@elijahplovejoy.bsky.social
Retired from US Cts - 30 yrs as crim defense investigator, 6 as writ clerk (think habeas petitions... but by the 100s).
So, 36 yrs on Team Due Process.
Remember how bad Rehnquist seemed?
So, 36 yrs on Team Due Process.
Remember how bad Rehnquist seemed?
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Median age in America: 38.9
Avg age in the Senate: 64.7
Avg age for Senate Dems: 66.0
Avg age in the House: 57.5
Avg age of House Dems: 57.6
Source: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Avg age in the Senate: 64.7
Avg age for Senate Dems: 66.0
Avg age in the House: 57.5
Avg age of House Dems: 57.6
Source: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Median age in America: 38.9
Avg age in the Senate: 64.7
Avg age for Senate Dems: 66.0
Avg age in the House: 57.5
Avg age of House Dems: 57.6
Source: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Avg age in the Senate: 64.7
Avg age for Senate Dems: 66.0
Avg age in the House: 57.5
Avg age of House Dems: 57.6
Source: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
By Mark L. Wolf
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
By Mark L. Wolf
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
By Mark L. Wolf
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
By Mark L. Wolf
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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🚨 “How could I not?” A history lesson. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
🚨 “How could I not?” A history lesson. 1/2
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This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
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The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
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November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Just got CuckSchumer.com and redirected it for anybody that wants to donate to @aoc.bsky.social directly on ActBlue.
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Just leaving this here.
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Just leaving this here.
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Phang: These firings were illegal in the first fucking place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Phang: These firings were illegal in the first fucking place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
***Still time to make calls!***
This explains it well:
This explains it well:
There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
***Still time to make calls!***
This explains it well:
This explains it well:
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There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
This is why we can't have nice things.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is why we can't have nice things.
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Bring on the Progressives. Boot out the establishment.
I am so sick of them.
I am so sick of them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Bring on the Progressives. Boot out the establishment.
I am so sick of them.
I am so sick of them.
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fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
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MOMENTUM
WAS
ON
OUR
SIDE
● No Kings (7 million, everywhere in the country)
● Tues Sweep
NJ gov
PA gov
NYC mayor
CA Prop 50
PA court
GA comm'rs
● SCOTUS signals ruling agst T on tariffs
● T's approval rating at 39%
We worked.
They. Squandered. It.
I'm apoplectic.
WAS
ON
OUR
SIDE
● No Kings (7 million, everywhere in the country)
● Tues Sweep
NJ gov
PA gov
NYC mayor
CA Prop 50
PA court
GA comm'rs
● SCOTUS signals ruling agst T on tariffs
● T's approval rating at 39%
We worked.
They. Squandered. It.
I'm apoplectic.
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
MOMENTUM
WAS
ON
OUR
SIDE
● No Kings (7 million, everywhere in the country)
● Tues Sweep
NJ gov
PA gov
NYC mayor
CA Prop 50
PA court
GA comm'rs
● SCOTUS signals ruling agst T on tariffs
● T's approval rating at 39%
We worked.
They. Squandered. It.
I'm apoplectic.
WAS
ON
OUR
SIDE
● No Kings (7 million, everywhere in the country)
● Tues Sweep
NJ gov
PA gov
NYC mayor
CA Prop 50
PA court
GA comm'rs
● SCOTUS signals ruling agst T on tariffs
● T's approval rating at 39%
We worked.
They. Squandered. It.
I'm apoplectic.
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Senator Ocasio-Cortez:
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Senator Ocasio-Cortez:
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Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.
CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Jess, it's not just that. (1) The No Kings protests were < a month ago, & 7M people turned out, in every county in the country. (2) Tuesday's wins were unexpectedly large, & nationwide. (3) T's approval rating's in the 30s. (4) SCOTUS just signaled a T loss on tariffs.
THAT'S the time to cave?
THAT'S the time to cave?
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I win arguments w/ my wife better than that.
And I don't win arguments w/ my wife.
And I don't win arguments w/ my wife.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I win arguments w/ my wife better than that.
And I don't win arguments w/ my wife.
And I don't win arguments w/ my wife.
@hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov et al. handled that negotiation with the same shrewdness & steely resolve that I demonstrate in arguments with my wife.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov et al. handled that negotiation with the same shrewdness & steely resolve that I demonstrate in arguments with my wife.