicus brief of Sen. Ted Cruz & Rep. Jim Jordan
03.03.2026 22:55 — 👍 27 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 4Ted Cruz thinks China has been “manufacturing nominal citizens” in the U.S.
04.03.2026 01:03 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0The fog of not-war
04.03.2026 14:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Well said!
04.03.2026 13:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Is the U.S. at war or not-war?
04.03.2026 13:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2“America is a nation built on war.” bit.ly/4cpNTs0
03.03.2026 18:35 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Ted Cruz thinks China has been “manufacturing nominal citizens” in the U.S.
04.03.2026 01:03 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0But my guess is that he toggles between civil rights and human rights discourse depending on his audience—but his underlying commitment straddles both. And that’s not true for others.
04.03.2026 00:17 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’m with you
04.03.2026 00:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Fair, but he’s trying to retain his seat in Georgia
04.03.2026 00:08 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Well, the “shithole country” discourse is sometimes displaced by “national security” when one runs into more positive stereotypes
04.03.2026 00:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0😆
03.03.2026 23:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0anchorbaby discourse is back and this time it's yellow-peril flavored
03.03.2026 23:38 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Read it for yourself! www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
03.03.2026 23:14 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0So apparently “yellow peril” arguments are back in vogue. From the amicus brief of Sen. Ted Cruz & Rep. Jim Jordan
03.03.2026 22:55 — 👍 27 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 4Indeed. Prophetic?
03.03.2026 21:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Photo via AP Photo/Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto
#BULawProf @robertltsai.bsky.social says that the US Supreme Court’s recent tariff ruling was “a straightforward case of statutory interpretation.” He explains that a tariff is a tax, and the power to tax belongs to Congress.
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17.02.2026 00:14 — 👍 224 🔁 41 💬 2 📌 7“America is a nation built on war.” bit.ly/4cpNTs0
03.03.2026 18:35 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Kill some people, pray there’s an uprising and good guys win
03.03.2026 17:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“Leadership assassination in international disputes does not simply remove authority; it redistributes it under emotional mobilization…. This is the pattern after decapitation: Martyrdom transfers legitimacy. The successor must demonstrate resolve, not flexibility.”
03.03.2026 14:03 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0“Leadership assassination in international disputes does not simply remove authority; it redistributes it under emotional mobilization…. This is the pattern after decapitation: Martyrdom transfers legitimacy. The successor must demonstrate resolve, not flexibility.”
03.03.2026 14:03 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0“State failure brings violence and instability; it almost never brings democratization.”—Levitsky & Way, 2015
02.03.2026 16:34 — 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0surprise surprise!
03.03.2026 00:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0All I heard was annoyed rambling about plans and military officials
02.03.2026 22:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Hegseth rattled by a simple question
02.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0“State failure brings violence and instability; it almost never brings democratization.”—Levitsky & Way, 2015
02.03.2026 16:34 — 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0Hegseth rattled by a simple question
02.03.2026 16:15 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0