Elise Wang
@elisewang.bsky.social
medievalist. law & history (old) | conspiracy theories (old and new) | taiwan (new and yet to be) | chicago —> los angeles
carnegie fellow ‘24-‘26, writing a book on medieval conspiracy theories
elisedwang.com
carnegie fellow ‘24-‘26, writing a book on medieval conspiracy theories
elisedwang.com
This failed because a local jury decided not to indict. We tend to think juries should be blank slates, impartial and uninformed.
But when the jury began it was trusted specifically because it was informed and partial. A medieval story time on the jury!
But when the jury began it was trusted specifically because it was informed and partial. A medieval story time on the jury!
The DOJ failed to secure a felony indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in protest of Trump's D.C. crackdown
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
False. One simply cannot be sure of the occipito-frontal measure from a photograph. It’s like we’ve abandoned all sense of scientific accuracy in craniology
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
False. One simply cannot be sure of the occipito-frontal measure from a photograph. It’s like we’ve abandoned all sense of scientific accuracy in craniology
Reposted by Elise Wang
A federal judge in Chicago said she will issue a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying officials lied in their testimony and that their unlawful behavior on the streets “shows no signs of stopping.”
Chicago federal judge to issue sweeping injunction limiting use of force by immigration agents in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A federal judge in Chicago said she will issue a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying officials lied in their testimony and that their unlawful behavior on the streets “shows no signs of stopping.”
Precisely. The ignorance of your own ignorance!
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Precisely. The ignorance of your own ignorance!
Interesting! I had no idea. Was it the original use, then, or just a persistent alternate? If the latter, that’s confusing!
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Interesting! I had no idea. Was it the original use, then, or just a persistent alternate? If the latter, that’s confusing!
Turns out the answer is no
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Turns out the answer is no