Josh
@joshinma.bsky.social
Gifted Ed, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Baseball (esp. Red Sox), Politics, Writing, and beginning illustration. I am sure there must be something else... Feel free to ask questions!
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NEW: The parties in the state court case challenging the New York congressional map have agreed to a January 6-7 preliminary injunction hearing.
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
NEW: The parties in the state court case challenging the New York congressional map have agreed to a January 6-7 preliminary injunction hearing.
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Posted for no reason
On the GOP promises to get the government reopened:
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
On the GOP promises to get the government reopened:
For the new proposal of a Continuing Resolution to be passed into law...
The House of Representatives would need to convene.
The House of Representatives would need to convene.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For the new proposal of a Continuing Resolution to be passed into law...
The House of Representatives would need to convene.
The House of Representatives would need to convene.
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“The FEC is the latest federal agency to lose its policymaking powers in recent months as Trump seeks more control over independent arms of the government.”
America -
It was fun while it lasted…
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...
America -
It was fun while it lasted…
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...
Election watchdog loses its enforcement powers as Trump seeks to exert more control over its decisions | CNN Politics
The agency charged with policing federal campaign finance laws is losing its enforcement and policy-making powers with the resignation of a Republican commissioner.
www.cnn.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“The FEC is the latest federal agency to lose its policymaking powers in recent months as Trump seeks more control over independent arms of the government.”
America -
It was fun while it lasted…
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...
America -
It was fun while it lasted…
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...
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Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
April 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
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Hoping Wall Street will be up in arms.
Realizing that whatever calculus was done on the tariffs and the money they would bring in was based on the assumption that volume wouldn’t decrease.
These people are so fucking stupid.
These people are so fucking stupid.
Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
April 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hoping Wall Street will be up in arms.
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As if we need more evidence that the pro-life Republican party actually hates children - unless their labor can be exploited by business owners.
#resist
#resist
I will never understand why so many people in my orbit are just fine with this.
April 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As if we need more evidence that the pro-life Republican party actually hates children - unless their labor can be exploited by business owners.
#resist
#resist
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A few thoughts on Judge Kollar-Kotelly's 120 page opinion preliminarily enjoining some key parts of President Trump's executive order on elections and election administration. Over at ELB, @traviscrum.bsky.social will be blogging on it here: electionlawblog.org?p=149610) /1
Breaking: DDC enjoins Trump Elections Executive Order #ELB
The opinion is here. The order is here. The preliminary injunction covers two parts of the Executive Order: Section 2(a) (which mandated that the Election Assistance Commission revise the Federal Form...
electionlawblog.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A few thoughts on Judge Kollar-Kotelly's 120 page opinion preliminarily enjoining some key parts of President Trump's executive order on elections and election administration. Over at ELB, @traviscrum.bsky.social will be blogging on it here: electionlawblog.org?p=149610) /1
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/04...
What could go wrong in telling the federal government that you are Jewish (to protect you, of course)?!
What could go wrong in telling the federal government that you are Jewish (to protect you, of course)?!
EEOC sends texts to Columbia and Barnard employees asking them to complete survey for Title VII investigation
Columbia and Barnard faculty received text messages on Monday from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asking them to complete a survey amid its ongoing Title VII investigation into the instit...
www.columbiaspectator.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/04...
What could go wrong in telling the federal government that you are Jewish (to protect you, of course)?!
What could go wrong in telling the federal government that you are Jewish (to protect you, of course)?!
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Teens are more likely to think social media sites are bad for their peers than for themselves. www.pewresearch.org/...
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Teens are more likely to think social media sites are bad for their peers than for themselves. www.pewresearch.org/...
This is another very solid discussion of that 1am SCOTUS decision. Nar the end of the post they have a link to Alito's scathing dissent which was not a part of the initial release, so hurried was the order.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/just...
Alito is frothing, ignoring the need to rush.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/just...
Alito is frothing, ignoring the need to rush.
Justices temporarily bar government from removing Venezuelan men under Alien Enemies Act - SCOTUSblog
This article was updated on April 20 at 6:36 a.m. Over a dissent by two of the court’s conservative justices, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from removing a group of Ven...
www.scotusblog.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is another very solid discussion of that 1am SCOTUS decision. Nar the end of the post they have a link to Alito's scathing dissent which was not a part of the initial release, so hurried was the order.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/just...
Alito is frothing, ignoring the need to rush.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/just...
Alito is frothing, ignoring the need to rush.
This is an excellent read about the 1am SCOTUS order preventing the shipping of detainees to El Salvador, at least for the time being:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Supreme Court’s Late-Night Rebuke to Trump Is Extraordinary in More Ways Than One
The court didn't even wait to let Alito file his dissent.
slate.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is an excellent read about the 1am SCOTUS order preventing the shipping of detainees to El Salvador, at least for the time being:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
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Trump admin officials have thousands of conflicts of interest.
Elon Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have received at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. Our officials should be prioritizing public good over private gain.
Elon Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have received at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. Our officials should be prioritizing public good over private gain.
Understanding Corruption and Conflicts of Interest in Government
Corruption happens when powerful people abuse their positions for personal gain. Corruption can take many forms, like a politician accepting bribes or an official using their government position to ma...
campaignlegal.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Trump admin officials have thousands of conflicts of interest.
Elon Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have received at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. Our officials should be prioritizing public good over private gain.
Elon Musk's companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have received at least $15.4 billion in government contracts over the past decade. Our officials should be prioritizing public good over private gain.
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The U.S. census does not collect information about religion, so our Religious Landscape Study (RLS) aims to fill these gaps. www.pewresearch.org/...
Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off
After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share now shows signs of leveling off. The new Religious Landscape Study explores trends in identity, beliefs and practices. Pew Research Center.
www.pewresearch.org
April 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The U.S. census does not collect information about religion, so our Religious Landscape Study (RLS) aims to fill these gaps. www.pewresearch.org/...
www.usnews.com
March 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
