Bobak K. Persis
@bobpersis.bsky.social
Attorney | Washington, D.C.
“A republic if you can keep it.” —Benjamin Franklin
“A republic if you can keep it.” —Benjamin Franklin
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Bobak K. Persis
@bobpersis.bsky.social
· Nov 26
SUPREME COURT REFORM
(1) Expand SCOTUS.
(2) Empower POTUS to nominate two justices during each Presidential term.
(3) Impose age & term limits.
(4) Grandfather current Justices.
SENATE REFORM
(1) Eliminate the filibuster.
(2) Age & term-limit senators.
(3) Grant statehood to DC & PR.
(1) Expand SCOTUS.
(2) Empower POTUS to nominate two justices during each Presidential term.
(3) Impose age & term limits.
(4) Grandfather current Justices.
SENATE REFORM
(1) Eliminate the filibuster.
(2) Age & term-limit senators.
(3) Grant statehood to DC & PR.
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John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
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January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
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Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book re-written, every picture re-painted, every statue and street building renamed.
—George Orwell, “1984”
—George Orwell, “1984”
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book re-written, every picture re-painted, every statue and street building renamed.
—George Orwell, “1984”
—George Orwell, “1984”
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Christopher Anderson, the “Vanity Fair” Photographer, says after he took the pictures, Stephen Miller was the most concerned about the pictures and said to Anderson,
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Christopher Anderson, the “Vanity Fair” Photographer, says after he took the pictures, Stephen Miller was the most concerned about the pictures and said to Anderson,
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
Christopher Anderson, the “Vanity Fair” Photographer, says after he took the pictures, Stephen Miller was the most concerned about the pictures and said to Anderson,
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Christopher Anderson, the “Vanity Fair” Photographer, says after he took the pictures, Stephen Miller was the most concerned about the pictures and said to Anderson,
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
“You know you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.”
To which Anderson said, “You know you do, too.”
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Trump watches Putin invade Ukraine and Xi posture over Taiwan, and the comparison exposes his insecurity.
So he reaches for Greenland and Venezuela not as strategy but as salve for his ego.
It’s playground politics.
So he reaches for Greenland and Venezuela not as strategy but as salve for his ego.
It’s playground politics.
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Trump watches Putin invade Ukraine and Xi posture over Taiwan, and the comparison exposes his insecurity.
So he reaches for Greenland and Venezuela not as strategy but as salve for his ego.
It’s playground politics.
So he reaches for Greenland and Venezuela not as strategy but as salve for his ego.
It’s playground politics.
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Rob Reiner stood for fairness, decency, & accountability.
Reiner’s “A Few Good Men” draws a sharp line between authority rooted in responsibility and authority enforced by intimidation.
Reiner embodied authority grounded in responsibility, whereas Trump embodies authority grounded in intimidation.
Reiner’s “A Few Good Men” draws a sharp line between authority rooted in responsibility and authority enforced by intimidation.
Reiner embodied authority grounded in responsibility, whereas Trump embodies authority grounded in intimidation.
December 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rob Reiner stood for fairness, decency, & accountability.
Reiner’s “A Few Good Men” draws a sharp line between authority rooted in responsibility and authority enforced by intimidation.
Reiner embodied authority grounded in responsibility, whereas Trump embodies authority grounded in intimidation.
Reiner’s “A Few Good Men” draws a sharp line between authority rooted in responsibility and authority enforced by intimidation.
Reiner embodied authority grounded in responsibility, whereas Trump embodies authority grounded in intimidation.
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Senators Jeff Merkley and Cathrine Cortez Masto have introduced a bill (Change Corruption Act) that would block Trump and any other sitting or living former POTUS from appearing on U.S. currency.
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Senators Jeff Merkley and Cathrine Cortez Masto have introduced a bill (Change Corruption Act) that would block Trump and any other sitting or living former POTUS from appearing on U.S. currency.
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
Senators Jeff Merkley and Cathrine Cortez Masto have introduced a bill (Change Corruption Act) that would block Trump and any other sitting or living former POTUS from appearing on U.S. currency.
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Senators Jeff Merkley and Cathrine Cortez Masto have introduced a bill (Change Corruption Act) that would block Trump and any other sitting or living former POTUS from appearing on U.S. currency.
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
Narcissism?
Legacy Anxiety?
Self-Mythologizing?
Insecurity Masked as Grandeur?
All of the Above. ☑️
Preservation Groups sued Trump yesterday to stop construction of White House ballroom.
They say project lacks architectural reviews, environmental assessments, public input & approval from Congress.
Trump violated Administrative Procedures Act, National Environmental Policy Act, & Constitution.
They say project lacks architectural reviews, environmental assessments, public input & approval from Congress.
Trump violated Administrative Procedures Act, National Environmental Policy Act, & Constitution.
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Preservation Groups sued Trump yesterday to stop construction of White House ballroom.
They say project lacks architectural reviews, environmental assessments, public input & approval from Congress.
Trump violated Administrative Procedures Act, National Environmental Policy Act, & Constitution.
They say project lacks architectural reviews, environmental assessments, public input & approval from Congress.
Trump violated Administrative Procedures Act, National Environmental Policy Act, & Constitution.
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NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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The partisan gerrymander has become a tool for locking in power and stifling competition.
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
July 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The partisan gerrymander has become a tool for locking in power and stifling competition.
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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Trump’s appeasement toward Vladimir Putin is not a policy of peace but a prelude to war.
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump’s appeasement toward Vladimir Putin is not a policy of peace but a prelude to war.
The Times has identified 50 people within DOGE.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
March 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Times has identified 50 people within DOGE.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
According to the CBS NEWS Poll,
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
According to the CBS NEWS Poll,
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
February 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
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Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.
February 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.
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Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
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The greatest enemy of authority is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.
—Hannah Arendt
—Hannah Arendt
February 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The greatest enemy of authority is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.
—Hannah Arendt
—Hannah Arendt