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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

Political science 44%
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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 3h
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 · 14h
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 · 15h
(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 · 12h
Another foreign policy matter with no obvious reason for intervention, no clear goals & no public support.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
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 · 13h
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 · 14h
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 · 15h
(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 · 2d
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 · 3d
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 · 2d
Global reputational consequences.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 2d
Criminal procedure faculty will revisit their coverage of the grand jury process.
robertltsai.bsky.social Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 3d
The correct decision by our fellow citizens
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 3d
The correct decision by our fellow citizens

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janefriedman.com
Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 3d
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 · 5d
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 · 5d
What an incredible show!
djrothkopf.bsky.social David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 5d
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 · 5d
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 · 5d
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 · 7d
Another scandal that will pass without a meaningful response, to be followed by another.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 7d
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 · 8d
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 · 8d
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...
www.cnn.com

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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social · 8d
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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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 9d
I wonder whether they understood that „The Handmaid‘s Tale“ is a dystopian novel, not an aspiration.
kylietcheung.bsky.social Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 9d
they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence

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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 9d
they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 9d
@thebaltimorebanner.com is truly a model for independent local coverage.
mattgertz.bsky.social Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 9d
Spitballing/bargaining stage of grief: A “Washington Banner” outlet, spun off the successful Baltimore Banner and taking advantage of its backend, built out of laid off Washington Post Metro and Sports staffers and funded via a mixed nonprofit and subscription model…

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 9d
Spitballing/bargaining stage of grief: A “Washington Banner” outlet, spun off the successful Baltimore Banner and taking advantage of its backend, built out of laid off Washington Post Metro and Sports staffers and funded via a mixed nonprofit and subscription model…

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 10d
If there were a betting pool, what‘s more likely to end the plan to send federal prosecutors into ICE surge areas:
1. Congress
2. Mass resignations by AUSAs around the country
charlottegarden.bsky.social Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 10d
Congress has got to force an end to these surges.
benjaminpenn.bsky.social Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 10d
Exclusive: DOJ is requiring all 93 US attorneys to designate prosecutors for "emergency jump teams" supporting surge districts dealing with assaults & obstruction of federal officers, per internal memo. Comes as more Minn. prosecutors resign. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 10d
We have also come to love our bird camera & are grateful for its help identifying the birds.

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Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social · 10d
Call-out for @vanhollen.senate.gov He has modeled Democratic opposition.
jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10d
We have no idea where Yglesias got his numbers but they’re wrong. This debate has for so long been plagued by numbers basically pulled out of thin air

Right pic is from my and @adambonica.bsky.social’s response essay: www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Matthew Yglesias & @mattyglesias X.com 1-2 percentage points is a small number but it's a very big deal. bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-... Adam Bonica and Jake Grumbach claim to find only "small" electoral benefits of moderation, on the order of one to two percentage points. Their subtext is, who could possibly care about an effect of this size? In fact, campaign professionals emphasize to me that this is an enormous effect compared to what you get from spending on campaign ads or mounting field programs to mobilize and turn out voters. A swing of one to two percentage points would have been enough for Hillary Clinton to win in 2016 or for Kamala Harris to win in 2024. Two is a small number, but I don't think that's small change for the world. It's a little bit hard for me to understand what this debate is even supposed to be about given that the skeptics of moderation are willing to concede that both of Trump's election wins were within the bounds of what they say can be plausibly achieved by moderating. To underscore the point: since 2012 there have been seventeen Senate races decided by less than the Bonica-Grumbach margin of moderation. 7:29 AM • 2/3/26 • 14K Views To begin with, Yglesias is way off in claiming that moderation increases a candidate's vote share by "one to two percentage points.' We don't know where he got these numbers, but they aren't in our essay; as our cited graphic shows, the best estimate is less than half a percentage point. He also need not speculate that moderating would have flipped important congressional races — we ran the numbers ourselves and found that moderation would have flipped none of the close House races in 2024. But we're used to seeing incorrect numbers on this subject. In any case, Yglesias's incorrect numbers are not as important as missing the central failures of popularism in recent years. Consider how it has hindered Democrats' leadership on public opinion. G. Elliott Morris is exactly right that trajectories are far more important than what polls say at any given moment. Throughout 2025, as Yglesias was arguing that Democrats shouldn't talk about immigration, the public turned dramatically against Trump on the issue in part due to the leadership of some Democratic leaders like Senator Chris Van Hollen. Now even Trump himself is reportedly "looking to change the subject to his economic agenda as his administration faces growing backlash over his