Trying to recall another incident in which a random assortment of journalism professors would write a letter like this.

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I’m a scholar of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a longtime advocate for peace and for Palestinian rights. I have publicly opposed Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, and its blockade and now destruction of Gaza. I support the rights of students and faculty to peacefully…

If we don’t give presidents immunity, we might one day see prosecutors bringing charges for cynically political reasons. Also, here are my favorite memories of working for Ken Starr.

by Brett Kavanaugh

People sometimes ask me why Republicans like Russia and Putin. Exhibit 5,438: the Russian parliament introduces a measure that would require foreigners entering the country to affirm that they believe marriage is between a man and a woman. meduza.io/news/2024/04/2…

A Reuters video producer has been arrested in Moscow and charged with extremism for allegedly once making a video for Navalny t.me/moscowcourts/3…

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Party over country

What presidential immunity means.

'Der Antisemitismus ist der Sozialismus der dummen Kerle.'

Ferdinand Kronawetter

Can't put down Mikhail Zygar's new substack on Putin's 'New Tsardom.' Fascinating, absolutely vital insights into Putin's inner circle. open.substack.com/pub/zygaro/p/t…

This is insane. Not only is it a cruel way to deal with human beings, on a practical level, cracking down on peaceful protesters like this only feeds the phenomenon that college administrations are trying to end.

That deep rumbling you hear is the founding fathers spinning in their graves

For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the circumstances, assassinating a political rival could be considered an official act.

The script-flipping here is a remarkable: rather than focus on the severity and precedent of what’s before them - whether Trump should be prosecuted for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election - they appear focused on the potential for a future president to be…

lol i dont want to hear a man cry about getting ‘cancelled’ ever again

Interesting to hear Kavanaugh talk about the abuses under a now lapsed Independent Counsel system, as he worked for IC Ken Starr, whose investigation of President Clinton was highly controversial. Kavanaugh helped draft Starr's final report recommending Clinton's impeachment.

Trump lawyer says that if Trump sold nuclear secrets to a foreign adversary, he couldn't be prosecuted unless he was impeached and convicted first