Will Li
@williamlidc.bsky.social
Associate General Counsel at the National Treasury Employees Union. Skeets are my opinions and not NTEU’s.
W&_ Law, Dartmouth
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W&_ Law, Dartmouth
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It appears we’re literally doing this within the Venezuelan leadership, even though (I think? Am I wrong) they’re all involved in the same narco stuff?
Several decades of United States (bad) foreign policy in Latin America is basically “for ‘our narcos,’ the world, and for ‘their narcos,’ the sword.”
So we’re murdering people in the Caribbean because narcoterrosim is bad, but this guy goes free because narcoterrosim is a pardonable offense?
😵💫😵💫
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January 4, 2026 at 4:24 AM
It appears we’re literally doing this within the Venezuelan leadership, even though (I think? Am I wrong) they’re all involved in the same narco stuff?
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I don't care for all the cavalier musings by randos, most of whom know/care nothing about the people of Taiwan, about how this is going to embolden China to invade Taiwan.
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I don't care for all the cavalier musings by randos, most of whom know/care nothing about the people of Taiwan, about how this is going to embolden China to invade Taiwan.
Putting aside the weakness for just a moment, this is the kind of statement you put out if you’re pretty sure about what’s going to happen next in Venezuela and I don’t think anyone should be so certain
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Putting aside the weakness for just a moment, this is the kind of statement you put out if you’re pretty sure about what’s going to happen next in Venezuela and I don’t think anyone should be so certain
In what court? On what charges? Is John Roberts presiding over a trial of a foreign head of state? I hope he has to because this is as much on his head as anyone else’s.
Balls and strikes mfer.
Balls and strikes mfer.
Rubio has confirmed (via BBC) Maduro will stand trial in the U.S.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Fucking hell, call your reps.
Chatham House expert has just declared the possibility that Maduro has likely been flown out of country to stand trial in the U.S. "in a violation of national sovereignty."
"The U.S. will morally own what the outcomes are."
"The U.S. will morally own what the outcomes are."
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
In what court? On what charges? Is John Roberts presiding over a trial of a foreign head of state? I hope he has to because this is as much on his head as anyone else’s.
Balls and strikes mfer.
Balls and strikes mfer.
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Hey everyone here is a quick update from Tess. I figured it would be easier to read this way than a bunch of posts.
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Hey everyone here is a quick update from Tess. I figured it would be easier to read this way than a bunch of posts.
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I used to run a dating agency for chickens but I had to shut it down.
I was struggling to make hens meet.
I was struggling to make hens meet.
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I used to run a dating agency for chickens but I had to shut it down.
I was struggling to make hens meet.
I was struggling to make hens meet.
Okay, but I bet this involved the line “picture this: inside your kitchen there are two wolves” and if it didn’t it was the missed opportunity of a lifetime
This kitchen doesn't just have a kitchen island, it has a kitchen continent. And then they went to the Wolf dealer who sold them on smashing two Wolf ovens together ($25K?). #FridayNightZillow
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Okay, but I bet this involved the line “picture this: inside your kitchen there are two wolves” and if it didn’t it was the missed opportunity of a lifetime
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I’m cold stratifying the milkweed seeds, I’m caterpillarcore, we’re butterflymaxxing, in my Lepidopt-era
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I’m cold stratifying the milkweed seeds, I’m caterpillarcore, we’re butterflymaxxing, in my Lepidopt-era
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
Kids these days can’t even calculate THAC0
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Kids these days can’t even calculate THAC0
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Kids can’t even build a proper Wicker Man these days. Come the solstice they just hose down a random cop with gasoline and light him on fire! Don’t even check to see if he’s a virgin!
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Kids can’t even build a proper Wicker Man these days. Come the solstice they just hose down a random cop with gasoline and light him on fire! Don’t even check to see if he’s a virgin!
Just going to say that I remember seeing that guy’s attempt to translate his name into Chinese, which is his phonetic first name (lái mín - symbols meaning come / nationality) and his literal last name (shi- symbol for stone), doing a massive eyeroll and then ignoring him from then on
January 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Just going to say that I remember seeing that guy’s attempt to translate his name into Chinese, which is his phonetic first name (lái mín - symbols meaning come / nationality) and his literal last name (shi- symbol for stone), doing a massive eyeroll and then ignoring him from then on
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All the time — give it time
And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you've early closed your curtains
I'll wait by the backstage door
And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you've early closed your curtains
I'll wait by the backstage door
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
All the time — give it time
And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you've early closed your curtains
I'll wait by the backstage door
And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you've early closed your curtains
I'll wait by the backstage door
I don’t have the Sugar Bowl on so I’m just seeing people’s reactions and I gotta admit I don’t know what’s happening.
January 2, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I don’t have the Sugar Bowl on so I’m just seeing people’s reactions and I gotta admit I don’t know what’s happening.
I really appreciate that they make these single serving sizes for single people or people who are the only people in their family who enjoy a panettone
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I really appreciate that they make these single serving sizes for single people or people who are the only people in their family who enjoy a panettone
The “Miami, finance capital, is underwater” jokes will write themselves
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The “Miami, finance capital, is underwater” jokes will write themselves
Damn right it does
January 1, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Damn right it does
I’m just learning about this (thanks @questauthority.bsky.social ), let’s help Lane out to start the new year so that he doesn’t have to worry about these bills
Bsky, my pneumonia has taken a bad turn. I may be facing significant medical costs. I’m starting a GoFundMe to help out with medical bills and expenses. Please share if you can.
gofund.me/19d78b218
gofund.me/19d78b218
Donate to Help with Medical Bills for Pneumonia Recovery, organized by Lane Haygood
I have been diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia and will be hospital… Lane Haygood needs your support for Help with Medical Bills for Pneumonia Recovery
gofund.me
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I’m just learning about this (thanks @questauthority.bsky.social ), let’s help Lane out to start the new year so that he doesn’t have to worry about these bills
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here’s hoping 2026 is just one year
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM
here’s hoping 2026 is just one year
Amazing thread
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Amazing thread
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The very last Calvin and Hobbes strip was published 30 years ago today.
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The very last Calvin and Hobbes strip was published 30 years ago today.
