Ray Brescia
@raybrescia.bsky.social
Law professor; author; lawyer; bass player: all opinions my own.
Thoroughly enjoyed by conversation with Carmen Maria Rey Caldas for @legalafmtn.bsky.social. Rey Caldas is an immigration judge who was terminated without cause from the bench last summer and is still staying in the fight. Fired Judge Takes On Trump open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Fired Judge Takes On Trump
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February 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed by conversation with Carmen Maria Rey Caldas for @legalafmtn.bsky.social. Rey Caldas is an immigration judge who was terminated without cause from the bench last summer and is still staying in the fight. Fired Judge Takes On Trump open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
New rules have been imposed by #DOJ on review of the #EpsteinFiles. Anyone who accesses the files must be #Severed after they log out of the terminals and before they leave the facility. @raskin.house.gov, @rokhanna.bsky.social, @ericswalwell.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
New rules have been imposed by #DOJ on review of the #EpsteinFiles. Anyone who accesses the files must be #Severed after they log out of the terminals and before they leave the facility. @raskin.house.gov, @rokhanna.bsky.social, @ericswalwell.bsky.social
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The DOJ Is Hurting Even Its Own Lawyers, and Ethical Concerns Go Straight to AG Bondi
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The DOJ Is Hurting Even Its Own Lawyers, and Ethical Concerns Go Straight to AG Bondi
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February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The DOJ Is Hurting Even Its Own Lawyers, and Ethical Concerns Go Straight to AG Bondi
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New @legalafmtn.bsky.social post on the ethical crisis #DOJ attorneys face every day and the leaders within the Department who have created it. youtu.be/n8XmqdguIB8?...
Trump's DOJ COLLAPSES Under Its OWN PRESSURE in COURT
YouTube video by Legal AF
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February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New @legalafmtn.bsky.social post on the ethical crisis #DOJ attorneys face every day and the leaders within the Department who have created it. youtu.be/n8XmqdguIB8?...
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Resist and Unsubscribe: How to Protest Big Tech’s Capitulation to Trump
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Resist and Unsubscribe: How to Protest Big Tech’s Capitulation to Trump
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February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Resist and Unsubscribe: How to Protest Big Tech’s Capitulation to Trump
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American consumers have real power. Today, w/ #ICE & #BigTech, using this power is easier than ever. #ResistandUnsubscribe: How to Protest Big Tech’s Capitulation to Trump. @legalafmtn.bsky.social @profgalloway.com, @karaswisher.bsky.social, @pivotpod.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Resist and Unsubscribe: How to Protest Big Tech’s Capitulation to Trump
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February 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
American consumers have real power. Today, w/ #ICE & #BigTech, using this power is easier than ever. #ResistandUnsubscribe: How to Protest Big Tech’s Capitulation to Trump. @legalafmtn.bsky.social @profgalloway.com, @karaswisher.bsky.social, @pivotpod.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Bessent now changing his tune around #Bitcoin, laying groundwork in the name of national security for #taxpayer bailout of all the geniuses who thought our financial system was for suckers. www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
‘Hugely Important’—Bessent Issues ‘Surprise’ Warning That Could Be About To Trigger A Gold And Bitcoin Price Shock
U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has warned he wouldn’t be surprised if China is building a U.S. dollar and bitcoin challenger based on gold...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Bessent now changing his tune around #Bitcoin, laying groundwork in the name of national security for #taxpayer bailout of all the geniuses who thought our financial system was for suckers. www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
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I brought a family of 4 to the last No Kings protest. Looks like I need to find 8 for the March 28 event!
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I brought a family of 4 to the last No Kings protest. Looks like I need to find 8 for the March 28 event!
Check out my interview with Mack Jenkins on @legalafmtn.bsky.social where we talk all things #ICE, #Minnesota, #SCOTUS and #KavanaughStops; and explore his long career as an attorney at the #DOJ and the role of smaller firms in resisting the #TrumpAdministration's policies. youtu.be/B_xPXHbtCog?...
How the Supreme Court Created Trump's ICE NIGHTMARE
YouTube video by Legal AF
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February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Check out my interview with Mack Jenkins on @legalafmtn.bsky.social where we talk all things #ICE, #Minnesota, #SCOTUS and #KavanaughStops; and explore his long career as an attorney at the #DOJ and the role of smaller firms in resisting the #TrumpAdministration's policies. youtu.be/B_xPXHbtCog?...
While my milkshake brings no one anywhere, I loved this conversation on the Geek in Review Podcast about my new work "Lawyer 3.0: A Guide to Next-Wave Lawyering" published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. #LegalTech, #A2J, the #LegalProfession, and, yes, #milkshakes.
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Lawyer 3.0 and the Milkshake Test: Ray Brescia on Legal AI, Client Value, and the Next Wave of Lawyering
Podcast Episode · The Geek In Review · 02/02/2026 · 52m
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February 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
While my milkshake brings no one anywhere, I loved this conversation on the Geek in Review Podcast about my new work "Lawyer 3.0: A Guide to Next-Wave Lawyering" published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. #LegalTech, #A2J, the #LegalProfession, and, yes, #milkshakes.
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Do you want to predict the future? Invent it. My latest on #Minneapolis, the #Anti-ICE Movement, and the #Technology Super-Charging Everyday Advocates. #socialchange #democracy #socialmovements open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Minneapolis, the Anti-ICE Movement, and the Technology Super-Charging Everyday Advocates
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January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Do you want to predict the future? Invent it. My latest on #Minneapolis, the #Anti-ICE Movement, and the #Technology Super-Charging Everyday Advocates. #socialchange #democracy #socialmovements open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
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“Judges, state legislators, and others who care about preventing authoritarianism must dramatically improve privacy protection.” From my article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
“Judges, state legislators, and others who care about preventing authoritarianism must dramatically improve privacy protection.” From my article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Politicians Are Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency
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January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Thanks to @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com for highlighting my listener question on @pivotpod.bsky.social!
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Resist and Unsubscribe: Scott Galloway’s Plan to Hit Big Tech Where It Hurts | Pivot
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January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Thanks to @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com for highlighting my listener question on @pivotpod.bsky.social!
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What connects the #ICE #protests in #Minneapolis to social movements over American history? New technologies? Yes. But other things far more human. Read my latest on @theconversation.com.
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From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements
Smartphone video, ICE-tracking apps and 3D-printed whistles have been emblematic of the protests in Minneapolis. Social movements have long latched onto and been catalyzed by new technologies.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
What connects the #ICE #protests in #Minneapolis to social movements over American history? New technologies? Yes. But other things far more human. Read my latest on @theconversation.com.
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Please check out my conversation on @legalafmtn.bsky.social of @meidastouch.com with Robert Worth of the @theatlantic.com on citizen resistance in #Minneapolis to the #ICE occupation and the parallels to his experiences reporting on the #ArabSpring. youtu.be/43H-VU2_4Yc?...
Trump in FREE FALL as NATION Has HAD ENOUGH
YouTube video by Legal AF
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January 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Please check out my conversation on @legalafmtn.bsky.social of @meidastouch.com with Robert Worth of the @theatlantic.com on citizen resistance in #Minneapolis to the #ICE occupation and the parallels to his experiences reporting on the #ArabSpring. youtu.be/43H-VU2_4Yc?...
Check out my conversation with the inimitable @profmarkovic.bsky.social for @legalafmtn.bsky.social as we discuss the apparent lawlessness of many of the Trump Administration's international actions and how #DOJ lawyers are at the center of such activities and enabling them. youtu.be/YmgeeX1qPns?...
Trump WRECKS IT ALL on the INTERNATIONAL STAGE
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January 26, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Check out my conversation with the inimitable @profmarkovic.bsky.social for @legalafmtn.bsky.social as we discuss the apparent lawlessness of many of the Trump Administration's international actions and how #DOJ lawyers are at the center of such activities and enabling them. youtu.be/YmgeeX1qPns?...
Please check out my interview with @debpearlstein.bsky.social on @legalafmtn.bsky.social where we talk about the #ruleoflaw and recent efforts by retired judges to promote critical principles that will uphold it. youtu.be/sZ6x8vZNYzc?...
Retired Judges STEP IN as Trump’s PRESSURES COURTS
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January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Please check out my interview with @debpearlstein.bsky.social on @legalafmtn.bsky.social where we talk about the #ruleoflaw and recent efforts by retired judges to promote critical principles that will uphold it. youtu.be/sZ6x8vZNYzc?...
It’s times like this I would be totally down with us being a “creedal” country after all.
January 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It’s times like this I would be totally down with us being a “creedal” country after all.
Congress must review #ICE funding, but citizens and state officials can also #moveyourmoney away from the collaborators and enablers. My recent post on @legalafmtn.bsky.social: Want to Take Action to Rein in ICE?: Divest from the Companies Doing a Lot of Its Dirty Work. substack.com/@raybrescia3...
Want to Take Action to Rein in ICE?: Divest from the Companies Doing a Lot of Its Dirty Work.
By Ray Brescia
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January 25, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Congress must review #ICE funding, but citizens and state officials can also #moveyourmoney away from the collaborators and enablers. My recent post on @legalafmtn.bsky.social: Want to Take Action to Rein in ICE?: Divest from the Companies Doing a Lot of Its Dirty Work. substack.com/@raybrescia3...
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Divest from the companies collaborating with #ICE. My latest on @legalafmtn.bsky.social. substack.com/@legalaf/not...
Want to Take Action to Rein in ICE?: Divest from the Companies Doing a Lot of Its Dirty Work.
By Ray Brescia
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January 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Divest from the companies collaborating with #ICE. My latest on @legalafmtn.bsky.social. substack.com/@legalaf/not...
So moved by my conversation on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Nora Ahmed of the @aclu.org of Louisiana discussing the reality of what's happening in #ICE detention. youtu.be/Ju_cagmf5zU?...
INSIDE Trump's ICE Detenion HORRORS REVEALED
YouTube video by Legal AF
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January 22, 2026 at 2:37 PM
So moved by my conversation on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Nora Ahmed of the @aclu.org of Louisiana discussing the reality of what's happening in #ICE detention. youtu.be/Ju_cagmf5zU?...
Please check out my interview on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Rebecca Slaughter, who sued the Trump Administration over her political firing from the independent FTC, an issue before #SCOTUS today in the Lisa Cook/Federal Reserve case.
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Check out my recent interview with Rebecca Slaughter, who sued the Trump Administration for her political firing from the FTC in a manner contrary to law. Many of the issues are being discussed this ...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Please check out my interview on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Rebecca Slaughter, who sued the Trump Administration over her political firing from the independent FTC, an issue before #SCOTUS today in the Lisa Cook/Federal Reserve case.
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Want to learn more about #MovementLawyering, an approach needed now more than ever? My convo on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts on their new book "Lawyering for Liberation: a Toolbox for Movement Lawyers" from @ucpress.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Trump Blindsided as Lawyers Go on Offense With the Law
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January 19, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Want to learn more about #MovementLawyering, an approach needed now more than ever? My convo on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts on their new book "Lawyering for Liberation: a Toolbox for Movement Lawyers" from @ucpress.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...