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On this day in 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born. She helped organize the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the 1st woman’s rights convention in the US. The convention’s Declaration of Sentiments declared: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.” #WeTheMen
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
On this day in 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born. She helped organize the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the 1st woman’s rights convention in the US. The convention’s Declaration of Sentiments declared: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.” #WeTheMen
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I am delighted to report that today is publication day for my new book! In a nation whose Constitution purports to speak for “We the People,” too many of the stories that powerful Americans tell about law and society include only #WeTheMen. Check out my website for more information: jillhasday.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I am delighted to report that today is publication day for my new book! In a nation whose Constitution purports to speak for “We the People,” too many of the stories that powerful Americans tell about law and society include only #WeTheMen. Check out my website for more information: jillhasday.com
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Today at noon, I will be at the University of Minnesota Women's Club speaking about my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. I am looking forward to the conversation! #WeTheMen
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Today at noon, I will be at the University of Minnesota Women's Club speaking about my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. I am looking forward to the conversation! #WeTheMen
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Are you looking for free CLE credits or just wondering about everything going on in the executive branch. Do I have an event for you! The greatest group of scholars ever assembled for the hottest takes you have ever heard. ALL FREE!
Can you help me get the word out? We are having trouble reaching government attorneys due to the shutdown.
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
NEWS! The ABA Admin Law Conference is FREE this year, in light of the shutdown. Great for admin law practitioners, academics, and students. It'll be Nov. 21 but you'll also be able to access recordings for 30 days afterwards.
6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:
6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Are you looking for free CLE credits or just wondering about everything going on in the executive branch. Do I have an event for you! The greatest group of scholars ever assembled for the hottest takes you have ever heard. ALL FREE!
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By request, I updated my website with a list of all the essays and podcasts I have done on the civil service. I'll keep it updated as I write and speak.
nbednar.com/civil-servic...
nbednar.com/civil-servic...
Civil Service
The federal government employs approximately 3 million individuals, making it the largest employer in the United States. Most of these employees enjoy tenure protections under the civil service law…
nbednar.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
By request, I updated my website with a list of all the essays and podcasts I have done on the civil service. I'll keep it updated as I write and speak.
nbednar.com/civil-servic...
nbednar.com/civil-servic...
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The executive branch not spending the money that Congress has told them to spend is bad. The executive branch spending money on things for which Congress has not given them money is also bad (and, arguably, worse).
President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money
The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.
nyti.ms
October 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The executive branch not spending the money that Congress has told them to spend is bad. The executive branch spending money on things for which Congress has not given them money is also bad (and, arguably, worse).
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HUGE NEWS! Because of Democratic pressure, Oregon SNAP recipients are reporting their cards have the FULL November benefits!
Everyone who called out Trump for using hungry children and seniors as a bargaining chip has WON with tremendous results!!
Everyone who called out Trump for using hungry children and seniors as a bargaining chip has WON with tremendous results!!
After a period of uncertainty, SNAP benefits have begun to arrive on Oregonian’s EBT cards.https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregonians-begin-receiving-snap-benefits-friday-morning/?cid=bluesky_
Oregonians begin receiving SNAP benefits Friday morning
After a period of uncertainty, SNAP benefits have begun to arrive on Oregonian’s EBT cards.
www.koin.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
HUGE NEWS! Because of Democratic pressure, Oregon SNAP recipients are reporting their cards have the FULL November benefits!
Everyone who called out Trump for using hungry children and seniors as a bargaining chip has WON with tremendous results!!
Everyone who called out Trump for using hungry children and seniors as a bargaining chip has WON with tremendous results!!
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If you’re seeing higher prices everywhere from the grocery store to your utility bill, you can thank Trump and Republicans.
Democrats are fighting to lower costs for families.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Democrats are fighting to lower costs for families.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The Washington Post on X: "A majority of Americans say they are spending more on groceries and utilities than they were a year ago, and they blame President Trump for the rising prices, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/B0FZDThQFK" / X
A majority of Americans say they are spending more on groceries and utilities than they were a year ago, and they blame President Trump for the rising prices, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/B0FZDThQFK
x.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you’re seeing higher prices everywhere from the grocery store to your utility bill, you can thank Trump and Republicans.
Democrats are fighting to lower costs for families.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Democrats are fighting to lower costs for families.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Republicans are EXPLODING the cost of health care for families in Oregon and around the country.
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Republicans are EXPLODING the cost of health care for families in Oregon and around the country.
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Great win for Oregon! Judge Immergut reaffirmed that troops do not belong on Portland streets. This is a victory for rule of law and peace in Oregon!
A federal judge Friday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops from any state to Oregon, finding the president exceeded his authority.
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Great win for Oregon! Judge Immergut reaffirmed that troops do not belong on Portland streets. This is a victory for rule of law and peace in Oregon!
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Check this out! Even as Trump seeks to starve our most vulnerable citizens, including millions of children, he is giving billions more to the rich and powerful by gutting the corporate minimum tax. Once more, families lose, billionaires win.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Check this out! Even as Trump seeks to starve our most vulnerable citizens, including millions of children, he is giving billions more to the rich and powerful by gutting the corporate minimum tax. Once more, families lose, billionaires win.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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We’re in the longest shutdown in American history—all because Republicans are focused on making sure the cost of YOUR health care goes WAY up.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We’re in the longest shutdown in American history—all because Republicans are focused on making sure the cost of YOUR health care goes WAY up.
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Trumpsters would rather go door-to-door snatching food out of the mouths of our children, then do the right thing and fund SNAP fully for all of our most vulnerable families across the nation.
The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the chaos surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trumpsters would rather go door-to-door snatching food out of the mouths of our children, then do the right thing and fund SNAP fully for all of our most vulnerable families across the nation.
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The vote to reopen the government with no deal on health care is a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-voti...
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-voti...
Merkley: Voting No with Every Fiber of My Being - Merkley
Washington, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement announcing he is voting against the bill that funds the government but does not extend the Affordable Care Act’s en...
www.merkley.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The vote to reopen the government with no deal on health care is a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-voti...
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-voti...
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The vote to reopen the government with no deal on health care is a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
November 9, 2025
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The vote to reopen the government with no deal on health care is a brutal blow to all those who have stood together to save affordable health care for more than 20 million Americans.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
I will vote ‘NO’ with every fiber of my being.
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Rule 10 of the Authoritarian Playbook is to rig elections. And Trump just pardoned people who were CHARGED WITH CRIMES to overturn the 2020 election for Trump!
Corruption on full display!
We must push back to Save our Republic!
Corruption on full display!
We must push back to Save our Republic!
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Rule 10 of the Authoritarian Playbook is to rig elections. And Trump just pardoned people who were CHARGED WITH CRIMES to overturn the 2020 election for Trump!
Corruption on full display!
We must push back to Save our Republic!
Corruption on full display!
We must push back to Save our Republic!
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Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is right—Trump’s authoritarian “Pocket Rescissions” defy the constitution and hurt our communities.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Ranking Member @merkley.senate.gov is right—Trump’s authoritarian “Pocket Rescissions” defy the constitution and hurt our communities.
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#Senate floor update:
@SenJeffMerkley (D-OR) began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
At 3:21 p.m., he has held the floor for twenty-one hours. Senator Wayne Morse (Ind-OR) holds the record for the longest floor speech for Oregon Senators at 22 hours and 26 minutes.
@SenJeffMerkley (D-OR) began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
At 3:21 p.m., he has held the floor for twenty-one hours. Senator Wayne Morse (Ind-OR) holds the record for the longest floor speech for Oregon Senators at 22 hours and 26 minutes.
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#Senate floor update:
@SenJeffMerkley (D-OR) began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
At 3:21 p.m., he has held the floor for twenty-one hours. Senator Wayne Morse (Ind-OR) holds the record for the longest floor speech for Oregon Senators at 22 hours and 26 minutes.
@SenJeffMerkley (D-OR) began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
At 3:21 p.m., he has held the floor for twenty-one hours. Senator Wayne Morse (Ind-OR) holds the record for the longest floor speech for Oregon Senators at 22 hours and 26 minutes.
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It's the Comet of the CR cloture motions.
Just a fun fact: The cloture motion that is being reconsidered is the fifth one (out of the eight that have been filed).
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's the Comet of the CR cloture motions.
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If you are a person who judges the quality of a book by how many random historical documents and rabbit holes it involves (and why would you judge a book in any other way?), I can personally attest, based on watching Vanessa write it, that this is the book for you.
Ok but GUYS MY BOOK IS ACTUALLY OUT TODAY
YOU CAN GO AND GET A COPY AND READ IT AND EVERYTHING
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
YOU CAN GO AND GET A COPY AND READ IT AND EVERYTHING
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you are a person who judges the quality of a book by how many random historical documents and rabbit holes it involves (and why would you judge a book in any other way?), I can personally attest, based on watching Vanessa write it, that this is the book for you.
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Great breakdown by @mollyereynolds.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net about how we got here, and all the ways Trump has gone even further, in decimating congressional control over the federal checkbook. Tackling this problem head-on has to be a key agenda item for any constitutional reconstruction.
Founders Would Be Horrified by Congress's Surrender of its Power of the Purse to POTUS
The shutdown is testimony to how a subservient legislature makes governance dysfunctional
www.theunpopulist.net
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Great breakdown by @mollyereynolds.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net about how we got here, and all the ways Trump has gone even further, in decimating congressional control over the federal checkbook. Tackling this problem head-on has to be a key agenda item for any constitutional reconstruction.
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A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.
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Turns out MAGA’s fine with Trump being a pedophile. Morality was never the issue. They just wanted someone who’d make racism feel patriotic again.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Turns out MAGA’s fine with Trump being a pedophile. Morality was never the issue. They just wanted someone who’d make racism feel patriotic again.
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Some people are so deep in the lie they can’t find their way out. It’s pretty clear something very, very wrong happened.
The truth isn’t complicated, it’s just inconvenient for those trying to hide it.
#StopJohnsonsEpsteinCoverup
The truth isn’t complicated, it’s just inconvenient for those trying to hide it.
#StopJohnsonsEpsteinCoverup
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Some people are so deep in the lie they can’t find their way out. It’s pretty clear something very, very wrong happened.
The truth isn’t complicated, it’s just inconvenient for those trying to hide it.
#StopJohnsonsEpsteinCoverup
The truth isn’t complicated, it’s just inconvenient for those trying to hide it.
#StopJohnsonsEpsteinCoverup