Cait
@caitesq.bsky.social
Public defender. Professional troublemaker. Burrito and word game enthusiast.
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It is irresponsible and dangerous for the CMS Administrator (a physician who knows better) to downplay the importance of getting the flu vaccine.
Reminder: The US had ~38,000 flu deaths in the 2024-25 season.
Reminder: The US had ~38,000 flu deaths in the 2024-25 season.
Dr. Oz on the "super flu": "Every year there's a flu vaccine. It doesn't always work very well. That's why it's been controversial of late. But like many illnesses, the best news out there is if you can take care of yourself so that when you do end up running into the flu, you can overwhelm it."
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It is irresponsible and dangerous for the CMS Administrator (a physician who knows better) to downplay the importance of getting the flu vaccine.
Reminder: The US had ~38,000 flu deaths in the 2024-25 season.
Reminder: The US had ~38,000 flu deaths in the 2024-25 season.
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dakota theater, yankton, south dakota, 1987
December 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
dakota theater, yankton, south dakota, 1987
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If the damage being done wasn't so serious, it'd be kind of funny how his whole deal is "no this isn't like Dred Scott" and then he keeps haphazardly bumbling into reinventing Dred Scott from scratch.
Did I bang my head this morning, because this seems to be egregiously inaccurate:
December 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If the damage being done wasn't so serious, it'd be kind of funny how his whole deal is "no this isn't like Dred Scott" and then he keeps haphazardly bumbling into reinventing Dred Scott from scratch.
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You can write that exact same dissent, but for the victims:
“Civilians in our circuit, confronting aggressive police, who decide in mere seconds whether to shoot them, deserve to have those shootings reviewed, so they—the civilians—can get home to their families, survive a walk home.”
“Civilians in our circuit, confronting aggressive police, who decide in mere seconds whether to shoot them, deserve to have those shootings reviewed, so they—the civilians—can get home to their families, survive a walk home.”
Closing the CA5 year with another disagreement about qualified immunity: this time, another person shot while fleeing or maybe not fleeing.
In dissent, Judge Oldham complains that police are being subjected to "NFL" style replay.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
In dissent, Judge Oldham complains that police are being subjected to "NFL" style replay.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
You can write that exact same dissent, but for the victims:
“Civilians in our circuit, confronting aggressive police, who decide in mere seconds whether to shoot them, deserve to have those shootings reviewed, so they—the civilians—can get home to their families, survive a walk home.”
“Civilians in our circuit, confronting aggressive police, who decide in mere seconds whether to shoot them, deserve to have those shootings reviewed, so they—the civilians—can get home to their families, survive a walk home.”
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ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ME: (first day practicing Bug Law) May it please the Court—
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
BUG JUDGE: (sternly) Bug Court.
This week, I have seen exactly one house with a Trump flag, and the flag was faded and shredded and falling apart. Felt like a metaphor for something.
December 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This week, I have seen exactly one house with a Trump flag, and the flag was faded and shredded and falling apart. Felt like a metaphor for something.
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Trump vs. America: A list of grievances in the style of the Declaration of Independence.
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garymcgath.com/trump-or-ame...
It’s Trump or America
As 2025 comes to an end, we can review the wreckage of freedom under Donald Trump. At this point it’s clear: Support for Trump is enmity toward America. This isn’t a case of a president…
garymcgath.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Trump vs. America: A list of grievances in the style of the Declaration of Independence.
garymcgath.com/trump-or-ame...
garymcgath.com/trump-or-ame...
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The replies and quote-posts are a delight! Enjoy
I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
December 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The replies and quote-posts are a delight! Enjoy
10 y/o, to me: “Mommy, you’re an eternal optimist. And I love that! But I don’t always share your views.”
December 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
10 y/o, to me: “Mommy, you’re an eternal optimist. And I love that! But I don’t always share your views.”
YES. The Knives Out movies are like your favorite steakhouse that makes really good French fries and martinis. They’re good and enjoyable and you want to keep going back.
I have a lot of respect for the Knives Out movies just as an exercise in people making solid B+ level entertainment where everyone seems to be enjoying the experience without it needing it to win Oscar’s or make 3 billion dollars. It’s like going to a good steakhouse.
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
YES. The Knives Out movies are like your favorite steakhouse that makes really good French fries and martinis. They’re good and enjoyable and you want to keep going back.
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MTA Admits To Fabricating Large Parts Of Subway Map https://theonion.com/mta-admits-to-fabricating-large-parts-of-subway-map/
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
MTA Admits To Fabricating Large Parts Of Subway Map https://theonion.com/mta-admits-to-fabricating-large-parts-of-subway-map/
Saw Al Franken in an Upper West Side deli
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Saw Al Franken in an Upper West Side deli
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Huge win for Richard Noticias LA, TikTok journalist shot by ICE. Criminal charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning can’t be refiled.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikToker shot by ICE, citing constitutional violations
Days before Carlitos Ricardo Parias was set to to go to trial for assault on a federal officer, a federal judge dismissed the case against him. The judge cited the deprivation of Parias' access to cou...
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Local radio station is playing “throwback hits” this week but it’s all music from the 90s and 00s. We’re driving around singing “Hot in Herre” and having a great time
December 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Local radio station is playing “throwback hits” this week but it’s all music from the 90s and 00s. We’re driving around singing “Hot in Herre” and having a great time
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How far back depends on exactly how you reckon it, but it’s beyond serious dispute that Trump has raised taxes more than any president in decades.
Tariffs as a % of GDP are at the highest level in more than 100 years amidst Trump's trade war—even though tariff rates are still lower than in the 1930s, they have a much higher impact because trade volumes are much larger than in the past
December 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
How far back depends on exactly how you reckon it, but it’s beyond serious dispute that Trump has raised taxes more than any president in decades.
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TL;dr (10k words)
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
TL;dr (10k words)
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
Tom Goldstein became enthralled with life as a degenerate gambler & sugar daddy. He has no defense to the mortgage fraud charges, but refuses to accept a plea deal that includes prison time.
I just saved you 20 minutes that I’ll never get back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
Entirely too full of Uzbek food
December 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Entirely too full of Uzbek food
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The popular idea is that removing a president to replace him with a non-criminal president from his party, and usually elected on his ticket, is a coup.
Do governors/mayors get replaced by number 2s all the time? Yes. There's poli sci work on this, the power of the presidency blinds people.
Do governors/mayors get replaced by number 2s all the time? Yes. There's poli sci work on this, the power of the presidency blinds people.
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The popular idea is that removing a president to replace him with a non-criminal president from his party, and usually elected on his ticket, is a coup.
Do governors/mayors get replaced by number 2s all the time? Yes. There's poli sci work on this, the power of the presidency blinds people.
Do governors/mayors get replaced by number 2s all the time? Yes. There's poli sci work on this, the power of the presidency blinds people.
Yes yes my legacy is my children, but also I think the people I’ve gotten out of prison are glad I was there
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Yes yes my legacy is my children, but also I think the people I’ve gotten out of prison are glad I was there
Oh this reminds me of my kid’s cubist muffin from the mid-pandemic
December 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Oh this reminds me of my kid’s cubist muffin from the mid-pandemic
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On #DavidRemnick. The @newyorker.com has some great science writers. But there is an affinity high-up for COVID contrarianism: Jessica Winter's piece on school closures, Dan Immerwahr's ode to "In COVID's Wake," & the best of 2025 for that book. 1/
December 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
On #DavidRemnick. The @newyorker.com has some great science writers. But there is an affinity high-up for COVID contrarianism: Jessica Winter's piece on school closures, Dan Immerwahr's ode to "In COVID's Wake," & the best of 2025 for that book. 1/
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I spoke to her attorney yesterday; she is still in the country as far as they know bsky.app/profile/aila...
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I spoke to her attorney yesterday; she is still in the country as far as they know bsky.app/profile/aila...