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Nora Demleitner
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Writer, educator, lawyer, immigrant. Served as college president & law dean. Writing on problems — and ways forward — in criminal justice & sentencing and higher education, often with a look abroad for different approaches. .. more

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Nora V. Demleitner is a German-American jurist and academic administrator. She was the president of St. John's College - Annapolis from 2022–2025. Prior to this, she served as the dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law from 2012-2015 and dean of Hofstra University School of Law from 2007-2012. .. more

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 31m
Rubio manages not to mention a single woman in the speech
evanbernick.bsky.social Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2h
“Columbus was good, actually, and we should emulate his values“ is just a wild thing to say

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 34m
The speech is shocking in its poor historical analysis and in the world it portrays for the future.

The European press is calling it out.

For Europe the message might not surprise as JD Vance has said so much. Rubio repeating it brings home that the US with whom they partnered is gone.
evanbernick.bsky.social Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2h
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.

www.state.gov/releases/off...
this continent long before. The man who settled and built the nation of my birth arrived on our shores carrying the memories and the traditions and the Christian faith of their ancestors as a sacred inheritance, an unbreakable link between the old world and the new. We are part of one civilization - Western civilization. We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry, and the sacrifices our forefathers made together for the common civilization to which we have fallen heir.

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2h
“Columbus was good, actually, and we should emulate his values“ is just a wild thing to say

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2h
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.

www.state.gov/releases/off...
this continent long before. The man who settled and built the nation of my birth arrived on our shores carrying the memories and the traditions and the Christian faith of their ancestors as a sacred inheritance, an unbreakable link between the old world and the new. We are part of one civilization - Western civilization. We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry, and the sacrifices our forefathers made together for the common civilization to which we have fallen heir.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 4h
Every day something new: when salary is less than expenses, it’s a salary gap. Epstein funds the “gap.” It’s a wonderful world 😉
drdind.bsky.social DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 16h
Epstein funded the expenses of prominent AI researcher Joscha Bach for several years until 2019, paying for a trip to Europe for his family and private school tuition in Palo Alto.

www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
SF AI exec had kids' private school tuition paid for by Jeffrey Epstein
"Jeffrey's last donation kept us afloat until now."
www.sfgate.com

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 4h
The NYT really has fun with this reporting. The final paragraphs in the “doctored” iced coffee sound like a parody.
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 1d
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”

culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
Bondi Suggests Culver City Has a Crime Problem. Culver City Has a Problem With That.
www.nytimes.com

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 16h
Epstein funded the expenses of prominent AI researcher Joscha Bach for several years until 2019, paying for a trip to Europe for his family and private school tuition in Palo Alto.

www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
SF AI exec had kids' private school tuition paid for by Jeffrey Epstein
"Jeffrey's last donation kept us afloat until now."
www.sfgate.com

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 1d
Let’s take this debate out if liberal arts v other majors realm.
What is higher Ed for?
Why has workforce preparation become the primary driver for higher Ed?
These questions are essential with AI as backdrop.
mcopelov.bsky.social Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d
This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
asheeshksi.bsky.social Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshksi.bsky.social · 1d
(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public.

Reposted by James Goodwin, Nora V. Demleitner

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”

culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
Bondi Suggests Culver City Has a Crime Problem. Culver City Has a Problem With That.
www.nytimes.com

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 1d
Another foreign policy matter with no obvious reason for intervention, no clear goals & no public support.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Q: Why did you send a second aircraft carrier?

TRUMP: In case we don't make a deal. If we don't have a deal, we'll need it

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Q: Why did you send a second aircraft carrier?

TRUMP: In case we don't make a deal. If we don't have a deal, we'll need it

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d
This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
asheeshksi.bsky.social Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshksi.bsky.social · 1d
(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 2d
Reminder that clemency here is about commutation of death to life-in-prison. This isn’t about release.

Also, we need to remember that we incarcerate people under inhumane conditions. Nobody even questions whether that may ever be acceptable.
taniel.bsky.social Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d
Big news tonight: Federal judge Tim Kelly has BLOCKED Bondi & Trump's attempt to transfer 20 men to an infamous super-max prison.

Biden granted these men clemency, and Trump has been trying to retaliate by plunging them in a place that people describe as a "living hell," as Bolts reported here:
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d
Big news tonight: Federal judge Tim Kelly has BLOCKED Bondi & Trump's attempt to transfer 20 men to an infamous super-max prison.

Biden granted these men clemency, and Trump has been trying to retaliate by plunging them in a place that people describe as a "living hell," as Bolts reported here:
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 3d
Every writer should read this. Great analysis @zenaryder as to the types of support needed at different stages of a writing project — or how to avoid the writing group that demotivates.
janefriedman.com Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 4d
Writers hear the advice to join a critique group and perhaps hope it will serve every need—motivation, accountability, encouragement, feedback, companionship. But it’s hard for one group to provide all those things to all members at the same time.

@zenaryder.bsky.social suggests what to do instead.
The Big Mistake That Keeps Writers From Finishing a Novel | Jane Friedman
One writer explains why you shouldn’t necessarily get feedback on your first draft—and what you should do instead.
janefriedman.com

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 3d
Global reputational consequences.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 3d
Criminal procedure faculty will revisit their coverage of the grand jury process.
robertltsai.bsky.social Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 4d
The correct decision by our fellow citizens
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 3d
Pre-US Sentencjng Guidelines there were stories of federal judges acting on a whim, adding or subtracting years as they liked. The result: mandatories & for over a decade mandatory guidelines. Will we see such restraints imposed on presidential power?
davidcorn.bsky.social David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d
Trump claims he has the authority to impose tariffs to respond to an economic “emergency.” Is getting his feelings hurt an emergency? This shows how absurd is tariff crusade is.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d
🤷🏼

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d
Trump claims he has the authority to impose tariffs to respond to an economic “emergency.” Is getting his feelings hurt an emergency? This shows how absurd is tariff crusade is.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."

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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 4d
The correct decision by our fellow citizens

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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 4d
Writers hear the advice to join a critique group and perhaps hope it will serve every need—motivation, accountability, encouragement, feedback, companionship. But it’s hard for one group to provide all those things to all members at the same time.

@zenaryder.bsky.social suggests what to do instead.
The Big Mistake That Keeps Writers From Finishing a Novel | Jane Friedman
One writer explains why you shouldn’t necessarily get feedback on your first draft—and what you should do instead.
janefriedman.com

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 5d
And Trump now takes now credit for the crime decline. It does not matter however much crime & the economy are multi-causal.
mcbridetd.bsky.social Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 6d
Trump accepts ownership of the current economy:
'I'm very proud of it'

More charts, facts from @steverattner.bsky.social

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 5d
I thought the subliminal message was about protecting children, playing on even more powerful emotions than those tied to dogs.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 6d
What an incredible show!
djrothkopf.bsky.social David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 6d
If you didn’t understand what was great about that halftime show you don’t understand what is great about America. Or should be.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 6d
If you didn’t understand what was great about that halftime show you don’t understand what is great about America. Or should be.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 6d
Trump accepts ownership of the current economy:
'I'm very proud of it'

More charts, facts from @steverattner.bsky.social

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 8d
Another scandal that will pass without a meaningful response, to be followed by another.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 8d
Important message 👇 about supporting local journalism. Adding The Baltimore Banner to the list.

Also read @bethmacy.bsky.social books. They document the impact of national (and international) political & economic decisions on rural communities.
bethmacy.bsky.social Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 9d
Great reporting on reporting. Support local journalism—I read and support Cardinal News, Ohio Capitol Journal, Springfield News-Sun, Roanoke Times and NYT daily. So sad about WaPo’s destruction by greedhead power grabbing.

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 9d
The federal government at work: Trump says New York and New Jersey can have money Congress already appropriated for a major rail project but only if Chuck Schumer renames Penn Station and Dulles airport after him
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
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