GripNoir
@gripnoir.bsky.social
Grip, a talking raven, lived at the Dickens' home and inspired a secondary character in "Barnaby Rudge" as an exuberant force for discernment. Me? Happy amateur pianist, healthcare advocate, and retired accountant.
WTF @nytimes.com? This should have been the caption at 2024 prez election.
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
WTF @nytimes.com? This should have been the caption at 2024 prez election.
Photo of the demolition of the White House East Wing for Big Fat Trump's #BigFatBeautifulBallroom, encapsulating the harm Trump has done to the presidency.
October 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Photo of the demolition of the White House East Wing for Big Fat Trump's #BigFatBeautifulBallroom, encapsulating the harm Trump has done to the presidency.
Love your photographs. Beautiful countryside. Thank you for sharing these.
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Love your photographs. Beautiful countryside. Thank you for sharing these.
Anyone read Chuck Wendig's "The Wanderers" and "Wayward" lately? #AI, #nanobots & #fascist presidents - oh my! www.goodreads.com/series/30557...
September 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Anyone read Chuck Wendig's "The Wanderers" and "Wayward" lately? #AI, #nanobots & #fascist presidents - oh my! www.goodreads.com/series/30557...
The full archived page scrubbed from DOJ’s website since #Kirk killing: “[S]ince 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists." SEE archive.ph/1t1rm as page located at www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ni... removed
September 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The full archived page scrubbed from DOJ’s website since #Kirk killing: “[S]ince 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists." SEE archive.ph/1t1rm as page located at www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ni... removed
@secrpol.bsky.social What's up with your website?
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@secrpol.bsky.social What's up with your website?
Thank you @annabower.bsky.social @lawfaremedia.org for your ongoing dedication and sacrifices for bringing us this reporting. You and the rest of the LawfareMedia team are tops.
September 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thank you @annabower.bsky.social @lawfaremedia.org for your ongoing dedication and sacrifices for bringing us this reporting. You and the rest of the LawfareMedia team are tops.
An excellent example of congruent dissonance as U.S. democracy deteriorates. The chief justice has repeatedly revealed himself as a Jekyll/Hyde. And I've extended him the benefit of doubt beyond all rationality. #scotus
August 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
An excellent example of congruent dissonance as U.S. democracy deteriorates. The chief justice has repeatedly revealed himself as a Jekyll/Hyde. And I've extended him the benefit of doubt beyond all rationality. #scotus
Excellent post. Thank you for educating the public, and thank you - and your loved ones!! - for your service. (Dad and great-uncle were Navy/Army.)
August 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Excellent post. Thank you for educating the public, and thank you - and your loved ones!! - for your service. (Dad and great-uncle were Navy/Army.)
This is what courage looks like. Compare and contrast to silent passiveness, or worse, acceding to so-called #strongman shakedowns. #CourageIsContagious
August 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is what courage looks like. Compare and contrast to silent passiveness, or worse, acceding to so-called #strongman shakedowns. #CourageIsContagious
“Strong people don’t need strong leaders.” ~ Ella Baker, NAACP field secretary, 1938-1953 kinginstitute.stanford.edu/baker-ella-j...
August 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Strong people don’t need strong leaders.” ~ Ella Baker, NAACP field secretary, 1938-1953 kinginstitute.stanford.edu/baker-ella-j...
“In politics, words and their usage are more important than any other weapon.” ~ Reinhart Koselleck, “Historical Criteria of the Modern Concept of Revolution,” 1968. blogs.law.columbia.edu/uprising1313...
August 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“In politics, words and their usage are more important than any other weapon.” ~ Reinhart Koselleck, “Historical Criteria of the Modern Concept of Revolution,” 1968. blogs.law.columbia.edu/uprising1313...
The "smaller government" faction has taken control over gov't. fund disbursements, taken control over each of our bodies, and are now taking control over our physical space. #CrisisWhatCrisis
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The "smaller government" faction has taken control over gov't. fund disbursements, taken control over each of our bodies, and are now taking control over our physical space. #CrisisWhatCrisis
Quote of the Day: "There is a real out-of-control crime situation in Washington, but it is not the one referred to in the president’s executive order. It is the one he is leading." ~ Benjamin Wittes #WDC www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
August 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Quote of the Day: "There is a real out-of-control crime situation in Washington, but it is not the one referred to in the president’s executive order. It is the one he is leading." ~ Benjamin Wittes #WDC www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
A mere blip compared with most of the rest of his policies, but let it be noted that he converted beauty into dross. #RoseGarden www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
August 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A mere blip compared with most of the rest of his policies, but let it be noted that he converted beauty into dross. #RoseGarden www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The presumption of innocence is fundamental to a fair trial in a democracy. www.fairtrials.org/the-right-to...
July 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The presumption of innocence is fundamental to a fair trial in a democracy. www.fairtrials.org/the-right-to...
"The #immunity decision hence leaves in place the risk of an autophagic executive. At the same time, it induces a material degradation in the quality of both informal and formal constraints on criminal entrenchment...[leaving] us with the worst of both worlds." Aziz Huq on #scotus 7-4-24 decision
July 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Kudos to your 105-page publication,Toolkit for Organizations Responding to Mass Worksite #Immigration Raids. Amazing resource for other communities to consult: #ICE #DueProcess #RacialProfiling
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July 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Kudos to your 105-page publication,Toolkit for Organizations Responding to Mass Worksite #Immigration Raids. Amazing resource for other communities to consult: #ICE #DueProcess #RacialProfiling
www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...
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"There’s no evidence that either the department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (which polices the conduct of lawyers within the Justice Department) or its inspector general (which polices misconduct other than lawyer misconduct) is even breathing right now." Id.
July 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM
"There’s no evidence that either the department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (which polices the conduct of lawyers within the Justice Department) or its inspector general (which polices misconduct other than lawyer misconduct) is even breathing right now." Id.
From @stevevladeck.bsky.social today:
July 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From @stevevladeck.bsky.social today:
"The flag is mightier than the tank." Phil Bunch www.inquirer.com/opinion/
June 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"The flag is mightier than the tank." Phil Bunch www.inquirer.com/opinion/
Defending the Vote from Authoritarians: Lessons for Nonviolent Movements: A 52-page pdf for download here: canvasopedia.org/wp-content/u...
June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Defending the Vote from Authoritarians: Lessons for Nonviolent Movements: A 52-page pdf for download here: canvasopedia.org/wp-content/u...
Senator, our government has been invaded & appears to be losing. We have been operating outside of the Constitution since #DOGE overtook the Treasury payments system 2/1/25. Image from Kottke, Jason, 2/14/25, "The Venn Diagram of Trump's Authoritarian Actions" kottke.org/cdn-cgi/imag...
May 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Senator, our government has been invaded & appears to be losing. We have been operating outside of the Constitution since #DOGE overtook the Treasury payments system 2/1/25. Image from Kottke, Jason, 2/14/25, "The Venn Diagram of Trump's Authoritarian Actions" kottke.org/cdn-cgi/imag...