# ![@mike_frags Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1877474874941165568.png) @mike_frags Mike Fragoso

Mike Fragoso posts on X about this is, in the, politics, doj the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[this is](/topic/this-is) 6%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 6%, [politics](/topic/politics) 3%, [doj](/topic/doj) #1734, [law](/topic/law) #812, [god](/topic/god) #2890, [strong](/topic/strong) 3%, [slip](/topic/slip) 3%, [andy](/topic/andy) #963, [threshold](/topic/threshold) 2%

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### Top Social Posts
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"This is especially rich given the extent to which Beshears political success depended on him showing up and getting photographed as FEMA responded effectively to E KY floods and W KY tornadoes. Andy Beshear is putting his constituents at risk all so he can attempt to have a lane in [----]. Andy Beshear is putting his constituents at risk all so he can attempt to have a lane in 2028"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023055223330345060)  2026-02-15T15:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Republicans should be excited that the ATF director position will finally be filled and filled by someone who will do the job well. Under Robert Cekada gone will be the days of tedious and illegal overregulation of firearms and the harassment of well-meaning law-abiding citizens and businessmen. Instead the bureau will focus on what the people want and what the country needs: Combatting the scourge of gangs and violent crime. (Article below)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018029884824519015)  2026-02-01T18:33Z [----] followers, 43.9K engagements


"@Legal_Fil Trouble is that the VA legislature appoints the Sup Ct so its unwise to bet against the legislature before it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019631470223266029)  2026-02-06T04:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Now do Jack Smith and Lindsey Grahams toll records. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/washington-post-reporter-home-search.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/washington-post-reporter-home-search.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019914355375001749)  2026-02-06T23:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@BananaGG22 Because the Rs are a conference and not a caucus they tend to meet to discuss these issues. Some conference meetings are more productive than others.I think this one will only be useful if they are ready to have it out and speak frankly about the [--] vote threshold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021066631666110744)  2026-02-10T03:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"For those keeping track at home Briones is the district judge who mused to a reporter that CA5 was probably going to reverse him on this. He was right and now hes ignoring CA5. Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trumps mass detention policy https://t.co/6RBVNvffxr Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trumps mass detention policy https://t.co/6RBVNvffxr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021668249965093348)  2026-02-11T19:30Z [----] followers, 19.2K engagements


"@VicinageClause Judge Ali Nathan on the Second Circuit. A likely replacement for Justice Thomas if the Democrats get to do it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021715350623019027)  2026-02-11T22:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"So hes discussing the legality of his appointment with the people who picked him and will rule on it Looks like CJ Livingston should just go ahead and give this to Judge Kovner or Judge Cronan to resolve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021793348386771280)  2026-02-12T03:47Z [----] followers, 20.3K engagements


"The ice chapel was great and an example of how ND is a place where students live their faith. Its also a place where they appoint a nastily a pro-choice administrator where admissions clearly tries to evade federal antidiscrimination law and the Main Building consistently pressures the law school to change from the best center-right law school in the country to the 25th best liberal one. Its a problem thats been going on for so long that its essentially a campus tradition. Fr. Dowd has a chance to show bold leadership here by abandoning the administrative conventional wisdom he inherited and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021993020489715733)  2026-02-12T17:01Z [----] followers, 18.8K engagements


"This makes Kamala Harris look like a silver-tongued Kissinger. This is the Hindenburg crashing into the Titanic at Chernobyl. 😱 "Um. you know. I think that uh uh. this is such a. uh. you know I. thi. think that this is uh. umm. this is of course a. uh. A very longstanding um. policy." https://t.co/moh0EggeLV This is the Hindenburg crashing into the Titanic at Chernobyl. 😱 "Um. you know. I think that uh uh. this is such a. uh. you know I. thi. think that this is uh. umm. this is of course a. uh. A very longstanding um. policy." https://t.co/moh0EggeLV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022667994397135267)  2026-02-14T13:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yup. The deal was always amnesty for reforms that prioritize high-skills. That said once while negotiating such a deal my boss wrote an NYT piece abt fairness for the illegal farmhand who taught him to ride or something and I thought well there went my negotiating position. @ScottMo43480713 @HoodlumDoodlum Amnesty was something they were willing to deal with the Dems on partly because they were fine with it (tnot necessarily enthusiastic) and partly because they had rationalized their interests into a general pro-immigration expansion politics (see Scott Walker's comments.) @ScottMo43480713"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023059877296259361)  2026-02-15T15:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @extradeadjcb: John Brown sounded just as annoying and retarded as this but there wasn't TV back then"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023068017110704437)  2026-02-15T16:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Four years ago Chuck Schumer tried to kill the zombie filibuster by making Republicans talk in defense of Jim Crow [---]. So uh shouldnt we be at [---] by now Damn right. Donald Trump and the GOP want to jam the SAVE Act through the Senate to disenfranchise over [--] million Americans and make it harder for millions more to vote - the very definition of Jim Crow [---]. I hope the@GOP hears me when I say: the SAVE Act is DEAD ON ARRIVAL Damn right. Donald Trump and the GOP want to jam the SAVE Act through the Senate to disenfranchise over [--] million Americans and make it harder for millions more to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023207231999946851)  2026-02-16T01:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @JasonMiyaresVA: This is getting almost no coverage by legacy media outlets and zero street protests from environmentalist groups. It"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023208444749078586)  2026-02-16T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is a fantastic pick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021975844839702950)  2026-02-12T15:53Z [----] followers, 12.8K engagements


"I once was in a group w the late Judge Silberman and we got talking about DOJ. He opined that you knew Comey would be trouble bc he went from DAG to FBI Director (the director works for the DAG). He said no good comes from someone taking a lower-ranked job. Yup. I'm sorry what are we doing here @GeorgetownLaw To be fair I already wasn't donating but now I'd sooner be tortured I'm sorry what are we doing here @GeorgetownLaw To be fair I already wasn't donating but now I'd sooner be tortured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022404051850400172)  2026-02-13T20:14Z [----] followers, 19.1K engagements


"Weeklong readers may remember my observation that the Virginia Supreme Court being appointed by the General Assembly generally wont rule against the General Assembly. Other commentators assumed that factors like say law and basic fairness would carry the day. Well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022495800912449730)  2026-02-14T02:19Z [----] followers, 37.5K engagements


"Could Olivia Nuzzi be reached for comment NEW: Mark Sanford is eyeing a political comeback -- including a possible primary challenge to Lindsey Graham Sanford met with GOP strategist Jeff Roe earlier this week to discuss his options https://t.co/nVPkQcecZe NEW: Mark Sanford is eyeing a political comeback -- including a possible primary challenge to Lindsey Graham Sanford met with GOP strategist Jeff Roe earlier this week to discuss his options https://t.co/nVPkQcecZe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022515212000334030)  2026-02-14T03:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"To be clear this ad comes from the woman who wants boys in girls sports and is almost as old as Joe Biden not from the Nazi fail-son who may beat her in the primary. This is a very very good ad This is a very very good ad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022789232662622404)  2026-02-14T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Everyone knows that rights come neither from God nor human nature but rather from the Third Committee of the United Nations and Cairo+20. Remember kids: universal human rights are real and good but natural rights are evil Christian nationalist propaganda. We get all our rights from national governments not from God but these rights are also universal to all humans everywhere. Remember kids: universal human rights are real and good but natural rights are evil Christian nationalist propaganda. We get all our rights from national governments not from God but these rights are also universal to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022790852100215290)  2026-02-14T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is very impressive writing from an undergraduate aside from being correct. Notre Dame student newspaper shows more courage than the universitys president and Board of Trustees. God bless em. https://t.co/hhtrKY33OG Notre Dame student newspaper shows more courage than the universitys president and Board of Trustees. God bless em. https://t.co/hhtrKY33OG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022817798674640916)  2026-02-14T23:38Z [----] followers, 33.9K engagements


"RT @jimmy_esq: @DavidAFrench What do you do with Carlson v. Landon [---] U.S. [---] (1952) which unambiguously states that the Excessive Bail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022843120883212701)  2026-02-15T01:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Its all right there in the Baltimore Catechism 🙄 [--]. Who made us God made us. [--]. Who is God God is the Supreme Being infinitely perfect who made all things and keeps them in existence. [--]. Why did God make us So we could own the Jewish libs by saying Christ is King. 🛎BREAKING: Catholics for Catholics Stands Strong Behind @CarriePrejean1 Announces Catholic Champion Award For Her Defense of the Catholic Faith🛎 🙏To be given at Upcoming Catholic Prayer for America Gala in Washington DC March 19🙏 FULL STORY: https://t.co/QeLLHo6VOJ https://t.co/WwuPmXWA2e 🛎BREAKING: Catholics for Catholics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023027795031650358)  2026-02-15T13:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Good thread on a great book. Charlie used his Saturday as a Sabbath/Shabbat to spend time with his family and watch college football. I naturally use mine to study 16th century military history. Thread of fun pieces from The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road by Geoffrey Parker. https://t.co/WIoh9NQgbK Charlie used his Saturday as a Sabbath/Shabbat to spend time with his family and watch college football. I naturally use mine to study 16th century military history. Thread of fun pieces from The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road by Geoffrey Parker. https://t.co/WIoh9NQgbK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023028456611856471)  2026-02-15T13:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Theres nothing wrong or unlawful about adopting the Elwood Blues approach to abusive asylum claims: you dont have to go home but you cant stay here. How is this compatible with the rule of law Asking for a friend. https://t.co/ZOYsfODkIi How is this compatible with the rule of law Asking for a friend. https://t.co/ZOYsfODkIi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023051028501791128)  2026-02-15T15:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Libertarians for Show Trials @mrddmia @ChristianOrms1 History will not be kind to your side of this debate. @mrddmia @ChristianOrms1 History will not be kind to your side of this debate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023055783815258603)  2026-02-15T15:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thats different. Those were bad. Can you point me to an example of you praising an attack ad we ran against a Senate Democrat last cycle I might have missed it. Can you point me to an example of you praising an attack ad we ran against a Senate Democrat last cycle I might have missed it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023063253874610487)  2026-02-15T15:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"There used to be a Mike Lee bill back in the day basically unifying the DOJ and FTC merger-review process. I think it was called the SMARTER Act Anyway maybe President Trump should call @AFergusonFTC and do the funniest thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2021986931597578702)  2026-02-12T16:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thats barely the cost of one museum of the transgender spotted owls earmark. Genuinely thought that was a typo. Thats 0.0006% of the federal budget. That cant even be correct let alone an argument against it. Genuinely thought that was a typo. Thats 0.0006% of the federal budget. That cant even be correct let alone an argument against it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2022680842578088095)  2026-02-14T14:34Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements


"There was a great quote a number of years ago from an amnesty activist yelling at Democrats for letting Cornyn into their gang because his job was to kill whatever their scheme was. Cover blown: Pro-Trump skeptics need to think of him as a bit like a buttoned-down lethal operator who can get the job done without drama or show the sort of senator who slides a legislative blade between Democrats ribs without them even knowing.@HoustonChron Cover blown: Pro-Trump skeptics need to think of him as a bit like a buttoned-down lethal operator who can get the job done without drama or show the sort of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023076382126063795)  2026-02-15T16:46Z [----] followers, 24.6K engagements


"Of course its gerrymandering. More importantly its an illegal constitutional revision more fitting to Venezuela than Virginia. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/virginia-democrats-try-an-unconstitutional-gerrymander-d393824est=zxdNie&reflink=article_copyURL_share Whats happening in VA is nothing short of gerrymandering https://t.co/RCs3xvwrrQ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/virginia-democrats-try-an-unconstitutional-gerrymander-d393824est=zxdNie&reflink=article_copyURL_share Whats happening in VA is nothing short of gerrymandering https://t.co/RCs3xvwrrQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023111657732362597)  2026-02-15T19:06Z [----] followers, 32.4K engagements


"Can someone please tell @POTUS about how the Democrats in DC have filled our rivers with feces for the foreseeable future Seems like something hell want to put Zeldin on. Below is a map of the area impacted by the sewage spill. What will it take for local and state officials to clean this up on a much faster timeline Why has critical infrastructure collapsed Will the federal government step in and declare an emergency https://t.co/rqm9SLibr7 Below is a map of the area impacted by the sewage spill. What will it take for local and state officials to clean this up on a much faster timeline Why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023152499965022362)  2026-02-15T21:48Z [----] followers, 28.4K engagements


"RT @WesternLensman: Medias current moderate darling Andy Beshear points to Spanbergers campaign as evidence that Democrats can win runn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2023230550366961730)  2026-02-16T02:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@KnowMySongWell I believe the D.C. Circuit said no recently to the first question in the Pauline Newman case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2006081807557746991)  2025-12-30T19:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"But assuming D appropriators are responsible and will defend the product (a big if see below) theyre not negotiating against R appropriators. Theyre both playing against the right to create a product that can get to [--]. 3/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2006784509002527064)  2026-01-01T17:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In that case: jam them. The right wants this number at zero bc its unconstitutional or something. But Vought just wanted it reduced by $2B bc he has a government to run. Pit the right against what Trumps enforcer wants not against an appropriations drug deal. 4/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2006784511175176522)  2026-01-01T17:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"And while youre playing against the right its not a negotiation because they wont vote for the bill in any event. You play against the right to persuade the next [--] Rs that their demands dont need to be taken seriously. 5/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2006784514048274803)  2026-01-01T17:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Dems of course have their own base problems and historically have been unwilling to use Trump as the anvil on which they hammer the right. (Had they on DACA [--] years ago and embraced The Wall they probably could have won.) So maybe it doesnt work. 6/8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2006784516833292584)  2026-01-01T17:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The whole reason there was a border bill to begin with was the accepted fact that Biden wouldnt fix it on his own and needed to be forced into it in exchange for getting something he wanted (UKR $$$). This is an intelligence test. Smart Democrats say something like "Biden screwed up the border and we won't make that mistake again." Even if they think Biden's policy was morally right and would do the same thing they still know enough to lie. Stupid Democrats say: This is an intelligence test. Smart Democrats say something like "Biden screwed up the border and we won't make that mistake again.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2006796840684204405)  2026-01-01T18:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In other words Curtis is still pissed that the billionaires backed Cuomo and not him. 🚨Report: Curtis Sliwa says Zohran Mamdani has a mandate as Mayor and tells his supporters to give him a chance: He won a majority. He has a mandate. The Masters of the Universe the billionaires did everything they could to make sure he wasnt the mayor. It didnt work. Hes https://t.co/BBJ6D79HIm 🚨Report: Curtis Sliwa says Zohran Mamdani has a mandate as Mayor and tells his supporters to give him a chance: He won a majority. He has a mandate. The Masters of the Universe the billionaires did everything they"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2007166196995764705)  2026-01-02T19:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im really going to have to limit my Zohran-dunk retweets going forward given how rich the vein is. We are one day in and already at the "good tsar bad boyars" stage. https://t.co/quQeT6voXq We are one day in and already at the "good tsar bad boyars" stage. https://t.co/quQeT6voXq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2007251989546315986)  2026-01-03T00:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Curious_Robe @ishapiro https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1261806/dlinline https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1261806/dlinline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2007447417801646360)  2026-01-03T13:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Europeans law professors Democrats: BuT iNtErNaTiOnAl LaW1 Maria Machado: The government of the United States has kept its promise to make the law matter. Venezolanos lleg la hora de la libertad. https://t.co/ehy20V1xm9 Venezolanos lleg la hora de la libertad. https://t.co/ehy20V1xm9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2007485843888545925)  2026-01-03T16:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The EU recalls that the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Members of the United Nations Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles as a pillar of the international security architecture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2008022213006414137)  2026-01-05T03:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Great judicial nominations by the President Andrew Davis and I worked together in the Senate and hell be great. Judge Shepherd will continue the transformation of the courts in Arkansas. Anna St. John will be a breath of fresh air in the pro-plaintiff Louisiana courts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2008719664726372864)  2026-01-07T01:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Republican base for its reasons may be more interested in U.S. Attorneys but the most productive question for Republican senators isnt Will you get rid of the blue slip but rather Why wont you fill these seats already Article below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2008953358384562411)  2026-01-07T17:26Z [----] followers, 11.3K engagements


"Before the Senates ridiculous vote on Venezuela last week McConnell gave a great speech in defense of executive power. A frequent complaint about Congress (including from one of my former bosses) is that it abdicates its authority to the president on warmaking. 1/7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2010036635929588048)  2026-01-10T17:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"But this begs the question. As I explained yesterday there are some Republican senators like Todd Youngwho think they should play a robust role in war-powers issues;but there are plenty likeTom Cotton and Mitch McConnell who take a Cheney-like view of executive power. 2/7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2010036639083704634)  2026-01-10T17:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This breakdown by the Times is silly. JHW and FHE are half the Reagan judges hearing cases Most of those [--] votes are probably JHW in which case 69% isnt bad. HWs judges are KLH and Niemeyer. Theyd rank higher than JHW. And W was the filibuster age so its lowest. @jimmy_esq I dont know they claim that his appointees are personally loyal just that they are exceptionally conservative which seems true given that other GOP appointees have only voted for the administration 68% of the time (you can infer this from their numbers for other presidents) https://t.co/RQNSumtAF1 @jimmy_esq I dont know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2010524848443838660)  2026-01-12T01:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I suspect this do you think the ice agent who shot a woman who accelerated her car toward him who hit him with her car a law enforcement officer with a car accelerating at him Trial by public opinion (let alone the always wrong polling industry) results in a gross distortion of the legal system and it's really telling you would cling to this instead of the facts. Trial by public opinion (let alone the always wrong polling industry) results in a gross distortion of the legal system and it's really telling you would cling to this instead of the facts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2011061120128389125)  2026-01-13T13:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Why did the Federal Judicial Center put out a publication that essentially says fossil-fuel manufacturers should lose climate cases Why did Elena Kagan write a forward to it Did they tell Congress this was coming The impropriety and irresponsibility are staggering. 1/4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2011883126767878257)  2026-01-15T19:28Z [----] followers, 317.8K engagements


"As Congress considers the FSGG appropriations Republicans should ask the FJC why they quietly published a new edition of their "reference manual" for scientific evidence that is so biased it would make Al Gore blush. 2/4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2011883129179685034)  2026-01-15T19:28Z [----] followers, 25.1K engagements


"An organizer of the project--David Tatel--said at the outset that the goal is to convince "climate skeptic" judges to take a different view. Why did the FJC think this was its job 3/4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2011883130895155382)  2026-01-15T19:28Z [----] followers, 23.8K engagements


"@teafortillerman @jimmy_esq @grok I dont think Im quite that snippy on here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2012008839197921367)  2026-01-16T03:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"If it were me Idtacticallyfocus for a while on violent criminals to force the Karen Brigades to defend that in particular. Right now were fighting on their terms as they draw the whip of the Cossack in Lenins term. Reframing about violent illegals changes that. I could be wrong but this 1000% reeks of what establishment GOP would claim in order to be able to return to their favorite and impotent approach of doing nothing about mass uncontrolled migration. (The main issue Trump ran on and won the popular vote on.) I could be wrong but this 1000% reeks of what establishment GOP would claim in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2012337251577934246)  2026-01-17T01:32Z [----] followers, 11.2K engagements


"Tape the evidence for a FACE Act prosecution. What would you do if Don Lemon disrupted your church services What would you do if Don Lemon disrupted your church services"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2013085279083454659)  2026-01-19T03:05Z [----] followers, 17.2K engagements


"@PTBwrites On the other hand doing great studies on mifepristone and trying to change the terms of the public debate so that it's no longer a horribly unpopular policy issue will be both good for the pro-life movement and the GOP. But that's a longer-term play"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2013339667031105615)  2026-01-19T19:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Jack Smith said in his deposition I was taught as a young prosecutor to do the right thing the right way for the right reasons. Does that include potentially violating the constitution Does that include evading a known statutory prohibition Article below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2013354710497956057)  2026-01-19T20:55Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements


"@HabCorpLinguist And if they went beyond Roe/Casey were fake. Now were using live ammo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2013375475343560724)  2026-01-19T22:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@zmantech03 @RobLutherLawyer @BLaw @realDonaldTrump You cant rely on R senators to post in a lame duck unfortunately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2013992030876119275)  2026-01-21T15:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Great article. Ironically it could be fairly argued that the most consequential dimension of Justice Ginsburgs judicial service was her decision not to retire during Obamas tenure 💯 As I write in @BLaw todayretirement-eligible Republican-appointed judges should give up their seats or risk the obliteration of their judicial legacies. Nobody is more responsible for @realDonaldTrump's success at SCOTUS than RBG. As I write in @BLaw todayretirement-eligible Republican-appointed judges should give up their seats or risk the obliteration of their judicial legacies. Nobody is more responsible for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2013993113925145059)  2026-01-21T15:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@LeroyTheElk When KBJ ever does that Ill agree she did her job. I wont hold my breath"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014201598474367482)  2026-01-22T05:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Pretty sure Faruqui is in D.C. Also not at all surprising if true. BREAKING - Minnesota federal magistrate judge Zia Faruqui is refusing to sign the Department of Justices complaint bringing charges against Don Lemon for his involvement in the raid on a Christian church in Minnesota. https://t.co/2grBG4aByc BREAKING - Minnesota federal magistrate judge Zia Faruqui is refusing to sign the Department of Justices complaint bringing charges against Don Lemon for his involvement in the raid on a Christian church in Minnesota. https://t.co/2grBG4aByc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014439042310345019)  2026-01-22T20:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Part of this was that those judges (almost certainly) were pricing in a Republican Congress and the possibility that theyd be stuck for at least six years. That was a prudent and responsible calculation. Under Biden in the [--] months from Oct [----] through Jan [----] [--] federal appellate judges appointed by Democratic presidents announced decision to take senior status. For the same period four years later (Oct. [----] forward) so far there is only [--] appellate appointee of R president Under Biden in the [--] months from Oct [----] through Jan [----] [--] federal appellate judges appointed by Democratic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014507234751811718)  2026-01-23T01:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Also worth noting that some of these Clinton/Obama judges were not exactly thrilled with Bidens picks but they still played the game by the rules"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014507822696853964)  2026-01-23T01:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im in the Journal on Congress and the filibuster. Ds can use a simple majority to lock in generational gains; Rs simply dont have the structural capacity for thateven if they could post majorities for controversial bills. I explain One suspects that Democrats understand this and thats why some have been urging the GOP to abolish the filibuster even though it would seem to benefit Republicans immediately. Democrats think they would be getting their opponents to draw firstbut with an unloaded gun. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014522366265614568"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014522366265614568)  2026-01-23T02:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It goes in both directions. Bernie didnt like the IRA but he voted for it Paul wont vote for anything so even on OBBBA Thune went in with a ceiling of [--]. Same story with every non-DHS appropriation: theres [--] House and [--] Senate Catos who just wont vote for anything. So you need to make up their votes w Ds who make it worse. Not a problem the Ds had with their razor thin margins in 2021-23; progressives will take half a loaf. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014682111693795646 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014682111693795646"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014682111693795646)  2026-01-23T12:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@grok What percentage of trumps judicial appointments this congress were filling seats kept open by the blue slip"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014691912045715941)  2026-01-23T13:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@varadmehta Tana Lin whos in a league of her own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2014907797977112804)  2026-01-24T03:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The problem is that Vance went *because he wanted to*. Maybe he wont next time Vance is favoring them; theyre not favoring Vance. The hardball what-have-you-done-for-me-lately approach misapprehends (or just ignores) the actual political dynamics. Also if the success of the pro-life movement is measured by abortion levels that means it was more successful under Clinton (and Roe) than under Trump (and no Roe). Theres a way to make that argument I suppose but I wouldnt want to. BREAKING SBA Responds to VP Vances March for Life Remarks It is time for the Trump-Vance administration to end"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2015094337969828057)  2026-01-24T16:08Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements


"They probably can. If I were them Id spend the next oh eleven months building a strong administrative record on the dangers of it and then rescind the Biden rule around oh November [--]. Going big right now on (highly popular even among Republican women) mifepristone and getting blown out in November is a great way to put existing Hyde (not future or expanded or hypothetical Hyde) in jeopardy increasingly dependent on the presidents firmness on the issue. Dont love that. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015219033121976406 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015219033121976406"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2015219033121976406)  2026-01-25T00:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Did state and locals assist in the (unprecedented) J6 dragnet I dont know the answer to that but it seems likely they didand certain they wont next time. @yeselson So it's a one-sided standard. For my friends everything for my enemies the law. Then you wonder how we got right-populists who want to imitate that approach. @yeselson So it's a one-sided standard. For my friends everything for my enemies the law. Then you wonder how we got right-populists who want to imitate that approach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2015493240087019571)  2026-01-25T18:33Z [----] followers, 12.1K engagements


"Comply with detainers Walz: So my question is what's the plan Donald Trump What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state https://t.co/dv6oEavWln Walz: So my question is what's the plan Donald Trump What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state https://t.co/dv6oEavWln"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2015547906900603344)  2026-01-25T22:10Z [----] followers, 11.4K engagements


"@HelenaMTLawyer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2015625553844351270)  2026-01-26T03:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ishapiro Closest I could get from Grok of John C. Calhoun acting like goofy Tim Walz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2015637048045031541)  2026-01-26T04:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Does she have a legal basis for this order Best I can recall there's no statutory requirement that ICE wear body cams. I don't think there's a rule in CA7 that Due Process or something mandates them for law enforcement. Roving commission to do justice Judge Ellis also says she's modifying her order to add that "all agents who are operating in Operation Midway Blitz are to wear body-worn cameras and they are to be on." Judge Ellis also says she's modifying her order to add that "all agents who are operating in Operation Midway Blitz are to wear body-worn cameras and they are to be on.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1978875746803503365)  2025-10-16T17:28Z [----] followers, 47.9K engagements


"Half of it was his own PAC. The other half seems to have been pro-bono litigation against Youngkin while an associate at Hogan. Must be nice to get paid 400k for your community service VA AG candidate Jay Jones is under criminal investigation for misleading the court in relation to his conviction for driving 116mph. He avoided jail time by doing community service for his own PAC instead of an actual nonprofit. How is he still a candidate (Story below) VA AG candidate Jay Jones is under criminal investigation for misleading the court in relation to his conviction for driving 116mph. He avoided"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981366453493256376)  2025-10-23T14:25Z [----] followers, 136.7K engagements


"Via @howappealing we have this ridiculous John Nichols article in the Madison Wis. Cap Times: Baldwin Right to Oppose Judicial Pick. 1/7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1982799473450393868)  2025-10-27T13:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Cap Times is a progressive organ and Tammy Baldwin is a progressive senator so its not surprising that both oppose replacing Judge Diane Sykes with another conservative. Water is wet. Whats ridiculous is the justification given for doing so. 2/7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1982799477258797360)  2025-10-27T13:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of civil or criminal procedure the Office of the SAA any officer employee or agent of the Office of the SAA and any provider for a Senate office that is providing services to or used by a Senate office shall not be barred through operation of any court order or any statutory provision from notifying the Senate office of any legal process seeking disclosure of Senate data of the Senate office that is transmitted processed or stored (whether temporarily or otherwise) through the use of an electronic system established maintained or operated or"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1983681676099174768)  2025-10-29T23:45Z [----] followers, 67.4K engagements


"Heres the thing: SNAPs authorization has lapsed. So even if the $3b (or however many billion the Judge from Motley Rice thinks) exists the program requiring its expenditure does not. 1/9 Hoo boy. Judge McConnell (once one of Senator Whitehouse's largest donors) issues an impossible to comply with decision. Cheekily voting the President's post asking for guidance on how to spend money he doesn't have he responds "find the additional funds necessary." https://t.co/aZjEcE8MHe Hoo boy. Judge McConnell (once one of Senator Whitehouse's largest donors) issues an impossible to comply with decision."  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1984803622400770412)  2025-11-02T02:03Z [----] followers, 301K engagements


"Cornyn and Cruz would just kill anyone they dont like in committee. This isnt a procedure problem so much as political problem. The two senators and the WH all need to get real stop dicking around and cut deals. Abolish district court blue slips Abolish district court blue slips"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2016906658262233472)  2026-01-29T16:09Z [----] followers, 15.7K engagements


"As I pointed out before in some detail if you look at the states where the WH fills vacancies quickly (KY FL MO AR) and the states where they dont (TX OK KS) you can infer what the likely hold-up is. Perhaps the problem is toxic state politics. Perhaps its that senators havent done this before. Perhaps its that Cocaine Mitch isnt riding them anymore. Whatever it is its a Senate problem and one thats based on personalities not process. (Article below https://t.co/7TM1852Kw8 https://t.co/7TM1852Kw8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2016955035884933166)  2026-01-29T19:22Z [----] followers, 10.7K engagements


"Heres where the blue slip does come into play. If Im a Democrat why do I play ball when so many R Senators wont A red state backlog gives me permission to stonewall. It also gives the WH and Grassley more of an incentive to roll Democrats bc then at least someone moves. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2016960970157969470)  2026-01-29T19:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Next time the J6ers should live stream on Rumble or something and theyll be in the clear. The White House announces the criminal indictment of a journalist The White House announces the criminal indictment of a journalist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2017262385073967304)  2026-01-30T15:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Can someone ask David Daleiden what he thinks about journalists being charged with crimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2017264899278197143)  2026-01-30T15:53Z [----] followers, 26.3K engagements


"Im old enough to remember how terrible it was that Emil Bove went to a presidential event in the Poconos. But this is fine. In all seriousness it may be worth training ChatGPT to replace the entire legion of federal district court judges. In all seriousness it may be worth training ChatGPT to replace the entire legion of federal district court judges"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2017809291332157891)  2026-02-01T03:56Z [----] followers, 80.3K engagements


"Thank goodness Alaska will finally get some support on its district courtespecially from a nominee as strong as Petersen. Fowlkes will also bring Arkansas courts in the right direction after decades of lib judges (except for the woman who went hard after Bill Clinton). Votes scheduled: At 11:30am on Tuesday February 3rd the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following: [--]. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #610 David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. [--]. Motion to invoke Votes scheduled: At 11:30am on Tuesday February 3rd the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018474396286165303)  2026-02-02T23:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Dude should find a way to have a lightning rod installed on his person. Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talaricosays the Bible is pro-choice. TALARICO: "The Angel comes down and asks Mary if this is something she wants to do.to me that is an affirmation." https://t.co/Nk9tLu3hVH Texas Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talaricosays the Bible is pro-choice. TALARICO: "The Angel comes down and asks Mary if this is something she wants to do.to me that is an affirmation." https://t.co/Nk9tLu3hVH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018522421675086076)  2026-02-03T03:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This was the proposal pushed four years ago by Merkley and Kaineand opposed by most every Republican. The Senate Republicans that don't want to kill the legislative filibuster have generally opposed anything that gets rid of the 60-vote threshold One long-running proposal -- mostly on the Dem side -- is to force senators to talk and then when they exhaust themselves you The Senate Republicans that don't want to kill the legislative filibuster have generally opposed anything that gets rid of the 60-vote threshold One long-running proposal -- mostly on the Dem side -- is to force senators to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018523867757654259)  2026-02-03T03:16Z [----] followers, 22.8K engagements


"They complain anonymously about Johnson but theyre really upset that Trump wont tolerate the usual self-destructive nonsense from the majority-busting right. To Johnson and Trumps tremendous credit that they figured out how to run this play. Not every day DJT wades into the nitty gritty details of legislative log-rolling but an unequivocal signal to the rank and file to quit screwing around. Not every day DJT wades into the nitty gritty details of legislative log-rolling but an unequivocal signal to the rank and file to quit screwing around"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018536248667726335)  2026-02-03T04:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Who needs a legal requirement when you have the spirit of George Washington Putting aside the politics the idea that an admin cannot end temporary protected status is obviously nonsense. This is pure judicial activism. The previous extension ends tomorrow. There is no legal requirement for the admin to continue extending temporary protections. Putting aside the politics the idea that an admin cannot end temporary protected status is obviously nonsense. This is pure judicial activism. The previous extension ends tomorrow. There is no legal requirement for the admin to continue extending"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018691871187296361)  2026-02-03T14:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] they had [--] straight hours of debate to try and break the Democrat filibuster on judges. Make them own their obstruction was the argument. Democrats just talked about healthcare and Estrada is still at Gibson Dunn. And for people who say that McConnell destroyed the judicial filibuster for Gorsuch Ive got two words for you: Miguel Estrada. And for people who say that McConnell destroyed the judicial filibuster for Gorsuch Ive got two words for you: Miguel Estrada"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2018891085893026103)  2026-02-04T03:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The talking filibuster being employed in a posture that allows unlimited amendment would give Ds endless opportunity to harm Rs politically & no off ramp. This is why Schumer [--] years ago sought to remove unlimited amendment by point of order. We rightly called that nuclear. 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019023416834073012)  2026-02-04T12:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In this White House Christopher Columbus is a hero spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019042283568669051)  2026-02-04T13:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Just a sitting judge giving press comments on pending litigation speculating about the BIAs motives and predicting how hell do on appeal. Something something norms https://elpasomatters.org/2026/02/03/el-paso-judge-david-briones-trump-immigration-bond-cases/ https://elpasomatters.org/2026/02/03/el-paso-judge-david-briones-trump-immigration-bond-cases/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019093287382950076)  2026-02-04T16:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This goes doubly for a senior-eligible district judge in a state with a possible blue-slip problem next Congress like NC. If youre a senior-eligible judge with a burner know you are rolling the dice. If youre a senior-eligible judge with a burner know you are rolling the dice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019795734913024419)  2026-02-06T15:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Assuming this is about Ferguson (unclear bc he's not nominated for AAG) far from designing the impeachment strategy he was the most articulate expositor in the Senate of the constitutional argument against conviction. @barnes_law @DAGToddBlanche @realDonaldTrump Your DOJ buddy really has you working overtime to attack her imaginary enemies Robert. Don't worry: I also fell for her crazy nonsense. For many years. You'll learn. @barnes_law @DAGToddBlanche @realDonaldTrump Your DOJ buddy really has you working overtime to attack her imaginary enemies Robert. Don't worry: I also fell for her crazy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/2019802489692856468)  2026-02-06T15:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"AmY BaRrEtT iS tOo LiBeRaL. ShEs UnWiLlInG tO tAkE a StAnD. sHe DoEsNt HaVe A jUrIsPrUdEnCe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mike_frags/status/1935344085675417806)  2025-06-18T14:29Z [----] followers, 145.6K engagements

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