Jim Saranteas
@jimsaranteas.bsky.social
Of the Law / Raleigh, NC / Chair Wake County Democratic Party Impact Circle / Activist / Contributor @ACSLaw.bsky.social / #GoCubsGo / Lover of House Music / wakedems.org/impact-circle
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Trump Attorneys’ Ethics Violations Require State Bar Action | ACS
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Want to thank @acslaw.bsky.social for giving me the space to express the view that “Trump Attorneys’ Ethics Violations Require State Bar Action.” It should never have come to this but in our perilous times, action is needed now. I’m not alone. #RuleOfLaw #ACS #ncpol www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...
Letter No. 2 from a dear friend here in Raleigh. Feel free to comment and what you think the Democratic Party should do with its 2024 election report. #ncpol #DemocraticParty www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | The Democratic Party Avoids a Reckoning
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December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Letter No. 2 from a dear friend here in Raleigh. Feel free to comment and what you think the Democratic Party should do with its 2024 election report. #ncpol #DemocraticParty www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
We were all — except apparently a certain group of people — taught “Happy Holidays” was meant to be polite because you didn’t know if the other person was Christian and even celebrated. Now it’s become a thing … utterly ridiculous. #Christmas #HappyHolidays
I grew up in the late 60’s/70’s. My parents had many Jewish & Black friends & colleagues.
I was told saying « Happy Holidays! » was the polite way of addressing people whose religious practices you might not know, but with whom you wanted to share your own holiday spirit.
I was told saying « Happy Holidays! » was the polite way of addressing people whose religious practices you might not know, but with whom you wanted to share your own holiday spirit.
December 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We were all — except apparently a certain group of people — taught “Happy Holidays” was meant to be polite because you didn’t know if the other person was Christian and even celebrated. Now it’s become a thing … utterly ridiculous. #Christmas #HappyHolidays
We knew what it was then but now people seem to think it’s not happening again. If we don’t defeat Republicans in the fall, it’s unclear whether the U.S. will ever retain its stature of a free country. Truly.
December 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We knew what it was then but now people seem to think it’s not happening again. If we don’t defeat Republicans in the fall, it’s unclear whether the U.S. will ever retain its stature of a free country. Truly.
Informative, this gave me hope for the battle ahead. By @peter-wehner.bsky.social, it supports my recent project to get counter narratives out there, in conservative parts of NC, to flip the view to the Democratic Party has the better interests of people in mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Informative, this gave me hope for the battle ahead. By @peter-wehner.bsky.social, it supports my recent project to get counter narratives out there, in conservative parts of NC, to flip the view to the Democratic Party has the better interests of people in mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Caleb Williams is a warrior in crunch time. What an incredible catch by DJ Moore. Bears defense and special teams did the job when they had to. #BearDown
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Caleb Williams is a warrior in crunch time. What an incredible catch by DJ Moore. Bears defense and special teams did the job when they had to. #BearDown
A really great discussion. The shadow of Bush v Gore is still long despite SCOTUS admonitions in the actual opinion. #Elections #ElectionIntegrity #ncpol
Experts discuss how the Supreme Court’s 2000 ruling in Bush v. Gore changed the relationship between Americans and elections — and between elections and the courts. Listen to The Briefing with Michael Waldman: bit.ly/4j1sqXr
Bush v. Gore and the State of U.S. Elections
Listen to this episode from The Briefing with Michael Waldman on Spotify. For a generation, presidential races were blowouts. Every winner between 1980 and 1996 won by at least 37 Electoral College votes. These landslides relegated conspiracy theories about contested elections to the political fringes.Then came 2000. The last polls showed a dead heat. On election night, the networks called it for Al Gore, then retracted their calls, then called it for George W. Bush, and retracted again.Ultimately, five Supreme Court justices, all appointed by Republican presidents, put an end to the recount underway in Florida and effectively declared Bush the winner. The fractured opinions were a maze of disagreements, with the majority warning that the opinion should not be cited as precedent. Their reasoning flummoxed legal scholars — even those who agreed with the outcome. Listen as experts involved in the case discuss how it changed the relationship between Americans and elections and between elections and the courts.Speakers:David Boies, Founding Partner, Boies Schiller FlexnerBenjamin Ginsberg, Volker Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution; National Counsel, Bush-Cheney Presidential CampaignBarbara Pariente, Justice (retired), Florida Supreme CourtWendy Weiser, Vice President, Democracy, Brennan Center for JusticeModerator: Michael Waldman, President and CEO, Brennan CenterRecorded on December 9, 2025.Keep up with the Brennan Center’s work by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, The Briefing, at https://go.brennancenter.org/briefing.The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to repair, revitalize, and defend our systems of democracy and justice so they work for all Americans. The Brennan Center cannot support or oppose any candidate for office.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A really great discussion. The shadow of Bush v Gore is still long despite SCOTUS admonitions in the actual opinion. #Elections #ElectionIntegrity #ncpol
Ummmm …. An understatement.
Same criticism as to state GOPs. It took 10 years for state N.C. Republicans to approve Medicaid and now it’s about to disappear because there’s no plan. #ncpol #NorthCarolina #ncga
Same criticism as to state GOPs. It took 10 years for state N.C. Republicans to approve Medicaid and now it’s about to disappear because there’s no plan. #ncpol #NorthCarolina #ncga
December 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ummmm …. An understatement.
Same criticism as to state GOPs. It took 10 years for state N.C. Republicans to approve Medicaid and now it’s about to disappear because there’s no plan. #ncpol #NorthCarolina #ncga
Same criticism as to state GOPs. It took 10 years for state N.C. Republicans to approve Medicaid and now it’s about to disappear because there’s no plan. #ncpol #NorthCarolina #ncga
The most important thing going on today in terms of time of law and law and order. Great piece by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to get you in to date #JackSmith #ncpol
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
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December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The most important thing going on today in terms of time of law and law and order. Great piece by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to get you in to date #JackSmith #ncpol
Makes you question whether the numbers out of the Trump Administration are even accurate. #Economy #ncpol
“.. The US unemployment rate is now up by 1.2 percentage points from its trough 30 months ago. We have never seen that kind of increase without the economy already being in a recession.”
- Schwab #NFP
- Schwab #NFP
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is truly sad
My heart is heavy tonight hearing the news about our friend and legend Rob Reiner and his wife. I can’t begin to imagine what their family is going through right now. Rob has brought so much to our culture and our conversations with his work, his voice, his humanity matter, and so much more.
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
This is truly sad
This…
Trump’s prosecutors in Comey case are shockingly bad lawyers. But, of course, it’s hard to find good lawyers willing to pursue baseless cases.
December 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This…
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Apparently, North Carolina is still winning as Republicans continue to fail to fully fund public education under the many years old Leandro case … #NorthCarolina #nclol #ncga
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Apparently, North Carolina is still winning as Republicans continue to fail to fully fund public education under the many years old Leandro case … #NorthCarolina #nclol #ncga
It’s not a big story because Trump has threatened to withhold money from all types of entities before. It’s normal antisocial conduct yet again striking at the rule of law. State governments need to resist like Indiana did and not capitulate. #RuleOfLaw #ncpol
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It’s not a big story because Trump has threatened to withhold money from all types of entities before. It’s normal antisocial conduct yet again striking at the rule of law. State governments need to resist like Indiana did and not capitulate. #RuleOfLaw #ncpol
Indiana lawmakers stand up for integrity and rule of law. Indiana Republicans tell Trump to butt out of state government. Read how this most important development happened. North Carolina GOP should take note. #ncpol #RuleOfLaw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trump’s New Political Map
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December 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Indiana lawmakers stand up for integrity and rule of law. Indiana Republicans tell Trump to butt out of state government. Read how this most important development happened. North Carolina GOP should take note. #ncpol #RuleOfLaw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
This can’t happen. Freedom of the Press would be over. #ncpol
JUST NOW: Trump now openly says he is trying to force CNN into the hands of his allies to stop the network from criticizing him.
🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)
🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This can’t happen. Freedom of the Press would be over. #ncpol
Sad. Just sad. What had our country become?
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Sad. Just sad. What had our country become?
This is the bottom line. #RuleOfLaw
I didn't vote for Trump either time, not because he ran under the Republican banner, but because I knew what kind of man he was. He's proven me right in so many ways during his second term in office, it's sickening and demoralizing to see what he's done to our once proud nation. 🗽
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is the bottom line. #RuleOfLaw
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Today we remember the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. Nearly half of those lost were aboard the USS Arizona, and I remember what a moving experience it was when Gabby and I visited the memorial. We’ll never forget their sacrifice.
December 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Today we remember the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. Nearly half of those lost were aboard the USS Arizona, and I remember what a moving experience it was when Gabby and I visited the memorial. We’ll never forget their sacrifice.
It would give Americans visual evidence of how the Trump administration is upending the rule of law, ie, a picture says a thousand words. #RukeOfLaw
Himes: "I think it's really important this video by made public ... it's important people see what it looks like when the full force of the US military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under just so they have a visceral feel for what it is we're doing"
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
It would give Americans visual evidence of how the Trump administration is upending the rule of law, ie, a picture says a thousand words. #RukeOfLaw
Love me some Daylight Saving Time to help with my good mood and tan!
Bill Maher asks “Should we eliminate Daylight Saving Time?” His guest Josh Barro responds.
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Love me some Daylight Saving Time to help with my good mood and tan!
Even more evidence that Trump caused the attack on January 6th. It’s undeniable. #January6th #RuleOfLaw www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Suspected pipe bomber told FBI he backed Trump, believed 2020 election conspiracies
There’s no shortage of questions about Brian Cole Jr. and his actions, but some new details are coming to the fore.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Even more evidence that Trump caused the attack on January 6th. It’s undeniable. #January6th #RuleOfLaw www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"I wasn't able to let them know that I was going to get deported. I didn't even know I would be deported until I was on the plane."
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hard to believe it was a year ago. Very proud of this. I felt seen and heard. 🙌 #RuleOfLaw #AttorneyEthics #ncpol loyolaphoenix.com/2024/12/loyo...
Loyola Law Alumnus Writes Op-Ed on Legal Ethics and the Rule of Law | The Loyola Phoenix
Jim Saranteas, who graduated from the Loyola School of Law, published the piece for the American Constitution Society's website.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hard to believe it was a year ago. Very proud of this. I felt seen and heard. 🙌 #RuleOfLaw #AttorneyEthics #ncpol loyolaphoenix.com/2024/12/loyo...
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Shameful. Hegseth owns this as SecDef.
FOX: “Congressman Jim Himes (D) said they were shown the unedited video of that second strike — he says, 'What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service.’”
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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