Steve Peers

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Professor of EU and Human Rights Law, Royal Holloway University of London. Latest book: EU Justice and Home Affairs Law, 5th edition (OUP)

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I’m going to start with the absolutely jaw-dropping news that The New York Times deceptively edited a quote to make it appear that JD Vance opposes a national abortion ban. — @jessicavalenti.bsky.social

GOP Platform Author Admits There's a National Banjessica.substack.com 7.16.24

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"Host bodies must be quiet and do only as the men folk dictate." "Florida Republican called pregnant women 'host bodies' five times while discussing anti-abortion bill" www.cltampa.com/news/florida...

Florida Republican called pregnant women 'host bodies' fives times while discussing anti-abortion bill | Creative Loafing Tampa Baywww.cltampa.com It wasn't a simple slip of the tongue, either.

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This is the funniest form of NIMBYism

Residents of Manchester’s tallest building object to new skyscraperswww.bbc.co.uk Deansgate Square homeowners object over a plan to build four skyscrapers next door.

EU tech law: EU General Court says that TikTok parent company was correctly designated as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act

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Have any of our fearless political journalists asked international ear specialist Farage whether handgun legalisation is a Reform policy? www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/...

Farage: Ease ban on handgunswww.standard.co.uk Nigel Farage has called for an easing of the ban on handguns imposed after the Dunblane massacre.

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European Council President Charles Michel has reprimanded Viktor Orbán over the Hungarian leader’s self-declared “peace missions” to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington.

Charles Michel tells Viktor Orbán he has ‘no role’ representing the EU on the world stagewww.politico.eu European Council president responds to Hungarian PM’s note about his “peace missions.”

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NEW: Sen. Bob Menendez found GUILTY of multiple charges in corruption trial

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What’s going on in the feud between the EU and X-owner Elon Musk? Some first thoughts from @futurefreespeech.bsky.social. THREAD 🧵⬇️⬇️⬇️ digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm...

Commission sends preliminary findings to X for breach of the Digital Services Actdigital-strategy.ec.europa.eu Today, the Commission has informed X of its preliminary view that it is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for resea...

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One of the few good things about Vance is that where lots of folks are inclined to treat Trump as a bit of a clown and not take his words at face value (which is baffling, but it is what it is), JD Vance's words are serious, sound serious, and more people will hear them as literal claims of intent

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A fun fact about JD Vance is that he's openly backed purging anyone who disagrees with him from the government, comparing it to "de-Nazification," and illegally defying court orders to do so.

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1/ Today, Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Congress never passed a law that said the Attorney General may appoint a special counsel (such as Jack Smith) to detect and prosecute crimes against the United States (such as those committed by Donald Trump). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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"How to write 14 words in 350"

I oppose this worldview—this theory of America—with every fiber of my being.

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Read this. Hell of a kicker

This whole excerpt tells you multitudes about our current political moment.

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In case you missed the dick-swinging (that's a legal term) going on between Elon Musk and Thierry Breton over on X, it's... possibly actually pretty important this time. They're posturing about DSA enforcement again. 1/

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Most folks won't notice this and the top-line is kinda similar, but perhaps worth calling out anyway: Vance's anti-abortionism is importantly /different/ to most evangelical anti-abortionism, tho the top-line is the same; it's secular white-nationalist rooted, not to a belief in pre-birth rights

From the JD Vance (Senate) campaign website. JD Vance would ban every single woman (or girl) from receiving an abortion, no matter the circumstances by which she was impregnated or the danger to her health. Maybe (just maybe) if she risks imminent death.

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NEW: DOJ has authorized Jack Smith to appeal Judge Cannon's dismissal of the Florida classified-docs case, per special counsel spokesperson Peter Carr (famous for being the man with the least demanding job in Washington)

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This seems like the absolute worst guy to pick when Dobbs has been a clear loser at the ballot box for these jabronis

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Vance was Heritage's pick so don't forget about Project 2025, which proceeds apace

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time to dust this one off. amen.

Vance is, you guessed it, an adult Catholic convert

Tech boy offered an interpretation of EU law. Some comments.

EU Commission responds to Orban's frolics of his own, via @davekeating.bsky.social on X. Member States might also boycott informal meetings - see my previous post.

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It is indeed wild that the pundit class simply cannot comprehend a person without an arc or story. He was born a selfish egotistical asshole, and he will remain one the rest of his life.

It is amazing to me that the most powerful and best-paid people in political media are still caught up in the idea of A Striking New Tone From Trump. I wrote this in 2020, but the idea goes back to 2017. At this point it says more about them than it does about him. newrepublic.com/article/1571...

The Enduring Delusion of a Chastened Trumpnewrepublic.com From time to time, the president seems to grasp the gravity of his situation. It never lasts.

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Have we done this one yet

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I don't understand how these people haven't been hounded out of punditry already

Flashback

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luckily no recent events have given anyone reason to question their faith in american institutions

WSJ this morning. lol at the last bit. "Leaders on both sides need to stop describing the stakes of the election in apocalyptic terms. Democracy won't end if one or the other candidate is elected. Fascism is not aborning if Mr. Trump wins, unless you have little faith in American institutions."

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While I expect Judge Cannon to be reversed on this (I lived through the Tashima v. Kozinski dicta wars in the 9th Cir.; the 11th isn't going to disregard Nixon), I would not get my hopes up for recusal. That Cannon is (frequently) wrong does not necessarily mean she is biased.

Holy shit Also, this is the best possible outcome for the government at this point: not only do they get to appeal, but they probably get recusal when this is reversed

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The former Republican congressman who defines morning coverage on the supposedly Democratic-aligned cable news channel was reportedly taken off the air this morning out of fear he, his wife, or his guests would say something to offend the MAGAs. edition.cnn.com/2024/07/14/m...

‘Morning Joe’ pulled from air Monday because of Trump shooting | CNN Businessedition.cnn.com MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donal...

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The latest cover of the New Yorker:

Further EU sanctions against violent extremist West Bank settlers and those blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza

CJEU judgment due July 29th on human rights issues of post-Brexit extradition from the EU to the UK