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I wish people talking about FARA would stop calling it a “lobbying” statute. It’s not just lobbying (the Lobbying Disclosure Act addresses lobbying specifically). FARA is about foreign influence on

THREAD. I just explained on @wolfblitzer why the FBI giving a warning to Giuliani that he was being targeted by foreign intelligence is significant. But I want to explain why

Dumb take. All rules and deadlines have specific externalities and incentivize particular kinds of behavior. That’s why you design them in such a way so as to minimize negative externalities

THREAD. Please start paying attention to these slogans, because they have a meaning and purpose. Notice that Trump NEVER tweets, “RULE OF LAW!” Only “LAW & ORDER!” Why and what’s

(LONG) THREAD. Fellow academics: Please take the time to read this incredible (and brave!) @chronicle piece by @LDBurnett about her experience with @campusreform. I'll break down how CR's tactics work

#MyNameIs Asha. It means Hope. But that is my middle name. My first name is Renuka (pronounced RAY-noo-Kah) which has a story 1/https://twitter.com/meenaharris/status/1317524204376354816 Renuka was a heavenly nymph, who was

THREAD. Great, question, @JoyAnnReid! I had the same question. And for an answer, I *highly* recommend "Let Them Eat Tweets," by @Jacob_S_Hacker and Paul Pierson, which gives a clear, if

THREAD. It is important to take note and be prepared for the unprecedented actions Trump says he intends to take after the election. But it is also important not to

THREAD. There's a reason that the WH has to resort to ad hominem attacks on the FBI Director, and it's because the FBI has a built-in safeguard that makes the

6. To wit: We have a process in place for elections. That process will be followed, whether he likes it or not. Every vote will be counted. Due to the

The FBI has issued a PSA that election results may take weeks or days to certify, and the malign actors will take advantage of this gap to sow disinformation, including

When Barr says, "whose agents do you think you are?" to the FBI, I believe he is making a veiled legal argument. Remember that Barr believes in the "unitary executive"