Irina Manta
@irinamanta.bsky.social
Law prof & co-host of “Strangers on the Internet” podcast at strangersoninternet.com
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
Property profs, rejoice!
Man digging a swimming pool in his garden in France discovers gold worth $800,000
The man informed the local authorities after he made the discovery, and they allowed him to keep the gold.
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Property profs, rejoice!
This @politifact.bsky.social piece quotes @andrarobertson.bsky.social and me.
www.politifact.com/article/2025...
www.politifact.com/article/2025...
Can the US government strip Mamdani of his citizenship?
Some congressional Republicans have called to strip New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of his U.S. citizenship. Legal experts said the arguments are flimsy.
www.politifact.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This @politifact.bsky.social piece quotes @andrarobertson.bsky.social and me.
www.politifact.com/article/2025...
www.politifact.com/article/2025...
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For years now, I've said our official health policy would eventually look like "The Secret," a book that literally advises everyone to wish away illness and abandon their friends who "don't want to get better."
We're pretty much there.
We're pretty much there.
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
For years now, I've said our official health policy would eventually look like "The Secret," a book that literally advises everyone to wish away illness and abandon their friends who "don't want to get better."
We're pretty much there.
We're pretty much there.
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The Big Cities Health Coalition, which serves over 60 million or 1 in 5 people in the US, has issued a statement condemning the federal government's moves to limit vaccine access and spread disinformation. The cities are working together to ensure people get vaccinated.
October 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The Big Cities Health Coalition, which serves over 60 million or 1 in 5 people in the US, has issued a statement condemning the federal government's moves to limit vaccine access and spread disinformation. The cities are working together to ensure people get vaccinated.
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“There's nothing inherently wrong with aspiring to be a wife or a stay at home mom . . . . But what's alarming is the desire to cede power to men, returning to a lifestyle in which women were historically subjugated and repressed.”
www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...
www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...
'Love Is Blind' Is Entering Its Trad Wife Era
If you've found it tough to watch, it may be that the cast's desire for "traditional" values reflects of our winnowing rights.
www.teenvogue.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“There's nothing inherently wrong with aspiring to be a wife or a stay at home mom . . . . But what's alarming is the desire to cede power to men, returning to a lifestyle in which women were historically subjugated and repressed.”
www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...
www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...
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Honestly, the "everyone is 12" theory is probably overshooting the age estimate by 3 or 4 years.
So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Honestly, the "everyone is 12" theory is probably overshooting the age estimate by 3 or 4 years.
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
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Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”
Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?
JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
October 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”
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I'm happy so many young people / law school applicants seem to care about the rule of law! We need you in the profession.
The 2026 law school admissions cycle just began and it’s already looking like yet another highly competitive year. The current pool of applicants to ABA-accredited law schools is 33% larger than it was this time last year, according to newly released data reut.rs/42Ic3Z1
October 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I'm happy so many young people / law school applicants seem to care about the rule of law! We need you in the profession.
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i love to imagine this logic applied to other mitigation tools—trembling at a seatbelt, cowering from a helmet, freezing at the sight of a condom—easy to reveal how laughable a take the idea of masking as an act of fear is.
I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.
Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.
Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
i love to imagine this logic applied to other mitigation tools—trembling at a seatbelt, cowering from a helmet, freezing at the sight of a condom—easy to reveal how laughable a take the idea of masking as an act of fear is.
The Guardian piece over the weekend about AI use in online dating inspired me to write another blog post on the subject.
More on "Chatfishing" on Dating Apps and in Texting
AI use continues spreading in online dating dialogue
reason.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Guardian piece over the weekend about AI use in online dating inspired me to write another blog post on the subject.
The latest podcast episode I did for “Strangers on the Internet” is with employment law attorney Laura Koistinen, whose firm has taken on Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Cuomo, and FoxNews. Check it out! shows.acast.com/strangers-on...
October 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The latest podcast episode I did for “Strangers on the Internet” is with employment law attorney Laura Koistinen, whose firm has taken on Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Cuomo, and FoxNews. Check it out! shows.acast.com/strangers-on...
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Red states sending troops to blue states is a really bad idea.
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Red states sending troops to blue states is a really bad idea.
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
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ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens.
They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.
They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.
October 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens.
They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.
They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.
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If anyone can give farmers access to international markets its the guy who closed off access to international markets
Joni Ernst: "Unfortunately, our farmers do need that assistance. They don't like it. They consider it welfare. They want trade, not aid. So we really need to see some of these new markets opening up around the globe ... but if there's anybody that can make a deal, it's President Trump."
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If anyone can give farmers access to international markets its the guy who closed off access to international markets
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The "compact" is a threat, with the administration explicitly stating that it plans to disfavor universities that don't sign in areas from foreign student visas, student loans, federal contracts as well as grants, and even tax [501(c)(3)] status.
It's a maximalist plan of 1st Amendment violation.
It's a maximalist plan of 1st Amendment violation.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The "compact" is a threat, with the administration explicitly stating that it plans to disfavor universities that don't sign in areas from foreign student visas, student loans, federal contracts as well as grants, and even tax [501(c)(3)] status.
It's a maximalist plan of 1st Amendment violation.
It's a maximalist plan of 1st Amendment violation.
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It seems pointless even to say this, but the Fourth Amendment does not permit federal agents to kick down every door in an apartment building just because *some* people in that building are allegedly undocumented. Even in the unlikely event they had a warrant, warrants have to be specific.
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It seems pointless even to say this, but the Fourth Amendment does not permit federal agents to kick down every door in an apartment building just because *some* people in that building are allegedly undocumented. Even in the unlikely event they had a warrant, warrants have to be specific.
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“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
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🚨 New Case Alert 🚨
Leo Garcia Venegas is an American citizen and construction worker in south Alabama.
Even though he has done nothing suspicious and is working on private property, Leo has been repeatedly detained (once violently) by federal officers enforcing immigration laws.
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Leo Garcia Venegas is an American citizen and construction worker in south Alabama.
Even though he has done nothing suspicious and is working on private property, Leo has been repeatedly detained (once violently) by federal officers enforcing immigration laws.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🚨 New Case Alert 🚨
Leo Garcia Venegas is an American citizen and construction worker in south Alabama.
Even though he has done nothing suspicious and is working on private property, Leo has been repeatedly detained (once violently) by federal officers enforcing immigration laws.
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Leo Garcia Venegas is an American citizen and construction worker in south Alabama.
Even though he has done nothing suspicious and is working on private property, Leo has been repeatedly detained (once violently) by federal officers enforcing immigration laws.
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I am proud to be a signatory to this letter. The FCC has no business policing viewpoint.
1/ The FCC has no authority to police content for bias or balance.
We—and more than seventy other organizations and scholars—warned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
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We—and more than seventy other organizations and scholars—warned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
techfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I am proud to be a signatory to this letter. The FCC has no business policing viewpoint.
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.