Emma Janger
@emjanger.bsky.social
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
you are SUPPOSED to signal virtue. The actual argument, such as it exists, is that people are signaling virtue while not actually being virtuous. But you are supposed to signal virtue and BE VIRTUOUS.
Really was one of the dumbest and most harmful things possible for “virtue signaling” to become some kind of epithet. Sending externally visible signals that you are engaging in pro-social behavior is normal, natural, and good, it’s how society works. Other people can’t read your fucking mind.
July 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
my modest disagreement is that i think it is important to signal virtue even if, privately, you are a piece of shit. performing decency is an important part of maintaining the norm that decency is part of a well ordered society.
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Eric Adams, a gentile, going after Brad Lander, a Jew, for not investing in Israel because Adams is running on the End Antisemitism party line to try to salvage his own corrupt legacy and hold onto power is really giving the game away in a way that I hope people notice
📨 NYC Mayor Eric Adams is accusing Comptroller Brad Lander of effectively divesting from Israel by choosing not to reinvest in Israeli bonds.
In a letter sent today, First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro is requesting a formal review of that decision to be completed within a week.
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In a letter sent today, First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro is requesting a formal review of that decision to be completed within a week.
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July 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Eric Adams, a gentile, going after Brad Lander, a Jew, for not investing in Israel because Adams is running on the End Antisemitism party line to try to salvage his own corrupt legacy and hold onto power is really giving the game away in a way that I hope people notice
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I simply don’t want to be a member of a party which thinks sexual assault is only a fireable offense when the other team does it
June 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I simply don’t want to be a member of a party which thinks sexual assault is only a fireable offense when the other team does it
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
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Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![The majority’s contention that I reject “ ‘pure textualism’ [a]s insuf
ficiently pliable to secure the result [I] seek,” ante, at 10, stems from an
unfortunate misunderstanding of the judicial role. Our interpretative
task is not to seek our own desired results (whatever they may be). And,
indeed, it is precisely because of this solemn duty that, in my view, it is
imperative that we interpret statutes consistent with all relevant indicia
of what Congress wanted, as best we can ascertain its intent. A method
ology that includes consideration of Congress’s aims does exactly that—
and no more. By contrast, pure textualism’s refusal to try to understand
the text of a statute in the larger context of what Congress sought to
achieve turns the interpretive task into a potent weapon for advancing
judicial policy preferences. By “finding” answers in ambiguous text, and
not bothering to consider whether those answers align with other sources
of statutory meaning, pure textualists can easily disguise their own pref
erences as “textual” inevitabilities. So, really, far from being “insuffi
ciently pliable,” I think pure textualism is incessantly malleable—that’s
its primary problem—and, indeed, it is certainly somehow always flexi
ble enough to secure the majority’s desired outcome.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f4d76fjna5nxqsy2fu6cgmp3/bafkreicg7mx5lddzyvnoguvadwnojtm7xcu2sf34hhizuapfesk46w7kli@jpeg)
June 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Another reason I want Cuomo to lose is to shut down the comeback aspirations of his fellow shitheels
I will make it my life's mission to prevent this from happening thehill.com/homenews/cam...
June 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Another reason I want Cuomo to lose is to shut down the comeback aspirations of his fellow shitheels
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One thing that stood out really powerfully in last night's mayoral debate is that Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander both operate from the premise that New York City is a wonderful and beautiful and precious place.
Andrew Cuomo does not.
Andrew Cuomo does not.
Homey little songs about how cities are amazing and you feel good when you wander around them and they're where you're from and you couldn't imaging living anywhere else are one of my favorite microgenres.
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
One thing that stood out really powerfully in last night's mayoral debate is that Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander both operate from the premise that New York City is a wonderful and beautiful and precious place.
Andrew Cuomo does not.
Andrew Cuomo does not.
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Big Law capitulation has catastrophic repercussions. Leaving children to “represent” themselves in court because the most powerful lawyers in the world lack the courage to stand up for justice—what a world.
Important reporting by @jsgatnyt.bsky.social + Matthew Goldstein.
Important reporting by @jsgatnyt.bsky.social + Matthew Goldstein.
Some Giant Law Firms Shy Away From Pro Bono Immigration Cases
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Big Law capitulation has catastrophic repercussions. Leaving children to “represent” themselves in court because the most powerful lawyers in the world lack the courage to stand up for justice—what a world.
Important reporting by @jsgatnyt.bsky.social + Matthew Goldstein.
Important reporting by @jsgatnyt.bsky.social + Matthew Goldstein.
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This story should go mainstream viral. I do not think regular degular Americans would like the idea of it being a crime to question unidentified plain-clothes officers who are snatching people up
ICE says they will bring charges against the two Immigration Rapid Response Hotline volunteers who demanded that agents show their badges before seizing two men from the Charlottesville courthouse. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted
After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
dailyprogress.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This story should go mainstream viral. I do not think regular degular Americans would like the idea of it being a crime to question unidentified plain-clothes officers who are snatching people up
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I really hope nobody needs to be told that when the government started arresting judges, it’s a fucking crisis.
April 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I really hope nobody needs to be told that when the government started arresting judges, it’s a fucking crisis.
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I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
April 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.
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what is being done to this family is deeply evil
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
what is being done to this family is deeply evil
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took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
April 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
took a few days off for my brain and one pretty alarming observation i have is just how easy it is to not hear about the bad stuff that is happening if you don't explicitly dip into specific information streams (not a new problem but feels orders of magnitude more siloed than even 2-3 years ago)
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I keep thinking about how, even if we brought back everyone from CECOT tomorrow, they're going to be forever scarred. Their families too. It's unbelievably traumatic, what we've done to these people. We can't ever truly make it right again for them.
April 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I keep thinking about how, even if we brought back everyone from CECOT tomorrow, they're going to be forever scarred. Their families too. It's unbelievably traumatic, what we've done to these people. We can't ever truly make it right again for them.
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Which is so weird given how sincere they are in the desire to stamp out anti-Semitism. So weird.
April 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Which is so weird given how sincere they are in the desire to stamp out anti-Semitism. So weird.
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It should go without saying, but this is the antisemitism we should actually be concerned about.
This video shows the fire damage inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s mansion.
Governor Shapiro’s reaction to the arson attack is on my timeline.
Governor Shapiro’s reaction to the arson attack is on my timeline.
April 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It should go without saying, but this is the antisemitism we should actually be concerned about.
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The four law firms that it was announced are now Trump collaborators -- Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, and A&O Shearman Sterling -- ALSO agreed today to "Disavow DEI" as part of a settlement with EEOC.
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
April 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The four law firms that it was announced are now Trump collaborators -- Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, and A&O Shearman Sterling -- ALSO agreed today to "Disavow DEI" as part of a settlement with EEOC.
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
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Right in time for a new student pledge not to work with collaborators docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Right in time for a new student pledge not to work with collaborators docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Also, @abovethelaw.com has put together a #Biglaw Spine Index
And they are looking for tips
abovethelaw.com/2025/04/bigl...
And they are looking for tips
abovethelaw.com/2025/04/bigl...
April 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Also, @abovethelaw.com has put together a #Biglaw Spine Index
And they are looking for tips
abovethelaw.com/2025/04/bigl...
And they are looking for tips
abovethelaw.com/2025/04/bigl...
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This is right. The fact that they’re doing this to “innocent people” is not irrelevant, but it’s ultimately not the point. People convicted of crimes have rights too. And you can be damn sure that if they want to convict them - or me, or you - of something, they will.
I know this sounds like pedantic scolding but I really do believe that doubling down on the idea that criminal records are a meaningful distinction is like carefully digging a pit that we can be shoved into.
April 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is right. The fact that they’re doing this to “innocent people” is not irrelevant, but it’s ultimately not the point. People convicted of crimes have rights too. And you can be damn sure that if they want to convict them - or me, or you - of something, they will.
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Absolutely not about protecting Jews — literally Nazi stuff applied to the Other by gentiles pretending to be concerned about antisemitism
This is not about protecting Jews, and as Jews it is our responsibility to call out this performative fascism for what it is.
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Absolutely not about protecting Jews — literally Nazi stuff applied to the Other by gentiles pretending to be concerned about antisemitism