Allow me to offer some commentary on several SCOTUS cases that are NOT the #moab, but which, considered in aggregate, will reveal my impressions on the #TRUMPSMASH #lawOfFunny
We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 9, 2020
https://t.co/SZJ1Sw0GxM
WHY would the FBI want to to admit to possessing the #SethRich laptop now? https://t.co/0Jze3s6d88
— \U0001f1e6\U0001f1fa President Elect Mike Spike \u274c (@ZubSpike) December 9, 2020
https://t.co/rw6rSAIysY
#thomists
— the squad (6'3") (@RafasItchyButt) December 9, 2020
barnes, you're good, but I'm 6'3".#freePeregrimmer https://t.co/affQADVFjC pic.twitter.com/vq0zmWF8QE
https://t.co/1Ww7SI3g28
that's actually not what got @peregrimmer axed (he got axed for another thread when the MOAB dropped and he was about to talk about it), but that's a good thread too, is what he'd say if he were still with us.
— the squad (6'3") (@RafasItchyButt) December 10, 2020
https://t.co/zdNrEfmJ1l
#lawOfFunny
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— Henry Farrell (@henryfarrell) January 10, 2021
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