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Tichy. Mama. Law nerd. Awkwardly enthusiastic at times.
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If only we had a way of knowing where Tom Cotton stands on lawless abuse of the military.
December 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Tom Cotton is actually and truly not worth my time.
December 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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If there were just one affirmation to contemplate every morning, this might be the one
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November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If there were just one affirmation to contemplate every morning, this might be the one
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
This is ridiculously cute.
It's scary how cute Park Slope was tonight.
Happy Halloween, NYC.
Happy Halloween, NYC.
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is ridiculously cute.
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“.. The vote serves as a symbolic rebuke of Trump's trade policies. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not hold a vote on the measure (nor would Trump sign it into law).”
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October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“.. The vote serves as a symbolic rebuke of Trump's trade policies. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not hold a vote on the measure (nor would Trump sign it into law).”
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This 2017 HuffPo piece contains more wisdom & insight on current politics than 1000000 consultant polling reports.
I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People
Our disagreement is not merely political, but a fundamental divide on what it means to live in a society.
www.huffpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This 2017 HuffPo piece contains more wisdom & insight on current politics than 1000000 consultant polling reports.
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From now on, when anyone asks how we’re going to pay for it, the answer should be we’ll take it out of the teargas budget.
October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
From now on, when anyone asks how we’re going to pay for it, the answer should be we’ll take it out of the teargas budget.
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I've been briefed on the intelligence - there is no evidence Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. That makes this attack illegal.
Only Congress can declare preemptive war.
Only Congress can declare preemptive war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I've been briefed on the intelligence - there is no evidence Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. That makes this attack illegal.
Only Congress can declare preemptive war.
Only Congress can declare preemptive war.
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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This is a shocking abuse of power by ICE that has inflicted harm and jeopardized the lives of vulnerable children and a pregnant woman.
We are demanding the return of these families.
We are demanding the return of these families.
Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
Two families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday.
www.rollingstone.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is a shocking abuse of power by ICE that has inflicted harm and jeopardized the lives of vulnerable children and a pregnant woman.
We are demanding the return of these families.
We are demanding the return of these families.
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Extremely important to understand this, and not only for understanding the US
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
April 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Extremely important to understand this, and not only for understanding the US
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This. Write your name in the history books on the right side of the ledger.
Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This. Write your name in the history books on the right side of the ledger.
Bravo to Keker, Van Nest & Peters for standing by their oath and the rule of law.
NYT Opinion piece penned by John Keker, Bob Van Nest, & Elliot Peters: “If lawyers and law firms won’t stand up for the rule of law, who will?” Read: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump
If law firms won’t defend the rule of law, who will?
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Bravo to Keker, Van Nest & Peters for standing by their oath and the rule of law.
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Senior partners at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, a firm of 115 lawyers, write: "partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession & the rule of law itself is at stake. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump (Gift Article)
The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Senior partners at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, a firm of 115 lawyers, write: "partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession & the rule of law itself is at stake. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
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This is from an "assignment" call with Reps. Raskin and Stansbury. It is very informative.
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Ariella Elm on Substack
I was on the womenforward.us “Know Your Assignment” call with Reps Jamie Raskin and Melanie Stansbury and they are two of our best fighters, so I really trust what they’re saying
Here is some of what...
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March 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is from an "assignment" call with Reps. Raskin and Stansbury. It is very informative.
substack.com/@ariellaelm/...
substack.com/@ariellaelm/...
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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
February 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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12 women were interviewed for the Oregonian article about Graeme Abel. Did @bayfc.bsky.social make their detailed accounts part of the vetting process?
Super disappointed. I renewed my season tickets in part because Bay FC seemed like a player-first organization.
Super disappointed. I renewed my season tickets in part because Bay FC seemed like a player-first organization.
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
12 women were interviewed for the Oregonian article about Graeme Abel. Did @bayfc.bsky.social make their detailed accounts part of the vetting process?
Super disappointed. I renewed my season tickets in part because Bay FC seemed like a player-first organization.
Super disappointed. I renewed my season tickets in part because Bay FC seemed like a player-first organization.
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School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content".
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
After Censorship, Santa Rosa Students Write Their Own Play — and Take the Gold | KQED
A state festival awarded top honors to ‘REDACTED,’ which ruthlessly lampooned district officials.
www.kqed.org
February 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content".
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...