Outside the Beltway

Apparently, this is who we are now.

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

The targeting of international students.

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.

Then process gets in the way of efficiency, kill the process.

Can we say the administration is putting people in camps?

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Looking for leakers.

A quote from the wit and wisdom of Donald J. Trump.

What’s that meme about cruelty being the point?

The abuse of power is obvious.

It’s scheduled to start tomorrow.

I have questions.

Is it even a traditional “Buy Out” and is it already in conflict with OPM statutes?

Thoughts on an unnecessary confrontation.

More immigration politics.

You get what you vote for

Trying to upend 150 years of legal understanding with the stroke of a sharpie.

Another severe deviation from our norms.

The honey badger strikes again.

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

Oh my.

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

The dark side of federalism.

Just lie about it.

On “negotiation tactics,” legal pathways, and such.

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

Plus some thoughts on mass deportation.

Democrats and Republicans alike are less supportive than they were four years ago.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

This time: Aurora, CO.

And more silence from our MAGA aligned commenters

Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Haitian Propaganda Is Harming Real People

Thoughts that didn’t fit in my last post

Racism this explicit needs to be directly confronted

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

Cruelty with compound interest.

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.