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Jamie Fox

@whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social
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Law professor. A skeptic, not a cynic. www.stetson.edu/law/faculty/home/ja…

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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 7h
Benjamin Rush, 1787. One of the first (maybe the first?) American anti-death penalty essays. collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:...
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An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals and upon society: read in the Society for Promoting Political Enquiries, convened at the house of His Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq...
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 18h
ESPN: Vote: Is the Earth flat?
Screenshot of ESPN app page about Rays beating Yankees, with click to “Vote: Did Yankees get robbed of homer?”
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yankees can now go back to what they do best
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Baby Throws Object Out Window
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Charles Barkley Sweeping the NBA Court
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No, NPR. Just no.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In letter on immigration by Denver’s Catholic, Lutheran, & Episcopalian Bishops, faith leaders say: “At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit did not erase the languages and cultures of the peoples gathered in Jerusalem. Instead, the Spirit created communion among them.” www.denvercatholic.org/pilgrim-peop...
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Denver Bishops Issue Joint Letter on Migration with Local Christian Leaders
In observance of Mother Cabrini Day, the Archdiocese of Denver’s Archbishop James R. Golka and Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez, along with fellow Christian leaders from across Colorado, have released...
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fielder’s choice
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Gleyber Torres Yankees Suck
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How many “E”s does it take to spell Yankees?
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stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
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Competitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of Democracy
The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.
Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But grappling with Trump’s stuttering assault on the elections is also reminder that the gap between MAGA’s authoritarian aspirations and the reality of the political system remains vast. Trump’s autocratic desires are limitless, but his ability to impose them on the country is not.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fact that the president of the United States and his party are engaged in a full-on assault on the constitutional order, that they will obviously continue to search for ways to subvert the election process, is a reminder of how far away from a stable democracy America currently is.
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is why MAGA is pushing to destroy sociology, anthropology, and other disciplines. They fear the knowledge they produce.
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Getting to watch my Rays hold the Yankees to their worst offensive performance ever in the playoffs was a delight. Getting to do it in a rare to-the-rafters full house was special. I’ll miss this old tin can.
Shot of Tropicana Field seats full to the last row for Rays-Yankees 10/3/26
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I mean, not categorically. E.g. Originalist interpretation of the citizenship clause is pretty clear regarding birthright citizenship. Insincere, bad faith folks will always be around to misapply a method, but in that particular case the method is pretty determinative.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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John Holbo @jholbo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Frustrating that David French offers such poor arguments when it comes to the conservatives on the court. Critics of the court do not argue it is a 'MAGA court' tout court. Two justices are ride-or-die MAGA - that's bad. The conservative majority is highly partisan. thedispatch.com/podcast/advi...
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Not a MAGA Court
Understanding the Supreme Court ahead of elections.
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The more we learn, the more we refuse to know.
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Americans have never been angrier with one another. But polarization is not the disease—it is the response to a revanchist movement seeking to roll back sixty years of social progress. 🆕 by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh, WSJ. A participant in the events writing a revisionist history does not mean he's a historian.
Geoff Shepard, a former Nixon aide turned Watergate historian and revisionist, recently gave a two-hour presentation at Justice Department headquarters that laid out his theory that the deep state took Nixon down. The title of his 78-page slide deck: “Watergate As Lawfare.”
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · 01/10/2026
Only one state Supreme Court justice is up for a vote in November. Removing Justice Carlos Muñiz, perhaps the court’s most nakedly political member, would send a message to his colleagues.
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Endorsement: Support justice by retiring this Supreme Court judge
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very happy to announce that my article with Benton Wishart “Her Property Transactions: White Women and the Frequency of Female Ownership in the Antebellum Era” has been published in the latest issue of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity! journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If it’s an instrumental it is not a song. Tune, sure. Not song.
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Tyler Hynes Hynies
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
4 years ago, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle vacated Biden’s airplane mask mandate: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Now, Trump Judge Kathryn Mizelle says vacating rules is likely unconstitutional: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... I wonder what changed! Grab 1: Then Grab 2: Now
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Best starting five in NBA. Question is how many games will they all be in the lineup, especially come April.
Sixers starting five
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As a Michigan fan, I guess I can empathize with Eric Schmitt. The Iowa Hawkeyes are exposing a lot of people as gigantic frauds these days.
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What They Do in the Shadows
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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oof
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Chris Hampson @chrishampsonlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texas mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. I think that's bad constitutional law and bad theology, so I joined this excellent brief urging the Supreme Court to take up the case and reverse. lnkd.in/p/eCYBf7A3
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Religion Scholars Amicus Brief | Chris Hampson
Texas mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. I think that's bad constitutional law and bad theology, so I joined this excellent brief urging the Supreme Court to ta...
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Airtime on Fox Football is expensive. I guess where the Unitary Executive Theory leads us: the President stealing money from the US Treasury to convince us of His Mandate from Heaven.
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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The billions wasted on mass deportation could have been used to fund an efficient, fair system for processing asylum claims, making TPS recipients permanent residents, and legalizing undocumented people. We would have a safer, more prosperous, more just country.
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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What The Tories did in the UK a few years ago. Arbitrary and destructive, not just for individuals but for society
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What if AI killing us off is just nature protecting itself?
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...
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Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel
Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SCOTUS dealing with 8th Cir panel and district court
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Braun Strowman Powerslams John Morrison on SmackDown
Alt: Braun Strowman Powerslams John Morrison on SmackDown
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)
A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gulf Coast resident here. You know how you look at Atlantans when they have an inch of snow? Yeah, that’s me looking at you now.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Guess who’s coming to dinner as Trump asks his SCOTUS for yet another favor
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is a federal crime to deploy "armed troops or men at any place where a general or special election is held." Those who do "shall be fined...or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office...under the United States." www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It is bad that the White House demonstrates casual disregard for the rule of law.
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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Still Life - Vase with Twelve Sunflowers - 1889 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good analysis of the craziness that is negotiating with Trump
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This
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Jamie Fox @whatlawfoxsays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Texans about to learn the virtues of Carolina barbecue
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