Cecily
@cecily46.bsky.social
Retired attorney, progressive. Love dogs, golf, reading, music and dancing. Learning to play the violin!
I'm sending a small donation to Harvard in Kristi Noem's name. They are fighting the good fight for all who believe in education. I hope she appreciates the "thank you for your donation" note from Harvard.
April 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I'm sending a small donation to Harvard in Kristi Noem's name. They are fighting the good fight for all who believe in education. I hope she appreciates the "thank you for your donation" note from Harvard.
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Bravo to Susman Godfrey. My first reaction to hearing they had been targeted was to tell people that it wasn’t in that firm’s DNA to settle. Their late founder Steve Susman would be proud of his firm—as should our profession and all freedom-loving Americans.
BREAKING: the heroes at Susman Godfrey sue the Trump administration over the illegal retaliation against them
They have more integrity in their pinky finger than these other firms that have been capitulating have in their entire partnerships
And kudos to the team at Munger for representing them
They have more integrity in their pinky finger than these other firms that have been capitulating have in their entire partnerships
And kudos to the team at Munger for representing them
April 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bravo to Susman Godfrey. My first reaction to hearing they had been targeted was to tell people that it wasn’t in that firm’s DNA to settle. Their late founder Steve Susman would be proud of his firm—as should our profession and all freedom-loving Americans.
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DEMOCRATS: If you are in Florida or Wisconsin, don't stay home today.
REPUBLICANS: If you are in Florida or Wisconsin, I hear the weather will be lovely for voting tomorrow. 😎
REPUBLICANS: If you are in Florida or Wisconsin, I hear the weather will be lovely for voting tomorrow. 😎
April 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
DEMOCRATS: If you are in Florida or Wisconsin, don't stay home today.
REPUBLICANS: If you are in Florida or Wisconsin, I hear the weather will be lovely for voting tomorrow. 😎
REPUBLICANS: If you are in Florida or Wisconsin, I hear the weather will be lovely for voting tomorrow. 😎
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Judge Susan Crawford.
Bc billionaires shouldn’t get to buy elections.
Bc billionaires shouldn’t get to buy elections.
April 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Judge Susan Crawford.
Bc billionaires shouldn’t get to buy elections.
Bc billionaires shouldn’t get to buy elections.
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“Asked whether she believes other professors might be encouraged to leave the United States, Shore wrote that she believes many of her colleagues will consider relocating due to the current political climate, which she deemed an ‘American descent into fascism.’”
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
yaledailynews.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Asked whether she believes other professors might be encouraged to leave the United States, Shore wrote that she believes many of her colleagues will consider relocating due to the current political climate, which she deemed an ‘American descent into fascism.’”
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The EO Trump just issued regarding what he calls a federal takeover of the nation's capital contains language that sure makes it sound like he can now turn the city he lives in into something akin to a military encampment in advance of the martial law declaration at this point we all know is coming:
March 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The EO Trump just issued regarding what he calls a federal takeover of the nation's capital contains language that sure makes it sound like he can now turn the city he lives in into something akin to a military encampment in advance of the martial law declaration at this point we all know is coming:
So, Hegseth included a journalist in the war plans conversation...is anyone actually surprised? Congress merrily approved a drunk...
March 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So, Hegseth included a journalist in the war plans conversation...is anyone actually surprised? Congress merrily approved a drunk...
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And the next time you want to say "we're fucked," I want you to think about the gay barber crying, head shaved, slapped and stripped naked in the name of this nation, and ask yourself if you're really too cynical to even try to fight.
/FUCKING FIN
/FUCKING FIN
March 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And the next time you want to say "we're fucked," I want you to think about the gay barber crying, head shaved, slapped and stripped naked in the name of this nation, and ask yourself if you're really too cynical to even try to fight.
/FUCKING FIN
/FUCKING FIN
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Thread the needle. Elon is Trump.
March 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thread the needle. Elon is Trump.
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Zelenskyy is giving a live press conference right now and can I just say: YES.
February 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Zelenskyy is giving a live press conference right now and can I just say: YES.
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Terminating nuclear safety staff wasn’t dangerous enough. Now Trump has fired key members of the bird flu response team in his sloppy purge of vital federal workers.
www.WideAwakeAmerica.org
open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...
www.WideAwakeAmerica.org
open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...
Trump Fires Key Bird Flu Response Staff Days After Nuclear Safety Debacle
Demand action from Congress: This isn't efficiency. It is sabotage
open.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Terminating nuclear safety staff wasn’t dangerous enough. Now Trump has fired key members of the bird flu response team in his sloppy purge of vital federal workers.
www.WideAwakeAmerica.org
open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...
www.WideAwakeAmerica.org
open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...
"If a new president was really looking for evidence of waste and fraud in agency spending, he’d send in forensic accountants, investigators, and prosecutors—not coders and hackers."
-Joyce Vance 2/13/25
-Joyce Vance 2/13/25
February 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"If a new president was really looking for evidence of waste and fraud in agency spending, he’d send in forensic accountants, investigators, and prosecutors—not coders and hackers."
-Joyce Vance 2/13/25
-Joyce Vance 2/13/25
I don't recall picking the "tie it to a tree" delivery option.
January 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I don't recall picking the "tie it to a tree" delivery option.
Ya gotta hand it to those WaPo editors..
Replacing "attempted insurrection" with "election reversal effort" took some real creativity.
Replacing "attempted insurrection" with "election reversal effort" took some real creativity.
January 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Ya gotta hand it to those WaPo editors..
Replacing "attempted insurrection" with "election reversal effort" took some real creativity.
Replacing "attempted insurrection" with "election reversal effort" took some real creativity.
Guess Dems suddenly forgot how to fix elections
WATCH: “This says everything.”
Almost all Republicans think the votes were counted accurately — when their guy won. 🧐
Weird how the Dems forgot to *steal* the election when they were actually in power. 🤷🏻
Almost all Republicans think the votes were counted accurately — when their guy won. 🧐
Weird how the Dems forgot to *steal* the election when they were actually in power. 🤷🏻
January 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Guess Dems suddenly forgot how to fix elections
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Somebody really likes snow...no matter how cold!
January 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Somebody really likes snow...no matter how cold!
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Despite being the wealthiest man on Earth, Musk lacks the warmth of a joyful, loving home filled with family and friends eager to share the holidays with him. Instead, he stays at Mar-a-Lago to assuage his loneliness. Pathetic.
#DemVoice1
#DemVoice1
Richest dude in the world is a perma house guest at Bed, Bugs & Beyond.
Nothing weird to see here.
Nothing weird to see here.
December 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Despite being the wealthiest man on Earth, Musk lacks the warmth of a joyful, loving home filled with family and friends eager to share the holidays with him. Instead, he stays at Mar-a-Lago to assuage his loneliness. Pathetic.
#DemVoice1
#DemVoice1
President Carter's passing is really all about the great (gaack) incoming president.
Trump: “Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History."
Trump: “Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History."
December 30, 2024 at 12:24 PM
President Carter's passing is really all about the great (gaack) incoming president.
Trump: “Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History."
Trump: “Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History."
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CNN is hopelessly broken.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
December 24, 2024 at 4:58 PM
CNN is hopelessly broken.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
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Same. Hard same.
My ability to be both totally horrified and completely unsurprised remains unparalleled.
December 16, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Same. Hard same.
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I've been delinquent in posting my weekly @buffalonews.bsky.social stories, but here is my latest piece -- which shows that while the feds seized 21,000 lbs. of fentanyl at the Mexican border last year, they seized only 43 lbs. coming in from Canada: buffalonews.com/news/local/d...
Trump equates Mexican and Canadian borders – but the facts don't
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening huge tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, saying both nations are allowing the free flow of undocumented immigrants and illegal drugs into the U.S. But ...
buffalonews.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:33 AM
I've been delinquent in posting my weekly @buffalonews.bsky.social stories, but here is my latest piece -- which shows that while the feds seized 21,000 lbs. of fentanyl at the Mexican border last year, they seized only 43 lbs. coming in from Canada: buffalonews.com/news/local/d...
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The transphobia is taught.
imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio
December 13, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The transphobia is taught.
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Yes to all this.
Already so many fronts to protect- and there will be more and more.
Really, I urge folks to understand what they can do best and what they can’t because this work is long haul, through gains and retrenchment.
And you have to pace yourself and focus in to be effective.
Really, I urge folks to understand what they can do best and what they can’t because this work is long haul, through gains and retrenchment.
And you have to pace yourself and focus in to be effective.
December 13, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Yes to all this.
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December 10, 2024. Sam's Club in Longview, Texas. Way to go Joe. Document.
December 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM
December 10, 2024. Sam's Club in Longview, Texas. Way to go Joe. Document.