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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,286 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:06 PM 10 hrs ago

Cato Institute's David Bier stood his ground at a hearing today and talked back to bloviating Sen. John Kennedy, (R-LA)

Everything else today was rotten, but then this happened.

Take that, Oxford and UVa Law.

https://bsky.app/profile/cato.org

Reposted by Little Excursion Hat
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Walter Olson
‪@walterolson.bsky.social‬

Proud of my Cato Institute colleague David Bier who stood his ground at a hearing today and talked back to bloviating Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana). David responds to the clip and furnishes receipts. @cato.org

‪Aaron Rupar‬
‪@atrupar.com‬
· 10h

KENNEDY: You said, 'Republicans think can troll their way to ethnic cleansing.' Did I read that correctly?

BIER: DHS tweeted for 100m deportations. That would be ethnic cleansing!

K: You don't think it's hyperbolic?

B: I think advocating 100m deportations is ethnic cleansing. Yes. Your time is up


6:33 PM · Mar 10, 2026

Proud of my Cato Institute colleague David Bier who stood his ground at a hearing today and talked back to bloviating Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana). David responds to the clip and furnishes receipts. @cato.org

Walter Olson (@walterolson.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T22:33:24.054Z


Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

KENNEDY: You said, 'Republicans think can troll their way to ethnic cleansing.' Did I read that correctly?

BIER: DHS tweeted for 100m deportations. That would be ethnic cleansing!

K: You don't think it's hyperbolic?

B: I think advocating 100m deportations is ethnic cleansing. Yes. Your time is up


1:00 PM · Mar 10, 2026

KENNEDY: You said, 'Republicans think can troll their way to ethnic cleansing.' Did I read that correctly?

BIER: DHS tweeted for 100m deportations. That would be ethnic cleansing!

K: You don't think it's hyperbolic?

B: I think advocating 100m deportations is ethnic cleansing. Yes. Your time is up

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-10T17:00:12.240Z
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Cato Institute's David Bier stood his ground at a hearing today and talked back to bloviating Sen. John Kennedy, (R-LA) (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago OP
heh Skittles 9 hrs ago #1
He has a fun sense of humor too... True Dough 9 hrs ago #2

True Dough

(26,415 posts)
2. He has a fun sense of humor too...
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:39 PM
9 hrs ago

"Here's my Blooski statement that Sen. Kennedy calls hyperbolic. "

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