David Brody
@dbrody.bsky.social
Privacy rights are civil rights.
Founder & former director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Founder & former director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
Anyone got the full article text and/or relevant legislative text?
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Anyone got the full article text and/or relevant legislative text?
Taking Grok to new heights!
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Taking Grok to new heights!
This is frustrating because his explanation boils down to, "I want to use my voice to speak out against bad stuff." Great, but the purpose of speaking out is to get power or push the powerful to do good. Speaking out is what you do w/o power. He already had power! He literally delivered justice!
Judge Wolf’s own words www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is frustrating because his explanation boils down to, "I want to use my voice to speak out against bad stuff." Great, but the purpose of speaking out is to get power or push the powerful to do good. Speaking out is what you do w/o power. He already had power! He literally delivered justice!
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like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
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I think that these 8 Senators are falling on the sword for Schumer and other Senators who wanted the shutdown to end. This allows the majority of Senators to save face; and only retiring or not up for reelection Senators take the heat.
It’s a ruse.
It’s a ruse.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I think that these 8 Senators are falling on the sword for Schumer and other Senators who wanted the shutdown to end. This allows the majority of Senators to save face; and only retiring or not up for reelection Senators take the heat.
It’s a ruse.
It’s a ruse.
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they understand insurance. the entire premise of libertarian opposition to mandatory insurance is that they should not have to care about anyone else and be permitted to take risks. it's the same opposition to vaccination and taxation.
they are bad neighbors.
they are bad neighbors.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
they understand insurance. the entire premise of libertarian opposition to mandatory insurance is that they should not have to care about anyone else and be permitted to take risks. it's the same opposition to vaccination and taxation.
they are bad neighbors.
they are bad neighbors.
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Completely normal
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Completely normal
Who had “Rand Paul obstructs the Democrats from caving on the shutdown because the deal hurts the cannabis industry“ on their bingo card?
'It'll take them 5 days': Rand Paul could be obstacle to quickly ending shutdown
The Kentucky Republican has been warning he will obstruct passage of any bill that takes aim at the hemp industry in his state.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Who had “Rand Paul obstructs the Democrats from caving on the shutdown because the deal hurts the cannabis industry“ on their bingo card?
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It’s also an advertisement, suggesting that it’s safe to break the law for DJT.
The pardons are primarily symbolic: No one on the list has been charged with federal crimes, and Trump can't pardon those facing state charges in GA, AZ, NV and WI.
But it's another effort by Trump to recast the history of his bid to seize a second term in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
But it's another effort by Trump to recast the history of his bid to seize a second term in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It’s also an advertisement, suggesting that it’s safe to break the law for DJT.
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if you wanna blame somebody I think Mark Warner is a pretty good choice. also I think a lot of the Biden Go drama was because Warner thought he could and should be President.
he's on the ballot in 2026 and does not afaik have a primary challenger
he's on the ballot in 2026 and does not afaik have a primary challenger
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
if you wanna blame somebody I think Mark Warner is a pretty good choice. also I think a lot of the Biden Go drama was because Warner thought he could and should be President.
he's on the ballot in 2026 and does not afaik have a primary challenger
he's on the ballot in 2026 and does not afaik have a primary challenger
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they avoided talking about fascism all year by being like “healthcare healthcare healthcare” and then they blew up our healthcare??? and you think you’re entitled to my vote why exactly???
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
they avoided talking about fascism all year by being like “healthcare healthcare healthcare” and then they blew up our healthcare??? and you think you’re entitled to my vote why exactly???
I think the fact that a bunch of the folders are retiring indicates that other Dems wanted to fold, didn’t want the bad vote on their record, and got the retirees to take one for the team.
Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I think the fact that a bunch of the folders are retiring indicates that other Dems wanted to fold, didn’t want the bad vote on their record, and got the retirees to take one for the team.
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this sort of thing doesn’t end until a couple centrist senators go down in flames in a primary
time to get some guys without nazi tattoos and get on that
time to get some guys without nazi tattoos and get on that
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
this sort of thing doesn’t end until a couple centrist senators go down in flames in a primary
time to get some guys without nazi tattoos and get on that
time to get some guys without nazi tattoos and get on that
This is a class warfare play by GOP to try to recapture suburban voters.
People with employer healthcare plans will benefit from more FSA dollars.
People who rely on ACA markets won’t be able to afford more expensive healthcare plans and the FSA dollars won’t plug that gap.
People with employer healthcare plans will benefit from more FSA dollars.
People who rely on ACA markets won’t be able to afford more expensive healthcare plans and the FSA dollars won’t plug that gap.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is a class warfare play by GOP to try to recapture suburban voters.
People with employer healthcare plans will benefit from more FSA dollars.
People who rely on ACA markets won’t be able to afford more expensive healthcare plans and the FSA dollars won’t plug that gap.
People with employer healthcare plans will benefit from more FSA dollars.
People who rely on ACA markets won’t be able to afford more expensive healthcare plans and the FSA dollars won’t plug that gap.
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The Father Coughlin story is interesting because of parallels to the modern era. Wildly popular charismatic figure (30M listeners at peak when US had ~120M ppl). Private broadcasters tried to fact-check, pre-clear speeches, ban him while fans protested the censorship. FDR tried to stay out of it.
There’s no daylight between what Candace says here about “the Jews” & what Nazi propagandists & Father Coughlin said about the Jews in the 1930s. Her show is one of the top 5 “conservative” podcasts in the US. She has 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 7.3 million followers on X.
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Father Coughlin story is interesting because of parallels to the modern era. Wildly popular charismatic figure (30M listeners at peak when US had ~120M ppl). Private broadcasters tried to fact-check, pre-clear speeches, ban him while fans protested the censorship. FDR tried to stay out of it.
They could keep all commercial flights in the air by instead grounding private jets. Harming airlines and regular flyers is a choice.
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
They could keep all commercial flights in the air by instead grounding private jets. Harming airlines and regular flyers is a choice.
Yes, and, for the voters who DO care strongly about this issue (ie trans people & their families), there’s a higher likelihood they could be almost single issue voters on it. So there’s potential to lock up that block of voters at low risk to losing other voters.
this is also my read on the electorate
for instance I think it's likely that, as much as it is bullshit transphobia cooked up by bigots, the majority of people in this country don't want trans kids to play sports
but are they going to condition their vote on it? no, they don't care that much
for instance I think it's likely that, as much as it is bullshit transphobia cooked up by bigots, the majority of people in this country don't want trans kids to play sports
but are they going to condition their vote on it? no, they don't care that much
The majority of US voters, so far as I can tell, flatly do not care about trans people one way or another. They aren't necessarily especially friendly to them, but they clearly find the notion that they're supposed to obsess over them distinctly offputting. (Despite major efforts by the right!)
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yes, and, for the voters who DO care strongly about this issue (ie trans people & their families), there’s a higher likelihood they could be almost single issue voters on it. So there’s potential to lock up that block of voters at low risk to losing other voters.
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Article says private jets are 1/6 of all traffic handled by FAA and entire reduction in FAA load could be shouldered by grounding private jets. No need to affect commercial flights.
These millionaires have a suggestion for the FAA: Cancel all private jet flights during the shutdown
Private jets make up one in six flights handled by the FAA, and taxpayers already foot the bill for their 'jet setting,' says Patriotic Millionaires.
www.fastcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Article says private jets are 1/6 of all traffic handled by FAA and entire reduction in FAA load could be shouldered by grounding private jets. No need to affect commercial flights.
Hartsfield is the busiest airport in America. It has 5 runways. This is one flight per runway every ten minutes.
It has 7 terminals with a total of 192 gates. It would take 6.5 hours for each gate to do one flight.
It has 7 terminals with a total of 192 gates. It would take 6.5 hours for each gate to do one flight.
Waiting for a very delayed flight to Atlanta & the pilot (Scott!) has become everyone's best friend, hanging out amongst the people. He's let us know that Atlanta is only allowing 30 flights an hour, when it's usually 120.
Obviously frustrating but also enjoying how much Scott is relishing this.
Obviously frustrating but also enjoying how much Scott is relishing this.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Hartsfield is the busiest airport in America. It has 5 runways. This is one flight per runway every ten minutes.
It has 7 terminals with a total of 192 gates. It would take 6.5 hours for each gate to do one flight.
It has 7 terminals with a total of 192 gates. It would take 6.5 hours for each gate to do one flight.
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Three questions:
1. Is who politicians follow online newsworthy?
2. Is the vice-president more important than a primary candidate to be junior Senator from Texas?
3. If the answer is yes to the first two, why isn’t Axios doing a fuck ton of stories about who JD Vance is following?
1. Is who politicians follow online newsworthy?
2. Is the vice-president more important than a primary candidate to be junior Senator from Texas?
3. If the answer is yes to the first two, why isn’t Axios doing a fuck ton of stories about who JD Vance is following?
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Three questions:
1. Is who politicians follow online newsworthy?
2. Is the vice-president more important than a primary candidate to be junior Senator from Texas?
3. If the answer is yes to the first two, why isn’t Axios doing a fuck ton of stories about who JD Vance is following?
1. Is who politicians follow online newsworthy?
2. Is the vice-president more important than a primary candidate to be junior Senator from Texas?
3. If the answer is yes to the first two, why isn’t Axios doing a fuck ton of stories about who JD Vance is following?
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I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
Article says private jets are 1/6 of all traffic handled by FAA and entire reduction in FAA load could be shouldered by grounding private jets. No need to affect commercial flights.
These millionaires have a suggestion for the FAA: Cancel all private jet flights during the shutdown
Private jets make up one in six flights handled by the FAA, and taxpayers already foot the bill for their 'jet setting,' says Patriotic Millionaires.
www.fastcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Article says private jets are 1/6 of all traffic handled by FAA and entire reduction in FAA load could be shouldered by grounding private jets. No need to affect commercial flights.