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Kim Lane Scheppele
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Tracking autocratic legalism around the world from Princeton University.

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Kim Lane Scheppele is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. Scheppele works on topics related to comparative constitutional ethnography within the sociology of law. .. more

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 5h
Esssential reading - the US is warehousing children in inhumane conditions. Call this out and demand their release!
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 5h
www.counteroffensive.news/p/were-appro... Especially in a week when the Washington Post not only fired but abandoned its reporters in a war zone, we should remember and be grateful for the work that all reporters are doing to keep us informed. Thank you - and please take a break.
We’re approaching our breaking point
Due to harrowing conditions, The Counteroffensive’s Ukraine team is taking a week’s break to rest, spend time with family, and restore our strength.
www.counteroffensive.news

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 5h
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Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 6
YouTube video by Lawfare
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h
“Libertarians are like house cats, they’re convinced of their fierce independence while dependent on a system they don’t appreciate or understand.”
It is mostly a philosophy for people who like to scold others, but cannot be bothered building a damn thing.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20h
Europe -- are you listening? There's really only one way to deal with a bully . . . www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Want to stop Trump bullying your country? Retaliate
Faced with economic coercion, Europe has trodden carefully. My experience tells me that’s not enough
www.theguardian.com

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 23h
Martin Sandu on Michael Sandel's critique of liberalism: www.ft.com/content/7804...
The pessimist who became a prophet
Michael Sandel was ignored by a generation of political optimists. Now he is searching for a way out of the mess he saw coming
www.ft.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23h
Order of Service Today, First Presbyterian Church of Chicago

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 23h
“If you remember when the ATM was first invented… you would think we fire a lot of bank tellers… But… the number of bank tellers didn't fall. That's because people in those jobs adapted.” And perhaps there's a lesson in this story for how we adapt to AI.

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 23h
Our allies or should I say, former allies, are all disassociating themselves from us. We are the parian nation under Trump, MAGA and his ICE Nazis. www.ksat.com/business/202...
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
www.ksat.com

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 1d
Aliya Rahman: Attention must be paid! Raw account of how ICE treats people who are just driving through sites where they are operating. substack.com/@cwebbonline...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline)
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything. It deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she ...
substack.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
WSJ keeps publishing excellently researched, bombshell pieces like this one, and the political chatterboxes in Washington keep ignoring them. It's quite a comment on the dumbing down of the entire political culture in Washington, which is no longer worthy of democracy and the rule of law.