James Banko
jbanko.bsky.social
James Banko
@jbanko.bsky.social
Penn Law J.D., NYU M. Phil., Fulbright, Reed College, Frick, Skadden, Curtis, Mallet; Grant & Eisenhofer; Faruqi & Faruqi, Labaton Sucharow
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Trump calling for ABC's broadcast license to be revoked because Mary Bruce had the courage to ask the murderous Saudi prince why he had a journalist tortured and murdered. Trump is a disgusting lump of 💩
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Mary Bruce asked the questions power wanted to avoid. Trump lashed out, mocked her, and then called for ABC’s broadcast license to be revoked. Courage in journalism is still alive, and the backlash proved exactly why those questions had to be asked. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Bvh...
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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every lib who complains about nyt is vindicated.
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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You can't spell Bernie Moreno without M-O-R-O-N

Mike Johnson has the Republican House ON VACATION. Nobody can "write a bill" at the moment

Where did you guys find this buffoon? He's dumber than Vance
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@philorch.bsky.social why was Mahler 5 on May 16, 2026 changed to Bruckner 3? (I wanted the Mahler)
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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More of this.
September 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me
April 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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This is high art
April 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Each time you think he can't stoop any lower, he does.
Tucker Carlson Blasted After Suggesting Europe Would Be Better If Hitler Had Won WWII
Abhorrent to his core.
www.comicsands.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Man Puts Glass Of Water On Bedside Table In Case He Needs To Make Huge Mess In Middle Of Night
http://theonion.com/...
Man Puts Glass Of Water On Bedside Table In Case He Needs To Make Huge Mess In Middle Of Night
ANN ARBOR, MI—Explaining that it’s just more convenient, local man Andrew Gomez told reporters Thursday that he’s gotten in the habit of placing a glass of water on his bedside table before he goes to sleep in case he needs to make a huge, sopping mess in the middle of the night. “Sometimes I’ll wake up at night, and it’s nice to be able to reach over and spill water all over my nightstand, comforter, and floor without having to get up,” said Gomez, noting that he usually places a brimming cupful of water next to his cell phone and unopened mail so that he can just awaken in a disoriented state and send the glass and its contents careening everywhere while fumbling for it in the dark. “Who wants to get out of bed and walk all the way to the kitchen to get a drink of water when they can spend half an hour in the middle of the night frantically drying off their possessions and picking up shards of broken glass? It’s definitely much easier this way.” Gomez added that, in the event he does not knock over the glass while reaching for it, there’s nothing quite like the taste of stale, room-temperature water.
theonion.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s response:

“We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We’ll see you in court.”
February 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Mel Gibson as Special Ambassador to Hollywood is like making Jared Fogle Special Ambassador to Candyland
sure, why not
January 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Guiliani sobered up long enough to pay off the women he defamed. We do not know an amount, but it had to have been huge. He blew off court today.
Rudy Giuliani settles with Georgia women who won $148 million defamation judgement against him - POLITICO
January 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Finally, election workers Ms. Ruby and Shaye Moss will finally receive a well deserved payday from Rudy Guiliani, who tormented them with his lies and conspiracy theory after #Felon47’s loss to President Joe Biden.. Congratulations 🎊🎈🍾 Ladies!
l.smartnews.com/p-iaDRc0M/SR...
Giuliani to keep apartments, World Series rings in settlement with election workers (ABC News)
Rudy Giuliani will keep his apartments and his World Series rings in exchange for unspecified "compensation" to two election workers and a promise not to fu...
l.smartnews.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable

www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/08/w...
Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable - emptywheel
Every time Trump flouts the law, we need to remind people that John Roberts gave Trump sanction to do so.
www.emptywheel.net
January 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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x
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.

Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?

If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM