Joan Howarth
@joanhowarth.bsky.social
Law prof working for attorney licensing reform.
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World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns
June 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns
Indispensable M. Gessen. Time for a higher education reset?
Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare (Gift Article)
It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Indispensable M. Gessen. Time for a higher education reset?
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Paul Weiss/ Morale/ Estuary. It’s too good.
A real sign at the American Bar Association spring meeting in DC (h/t @balancecraft.bsky.social)
April 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Paul Weiss/ Morale/ Estuary. It’s too good.
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⭐Attention Law Students⭐: Several student leaders have penned a letter calling on the legal profession to defend the rule of law.
"The time to speak out and act in defense of the rule of law is now."
You can review and sign the letter here. ⬇️
forms.gle/361fWqrhpEqJ...
"The time to speak out and act in defense of the rule of law is now."
You can review and sign the letter here. ⬇️
forms.gle/361fWqrhpEqJ...
Law Students Call on the Legal Profession to Defend the Rule of Law
forms.gle
April 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
⭐Attention Law Students⭐: Several student leaders have penned a letter calling on the legal profession to defend the rule of law.
"The time to speak out and act in defense of the rule of law is now."
You can review and sign the letter here. ⬇️
forms.gle/361fWqrhpEqJ...
"The time to speak out and act in defense of the rule of law is now."
You can review and sign the letter here. ⬇️
forms.gle/361fWqrhpEqJ...
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you think hegseth is bad, one time I accidentally added the country I was about to invade to the chat and then I had to be like omg Iran no lol total typo I did not mean YOU, we're gonna invade Iraq again haha just autocorrect. it was sooo mortifying tbh and then we had to invade both?? full cringe
March 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
you think hegseth is bad, one time I accidentally added the country I was about to invade to the chat and then I had to be like omg Iran no lol total typo I did not mean YOU, we're gonna invade Iraq again haha just autocorrect. it was sooo mortifying tbh and then we had to invade both?? full cringe
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Public sector workers in democracies fought fascism and genocide. In totalitarian states, some went along with totalitarian crimes; some resisted. What kind of “public sector worker” will Elon Musk be? www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy
Musk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January.
www.forbes.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Public sector workers in democracies fought fascism and genocide. In totalitarian states, some went along with totalitarian crimes; some resisted. What kind of “public sector worker” will Elon Musk be? www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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This is a great idea. @raskin.house.gov invites others to join him in filing a FOIA request to find out what personal data on us DOGE has collected. Link to a FOIA form & submission info on his website:
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
jamieraskin.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is a great idea. @raskin.house.gov invites others to join him in filing a FOIA request to find out what personal data on us DOGE has collected. Link to a FOIA form & submission info on his website:
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
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Brilliant
March 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Brilliant
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Mandatory high school civics class that isn’t just like “how a bill becomes law” or whatever but also “how NOAA powers your phone’s weather app” and “NIH helped make your asthma inhaler”
March 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Mandatory high school civics class that isn’t just like “how a bill becomes law” or whatever but also “how NOAA powers your phone’s weather app” and “NIH helped make your asthma inhaler”
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This is very good.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-third-fa...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-third-fa...
The Third Face of Power in the Age of Trump
Democrats must lead public opinion rather than merely following it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is very good.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-third-fa...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-third-fa...
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If RFK wants to meaningfully decrease rates of depression, he can support paid family and maternity leave, equal pay for women, universal healthcare, and fully funded public schools.
Stigmatizing medication that treats the mental impact of a country that devalues your existence won’t cut it.
Stigmatizing medication that treats the mental impact of a country that devalues your existence won’t cut it.
February 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If RFK wants to meaningfully decrease rates of depression, he can support paid family and maternity leave, equal pay for women, universal healthcare, and fully funded public schools.
Stigmatizing medication that treats the mental impact of a country that devalues your existence won’t cut it.
Stigmatizing medication that treats the mental impact of a country that devalues your existence won’t cut it.
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Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
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what kind of stock trades do you think your senator has lined up for tomorrow morning? is that what they're working on tonight instead of figuring out how to get those teenagers out of the servers at the treasury?
February 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
what kind of stock trades do you think your senator has lined up for tomorrow morning? is that what they're working on tonight instead of figuring out how to get those teenagers out of the servers at the treasury?
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The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin
NEW - Ottawa Senators fans booed the American national anthem at the beginning of tonight’s hockey game.
February 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin
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Great point
I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"
And see what happens.
REPORTER: Are you saying this crash was somehow was the result of diversity hiring?
TRUMP: It just could have been
TRUMP: It just could have been
January 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Great point
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I spent most of my 22-years in the Army as an aviator in and out of line units flying OH-58's and UH-60's.We lost more aircrews in peacetime training accidents than combat. It's a very dangerous business. Having the President smear them as their families are freshly mourning is unforgivable.
January 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I spent most of my 22-years in the Army as an aviator in and out of line units flying OH-58's and UH-60's.We lost more aircrews in peacetime training accidents than combat. It's a very dangerous business. Having the President smear them as their families are freshly mourning is unforgivable.
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Hey Bluesky, we're Hey Jane 👋 We're the leading virtual abortion clinic in the US, and we're excited to get to share info, insights, and updates with you here. We've faced censorship on other platforms, so we're hopeful that we'll find a supportive community here that will help to amplify our work.
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January 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hey Bluesky, we're Hey Jane 👋 We're the leading virtual abortion clinic in the US, and we're excited to get to share info, insights, and updates with you here. We've faced censorship on other platforms, so we're hopeful that we'll find a supportive community here that will help to amplify our work.
Fun to be named with my friend Debby Merritt as ABA 2025 "Legal Rebels" for our bar exam reform efforts. When at first you don't succeed, just keep at it for another 25 years.... www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/...
Examining the Future: Joan Howarth and Deborah Jones Merritt are spearheading efforts to reinvent attorney licensing
Legal Rebels - ABA Journal
www.abajournal.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Fun to be named with my friend Debby Merritt as ABA 2025 "Legal Rebels" for our bar exam reform efforts. When at first you don't succeed, just keep at it for another 25 years.... www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/...