Mark Jibilian
@jibilian.bsky.social
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Cases colliding: Prosecutors asked the judge in the election obstruction case against Donald Trump in DC to take extra steps to protect jurors' personal info, arguing he uses social media "as a weapon of intimidation" and noting last week's gag order in NY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 11, 2023 at 12:47 PM
Cases colliding: Prosecutors asked the judge in the election obstruction case against Donald Trump in DC to take extra steps to protect jurors' personal info, arguing he uses social media "as a weapon of intimidation" and noting last week's gag order in NY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I’m on my way to SCOTUS now, to cover the big South Carolina racial gerrymandering arguments. But, when I’m done with that … this will definitely be on this evening’s reading list.
It's here!
The most detailed and hard-hitting investigation of conservative legal mastermind LEONARD LEO.
We've got tons of new reporting on his power + his plans.
Including how Leo arranged a mtg w/ GOP donors and Justice Thomas AT the Court.
Pls read & share www.propublica.org/article/we-d...
The most detailed and hard-hitting investigation of conservative legal mastermind LEONARD LEO.
We've got tons of new reporting on his power + his plans.
Including how Leo arranged a mtg w/ GOP donors and Justice Thomas AT the Court.
Pls read & share www.propublica.org/article/we-d...
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
www.propublica.org
October 11, 2023 at 1:03 PM
I’m on my way to SCOTUS now, to cover the big South Carolina racial gerrymandering arguments. But, when I’m done with that … this will definitely be on this evening’s reading list.
Reposted by Mark Jibilian
No amount of snark or schadenfreude will change the fact that the Twitter situation is a political disaster. There are some real stakes in this matter. Twitter has always been a mess. But it was also, at its best, a crucial instrument to democratize the political and cultural discourse.
The past few days were a stark reminder of how unbelievably more toxic Twitter/X has become and how it’s lost most of its utility as a political communications platform. I wrote this a while ago - I think it’s still relevant:
On the sabotage of Twitter, and what democracy is losing
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On the sabotage of Twitter, and what democracy is losing
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The Sabotage of Twitter Is a Disaster for Democracy
Thoughts on Musk’s destruction of the virtual public square – and what democracy is losing
thomaszimmer.substack.com
October 11, 2023 at 12:50 AM
No amount of snark or schadenfreude will change the fact that the Twitter situation is a political disaster. There are some real stakes in this matter. Twitter has always been a mess. But it was also, at its best, a crucial instrument to democratize the political and cultural discourse.