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@ajboyack.bsky.social
Law prof, mom of 4, & very concerned citizen.
My scholarship centers on housing, consumer finance, and property law.
My scholarship centers on housing, consumer finance, and property law.
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Putin is sending a message to Republicans. Give me everything I want, or I will bomb them into nothing. Instead of sending a strength message, (selling Ukraine long-range missiles). Republicans are telling Ukraine to surrender, or they will stop helping them.
www.thedailybeast.com/putin-humili...
www.thedailybeast.com/putin-humili...
Putin Humiliates Trump With Kyiv Strike on Eve of Peace Talks
The attack flies in the face of the country’s so-called “commitment to peace,” as described by Trump officials.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Putin is sending a message to Republicans. Give me everything I want, or I will bomb them into nothing. Instead of sending a strength message, (selling Ukraine long-range missiles). Republicans are telling Ukraine to surrender, or they will stop helping them.
www.thedailybeast.com/putin-humili...
www.thedailybeast.com/putin-humili...
I like how the new White House aesthetic is described in Doonsberry as “Louis XIV meets Home Depot” 🤣
December 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I like how the new White House aesthetic is described in Doonsberry as “Louis XIV meets Home Depot” 🤣
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This reporter wrote the most informative and empathetic piece about homelessness I’ve seen in our local news in a long time
I did a research project on Housing First and can confirm: it works, but it can’t just be “Housing Only” and the support services are often first to lose funding
I did a research project on Housing First and can confirm: it works, but it can’t just be “Housing Only” and the support services are often first to lose funding
This program gets homeless people into housing fast. Will it be one of the last?
Amid a nationwide debate over homelessness spending, one man in East San Diego County just wanted a safe place to sleep.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This reporter wrote the most informative and empathetic piece about homelessness I’ve seen in our local news in a long time
I did a research project on Housing First and can confirm: it works, but it can’t just be “Housing Only” and the support services are often first to lose funding
I did a research project on Housing First and can confirm: it works, but it can’t just be “Housing Only” and the support services are often first to lose funding
If you really think Putin wants peace, you are an idiot. He wants land, domination, and capitulation. He is evil - as are his enablers.
Meanwhile, Trump is randomly bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela and targets in Nigeria. Where the U.S. commitment to democracy, sovereignty & rule of law?!?
Meanwhile, Trump is randomly bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela and targets in Nigeria. Where the U.S. commitment to democracy, sovereignty & rule of law?!?
Almost noon in Kyiv, and it's finally all clear. This massive combined 10h air raid was extremely exhausting, with barrages of ballistic and cruise missiles and four waves of drones targeting the energy grid and families in their sleep.
December 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
If you really think Putin wants peace, you are an idiot. He wants land, domination, and capitulation. He is evil - as are his enablers.
Meanwhile, Trump is randomly bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela and targets in Nigeria. Where the U.S. commitment to democracy, sovereignty & rule of law?!?
Meanwhile, Trump is randomly bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela and targets in Nigeria. Where the U.S. commitment to democracy, sovereignty & rule of law?!?
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It’s 2025. The time to stop taking the “NATO expansion caused 🇷🇺 to invade 🇺🇦 argument” seriously was 2014, at the very latest.
It’s 2025. The time to stop taking the “NATO expansion caused 🇷🇺 to invade 🇺🇦 argument” seriously was 2014, at the very latest.
No one has ever been able to adequately explain what Putin is meant to have thought NATO expansion would threaten him with, apart from limiting his expansionist ambitions.
"He was worried they'd invade Russia."
No he wasn't.
He just wasn't.
That's not a thing anyone thought might happen.
"He was worried they'd invade Russia."
No he wasn't.
He just wasn't.
That's not a thing anyone thought might happen.
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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It’s 2025. The time to stop taking the “NATO expansion caused 🇷🇺 to invade 🇺🇦 argument” seriously was 2014, at the very latest.
It’s 2025. The time to stop taking the “NATO expansion caused 🇷🇺 to invade 🇺🇦 argument” seriously was 2014, at the very latest.
It is so hard not to just give up
December 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It is so hard not to just give up
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Donald Trump is beholden to Vladimir Putin. Ukraine will win in spite of Trump.
December 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump is beholden to Vladimir Putin. Ukraine will win in spite of Trump.
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
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"A new analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) Reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -contrary to theories being propagated in the United States (US)."
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December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"A new analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) Reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -contrary to theories being propagated in the United States (US)."
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borneobulletin.com.bn/vaccines-do-...
How I’m walking out of 2025
December 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
How I’m walking out of 2025
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
Unpopular opinion:
AI has just made everything worse
AI has just made everything worse
December 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Unpopular opinion:
AI has just made everything worse
AI has just made everything worse
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
Glad that the law is requiring *more* transparency 🙄
December 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Glad that the law is requiring *more* transparency 🙄
I always thought Bill Clinton was a sleazy guy with respect to his treatment of women - so I figured I was a Republican
I always thought Donald Trump was a sleazy guy with respect to his treatment of women - so I figured I was a Democrat
Now I realize that character matters more than politics
I always thought Donald Trump was a sleazy guy with respect to his treatment of women - so I figured I was a Democrat
Now I realize that character matters more than politics
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I always thought Bill Clinton was a sleazy guy with respect to his treatment of women - so I figured I was a Republican
I always thought Donald Trump was a sleazy guy with respect to his treatment of women - so I figured I was a Democrat
Now I realize that character matters more than politics
I always thought Donald Trump was a sleazy guy with respect to his treatment of women - so I figured I was a Democrat
Now I realize that character matters more than politics
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
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Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
(f) because it can be a big distraction for the media
(g) because it maybe will create an economic benefit that comes from plundering another country’s oil
(g) because it maybe will create an economic benefit that comes from plundering another country’s oil
(c) because the administration seems to clearly be implicit in war crimes,
(d) because resistance to ICE is at an all-time high (as is support for immigration),
(e) because the über rich keep getting more obscenely wealthy while employment numbers fall and cost of living skyrockets
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(d) because resistance to ICE is at an all-time high (as is support for immigration),
(e) because the über rich keep getting more obscenely wealthy while employment numbers fall and cost of living skyrockets
/2
Why go to war with Venezuela?!?
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
(f) because it can be a big distraction for the media
(g) because it maybe will create an economic benefit that comes from plundering another country’s oil
(g) because it maybe will create an economic benefit that comes from plundering another country’s oil
(c) because the administration seems to clearly be implicit in war crimes,
(d) because resistance to ICE is at an all-time high (as is support for immigration),
(e) because the über rich keep getting more obscenely wealthy while employment numbers fall and cost of living skyrockets
/2
(d) because resistance to ICE is at an all-time high (as is support for immigration),
(e) because the über rich keep getting more obscenely wealthy while employment numbers fall and cost of living skyrockets
/2
Why go to war with Venezuela?!?
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
(c) because the administration seems to clearly be implicit in war crimes,
(d) because resistance to ICE is at an all-time high (as is support for immigration),
(e) because the über rich keep getting more obscenely wealthy while employment numbers fall and cost of living skyrockets
/2
(d) because resistance to ICE is at an all-time high (as is support for immigration),
(e) because the über rich keep getting more obscenely wealthy while employment numbers fall and cost of living skyrockets
/2
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Why go to war with Venezuela?!?
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Why go to war with Venezuela?!?
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
Why go to war with Venezuela?!?
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Why go to war with Venezuela?!?
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
(Choose all that apply):
(a) because the Epstein list is supposed to be released no later than 12/19
(b) Trump’s popularity is plummeting and his redistricting strategy to hold onto the House keeps going off the rails,
/1
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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In short, the Trump cult, headed by a leader who emulates the current leader of Russia’s Evil Empire, has become what the Republican Party used to despise.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases That Have Lost All Meaning
The year a political party vanished
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In short, the Trump cult, headed by a leader who emulates the current leader of Russia’s Evil Empire, has become what the Republican Party used to despise.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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The “Republican Party” today most resembles a cult—its members may be properly characterized as Trump idolaters, followers, zealots,etc. —but this assemblage of supplicants lacks not just a concrete policy agenda but other fundamental elements of a political party. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases That Have Lost All Meaning
The year a political party vanished
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The “Republican Party” today most resembles a cult—its members may be properly characterized as Trump idolaters, followers, zealots,etc. —but this assemblage of supplicants lacks not just a concrete policy agenda but other fundamental elements of a political party. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...