Adrian Vermeule, substack essay titled “Is There a Remedy (in Federal Court) for Every Right?”, concluding paragraph:
If there are any constitutional or traditional limits on universal injunctions, and if the class-action requirements ever go unmet, and given that not everyone can have a free lawyer whenever they want — then yes, sometimes individuals with valid legal claims may not be able to vindicate them in federal court. But any sort of limit on the jurisdiction or the remedial powers of the federal courts, or indeed on public subsidies for the legal profession, necessarily implies that sometimes, the legal system will have to say: “tough luck; too bad.” In a sane world a Supreme Court argument would not be structured on the contrary premise; the rule of law is not the rule of courts. What will happen in our current world, however, is anyone’s guess.
“[DNI Tulsi Gabbard] pointed out that Comey made a career out of prosecuting mobsters, who regular use the term “86” as code for murder and that the phrase had already been circulating among anti-Trump and anti-Elon Musk protesters as calls to assassinate the 47th president.” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/secret-service-could-force-comey-answer-questions/
If it were late in Trump’s first term when he was running for re-election it would be plausible to claim “86” meant only to vote him out of office. But now he is not even eligible to run again. So the only ways to “86” Trump are impeachment or …
One key to longevity- good genes.
Another – a good diet.
Another – don’t smoke.
Another – don’t do drugs.
And yet there are people (a small few) who have defied those rules and lived into the hundreds.
A long life may be good, and I’ve lived quite a long spell. But I prefer this measure of life.
“How long we live is not for us to say.
We may have many years ahead, or but a day.
The length of life is not of our control,
But length is not the measure of the soul…..
Not length, but width and depth define the span
By which the world takes measure of a man.
It matters not how long before we sleep,
But only how wide is our life……..how deep.”
Author unknown
A terrible situation, but they should’ve done this long ago.
Israel Launches Operation ‘Gideon Chariots’ To Finally Finish Off Hamas
Israel, on Friday night, launched a large-scale military operation in Gaza aimed at freeing the remaining hostages and destroying Hamas after the Gaza-based terror group rejected the latest ceasefire offer presented at the talks being held in Doha, Qatar.
“IDF has announced shortly before midnight on Friday that over the past day, it had begun extensive strikes and moved forces to seize dominating positions in Gaza as part of the opening moves of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza,” the Israeli news website Ynetnews reported.
As for the video, Japanese people are short, and Japanese Hawaiians are more common than in any other state — and Japanese people are world leaders in longevity.
Ergo, where’s the surprise? Where’s the control groups?
(This used to be the rationale for high carbo/low fat low protein diets, too.)
Barry Meislin
“In Gaza, Long-Suffering Palestinians Are Directing Their Anger at Hamas”—“
Taqiyya
Small dogs live longer than big ones.
Maybe something to do with the heart not having to pump blood so far around every time?
Israel Update returns, as Mike and Gadi tackle the news under the headline “Has Trump Turned His Back on Israel?“: https://youtu.be/y8MmHlVpUQM
It’s complicated — as one might imagine — being as the visible signals and the purport of speeches shift from day to day, if not even at times, from hour to hour.
** Though the ONLY mysterious thing about this Palm Springs dude is that he wasn’t a member of “Biden”’s Cabinet in some kind of Health, Education or Welfare position.
My comment disappeared, but a quick internet search indicates aggressive prostate cancer may grow despite low PSA scores. This means that a sudden diagnosis in Joe Biden’s case is possible. The outlook is not very good for him.
I’ll chalk it up to another coverup managed by the usual suspects
Its sad how they abandoned him to this fate
A recent neighbor a very good man was diagnosed and passed in a very short time some years ago
His offspring sadly accelerated the process with the actions they took,
‘How like a serpents tooth’ or words to that effect
Re: Biden’s prostate cancer
When I read of his spinal degeneration, I wondered if his problem weren’t more serious than cognitive decline.
I wish him as good a death as he can find. I hope his faith is there for him.
Kate a quick internet search indicates aggressive prostate cancer may grow despite low PSA scores. This means that a sudden diagnosis in Joe Biden’s case is possible.
I have my doubts. My brother-in-law died of prostate cancer, fifteen years after the initial diagnosis. OTOH, my father died within three months of his lung cancer diagnosis—though in hindsight there was something about his facial expressions in photos, as long as 6 months before diagnosis, which may have indicated something was not quite right. Cancer wrapping around the spine hastened death.
If my doubts are correct, there are at least two possibilities. Coverup of Biden’s being diagnosed with prostate cancer a while back, as our quixotic commenter suggested. Or not a true diagnosis at all—a pseudo-diagnosis to distract attention away from the growing noise about government and media coverup of President Biden’s aging issues. That I would consider this a possibility indicates the low level of trust I have in Democrats or the MSM. No need to cite chapter and verse.
I wouldn’t wish cancer spreading to the bone on anyone. If the diagnosis is correct, I hope that the remainder of President Biden’s life is pain-free. That was the best that my father could hope for.
Kate, Gringo:
Yeah, I wouldn’t believe a thing Biden’s medical team nor his family might say about the timing.
What a bizarre chapter in American history Biden’s life will make.
@ huxley > “What a bizarre chapter in American history Biden’s life will make.”
Even if no historian writes about it with full honesty.
And I don’t think we will ever know everything that transpired in his life.
Open Thread – although the topic might come up in its own post later.
J. E. Dyer analyzes Trumpian foreign policy as a deliberate departure from the status quo of the last 60 years or more, by describing some of the “norm challenging” that he gets criticized for.
Read the whole thing if you are interested in a positive view of Trump, for a change. She compares the Trump-battle strategy to the earlier Reaganschlacht (much ignored or dismissed by the press at the time), both derived from von Moltke the Elder’s 19th-century Kesselschlacht, the term he used “to refer to his campaign practice of “surrounding and annihilating” an opponent. Kesselschlacht is typically translated “cauldron battle,” to evoke the effect of the surrounded enemy being heated up in a cauldron and dispatched.”
My thought here was precipitated by some of her comments about the Qatar jet controversy, which suggested a connection to some material I read some time ago in the context of interpersonal relations. To wit: sometimes it is better to let friends or relatives give you a gift, whether material goods or services, rather than paying or reimbursing them for what they provided. In effect, reducing gifts to commercial transactions removes the emotional satisfaction of the giver. Of course, sometimes it’s appropriate to pay immediately, and often we “pay back” later with gifts or services ourselves, but usually it is better for the relationship not to do so as an obvious exchange.
IIRC, gift giving is a very important part of Arab hospitality, and although everyone knows that there will be a reciprocal situation later, no one calls attention to that part.
It’s somewhat like the Bible story of Abraham negotiating for a burial place for Sarah, in Genesis 23. Even though Abraham ends up paying the price of the land and cave, it is necessary for the owner to insist repeatedly that he take it as a gift, and be reluctantly persuaded to take the money.
Tying that to the jet intended to be a temporary Air Force One: Qatar is getting “paid back” in some non-transactional way, perhaps by the permission to buy a fleet of Boeing jets (although why they want them is obscure, since that’s the company that hasn’t been able to complete the AF-1 replacement already ordered). The jet is not a bribe to Trump personally, although it may end up in his Presidential Library (so did Reagan’s AF-1; see the Factcheck post); rather, it is a necessary cultural prologue to doing business with the US, under either president. Remember, Biden started the negotiations. What was he planning to do with the plane later, presumably when Boeing finally came through?
Adrian Vermeule, substack essay titled “Is There a Remedy (in Federal Court) for Every Right?”, concluding paragraph:
https://thenewdigest.substack.com/p/is-there-a-remedy-in-federal-court
More on “8647”
“[DNI Tulsi Gabbard] pointed out that Comey made a career out of prosecuting mobsters, who regular use the term “86” as code for murder and that the phrase had already been circulating among anti-Trump and anti-Elon Musk protesters as calls to assassinate the 47th president.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/secret-service-could-force-comey-answer-questions/
If it were late in Trump’s first term when he was running for re-election it would be plausible to claim “86” meant only to vote him out of office. But now he is not even eligible to run again. So the only ways to “86” Trump are impeachment or …
https://donsurber.substack.com/p/highlights-of-the-week-ee7
One key to longevity- good genes.
Another – a good diet.
Another – don’t smoke.
Another – don’t do drugs.
And yet there are people (a small few) who have defied those rules and lived into the hundreds.
A long life may be good, and I’ve lived quite a long spell. But I prefer this measure of life.
“How long we live is not for us to say.
We may have many years ahead, or but a day.
The length of life is not of our control,
But length is not the measure of the soul…..
Not length, but width and depth define the span
By which the world takes measure of a man.
It matters not how long before we sleep,
But only how wide is our life……..how deep.”
Author unknown
A terrible situation, but they should’ve done this long ago.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/05/israel-launches-operation-gideon-chariots-to-finally-finish-off-hamas/
Israel Launches Operation ‘Gideon Chariots’ To Finally Finish Off Hamas
Israel, on Friday night, launched a large-scale military operation in Gaza aimed at freeing the remaining hostages and destroying Hamas after the Gaza-based terror group rejected the latest ceasefire offer presented at the talks being held in Doha, Qatar.
“IDF has announced shortly before midnight on Friday that over the past day, it had begun extensive strikes and moved forces to seize dominating positions in Gaza as part of the opening moves of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza,” the Israeli news website Ynetnews reported.
If only Trump were a bit more, um, diplomatic…
“KAMIKAZE MEXICAN NAVY SHIP ATTACKS BROOKLYN BRIDGE”—
https://instapundit.com/720258/
Will Canada be next?
Related (Gaza)…
“In Gaza, Long-Suffering Palestinians Are Directing Their Anger at Hamas”—
https://archive.ph/TojLH
H/T Blazingcatfur blog.
True? False? Both?
Thomas Sowell reverses stance on Trump tariffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl9A7VNYWK8
As for the video, Japanese people are short, and Japanese Hawaiians are more common than in any other state — and Japanese people are world leaders in longevity.
Ergo, where’s the surprise? Where’s the control groups?
(This used to be the rationale for high carbo/low fat low protein diets, too.)
Barry Meislin
“In Gaza, Long-Suffering Palestinians Are Directing Their Anger at Hamas”—“
Taqiyya
Small dogs live longer than big ones.
Maybe something to do with the heart not having to pump blood so far around every time?
they crave death,
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/05/18/palm-springs-clinic-bombing-n2412969
Israel Update returns, as Mike and Gadi tackle the news under the headline “Has Trump Turned His Back on Israel?“: https://youtu.be/y8MmHlVpUQM
It’s complicated — as one might imagine — being as the visible signals and the purport of speeches shift from day to day, if not even at times, from hour to hour.
Well yes.**
And irony….
“The Irony Of Moody’s Downgrade Of U.S. Credit”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/irony-moodys-downgrade-us-credit
** Though the ONLY mysterious thing about this Palm Springs dude is that he wasn’t a member of “Biden”’s Cabinet in some kind of Health, Education or Welfare position.
My comment disappeared, but a quick internet search indicates aggressive prostate cancer may grow despite low PSA scores. This means that a sudden diagnosis in Joe Biden’s case is possible. The outlook is not very good for him.
I’ll chalk it up to another coverup managed by the usual suspects
Its sad how they abandoned him to this fate
A recent neighbor a very good man was diagnosed and passed in a very short time some years ago
His offspring sadly accelerated the process with the actions they took,
‘How like a serpents tooth’ or words to that effect
Re: Biden’s prostate cancer
When I read of his spinal degeneration, I wondered if his problem weren’t more serious than cognitive decline.
I wish him as good a death as he can find. I hope his faith is there for him.
Kate
a quick internet search indicates aggressive prostate cancer may grow despite low PSA scores. This means that a sudden diagnosis in Joe Biden’s case is possible.
I have my doubts. My brother-in-law died of prostate cancer, fifteen years after the initial diagnosis. OTOH, my father died within three months of his lung cancer diagnosis—though in hindsight there was something about his facial expressions in photos, as long as 6 months before diagnosis, which may have indicated something was not quite right. Cancer wrapping around the spine hastened death.
If my doubts are correct, there are at least two possibilities. Coverup of Biden’s being diagnosed with prostate cancer a while back, as our quixotic commenter suggested. Or not a true diagnosis at all—a pseudo-diagnosis to distract attention away from the growing noise about government and media coverup of President Biden’s aging issues. That I would consider this a possibility indicates the low level of trust I have in Democrats or the MSM. No need to cite chapter and verse.
I wouldn’t wish cancer spreading to the bone on anyone. If the diagnosis is correct, I hope that the remainder of President Biden’s life is pain-free. That was the best that my father could hope for.
Kate, Gringo:
Yeah, I wouldn’t believe a thing Biden’s medical team nor his family might say about the timing.
What a bizarre chapter in American history Biden’s life will make.
@ huxley > “What a bizarre chapter in American history Biden’s life will make.”
Even if no historian writes about it with full honesty.
And I don’t think we will ever know everything that transpired in his life.
“A group of FBI agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigations asked a judge Thursday to destroy a Trump administration list containing the names of roughly 5,000 agents tied to the probes.”
https://headlineusa.com/fbi-agents-beg-court-to-destroy-list-before-shame-campaign/
https://headlineusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/fabricating-fascists.jpg
Open Thread – although the topic might come up in its own post later.
J. E. Dyer analyzes Trumpian foreign policy as a deliberate departure from the status quo of the last 60 years or more, by describing some of the “norm challenging” that he gets criticized for.
https://theoptimisticconservative.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/trumpschlacht-debuts-with-vivid-energy/
Read the whole thing if you are interested in a positive view of Trump, for a change. She compares the Trump-battle strategy to the earlier Reaganschlacht (much ignored or dismissed by the press at the time), both derived from von Moltke the Elder’s 19th-century Kesselschlacht, the term he used “to refer to his campaign practice of “surrounding and annihilating” an opponent. Kesselschlacht is typically translated “cauldron battle,” to evoke the effect of the surrounded enemy being heated up in a cauldron and dispatched.”
My thought here was precipitated by some of her comments about the Qatar jet controversy, which suggested a connection to some material I read some time ago in the context of interpersonal relations. To wit: sometimes it is better to let friends or relatives give you a gift, whether material goods or services, rather than paying or reimbursing them for what they provided. In effect, reducing gifts to commercial transactions removes the emotional satisfaction of the giver. Of course, sometimes it’s appropriate to pay immediately, and often we “pay back” later with gifts or services ourselves, but usually it is better for the relationship not to do so as an obvious exchange.
IIRC, gift giving is a very important part of Arab hospitality, and although everyone knows that there will be a reciprocal situation later, no one calls attention to that part.
It’s somewhat like the Bible story of Abraham negotiating for a burial place for Sarah, in Genesis 23. Even though Abraham ends up paying the price of the land and cave, it is necessary for the owner to insist repeatedly that he take it as a gift, and be reluctantly persuaded to take the money.
Tying that to the jet intended to be a temporary Air Force One: Qatar is getting “paid back” in some non-transactional way, perhaps by the permission to buy a fleet of Boeing jets (although why they want them is obscure, since that’s the company that hasn’t been able to complete the AF-1 replacement already ordered). The jet is not a bribe to Trump personally, although it may end up in his Presidential Library (so did Reagan’s AF-1; see the Factcheck post); rather, it is a necessary cultural prologue to doing business with the US, under either president. Remember, Biden started the negotiations. What was he planning to do with the plane later, presumably when Boeing finally came through?
Factcheck has a pretty decent write-up, including noting that the government gets gifts all the time; it’s the later transfer to Trump’s library that’s the sticking point. And that may just be more Trump trolling: what would he do with it?
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/05/unwrapping-qatars-400-million-winged-gift-to-trump/