Adi Weiss
@adiweiss.bsky.social
Freelance editor, author, researcher, historian, policy nerd, poet, feeding an intellectual itch by taking classes on constitutional law, news and political junkie, knitter, collector of quotes. Word for 2025: Respair
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The shutdown ended
But Justice Jackson’s unexpected move letting Trump stop SNAP benefits may be the most important twist — and it’s been overlooked
In this video episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I walk through the case, the stakes and what it reveals about the Court
youtu.be/B_nq1dKxyq4?...
But Justice Jackson’s unexpected move letting Trump stop SNAP benefits may be the most important twist — and it’s been overlooked
In this video episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I walk through the case, the stakes and what it reveals about the Court
youtu.be/B_nq1dKxyq4?...
Trump’s Shutdown Ends — Why Justice Jackson Backed His SNAP Freeze
YouTube video by The Oath and the Office
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November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The shutdown ended
But Justice Jackson’s unexpected move letting Trump stop SNAP benefits may be the most important twist — and it’s been overlooked
In this video episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I walk through the case, the stakes and what it reveals about the Court
youtu.be/B_nq1dKxyq4?...
But Justice Jackson’s unexpected move letting Trump stop SNAP benefits may be the most important twist — and it’s been overlooked
In this video episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I walk through the case, the stakes and what it reveals about the Court
youtu.be/B_nq1dKxyq4?...
History Notes
November 14, 1960: A court order mandating school desegregation goes into effect in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walks into William Frantz Elementary School accompanied by federal marshals and angry, jeering crowds.
November 14, 1960: A court order mandating school desegregation goes into effect in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walks into William Frantz Elementary School accompanied by federal marshals and angry, jeering crowds.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
History Notes
November 14, 1960: A court order mandating school desegregation goes into effect in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walks into William Frantz Elementary School accompanied by federal marshals and angry, jeering crowds.
November 14, 1960: A court order mandating school desegregation goes into effect in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six-year-old Ruby Bridges walks into William Frantz Elementary School accompanied by federal marshals and angry, jeering crowds.
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Is gay marriage next? ⚠️
In our new episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I break down the Supreme Court’s latest signal — the one hidden in the Kim Davis case — and why several justices seem ready to revisit marriage equality.
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@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
In our new episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I break down the Supreme Court’s latest signal — the one hidden in the Kim Davis case — and why several justices seem ready to revisit marriage equality.
Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
Trump Ends His Shutdown — What’s Behind Jackson’s Puzzling SNAP Call?
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 11/13/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Is gay marriage next? ⚠️
In our new episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I break down the Supreme Court’s latest signal — the one hidden in the Kim Davis case — and why several justices seem ready to revisit marriage equality.
Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
In our new episode, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I break down the Supreme Court’s latest signal — the one hidden in the Kim Davis case — and why several justices seem ready to revisit marriage equality.
Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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Thinking about & sending love to all the women who were kids when they heard from adult men:
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thinking about & sending love to all the women who were kids when they heard from adult men:
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
“Wow! You’re so mature for your age!”
“You don’t LOOK 12.”
“Your dad is going to have a lot of guys to deal with pretty soon!”
[other inappropriate comments]
Those emails are a lot. Take care of you.
My latest Substack is available.
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The Scottsboro Nine:
A Legal Turning Point in America’s Struggle for Justice
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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My latest Substack is available.
awordpleasefromadiweiss.substack.com/p/the-scotts...
awordpleasefromadiweiss.substack.com/p/the-scotts...
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So Trump pushes GOP states to gerrymander themselves into one-party rule and then when other states respond, his DOJ sues them and them alone for it. Gimme a break.
These people are such embarrassments and bring such shame upon the US government.
www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...
These people are such embarrassments and bring such shame upon the US government.
www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...
Justice Department Sues Gov. Gavin Newsom for California’s Race-Based Redistricting Plan Enacted with Proposition 50’s Passage
The Justice Department announced today that it filed legal action against Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber for the State of California’s newly adopted redistricting plan enac...
www.justice.gov
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
So Trump pushes GOP states to gerrymander themselves into one-party rule and then when other states respond, his DOJ sues them and them alone for it. Gimme a break.
These people are such embarrassments and bring such shame upon the US government.
www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...
These people are such embarrassments and bring such shame upon the US government.
www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...
WTBH?
“Duffy revoked $40 million in federal funding because he said California isn't enforcing English language requirements for truckers, and he reiterated Wednesday that he will take another $160 million from the state over these improperly issued licenses if they don't invalidate every illegal license”
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
WTBH?
And if today hasn't been problematic enough, Chris Matthews in going to be on DWH today. Can't stand him.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
And if today hasn't been problematic enough, Chris Matthews in going to be on DWH today. Can't stand him.
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We are in the new Prohibition Era:
Prohibiting you from voting.
Prohibiting affordable healthcare.
Prohibiting the release of any data contrary to Trump's delusional claims.
Prohibiting you from voting.
Prohibiting affordable healthcare.
Prohibiting the release of any data contrary to Trump's delusional claims.
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We are in the new Prohibition Era:
Prohibiting you from voting.
Prohibiting affordable healthcare.
Prohibiting the release of any data contrary to Trump's delusional claims.
Prohibiting you from voting.
Prohibiting affordable healthcare.
Prohibiting the release of any data contrary to Trump's delusional claims.
Where's Mercury these days? Because I've been busy finishing up the ghost project, my Substack is late. I'm trying to write it, but it's glitching. Seriously world, knock it off.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Where's Mercury these days? Because I've been busy finishing up the ghost project, my Substack is late. I'm trying to write it, but it's glitching. Seriously world, knock it off.
So much to think about. Thanks, Corey and John for the guidance.
New episode!
Trump’s shutdown is over — but Jackson’s vote is the twist.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I also break down the food-stamp ruling, the Kim Davis fallout, and new reporting on possible pardon selling. Can anything be done about it?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s shutdown is over — but Jackson’s vote is the twist.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social and I also break down the food-stamp ruling, the Kim Davis fallout, and new reporting on possible pardon selling. Can anything be done about it?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump Ends His Shutdown — What’s Behind Jackson’s Puzzling SNAP Call?
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 11/13/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So much to think about. Thanks, Corey and John for the guidance.
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The young journalists at the Harvard Crimson weigh in with the most thorough reporting on the Epstein - Larry Summers connection.
Trigger warning: read on an empty stomach. This will make you want to vomit.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trigger warning: read on an empty stomach. This will make you want to vomit.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Email Cache Reveals How Former Harvard President Larry Summers Stayed in Jeffrey Epstein’s Orbit | News | The Harvard Crimson
A new cache of emails released by a House committee paints a vivid portrait of the relationship between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein. The ...
www.thecrimson.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The young journalists at the Harvard Crimson weigh in with the most thorough reporting on the Epstein - Larry Summers connection.
Trigger warning: read on an empty stomach. This will make you want to vomit.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Trigger warning: read on an empty stomach. This will make you want to vomit.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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When I studied Ancient Rome in college, I marveled at the sense of TOTAL entitlement among the ruling elite. NO accountability.
It’s not new in the US.
But it’s sure as hell extreme.
And exposed.
It’s not new in the US.
But it’s sure as hell extreme.
And exposed.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
When I studied Ancient Rome in college, I marveled at the sense of TOTAL entitlement among the ruling elite. NO accountability.
It’s not new in the US.
But it’s sure as hell extreme.
And exposed.
It’s not new in the US.
But it’s sure as hell extreme.
And exposed.
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Quick — someone tell the New York Times that the situation in early October, when the shutdown began, was not “normal.”
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Quick — someone tell the New York Times that the situation in early October, when the shutdown began, was not “normal.”
History Notes
November 13, 1953: Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to the book Robin Hood from textbooks used by state schools because robbing the rich and giving to the poor was evidence of “a communist directive.”
November 13, 1953: Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to the book Robin Hood from textbooks used by state schools because robbing the rich and giving to the poor was evidence of “a communist directive.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
History Notes
November 13, 1953: Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to the book Robin Hood from textbooks used by state schools because robbing the rich and giving to the poor was evidence of “a communist directive.”
November 13, 1953: Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to the book Robin Hood from textbooks used by state schools because robbing the rich and giving to the poor was evidence of “a communist directive.”
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Todd Blanche would have had these emails before interviewing Maxwell. Why didn’t he question her directly about her exchanges? Why did he not follow up when she said things that were onviously a lie?? This shows that was a performance intended to dupe the public and benefit her (and Trump)
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Todd Blanche would have had these emails before interviewing Maxwell. Why didn’t he question her directly about her exchanges? Why did he not follow up when she said things that were onviously a lie?? This shows that was a performance intended to dupe the public and benefit her (and Trump)
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
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THE EPSTEIN LATEST: a question for DOJ DAG Todd Blanche: did he know about the Epstein-Maxwell exchanges before his Maxwell interview? (The FBI had gone through the files after all.) And if not, why not? And is she going to enjoy the spoils of a prison "camp" and other benefits, after all this?
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
THE EPSTEIN LATEST: a question for DOJ DAG Todd Blanche: did he know about the Epstein-Maxwell exchanges before his Maxwell interview? (The FBI had gone through the files after all.) And if not, why not? And is she going to enjoy the spoils of a prison "camp" and other benefits, after all this?