@clg0519.bsky.social
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UPDATE: I obtained a copy of the firm-wide email and attachment that Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, sent to employees on Thursday evening.
The documents detail the agreement Karp reached with the White House before Trump rescinded his executive order targeting the firm.
The documents detail the agreement Karp reached with the White House before Trump rescinded his executive order targeting the firm.
March 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
UPDATE: I obtained a copy of the firm-wide email and attachment that Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, sent to employees on Thursday evening.
The documents detail the agreement Karp reached with the White House before Trump rescinded his executive order targeting the firm.
The documents detail the agreement Karp reached with the White House before Trump rescinded his executive order targeting the firm.
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I spoke with Rachel Cohen, the Skadden Arps associate whose resignation letter went viral. Her message for those in positions of power who are still staying mum:
“Their silence is not only not going to protect them, it is going to kill people.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
“Their silence is not only not going to protect them, it is going to kill people.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
March 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I spoke with Rachel Cohen, the Skadden Arps associate whose resignation letter went viral. Her message for those in positions of power who are still staying mum:
“Their silence is not only not going to protect them, it is going to kill people.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
“Their silence is not only not going to protect them, it is going to kill people.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Really good thread about today’s hearing. Please read and repost.
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Boasberg is presiding over a hearing regarding whether the Trump administration violated court order temporarily barring removal of Venezuelan migrants.
He kicks off by questioning DOJ about the timeline re: when flights took off on Saturday.
He kicks off by questioning DOJ about the timeline re: when flights took off on Saturday.
March 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Really good thread about today’s hearing. Please read and repost.
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Summary of the Boasberg hearing:
Judge: how many planes took off yesterday and how many people were on them?
Govt: We can't tell you.
Judge: Why not?
Govt: It's a secret.
Judge: What kind of secret?
Govt: that's also a secret.
Judge: how many planes took off yesterday and how many people were on them?
Govt: We can't tell you.
Judge: Why not?
Govt: It's a secret.
Judge: What kind of secret?
Govt: that's also a secret.
March 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Summary of the Boasberg hearing:
Judge: how many planes took off yesterday and how many people were on them?
Govt: We can't tell you.
Judge: Why not?
Govt: It's a secret.
Judge: What kind of secret?
Govt: that's also a secret.
Judge: how many planes took off yesterday and how many people were on them?
Govt: We can't tell you.
Judge: Why not?
Govt: It's a secret.
Judge: What kind of secret?
Govt: that's also a secret.
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Did he also leave a fifty dollar bill on the chief justice’s nightstand? Or did it go on his tab?
March 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Did he also leave a fifty dollar bill on the chief justice’s nightstand? Or did it go on his tab?
It’s the latter
Agree. This is gullibility masquerading as objectivity. Or worse, it is cynically promoting a dangerous lie because it is the path of least resistance with higher ups.
Pretty amazing to read news accounts implying that Trump's claim that he wants to "determine" if Zelensky is serious about peace before resuming aid to Ukraine is an actual intention on his part.
March 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s the latter
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We've been, correctly, beating them up for not doing anything. Today they did something and they deserve credit. Nice job, Dems. More, please.
1. Today, Senate Democrats showed spine, and killed a national transgender sports ban bill via filibuster.
Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
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Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies
The failed legislation reflects a wider effort to disallow trans women (or anyone suspected of being a trans woman) from women’s sports and spaces.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We've been, correctly, beating them up for not doing anything. Today they did something and they deserve credit. Nice job, Dems. More, please.
Light your candle
February 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Light your candle
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Hear directly from Gemima, who was threatened with a knife by the Nashville student who later opened fire on his school.
It's unclear if authorities heeded this or other warning signs. My latest w/ @paigepfleger.bsky.social, who created the radio version of this story.
wpln.org/post/first-c...
It's unclear if authorities heeded this or other warning signs. My latest w/ @paigepfleger.bsky.social, who created the radio version of this story.
wpln.org/post/first-c...
February 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hear directly from Gemima, who was threatened with a knife by the Nashville student who later opened fire on his school.
It's unclear if authorities heeded this or other warning signs. My latest w/ @paigepfleger.bsky.social, who created the radio version of this story.
wpln.org/post/first-c...
It's unclear if authorities heeded this or other warning signs. My latest w/ @paigepfleger.bsky.social, who created the radio version of this story.
wpln.org/post/first-c...
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Danielle Sassoon sent an 8-page letter to AG Bondi:
"Mr. Bove's memo... raises serious concerns that render the
contemplated dismissal inconsistent with my ability & duty... I remain baffled by the rushed and superficial process by which this decision was reached."
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Mr. Bove's memo... raises serious concerns that render the
contemplated dismissal inconsistent with my ability & duty... I remain baffled by the rushed and superficial process by which this decision was reached."
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Danielle Sassoon sent an 8-page letter to AG Bondi:
"Mr. Bove's memo... raises serious concerns that render the
contemplated dismissal inconsistent with my ability & duty... I remain baffled by the rushed and superficial process by which this decision was reached."
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Mr. Bove's memo... raises serious concerns that render the
contemplated dismissal inconsistent with my ability & duty... I remain baffled by the rushed and superficial process by which this decision was reached."
static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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The Trump administration has flown about 100 immigrants to Guantanamo Bay. Perla Trevizo and I identified nearly a dozen of them and spoke to relatives of three of them. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
U.S. Claims Immigrants Held at Guantanamo Are “Worst of the Worst.” Their Families Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted.
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have identified nearly a dozen immigrants who have been flown to Guantanamo Bay. Government officials have refused to release the names of detainees or provide details...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Trump administration has flown about 100 immigrants to Guantanamo Bay. Perla Trevizo and I identified nearly a dozen of them and spoke to relatives of three of them. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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‘I feel angry and betrayed’: Ukrainians react to Donald Trump’s call to Putin
‘I feel angry and betrayed’: Ukrainians react to Donald Trump’s call to Putin
While some Kyiv residents express relief over possible end to war, others predict further Russian attacks in future
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
‘I feel angry and betrayed’: Ukrainians react to Donald Trump’s call to Putin
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NEW: We spoke to the relatives of three immigrants transferred to Guantanamo, who said they’ve been left in the dark about their loved ones.
“To me it’s the desperation, the frustration that I know nothing of him. It’s a terrible anguish. I don’t sleep.”
“To me it’s the desperation, the frustration that I know nothing of him. It’s a terrible anguish. I don’t sleep.”
Trump Is Unfairly Detaining Immigrants at Guantanamo as Terrorists, Families Say
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have identified nearly a dozen immigrants who have been flown to Guantanamo Bay. Government officials have refused to release the names of detainees or provide details about the crimes that landed them in detention.
propub.li
February 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW: We spoke to the relatives of three immigrants transferred to Guantanamo, who said they’ve been left in the dark about their loved ones.
“To me it’s the desperation, the frustration that I know nothing of him. It’s a terrible anguish. I don’t sleep.”
“To me it’s the desperation, the frustration that I know nothing of him. It’s a terrible anguish. I don’t sleep.”
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Sassoon is no leftie. She clerked for *Scalia*.
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, resigned on Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order that she drop a corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, that she had championed, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Manhattan’s Federal Prosecutor Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped (Gift Article)
Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, quit after the Justice Department told her to withdraw corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Sassoon is no leftie. She clerked for *Scalia*.
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NEW: Anti-abortion groups want to enforce a 150-year-old law to ban abortion pills, which would be deeply unpopular. Now they're trying to rebrand the Comstock Act as an anti-drug trafficking statute, a move one expert compared to Nixon's manufactured War on Drugs.
Me in @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social:
Me in @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social:
Inside the ‘Diabolical’ Campaign to Ban Abortion Pills by Rebranding the Comstock Act
Conservative groups have launched a PR campaign to frame the Comstock Act of 1873 as an anti-drug trafficking law. One expert compared it to the Nixon administration’s manufactured War on Drugs.
www.jezebel.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: Anti-abortion groups want to enforce a 150-year-old law to ban abortion pills, which would be deeply unpopular. Now they're trying to rebrand the Comstock Act as an anti-drug trafficking statute, a move one expert compared to Nixon's manufactured War on Drugs.
Me in @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social:
Me in @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social:
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"Competitive authoritarianism will transform political life in the United States. The cost of public opposition will rise considerably... This process of self-sidelining may not attract much public attention, but it can be highly consequential." Worth reading:
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Competitive authoritarianism will transform political life in the United States. The cost of public opposition will rise considerably... This process of self-sidelining may not attract much public attention, but it can be highly consequential." Worth reading:
AAAARRRRGHHH
going to scream: The Washington Post published several hundred words about Jonathan Mitchell being a "renegade" without explaining that his biggest project is trying to revive a 150-year-old law that could ban abortion nationwide
A legal renegade challenges the judicial system
A Texas lawyer — part cultural conservative, part demolition man — pierces the foundation of judicial review
wapo.st
February 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
AAAARRRRGHHH
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
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Gregg Abott using the wheel chair access infrastructure, built because of inclusivity policies, to get to his office and sign a bill dismantling DEI is peak brain rot.
February 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Gregg Abott using the wheel chair access infrastructure, built because of inclusivity policies, to get to his office and sign a bill dismantling DEI is peak brain rot.