Charlie Savage
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New York Times reporter • Author of "Takeover" & "Power Wars” • Now mostly at Bluesky bc unlike X/Meta it doesn't suppress news links @charliesavage.bsky.social
Washington, DC
Joined September 2008
RT @MLB: We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. The beloved Cubs second baseman was a five-tool model of co….
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New Reports on Russian Interference Don’t Show What Trump Says They Do. The administration’s claims are overblown, but newly declassified information provides some messy details about a January 2017 intel assessment of Moscow’s election interference.
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The administration’s claims are overblown, but newly declassified information provides some messy details about a January 2017 intelligence assessment of Moscow’s election interference.
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Is there any upside to @SouthwestAir ‘s no-assigned-seats system? Not boarding by back to front rows is super inefficient and it seems to make everyone stressed as the non middle seats dry up.
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Gift link to the article: Gift link to interview excerpts:
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The former president said he “made every single one of those” decisions and that Republicans were questioning them because “they’ve done so badly” and wanted to shift the focus.
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Calling Trump & his allies "liars," Biden told me over the phone that he orally made all clemency decisions recorded w/ an autopen at the end of his term and discussed several in detail. NYT also reviewed several dozen Biden WH emails showing process. w/ @tylerpager *links follow.
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Interesting experiment in defining "woke/PC." I asked Grok why it was saying antisemitic things and it explained that after Musk said to make it less woke/PC, xAI dialed down its content filters so it started amplifying harmful and biased patterns from X threads.
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Trump Claims Sweeping Power to Nullify Laws, Letters on TikTok Ban Show. In purporting to license otherwise illegal conduct by tech firms, President Trump set a precedent expanding executive power, legal experts warned.
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In purporting to license otherwise illegal conduct by tech firms, President Trump set a precedent expanding executive power, legal experts warned.
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My latest:. With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump’s Power Fades. The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled. (gift link).
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The court tied the hands of judges at a time when Congress has been cowed and internal executive branch constraints have been steamrolled.
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Highlights of the Citizenship Ruling (That Was Really About Universal Injunctions). The Supreme Court’s conservative bloc reduced the power of district court judges to block government actions nationwide. (gift link).
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The Supreme Court’s conservative bloc reduced the power of district court judges to block government actions nationwide.
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Was Trump’s Iran Attack Illegal? Presidential War Powers, Explained. Bombing Iran without congressional authorization escalated a bipartisan trend of presidents bypassing the original intent of the Constitution.
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Bombing Iran without congressional authorization escalated a bipartisan trend of presidents bypassing the original intent of the Constitution.
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After the adverse 9th Circuit ruling on Trump's ability to take federal control of the California National Guard, the state is trying to slow its broader legal challenges to Trump's deployment of troops in Los Angeles way, way down.
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To the extent the Trump 1.0 admin addressed its understanding of the scope of unilateral presidential war powers, this 2018 OLC memo about bombing Syria for using chem weapons was it. Only addressed domestic law issues; ignored international law.
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"Under what circumstances other than a literally imminent threat to the US, if any, does the Constitution permit a president to attack another country without prior congressional authorization? Pls address bombing Iranian nuclear facilities. ".
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We asked candidates about presidential authority. Here is what they said.
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