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MEMO to Trump administration staffers:

Nazi Joseph Goebbels, who said "We have made the Reich by propaganda", also said "We shall go down in history as the greatest statesman of all time, or as the greatest criminals".

How'd that work out for Goebbels, his goons and Germany, GOP? 🧐
April 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Here is the full text of Rachel Cohen’s firm-wide email:
Jeremy and colleagues, Many deals I work on have concepts of conditional notice. This is mine. Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment, which should include at minimum i) signing on to the firm amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie in its litigation fighting the Trump administration's executive order against it, (i) committing to broad future representation, regardless of whether powerful people view it as adverse to them, (iii) refusal to cooperate with the EEOC's request for personal information of our colleagues clearly targeted at intimidating non-white employees, (iv) public refusal to fire or otherwise force out employees at the Trump administration's directive or implied directive and (v) public commitment to maintenance of affinity groups and related initiatives. This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss' decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEl, representation and staffing has forced my hand. We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not continue to work here. When I went to law school and to Skadden, I did so in pursuit of agency. I was driven by a desire to be in rooms where decision-makers were, to get to play a role in things that mattered, because things felt so needlessly terrible. It never occurred to me that the people in those rooms might feel that they were powerless. I am forced to hope that our lack of response to the Trump administration's attacks on our peers, both those at other large firms and the many people in this country with far fewer resources, is rooted in feelings of fear and powerlessness, as opposed to tacit agreement or desire to maximize profit. I still hope that is true. But it has not yet been borne out. It feels mortifying to say "I suspect you know who I am," but I suspect you know who I am. Over the last few weeks, I have devoted an inordinate amount of time trying to leverage various relationships and privileges to get our firm and broader industry to admit that we are in the throes of early-stage authoritarianism and that we are uniquely positioned to halt it. There is an open letter (now signed by over 600 other AmLaw 200 associates, many of them at this firm), mainstream media coverage and an oped explaining why I feel this way. To anyone who feels sympathetic to the views I've espoused but wonders why I have taken the path I have: on Thursday, March 6, after the issuance of the Perkins Executive Order, I sent emails to multiple trusted partners in management asking to help with whatever response we coordinated. One of them went unanswered. One of them replied, "Thanks, Rachel. Always appreciate your With gratitude and ur... "Thanks, Rachel. Always appreciate your perspective." One of them replied offering to talk and then failed to reply to my email asking for a time until a week later, significantly after I had begun speaking publicly. Know that I attended internal meetings about this topic, sent emails to decision makers, avoided commenting on the EEOC investigation publicly or airing any internal firm discourse publicly. I did all of these things out of hope that we would do the right thing if given time and opportunity. The firm has been given time and opportunity to do the right thing. Thus far, we have not. This is a moment that demands urgency. Whether we are failing to meet it because we are unprepared or because we don't wish to is irrelevant to me— and to the world —where the outcome is the same. If we were going to resist, we would have done so already. If we were not going to respond to the EEOC (a refusal that would be fully legal), the firm would have already told us. This is the first firmwide email that has been sent on this topic. What. Are. We. Doing. Colleagues, if you question if it is as bad as you think it is, it is ten times worse. Whether what we measure is the cowardice in face of lost profits, or the proximity to authoritarianism, or the trauma inflicted on our colleagues who are nonwhite, or the disappointment that I feel in this moment, take what you suspect and multiply it by a factor of ten. Act accordingly. I recognize not everyone is positioned as I am, and cannot act the same way. But do not "Thanks, Rachel. Always appreciate your perspective." One of them replied offering to talk and then failed to reply to my email asking for a time until a week later, significantly after I had begun speaking publicly. Know that I attended internal meetings about this topic, sent emails to decision makers, avoided commenting on the EEOC investigation publicly or airing any internal firm discourse publicly. I did all of these things out of ho… Do not pretend that what is happening is normal or excusable. It isn't. To the many superiors, support staff and friends that I know I disappoint by making this announcement firmwide instead of talking to you first, I sincerely apologize. There are so many thank yous that I have for so many people at this firm. Please know that if you suspect that you have helped me or taught me or cared for me, that I agree and am eternally grateful. In the coming days, I will make every effort to reach out to you separately, but there is urgency here that makes it impossible to go to each of you first. I will do everything in my power to mitigate difficulties caused by my unexpected departure. Like any self-important adolescent, I spent most of my high school history classes wondering what I would do in the moments before true horror or chaos or where my values were tested and demanded great sacrifice. I do not wonder anymore. I know who I am. I thought I knew who we all were. Thank you for the opportunity. My personal email is cc'd. I wish each of you the best, and that you use the privileges you hold to work for the best for others. Rachel Rachel Cohen
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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. @olbermann.bsky.social 🏆
February 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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As always, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is a real one.
February 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Team Costco.
heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social Jonathan Lyons @heartwoodandsteel.bsky.social · Dec 25
Just read the response from Costco to shareholders requesting it back down from DEI. It was glorious. It begins "Our Board has considered this proposal and believes … an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary." and gets better. A happy investor #diversityandinclusion
Screenshot of the statement from Costco Screenshot of the statement from Costco Screenshot of the statement from Costco
December 26, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
Amazing that MAGAs are only just now finding out that the reason such a high percentage of Elon Musk's workforce is foreign-born is because he wants a captive audience he can abuse due to their visa fears, rather than an US workforce that might engage in behavior he deems distasteful like unionizing
December 27, 2024 at 2:49 AM
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mjfree.bsky.social
Goodnight 🌙

Fuck anyone donating to Trump’s inauguration
December 27, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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ihuntingclub.bsky.social
This will make the convicted felon Donald Trump jumping up & down just like the 3 years old toddler.

Netanyahu: "You can't be President of US last time I checked right?"

Musk: "Not officially."

Netanyahu: *laughs* — "OK, so you're the unofficial President..."

Donnie will not like this.
December 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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sparkyl.bsky.social
Please stop repeating this L-I-E!
#FuckMuskrat and #FuckRammerSwampy
@rollingstone.com You should know better! Shame on you!
December 27, 2024 at 2:03 AM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
I take no pleasure in reporting that this is all going to get much much stupider
December 25, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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December 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 10:53 PM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
It's much harder to implement and maintain a caste system if everyone has access to a good education. It's also much harder to create and maintain a great economy and national security if only a select few (mostly rich) people have access to a good education. Republicans prefer the latter scenario.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Dec 25
ED WEEK: “School districts grapple with the possibility they’ll see less💰in the coming years, worried about ramifications for students from low-income families, with disabilities, others who need special support.”

But hey- more tax cuts for the rich! 🫤
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December 25, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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You'd think they'd have enough $s to stand up for themselves, but ABC caved.

Before news organizations were small divisions of entertainment conglomerates. Today, ABC is Disney w/ theme parks & countless other business interests that could be affected.
#DemVoice1 #DemCast

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newrepublic.com The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Dec 25
The timing here is impossible to ignore. Just days before the settlement, executives from ABC's parent company, Disney, had dinner with Trump’s transition team in Florida.
ABC News Just Showed Trump Exactly How to Silence Journalists
A multimillion-dollar settlement proves corporate media will choose profits over press freedom every time.
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December 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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nadinesmith.bsky.social
Has Florida Gov Ron DeSantis said anything about charges of raping a minor, prostitution, and illegal drug use detailed in the ethics complaint against his buddy Matt Gaetz?
December 25, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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December 25, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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motleycruising.bsky.social
If Republicans are so economically amazing, why are all of their states so poor?
December 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Happy holidays folks!
December 25, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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It’s gotten under the vice president Trump’s skin, folks. Keep going.
December 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Netanyahu: “You can’t be president of the US last time I checked, but assume you are.”

Elon Musk, interjected: “Not officially.”

Netanyahu responded: “Not officially. OK, so you’re the unofficial president.”
December 23, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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The star gazing in the park is stellar. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Photo credit ESO
Show's the Large & Small Magellanic Clouds from the ESO Paranal Observatory, includes the four Auxiliary Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) Array, Cerro Paranal Chile.
Not visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
December 24, 2024 at 1:43 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
People thought they were voting for cheaper gas.
December 23, 2024 at 9:30 PM