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Merovingian
@Merovingianus
| Postliberal noblesse oblige enjoyer. | Son of Saints & Kings. | Catholic. | Lawyer. | Geopolitical Expert. | Don't try to put me in boxes; I don't fit. |
Jun 12 • 28 tweets • 8 min read
An Updated Iran Thread:

Inside you'll find (1) links to prior threads, including an Iran 101 explanation, (2) an explanation of why my threads are any use, (3) an update on the past 48 hours, (4) a predictive assessment, and (5) an answer as to why we're involved at all. Image (1a) This was my initial thread, Trump vs Iran 101.

Mar 18 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Iran was one of my chief problem sets when I worked in National Security. I was “in the know,” as it were, during Trump 45’s Maximum Pressure Campaign.

I suppose now is the time for a Thread explaining Trump’s tactics and Iran’s most likely responses. The first thing you need to know about Iran is that they have two parallel militaries: the Artesh (regular army); and the Sepah (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), which each have ground forces, air forces, navies, air defense, and special forces.
Feb 17 • 19 tweets • 8 min read
I did a bit of a deep dive into the only real Supreme Court precedent on the imminent anchor baby issue. The case is called United States v. Wong Kim Arm, and its an extremely long opinion. Here's some highlights. 🧵 Preamble: I got sent down this rabbit hole when a friend (@AlexMasnada02) asked me to look into a recent article by @RandyEBarnett and a rebuttal by @jedshug, linked below.

My thoughts here are first impressions, not in-depth or well organized analysis, but the review of Wong Kim Ark leads me to believe Barnett is more correct than Shuger. The Wong Kim Ark Court did reference Coke and Blackstone extensively and presented persuasive authority to support both the decision in that specific case and to not extend its ruling to non-lawful residents.

The true precedent of Wong Kim Ark is extremely narrow and that brightline factual distinction between a lawful permanent resident in 1873 and an unlawful illegal alien in 2025 is going to be key.

nytimes.com/2025/02/15/opi…

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Feb 7 • 24 tweets • 24 min read
I needed to reformat this thread so that I can continuous update it. The new thread is right here.

No promises as to perfect grammar, these have been a rolling list I’m updating in real time for three weeks now. Day One Executive Orders:

1) Withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement;
2) Order for All Federal Agencies to Deliver Emergency Price Relief;
3) Federal Hiring Freeze + Order for OPM To Deliver Report and Plan to Reduce Federal Workforce;
4) Regulation Freeze;
5) Termination of Federal Remote Work;
6) Order for the Attorney General to Review Activities of All Departments to End Weaponization of the Government;
7) An Order "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship;"
8) Repealing 78 Biden EOs;
9) Granting Pardons and Commuting Sentences for All January 6 Prisoners;
10) Extending TikTok Deadline;
11) Withdrawal From the World Health Organization;
12) Order Authorizing Termination of Federal Employees For Refusal to Implement Presidential Policy;
13) Revoked 51 Security Clearances Issued to Any Who Lied About Hunter Biden's Laptop;
14) Declared National Emergency at Southern Border;
15) Order Moving Security Clearance Review for Office of the President's Staff to Front of Queue;
16) Order to Investigate the Feasibility of an External Revenue Service;
17) Order Clarifying Role of the U.S. Armed Forces to Include Integrity of the Borders;
18) Order Encouraging Energy Production;
19) Order to Permit Admission of Only Refugees that "can fully and appropriately assimilate;"
20) Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Under Two Circumstances;
21) Order Establishing Policy to Take "All Appropriate Action to Secure" the Border;
22) Order To Reroute Water in California;
23) Order Restoring Federal Death Penalty;
24) Order for a Report on Supporting Beautiful Architecture.
25) Order creating DOGE.
Feb 4 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
There's a trend among lefties right now of claiming that @DOGE is illegal or unconstitutional. Allow me to explain how that is false and how its activities aren't even close to unprecedented. A simple 🧵. 1) DOGE is a temporary service organization under the U.S. Digital Service. Their primary mission is upgrade software, but via Executive Order they've also been tasked with, more or less, auditing the Federal Executive. You can read the EOs here:

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