Atticus Finch (of Georgia)
@atticus59914029.bsky.social
Husband, father, lawyer, business owner, OG NeverTrumper. Native Georgian. UF undergrad (Go Gators); W&L Law. Ga Motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation. Micah 6:8. Sic semper tyrannis.
Pinned
Shout it from the mountain tops, for as long as this nation still exists.
The truth matters.
The truth matters.
Gift article from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think Anne is the absolutely indispensable writer on American and global democracy issues in this fraught age. I'm glad she is going strong here on BS, over 400,000 followers!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think Anne is the absolutely indispensable writer on American and global democracy issues in this fraught age. I'm glad she is going strong here on BS, over 400,000 followers!
"American dominance" is our new foreign policy. And it will create a counter-reaction, everywhere.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing
The president’s moves in Venezuela foretell a new global system.
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Gift article from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think Anne is the absolutely indispensable writer on American and global democracy issues in this fraught age. I'm glad she is going strong here on BS, over 400,000 followers!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think Anne is the absolutely indispensable writer on American and global democracy issues in this fraught age. I'm glad she is going strong here on BS, over 400,000 followers!
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No serious country would recognize it, NATO would collapse, the EU would impose sanctions, and it would further embolden Russia and China.
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
No serious country would recognize it, NATO would collapse, the EU would impose sanctions, and it would further embolden Russia and China.
What would a U.S. occupation of Greenland look like?
Presumably it would be met with outrage but little to no actual armed opposition. Would Trump just buy off the 30,000 residents? Offer them a million apiece? Chump change for Greenland, right?
Presumably it would be met with outrage but little to no actual armed opposition. Would Trump just buy off the 30,000 residents? Offer them a million apiece? Chump change for Greenland, right?
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
What would a U.S. occupation of Greenland look like?
Presumably it would be met with outrage but little to no actual armed opposition. Would Trump just buy off the 30,000 residents? Offer them a million apiece? Chump change for Greenland, right?
Presumably it would be met with outrage but little to no actual armed opposition. Would Trump just buy off the 30,000 residents? Offer them a million apiece? Chump change for Greenland, right?
This freak is completely unhinged. Just take a listen.
I’m really embarrassed for my country right now.
I’m really embarrassed for my country right now.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This freak is completely unhinged. Just take a listen.
I’m really embarrassed for my country right now.
I’m really embarrassed for my country right now.
Unfortunate but understandable.
I’m going to be taking a break from Bluesky for a while.
There’s a lot of good here but increasingly this place just makes me sad and angry and, increasingly, foul tempered and mean. It’s not good for me or anyone else.
I’ll check DMs occasionally but otherwise I’ll be away for a bit. Take care.
There’s a lot of good here but increasingly this place just makes me sad and angry and, increasingly, foul tempered and mean. It’s not good for me or anyone else.
I’ll check DMs occasionally but otherwise I’ll be away for a bit. Take care.
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Unfortunate but understandable.
This guy reminds me of the most arrogant and condescending opposing counsel I’ve dealt with.
Uniformly despised.
Toasts all ‘round when they eventually (and inevitably) get their comeuppance.
Such people can have a lot of things but they can never have the one thing they most crave: respect.
Uniformly despised.
Toasts all ‘round when they eventually (and inevitably) get their comeuppance.
Such people can have a lot of things but they can never have the one thing they most crave: respect.
Stephen Miller: "What the president said is true. The United States of America is running Venezuela ... by definition we are in charge because we have the US military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions ... for them to do commerce, they need our permission."
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
This guy reminds me of the most arrogant and condescending opposing counsel I’ve dealt with.
Uniformly despised.
Toasts all ‘round when they eventually (and inevitably) get their comeuppance.
Such people can have a lot of things but they can never have the one thing they most crave: respect.
Uniformly despised.
Toasts all ‘round when they eventually (and inevitably) get their comeuppance.
Such people can have a lot of things but they can never have the one thing they most crave: respect.
A great thread from my friend.
A lot of Americans who identify as Christians see themselves as a modern-day equivalent of Israel during Biblical times. Chosen by God. Anointed. Blessed.
Even as many have indulged in heresies such as Christian Nationalism and bought into racist lies like the Great Replacement Theory.
Well …
Even as many have indulged in heresies such as Christian Nationalism and bought into racist lies like the Great Replacement Theory.
Well …
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 AM
A great thread from my friend.
JFC.
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 4, 2026 at 12:58 AM
JFC.
“We” are now running Venezuela.
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
“We” are now running Venezuela.
It is a game to the draft dodger.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It is a game to the draft dodger.
I don’t mean to be crude but this psychopath gets off on violence.
Which is why I have a sinking feeling in my gut that if the American people ever become outraged enough to engage in mass protest in D.C., we will see significant violence against protesters.
Which is why I have a sinking feeling in my gut that if the American people ever become outraged enough to engage in mass protest in D.C., we will see significant violence against protesters.
Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I don’t mean to be crude but this psychopath gets off on violence.
Which is why I have a sinking feeling in my gut that if the American people ever become outraged enough to engage in mass protest in D.C., we will see significant violence against protesters.
Which is why I have a sinking feeling in my gut that if the American people ever become outraged enough to engage in mass protest in D.C., we will see significant violence against protesters.
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
“Kinetic action” is the new euphemism for “killing people”. People who may have just been going about their jobs or in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Occasionally of course the military has to kill people.A hard reality of life. But it should only ever be as a last resort & in accord w the law
Occasionally of course the military has to kill people.A hard reality of life. But it should only ever be as a last resort & in accord w the law
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“Kinetic action” is the new euphemism for “killing people”. People who may have just been going about their jobs or in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Occasionally of course the military has to kill people.A hard reality of life. But it should only ever be as a last resort & in accord w the law
Occasionally of course the military has to kill people.A hard reality of life. But it should only ever be as a last resort & in accord w the law
“We’re making that decision”
Is the US now running Venezuela?
Is the US now running Venezuela?
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
“We’re making that decision”
Is the US now running Venezuela?
Is the US now running Venezuela?
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Donald Trump’s and Pam Bondi’s corruption of the Rule of Law in America will continue apace until the American People stand up and cry out “No More. We’ve had enough. We are a nation of laws, not of men.”
August 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Donald Trump’s and Pam Bondi’s corruption of the Rule of Law in America will continue apace until the American People stand up and cry out “No More. We’ve had enough. We are a nation of laws, not of men.”
This is the problem.
Shed no tears for Maduro but mourn a rules based (imperfect as it was) international order.
Do we want a return to the conditions that sparked WWI and II?
Shed no tears for Maduro but mourn a rules based (imperfect as it was) international order.
Do we want a return to the conditions that sparked WWI and II?
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This is the problem.
Shed no tears for Maduro but mourn a rules based (imperfect as it was) international order.
Do we want a return to the conditions that sparked WWI and II?
Shed no tears for Maduro but mourn a rules based (imperfect as it was) international order.
Do we want a return to the conditions that sparked WWI and II?
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President Trump says the U.S. carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela early on Saturday and "captured" the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.
More: nbcnews.app.link/r4oPSUpCCZb
More: nbcnews.app.link/r4oPSUpCCZb
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
President Trump says the U.S. carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela early on Saturday and "captured" the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.
More: nbcnews.app.link/r4oPSUpCCZb
More: nbcnews.app.link/r4oPSUpCCZb
Spoken like a man who knows how to try a case, and all the things that can go wrong.
One thing about trials. You never know. Doesn’t matter how well you prep the witnesses, how thoroughly you organize the documents, how detailed your cross exam outline. There *will* be surprises.
One thing about trials. You never know. Doesn’t matter how well you prep the witnesses, how thoroughly you organize the documents, how detailed your cross exam outline. There *will* be surprises.
'...You often find out at trial that people dispute things, that you never thought would be disputed during the investigation...'
I hear you #JackSmith When defendants have their backs up against the proverbial wall, they might dispute anything & of course, lie
I hear you #JackSmith When defendants have their backs up against the proverbial wall, they might dispute anything & of course, lie
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Spoken like a man who knows how to try a case, and all the things that can go wrong.
One thing about trials. You never know. Doesn’t matter how well you prep the witnesses, how thoroughly you organize the documents, how detailed your cross exam outline. There *will* be surprises.
One thing about trials. You never know. Doesn’t matter how well you prep the witnesses, how thoroughly you organize the documents, how detailed your cross exam outline. There *will* be surprises.
Eerie sky tonight.
Storms tomorrow.
Storms tomorrow.
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Eerie sky tonight.
Storms tomorrow.
Storms tomorrow.
We got the complete set of Snoopy Tervis Tumblers for Christmas. One for each season.
Who else loves Snoopy??
Who else loves Snoopy??
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
We got the complete set of Snoopy Tervis Tumblers for Christmas. One for each season.
Who else loves Snoopy??
Who else loves Snoopy??
I like this. Am reminded of how much I loved reading what I wanted to read as a book loving kid, while at the same time I generally hated reading books assigned by teachers.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Reading Is a Vice
Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I like this. Am reminded of how much I loved reading what I wanted to read as a book loving kid, while at the same time I generally hated reading books assigned by teachers.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
r/georgiabulldogs on Reddit right now is comedy gold.
Good night y’all!
Good night y’all!
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
r/georgiabulldogs on Reddit right now is comedy gold.
Good night y’all!
Good night y’all!
This says it all.
JACK SMITH: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election, prevent the peaceful transfer of power, retained classified docs, obstructed justice… I’d charge an ex president again regardless of party.”
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This says it all.
Dear Lord,
Please do unto UGA as thou hast done unto Bama.
Amen. 🐊
Please do unto UGA as thou hast done unto Bama.
Amen. 🐊
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Dear Lord,
Please do unto UGA as thou hast done unto Bama.
Amen. 🐊
Please do unto UGA as thou hast done unto Bama.
Amen. 🐊
I wish him luck on his agenda but this is where the left loses me. They seem to always think things will just stay status quo. That you can just “tax the wealthiest few” without them deciding to … you know… pull up stakes and go elsewhere.
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I wish him luck on his agenda but this is where the left loses me. They seem to always think things will just stay status quo. That you can just “tax the wealthiest few” without them deciding to … you know… pull up stakes and go elsewhere.