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New Yorker, union activist, employment lawyer, dad, generational trauma ender. He/him.
Re-reading on the original Bloody Sunday in Ireland in 1920, where IRA assassins killed over a dozen British spies, and the British Army machine-gunned a civilian crowd. This photo shows the only two assassins convicted, moments before their hanging. Wonder what Publius would say about their faces.
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Re-reading on the original Bloody Sunday in Ireland in 1920, where IRA assassins killed over a dozen British spies, and the British Army machine-gunned a civilian crowd. This photo shows the only two assassins convicted, moments before their hanging. Wonder what Publius would say about their faces.
Technically he doesn't get relieved of duties until he rides his Dachshund to the White House for the official defrocking.
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Technically he doesn't get relieved of duties until he rides his Dachshund to the White House for the official defrocking.
Oh, this is what they do before Kristi Noem takes them to the gravel pit.
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Oh, this is what they do before Kristi Noem takes them to the gravel pit.
Ok so it's pretty clear that the Trump Administration is going to throw some people under the bus for Minneapolis, say it was all the fault of these awful underlings, and try to move on. I don't think they'll try the same strategy again, but they are very, very stupid.
Breaking News: The Trump administration is planning to move Gregory Bovino, the official in charge of President Trump’s Border Patrol operations and the face of on-the-ground immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, out of the city, officials said. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4jWyPDK
January 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Ok so it's pretty clear that the Trump Administration is going to throw some people under the bus for Minneapolis, say it was all the fault of these awful underlings, and try to move on. I don't think they'll try the same strategy again, but they are very, very stupid.
This seems like it has to be organic on Senators' part. If there was some kind of strategic plan by the GOP Senate caucus, they'd let vulnerable senators like Collins come out and say something first. So far we've had Paul and then a guy who's... not up for reelection until 2030. In Utah.
The dam is breaking, GOP senator from Utah edition...
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This seems like it has to be organic on Senators' part. If there was some kind of strategic plan by the GOP Senate caucus, they'd let vulnerable senators like Collins come out and say something first. So far we've had Paul and then a guy who's... not up for reelection until 2030. In Utah.
This metaphor is more strained than Giannis Antetokounmpo's calf muscle.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This metaphor is more strained than Giannis Antetokounmpo's calf muscle.
Paul Allen has mistaken me for this dickhead Marcus Halberstram. It seems logical because Marcus also works at P&P and in fact does the same exact thing I do and he also has a penchant for Valentino suits and Oliver Peoples glasses. Marcus and I even go to the same barber.
“Minnesota Vikings radio broadcaster taking leave of absence after mocking ICE protestors.”
“On Monday, Paul Allen apologized for what he called a ‘cheap one-liner’ in which he called protestors ‘paid’ and wondered aloud if they would get ‘hazard pay’ to be out in inclement weather.”
“On Monday, Paul Allen apologized for what he called a ‘cheap one-liner’ in which he called protestors ‘paid’ and wondered aloud if they would get ‘hazard pay’ to be out in inclement weather.”
Minnesota Vikings Radio Broadcaster Taking Leave of Absence After Mocking ICE Protestors
A Minnesota sports radio personality is apologizing and taking a leave of absence, he announced Monday, Jan. 26, after he called into question the intentions of ICE protestors in Minneapolis.
people.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Paul Allen has mistaken me for this dickhead Marcus Halberstram. It seems logical because Marcus also works at P&P and in fact does the same exact thing I do and he also has a penchant for Valentino suits and Oliver Peoples glasses. Marcus and I even go to the same barber.
I could never understand why somebody would choose to marry Stephen Miller, until I discovered that Katie Miller has been trying to become famous since she was 16. Evidently she was too busy fame-chasing to bother learning literally anything about politics.
January 26, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I could never understand why somebody would choose to marry Stephen Miller, until I discovered that Katie Miller has been trying to become famous since she was 16. Evidently she was too busy fame-chasing to bother learning literally anything about politics.
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Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
The very worst human beings who are also athletes are baseball players.
Chipper Jones is a Sandy Hook truther.
John Rocker is still doing his racist thing.
Mark Teixeira running for Congress as "Stephen Miller but tall."
Aubrey Huff out here giving advice on how to harrass women.
Curt Schilling.
Chipper Jones is a Sandy Hook truther.
John Rocker is still doing his racist thing.
Mark Teixeira running for Congress as "Stephen Miller but tall."
Aubrey Huff out here giving advice on how to harrass women.
Curt Schilling.
I'm so surprised Chipper Jones sucks as a person.
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The very worst human beings who are also athletes are baseball players.
Chipper Jones is a Sandy Hook truther.
John Rocker is still doing his racist thing.
Mark Teixeira running for Congress as "Stephen Miller but tall."
Aubrey Huff out here giving advice on how to harrass women.
Curt Schilling.
Chipper Jones is a Sandy Hook truther.
John Rocker is still doing his racist thing.
Mark Teixeira running for Congress as "Stephen Miller but tall."
Aubrey Huff out here giving advice on how to harrass women.
Curt Schilling.
Apologies for yet another Irish Revolution comparison: the Irish population was very much opposed to the Easter Rising in 1916 because downtown Dublin was destroyed for, seemingly, no purpose. Until the British executed James Connolly as he was dying of gangrene. He was strapped to a chair and shot.
There's another way to look at this. ICE is doing everything the military manual tells you not to do to civilian populations because it creates insurgencies where none existed before.
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Apologies for yet another Irish Revolution comparison: the Irish population was very much opposed to the Easter Rising in 1916 because downtown Dublin was destroyed for, seemingly, no purpose. Until the British executed James Connolly as he was dying of gangrene. He was strapped to a chair and shot.
With the exception of hockey - I don't follow it so I can't be sure - MLB has by far the most MAGA-coded player base (although a very progressive fan base for weird historical reasons), especially among white American born players. Seeing Calhoun say this is a huge step in the right direction.
Kole Calhoun, the former Diamondbacks outfielder and ASU star, called Alex Pretti's killing "murder" on Instagram and said the Trump administration's immigration crackdown “blatantly racist."
Story:
Story:
Ex-Diamondbacks player: Alex Pretti was ‘straight murdered’ by feds
"I don't care about what side you're on or who you voted for, this is wrong," wrote ex-ASU star Kole Calhoun on Instagram.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
With the exception of hockey - I don't follow it so I can't be sure - MLB has by far the most MAGA-coded player base (although a very progressive fan base for weird historical reasons), especially among white American born players. Seeing Calhoun say this is a huge step in the right direction.
This this this.
You know how many times I've worked on a union organizing campaign and relied on people who want a union but whom I otherwise would cross the street to avoid speaking with? Take any help you can get to accomplish the task at hand, worry about other things later.
You know how many times I've worked on a union organizing campaign and relied on people who want a union but whom I otherwise would cross the street to avoid speaking with? Take any help you can get to accomplish the task at hand, worry about other things later.
We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This this this.
You know how many times I've worked on a union organizing campaign and relied on people who want a union but whom I otherwise would cross the street to avoid speaking with? Take any help you can get to accomplish the task at hand, worry about other things later.
You know how many times I've worked on a union organizing campaign and relied on people who want a union but whom I otherwise would cross the street to avoid speaking with? Take any help you can get to accomplish the task at hand, worry about other things later.
In August of 2007, Countrywide Financial warned it may not be able to continue as a going concern. It was the first big warning sign of the coming Global Financial Crisis.
The attorney for the State of Minnesota just said that the United States may not be able to continue as a going concern.
The attorney for the State of Minnesota just said that the United States may not be able to continue as a going concern.
Carter: If this is not stopped, right here, right now, I don't think anyone who is seriously looking at this can have much faith in how our republic is going to go in the future.
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
In August of 2007, Countrywide Financial warned it may not be able to continue as a going concern. It was the first big warning sign of the coming Global Financial Crisis.
The attorney for the State of Minnesota just said that the United States may not be able to continue as a going concern.
The attorney for the State of Minnesota just said that the United States may not be able to continue as a going concern.
See? Having thousands of people in a swing district vocally voice their disgust at your actions can work. I mean, for dubious levels of "work."
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
See? Having thousands of people in a swing district vocally voice their disgust at your actions can work. I mean, for dubious levels of "work."
If Verlander and Scherzer don't sign this year, this will be the first year since *1879* that there are no active pitchers with at least 200 career wins*.
*- in 1949, Bobo Newsome was the only active player with 200 wins. He made the Senators' roster in September but didn't pitch; had 237 IP in AA.
*- in 1949, Bobo Newsome was the only active player with 200 wins. He made the Senators' roster in September but didn't pitch; had 237 IP in AA.
@JonHeyman tweeted
Pitchers report in 2 weeks & still on board: Valdez (ace), Gallen (Cy votes, 3 times), Bassitt, Giolito, N. Martinez (solid-plus vets), Verlander, Scherzer (future Hall of Famers), Civale, Littell, Quintana, Paddack, Sugano, Urquidy, Mikolas, Canning, Cortes, Montgomery, Miley
Pitchers report in 2 weeks & still on board: Valdez (ace), Gallen (Cy votes, 3 times), Bassitt, Giolito, N. Martinez (solid-plus vets), Verlander, Scherzer (future Hall of Famers), Civale, Littell, Quintana, Paddack, Sugano, Urquidy, Mikolas, Canning, Cortes, Montgomery, Miley
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
If Verlander and Scherzer don't sign this year, this will be the first year since *1879* that there are no active pitchers with at least 200 career wins*.
*- in 1949, Bobo Newsome was the only active player with 200 wins. He made the Senators' roster in September but didn't pitch; had 237 IP in AA.
*- in 1949, Bobo Newsome was the only active player with 200 wins. He made the Senators' roster in September but didn't pitch; had 237 IP in AA.
And there we go; had a Zoom call with a mediator this morning and he thought I was in my office even though I'm snowbound at home.
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
And there we go; had a Zoom call with a mediator this morning and he thought I was in my office even though I'm snowbound at home.
After finishing my CLEs last night, I did my biannual registration this morning, and it hit me like a sledgehammer when I got to the question about how long I've been admitted, and... I was in the 20+ years category that's the highest one. I'm the experienced-est attorney level now? Yikes.
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
After finishing my CLEs last night, I did my biannual registration this morning, and it hit me like a sledgehammer when I got to the question about how long I've been admitted, and... I was in the 20+ years category that's the highest one. I'm the experienced-est attorney level now? Yikes.
Look, I get it, I like Full Metal Jacket too.
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Look, I get it, I like Full Metal Jacket too.
Yes, Minneapolis is basically the same as Stalingrad in 1942, these are definitely the people who are going to win.
Trouble with all of the “they’re outside paid protestors” propaganda —sometimes they actually believe it themselves.
Extended supply lines…
Extended supply lines…
January 26, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Yes, Minneapolis is basically the same as Stalingrad in 1942, these are definitely the people who are going to win.
I've done a bunch of CLEs about AI this weekend, but none of them touch on a concern I have: people looking for legal representation have been feeding information about their "claim" into LLMs and then having the LLMs spam it out to plaintiffs' firms; we get dozens every day. This is not privileged.
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I've done a bunch of CLEs about AI this weekend, but none of them touch on a concern I have: people looking for legal representation have been feeding information about their "claim" into LLMs and then having the LLMs spam it out to plaintiffs' firms; we get dozens every day. This is not privileged.
Technically my CLEs and attorney re-registration are due today, but I'm not going to finish the last CLE until after midnight, so I'll just assume I'm fine since NY General Construction Law § 25-a says that any legal deadline that falls on a Sunday shall be deemed extended to the next business day.
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Technically my CLEs and attorney re-registration are due today, but I'm not going to finish the last CLE until after midnight, so I'll just assume I'm fine since NY General Construction Law § 25-a says that any legal deadline that falls on a Sunday shall be deemed extended to the next business day.
Hey @stevevladeck.bsky.social , I just watched your CLE on SCOTUS' Shadow Docket, and it was super-duper interesting, genuinely enjoyed it, excellent job. Easily the most engaging CLE I watched this cycle. I just have a question about your video background though.
January 26, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Hey @stevevladeck.bsky.social , I just watched your CLE on SCOTUS' Shadow Docket, and it was super-duper interesting, genuinely enjoyed it, excellent job. Easily the most engaging CLE I watched this cycle. I just have a question about your video background though.
Forget about "this person has never been to a protest": this is quite clearly a person who's never been to a child's birthday party.
nothing smacks of professional-grade logistics like FREE scrawled on a cardboard box in bubble letters
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Forget about "this person has never been to a protest": this is quite clearly a person who's never been to a child's birthday party.
I'm sensing a theme in the replies.
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I'm sensing a theme in the replies.