preamble respecter

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what's that weird flag avatar: https://americanconstitutionalfront.substack.com/p/the-flag-of-the-american-constitutional

2 copies of the Reconstruction Papers from Liberal Currents with the Chicago skyline in the background

Noah Smith posting on twitter: "6/The most neoliberal anime is probably Cowboy Bebop, which depicts a hardy band of entrepreneurs trying to maky it in a fully globalized, capitalist future."

Matt Walsh twitter post: "Now that SCOTUS has opened the floodgates for foreign invaders to flock across our borders and spawn, the only choice we have is to triple down on immigration enforcement. Militarize the border. Mass deportations. Round ever illegal up. Don't pull back when the lesbian activists start screeching about it. Use whatever force is necessary. There is no other option."

chat message from Amy Howe reads: Justice Kavanaugh concluded, as his opinion does, with a discussion of the importance of sports to women and girls but also a caution that "[n]o student-athlete on either side of the issue ... deserves to be ostracized or vilified."

second image of guy in a hotdog suit, famous for the phrase "we're all trying to find the guy who did this!" but he's the guy who did this.

screengrab from "presidential motorcade" clip published on youtube by Oats Studios; the presidential limo, accompanied by the classic fleet of black SUVs and cops, has been digitally replaced by a tacky white vehicle with a bunch of huge gold adornments too wide for a highway lane.

guy building cardboard monsters so he can get in the fetal position and be scared of them

jacked guy with the caption "i have prevented millions of deaths in my head"; the original caption, which is not apparent in this image, said "i have made millions of dollars in my head"

gigachad guy who looks really cool, proving without a doubt that you too will look really cool if you pre-order the reconstruction papers

holding a copy of Stoner by John Williams

One of the memorable parts of any clerkship is the chance to eat lunch with your judge or justice and discuss anything but work. Some jurists prefer a fancy lunch out on the town. Not Justice Alito. My fondest memories are those lunches we had around a chambers table — the clerks with box lunches or maybe a to-go plate from the cafeteria, and the justice with a bowl of Campbell’s soup that he had just warmed in a microwave. The justice is famously introverted, and so, it was not uncommon for the clerks to run away with the conversation as the justice’s spoon clinked against his bowl of soup. The justice was not disengaged; he was waiting for the right moment to strike with the driest humor known to Washington. He did not need to spend precious time with us at lunch — he had more important things to do. And yet he sacrificed anyway.

discord screenshot reading:
i feel like it didnt used to be this stupid
i know i used to be a kid, and that colors my perspective, but
it cant have been this obviously stupid every day. i would have noticed

Screenshot of the tweet to which the quoted post is repying. IL Governor JB Pritzker posting "It's time to abolish Trump's ICE."

The crying soyjak depicted saying the article linked in the quoted tweet, while the Chad Yes wojak is depicted saying the words of The New Colossus poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty.

Photo of text too long to fit here. Summary is that the War Powers Resolution of 1973, even with its legislative veto attached, was a remarkable failure to rein in the President's ability to start a war. Main point is made in the second image, but I will summarize here: the WPR actually weakened Congress because it provided constitutional clarity on a difficult constitutional question, and actually empowered the Presidency to start a war more than before, as Presidents would be more careful treading on constitutionally uncertain ground.

IL governor JB Pritzker wearing comically large safety sunglasses because he's touring some kind of laser-related facility. He looks cool though

Galaxy brain meme with three panels. In order of increasing brain galacticness:

1. the right never actually cared about cancel culture, they just didn't like that people they agreed with were getting canceled.

2. Jimmy Kimmel's situation isn't just another example of online cancel culture, but a concerted push by powerful state actors to eliminate criticism of the president

3. An image of the Tyler the Creator "how is cyberbullying real" tweet doctored to be posted by the Atlantic. It reads "Hahahahahahahaha How The Fuck Is getting cancelled real hahahaha Kimmel just 1. Take a Beat Like 2. Understand your emotions And 3. Be your own therapist. The numbered portions of the tweet are taken directly from the Atlantic article.

norman Rockwell painting of that guy standing up to speak at a community meeting

news headline which reads "Loose Cannon Lifeguard who Shot 2 Teens at Pool Previously Shot Dogs in Lakeview, Sources Say"

it's the Yes Chad

Scene from The Matrix where Morpheus explains being the Chosen one to Neo. The conversation originally goes, "What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?" and Morpheus replies, "No, Neo. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

This meme shows Neo saying "What are you trying to tell me--that I'll be able to use my savings to weather a recession?" Morpheus replies, "No. I'm trying to tell you that when the welfare state is ready, you won't have to."