3. Kushner is engaged in activities that can ONLY be conducted by government officials. The Logan Act bars private citizens from engaging in negotiations w/foreign governments w/o authorization. Kushner is acting under Trump’s direction, and that creates a host of legal issues.
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
3. Kushner is engaged in activities that can ONLY be conducted by government officials. The Logan Act bars private citizens from engaging in negotiations w/foreign governments w/o authorization. Kushner is acting under Trump’s direction, and that creates a host of legal issues.
"Trump can't just declare war on Canada, there are checks and balances."
The US has formally declared war 5 times, the last in 1942. Not Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq, or Afghanistan. 125 times the president has engaged the US in military action without authorization from Congress.
The US has formally declared war 5 times, the last in 1942. Not Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq, or Afghanistan. 125 times the president has engaged the US in military action without authorization from Congress.
March 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Trump can't just declare war on Canada, there are checks and balances."
The US has formally declared war 5 times, the last in 1942. Not Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq, or Afghanistan. 125 times the president has engaged the US in military action without authorization from Congress.
The US has formally declared war 5 times, the last in 1942. Not Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq, or Afghanistan. 125 times the president has engaged the US in military action without authorization from Congress.
Under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, that’s supposed to be the ballgame.
June 23, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, that’s supposed to be the ballgame.
Private citizens engaged in public policy decisions without government authorization is illegal. This borders on being illegal in spirit.
September 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Private citizens engaged in public policy decisions without government authorization is illegal. This borders on being illegal in spirit.
When was the last time a president engaged in military action and even bothered to seek congressional authorization?
June 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When was the last time a president engaged in military action and even bothered to seek congressional authorization?
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Aside from the specious logic, this is also a public acknowledgement that he's engaged in an ongoing war with Iran without Congressional authorization for more than the 60 days allowed by statute.
If only Congress existed.
If only Congress existed.
July 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Aside from the specious logic, this is also a public acknowledgement that he's engaged in an ongoing war with Iran without Congressional authorization for more than the 60 days allowed by statute.
If only Congress existed.
If only Congress existed.
Trump announced that the U.S. is now formally engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, lacking any legal standing without a formal Authorization for Use of Military Force from Congress and violating constitutional requirements saying that only the legislative branch can declare war.
Lacking Congressional Authorization, Trump Starts “Secret War” Against Cartels
Trump has “zero” authority to designate cartels as “enemy combatants” without congressional approval, one critic said.
buff.ly
October 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump announced that the U.S. is now formally engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, lacking any legal standing without a formal Authorization for Use of Military Force from Congress and violating constitutional requirements saying that only the legislative branch can declare war.
Donald Trump ran on a promise to end forever wars, yet he engaged in this one without authorization, without a clear exit strategy, and with blatant disregard for congressional oversight the Constitution demands.
March 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Donald Trump ran on a promise to end forever wars, yet he engaged in this one without authorization, without a clear exit strategy, and with blatant disregard for congressional oversight the Constitution demands.
they read "Israeli General" and their internal authorization to be anti-semitic engaged tbh
June 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
they read "Israeli General" and their internal authorization to be anti-semitic engaged tbh
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June 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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[COMPUTER]: "Self-destruct engaged."
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Kushner engaged in activities--only conducted by govt officials. Logan Act bars private citizens from engaging in negotiations w/foreign govts without authorization. Kushner is acting under Trump’s direction creating a host of legal issues
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Kushner engaged in activities--only conducted by govt officials. Logan Act bars private citizens from engaging in negotiations w/foreign govts without authorization. Kushner is acting under Trump’s direction creating a host of legal issues
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Complete nonsense from Secretary Rubio.
The Trump administration is engaged in lawless, premeditated killings without any congressional authorization.
Schiff-Kaine resolution moves to stop that lawless killing.
The resolution would not affect authority to defend against real armed attacks.
The Trump administration is engaged in lawless, premeditated killings without any congressional authorization.
Schiff-Kaine resolution moves to stop that lawless killing.
The resolution would not affect authority to defend against real armed attacks.
October 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Complete nonsense from Secretary Rubio.
The Trump administration is engaged in lawless, premeditated killings without any congressional authorization.
Schiff-Kaine resolution moves to stop that lawless killing.
The resolution would not affect authority to defend against real armed attacks.
The Trump administration is engaged in lawless, premeditated killings without any congressional authorization.
Schiff-Kaine resolution moves to stop that lawless killing.
The resolution would not affect authority to defend against real armed attacks.
We’ve been at war with Iran for 47 years but aren’t actually engaged in a war with them now because that would require congressional authorization? I see no problems with this position, carry on.
March 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We’ve been at war with Iran for 47 years but aren’t actually engaged in a war with them now because that would require congressional authorization? I see no problems with this position, carry on.
My first SBM article was discussing Prasads antivaxx nonsense.
However I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I presented data and evidence in good faith.
He didn’t care. He never engaged in thoughtful discussion.
That wasn’t his goal.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vac...
However I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I presented data and evidence in good faith.
He didn’t care. He never engaged in thoughtful discussion.
That wasn’t his goal.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vac...
Should COVID-19 vaccines be administered to children under an emergency use authorization?
Recently, Wesley Pegden, Vinay Prasad, and Stefan Baral argued in The BMJ that "COVID-19 vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorization". Their argument is lacking, and they left out
sciencebasedmedicine.org
July 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My first SBM article was discussing Prasads antivaxx nonsense.
However I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I presented data and evidence in good faith.
He didn’t care. He never engaged in thoughtful discussion.
That wasn’t his goal.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vac...
However I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I presented data and evidence in good faith.
He didn’t care. He never engaged in thoughtful discussion.
That wasn’t his goal.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vac...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
computer engage Tesla sequence, authorization Janeway pi alpha
NEW: The president has re-engaged in active war with Iran while ignoring the fact that the Executive branch must seek Congressional authorization, a startling reminder of how much war powers have consolidated inside the White House.
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July 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
NEW: The president has re-engaged in active war with Iran while ignoring the fact that the Executive branch must seek Congressional authorization, a startling reminder of how much war powers have consolidated inside the White House.
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“This is the president, purely by fiat, saying that the U.S. is in conflict with these undisclosed groups without any congressional authorization," said @bcfinucane.bsky.social theintercept.com/2025/11/07/t...
Trump Has a Secret List of 24 “Designated Terrorist Organizations.” We Got Some of the Names.
The U.S. claims it is engaged in “armed conflict” with Tren de Aragua, Ejército de Liberación Nacional, and Cártel de los Soles, among others.
theintercept.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“This is the president, purely by fiat, saying that the U.S. is in conflict with these undisclosed groups without any congressional authorization," said @bcfinucane.bsky.social theintercept.com/2025/11/07/t...
The 1973 War Powers Resolution emerged from a bipartisan coalition in Congress that was dismayed at President Nixon’s secret bombing of Cambodia and waging war without Congressional authorization.
theconversation.com/congress-onc...
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Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority
At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers’ held the power to declare war – not the president.
theconversation.com
March 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The 1973 War Powers Resolution emerged from a bipartisan coalition in Congress that was dismayed at President Nixon’s secret bombing of Cambodia and waging war without Congressional authorization.
theconversation.com/congress-onc...
theconversation.com/congress-onc...
May 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
You can link to the reg below. There has to be a chilling effect where members of the public are reluctant to email their objections to a rule promulgated by an agency that has shot multiple citizens and seems to be engaged in digital surveillance.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
www.federalregister.gov
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
You can link to the reg below. There has to be a chilling effect where members of the public are reluctant to email their objections to a rule promulgated by an agency that has shot multiple citizens and seems to be engaged in digital surveillance.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Karoline Leavitt says formal authorization from Congress isn’t needed because the U.S. is already engaged in “major combat operations” in Iran — even as lawmakers note the strikes were launched without explicit congressional approval.
March 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Karoline Leavitt says formal authorization from Congress isn’t needed because the U.S. is already engaged in “major combat operations” in Iran — even as lawmakers note the strikes were launched without explicit congressional approval.
1. Congressional authorization of an illegal war doesn’t make it illegal.
2. The US has engaged in countless illegal military actions since 1945 without declaring war.
3. No world leader since 1945 has ever faced political or legal consequences for “violating the UN charter.”
2. The US has engaged in countless illegal military actions since 1945 without declaring war.
3. No world leader since 1945 has ever faced political or legal consequences for “violating the UN charter.”
February 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
1. Congressional authorization of an illegal war doesn’t make it illegal.
2. The US has engaged in countless illegal military actions since 1945 without declaring war.
3. No world leader since 1945 has ever faced political or legal consequences for “violating the UN charter.”
2. The US has engaged in countless illegal military actions since 1945 without declaring war.
3. No world leader since 1945 has ever faced political or legal consequences for “violating the UN charter.”