Tobias Barrington Wolff

Friends at Emory, stay safe and strong.

Today's Republican Party. (Dupree is a long-time Capitol Hill reporter.)

The disrespect and utter disregard the right-wing Justices on the Supreme Court are showing for their colleagues on the federal district and circuit courts is simply astounding.

I don’t care what explanation you thought made sense up til now to stay on the platform previously called Twitter. It is now time to leave.

The comical evilness of Musk making his AI go full Nazi must not obscure the gravity of this episode. One of the largest platforms in the world is spewing murderous anti-semitism to an audience that views the platform as part of their cultural identity and will take cues from what they are seeing.

Speaking for myself as an individual member of the faculty, I deplore the resolution that the University of Pennsylvania just announced of the absurd Title IX claim brought by the Regime.

Re the AI video making the rounds where mock-ups of celestial bodies get cut in half like cakes while people gush how wonderful it is that AI can show what these objects "really look like" on the inside . . . if you think the Moon is hollow and shiny inside like a geode I'm not sure where to start.

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If you are not already supporting Planned Parenthood I suggest you start now with a recurring monthly donation. Give $5 / month if you can afford that, more if you're able. The Court jeopardized health care services for women who depend on Medicaid. We must fill the breach.

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US Supreme Court to make decisions before end of term - WHYY As the court nears summer recess, some of its biggest cases, like birthright citizenship, age verification for online pornography, religious opt-outs in schools, remain. We’ll preview those and discus...

I did an hour on NPR today with the legendary Nina Totenberg today discussing the Supreme Court term.

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Iran confirms missile attack on U.S. military base in Qatar Qatar, home to the largest U.S. base in the region, announced it was temporarily closing its airspace.

God damn it. This was exactly what one had to expect. May the U.S. servicemembers and personnel and any other people on our bases remain safe from the harm that their supposed leaders have recklessly and needlessly inflicted on them.

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Duckworth statement on Trump’s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

Duckworth statement on Trump’s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.

I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.

And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.

My statement:

TACO Two Weeks is at it again.

During these terrible and divided times it is reassuring to know that some basic truths still unite us.

Everyone hates Ted Cruz. Everyone.

Let us take this shared commitment as the starting point for a new civic congregation.

Beloved trans folk: You are seen, you are treasured, you will not be erased. We will keep fighting for you during your young years and every year thereafter. Be strong and we will be strong alongside you. 💪🏳️‍⚧️💪

One of the many good reasons to show up tomorrow is to be reminded of how incredibly not alone you are in all this. #NoKingsDay

Senator Padilla is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Control in the Senate Judiciary Committee—the subcommittee in the Senate to which Noem is directly accountable. Her "I don't even know the man" response is an absurd insult.

Show up on Saturday. Stand against this.

I know. I have suddenly become more knowledgable about the Tucker Act and jurisdiction in the Court of Federal Claims and those are worthy subjects of study for which I am happy to contribute analysis but I could be working on other things.

This is an immensely difficult time. I have tough days just like everyone else. But I have never been more certain of the importance of the profession to which I have dedicated my adult life and the rule of law principles I have spent my career helping to understand, explain and defend.

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I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.

Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.

(It will also escalate from here.)

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From Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's account on Twitter (which I will not link to). I take the Mayor to be making the point here that activation of the Guard and deployment of the Guard are two different things and that no deployment has yet happened despite rhetoric coming from the FELOTUS.

I just went to the store and I come back to discover that T***p is threatening to cancel government contracts for M**k's companies and M**k is claiming to have kompromat on T***p from the Epstein files?

I just went to the store . . .

Trump administration changes mind, won't cut Social Security benefits over defaulted student loans The U.S. Department of Education is pausing its plan to garnish people's Social Security benefits if they've defaulted on their student loans.

Pushback works. Keep pushing back. #tacopresident

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Nancy Mace is sitting in her living room right now fuming that she did not think up Joni Ernst's formula for getting this much attention.

NEW—Rubio issues State Dept. cable instructing enhanced social media vetting for ALL people (students, faculty, etc) seeking travel visas to Harvard under guise of “antisemitism.”

All social media profiles must be public, otherwise seen “as an effort to evade or hide certain activity.”

Full cable:

I’ve been using FELOTUS as my preferred acronym for the current (nominal) occupant of the presidency but I think TACOTUS may now have to replace it.

Rahm Emanuel is not someone I am interested in hearing from.

50% tariff on all goods from Europe. Sure, whatever.

A foundation of the separation of Church and State survives for now, barely.

House Republicans are trying to steal health care and food from people to give more money to billionaires.

That's it. There's no deeper principle. They are just trying to steal health care and food from people to give more money to billionaires.