Devon Unger (He/Him)
@devonunger.bsky.social
Staff Attorney at the West Virginia Innocence Project, WVU Sports Fan, among other things.
To the extent there was anything left of the Fourth Amendment for individuals (there already wasn’t much), it is rapidly evaporating.
Massive violations of the Constitution and private property by these deportation agents. www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
To the extent there was anything left of the Fourth Amendment for individuals (there already wasn’t much), it is rapidly evaporating.
Conservative ideology is fundamentally opposed to insurance because it requires the communal spreading of risk. Paul Ryan was making an ass of himself because of this long before Trump came along to be dumb about it.
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Conservative ideology is fundamentally opposed to insurance because it requires the communal spreading of risk. Paul Ryan was making an ass of himself because of this long before Trump came along to be dumb about it.
Sam Altman should have to use his software to personally busk for the money.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Sam Altman should have to use his software to personally busk for the money.
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It’s absolutely terrific.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It’s absolutely terrific.
“Still Tippin’” playing pregame at the WVU game. WVU by 1,000 points.
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Still Tippin’” playing pregame at the WVU game. WVU by 1,000 points.
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The father was a U.S. citizen.
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The father was a U.S. citizen.
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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rulings like the one from scotus today hurt me most because i know how many trans kids and adults are quietly dying in the shadows
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
rulings like the one from scotus today hurt me most because i know how many trans kids and adults are quietly dying in the shadows
I sure would love to see if this seemingly weird article giving credence to very old nonsenical racist beliefs is actually mocking said beliefs as weird racist nonsense. But I am not giving up my payment information based on this headline.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I sure would love to see if this seemingly weird article giving credence to very old nonsenical racist beliefs is actually mocking said beliefs as weird racist nonsense. But I am not giving up my payment information based on this headline.
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As the face of the “progressive prosecutor” movement steamrolls to a 3rd term, let me be the millionth person to note that when that movement loses elections it’s billed in national media as a crisis for the left, while the movement’s high points, of which there have been many, are largely ignored.
Democrat Larry Krasner, a national figurehead for reform prosecutors, has won reelection as Philadelphia’s district attorney.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
As the face of the “progressive prosecutor” movement steamrolls to a 3rd term, let me be the millionth person to note that when that movement loses elections it’s billed in national media as a crisis for the left, while the movement’s high points, of which there have been many, are largely ignored.
Post-conviction work is grueling and wins are few and far between, but every now and again we are reminded why we do the work.
![Another thank you card with hand drawn barbed wire and prison bars and text that reads, “I want to thank all of the teachers and students at the [West Virginia] Innocence Project for taking my case, for without you all I would have any hope in going home. Thank you.” The name of the sender is redacted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5lnt3fy5r72auhb2f44omo4u/bafkreie47qpvzptv4pw45cve772wc5nkx56x4lnxsbxgs3a3j35hyov4aa@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Post-conviction work is grueling and wins are few and far between, but every now and again we are reminded why we do the work.
At this point the First Amendment is functionally more protective of a corporation's right to spend billions of dollars to influence an election than it is of the right of individuals to criticize the government.
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
At this point the First Amendment is functionally more protective of a corporation's right to spend billions of dollars to influence an election than it is of the right of individuals to criticize the government.
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My latest is about the latest revelations on the failed prosecution of Donald Trump, and why you should blame Merrick Garland more than the Supreme Court.
You Should Blame Merrick Garland
Garland's incompetence gave the Supreme Court the chance to set Trump free
stringinamaze.net
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My latest is about the latest revelations on the failed prosecution of Donald Trump, and why you should blame Merrick Garland more than the Supreme Court.
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Further proof that "tough on crime" is never actually about safety.
It is about violent social control. If that makes crime go down, that's a plus. But if it makes crime worse, that's never a reason to stop--and in fact that rise in crime is (somehow credibly) used to justify more toughness.
It is about violent social control. If that makes crime go down, that's a plus. But if it makes crime worse, that's never a reason to stop--and in fact that rise in crime is (somehow credibly) used to justify more toughness.
This is striking, and evidence of something I've been saying speculatively for a while - I think there's actually every reason to think that federal operations in Chicago could *strengthen* hispanic organised crime groups like the Latin Kings, not weaken them
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...
Operation Midway Blitz linked to dip in 911 calls, especially in Little Village
The rate of 911 calls made in Chicago has dropped precipitously in the two months since the start of Operation Midway Blitz, a Tribune review of city data found, and nowhere is the decrease more pr…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Further proof that "tough on crime" is never actually about safety.
It is about violent social control. If that makes crime go down, that's a plus. But if it makes crime worse, that's never a reason to stop--and in fact that rise in crime is (somehow credibly) used to justify more toughness.
It is about violent social control. If that makes crime go down, that's a plus. But if it makes crime worse, that's never a reason to stop--and in fact that rise in crime is (somehow credibly) used to justify more toughness.
The New Guilded Age! It stinks!
It's low-hanging fruit lib posting but it's a hell of a thing to juxtapose the President and his supporters' priorities here
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The New Guilded Age! It stinks!
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Penn State: 3-5, 0 ranked wins
Clemson: 3-5, 0 ranked wins
West Virginia: 3-6, 1 ranked win
Clemson: 3-5, 0 ranked wins
West Virginia: 3-6, 1 ranked win
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Penn State: 3-5, 0 ranked wins
Clemson: 3-5, 0 ranked wins
West Virginia: 3-6, 1 ranked win
Clemson: 3-5, 0 ranked wins
West Virginia: 3-6, 1 ranked win
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neal brown will never see valhalla
November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
neal brown will never see valhalla
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people are saying west virginia
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
people are saying west virginia
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people are saying that huntr/x has saved west virginia
anyway i can't watch this game because i'm taking a group of four year olds to k-pop demon hunters and can't watch next week because of a birthday party so you know who to thank for salvaging the season
people are saying west virginia
November 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
people are saying that huntr/x has saved west virginia
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A Supreme Court justice with money in Big Oil is now deciding whether Big Oil can dodge state lawsuits for wrecking the planet.
Samuel Alito isn’t just breaking ethics rules — he’s helping his own investments.
Full story from @freddy-brewster.bsky.social 👇
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
Samuel Alito isn’t just breaking ethics rules — he’s helping his own investments.
Full story from @freddy-brewster.bsky.social 👇
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
Alito’s Oil Investments Pollute Contractor Accountability Case
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has not recused himself from a case that could stop states from holding federal contractors accountable for climate damage and other malfeasance.
www.levernews.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A Supreme Court justice with money in Big Oil is now deciding whether Big Oil can dodge state lawsuits for wrecking the planet.
Samuel Alito isn’t just breaking ethics rules — he’s helping his own investments.
Full story from @freddy-brewster.bsky.social 👇
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
Samuel Alito isn’t just breaking ethics rules — he’s helping his own investments.
Full story from @freddy-brewster.bsky.social 👇
www.levernews.com/alitos-oil-i...
JetBlue has now cancelled my partner’s flight two days in a row. Today it was roughly an hour before takeoff. Glad we have a functioning government and regulatory apparatus to deal with these situations and protect consumers! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
October 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
JetBlue has now cancelled my partner’s flight two days in a row. Today it was roughly an hour before takeoff. Glad we have a functioning government and regulatory apparatus to deal with these situations and protect consumers! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
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Just want to reiterate that there’s no reason for this. There is no increase in crime. There are no riots. There’s no insurrection. They’re doing this without provocation. At least until they create one.
“.. A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states .. to form ‘quick reaction forces’ trained in ‘riot control’, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive ..”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Just want to reiterate that there’s no reason for this. There is no increase in crime. There are no riots. There’s no insurrection. They’re doing this without provocation. At least until they create one.
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I’m not sure why Brazil was a red line, but this is a good reminder that it would only take a handful of Republican senators to rein in this administration on MANY issues.
🚨 The Senate votes 52-48 to overturn President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazil. 5 GOP Senators break ranks to vote against Trump: Collins ME, McConnell KY, Murkowski AK, Paul KY, and Tillis NC.
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m not sure why Brazil was a red line, but this is a good reminder that it would only take a handful of Republican senators to rein in this administration on MANY issues.
American mass media is conservative propaganda.
I honestly don't think the NY Times has been this bad in my lifetime, it's deeply shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
American mass media is conservative propaganda.
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Border Patrol slammed the burbs this morning while Bovino was in court. Now they're patrolling the city. Multiple people detained in Humboldt Park. A Blackhawk has been circling the north side. Just watched a FB live from Berwyn end as an agent backed into someone behind him, then detained them.
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Border Patrol slammed the burbs this morning while Bovino was in court. Now they're patrolling the city. Multiple people detained in Humboldt Park. A Blackhawk has been circling the north side. Just watched a FB live from Berwyn end as an agent backed into someone behind him, then detained them.