Mary Joy
@maryjoy.bsky.social
Teaches (law and society, political theory at SLAC in New England) and bakes. Occasionally writes on all things related to conservative movement.
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Here is the entire syllabus 1/2
February 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Here is the entire syllabus 1/2
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BREAKING NYT:
The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department's headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The Times.
The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department's headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The Times.
Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
BREAKING NYT:
The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department's headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The Times.
The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department's headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The Times.
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She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
February 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
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Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building
February 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building
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Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.
February 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.
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According to @jodikantor.bsky.social of @nytimes.com, SCOTUS is requiring employees to sign non-disclosure agreements. The employees promptly disclosed.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/non-...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/non-...
Non-Disclosure Agreements at the U.S. Supreme Court
Two weeks ago, Jodi Kantor reported in The New York Times that in November, 2024, Chief Justice Roberts (below) gathered together Supreme Court employees
www.contractsprofblog.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
According to @jodikantor.bsky.social of @nytimes.com, SCOTUS is requiring employees to sign non-disclosure agreements. The employees promptly disclosed.
www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/non-...
www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/02/non-...
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While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a ICE agent fired the fatal shot.
ICE agent killed US citizen in Texas—public didn’t know for a year
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a ICE agent fired the fatal shot.
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So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
UK Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties: Live Updates
The British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of criminal activity linked to the Epstein files.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 10:50 AM
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Because there’s nothing big brewing militarily Pete’s cold tubbing.
February 19, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Because there’s nothing big brewing militarily Pete’s cold tubbing.
We’ve been surrounded by depraved people and not known.
February 19, 2026 at 2:03 AM
We’ve been surrounded by depraved people and not known.
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New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
We won our FOIA lawsuit for body cam footage of DOGE raid on US Institute of Peace
The judge ruled DC Metropolitan Police must share all un-redacted footage from the March 2025 raid.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 11:28 PM
New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
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I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
February 18, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat
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I want to spotlight this amazing reporting and interviewing for the UCLA student paper that got the university’s CFO fired
Financial mismanagement contributed to $425 million annual deficit, UCLA CFO says - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Feb. 16 at 11:34 p.m. University administrators’ financial mismanagement contributed to UCLA’s $425 million annual deficit, UCLA’s chief financial officer alleged. Stephen Agosti...
dailybruin.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I want to spotlight this amazing reporting and interviewing for the UCLA student paper that got the university’s CFO fired
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NEW: When North Carolina's GOP wanted to pass a bill last year to require that local governments comply with ICE, they were one vote down.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts
North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.
boltsmag.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
NEW: When North Carolina's GOP wanted to pass a bill last year to require that local governments comply with ICE, they were one vote down.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
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Ivan Krastev in Conversation with Curtis Yarvin. Yarvin‘s stop thereafter will be at the former Hitler Youth‘s HQ in Vienna.
Wow. Just wow. Complete moral bankrupcy of political elites in US & Europe who attend this conference.
www.schloss-elmau.de/kultur/sympo...
Wow. Just wow. Complete moral bankrupcy of political elites in US & Europe who attend this conference.
www.schloss-elmau.de/kultur/sympo...
Politische Debatten
Politische Debatten und Symposien über die Freiheit und ihre Feinde
www.schloss-elmau.de
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Ivan Krastev in Conversation with Curtis Yarvin. Yarvin‘s stop thereafter will be at the former Hitler Youth‘s HQ in Vienna.
Wow. Just wow. Complete moral bankrupcy of political elites in US & Europe who attend this conference.
www.schloss-elmau.de/kultur/sympo...
Wow. Just wow. Complete moral bankrupcy of political elites in US & Europe who attend this conference.
www.schloss-elmau.de/kultur/sympo...
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I'm kind of sick and tired of seeing privileged (mostly male) senior scholars take advantage of their own privileged positions to mainstream and normalise the far right, seemingly without any shame (or consequences).
Your work is harming us all (collectively, societally, and within the discipline).
Your work is harming us all (collectively, societally, and within the discipline).
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I'm kind of sick and tired of seeing privileged (mostly male) senior scholars take advantage of their own privileged positions to mainstream and normalise the far right, seemingly without any shame (or consequences).
Your work is harming us all (collectively, societally, and within the discipline).
Your work is harming us all (collectively, societally, and within the discipline).
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At each stage in America's fascism, the current stage is admitted by commentators while the future is denied.
Once they denied Trump was fascist. Now they concede it.
Now they deny the concentration camps & that there will be attempts to overturn elections.
They are more useful to Trump than ICE.
Once they denied Trump was fascist. Now they concede it.
Now they deny the concentration camps & that there will be attempts to overturn elections.
They are more useful to Trump than ICE.
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
At each stage in America's fascism, the current stage is admitted by commentators while the future is denied.
Once they denied Trump was fascist. Now they concede it.
Now they deny the concentration camps & that there will be attempts to overturn elections.
They are more useful to Trump than ICE.
Once they denied Trump was fascist. Now they concede it.
Now they deny the concentration camps & that there will be attempts to overturn elections.
They are more useful to Trump than ICE.
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
Super bad vibes about this. MAGA has a lot of ideological interest in destroying baby formula availability in US.
RFK Jr.’s Next Overhaul: America’s Baby Formula Guidelines
The administration is expected to begin unveiling “Operation Stork Speed” this spring but is unlikely to act on calls to remove seed oils from infant formula.
www.wsj.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Super bad vibes about this. MAGA has a lot of ideological interest in destroying baby formula availability in US.
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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I wrote about the Epstein files and how they illustrate the fact that the oligarchs are not exactly rigorous thinkers. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Epstein Class Clowns
One key revelation in the wide correspondence of the late pedophile: the rich and powerful just aren't all that bright.
www.thenation.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files and how they illustrate the fact that the oligarchs are not exactly rigorous thinkers. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The interview with Talarico has been posted to YouTube: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The interview with Talarico has been posted to YouTube: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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My book comes out in about a month! I've got a mini-tour lined up this spring to promote it:
March 11, New York, NY
March 19, Berkeley, CA
March 27, Tuscaloosa AL
April 23, Davis, CA
May 27-28, London UK
Stay tuned for details! Now booking for fall too, if you're interested.
March 11, New York, NY
March 19, Berkeley, CA
March 27, Tuscaloosa AL
April 23, Davis, CA
May 27-28, London UK
Stay tuned for details! Now booking for fall too, if you're interested.
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My book comes out in about a month! I've got a mini-tour lined up this spring to promote it:
March 11, New York, NY
March 19, Berkeley, CA
March 27, Tuscaloosa AL
April 23, Davis, CA
May 27-28, London UK
Stay tuned for details! Now booking for fall too, if you're interested.
March 11, New York, NY
March 19, Berkeley, CA
March 27, Tuscaloosa AL
April 23, Davis, CA
May 27-28, London UK
Stay tuned for details! Now booking for fall too, if you're interested.
