Kat
@bondkat42.bsky.social
Labor lawyer, admin law lawyer, abolitionist, mutual aid believer, intersectional feminist, queer, sff con-runner, bibliophile, and many more flavors. Live in Seattle.
Opinions are my own and not my employers.
Opinions are my own and not my employers.
Sincerely hope you don't need to have watched any Jurassic Park other than rhe first for Rebirth to make sense because I have decided only dinosaurs will make me feel better tonight.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Sincerely hope you don't need to have watched any Jurassic Park other than rhe first for Rebirth to make sense because I have decided only dinosaurs will make me feel better tonight.
At least, Katie Wilson won.
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At least, Katie Wilson won.
I do not really feel like accepting Rep. Jeffries' thanks for my service as a federal employee because frankly, I'm still so pissed that the Dems caved. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I do not really feel like accepting Rep. Jeffries' thanks for my service as a federal employee because frankly, I'm still so pissed that the Dems caved. (1/2)
What is especially galling is that when I go back to work, which is going to be a fucking shitshow to dig out of the damage, I won't even get the cold comfort of it being worth something.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
What is especially galling is that when I go back to work, which is going to be a fucking shitshow to dig out of the damage, I won't even get the cold comfort of it being worth something.
I am so unbelievably lividly, incandescently depressed and passed right now.
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I am so unbelievably lividly, incandescently depressed and passed right now.
I have been locked out of work for over 30 days. That's 30 days where the work I do protecting people's rights (as flawed as it sometimes goes) is not being done. That's 30 days where the work my friends do helping people is not being done.
I still think the dems need to hold the line. (1/n)
I still think the dems need to hold the line. (1/n)
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I have been locked out of work for over 30 days. That's 30 days where the work I do protecting people's rights (as flawed as it sometimes goes) is not being done. That's 30 days where the work my friends do helping people is not being done.
I still think the dems need to hold the line. (1/n)
I still think the dems need to hold the line. (1/n)
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Thousands of federal workers are standing against authoritarianism & speaking up for democracy. We are not pawns & we will not bow to a wannabe king. Federal workers marched on #NoKings to renew our oath to the American people & protect critical public services. Join us: savepublicservices.com ❌👑 ❌♟️
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thousands of federal workers are standing against authoritarianism & speaking up for democracy. We are not pawns & we will not bow to a wannabe king. Federal workers marched on #NoKings to renew our oath to the American people & protect critical public services. Join us: savepublicservices.com ❌👑 ❌♟️
Even more important to not give in on the budget and shut it down.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funds b/c of Trump’s “pocket rescission” argument and b/c enforcing the injunction would affect foreign affairs. The Democratic appointees dissent. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A269
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ET AL. . AIDS VACCINE ADVOCACY COALITION, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 26, 2025]
On September 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a preliminary injunction directing the Executive to obligate roughly $10.5 billion of appropriated aid funding set to expire on September 30. Of that $10.5 billion, $4 billion was proposed to be rescinded in a "special message" transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act. See 2 U. S. C. §681 et seq. After the District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied stays of that order, the Government filed this application to stay the District Court's injunction. The application for stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The Government, at this early stage, has made a sufficient showing that the Impoundment Control Act precludes respondents' suit, brought pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,
to enforce the
appropriations at issue here. The Government has also made a sufficient showing that mandamus relief is unavailable to respondents. And, on the record before the Court, the asserted harms to the Executive's conduct of foreign affairs appear to outweigh the potential harm faced by respondents. This order should not be read as a final determination on the merits. The relief granted by the Court today reflects our preliminary view, consistent with](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibdxyhd77jme45c7r7yn4xcbextd75efeqweqmtqf76jq3qsfxb2y@jpeg)
September 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Even more important to not give in on the budget and shut it down.
The wired article on DOGE is alarming but not surprising. And the rumor that Vought is going to release a memo that seeks to RIF federal workers if a shutdown occurs is also alarming but not surprising.
Even with that threat, Dems need to shut it down. Don't give in to this inhumane budget!
Even with that threat, Dems need to shut it down. Don't give in to this inhumane budget!
September 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The wired article on DOGE is alarming but not surprising. And the rumor that Vought is going to release a memo that seeks to RIF federal workers if a shutdown occurs is also alarming but not surprising.
Even with that threat, Dems need to shut it down. Don't give in to this inhumane budget!
Even with that threat, Dems need to shut it down. Don't give in to this inhumane budget!
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Expect the Court to formally, actually overrule Humphrey's on paper some time next year
In practice though, the Supreme Court keeps saying people should proceed as if any law that conflicts with what Trump wants has already been struck down
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
In practice though, the Supreme Court keeps saying people should proceed as if any law that conflicts with what Trump wants has already been struck down
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
Every Supreme Court Precedent Bows to the Principle of “Donald Trump Gets What He Wants”
The conservative supermajority is willing to throw process out the window if their favorite president asks nicely.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Expect the Court to formally, actually overrule Humphrey's on paper some time next year
In practice though, the Supreme Court keeps saying people should proceed as if any law that conflicts with what Trump wants has already been struck down
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
In practice though, the Supreme Court keeps saying people should proceed as if any law that conflicts with what Trump wants has already been struck down
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...
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#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
We still need to keep the pressure on state agencies to actually exercise their oversight authority.
ICYMI: a federal court ruled against private corporation Geo Group, who barred WA L&I and Dept of Health from inspecting their NW ICE detention prison in Tacoma.
While Geo will likely appeal, this is a positive step towards oversight of the long allegation record of human rights abuses here.
While Geo will likely appeal, this is a positive step towards oversight of the long allegation record of human rights abuses here.
WA looks to resume ICE center inspections after federal ruling
The private company that runs the Northwest ICE Processing Center also dropped its lawsuit against Cascade PBS after the state provided redacted photos.
www.cascadepbs.org
September 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We still need to keep the pressure on state agencies to actually exercise their oversight authority.
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To put this into context, the judicial warrant for the search at the Hyundai plant named just four people.
Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.
Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
To put this into context, the judicial warrant for the search at the Hyundai plant named just four people.
Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.
Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.
I'm not sure why someone in this library is talking about vegetarian vampires, but I'm sad that I missed the conversation.
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I'm not sure why someone in this library is talking about vegetarian vampires, but I'm sad that I missed the conversation.
I am mostly speechless. Having volunteered to help ORR in the past and worked with this population of children, I cannot even imagine how traumatizing this whole debacle was for them on top of the trauma they have already endured entering the US initially.
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
September 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I am mostly speechless. Having volunteered to help ORR in the past and worked with this population of children, I cannot even imagine how traumatizing this whole debacle was for them on top of the trauma they have already endured entering the US initially.
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Why is CBP arresting Washington firefighters while they're working? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Why is CBP arresting Washington firefighters while they're working? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
My heart aches. 💔
Guns should be regulated and, frankly, mostly banned. Until they are, children will continue to die in events like this, and countless acts of violence that would be diminished without guns will continue to decimate our communities and families.
Guns should be regulated and, frankly, mostly banned. Until they are, children will continue to die in events like this, and countless acts of violence that would be diminished without guns will continue to decimate our communities and families.
The Minneapolis shooter fired dozens of rounds through a window at Annunciation Catholic School today.
Metal detectors wouldn’t have stopped him. “School safety” theater will never stop a man with an assault rifle and a country flooded with guns.
Metal detectors wouldn’t have stopped him. “School safety” theater will never stop a man with an assault rifle and a country flooded with guns.
August 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My heart aches. 💔
Guns should be regulated and, frankly, mostly banned. Until they are, children will continue to die in events like this, and countless acts of violence that would be diminished without guns will continue to decimate our communities and families.
Guns should be regulated and, frankly, mostly banned. Until they are, children will continue to die in events like this, and countless acts of violence that would be diminished without guns will continue to decimate our communities and families.
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Offering 3 resources for people seeking ideas for what they might do in this moment:
1. We made a short workbook to help people narrow down or discover their areas of interest and focus. It's been downloaded thousands of times. Hope it's useful to you: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
1. We made a short workbook to help people narrow down or discover their areas of interest and focus. It's been downloaded thousands of times. Hope it's useful to you: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
Making A Plan
"It is my hope that this tool in process, which benefited from the input of many seasoned activists, helps you to connect the personal to the political. I hope that this offers the beginning of a brid...
millionexperiments.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Offering 3 resources for people seeking ideas for what they might do in this moment:
1. We made a short workbook to help people narrow down or discover their areas of interest and focus. It's been downloaded thousands of times. Hope it's useful to you: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
1. We made a short workbook to help people narrow down or discover their areas of interest and focus. It's been downloaded thousands of times. Hope it's useful to you: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
Realizing that I may end up having to re-watch this Billy Joel documentary because there were bits that he said that I want to go back and make sure I heard right because they feel a bit profound.
Which is not exactly where I thought I'd be right now.
Which is not exactly where I thought I'd be right now.
August 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Realizing that I may end up having to re-watch this Billy Joel documentary because there were bits that he said that I want to go back and make sure I heard right because they feel a bit profound.
Which is not exactly where I thought I'd be right now.
Which is not exactly where I thought I'd be right now.
August 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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INBOX: the Seattle Office of Labor Standards has secured a historic $15 million settlement for 16,000 Uber Eats delivery workers over violations of the city’s “PayUp” gig worker laws.
August 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
INBOX: the Seattle Office of Labor Standards has secured a historic $15 million settlement for 16,000 Uber Eats delivery workers over violations of the city’s “PayUp” gig worker laws.
I'll be there tomorrow hoping to take some time to highlight the need for immediate action about the kidnapping of M. Chaudry during his naturalization interview today. Chaudry is a US Veteran and advocates as a veteran for peace.
Tomorrow: #FederalBuildingFridays! Come stand in solidarity with federal workers and vulnerable communities, and in resistance to fascism and the coup. Learn about direct actions you can take in coming months!
Come for ten minutes, or come for two hours....
Come for ten minutes, or come for two hours....
August 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I'll be there tomorrow hoping to take some time to highlight the need for immediate action about the kidnapping of M. Chaudry during his naturalization interview today. Chaudry is a US Veteran and advocates as a veteran for peace.
The Christo-Fascists will be returning to Seattle on August 30th for another gathering--this time at Gasworks Park with possible bonus sightings at Cal Anderson.
Where will you be? I hope with one of the groups counter-protesting.
Where will you be? I hope with one of the groups counter-protesting.
August 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Christo-Fascists will be returning to Seattle on August 30th for another gathering--this time at Gasworks Park with possible bonus sightings at Cal Anderson.
Where will you be? I hope with one of the groups counter-protesting.
Where will you be? I hope with one of the groups counter-protesting.
A lot has already been said today about this. It's a travesty. It is going to gut so many vital, scientific studies. And it's just one more step in the quest to weaken the administrative state.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote with Justice Barrett as the deciding vote, allows the Trump administration to cancel NIH grants as part of the administration’s attack on “DEI” while litigation proceeds. Five justices write. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A103
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, ET AL. U.
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
August 21, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is granted in part and denied in part.
The application is granted as to the District Court's judgments vacating the Government's termination of various research-related grants. See Department of Ed. v.
California, 604 U.S.
_ (2025) (per curiam).
The
Administrative Procedure Act's "limited waiver of [sovereign] immunity" does not provide the District Court with jurisdiction to adjudicate claims "based on" the research-related grants or to order relief designed to enforce any "obligation to pay money pursuant to those grants. Id., at _ (slip op., at 2). And while the loss of money is not typically considered irreparable harm, that changes if the funds "cannot be recouped" and are thus
"irrevocably expended." Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott,
561 U. S. 1301, 1304 (2010) (Scalia, J., in chambers). The Government faces such harm here. The plaintiffs do not state that they will repay grant money if the Government ultimately prevails. Moreover, the plaintiffs' contention that they lack the resources to continue their research projects without federal funding is inconsistent with the proposition that they have the resources to make the Government whole for money already spent.
The application is otherwise denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiba5k3lggkqji4af6g7yjo7dwkg6xffvsbfvsvw4i3pjhyrioj3dq@jpeg)
August 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A lot has already been said today about this. It's a travesty. It is going to gut so many vital, scientific studies. And it's just one more step in the quest to weaken the administrative state.