Trump once said on the campaign trail that he would approve of torture as President, “even if it doesn’t work.” With four weeks left to Election Day, he seemed to be testing the proposition on the public.
Recent Bluessky Posts- If it helps they said the same stuff 20 years ago in similar circumstances. You should ask if senders will get a bounce message. If not that's something to pursue because something is rotten somewhere. Or you have an Exchange server, which is almost the same thing.... September 2, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once. n.pr/4xnTBS9 September 2, 2026 NPR
- Jotwell Courtslaw: Sergio J. Campos, Learning from Others: Summary Judgment in Canada, JOTWELL (Sept. 2, 2026), courtslaw.jotwell.com/summary-judg.... September 2, 2026 Jotwell
- I knew standards had slipped badly in the Justice Department, and can understand how someone might say that AG Todd Blanche was prostituting the office to Trump, but an AUSA engaging in *actual prostitution*??? September 2, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Yale goes into aggressive suppression mode, bans reporters from campus in hope of stopping coverage of student protest against bending the knee to Trump. Have they not heard of the Streisand Effect? September 2, 2026 Michael Froomkin
I am not prepared to call this a meltdown just yet. In any other election cycle, yes, this is a classic meltdown. But Trump has managed to defy expectations in a way that very few people saw coming. This Time cover seems like a premature celebration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhK55JVEd8
Fair point.
Like I said, premature celebration.
A reminder of the value of polls and conventional wisdom in the age of Trump. See above.