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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I've been trying to push a version of their argument since 2009 when I read this by James MacGregor Burns. What did you think of that book?

Packing The Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court

By James MacGregor Burns

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I've been trying to push a version of your argument since 2009 when I read this by James MacGregor Burns. What did you think of that book?

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Every American, and particularly every Democratic voter, member of Congress, or candidate for office, must read this book.” Thank you @ryanlcooper.com. Agreed!

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m still floating from this by @leahlitman.bsky.social: “Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so transformative and so persuasive that it has the potential to shape our institutions and our democracy. Supremacy is one such book.”

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

After years of research, Daphna Renan & I are thrilled to announce preorders of SUPREMACY. Why is US democracy so broken? One reason is we've wrongly accepted that 9 justices have the final say over the Constitution. This book traces how that happened—& how we can reclaim power to govern ourselves.

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Supremacy

From two acclaimed legal scholars, a new history of the Supreme Court that overturns our most basic assumptions about its role in our democracy, showing how it seized the power it now wields., Suprema...

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I've been trying to push a version of your argument since 2009 when I read this by James MacGregor Burns. What did you think of that book?

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's opening day of the Supreme Court session. A new book by @nikobowie.bsky.social & @daphnarenan.bsky.social demonstrate beyond question that the Constitution did not mean to establish a system of judicial supremacy in which the Court exercises dictatorial powers. @ryanlcooper.com has a review.

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 05/10/2026

"The most important fact they establish is that the traditional narrative of Marbury v. Madison—the decision that supposedly established judicial supremacy in the United States, as taught in high schools across the country—is an invented tradition." prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 05/10/2026

the new book Supremacy is the most clarifying and clearsighted book about the Supreme Court I've ever read. and somewhat to my surprise it's by two Harvard Law profs! prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so transformative and so persuasive that it has the potential to shape our institutions and our democracy." Leah M. Litman reviews "Supremacy": lareviewofbooks.org/article/suprema…

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Almost every good thing the Court has ever done has been an exercise of vertical review. *Brown v. Board of Education, Bolling v. Sharpe, Cooper v. Aaron,* and *Loving v. Virginia,* for instance, were about striking down bigoted state laws” prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*Proposing a constitutional amendment stipulating that the president can’t break the law is both practically impossible and tacitly endorses the idea that once the Court has spoken, no matter how outrageous its decision, the only recourse is to amend the Constitution* prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*Bowie and Renan demonstrate that the Constitution does not establish a system of judicial supremacy in which the Court exercises dictatorial powers. Every American, particularly every Democratic voter, member of Congress, or candidate for office, must read this book* prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...

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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect

The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*The BLS jobs report released last Friday, the final measurement before the election, showed hiring grinding to a standstill and unemployment rising slightly. But this kind of inescapable, unspinnable data is increasingly becoming exception rather than rule* prospect.org/2026/10/05/a...

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An Architecture of Ignorance - The American Prospect

How the Trump regime is taking away our ability to know what’s going on.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*This is not a story of a recession (wait for the AI bubble to burst), but it is a story of a weak labor market. Workers see limited job opportunities, and their pay is not keeping pace with prices. In Trumpland that is apparently the GREATEST ECONOMY EVER, but not in the reality most of us inhabit*

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*The EPOP for foreign-born people is 0.4 PP higher than it was a year ago. It now stands at 63.9% compared to 58.3% for native-born people. This makes the obvious point: immigrants come here to work* #UnitedStates cepr.net/publications...

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Six Takeaways from the September Jobs Report

The September jobs report shows slowing job growth, weaker wage gains, falling self-employment, and little evidence of an AI productivity boom.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*The September jobs report was disappointing from almost every perspective, with slower job growth, wages falling behind inflation, declining self-employment, and limited evidence of AI-driven productivity gains* #Jobs #Unemployment By @deanbaker13.bsky.social cepr.net/publications...

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Six Takeaways from the September Jobs Report

The September jobs report shows slowing job growth, weaker wage gains, falling self-employment, and little evidence of an AI productivity boom.

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Indivisible Ventura @indivisiblevent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We all focus on Prop. 40, and that's not an accident. Villain-aires are funding a huge "NO on 40" campaign. But if their sneaky Prop 41 & 42 scams get more votes than 40, 40 fails. Then, as our state's medical care crisis unfolds, out comes the "government bad - time to privatize" stage of fascism.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I would argue that the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns and the current rise of DSA are the two subsequent significant advents on the American left since Occupy

American Democratic Socialism: history, politics, religion, and theory

By Gary Dorrien

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Years after his death, candidates are finally following Michael Lerner's advice and running as religious leftists. @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social doing it in the Texas and Kansas Senate races only makes sense

The Left Hand Of God: Taking back our country from the religious right

By Michael Lerner

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*Not for lack of trying. Trump would like to be a supreme dictator, but his demented narcissism keeps undercutting his own schemes* by Robert Kuttner #NaziGermany #Politics #WorldWarII prospect.org/2026/09/30/t...

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Trump’s No Good at Dictatoring - The American Prospect

Not for lack of trying. Trump would like to be a supreme dictator, but his demented narcissism keeps undercutting his own schemes.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ro Khanna discusses his push against self improving AI. He argues tech billionaires cannot be trusted to self-regulate and outlines a three-pronged approach to safety: • Banning recursive self-improving AI • Mandating independent auditors • Establishing an AI safety agency youtu.be/FdyLgecXlCY?...

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Ro Khanna CALLS OUT Anthropic Epstein Connection

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I would argue that the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns and the current rise of DSA are the two subsequent significant advents on the American left since Occupy

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

*Reports suggest that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received multiple warnings ahead of the October 7th attack* youtu.be/CUX_FHGpw1E?...

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Morning Joe ADMITS Bibi KNEW Oct 7 Was Coming

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*Trump signs sweeping Russian sanctions bill into law and targets Iran’s aviation sector. Sanctions are preventing the distribution of food and medicine in Cuba. New report proposes an international convention to regulate sanctions* By Michael Galant, Pedro Labayen Herrera cepr.net/publications...

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Sanctions Watch (September 2026)

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I would argue that the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns and the current rise of DSA are the two subsequent significant advents on the American left since Occupy

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Julian @julianjb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

FUCKING LISTEN TO RO KHANNA

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Ro Khanna CALLS OUT Anthropic Epstein Connection

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AMH @askmehow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Putting a crime family in charge of Brazil on behalf of America and Israel doesn’t seem outlandish at all. It should, but we can look at Honduras and Argentina to see how normalized corruption has become in US.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Sanctions Watch (September 2026)

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Center for Economic and Policy Research @ceprdc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Check out CEPR's monthly Sanctions Watch, a newsletter by Michael Galant and Pedro Labayen that rounds up the latest news and analysis on economic sanctions and their deadly impacts around the world 🧵👇

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Sanctions Watch (September 2026)

Explore CEPR’s focus areas by topic and region. Our work provides timely, data-driven research and analysis on a broad range of critical domestic and international policy issues.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Old news, but still mostly ignored in the U.S.

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

*Reports suggest that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received multiple warnings ahead of the October 7th attack* youtu.be/CUX_FHGpw1E?...

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Morning Joe ADMITS Bibi KNEW Oct 7 Was Coming

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 27/09/2026

⭕️ NEW from @dropsitenews.com: “Wasn’t Jesus Woke?” Kansas pastor Adam Hamilton is challenging party lines in a tight Senate race. Story by Clayton Steward and Justin Perkins dropsitenews.com/p/wasnt-jesu...

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“Wasn’t Jesus Woke?”

Kansas pastor Adam Hamilton is challenging party lines in a tight Senate race.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 27/09/2026

💢 Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza, including a 12-year-old boy, despite ceasefire 🔸In Rafah's al-Mawasi area, Israeli forces shot & killed 12-y.o. Mohammed Saif al-Din al-Shakhreeti as he sat outside his family's displacement tent. 🔸An Israeli drone strike on Jouls Street in central...

💢 Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, including a 12-year-old boy, despite ceasefire

🔸 In Rafah's al-Mawasi area, Israeli forces shot and killed 12-year-old Mohammed Saif al-Din al-Shakhreeti as he sat outside his family's displacement tent.

🔸 An Israeli drone strike on Jouls Street in central Nuseirat refugee camp killed one person.

🔸 Qusai Muammar Hillis died of wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on Gaza City weeks ago.

🔸 Israeli forces stationed east of Deir al-Balah shot and wounded several people, and a drone strike near the al-Iqlimi junction in Khan Younis's al-Mawasi area wounded others, including children.

🔸 Israeli tanks fired heavily toward displacement tents in Rafah's al-Mawasi and southern Khan Younis, shelled eastern Khan Younis, and fired on the Hamad City area and the al-Salateen and al-Atatra areas west of Beit Lahia.

The attacks continue despite the ceasefire in effect since October 2025 and President Trump's July 31 announcement of a "new agreement" to begin the second phase of the Gaza "roadmap." Almost all of Gaza's population still lives in tents, shelters, and damaged buildings, with reconstruction blocked.

Source: Shehab News, Felesteen Online

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Visual footage of occupation aircraft bombing a tent sheltering displaced persons in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood west of Gaza; and a citizen critically injured.

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