Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
Host of the Law&Chaos podcast and newsletter at lawandchaospod.com
Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
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Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
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Liz Dye
@lizdye.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Protect immigrants
Protect trans
Protect the environment
That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
Protect trans
Protect the environment
That’s all we can do. (Besides get TF off Twitter.)
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Judge Kai N. Scott went a step further and compared her and her colleagues on the bench squaring off with the Justice Department in a manner similar to Heracles’ confrontation with Hydra, the serpentlike monster that grew two heads every time one was chopped off.
February 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Judge Kai N. Scott went a step further and compared her and her colleagues on the bench squaring off with the Justice Department in a manner similar to Heracles’ confrontation with Hydra, the serpentlike monster that grew two heads every time one was chopped off.
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Yesterday at the ICE detention facility I met Maria, an amazing woman who was going to the store when armed and masked ICE agents surrounded her car, broke her window, dragged her out, and locked her up even though she has absolutely no criminal record.
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Yesterday at the ICE detention facility I met Maria, an amazing woman who was going to the store when armed and masked ICE agents surrounded her car, broke her window, dragged her out, and locked her up even though she has absolutely no criminal record.
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"The Professor Is in," is my attempt to step back from the news cycle and teach a bit of economics. This week: AI and the labor market. There's always more to say, but hopefully it lays out the key issues
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
AI Will Reshape Work—But Not The Way You Think, Says Justin Wolfers
Will AI take your job—or make you better at it? This latest episode of "The Professor Is In" analyzes how AI will shape your job prospects.
Today’s wave of layoffs is being linked to AI, but most of…
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February 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
"The Professor Is in," is my attempt to step back from the news cycle and teach a bit of economics. This week: AI and the labor market. There's always more to say, but hopefully it lays out the key issues
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
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jfc this was on my fucking exam now I need to change the exam
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
jfc this was on my fucking exam now I need to change the exam
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Bet, a collection like this is likely to be under 702, and Trump is going to soooo fuck up 702 renewal as a result of it.
February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Bet, a collection like this is likely to be under 702, and Trump is going to soooo fuck up 702 renewal as a result of it.
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Remember Project 2025? The radical plan to destroy our democracy & replace it with a right-wing unitary executive that Trump managed to complete MORE THAN HALF OF in just his first year in office?
Well @lizdye.bsky.social remembers at @legaleagle.tv
Watch & share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2oc...
Well @lizdye.bsky.social remembers at @legaleagle.tv
Watch & share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2oc...
Project 2026 Is Here
YouTube video by LegalEagle
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February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Remember Project 2025? The radical plan to destroy our democracy & replace it with a right-wing unitary executive that Trump managed to complete MORE THAN HALF OF in just his first year in office?
Well @lizdye.bsky.social remembers at @legaleagle.tv
Watch & share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2oc...
Well @lizdye.bsky.social remembers at @legaleagle.tv
Watch & share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2oc...
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The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
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Enjoy geeking out on legal matters? Here is what @andrewtorrez.bsky.social has to say on copyright, video games, computers, and even some telecom monopoly history! Listen here www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ep-202-fro... It was a lot of fun and we missed you LD!
Ep 202 — From Atari to NVIDIA: We Don’t Care, We Don’t Have To!
Atari and Magnavox squaring off circa '80s; AT&T antitrust circa '80s; GPU monopoly circa NVIDIA
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February 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Enjoy geeking out on legal matters? Here is what @andrewtorrez.bsky.social has to say on copyright, video games, computers, and even some telecom monopoly history! Listen here www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ep-202-fro... It was a lot of fun and we missed you LD!
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Now seeing lawyers take over MN Criminal cases w/no record in PACER (so perhaps the JAGs we've heard about).
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Now seeing lawyers take over MN Criminal cases w/no record in PACER (so perhaps the JAGs we've heard about).
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I’m flying solo on today’s show, so… it’s 1982 all over again! If you’d like to play a game of KC MUNCHKIN or reminisce about the phone company or be horrified at the idea of not owning your own computer, listen up!
@lizdye.bsky.social is out but will be back!
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@lizdye.bsky.social is out but will be back!
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Law and Chaos
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the event...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I’m flying solo on today’s show, so… it’s 1982 all over again! If you’d like to play a game of KC MUNCHKIN or reminisce about the phone company or be horrified at the idea of not owning your own computer, listen up!
@lizdye.bsky.social is out but will be back!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
@lizdye.bsky.social is out but will be back!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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JUST IN: Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against another defendant tied to Operation Midway Blitz.
Erik Meier faced trial 3/9 for resisting a federal officer. Once the motion is granted, he will be the 16th of 32 known defendants cleared.
No known convictions.
Erik Meier faced trial 3/9 for resisting a federal officer. Once the motion is granted, he will be the 16th of 32 known defendants cleared.
No known convictions.
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
JUST IN: Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against another defendant tied to Operation Midway Blitz.
Erik Meier faced trial 3/9 for resisting a federal officer. Once the motion is granted, he will be the 16th of 32 known defendants cleared.
No known convictions.
Erik Meier faced trial 3/9 for resisting a federal officer. Once the motion is granted, he will be the 16th of 32 known defendants cleared.
No known convictions.
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EXCLUSIVE: Previously unreported remarks from the Civil Rights Division AAG, @HarmeetKDhillon run directly counter to what the President said recently, Congressional Republicans’ SAVE Act, and the conduct of her own office.
mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ's Civil Rights Chief Called Federal Election Interference Unconstitutional
In a little-watched video in 2022, showing AAG Harmeet Dillion's statements about election security undercut the current administration and the work she's been doing.
mimsnewspod.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Previously unreported remarks from the Civil Rights Division AAG, @HarmeetKDhillon run directly counter to what the President said recently, Congressional Republicans’ SAVE Act, and the conduct of her own office.
mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Check out today’s blog post, where we talk about the continued hollowing out of Trump’s Department of Justice such that no one is even there to *do the work.* That’s one way to throw a spanner in this admin’s evil work!
With @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ice-melts-...
With @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ice-melts-...
ICE Melts DOJ In Minneapolis
Kristi's goons are making life miserable for Pam's minions ... and everyone else.
www.lawandchaospod.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Check out today’s blog post, where we talk about the continued hollowing out of Trump’s Department of Justice such that no one is even there to *do the work.* That’s one way to throw a spanner in this admin’s evil work!
With @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ice-melts-...
With @lizdye.bsky.social
www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ice-melts-...
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The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
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quite seriously: AUSAs are going to start filing briefs written with ChatGPT and the sanctions situation is going to be like nothing we’ve ever seen
Le then says she didn't receive proper training, and that there are only four AUSAs working on habeas petitions (they're so screwed). Earlier she said she'd shadowed other attorneys for about 3 weeks and that "when you showed up, they just throw you in the well and then here we go."
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 AM
quite seriously: AUSAs are going to start filing briefs written with ChatGPT and the sanctions situation is going to be like nothing we’ve ever seen
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JUST IN: 2 school systems in MN file suit to block ICE enforcement near schools. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#1 in Fridley Public School District, Independent School District 14 v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-01023) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12627493) filed by Education Minnesota, Duluth Public School District, Independent School District 709, Fridley Public School D...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
JUST IN: 2 school systems in MN file suit to block ICE enforcement near schools. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Me: <orders a transcript of yesterday's hearing (where I won) with a superfast turnaround time expecting to pay a couple hundred dollars>
Court reporter: Here's your transcript. That'll be $20 (the rate for a second copy of a transcript already ordered by someone else).
Me:
Court reporter: Here's your transcript. That'll be $20 (the rate for a second copy of a transcript already ordered by someone else).
Me:
a close up of a man 's face with the words well well on the bottom
Alt: Spike saying Well, well, isn't that neat?
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February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Me: <orders a transcript of yesterday's hearing (where I won) with a superfast turnaround time expecting to pay a couple hundred dollars>
Court reporter: Here's your transcript. That'll be $20 (the rate for a second copy of a transcript already ordered by someone else).
Me:
Court reporter: Here's your transcript. That'll be $20 (the rate for a second copy of a transcript already ordered by someone else).
Me:
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People keep saying Bezos wrecked the Post on purpose but he could have just done that if he wanted to, no need to drag it out for years. I think he and his fellow traveler billionaires have thoroughly cooked their worldview and honestly believe there is a vast, silent, ignored right wing audience
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
People keep saying Bezos wrecked the Post on purpose but he could have just done that if he wanted to, no need to drag it out for years. I think he and his fellow traveler billionaires have thoroughly cooked their worldview and honestly believe there is a vast, silent, ignored right wing audience
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WHO IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF DHS?????
"The email also revealed a rather bizarre chain of command, with Bovino saying he reported to Noem’s aide, Corey Lewandowski..."
www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-email...
www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Reveals Border Patrol Goon’s Jaw-Dropping Complaint About Tactics
Gregory Bovino urged leadership to allow him to do immigration enforcement his way.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WHO IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF DHS?????
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Memba how Brazil forced X to get in compliance with their digital services regulations? www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/e... Yeeeah - now SpaceX and Starlink can deal with their X / Grok affiliation all over the world.
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Memba how Brazil forced X to get in compliance with their digital services regulations? www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/e... Yeeeah - now SpaceX and Starlink can deal with their X / Grok affiliation all over the world.
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1/ If you too want to know everything there is to know about ADMIRALTY LAW, consider listening to the show & maybe becoming a subscriber. The show is below...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
1/ If you too want to know everything there is to know about ADMIRALTY LAW, consider listening to the show & maybe becoming a subscriber. The show is below...
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peep the date here. this is not what working to produce government data looks like. this *is* what working to get ahead of bad information looks like, however.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
While vetting the Epstein files, the FBI created a list of prominent names mentioned in the documents—and they noted which people had "salacious information" about them in the records. Trump was on the "salacious" list. Bill Clinton was not.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 PM
peep the date here. this is not what working to produce government data looks like. this *is* what working to get ahead of bad information looks like, however.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...
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Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion for tortious.. airing two clips of him side-by-side?
It's corrupt. It's nonsense. And since it's the intersection of "massive grift" and "attacks on the press worldwide, you need the latest @lizdye.bsky.social on @legaleagle.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8r...
It's corrupt. It's nonsense. And since it's the intersection of "massive grift" and "attacks on the press worldwide, you need the latest @lizdye.bsky.social on @legaleagle.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8r...
The End of Free Speech
YouTube video by LegalEagle
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February 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion for tortious.. airing two clips of him side-by-side?
It's corrupt. It's nonsense. And since it's the intersection of "massive grift" and "attacks on the press worldwide, you need the latest @lizdye.bsky.social on @legaleagle.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8r...
It's corrupt. It's nonsense. And since it's the intersection of "massive grift" and "attacks on the press worldwide, you need the latest @lizdye.bsky.social on @legaleagle.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8r...
In the case where Judge Ana Reyes accused Noem of pounding X (fka Twitter), today she shouts out the line prosecutor for "mastery of an intricate statutory regime; 3 complex doctrinal areas; & a 1,550p admin record ... w/good humor throughout."
Assume this poor dude will be axed for competence ASAP
Assume this poor dude will be axed for competence ASAP
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In the case where Judge Ana Reyes accused Noem of pounding X (fka Twitter), today she shouts out the line prosecutor for "mastery of an intricate statutory regime; 3 complex doctrinal areas; & a 1,550p admin record ... w/good humor throughout."
Assume this poor dude will be axed for competence ASAP
Assume this poor dude will be axed for competence ASAP