Niko Bowie
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
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Let's not forget that the only reason we're not talking about Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov's victory tonight is because she won her preliminary election so decisively that her billionaire heir opponent dropped out. ✊
Boston mayor Michelle Wu officially claims second term, cementing dominance in city - The Boston Globe
Mayor Michelle Wu ran unopposed, presiding unchallenged over Boston politics after a year in which it seemed her true political opposition was President Trump.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Let's not forget that the only reason we're not talking about Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov's victory tonight is because she won her preliminary election so decisively that her billionaire heir opponent dropped out. ✊
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“No Kings” is a great message, but it’s sort of incredible how many things Trump is doing that the English deposed their king for trying to do
This. The president can't extort corporations to pay essentially taxes to him personally so that he can use that money at his personal discretion to do government work.
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
“No Kings” is a great message, but it’s sort of incredible how many things Trump is doing that the English deposed their king for trying to do
Apt that the East Wing housed the Office of Legislative Affairs
Trump Lied and Will Now Demolish Entire East Wing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing
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October 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Apt that the East Wing housed the Office of Legislative Affairs
“If the justices gut a key provision of the law, there could be a potential windfall for Republicans in Congress. . . . An analysis by The New York Times estimated that the loss . . . could place the House in Republican control for a generation.”
Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act
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October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“If the justices gut a key provision of the law, there could be a potential windfall for Republicans in Congress. . . . An analysis by The New York Times estimated that the loss . . . could place the House in Republican control for a generation.”
One of the most embarrassing opinions in recent Supreme Court history was Clarence Thomas insisting that when the post-slavery Congress protected “freedmen” they were protecting a “formally race-neutral category”
“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.
October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of the most embarrassing opinions in recent Supreme Court history was Clarence Thomas insisting that when the post-slavery Congress protected “freedmen” they were protecting a “formally race-neutral category”
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Honestly, this entire opinion is just jaw-dropping. The first postings I saw on Bluesky were about the first page, which is lovely in its own right and exemplifies one of the less-well-explored roles of a judge in a democracy: to explain what is going on legally to non-lawyers.
There's way more.
There's way more.
reposting this (an excerpt from the district court's opinion in AAUP v. Rubio, a case about the government targeting noncitizen students and faculty for their pro-Palestine advocacy) w alt-text !
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September 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Honestly, this entire opinion is just jaw-dropping. The first postings I saw on Bluesky were about the first page, which is lovely in its own right and exemplifies one of the less-well-explored roles of a judge in a democracy: to explain what is going on legally to non-lawyers.
There's way more.
There's way more.
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Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"
September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Our little AAUP chapter went 2/2 vs. Trump!
Noem and Rubio…misused the sweeping powers of their offices to target non-citizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their 1st Am protected political speech. They did so in order to strike fear into similarly situated non-citizens…
Noem and Rubio…misused the sweeping powers of their offices to target non-citizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their 1st Am protected political speech. They did so in order to strike fear into similarly situated non-citizens…
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Entered: 09/30/2025)
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September 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our little AAUP chapter went 2/2 vs. Trump!
Noem and Rubio…misused the sweeping powers of their offices to target non-citizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their 1st Am protected political speech. They did so in order to strike fear into similarly situated non-citizens…
Noem and Rubio…misused the sweeping powers of their offices to target non-citizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their 1st Am protected political speech. They did so in order to strike fear into similarly situated non-citizens…
Ironically, the print version of this oped switched the second column with the third column
September 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ironically, the print version of this oped switched the second column with the third column
Gal Beckerman’s The Quiet Before was a critique of Twitter when it came out in 2022. But it now reads like a defense of Bluesky and why “bubbles” are so valuable for incubating ideas.
September 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gal Beckerman’s The Quiet Before was a critique of Twitter when it came out in 2022. But it now reads like a defense of Bluesky and why “bubbles” are so valuable for incubating ideas.
We won!!
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We won!!
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
“Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities … Their actions have jeopardized decades of research and the welfare of all those who could stand to benefit from that research.”
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September 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
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1/2 Trump should absolutely not be able to fire Lisa Cook.
But this is because he should not be able to fire anyone with statutory tenure protections.
But this is because he should not be able to fire anyone with statutory tenure protections.
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
1/2 Trump should absolutely not be able to fire Lisa Cook.
But this is because he should not be able to fire anyone with statutory tenure protections.
But this is because he should not be able to fire anyone with statutory tenure protections.
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one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder
August 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder
“We have committed our professional lives to learning and free inquiry, working together with students to advance truth for the collective benefit of society. Unlike our distant governing boards, we will not give up so easily — no matter what kind of deals are signed in our name.”
Harvard faculty won’t cave to Trump demands - The Boston Globe
Unlike our distant governing boards, we will not give up easily — no matter what kind of deals are signed in our name.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“We have committed our professional lives to learning and free inquiry, working together with students to advance truth for the collective benefit of society. Unlike our distant governing boards, we will not give up so easily — no matter what kind of deals are signed in our name.”
Trump’s attacks on Harvard are flagrantly illegal. If he’s so willing to defy the restrictions of federal law, it’s beyond me why he’d respect the restrictions of a “legal settlement.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
August 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Trump’s attacks on Harvard are flagrantly illegal. If he’s so willing to defy the restrictions of federal law, it’s beyond me why he’d respect the restrictions of a “legal settlement.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...
Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022 anticipating this sort of move. Its cosponsors should be out there explaining why we need more laws like it.
“.. So far in 2025, at least nine states have either introduced legislation aimed at blocking new marriage licenses for LGBTQ people or passed resolutions urging the Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell at the earliest opportunity ..”
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August 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022 anticipating this sort of move. Its cosponsors should be out there explaining why we need more laws like it.
Harvard: “We’re suing you for unconstitutionally retaliating against us.”
Trump lawyers: “This demands retaliation!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
Trump lawyers: “This demands retaliation!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
August 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Harvard: “We’re suing you for unconstitutionally retaliating against us.”
Trump lawyers: “This demands retaliation!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
Trump lawyers: “This demands retaliation!”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
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the weaponization of course evaluations in the Brown University deal takes the consumerist model of higher education to new heights. not only is your job contingent on it, but make any of your students uncomfortable and you’ll be investigated by the government
July 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
the weaponization of course evaluations in the Brown University deal takes the consumerist model of higher education to new heights. not only is your job contingent on it, but make any of your students uncomfortable and you’ll be investigated by the government
NYT: "N.Y.C. Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say"
Same article: "A federal ban on assault rifles ended in 2004."
Same article: "A federal ban on assault rifles ended in 2004."
N.Y.C. Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say
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July 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
NYT: "N.Y.C. Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say"
Same article: "A federal ban on assault rifles ended in 2004."
Same article: "A federal ban on assault rifles ended in 2004."