Erin (Chesney) Conti
@echezesq.bsky.social
wonk, nerd, attorney, mama, minnesotan. delights in crisp weather, eclectic word usage, & a good cocktail. i read, therefore i furrow.
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If you’re ok with what’s happening and how it’s happening, just know what side you’ve picked. Know that you’re aligning with the very despicable forces your grandfathers stormed beachheads to repel. (4/4)
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
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there is no better visual metaphor for this era
![Washington Post headline
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn't 'interfere' with the existing White House structure.
[photo is a bulldozer literally ripping off part of the White House]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tm3djotsgwdkml5jn5rpubhd/bafkreidzxqmkwlniyckbnyex2ddwvlfsimfl6le3zybgs6frsg7aprquhy@jpeg)
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
there is no better visual metaphor for this era
Is this infuriating? Encouraging? Disappointing? Navel-gazing? Courageous? A day late and a dragon short? Yes.
October 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Is this infuriating? Encouraging? Disappointing? Navel-gazing? Courageous? A day late and a dragon short? Yes.
…ok, but, my dude, I’m concerned that you seem to think that President Trump is in fact Jesus. So now I’m worried that not only is the governing majority lawless, it’s also, as my sweet Grandma would have said, “just plain nuts.”
Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
…ok, but, my dude, I’m concerned that you seem to think that President Trump is in fact Jesus. So now I’m worried that not only is the governing majority lawless, it’s also, as my sweet Grandma would have said, “just plain nuts.”
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this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)
October 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)
“This suggests a mechanism for how moderate groups can become politically radicalized over time — the rewards of social media create positive feedback loops that exacerbate outrage.” news.yale.edu/2021/08/13/l...
‘Likes’ and ‘shares’ teach people to express more outrage online
Yale researchers looked at 12.7 million tweets from over seven thousand Twitter users to test whether users expressed more outrage over time, and if so, why.
news.yale.edu
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“This suggests a mechanism for how moderate groups can become politically radicalized over time — the rewards of social media create positive feedback loops that exacerbate outrage.” news.yale.edu/2021/08/13/l...
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For all intents and purposes, the most powerful person in the federal government is Stephen Miller, not the President.
The Deputy Chief of Staff... is in charge of military strikes? Do we even have a president?
Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats
Exclusive: Miller’s homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
For all intents and purposes, the most powerful person in the federal government is Stephen Miller, not the President.
Parody-level excuse: “Fellow comedian DiStefano, conversely, told Halkias he accepted the invitation: ‘I didn't want to do it either,’ he said, adding that it was his wife who urged him to take the money.”
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
Marc Maron, Human Rights Watch and others slam Saudi comedy festival
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
n.pr
September 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Parody-level excuse: “Fellow comedian DiStefano, conversely, told Halkias he accepted the invitation: ‘I didn't want to do it either,’ he said, adding that it was his wife who urged him to take the money.”
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I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
Everything is a horror show, but this piece reveling in the Rule 8 dismissal of Lord Farquaad’s lazy lob at the NYT delights.
Here is my fun new article about him suing the New York Times for a lot of money and the judge saying pls get the fuck outta my face with this shit and come back when you can act like you got some sense
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
September 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Everything is a horror show, but this piece reveling in the Rule 8 dismissal of Lord Farquaad’s lazy lob at the NYT delights.
May her bravery be contagious.
“When will we get details on MEMPHIS?”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
September 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
May her bravery be contagious.
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ACIP Vote to recommend requiring a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines fails, vote was 6-6 and chair broke the tie, Kulldorf votes no. Unbelievable it was that close.
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
ACIP Vote to recommend requiring a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines fails, vote was 6-6 and chair broke the tie, Kulldorf votes no. Unbelievable it was that close.
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thank god we’re all against political
violence
violence
Politico - President Trump tells reporters "we just have to beat the hell" out of "radical left lunatics," following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Trump says ‘we have to beat the hell’ out of ‘radical left lunatics’ after Kirk killing
The conservative activist's killer remains at large and authorities have not said what the motive was behind his shooting.
www.politico.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
thank god we’re all against political
violence
violence
Gun violence is always abhorrent. Prayers for the Kirk family. Prayers for the students in Evergreen. Prayers for so many killed by so very many guns.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gun violence is always abhorrent. Prayers for the Kirk family. Prayers for the students in Evergreen. Prayers for so many killed by so very many guns.
This this this. See also the firebombing of Governor Shapiro’s home, the beating of Paul Pelosi, etc.
So we're just pretending the shootings of legislators here in Minnesota didn't happen now. Cool cool cool.
September 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This this this. See also the firebombing of Governor Shapiro’s home, the beating of Paul Pelosi, etc.
I was a college student in DC on 9/11. I generally avoid coverage of the anniversary, but I highly recommend this lovely piece about a little-reported glimmer of everyday people helping out. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/911-...
On 9/11, a Flotilla of Ferries, Yachts and Tugboats Evacuated 500,000 People Away From Ground Zero
Amidst the terror and tragedy of the day came these everyday heroes who answered the call when the city needed them most
www.smithsonianmag.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I was a college student in DC on 9/11. I generally avoid coverage of the anniversary, but I highly recommend this lovely piece about a little-reported glimmer of everyday people helping out. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/911-...
You know those, “But if [x] happens, people need to march in the streets,” takes? This is x. The moment is now. The 4th Amendment isn’t for whites only. My pasty brethren, we need to show up and stand up for our besieged countrymen and women.
BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
September 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You know those, “But if [x] happens, people need to march in the streets,” takes? This is x. The moment is now. The 4th Amendment isn’t for whites only. My pasty brethren, we need to show up and stand up for our besieged countrymen and women.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump resume immigration raids targeting Latinos, Spanish speakers and certain workers
Apparent 6-3 ruling. Dissenting, Sotomayor says the order is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees." @courthousenews.bsky.social
Apparent 6-3 ruling. Dissenting, Sotomayor says the order is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees." @courthousenews.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump resume immigration raids targeting Latinos, Spanish speakers and certain workers
Apparent 6-3 ruling. Dissenting, Sotomayor says the order is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees." @courthousenews.bsky.social
Apparent 6-3 ruling. Dissenting, Sotomayor says the order is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees." @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Said it before and I'll say it again: I do not think a legal profession that venerates the Supreme Court has a clear way of dealing with a Supreme Court justice as dumb as Brett Kavanaugh. This is the jurisprudential equivalent of him writing his name at the top in crayon with the "E" backwards.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Said it before and I'll say it again: I do not think a legal profession that venerates the Supreme Court has a clear way of dealing with a Supreme Court justice as dumb as Brett Kavanaugh. This is the jurisprudential equivalent of him writing his name at the top in crayon with the "E" backwards.
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Brett K just musing aloud in the Supreme Court Reporter about his confusion over why everyone is so upset about "papers, please," it's such a minor inconvenience
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Brett K just musing aloud in the Supreme Court Reporter about his confusion over why everyone is so upset about "papers, please," it's such a minor inconvenience
Everything is really dark right now. This today gave me hope.
It’s a sign of the effectiveness of the night patrols that [ICE] is resorting to this tactic in order to avoid people’s questions, cameras, and assertion of rights.
The armed occupiers aren’t defending the Constitution. They fear it. #FreeDC
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The armed occupiers aren’t defending the Constitution. They fear it. #FreeDC
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The DC Night Patrols Are Showing Cities How to Fight Trump’s Occupation
With only their cell phones, medical kits, and the confidence to assert their rights, volunteer night patrols follow and record the armed troops who have taken over the capital.
www.thenation.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Everything is really dark right now. This today gave me hope.
Jesus this thread is harrowing. I know there’s a lot happening, but the way this administration is mistreating immigrants generally, and children specifically is an abomination and a betrayal of everything the country purports to hold dear.
🚨NEW: Declarations filed in the lawsuit against the rushed attempt to deport 600 Guatemalan children reveals the chaotic way the Trump admin carried out the operation.
Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."
Children were taken out of bed after midnight to be rushed onto planes. One girl "was so scared she vomited."
September 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Jesus this thread is harrowing. I know there’s a lot happening, but the way this administration is mistreating immigrants generally, and children specifically is an abomination and a betrayal of everything the country purports to hold dear.
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“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
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Serious question: If our First Amendment freedom of speech is subject to reasonable “time, place, & manner” restrictions, why can’t Second Amendment rights be similarly circumscribed? Asking for a nation of children who duck under pews & desks at the whim of our founding fathers. #conlaw #guncontrol
August 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Serious question: If our First Amendment freedom of speech is subject to reasonable “time, place, & manner” restrictions, why can’t Second Amendment rights be similarly circumscribed? Asking for a nation of children who duck under pews & desks at the whim of our founding fathers. #conlaw #guncontrol