Outside the Beltway

There are no satisfying answers.

This is all for show.

Authoritarianism is popular.

Authoritarian instructions from Trump.

Trump likes to use force.

Trump’s personal lawyer, and man accused of telling DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders is now a federal judge.

A breaking of the social contract.

An odd, impactful ruling.

One expert says yes.

Reality v. unreality.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

A correct but disturbing ruling.

We’ve seen a massive fall from the 2009 peak.

For all practical purposes, the Constitutional war powers have been stood on their head.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

She’s making no one happy.

A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.

A tidbit from Trump’s Fort Bragg speech.

“A brazen attempt at political intimidation.”

One poll, to be sure, but not one in Trump’s favor.

There’s always a tweet

The curious case of the finger tattoos.

He now faces a federal indictment.

Terrorism in Colorado. Continued awful violence in Gaza.

Administrative “errors.”

Will no one rid me of these meddlesome judges?

This isn’t normal.

Or does it?

The Trump administration is trying to get a ruling on one issue while sidestepping the merits of the case.

Spoiler: it is about the abuse of presidential power.

They’ve reversed a lower court ruling. For now.

Apparently, this is who we are now.

There may be no exit.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

In particular in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case

Fifth Amendment edition.

It’s good to be king.

It is one helluva a catch

The saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues to underscore the immoral nature of this presidency and its power goals.

To the Trump administation this a feature, not a bug.

Some less optimistic thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling.

A unanimous Supreme Court has ordered the administration to comply with a lower court order.

Todd Lyons, acting Director of ICE provides the latest example.

The media, the academy, and the courts, are all in the crosshairs.

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

First thing we do, let’s intimidate all the lawyers.

Can we say the administration is putting people in camps?

We are at least on the precipice.