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30-something Jewish 🇺🇸 🇦🇹 dual-citizen biologist patent lawyer who grew up in South Jersey, Delaware, and Geneva 🇨🇭. Now in Northern Virginia
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I don’t want to think about Trump’s latest post about Alex Pretti, but we all must, esp. as funding discussions continue.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I don’t want to think about Trump’s latest post about Alex Pretti, but we all must, esp. as funding discussions continue.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
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tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
Trump hoping to rob the taxpayer blind
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
President Donald Trump sued the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns during his first term in office. bloom.bg/4an5XRS
📷: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
📷: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
January 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Trump hoping to rob the taxpayer blind
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
After all, his allies staff the defendant agency, and he can command them
•Declaring a new national emergency and new tariff regime *while the Supreme Court is deliberating whether Trump even had this power*
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
•Declaring a new national emergency and new tariff regime *while the Supreme Court is deliberating whether Trump even had this power*
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
•the order accuses Cuba of supporting China, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Just a buffet of American villains
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is sort of a microcosm of the "why are you only criticizing Dems? criticize Republicans. they have agency" debate
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is sort of a microcosm of the "why are you only criticizing Dems? criticize Republicans. they have agency" debate
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
MGP is just one of 213 Dems, represents a GOP-lean district, and she 2x kept lunatic Joe Kent out of the House
OTOH, she's on "our team", seems gettable
From the same mind who brought us “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot like Otto von Bismarck (laudatory)”
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
From the same mind who brought us “Martin Luther King, Jr. was a lot like Otto von Bismarck (laudatory)”
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/mlk-...
tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
tuning into the Tom Homan press conference,
Trump's IEEPA tariffs, in the admin's statutory reading, allow Trump to "regulate" imports (by setting import duties) in order to "deal with" a declared emergency (in this case: high trade deficits)
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
Bad news for the US, with imports up, exports down, as the economy responds to Trump’s tariffs and financial volatility. The widening trade deficit, just announced, is far bigger than had been anticipated.
This could put even more pressure on the dollar and ultimately be a drag on growth.
This could put even more pressure on the dollar and ultimately be a drag on growth.
U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in November
The U.S. trade deficit rebounded in November, the Commerce Department said Thursday, extending a turbulent stretch for international trade flows as the economy responds to the Trump administration’s t...
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Trump's IEEPA tariffs, in the admin's statutory reading, allow Trump to "regulate" imports (by setting import duties) in order to "deal with" a declared emergency (in this case: high trade deficits)
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
shouldn't the judicial take cognizance that the policy isn't "dealing with" the purported emergency?
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 AM
The mask thing is self-perpetuating too, since by masking they’ve made their personal identities an object of intrigue
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
Officials are correct that ICE and CBP agents’ names and faces would circulate widely
ICE and CBP agents have earned their infamy and should have to live with it
If it’s impossible for the agency to exist except under a shroud, then it shouldn’t exist
ICE and CBP agents have earned their infamy and should have to live with it
If it’s impossible for the agency to exist except under a shroud, then it shouldn’t exist
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The mask thing is self-perpetuating too, since by masking they’ve made their personal identities an object of intrigue
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
And of course the masks have shielded the identities of several cold-blooded murderers
in addition the intense degree of targeted partisan enforcement, one thing this DoJ does constantly which breaks from past practice is announcing criminal charges with an arrest or arrest warrant application, but before there's an indictment
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
DOJ announces 16 arrests in MN for “allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement,” and you gotta wonder now how difficult it will be to convince a MN jury to believe federal LEO testimony.
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
in addition the intense degree of targeted partisan enforcement, one thing this DoJ does constantly which breaks from past practice is announcing criminal charges with an arrest or arrest warrant application, but before there's an indictment
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
anyway, good luck with the D.Minn. grand jurors
Jay Bhattacharya again refers obliquely to a "replication crisis" at NIH, and someone really ought to pin him down on what he means. What is the replication crisis in his mind? In what field? Point to some grants you believe are affected by such crisis
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Jay Bhattacharya again refers obliquely to a "replication crisis" at NIH, and someone really ought to pin him down on what he means. What is the replication crisis in his mind? In what field? Point to some grants you believe are affected by such crisis
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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Cf. Antonin Scalia rationalizing why he only hired clerks from Harvard and Yale
bsky.app/profile/saba...
bsky.app/profile/saba...
With regard to clerkships, I think a lot about how plainly Antonin Scalia stated his cynicism
He only hired from Harvard & Yale not on the assumption they teach better, but that their admits came from "good stock"
"They may not teach very well, but you can't make a sow's ear out of a silk purse"
He only hired from Harvard & Yale not on the assumption they teach better, but that their admits came from "good stock"
"They may not teach very well, but you can't make a sow's ear out of a silk purse"
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Cf. Antonin Scalia rationalizing why he only hired clerks from Harvard and Yale
bsky.app/profile/saba...
bsky.app/profile/saba...
hobgoblin looks like a Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! sprite
nice argument, unfortunately I have already depicted myself as a squared-up Ilhan Omar and you as a collapsing sewer ogre
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
hobgoblin looks like a Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! sprite
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I only skimmed the opinion (94 pages, including the dissent!), but the gist seems to be Maryland statute carves out lawful uses like operating a GPS and texting (?!) 911, so an officer must have more articulable facts than merely “it looked as though he was texting”
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I only skimmed the opinion (94 pages, including the dissent!), but the gist seems to be Maryland statute carves out lawful uses like operating a GPS and texting (?!) 911, so an officer must have more articulable facts than merely “it looked as though he was texting”
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
I only skimmed the opinion (94 pages, including the dissent!), but the gist seems to be Maryland statute carves out lawful uses like operating a GPS and texting (?!) 911, so an officer must have more articulable facts than merely “it looked as though he was texting”
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I only skimmed the opinion (94 pages, including the dissent!), but the gist seems to be Maryland statute carves out lawful uses like operating a GPS and texting (?!) 911, so an officer must have more articulable facts than merely “it looked as though he was texting”
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
law.justia.com/codes/maryla...
After reading a bit, admiralty cases against the US still require a sovereign immunity waiver under the Federal Tort Claims Act
The legal crux of the plaintiffs‘ case is an argument that these killings violate all law of war & therefore don’t “arise out of combatant activities of the military”
The legal crux of the plaintiffs‘ case is an argument that these killings violate all law of war & therefore don’t “arise out of combatant activities of the military”
the plaintiffs, next-of-kin of Trinidadian decedents Chad Joseph & Rishi Samaroo, assert jurisdiction in admiralty and statutory case-of-action under the Death on the High Seas Act, Alien Tort Statute, and Suits in Admiralty Act
(way outside my legal ken. I have no idea whether this could work)
(way outside my legal ken. I have no idea whether this could work)
NEW: Families of two men killed in a Caribbean boat strike sue the Trump administration, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM
After reading a bit, admiralty cases against the US still require a sovereign immunity waiver under the Federal Tort Claims Act
The legal crux of the plaintiffs‘ case is an argument that these killings violate all law of war & therefore don’t “arise out of combatant activities of the military”
The legal crux of the plaintiffs‘ case is an argument that these killings violate all law of war & therefore don’t “arise out of combatant activities of the military”
Ecuador probably could sue the US for this under SCOTUS’ original jurisdiction for violation of the Vienna Convention Treaty of 1963
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Ecuador probably could sue the US for this under SCOTUS’ original jurisdiction for violation of the Vienna Convention Treaty of 1963
the author of this piece is a former Massachusetts official and current instructor from the policy academy program at Northern Essex Community College (near the Mass./New Hampshire border)
how can people like this not perceive that ICE is behaving precisely as the personnel & administration intend?
how can people like this not perceive that ICE is behaving precisely as the personnel & administration intend?
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
the author of this piece is a former Massachusetts official and current instructor from the policy academy program at Northern Essex Community College (near the Mass./New Hampshire border)
how can people like this not perceive that ICE is behaving precisely as the personnel & administration intend?
how can people like this not perceive that ICE is behaving precisely as the personnel & administration intend?
This is good. credit where it's due.
NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is good. credit where it's due.
the plaintiffs, next-of-kin of Trinidadian decedents Chad Joseph & Rishi Samaroo, assert jurisdiction in admiralty and statutory case-of-action under the Death on the High Seas Act, Alien Tort Statute, and Suits in Admiralty Act
(way outside my legal ken. I have no idea whether this could work)
(way outside my legal ken. I have no idea whether this could work)
NEW: Families of two men killed in a Caribbean boat strike sue the Trump administration, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
First wrongful death lawsuit filed against Trump administration over drug boat strikes
The families of two Trinidadian men who were killed in an Oct. 14 strike on an alleged drug boat accused the U.S. in a lawsuit Tuesday of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
nbcnews.to
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
the plaintiffs, next-of-kin of Trinidadian decedents Chad Joseph & Rishi Samaroo, assert jurisdiction in admiralty and statutory case-of-action under the Death on the High Seas Act, Alien Tort Statute, and Suits in Admiralty Act
(way outside my legal ken. I have no idea whether this could work)
(way outside my legal ken. I have no idea whether this could work)
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And so passes another Gorpman, like so many Bleemers of old
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
And so passes another Gorpman, like so many Bleemers of old
The US Embassy to Italy has confirmed ICE agents will be attending the Olympic Games and _surprisingly_ local politicians do not want murdering goons who provoke protest to come (Milan’s mayor: “Militia who kill are not welcome”)
www.milanotoday.it/sport/olimpi...
www.milanotoday.it/sport/olimpi...
Ice a Milano, c'è la conferma. Sala: "Milizia che uccide, non sono i benvenuti"
Mentre Trump ordina il ritiro dell'Ice da Minneapolis, a Milano scoppia il caso degli agenti dell'agenzia americana: l'ambasciata Usa ha confermato la loro presenza. Il centrosinistra pronto a manifes...
www.milanotoday.it
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The US Embassy to Italy has confirmed ICE agents will be attending the Olympic Games and _surprisingly_ local politicians do not want murdering goons who provoke protest to come (Milan’s mayor: “Militia who kill are not welcome”)
www.milanotoday.it/sport/olimpi...
www.milanotoday.it/sport/olimpi...
“Mr. Bovino has had his social media access suspended“
a group of people are hugging each other in a dark room
Alt: General Zod and his minions are being sent to their imprisonment in The Phantom Zone
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM
“Mr. Bovino has had his social media access suspended“