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professor, policy consultant, independent journalist and father. Trying to make the world suck less. Follow for the latest in politics, economics and law.

Joined February 2010
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It is now almost 80% odds that Dems win the House. Absolutely beautiful!
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The Valley comes crawling back.
Alex Karp now says that Palantir is progressive, he’s always been a Democrat, Trump went too far on immigration and his primary commitment is to economic justice. LMAOOOOOO
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Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) retweeted
WOW! This is something you NEED to see! Earlier today in Ireland, while Hunter Biden was receiving an award, a student began shouting about Gaza. But instead of letting security remove the student, HUNTER STEPPED IN, stopped them, and delivered an absolutely WONDERFUL response. No hostility. No running from a difficult question. Just compassion, dignity, and respect. THAT is Joe Biden's son, through and through. Like father, like son. JUST LISTEN! 👇🇺🇸🇮🇪
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Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) retweeted
That’s total nonsense. Art. II, §4: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Any secretary may be impeached.
The Constitution does not authorize impeachment for a Secretary carrying out the orders of the Executive. That would give Congress direct power over Executive functions
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Article II, Section 4 subjects all civil Officers, including Cabinet secretaries, to impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors. No exception for following presidential orders. Belknap (1876) and Mayorkas (2024) were impeached. constitution.congress.gov/browse/article… senate.gov/about/powers-p…
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The American people voted in rebuke of MAGA. Trump has instead doubled down on his bad choices, and the GOP has doubled down on protecting war criminals and pedophiles. While electing Jim Jordan as minority leader, after he directly helped Trump try to forge documents to steal an election. There is no “working with” them here. When the new Congress sits, it will be endless trials to end this nonsense.
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Everyone in this administration is heinous. But Hegseth is the worst. He is a broken shell of a man, who takes out his insecurities on anyone who doesn’t look like him. This self-loathing has led to countless war crimes. He is a stain on American history.
House vote on the impeachment of Sec. Pete Hegseth scheduled for 4:!5pm today!
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Why don’t you pray for a spine, and standup for your country?
🚨What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!
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WOW. This is incredible. The Acting US Attorney for the Western District of Washington says it no longer has the manpower to respond to every ICE habeas corpus case, so going forward, it will decline to defend “many” cases and let judges rule without any government opposition.
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Q: Have you spoken to Sen. McConnell about this effort? MASSIE: I have not, but if it were possible to have a conversation with McConnell ...
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Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) retweeted
Breaking News: Congressman Thomas Massie is reading Articles of Impeachment against @SecWar Pete Hegseth on the House floor now. Watch here: youtube.com/live/3EmwC0QQ8f8…
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I think @RobSandIA’s first official act should be to build a giant ass corn maze around Grassely’s old folks home, so he can never make it to the Senate on time again.
The Senate is back in session 2day Lots of work 2do for the American ppl incl confirming as many strict-constructionist judges as we can LIFETIME APPTS = BIG IMPACT ON OUR NATION
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Ultra conservative lawyer ordered disbarred by the Supreme Court.
In SCOTUS orders today:
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Founder of @JudicialWatch disbarred by the U.S. Supreme Court
In SCOTUS orders today:
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What a dumbass. The shift averages 15 points *nation wide* That’s 3000+ independently run county elections. With different voting standards, methods, machines and hand counts. ALL which showed a shift. It was a scale literally impossible to fake, and it even happened in the Reddest of counties, where every election official is a Republican. And it happened with early votes, absentee votes, election day votes, electronic machine tallies and paper ballot votes. The narcissist just can’t understand people fucking hate him.
*TRUMP QUESTIONS ELECTION INTEGRITY, ATTACKS VOTING MACHINES AND VOTE TALLIES IN POST: TRUTH POST *TRUMP ALLEGES EARLY VOTING 'DUMPS' MADE WIN IMPOSSIBLE, CRITICIZES PRE-ELECTION POLLS
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Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) retweeted
I’ve seen some of my colleagues say @SecWar Hegseth has been effective and they agree with the war, so they’ll vote not to impeach. That’s not the question though. The question is whether he committed impeachable acts, and the answer is yes, eight times: massie.house.gov/UploadedFil…
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Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) retweeted
Please do not go down this rabbit hole. Let me explain something no data analysis can. Counties run elections. We don't have one election, or even fifty. We have 3k+ every election day. Most of those elections are run by election officials in rural counties. So it stands to reason that most election officials are probably Republicans. A uniform swing in one direction may appear suspicious to some on a chart. But behind it are thousands of employees that took an oath to the Constitution, polling place workers, and election observers. Every one of these elections is scrutinized. Each one signed off by people who live in the community. Real election fraud is already extremely difficult to pull off. Pulling off fraud in a uniform swing is like winning the powerball three times. Consecutively.
Replying to @CynicalPublius
I initially thought the margin of victory was too big for some of the more extreme plans to be carried out. Now I’m worried that we are seeing a perfect execution of their plans happening.
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🫡🫡 We won’t forget Mr President. Thank you for reminding this country about its soul.
I want to share a brief update. My presidential memoir, PROMISE ME, AMERICA, is coming out on November 17th. I hope you'll read it. It covers my years as President. The challenges we faced, the decisions I made, and why I made them. It's about who we are as a nation. What we stand for. And America's role in the world. More than anything, it's about my faith in the American people and the great American experiment in self-governance and democracy. While writing the book, I was diagnosed with cancer, a disease known all too well to millions of Americans and their families. My doctors continue to be encouraged by how I've responded to treatment. And the prayers and kind words and well wishes from so many of you have meant more to me and Jill and our family than you can ever know. Some days are better than others. It hasn't stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down. What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped. However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves. Looking forward, I'm going to keep following what my father told me a long time ago: "Champ, when you get knocked down, get up." It's a good lesson for me. And for America. We are blessed. America is the most unique nation on earth. Unlike other countries, we're built on an idea. An idea bigger than any ocean. More powerful than any army. Stronger than any tyrant or dictator. That idea? All of us are created equal. Promise Me, America, we'll never forget it.
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Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) retweeted
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) on Stephen Miller becoming the new White House Chief of Staff “I think this president just wanted someone even more unlikable than him in the cuck chair in the Oval Office.” Source: The Washington Sun
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Apparently “Dana W. White” who ran public affairs for Sec Def was recommended on a short list for Trump to put as Press Secretary. Trump has instead announced “Dana White” of the UFC as Press Secretary with our Dana having any idea. JFC!
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He said no because the job was supposed to be offered to “Dana W. White” a qualified Republican press and comms person with decades of experience…
Dana White said no 😭
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