Alison Frankel
@alisonfrankel.bsky.social
Ex-legal columnist at Reuters. So many other things.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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"It is illegal for a coin to be issued with 'the image of a living former or current President, or of any deceased former President during the 2-year period following the date of the death...," per a law on currency designs." buff.ly/OueHVHp
It is ILLEGAL
Dictator Trump cares not at all
It is ILLEGAL
Dictator Trump cares not at all
Donald Trump Is Putting His Face on Both Sides of a New Coin. U.S. Treasury Reveals 'First Drafts'
The U.S. Treasury revealed the draft of a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump on both sides.
people.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"It is illegal for a coin to be issued with 'the image of a living former or current President, or of any deceased former President during the 2-year period following the date of the death...," per a law on currency designs." buff.ly/OueHVHp
It is ILLEGAL
Dictator Trump cares not at all
It is ILLEGAL
Dictator Trump cares not at all
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"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
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Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
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November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
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NEWS: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing chaired by Cruz on 11/18 titled "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Responsible"
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEWS: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing chaired by Cruz on 11/18 titled "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Responsible"
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
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Long Island is the Hamptons and grand estates, but it is also a destination for new arrivals - more than 30% of the residents of Nassau County speak a language other than English at home, which is why we’re suing the Nassau County PD for denying translations:
‘We speak English here': Nassau County Police sued for language access
The lawsuit claims Nassau County's police department has a written policy requiring officers to help non-native English speakers, but that many do not follow it in practice.
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Long Island is the Hamptons and grand estates, but it is also a destination for new arrivals - more than 30% of the residents of Nassau County speak a language other than English at home, which is why we’re suing the Nassau County PD for denying translations:
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The real choice, no matter how much Senators wish it weren't:
"Unfortunately, making things better for the American people coming out of this shutdown is probably not an option. Either Trump makes things worse with Democratic affirmation, or Trump makes things worse despite Democratic opposition."
"Unfortunately, making things better for the American people coming out of this shutdown is probably not an option. Either Trump makes things worse with Democratic affirmation, or Trump makes things worse despite Democratic opposition."
Opinion | Democrats shouldn’t bail out Trump as the shutdown drags on
The best time for the opposition to take a stand, rather than settle for untrustworthy promises, is right now.
www.msnbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The real choice, no matter how much Senators wish it weren't:
"Unfortunately, making things better for the American people coming out of this shutdown is probably not an option. Either Trump makes things worse with Democratic affirmation, or Trump makes things worse despite Democratic opposition."
"Unfortunately, making things better for the American people coming out of this shutdown is probably not an option. Either Trump makes things worse with Democratic affirmation, or Trump makes things worse despite Democratic opposition."
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JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
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A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Breaking news: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to pause an order directing it to release SNAP benefits in full.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order on releasing SNAP benefits
A federal judge had directed the administration to release full benefits for November. The administration is appealing the order.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Breaking news: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to pause an order directing it to release SNAP benefits in full.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
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Easy credit, opaque and hyped up financial instruments, defanged regulators, atop an economy still recovering from a pandemic…
Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Easy credit, opaque and hyped up financial instruments, defanged regulators, atop an economy still recovering from a pandemic…
My goodness! 2028 is going to be spicy
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
My goodness! 2028 is going to be spicy
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
1000 years??? Wharton should demand he give back his degree.
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
1000 years??? Wharton should demand he give back his degree.
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BREAKING: A federal judge ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation.
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
A federal judge has ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce materials from the investigation, saying he's concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later.”
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation.
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Democrats have successfully defended three seats on the all-important Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This means the court will be controlled by Ds through the midterms, and almost definitely through 2028 as well.
My story on the result: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
My story on the result: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts
Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an histo...
boltsmag.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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RESULT: Alvin Bragg, the Democratic district attorney for Manhattan, has been reelected, per the AP.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
RESULT: Alvin Bragg, the Democratic district attorney for Manhattan, has been reelected, per the AP.
I’m on lunch break from serving as a poll worker in my small town in NY. I wish everyone did this work at least once in their adult lives so they could see the soul-affirming beauty of free elections — and how much work goes into assuring that every vote counts.
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I’m on lunch break from serving as a poll worker in my small town in NY. I wish everyone did this work at least once in their adult lives so they could see the soul-affirming beauty of free elections — and how much work goes into assuring that every vote counts.
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NEW: Judge Karin Immergut has entered a preliminary injunction against Pete Hegseht from deploying the National Guard in Portland.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
NEW: Judge Karin Immergut has entered a preliminary injunction against Pete Hegseht from deploying the National Guard in Portland.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...
Vladdy Guerrero is irresistible.
November 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Vladdy Guerrero is irresistible.
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Reuters: US JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO SUSPEND SNAP FOOD AID BENEFITS DURING SHUTDOWN IS LIKELY UNLAWFUL
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reuters: US JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO SUSPEND SNAP FOOD AID BENEFITS DURING SHUTDOWN IS LIKELY UNLAWFUL
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NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
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JUST IN: Anonymous 7th Circuit judge(s) block Chicago federal district judge Sara Ellis' order requiring Border Patrol commander to come to court each evening to report on public interactions during immigration enforcement. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#6 in Kristi Noem v. Sara L. Ellis (7th Cir., 25-2936) – CourtListener.com
ORDER re: 1. Petition for a writ of mandamus. 2. Emergency motion for a stay pending a ruling on the government’s petition for a writ of mandamus and an immediate administrative stay. The government’s...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
JUST IN: Anonymous 7th Circuit judge(s) block Chicago federal district judge Sara Ellis' order requiring Border Patrol commander to come to court each evening to report on public interactions during immigration enforcement. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The case against @katmabu.bsky.social et al. has been assigned to Judge April Perry, a Biden appointee and the same judge who blocked the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard in Illinois
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The case against @katmabu.bsky.social et al. has been assigned to Judge April Perry, a Biden appointee and the same judge who blocked the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard in Illinois
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Indicting Democratic candidates on transparently pretextual charges is the latest sign that things are getting very bad.
NEWS: Federal prosecutors indict Kat Abughazaleh, congressional candidate, county board candidate Cat Sharp and Dem committeeman Michael Rabbitt over September Broadview protest
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Indicting Democratic candidates on transparently pretextual charges is the latest sign that things are getting very bad.