Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC
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Justice Correspondent: @thenation. Alfred Knobler Fellow: @typemediacenter Str:12 Dex:8 Con:15 Int:13 Wis:10 Char:14 Author: Allow Me To Retort and Bad Law.
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ANYWAY, my new book, Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws Ruining America, is available now. I talked about it today on The View and it seems to have pissed off the white wing so, as usual, I'm doing something right. https://t.co/0ubQ0lwzD2
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In , the bestselling author of reimagines what our legal system, and society at large, could look like if we could move past legislation plagued by racism, misogyny, and corruption. Through accessi...
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The great @ElieNYC is back on the Bill Press Pod. I asked him if "murder" was the right way to describe what ICE/Border Patrol did to Rene Goode and Alex Pretti. He didn't hold back. https://t.co/WAJMUYnpya
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The Battle of Minneapolis is far from over. But Trump... flinched. The People are doing what the law and the Democrats cannot: defending thier rights and the rights of others. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/LBZW0TTQHz
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The brave protesters in Minneapolis are doing everything that Democrats and even the law have failed to do.
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I don’t always do heroin, but when I do, this is what I stick in my veins.
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
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In this week’s newsletter, I discuss my own despair at the political fecklessness of the opposition party, but take solace in the fact that the people are leading. https://t.co/MxPlHl4b34
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In this week’s Elie V. US, our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds.
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Whenever people complain about this, they act like LeBron James is going to put on a dress and slide tackle Mia Hamm with his dick. When actually we’re talking about Michael Cera taking hormone blockers for the opportunity to get crossed over out of the building by Caitlin Clark
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Whenever people complain about this, they act like LeBron James is going to put on a dress and slide tackle Mia Hamm with his dick. When actually we’re talking about Michael Cera taking hormone blockers for the opportunity to get crossed over out of the building by Caitlin Clark
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Bigotry against trans athletes was always going to be approved by SCOTUS and yesterday's arguments left no doubt. But what starts on the field never stays on the field. Republicans are testing the waters for new victims of their cruelty. Me in @thenation
https://t.co/J22kweFwTM
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The court’s hearing on state bans on trans athletes in women’s sports was not a serious legal exercise. It was bigotry masquerading as law.
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The ICE agent who murdered Renee Good must be prosecuted for murder. He enjoys no immunity from state murder charges. Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/i3cY1CFmlg
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The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be.
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The US is a rogue state which should be sanctioned and condemned by the international community for our flagrant violations of international law and the peace of the world. We won't be, because imperialists tend to stick together. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/hpVqCJRvLG
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Where is the international outrage over the US assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro?
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During the most authoritarian period of Roman military dictatorship, under the Roman Empire, a new emperor would pay the army a "donative" on taking power. Every soldier would receive a payment based on rank. It was a bribe to make the military loyal to the emperor personally.
In this week’s newsletter, I explain how Trump’s $1,776 payments is actually one of the most dangerous things he’s ever done. Armies loyal to a paycheck and not the government is how you get authoritarian overthrows of republics. https://t.co/1q7Np1DTOQ
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In this week’s newsletter, I explain how Trump’s $1,776 payments is actually one of the most dangerous things he’s ever done. Armies loyal to a paycheck and not the government is how you get authoritarian overthrows of republics. https://t.co/1q7Np1DTOQ
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This week’s “Elie v. US” explores the authoritarian threat beneath Trump’s bonuses for military families. Plus, a case for getting rid of the Second Amendment.
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The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/q9CAzUIRcg
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During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers.
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One of the may things that makes Mystal great is that he points to where law and governance is structured to keep the disempowered down and tools within the law (the 14thA) to empower aren’t used, AND the laws to keep the powerful accountable aren’t used. But they’re there!
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. You don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/Vj3TKdVX6A
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. You don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/Vj3TKdVX6A
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No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
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I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!| My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/BhSqDDb01Z
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The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a woman into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
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Instead of folding, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/UaUNM80cbU
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Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic.
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"Can Donald Trump run for a 3rd term?" No. "What if he..." Still no. "How about..." STFU, No. "Then why are we talking about it!?" Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will. I explain in @thenation
https://t.co/yHo5sUwsZM
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Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can.
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The "pro-weed" gun case is a trap for lefties. Yes, it's hypocritcal to take away guns from people who use weed, but not people who abuse alcohol. But the way to deal with that is to DECRIMINALIZE WEED, not expand gun rights. My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/Kj5Y6XtOkG
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The case, which proposes expanding gun access to drug users, is not an opportunity—it‘s a trap.
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