James Sloat
@jamessloat.bsky.social
Fighting for law & order, human rights. The GOP, magats & fake Christians are my enemy.
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So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons
BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets
CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?
BESSENT: No
BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets
CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?
BESSENT: No
September 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
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Why are the dissents from Thomas & Alito so unsurprising?
Note: Judge Nichols has just entered an even broader injunction, so this isn’t over yet www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Note: Judge Nichols has just entered an even broader injunction, so this isn’t over yet www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting
The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Why are the dissents from Thomas & Alito so unsurprising?
Note: Judge Nichols has just entered an even broader injunction, so this isn’t over yet www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Note: Judge Nichols has just entered an even broader injunction, so this isn’t over yet www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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In the Fall of 1992, I learned one of the fundamental laws of the universe:
Not enough bad things can happen to Ted Cruz.
Not enough bad things can happen to Ted Cruz.
September 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
In the Fall of 1992, I learned one of the fundamental laws of the universe:
Not enough bad things can happen to Ted Cruz.
Not enough bad things can happen to Ted Cruz.
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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh faces intense pressure to raise interest rates after a hot CPI inflation report
Fed Chairman Warsh Faces Pressure to ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ After Hot CPI Report
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faces intense pressure to raise interest rates at next week’s policy meeting after a highly anticipated inflation report showed US consumer prices marched higher last month.
bloom.bg
September 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh faces intense pressure to raise interest rates after a hot CPI inflation report
I took this photo of the partially completed Freedom Tower from Liberty Park, New Jersey on Sept. 18, 2011
September 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I took this photo of the partially completed Freedom Tower from Liberty Park, New Jersey on Sept. 18, 2011
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We will always remember the victims, and never forget the heroes, many of whom were the same people.
September 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
We will always remember the victims, and never forget the heroes, many of whom were the same people.
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Paying for votes is a crime for the payer and the recipient
18 USC 597. With five-year statute of limitations, the next DOJ could bring charges. And the conduct would be beyond the scope of presidential immunity for Trump.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
18 USC 597. With five-year statute of limitations, the next DOJ could bring charges. And the conduct would be beyond the scope of presidential immunity for Trump.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
www.law.cornell.edu
September 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Paying for votes is a crime for the payer and the recipient
18 USC 597. With five-year statute of limitations, the next DOJ could bring charges. And the conduct would be beyond the scope of presidential immunity for Trump.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
18 USC 597. With five-year statute of limitations, the next DOJ could bring charges. And the conduct would be beyond the scope of presidential immunity for Trump.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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It’s difficult to prosecute a case where no crime was committed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Trump Loyalist Joseph diGenova Quits ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case
The inquiry has sought to link disparate criminal inquiries into the president as a multiyear scheme to damage his political prospects.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It’s difficult to prosecute a case where no crime was committed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
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September 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Well feckin done the people of Co. Clare & Co. Dublin.
These are both under the approach flight path into Shannon Airport, Limerick, Co Clare and on a beach in Dublin bay.
A proper welcome.
@rayfoleyinsta for the Shannon Pic.
These are both under the approach flight path into Shannon Airport, Limerick, Co Clare and on a beach in Dublin bay.
A proper welcome.
@rayfoleyinsta for the Shannon Pic.
September 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Well feckin done the people of Co. Clare & Co. Dublin.
These are both under the approach flight path into Shannon Airport, Limerick, Co Clare and on a beach in Dublin bay.
A proper welcome.
@rayfoleyinsta for the Shannon Pic.
These are both under the approach flight path into Shannon Airport, Limerick, Co Clare and on a beach in Dublin bay.
A proper welcome.
@rayfoleyinsta for the Shannon Pic.
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Felon Trump paid $45,000 each to three of his young White House employees, including the “human printer” Natalie Harp and Margo Martin, who may be the heir-apparent to Karoline Leavitt.
Maybe loyalty can be bought...
youtu.be/esxdXRiUbpc?...
Maybe loyalty can be bought...
youtu.be/esxdXRiUbpc?...
Trump CAUGHT RED-HANDED Gifting THOUSANDS In CASH To His AIDES!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Felon Trump paid $45,000 each to three of his young White House employees, including the “human printer” Natalie Harp and Margo Martin, who may be the heir-apparent to Karoline Leavitt.
Maybe loyalty can be bought...
youtu.be/esxdXRiUbpc?...
Maybe loyalty can be bought...
youtu.be/esxdXRiUbpc?...
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@lizdye.bsky.social is very good at making simple things simple, where others try to make them complex. She is also very good at being funny & mean to people who deserve it.
10/10. No notes.
10/10. No notes.
"Bartiromo subordinated the needs of her employer to those of her real boss in the White House. And, as with Tucker Carlson, that was 'one thing' too many." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Maria Bartiromo discovers that her boss is not Donald Trump
Now it’s no one at all.
www.publicnotice.co
September 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
@lizdye.bsky.social is very good at making simple things simple, where others try to make them complex. She is also very good at being funny & mean to people who deserve it.
10/10. No notes.
10/10. No notes.
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Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump all the tricks. Take whatever you want. Admit nothing. Deny everything. Turn the tables on your accusers. Both are corrupt villains who have deeply damaged our country.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
Opinion | Somewhere, Roy Cohn Is Smiling (Gift Article)
Trump needed only one teacher.
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump all the tricks. Take whatever you want. Admit nothing. Deny everything. Turn the tables on your accusers. Both are corrupt villains who have deeply damaged our country.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...
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If no one has standing to sue Trump in court to stop his lawlessness, then it’s imperative to elect members of Congress who will.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court
In both the ballroom and the mail-in-ballot cases, the President has tested the Justices’ willingness to stop him in his tracks.
www.newyorker.com
September 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
If no one has standing to sue Trump in court to stop his lawlessness, then it’s imperative to elect members of Congress who will.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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If a Democrat were in power right now, their every plan or policy idea would have been dogged by chucklehead journalists asking them, “How will you pay for it?”
Trump faced no such challenge. Republicans never do. trib.al/jTFTE79
Trump faced no such challenge. Republicans never do. trib.al/jTFTE79
Democrats: Make Peace With Becoming a Little Radical
If the party wants to win elections and defeat Trumpism for good, they’ll all have to get out of their comfort zone.
trib.al
September 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
If a Democrat were in power right now, their every plan or policy idea would have been dogged by chucklehead journalists asking them, “How will you pay for it?”
Trump faced no such challenge. Republicans never do. trib.al/jTFTE79
Trump faced no such challenge. Republicans never do. trib.al/jTFTE79
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BREAKING: Epstein billionaire buddy, Leon Black, refuses to appear for his sworn deposition today. Instead, he sues House Oversight & Chair Comer to prevent turning over NDAs & giving testimony about them.
I’ve got the lawsuit details & what to expect next in this fight:
youtu.be/uPlsbPrjsqw?...
I’ve got the lawsuit details & what to expect next in this fight:
youtu.be/uPlsbPrjsqw?...
Epstein BILLIONAIRE Leon Black SUES Congress After CONTEMPT Threat!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
September 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
BREAKING: Epstein billionaire buddy, Leon Black, refuses to appear for his sworn deposition today. Instead, he sues House Oversight & Chair Comer to prevent turning over NDAs & giving testimony about them.
I’ve got the lawsuit details & what to expect next in this fight:
youtu.be/uPlsbPrjsqw?...
I’ve got the lawsuit details & what to expect next in this fight:
youtu.be/uPlsbPrjsqw?...
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“If you’re going through Hell, keep going.”
Katie Phang: I have to keep my foot on the neck of AG Todd Blanche.
I have now filed a reply to the latest stream of excuses from Blanche as to why he is protecting convicted felon Donald Trump and other members of the Epstein elite.
I have now filed a reply to the latest stream of excuses from Blanche as to why he is protecting convicted felon Donald Trump and other members of the Epstein elite.
September 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
“If you’re going through Hell, keep going.”
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EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders.
Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public:
youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public:
youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
🚨AG Blanche SCRAMBLES as SCATHING NEW Filing In MY Epstein Lawsuit BLOWS UP His Defense!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
September 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders.
Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public:
youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public:
youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
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Hold the phone! 11th circuit issues notice to the parties in what is now styled 35 federal judges v Trump. but it’s is the Trump v. IRS suit that there may not be jurisdiction. So they see the same problem of collusion almost certainly. This could be really good.
August 28, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Hold the phone! 11th circuit issues notice to the parties in what is now styled 35 federal judges v Trump. but it’s is the Trump v. IRS suit that there may not be jurisdiction. So they see the same problem of collusion almost certainly. This could be really good.
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They’re trying to intimidate people; to keep them from voting. It’s up to us to make sure it doesn’t work.
joycevance.substack.com/p/revisiting...
joycevance.substack.com/p/revisiting...
Revisiting: Can Federal Troops Be Stationed At The Polls In 2026?
On September 2, 2025, as Trump continued to deploy National Guard troops in American cities and openly blustered about militarizing American streets, I wrote an explainer about the law prohibiting fed...
joycevance.substack.com
August 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
They’re trying to intimidate people; to keep them from voting. It’s up to us to make sure it doesn’t work.
joycevance.substack.com/p/revisiting...
joycevance.substack.com/p/revisiting...
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"We’re seeing cases that likely would have and should have proceeded to conviction coming up short, with tangible costs borne by the public."
The Other Side of DOJ’s Corruption
They’re failing in important cases at great cost to public safety.
harrylitman.substack.com
August 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"We’re seeing cases that likely would have and should have proceeded to conviction coming up short, with tangible costs borne by the public."
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We have lost our world standing in multiple ways. This would have been inconceivable but for the Trump administration.
Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
We have lost our world standing in multiple ways. This would have been inconceivable but for the Trump administration.
Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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The footnote about the limits on the power of the DOJ to dismiss a case after the conviction has been entered created by US v. Thorpe (see below) may be a meaningful check on Trump's power via the DOJ. He can always pardon Bannon, which is an unchecked power.
August 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The footnote about the limits on the power of the DOJ to dismiss a case after the conviction has been entered created by US v. Thorpe (see below) may be a meaningful check on Trump's power via the DOJ. He can always pardon Bannon, which is an unchecked power.