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Chica Barnfell

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Justice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une...
In the pre-publication galleys to his new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, Justice Alito spelled my last name inconsistently. This is, I suspect, the pettiest possible point on which to open in discussing a Supreme Court justice’s new memoir, and I would never have mentioned it except for the fact that inconsistency turns out to be the organizing feature of the chapter in which I (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”) repeatedly appear.The central inconsistency of Chapter 8, which is devoted to the emergency docket, is structural: Rather than tackle the subject holistically (as one might expect in a book), Alito mashed together the speech he gave five years ago at Notre Dame Law School with a “postscript.” The former was deeply flawed even at the time (among lots of other things, Alito repeatedly insisted that there was “nothing new” about the Court’s behavior on emergency applications during the first Trump administration and COVID); and the latter tries to move the goalposts away from the specific phenomena to which critics like me have actually objected.The result is to leave readers with a disjointed, inaccurate, and misleading sense of what the debate is even about—to say nothing of how the Court’s own behavior since September 2021 (including Alito’s) has only further undermined the already-flawed claims Alito made back then. Somewhere between the galleys of Alito’s book and the final product (which hits bookstores today), someone apparently figured out that my last name should be spelled the same way (and correctly!) throughout. The other, more significant inconsistencies were, apparently, harder to fix.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How your email finds me
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We got our letter from the Secretary of State of Ohio re: absentee ballots. No fucking way. If we can help it, which we can, voting in person this year. Absolutely not mailing it out of convenience, not with this gang in power
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Bryan Mac @bryanmac.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
That Fernandez tackle…
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thank god there are no gender studies classes anymore otherwise we might be able to figure out what's going on here.
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Dr. Twink, Vampire Slayer @subtlebeast.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I hope Mexico beats England today as revenge for Mexico week on the Great British Bake-off
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Eli Savit @esavit.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A day after SCOTUS rejects Trump’s efforts to sideline birthright citizens, he fights to allow one to suit up for the US. The point? Birthright citizens ARE part of America. Always have been. They’re our veterans. Teachers. Doctors. And—yep—our soccer stars. (Also, it wasn’t a red card).
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 05/07/2026
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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Now we appeal the Balogun suspension in the Northern District of Texas
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026
thomas simply couldn't join the opinion, this corrupt, misanthropic bigot had to throw in his two cents and put his bigotry into the record
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's such a *clear* equal protection violation to me, if for no other reason that trans *men* are not subjected to the same restrictions, only trans women. But, since the court already decided that the constitution doesn't apply to trans women, I can't be surprised.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 13/06/2026
If the Kennedy Center was operating in its own interest the board could fundraise A BOATLOAD OF MONEY by offering rich DC area liberals the opportunity to help remove Trump’s name from the building.
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JP Acosta @acosta32jp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
20 year anniversary of Cars releasing so I’m just here to tell you: Cars is the best Pixar movie of all time
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
lol what an obvious conjob www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 03/06/2026
Make the news clowns fire you Scott Pelley www.mediaite.com/media/news/b...
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Scott Pelley to Resign or Be Fired from 60 Minutes: Report
One day after lashing out at 60 Minutes' new EP in a closed-door meeting, Scott Pelley is reportedly on the verge of departing from CBS News.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 31/05/2026
Hey, DC, check out the brand-new independent, free, and reader-supported @capitalweather.bsky.social (they got out of the gang life) www.capitalweather.com
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It's time for a new adventure. We hope you'll join us. by JASON SAMENOW, DAN STILLMAN, IAN LIVINGSTON, A. CAMDEN WALKER and MARK WOLLY
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent
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Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
just one goddam cabinet meeting where childrens genitals arent a topic of conversation
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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Purcell means heads Republicans win, tails Democrats lose
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It's going to be hilarious (in the soul-crushing way) to see how fast Alabama goes to #SCOTUS for a stay of this ruling under Purcell, after obtaining relief from the Court from a similar injunction <checks notes> 15 days ago on the ground that it *wasn't* too close to the election.
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It’s worth noting that when Jan. 6 happened, the pro-Trump right used dozens of conspiracy theories to try and offload blame from themselves—e.g., claiming it was “antifa,” “feds.” Now, they seem keen to just admit they did it—all of it—and it was good.
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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Disbar every lawyer who had anything to do with crafting, drafting, approving, and signing off on this most corrupt action ever to disgrace our federal government m, and then prosecute everyone into oblivion
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Justice Dept. Announces $1.8 Billion Fund in Settling I.R.S. Suit
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
One reason FDR's court-packing plan failed to catch on is that the Supreme Court was perceived by many Americans as apolitical and therefore a victim of unwarranted aggression from the president. This court, however, is nakedly partisan. And any Democrat in power should be saying so early and often
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is absolutely outrageous. SCOTUS reinstated Texas gerrymander 15 weeks before primary because they claimed it was too close to election to block it but now allowing Alabama to gerrymander one week before primary after trial court found map was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Roberts Court, the Trump White House, and the national GOP are acting like this is their one big shot. Either they secure the lasting end of US Constitutional democracy, or they’re in very serious trouble from the backlash. And they’ve already gone so far that there’s no other possibility.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Roberts Court previously treated the “Purcell Principle” (can’t change electoral rules close to an election) as important. But that was in instances doing so advantaged Republicans. Faced with a situation where Republicans want to change rules while voting is already underway, the Court says OK.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
remember when justice Alito said Milligan (the 2023 voting rights act case from AL) was TOTALLY DIFFERENT from Callais (the recent voting rights case from LA)?? 🫠🫠🫠🫠
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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
folks, the idea is out there. Virginia Democrats are talking about it. this could happen. gift link to the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...
One key to the plan would be having Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices, an idea that began circulating among state lawmakers and members of Congress after a column proposing a version of the idea was published on Friday night in The Downballot, a progressive newsletter.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"the voters will have their say in the election" is an uninspiring and demoralizing response to a court overturning the result of an election
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/05/2026
yes. change the statute on which this decision turned and redistrict according to the legitimacy conferred by the people of the state
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
look, it’s time to embarrass these people. ask them if trump could play quarterback right now for the cowboys, ask them if trump is more mortal or god, ask them if donald trump deserved an oscar for his performance in home alone 2
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Chica Barnfell @imeanreally.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
It actually doesn’t seem like the Secret Service officer was shot at all? He never reacts like he was shot and no one else seems to have fired.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Tell me if you notice anything odd in the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint against Cole Allen.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
So the Justice Department admits in its own filings that the following groups are extremist groups. Can someone ask Patel and Blanche how aggressively DOJ/FBI are monitoring them, considering how dangerous they are? Are they screening gov employees for affiliations with these groups?
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Most striking to me about these memos is the radically different assessment of the harm imposed by the president not being able to pursue his initiatives. Over the last 15 mos., that harm has in numerous cases been treated as almost per se serious and irreparable. Here, it gets no analysis at all.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
WOW: Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak have the memos that describe the origins of SCOTUS shadow docket - the 2016 order halting Obama’s Clean Power Plan @jodikantor.bsky.social @adamliptak.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/04/2026
the president of the united states is personally looting the treasury to the tune of literally billions of dollars and that he is not being immediately removed from office and tried for high crimes against this country is a devastating indictment of every part of our political system
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“I thought it was me as a doctor” is such a childish lie that the media’s refusal to call it that and drive in circles to say “trump denied it was an image of jesus and said he thought it was a doctor” is an implicit admission that they will never truthfully report on trump for the rest of his life
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The Pines @thepines.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Lmfao it's the same person holy shit
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Matt Royer 🤘🏼 @mattroyer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
You know I knew that Door Dash woman looked familiar
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/04/2026
"This is what you get when you elect Republicans." Every Dem within 100 feet of a camera needs to be saying this repeatedly. Every time we elect Republicans, we get dumbass wars, tax cuts for rich people, and financial crises. Every time. Fucking say it!
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
the guys walking around in shoes that don’t fit are not gonna do a 25th Amendment
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I'm a bit of a broken record on this, but usurping the power of the purse isn't just one constitutional violation among all the many others. It is, uniquely and singularly, the death of constitutional government altogether. Game over, end of story, you now live in an autocracy.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.
Pam bondi ignoring Epstein survivors
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
speak loudly and ask if you can borrow somebody else’s stick
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