Dave Keine retweeted
Donald Trump is the authoritarian socialist president that Republicans used to warn about.
If Republicans win the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 Midterm Elections, I’m going to give all adult citizens in the United States of America, $5,000! Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to signing those checks!
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This repeats a promise Trump made in September 2026. The US has approximately 250 million adult citizens so the total cost would be over 1.25 trillion dollars. Congress must approve any such federal spending.
nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/…
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Dave Keine retweeted
An oldie but a goodie. Everything you want the KIDS Act and associated bills to do can already be done on the consumer market for parent moderation tools.
reason.com/2024/05/06/dont-c…
Dave Keine retweeted
The KIDS Act assumes parents can't do their job. Not to mention...families aren't uniform in their values, priorities, concerns, or risk tolerances. Better tools for parents are better than the government dictating....and they are already on the market.
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George Washington: “The Constitution vests the power of declaring war with Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they have deliberated upon the subject, and authorized such a measure.” Letter to William Moultrie, August 28, 1793
Thomas Jefferson: “We have already given in example one effectual check to the Dog of war by transferring the power of letting him loose from the Executive to the Legislative body.” Letter to James Madison, Sept. 6, 1789
James Madison: “The constitution supposes, what the History of all Govts demonstrates, that the Ex[ecutive] is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. It has accordingly with studied care, vested the question of war in the Legisl[ature].” Letter to Thomas Jefferson, April 2, 1798
The U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed a War Powers Resolution attempting to limit the military powers of President Donald J. Trump and end the Iran War. Four Republicans - Reps. Thomas Massie, Tom Barrett, Warren Davidson, and Brian Fitzpatrick - joined all House Democrats to push the measure to a vote, with 215 voting for and 208 voting against, with the resolution to now go before a high contested vote in the Senate.
Dave Keine retweeted
Only Congress can declare war. Only Congress can spend money.
Only Congress can permanently remove a President from office.
Only Congress can remove a Supreme Court justice.
We are not living in normal times.
Trust me bro, I teach American history for a living.
Dave Keine retweeted
Sarah Langs is Working.
For Lou Gehrig Day I talked to and wrote about baseball’s indomitable stat queen, who is producing just as much as ever.
“A great note isn’t great because it came from someone with ALS — it just is. There’s no park adjustments.”
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article…
Dave Keine retweeted
I literally just spit creatine out my nose because I was so unprepared for how transcendently dystopian this was LMAO
An AI-powered YouTube “news channel” tries to pronounce “WWE” as its own word and winds up self-destructing in real time
Dave Keine retweeted
Ok, Imma explain the admiral neck shadow thing. (Spoilers: it's not a rubber mask, ya weirdos)... 🧵
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Our ancestors made an America-themed Bible in 1976 to commemorate our bicentennial. How does it compare to the most popular America-themed Bible today?
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Nothing can prepare you for who's singing this National Anthem
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"Our nation is not founded on a religion. It's not based on a common culture, even, or heritage. ... We're a creedal nation," Justice Neil Gorsuch tells @nickgillespie on The Reason Interview podcast.
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Agreed! Are you sitting down Bryan because I have some very exciting news for you on that very topic: youtu.be/HrP7PU3WL3c?si=JEMy…
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This whole interview just makes me incredibly sad. Total breakdown of any moral code / sense of personal integrity / commitment to the public good.
nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opini…
Dave Keine retweeted
No one is ready for the real solution to Gerrymandering:
A return to the Constitution's original standard of 1 Member of Congress for every 30,000 Americans, resulting in an 11,000-member House with city-council sized districts so small you can't Gerrymander them if you tried.
