Scripting News: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
This is like that moment, five years ago, when we realized that Covid was going to kill a lot of us but it hadn't happened yet. A lot of people weren't yet aware. My friend John Palfrey, who is a legal scholar, has been writing about this moment on LinkedIn and Facebook. Things are flashing by very quickly, so I'm going to publish his latest piece here, below, so it gets a chance to get to the places I'm hooked into.#
Lawyer friends and non-lawyer friends: has it become hard to say out loud in public: "we believe in the rule of law in America"? That seems not remotely controversial as a concept. The relative quiet on this topic is what is striking me most at the moment.#
It would be a good idea for our Republic to avoid sleepwalking through a Constitutional crisis. Of course there are extremely talented lawyers working overtime on many fronts. Those who are not directly involved in litigation have other tools, including voice and funding and organizing, to make plain the simple truth that we should not let the rule of law slip away in America bit by bit. That will continue to happen if the rulings of federal judges can simply be ignored or sidestepped with impunity.#
If the legislature has abdicated its role in checking the power of the executive, and then the judicial branch is also out, well, that leaves just one. This is not "fancy law stuff". This is "4th grade civics stuff" -- separation of powers, checks and balances (I know, I know, we don't teach civics enough in America...).#
It is actually *not* more complicated than that. It can't be that hard to say out loud: "we value the rule of law in America" -- no matter your politics or party.#
The Dems highest priority should be to get the Kamala Harris campaign back on social media, 24 by 7, with the truth and snark, irreverance, disrespectful of the Repubs, as a matter of principle. They were great. Perfect. We need a voice for the Democrats on the social networks. #
Would someone please send this to AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Bernie Sanders, Mark Cuban, James Carville, anyone else you can think of. #
The Dems only problem is there is no voice, no pulse, no heartbeat. Even without this, they almost won the last election. #
Everything you like about government came from the Democrats. #
Linkblog items for the day.
I'm interested in seeing what Ghost-written activitypub posts look like in other systems. If you have such a site could you reply with a link? I asked at the link below, but my comment of congratulations hasn't appeared yet. Thanks in advance. ghost.org
Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released. apnews.com
What John Roberts's Rebuke of Trump Left Out. theatlantic.com
John Turturro on Getting Lost in the Severance Hallways and Pitching Christopher Walken for His Role. youtube.com
Trump kickstarts new House GOP effort to impeach a federal judge. axios.com
You Won't Believe These 14 Dreamy Small Towns Hiding In The Catskills. travellerselixir.com
Marco Rubio Announces Stunning Extent of USAID Purge. newrepublic.com
Democrats: Get back on the air! scripting.com
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow. (This is brilliant. Finally someone showing leadership in journalism.) freedom.press
Stranger To Himself. youtube.com
Farewell Photoshop? Google's new AI lets you edit images by asking. arstechnica.com
Writing became secondary. bobwertz.com
I don't usually listen to the NYT daily podcast but I'm going to give today's show a try. nytimes.com
i am sure Ezra Klein is wrong. The reason trump won is the Dems ran the country and campaign with the same weak approach Schumer demonstrated so well last week. If there were a supportable choice, I would've voted against them too. Sometimes people get left behind. That's the leadership of the Dems, and it isn't about age, Jeffries had the disease too. nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 Nationwide Protests – Podcasts, please be in! (I don't know who this is, but I like the message.) wordpress.com
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