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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 3h
The Gig May Be Up For Trump and Blanche in the Bogus IRS Settlement • They're now stuck in the last place they wanted: Judge Williams's court.
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The Gig May Be Up For Trump and Blanche in the Bogus IRS Settlement
They're now stuck in the last place they wanted: Judge Williams's court.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 7h
When It Rains, It Pours - Live with Adam Klasfeld • Legal news roundup: Jack Smith’s Senate hearing, the D.C. Circuit’s en banc hearing, and the potential unraveling of the “grand conspiracy’ investigation.
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When It Rains, It Pours - Live with Adam Klasfeld
Legal news roundup: Jack Smith’s Senate hearing, the D.C. Circuit’s en banc hearing, and the potential unraveling of the “grand conspiracy’ investigation.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 28/09/2026
The Question Boasberg Won't Drop, and Team Trump is Desperate Not to Answer • Judge Boasberg’s contempt investigation reaches key hearing.
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The Question Boasberg Won't Drop, and Team Trump is Desperate Not to Answer
Judge Boasberg’s contempt investigation reaches key hearing.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 24/09/2026
A Trump Judge Orders the Administration to Reinstate CNN, MS NOW, and Politico • After delay, the White House has now complied.
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A Trump Judge Orders the Administration to Reinstate CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
After delay, the White House has now complied.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 22/09/2026
High and Petty • The Trump administration’s repeated acts of viewpoint discrimination damage democracy, even though they will not stand.
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High and Petty
The Trump administration’s repeated acts of viewpoint discrimination damage democracy, even though they will not stand.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 18/09/2026
The DOJ is Between a Rock and a Hard Place in the IRS Case • It can’t agree with Trump, and it can’t disagree.
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The DOJ is Between a Rock and a Hard Place in the IRS Case
It can’t agree with Trump, and it can’t disagree.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 16/09/2026
SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Order – Live with Steve Vladeck • Breaking down the all-important USPS case.
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Order – Live with Steve Vladeck
Breaking down the all-important USPS case.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 15/09/2026
Dodging a Cannonball • Five takeaways from the Supreme Court's mail-ballot ruling.
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Dodging a Cannonball
Five takeaways from the Supreme Court's mail-ballot ruling.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 14/09/2026
A Pro-Trump Prosecutor Draws the Line • "If you want indictments where there's no evidence, you have an ethical problem"
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A Pro-Trump Prosecutor Draws the Line
"If you want indictments where there's no evidence, you have an ethical problem"
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 12/09/2026
Talking Feds in Technicolor • Some news from Talking Feds, and kicking off a contest.
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Talking Feds in Technicolor
Some news from Talking Feds, and kicking off a contest.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 08/09/2026
Feds’ Indictment of Rogue ICE Agent is Less Than Meets the Eye • The Castro charges don’t mean that the feds have turned a new page on prosecuting ICE abuses.
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Feds’ Indictment of Rogue ICE Agent is Less Than Meets the Eye
The Castro charges don’t mean that the feds have turned a new page on prosecuting ICE abuses.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 03/09/2026
Trump’s Ballroom Is Illegal, Despised, and Anti-Democratic, but the Supreme Court Greenlit It Anyway. • “Our buildings shape us,” and this building will shape a failure of democracy.
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Trump’s Ballroom Is Illegal, Despised, and Anti-Democratic, but the Supreme Court Greenlit It Anyway.
“Our buildings shape us,” and this building will shape a failure of democracy.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 28/08/2026
Ripeness Games • Texas judge follows in Supreme Court’s footsteps in stretching the ripeness doctrine to deny relief.
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Ripeness Games
Texas judge follows in Supreme Court’s footsteps in stretching the ripeness doctrine to deny relief.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 25/08/2026
The Other Side of DOJ’s Corruption • They’re failing in important cases at great cost to public safety.
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The Other Side of DOJ’s Corruption
They’re failing in important cases at great cost to public safety.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 22/08/2026
Department of Vindictiveness • The DOJ argues in the Comey Case that Trump’s vindictiveness is irrelevant.
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Department of Vindictiveness
The DOJ argues in the Comey Case that Trump’s vindictiveness is irrelevant.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 20/08/2026
Blanche Is as Bad as We Feared He Would Be • His first week at the helm may be the most transgressive in DOJ history.
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Blanche Is as Bad as We Feared He Would Be
His first week at the helm may be the most transgressive in DOJ history.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 18/08/2026
The DOJ Parachutes Into the Slush Fund Case • In trying to disprove collusion with Trump, they prove the opposite.
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The DOJ Parachutes Into the Slush Fund Case
In trying to disprove collusion with Trump, they prove the opposite.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 14/08/2026
A Band of Plucky Protesters Nets One Against ICE • Showing how it can be done.
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A Band of Plucky Protesters Nets One Against ICE
Showing how it can be done.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 10/08/2026
Dream On, Donald Trump • His birthright citizenship executive orders are destined to crash and burn.
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Dream On, Donald Trump
His birthright citizenship executive orders are destined to crash and burn.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 09/08/2026
Anne Applebaum on Iran, Ukraine, and Trump’s Kleptocracy • Check out a Talking Feds 1-on-1.
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Anne Applebaum on Iran, Ukraine, and Trump’s Kleptocracy
Check out a Talking Feds 1-on-1.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 04/08/2026
Blanche and Trump Snooker Cornyn and Tillis • The Senators got a piece of paper. Blanche got out of committee. Trump got everything.
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Blanche and Trump Snooker Cornyn and Tillis
The Senators got a piece of paper. Blanche got out of committee. Trump got everything.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 03/08/2026
Reflecting Pool Case: A Kafkaesque Debacle Even After the Dismissal • The dismissal of the Reflecting Pool prosecution was a forced retreat, and it leaves an ugly injustice unremedied. Plus, Talking Feds Substack hits 250 posts.
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Reflecting Pool Case: A Kafkaesque Debacle Even After the Dismissal
The dismissal of the Reflecting Pool prosecution was a forced retreat, and it leaves an ugly injustice unremedied. Plus, Talking Feds Substack hits 250 posts.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 31/07/2026
A Procedural Skirmish That Could Lay the Groundwork for a Stolen Election • The Trump administration's mail-in voting gambit asks the Supreme Court to have it both ways. Plus, Friday's Lighter Fare.
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A Procedural Skirmish That Could Lay the Groundwork for a Stolen Election
The Trump administration's mail-in voting gambit asks the Supreme Court to have it both ways. Plus, Friday's Lighter Fare.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 27/07/2026
Jim Jordan’s July Jack Job • A false statement referral with no false statement. Plus a rare Monday Lighter Fare contest!
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Jim Jordan’s July Jack Job
A false statement referral with no false statement. Plus a rare Monday Lighter Fare contest!
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 24/07/2026
Killing Baby Hitler • A conversation with Michael Tomasky. Plus, Friday’s Lighter Fare.
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Killing Baby Hitler
A conversation with Michael Tomasky. Plus, Friday’s Lighter Fare.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 23/07/2026
Trump’s Bitter Legacy to the Country • His branding campaign will perpetuate the partisan rancor he has generated long after he is out of office.
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Trump’s Bitter Legacy to the Country
His branding campaign will perpetuate the partisan rancor he has generated long after he is out of office.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 20/07/2026
Blanche Gave Away the Store • Senators, take note: his testimony leaves both the slush fund and Trump’s tax amnesty in play.
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Blanche Gave Away the Store
Senators, take note: his testimony leaves both the slush fund and Trump’s tax amnesty in play.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 17/07/2026
The Old Todd Blanche Can’t Come to the Phone - Live with Mimi Rocah • “Do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons.”
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The Old Todd Blanche Can’t Come to the Phone - Live with Mimi Rocah
“Do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons.”
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 15/07/2026
Five Questions the Judiciary Committee Should Ask Todd Blanche • He is vulnerable, and the stakes are huge.
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Five Questions the Judiciary Committee Should Ask Todd Blanche
He is vulnerable, and the stakes are huge.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 14/07/2026
Judge Rips Trump’s Collusive Lawsuit and Doles Out Sanctions • Ruling leaves slush fund and tax amnesty with no legal anchor.
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Judge Rips Trump’s Collusive Lawsuit and Doles Out Sanctions
Ruling leaves slush fund and tax amnesty with no legal anchor.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 14/07/2026
The Day After & the Week Ahead - Live with Brian Tyler Cohen • Discussing Brian’s new book on how Democrats might wield power after Trump is out of office, and how they can build power now.
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The Day After & the Week Ahead - Live with Brian Tyler Cohen
Discussing Brian’s new book on how Democrats might wield power after Trump is out of office, and how they can build power now.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 13/07/2026
A Foul Smell from the ICE Fatal Shooting in Texas • The feds try to smother investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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A Foul Smell from the ICE Fatal Shooting in Texas
The feds try to smother investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 09/07/2026
The Dissents in the Birthright Citizenship Case Were Even Crazier Than You Thought • To mangle the text, they mangled originalism too.
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The Dissents in the Birthright Citizenship Case Were Even Crazier Than You Thought
To mangle the text, they mangled originalism too.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 04/07/2026
Towards a More Perfect Union • Reflections on the Declaration of Independence at 250.
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Towards a More Perfect Union
Reflections on the Declaration of Independence at 250.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 30/06/2026
Yes, the Supreme Court Rebuked Trump on Birthright Citizenship. That’s Not the Real Story • Trump v. Barbara will dominate the coverage, but the bigger story is the demolition of independent agencies.
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Yes, the Supreme Court Rebuked Trump on Birthright Citizenship. That’s Not the Real Story
Trump v. Barbara will dominate the coverage, but the bigger story is the demolition of independent agencies.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 29/06/2026
High-Stakes Lawsuit to Force Trump to Reveal More Epstein Files • Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Todd Blanche could lead to release of withheld Epstein files.
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High-Stakes Lawsuit to Force Trump to Reveal More Epstein Files
Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Todd Blanche could lead to release of withheld Epstein files.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 26/06/2026
Don't Tread on Me, Trump • Judge invokes anti-commandeering principle to quash federal subpoenas. Plus, Friday’s Lighter Fare.
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Don't Tread on Me, Trump
Judge invokes anti-commandeering principle to quash federal subpoenas. Plus, Friday’s Lighter Fare.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 25/06/2026
Trump's $1.8 Billion Problem – Live with Adam Klasfeld • How a judge’s simple request exposed deep contradictions in the administration's defense of the Slush Fund.
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Trump's $1.8 Billion Problem – Live with Adam Klasfeld
How a judge’s simple request exposed deep contradictions in the administration's defense of the Slush Fund.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 24/06/2026
“The Most Dangerous Power” • The Newsom investigation is already a grave abuse—no matter what Trump’s DOJ dredges up.
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“The Most Dangerous Power”
The Newsom investigation is already a grave abuse—no matter what Trump’s DOJ dredges up.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 23/06/2026
Senator Adam Schiff is Coming to San Diego for a Live Discussion with Harry • Announcing a Talking San Diego event on July 3rd, 2026.
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Senator Adam Schiff is Coming to San Diego for a Live Discussion with Harry
Announcing a Talking San Diego event on July 3rd, 2026.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 22/06/2026
DOJ to Federal Judges: Pound Sand • The DOJ may be heading for trouble with its stonewalling in the Slush Fund cases.
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DOJ to Federal Judges: Pound Sand
The DOJ may be heading for trouble with its stonewalling in the Slush Fund cases.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 18/06/2026
No, the Slush Fund Can’t Be Revived Through the FTCA • The January 6 defendants’ strategy is subject to all the same flaws as Trump’s bogus settlement.
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No, the Slush Fund Can’t Be Revived Through the FTCA
The January 6 defendants’ strategy is subject to all the same flaws as Trump’s bogus settlement.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 17/06/2026
Trump and Miller Wanted To Suspend Habeas Corpus • And they're still looking for ways to keep the courts out of immigration cases.
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Trump and Miller Wanted To Suspend Habeas Corpus
And they're still looking for ways to keep the courts out of immigration cases.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 15/06/2026
Purging the Trump Taint • The Kennedy Center victory is a template for a range of reversals.
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Purging the Trump Taint
The Kennedy Center victory is a template for a range of reversals.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 11/06/2026
It’s the Fraud, Stupid • Trump and DOJ are out of moves before Judge Williams.
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It’s the Fraud, Stupid
Trump and DOJ are out of moves before Judge Williams.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 11/06/2026
The Blanche of it All with Andrew Weissmann • A few ideas for how to stop Todd Blanche and restore the Department's dedication to the rule of law
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The Blanche of it All with Andrew Weissmann
A few ideas for how to stop Todd Blanche and restore the Department's dedication to the rule of law
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 09/06/2026
Playing Chicken in a Pinto • Don’t expect the courts to agree to DOJ’s argument that the slush fund is moot.
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Playing Chicken in a Pinto
Don’t expect the courts to agree to DOJ’s argument that the slush fund is moot.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 02/06/2026
Blanche Blanches – Live with Tara Palmeri • Blanche’s House hearing, the Slush Fund, the Epstein docs, and more.
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Blanche Blanches – Live with Tara Palmeri
Blanche’s House hearing, the Slush Fund, the Epstein docs, and more.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 01/06/2026
They Blinked • Trump's retreat on the slush fund is a humiliation—but Judge Williams may just be getting started.
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They Blinked
Trump's retreat on the slush fund is a humiliation—but Judge Williams may just be getting started.
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Talking Feds Substack @harrylitman.skystack.xyz · 29/05/2026
Not Too Shabby • A week that, on balance, cut for democracy.
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Not Too Shabby
A week that, on balance, cut for democracy.
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