SCOTUS and the Erosion of Checks and Balances

The dominant theme of Aaron's day was the Supreme Court's Slaughter decision, which overturned Humphrey's Executor and effectively dismantled the independence of executive agencies. Aaron reposted multiple takes on the ruling, which passed 6–3 and gives the president broad authority to fire agency heads. The carve-out preserving the Federal Reserve — but little else — struck many commentators as nakedly political, with one framing Aaron amplified putting it bluntly: SCOTUS will allow Trump to wreck separation of powers, but draws the line at wrecking capitalism. Aaron also highlighted analysis arguing that the Court's broader pattern of disabling congressional oversight tools — from the legislative veto to independent agencies — is the real story behind Congress's apparent passivity, and that the institution's self-conception as a kind of supreme guardian council is fundamentally incompatible with democratic governance.

Court Packing and Democratic Pushback

Against that backdrop, Aaron engaged with growing momentum around court expansion, reposting an observation that packing the Court has moved from a fringe idea to a mainstream Democratic position. A separate voice he amplified argued that a Congress so thoroughly undermined by the Court has both the justification and the obligation to fight back through expansion.

Online Safety Legislation and Platform Politics

Aaron weighed in critically on two converging legislative developments. He reposted concern that HR 7757 — described as a resurrected version of KOSA — passed the House with bipartisan support and could be used to suppress queer and trans online content. He also posted his own reaction to the Democratic "Project 2029" child safety proposal, which includes narrowing Section 230 and banning social media for minors under 16, calling the restrictions a different flavor of limiting freedom and noting that better options exist within the party.

Antisemitism on the Left and National Service Debates

Aaron briefly touched on two other topics. He reposted a piece from Assigned Media calling for the left to reckon with antisemitism directed at Scott Wiener at the San Francisco Trans Pride March. He also reposted commentary pushing back on calls for national service, with South Korea cited as a cautionary example of how conscription policies that exempt women fuel gender war politics.