Jill Geisler
@jillgeisler.bsky.social
Clinical Professor of Journalism, Leadership and Ethics - Loyola University Chicago. Veteran journalist and newsroom leader. Author "Work Happy; What Great Bosses Know," and coach to leaders worldwide.
"U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal..."
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. U.S.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal..."
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The Trump administration is proposing to open federal waters off the entire coastline of California to drilling, as well as an area off the coast of Florida. Neither state’s waters have been open to new drilling for decades. https://cnn.it/3XHF8kg
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Trump administration is proposing to open federal waters off the entire coastline of California to drilling, as well as an area off the coast of Florida. Neither state’s waters have been open to new drilling for decades. https://cnn.it/3XHF8kg
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Former VP Dick Cheney's funeral is underway. CNN and MS NOW are providing special, dedicated live coverage. Fox News is not. (Fox's anchor says she'll show George W. Bush's eulogy when it happens. The other channels are showing all the moving tributes.)
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Former VP Dick Cheney's funeral is underway. CNN and MS NOW are providing special, dedicated live coverage. Fox News is not. (Fox's anchor says she'll show George W. Bush's eulogy when it happens. The other channels are showing all the moving tributes.)
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Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
apnews.com/article/fema... administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
A draft report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been significantly reduced in size, according to three people familiar with the matter.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
apnews.com/article/fema... administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
From The Crimson:
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
From The Crimson:
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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An FBI agent-in-training filed a lawsuit after he was handed a letter signed by the bureau’s director, Kash Patel, saying that he was being “summarily dismissed” because of “political signage.” The only thing that could be, he quickly realized, was a rainbow pride flag that had hung near his desk.
F.B.I. Trainee Sues After Being Abruptly Fired Over Display of Gay Pride Flag
He described his dismissal as the latest move by senior F.B.I. officials to play politics, damaging morale and hindering the bureau’s ability to carry out its public safety mission.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
An FBI agent-in-training filed a lawsuit after he was handed a letter signed by the bureau’s director, Kash Patel, saying that he was being “summarily dismissed” because of “political signage.” The only thing that could be, he quickly realized, was a rainbow pride flag that had hung near his desk.
"Had Walker ended her pregnancy, every expert believed, she would not have died. "
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Had Walker ended her pregnancy, every expert believed, she would not have died. "
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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From Opinion: Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida's university system that Florida Atlantic University is now paying one politically connected lawyer $925 an hour, and New College is spending $494,000 per degree awarded.
The costs of cronyism at Florida universities | Scott Maxwell
Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida’s university system that FAU is now paying one politically connected lawyer $925 an hour, and New College is spend…
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
From Opinion: Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida's university system that Florida Atlantic University is now paying one politically connected lawyer $925 an hour, and New College is spending $494,000 per degree awarded.
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Just in: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Tuesday the state will challenge a Davidson County chancellor’s decision temporarily blocking Gov. Bill Lee from continuing to deploy the Tennessee National Guard to the city.
Tennessee governor to appeal ruling against Guard in Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will appeal a ruling requiring the state to remove the National Guard from Memphis as part of a police action.
tennesseelookout.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Just in: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Tuesday the state will challenge a Davidson County chancellor’s decision temporarily blocking Gov. Bill Lee from continuing to deploy the Tennessee National Guard to the city.
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#BREAKING: The House passed a resolution condemning Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.) for the controversial timing of his retirement announcement that was introduced by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.).
thehill.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#BREAKING: The House passed a resolution condemning Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.) for the controversial timing of his retirement announcement that was introduced by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.).
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Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail
Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail
Republicans are concerned about flagging enthusiasm within their base, following this month's elections.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail
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The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Answer: "The State of Texas will swiftly appeal to the United States Supreme Court" --- Texas Governor Abbott.
Question now is whether Texas will file an emergency application at the Supreme Court seeking to block this ruling:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Federal court blocks Texas Republicans' redrawn congressional map
The new lines, which were designed to help the GOP gain up to five House seats in next year's midterm elections, triggered a nationwide redistricting battle.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Answer: "The State of Texas will swiftly appeal to the United States Supreme Court" --- Texas Governor Abbott.
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Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence. n.pr/4r7dRp1
U.S. deports dozens of migrants to Ukraine amid war
Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence. n.pr/4r7dRp1
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Even as a judge has issued a temporary injunction on the deployment of Tennessee National Guard troops to Memphis, @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports nearly $7 million in contracts have already been signed for feeding and housing troops.
Feds ink millions of dollars in contracts to feed, house National Guard in Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
The federal government has entered millions of dollars of contracts to purchase food and lodging for the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis.
tennesseelookout.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Even as a judge has issued a temporary injunction on the deployment of Tennessee National Guard troops to Memphis, @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports nearly $7 million in contracts have already been signed for feeding and housing troops.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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🚨 House passes bill to force the release of the Epstein files, sending it to Senate
The vote is 427-1.
The one NO is Clay Higgins.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The vote is 427-1.
The one NO is Clay Higgins.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes bill to force the release of the Epstein files, sending it to Senate
The overwhelming bipartisan vote comes after President Donald Trump reversed course and encouraged Republicans to support the measure he had previously opposed.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🚨 House passes bill to force the release of the Epstein files, sending it to Senate
The vote is 427-1.
The one NO is Clay Higgins.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The vote is 427-1.
The one NO is Clay Higgins.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018
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This opinion makes it very clear that Trump's Justice Department screwed up badly here. Texas could've just drawn a partisan gerrymander and gotten away with it. Instead, the Justice Department (unnecessarily) injected race into it, directing Texas to draw an unconstitutional *racial* gerrymander.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This opinion makes it very clear that Trump's Justice Department screwed up badly here. Texas could've just drawn a partisan gerrymander and gotten away with it. Instead, the Justice Department (unnecessarily) injected race into it, directing Texas to draw an unconstitutional *racial* gerrymander.
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Note: The court ruled that Texas violated the 14th and 15th Amendments by discriminating on the basis of race when drawing its new Republican gerrymander. So this opinion will not be fatally undermined by the Supreme Court's impending blow to the Voting Rights Act; it has an independent rationale.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Note: The court ruled that Texas violated the 14th and 15th Amendments by discriminating on the basis of race when drawing its new Republican gerrymander. So this opinion will not be fatally undermined by the Supreme Court's impending blow to the Voting Rights Act; it has an independent rationale.
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Here is the federal district court's 2–1 ruling, authored by a very conservative Trump appointee, striking down Texas' new Republican gerrymander on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against racial minorities. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here is the federal district court's 2–1 ruling, authored by a very conservative Trump appointee, striking down Texas' new Republican gerrymander on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminates against racial minorities. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...