Bobak K. Persis
@bobpersis.bsky.social
Attorney | Washington, D.C.
“A republic if you can keep it.” —Benjamin Franklin
“A republic if you can keep it.” —Benjamin Franklin
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Bobak K. Persis
@bobpersis.bsky.social
· Nov 26
SUPREME COURT REFORM
(1) Expand SCOTUS.
(2) Empower POTUS to nominate two justices during each Presidential term.
(3) Impose age & term limits.
(4) Grandfather current Justices.
SENATE REFORM
(1) Eliminate the filibuster.
(2) Age & term-limit senators.
(3) Grant statehood to DC & PR.
(1) Expand SCOTUS.
(2) Empower POTUS to nominate two justices during each Presidential term.
(3) Impose age & term limits.
(4) Grandfather current Justices.
SENATE REFORM
(1) Eliminate the filibuster.
(2) Age & term-limit senators.
(3) Grant statehood to DC & PR.
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BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NOTABLE: The judge says the indictment sEssayli presided over are not dismissed bc they were signed by other lawfully appointed prosecutors. That reasoning, if adopted in other courts, bodes poorly for Lindsey Halligan, who was the only person to sign Comey/James indictments.
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
NOTABLE: The judge says the indictment sEssayli presided over are not dismissed bc they were signed by other lawfully appointed prosecutors. That reasoning, if adopted in other courts, bodes poorly for Lindsey Halligan, who was the only person to sign Comey/James indictments.
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NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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BREAKING: New statement from Virginia Giuffre's family.
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
July 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
BREAKING: New statement from Virginia Giuffre's family.
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
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The partisan gerrymander has become a tool for locking in power and stifling competition.
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
July 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The partisan gerrymander has become a tool for locking in power and stifling competition.
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
—Sandra Day O’Connor
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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a thin white woman in head to toe lululemon screaming at these thugs makes me think ICE has jumped the shark
July 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
a thin white woman in head to toe lululemon screaming at these thugs makes me think ICE has jumped the shark
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Ghislaine Maxwell was granted limited IMMUNITY to speak to Trump's private attorney and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The cover-up here is astounding.
July 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell was granted limited IMMUNITY to speak to Trump's private attorney and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The cover-up here is astounding.
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Trump supporters do not care at all if Trump is on the Epstein List.
They just wanna know who else is on the list.
They’re looking for validation of their ideology.
#ConfirmationBias
They just wanna know who else is on the list.
They’re looking for validation of their ideology.
#ConfirmationBias
July 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Trump supporters do not care at all if Trump is on the Epstein List.
They just wanna know who else is on the list.
They’re looking for validation of their ideology.
#ConfirmationBias
They just wanna know who else is on the list.
They’re looking for validation of their ideology.
#ConfirmationBias
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A prosecutor had the irate Trump administration appointee on speakerphone outside the grand jury room, and his screaming was audible, according to three law enforcement officials
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
July 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A prosecutor had the irate Trump administration appointee on speakerphone outside the grand jury room, and his screaming was audible, according to three law enforcement officials
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it
Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases
U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...
www.latimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it
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outright vote buying
March 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
outright vote buying
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Trump’s appeasement toward Vladimir Putin is not a policy of peace but a prelude to war.
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump’s appeasement toward Vladimir Putin is not a policy of peace but a prelude to war.
The Times has identified 50 people within DOGE.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
March 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Times has identified 50 people within DOGE.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
Few DOGE members have Washington experience.
Many are software engineers.
All have a mandate to shrink and disrupt the Federal Government.
And they are all unelected.
According to the CBS NEWS Poll,
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
According to the CBS NEWS Poll,
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
52% of Americans support Ukraine.
4% support Russia.
What do you call a politician who imposes policies the vast majority of Americans reject?
In an authoritarian government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader with few (if any) checks on power.
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
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Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
February 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
—John F. Kennedy
This is what Zelensky courageously did.
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Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.
February 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump and Vance just made Zelensky one of the most popular leaders in the world.
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Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut.
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The greatest enemy of authority is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.
—Hannah Arendt
—Hannah Arendt
February 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The greatest enemy of authority is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.
—Hannah Arendt
—Hannah Arendt
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Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims but by the way it justifies them.
—Jean-Paul Sartre
—Jean-Paul Sartre
February 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims but by the way it justifies them.
—Jean-Paul Sartre
—Jean-Paul Sartre