Steve Clay

Steve Clay

@mrclay.org

More politics than you or I want, music theory, TypeScript, retro tech. https://mrclay.org/

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Steve Clay
@mrclay.org

Trump knows prominent right leaning media echo his statements without fact checks and its pundits play along. The left and center are in an information war they are ill-equipped to wage because ethics prevent them from firing beyond the front lines.

Kathy, Sadie and Molly@kathysadiemolly25.bsky.social

Why does he continue to lie about things that can be checked out like this? Does he not realize there are millions of people who can read?

Steve Clay
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Finest ep

On This Day in Simpsons History@dailysimpsons.bsky.social

31 years ago today, Homer Simpson, dressed as Krusty the Clown, traumatized a group of children when he pummeled the Krustyburglar at a franchise event. “Homie the Clown” first aired on Fox on February 12, 1995.

Steve Clay
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IEEPA was created so that a simple vote in one house could override (the “legislative veto”). SCOTUS effectively stripped that out in 1983. The “severability” of the legislative veto instantly shifted tons of power to the executive branch.

HELL Kennedy@helenkennedy.com

Trying to understand: the Constitution gives Congress the power to impose tariffs. The President imposes tariffs without Congress. Congress passes a law rescinding his tariffs. The President then vetos that law. Seems like something’s wrong here.

Steve Clay
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SCOTUS could’ve said IEEPA is broken but instead the court “fixed” it so now Congress has a big uphill climb to claw back its Constitutional power.

Steve Clay
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IEEPA was created so that a simple vote in one house could override (the “legislative veto”). SCOTUS effectively stripped that out in 1983. The “severability” of the legislative veto instantly shifted tons of power to the executive branch.

HELL Kennedy@helenkennedy.com

Trying to understand: the Constitution gives Congress the power to impose tariffs. The President imposes tariffs without Congress. Congress passes a law rescinding his tariffs. The President then vetos that law. Seems like something’s wrong here.

Steve Clay
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And SCOTUS may do a similar thing with independent agencies this year. They were enacted with the understanding that the executive couldn’t interfere. But against the original intent of lawmakers, SCOTUS will let him.

Steve Clay
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If you view the gender crosstabs on Trump approval polls, you’ll notice why the GOP really would like a law making it inconvenient and expensive for many women to vote.

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

My latest. I hope you read, consider and share.👇 The events of the last 24 hours must serve as a wake-up call for a federal judiciary that has grown too comfortable deferring to the executive branch and too slow to hold it accountable. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...

democracydocket.comTwo cases and the grease that breaks democracyThe obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
Steve Clay
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It feels like the raison d’etre of the 47 team is inflicting pain on non-supporters: Blue states, cities in blue states, universities, law firms, fed agencies, media orgs, members of Congress, CEOs, judges, individual federal workers…

Steve Clay
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ICE _could_ be being used to focus economic harm on blue states, but that’s just the vibe I’m getting from news coverage of farm raids in NY and CA.

Steve Clay
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As bad as any bill is, it’s only by accepting permanent minority rule in the Senate that it can do the most damage. Smash the filibuster. Undo bad ideas. Pass good ones. Help people when you have the power to do it.

Steve Clay
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We need a pledge for all candidates to sign. “I will not serve an obscure Senate rule. I will serve my people and pass bills they want.”

Steve Clay
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As bad as any bill is, it’s only by accepting permanent minority rule in the Senate that it can do the most damage. Smash the filibuster. Undo bad ideas. Pass good ones. Help people when you have the power to do it.

Steve Clay
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If it means a bad party gets to do more bad things that hurt people, let voters respond to that. But people put you in power to do stuff and they may even reward you for doing it.

Steve Clay
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I'm inheriting a React 0.14 site. 😍 the challenge! With an old browserify. 🙂 With and old babel/register. 😐 With 9 alpha react plugins. 💀 Gonna be a fun one.

Steve Clay
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I might add here that pot consumption seems pretty common here in WV & OH and maybe these folks can be persuaded to see how intentionally abusive enforcement of a federal law can be immoral and wasteful.

Pete Guither@guither.bsky.social

I have a new post on Substack comparing historical marijuana enforcement efforts with current immigration enforcement. It's about imposing power and taking the low-hanging fruit. open.substack.com/pub/peteguit...

open.substack.comMarijuana, Immigration Enforcement ParallelsPower and low-hanging fruit
Steve Clay
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Yes, Fox News are biased as hell and the White House full of massive liars, but if an org wants a public reputation of being truly objective NEWS, they need some red lines, and issuing an armchair psychoanalysis should cross one.

Steve Clay
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That many deeply agree with Moran’s opinion doesn’t make it reporting and I’d think it wouldn’t even pass an editor’s review for an opinion section. Conveying that Miller is broken inside is easily conveyed through real reporting.

Steve Clay
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All that said, I’d guess the potential demand for nonpartisan TV news must be getting vanishingly small and the right has already given up on the MSM. But if an org wants to give it a go hanging onto some journalistic standards, I’m not gonna complain.

Steve Clay
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Horrifying treatment of and slandering of legal immigrants. Not a surprise but still sickening.

David J. Bier@davidjbier.bsky.social

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

Steve Clay
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Basic auth gets put in place because it's easy and (used to) always auto-prompts users with a login box without having to implement anything, and over HTTPS it has the veneer of safety. But unlike cookies, no one is adding security features or making it easier to debug.

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Seth Abramson
@sethabramson.bsky.social

If Stephen Miller can lie about Abrego Garcia and his case on national TV, he can do it in federal court under oath. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury. This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.

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Harry Litman
@harrylitman.bsky.social

Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.

Steve Clay
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It feels like the raison d’etre of the 47 team is inflicting pain on non-supporters: Blue states, cities in blue states, universities, law firms, fed agencies, media orgs, members of Congress, CEOs, judges, individual federal workers…

Steve Clay
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The resulting environment of fear and uncertainty puts downward pressure on the economy that’s bad enough on its own. But now that tariffs are in play, it’s going to be a tool of pain their team can’t resist using…

Steve Clay
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because entire nations and blocs like the EU are the ultimate manifestation of “organizations with personal enemies that must be brought to heel”. If Canada were a state it would be on the bad list, being choked of federal funds and its institutions attacked.

Steve Clay
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The President is enjoying his tariffs. They're on, or off, permanent, or can be negotiated down, based on other countries' tariffs, or on trade imbalances, or on his mood. There will be no retaliation, "do not retaliate", they retaliated, we're retaliating on their retaliation.

Steve Clay
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I think these firms believe they'll be able to weasel out of any commitments they make (thanks to the firms that are suing).

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Steve Clay
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Few know Congress has true control of tariffs, so my hypothesis is GOP members are letting Trump fail so they'll no longer be held hostage by his threats, but still retain power to get their tax cuts. The alternative is they believe in this economic malpractice.