Anna Hickey
@annahickey.bsky.social
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would give anything to know what was running through Mamdani's head during that press conference
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
would give anything to know what was running through Mamdani's head during that press conference
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LIVE NOW: @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social are discussing this morning's hearing in the prosecution of James Comey and this afternoon's hearing over potential contempt proceedings in the Alien Enemies Act, J.G.G. v. Trump.
Lawfare Live: Discussing Today's Hearing in the James Comey Prosecution
YouTube video by Lawfare
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
LIVE NOW: @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social are discussing this morning's hearing in the prosecution of James Comey and this afternoon's hearing over potential contempt proceedings in the Alien Enemies Act, J.G.G. v. Trump.
She's learned how to have just her head poking out of the blanket to menace me for treats
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
She's learned how to have just her head poking out of the blanket to menace me for treats
as a d&d nerd, I've been waiting for someone to write this article and @adamserwer.bsky.social killed it–a must read for any fantasy fans
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
as a d&d nerd, I've been waiting for someone to write this article and @adamserwer.bsky.social killed it–a must read for any fantasy fans
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Over at @lawfaremedia.org, we just launched a new project tracking domestic deployments of the U.S. military.
The map includes 2025 data and our table includes data from 2017. Check it out: www.lawfaremedia.org/domesticdepl...
The map includes 2025 data and our table includes data from 2017. Check it out: www.lawfaremedia.org/domesticdepl...
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Over at @lawfaremedia.org, we just launched a new project tracking domestic deployments of the U.S. military.
The map includes 2025 data and our table includes data from 2017. Check it out: www.lawfaremedia.org/domesticdepl...
The map includes 2025 data and our table includes data from 2017. Check it out: www.lawfaremedia.org/domesticdepl...
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Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social's courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.
Check it out:
Check it out:
Trump Administration Trial Coverage
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social's courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.
Check it out:
Check it out:
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
The closer it gets to Thanksgiving, the likelihood of Republicans nuking the filibuster increases pretty substantially, right?
“U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to order scheduled air traffic cut by 10% at 40 major airports starting Friday…”
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The closer it gets to Thanksgiving, the likelihood of Republicans nuking the filibuster increases pretty substantially, right?
The Republican 2028 primary is going to be wiiiild
Marjorie Taylor Greene has confided to colleagues that she wants to run for president, according to four sources familiar with the matter, including one who has spoken with her directly about it.
www.notus.org/2028-electio...
www.notus.org/2028-electio...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President
One source told NOTUS Greene believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”
www.notus.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Republican 2028 primary is going to be wiiiild
The shuttering of USAID is one of the most morally reprehensible acts of the Trump administration
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The shuttering of USAID is one of the most morally reprehensible acts of the Trump administration
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What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
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Polls will begin to close very soon.
And it'll feel like there are a million things to watch!
One resource to bookmark: my cheat sheet to election night. We'll be updating with results as they're known: so once you know what happened in VA, NYC, NJ, you can check out the all the down-ballot stuff!
And it'll feel like there are a million things to watch!
One resource to bookmark: my cheat sheet to election night. We'll be updating with results as they're known: so once you know what happened in VA, NYC, NJ, you can check out the all the down-ballot stuff!
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Polls will begin to close very soon.
And it'll feel like there are a million things to watch!
One resource to bookmark: my cheat sheet to election night. We'll be updating with results as they're known: so once you know what happened in VA, NYC, NJ, you can check out the all the down-ballot stuff!
And it'll feel like there are a million things to watch!
One resource to bookmark: my cheat sheet to election night. We'll be updating with results as they're known: so once you know what happened in VA, NYC, NJ, you can check out the all the down-ballot stuff!
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Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
The level of violence being used by the federal immigration enforcement agents in Chicago & it's suburbs is so insane—it seems like just a matter of time before something gives
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The level of violence being used by the federal immigration enforcement agents in Chicago & it's suburbs is so insane—it seems like just a matter of time before something gives
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Andrew Coan contemplates what would happen if the Trump administration defied lower court orders while declining to appeal them, creating an “appellate void” where higher courts lack an obvious path to intervene to enforce the rulings.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Appellate Void: Trump Could Defy Judges Without Confronting the Supreme Court
By refusing to appeal adverse rulings, a president could defy lower courts while denying higher courts any clear path to intervene.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Andrew Coan contemplates what would happen if the Trump administration defied lower court orders while declining to appeal them, creating an “appellate void” where higher courts lack an obvious path to intervene to enforce the rulings.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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We’ve updated our story with an additional comment provided by the United States Justice Department.
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’ve updated our story with an additional comment provided by the United States Justice Department.
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I hereby declare 2025 as “The Year of Politicians and Government Officials Reaching Out to Journalists in Utterly Baffling and Ill-Advised Ways.”
October 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I hereby declare 2025 as “The Year of Politicians and Government Officials Reaching Out to Journalists in Utterly Baffling and Ill-Advised Ways.”
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
“She knew I was a journalist. She approached me. She invited my questions. She even encouraged me to stop chasing other reporters’ stories and focus on my own.
Turns out, she gave me a great one. ”
Turns out, she gave me a great one. ”
Last weekend, @annabower.bsky.social started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James.
Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.
Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“She knew I was a journalist. She approached me. She invited my questions. She even encouraged me to stop chasing other reporters’ stories and focus on my own.
Turns out, she gave me a great one. ”
Turns out, she gave me a great one. ”
Heated blanket is out for winter which means my cat will not leave my lap for any reason
October 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Heated blanket is out for winter which means my cat will not leave my lap for any reason
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Trump gutted USAID, stopping critical lifesaving assistance around the world, in order to save money, and is now putting more than that much money into interfering in Argentina's domestic politics by bailing out the ruling party.
October 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Trump gutted USAID, stopping critical lifesaving assistance around the world, in order to save money, and is now putting more than that much money into interfering in Argentina's domestic politics by bailing out the ruling party.