David Neumeyer
@davidneumeyer.bsky.social
Lawyer, advocate, volunteer, dog walker; Lynchburg VA and Marion MA. A2J, legal aid, SRL.
“Every election matters, and every vote counts”
Although many hoped otherwise, we do not seem to be returning to a world in which the center left and the center right compete over tax rates or budgets. Every election is now existential
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Every Election Is Now Existential
A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all across the democratic world.
www.theatlantic.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
“Every election matters, and every vote counts”
A real Christian
You can argue the merits of deporting Marcelo—a young man brought here at age 5—if you want to. But this is someone we should be proud to call American. He’s solid on every level. And if you’re really a Christian, you should be lifting him up, not casting him out.
Listen w/an open mind—and heart.
Listen w/an open mind—and heart.
June 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A real Christian
“Profound disbelief”
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Profound disbelief”
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Cool bot alert! Meet @icymilaw.org
Yes, I'm biased because I'm its author. Anywho, I launched it on Monday and am really happy with how the week has gone. You should check it out and tell all your friends.
Yes, I'm biased because I'm its author. Anywho, I launched it on Monday and am really happy with how the week has gone. You should check it out and tell all your friends.
2/ I started by following a handful of law folks¹ & every so often I follow some of their shared follows, but only when they look to be law-type folks. Yes, this is an algorithm; I'm a bot!
¹ go.bsky.app/BVZuKEi (Look, it's a starter pack!)
¹ go.bsky.app/BVZuKEi (Look, it's a starter pack!)
May 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Cool bot alert! Meet @icymilaw.org
Yes, I'm biased because I'm its author. Anywho, I launched it on Monday and am really happy with how the week has gone. You should check it out and tell all your friends.
Yes, I'm biased because I'm its author. Anywho, I launched it on Monday and am really happy with how the week has gone. You should check it out and tell all your friends.
Beware of strangers bearing personal interest on this platform. I have twice been DM’ed by persons expressing admiration and agreement for my posts and wanting to converse, learn more about me, and develop a friendship. After inquiring about my personal wealth, one of them ghosted me when I/
May 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Beware of strangers bearing personal interest on this platform. I have twice been DM’ed by persons expressing admiration and agreement for my posts and wanting to converse, learn more about me, and develop a friendship. After inquiring about my personal wealth, one of them ghosted me when I/
Medicaid reality
As Republicans weigh Medicaid work requirements, Georgia offers a warning
Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.
wapo.st
May 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Medicaid reality
Dramatic Mother’s Day sunset
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Dramatic Mother’s Day sunset
A Manchurian Candidate in the White House
Surely Not? | Christopher R. Browning
If the US president were a Manchurian candidate, are there things he would hesitate to do?
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May 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A Manchurian Candidate in the White House
Willful misreading of the Constitution and of a Supreme Court decision by this president and those around him
Many have asked me to post JakeTapper’s CNN interview asking me to discuss President Trump’s absurd pretense that he doesn’t know whether he’s bound by the Constitution he has twice sworn to “preserve, protect, and defend.” With my name misspelled, here it is: video.snapstream.net/Play/2OL5sZt...
The Lead With Jake Tapper - Laurance Tribe - Trump's Due Process Confusion Challenges Constitution
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May 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Willful misreading of the Constitution and of a Supreme Court decision by this president and those around him
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court's most junior justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, just became its loudest voice pushing back against Trump & his allies' attacks on federal judges who've blocked many of his policy moves www.politico.com/news/2025/05... #SCOTUS
Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump’s attacks on judges
The Supreme Court justice said it was time to address "the elephant in the room": the "threats and harassment" that judges have received from Trump and his allies.
www.politico.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court's most junior justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, just became its loudest voice pushing back against Trump & his allies' attacks on federal judges who've blocked many of his policy moves www.politico.com/news/2025/05... #SCOTUS
How courts don’t work for most ordinary people:
Lawyer Up? Increasingly, Americans Won’t, or Can’t. (Gift Article)
It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How courts don’t work for most ordinary people:
Almost missed this
February 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Almost missed this
An important listen about the courts, the bulwark of freedom and the Constitution
The A.C.L.U. v. Trump 2.0
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 02/14/2025 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
An important listen about the courts, the bulwark of freedom and the Constitution
What conservatives used to stand for: principles
Danielle Sassoon, a Manhattan Prosecutor, Quits Rather Than Do Trump’s Bidding (Gift Article)
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, built a life on conservative values and amassed a daunting resume. On Thursday, she took a stand against the Justice Department where she had ma...
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What conservatives used to stand for: principles
This Trump presidency is deeper in the right-wing bubble than the first
January 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This Trump presidency is deeper in the right-wing bubble than the first
It is common for African Americans born before 1970 in Southside Virginia not to have birth certificates because their mothers could not be admitted to the hospitals to give birth: they were still segregated
The central core of Trumpism is voter suppression and election subversion. Too many people only pay attention to this right before elections and forget it once elections are over.
We must take this threat literally and seriously if we want to have free and fair elections in the future.
We must take this threat literally and seriously if we want to have free and fair elections in the future.
Trump Demands California Adopt Voter ID Requirement to Get Wildfire Aid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It is common for African Americans born before 1970 in Southside Virginia not to have birth certificates because their mothers could not be admitted to the hospitals to give birth: they were still segregated
McConnell’s statement on voting against Hegseth nomination:
January 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
McConnell’s statement on voting against Hegseth nomination:
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
Wow
"Pete Hegseth: The Short Course – 13 Steps to National Destruction"
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snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
Pete Hegseth: The Short Course
13 Steps to National Destruction
snyder.substack.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Wow
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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New year, new ways to save money.
Starting in 2025, people across the country no longer have to hand their money over to TurboTax to file their taxes.
Instead, you can file your taxes online, for free with the IRS.
See if you're eligible at directfile.irs.gov
Starting in 2025, people across the country no longer have to hand their money over to TurboTax to file their taxes.
Instead, you can file your taxes online, for free with the IRS.
See if you're eligible at directfile.irs.gov
directfile.irs.gov
December 28, 2024 at 2:46 PM
New year, new ways to save money.
Starting in 2025, people across the country no longer have to hand their money over to TurboTax to file their taxes.
Instead, you can file your taxes online, for free with the IRS.
See if you're eligible at directfile.irs.gov
Starting in 2025, people across the country no longer have to hand their money over to TurboTax to file their taxes.
Instead, you can file your taxes online, for free with the IRS.
See if you're eligible at directfile.irs.gov