Kristen
@kristennorthrup.bsky.social
New York State attorney. Upstate not down. Gramma to 2. Fan of quiet kayaking, now on my own small piece of pristine adk waters. World traveler. Landlord. Part of the Resistance.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
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BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
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Climate pragmatists have resigned to a half-hearted approach to minimizing global warming—but they are “downright oblivious to the implications of a 3 degrees–warmer world,” Peter Brannen argues.
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Climate pragmatists have resigned to a half-hearted approach to minimizing global warming—but they are “downright oblivious to the implications of a 3 degrees–warmer world,” Peter Brannen argues.
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Next week, we can make the midterms even scarier for Republicans by flipping a deep-red district that Trump won by double digits. Please make some calls to help us elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative, social worker, and former Indivisible organizer): www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Next week, we can make the midterms even scarier for Republicans by flipping a deep-red district that Trump won by double digits. Please make some calls to help us elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative, social worker, and former Indivisible organizer): www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration’s position that the operations are lawful—and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration’s position that the operations are lawful—and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.
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Comey has now filed a brief w/ multiple legal points, culminating in the argument "[t]he Judiciary is a vital bulwark against this Administration’s intolerable abuse of executive power; it should fulfill that role by dismissing
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Comey has now filed a brief w/ multiple legal points, culminating in the argument "[t]he Judiciary is a vital bulwark against this Administration’s intolerable abuse of executive power; it should fulfill that role by dismissing
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
this profoundly unjust and unconstitutional prosecution with prejudice."
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BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
Just imagine this.. it's just shocking to fathom after working w DOJ -- although I surely see the evidence that there is no regularity left in the DOJ, the United States Supreme Court, ICE, FAA, EPA and so many other federal entities. As a former NDNY lawclerk I'm proud the courts generally, stand.
Judge Fitzpatrick joins the growing number of jurists "calling into question the presumption of regularity" of Trump's DOJ.
Read the explosive ruling in full here. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Read the explosive ruling in full here. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Just imagine this.. it's just shocking to fathom after working w DOJ -- although I surely see the evidence that there is no regularity left in the DOJ, the United States Supreme Court, ICE, FAA, EPA and so many other federal entities. As a former NDNY lawclerk I'm proud the courts generally, stand.
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This opinion demands to be read in full.
Among the problems with the grand jury proceedings:
* The key evidence presented to the grand jury came from a search that may have violated the Fourth Amendment.
* Lindsey Halligan apparently misstated the law to the grand jury, twice.
Among the problems with the grand jury proceedings:
* The key evidence presented to the grand jury came from a search that may have violated the Fourth Amendment.
* Lindsey Halligan apparently misstated the law to the grand jury, twice.
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This opinion demands to be read in full.
Among the problems with the grand jury proceedings:
* The key evidence presented to the grand jury came from a search that may have violated the Fourth Amendment.
* Lindsey Halligan apparently misstated the law to the grand jury, twice.
Among the problems with the grand jury proceedings:
* The key evidence presented to the grand jury came from a search that may have violated the Fourth Amendment.
* Lindsey Halligan apparently misstated the law to the grand jury, twice.
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🚨BREAKING: Florida lawmakers are set to begin a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map next month — a move that could accelerate a nationwide GOP push to lock in control of the U.S. House before any votes are cast. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Florida Lawmakers Schedule Launch for Mid-Decade GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🚨BREAKING: Florida lawmakers are set to begin a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map next month — a move that could accelerate a nationwide GOP push to lock in control of the U.S. House before any votes are cast. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
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splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
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November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge stops ICE frm using tear gas b4 issuing 2warnings, ID, forbids targeting journalists.
Judge quoted Ben Franklin in 1737“The freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free Government: when this support is taken away the Constitution is dissolved, and Tyranny is erected on its Ruins.”
Judge quoted Ben Franklin in 1737“The freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free Government: when this support is taken away the Constitution is dissolved, and Tyranny is erected on its Ruins.”
At one point, Bovino was captured on video throwing tear gas above the heads of the crowd without warning and “despite an absence of threats or violence."
"A government agent who is leading this operation cannot come into court and make stories up and expect to be treated like a credible witness."
"A government agent who is leading this operation cannot come into court and make stories up and expect to be treated like a credible witness."
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Federal Judge stops ICE frm using tear gas b4 issuing 2warnings, ID, forbids targeting journalists.
Judge quoted Ben Franklin in 1737“The freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free Government: when this support is taken away the Constitution is dissolved, and Tyranny is erected on its Ruins.”
Judge quoted Ben Franklin in 1737“The freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free Government: when this support is taken away the Constitution is dissolved, and Tyranny is erected on its Ruins.”
I've spent a lot of time in various correctional settings in my career - granted that had been in New York State which is pretty progressive - but this is not what prisons or jails were like, nor should be like. This is torture. Remember cruel and inhuman? ICE is there.
This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.
Lawsuit Alleges Inhumane Conditions at Broadview ICE Facility
Federal authorities moved two plaintiffs in the suit out of state; a judge has ordered they be returned Monday.
southsideweekly.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I've spent a lot of time in various correctional settings in my career - granted that had been in New York State which is pretty progressive - but this is not what prisons or jails were like, nor should be like. This is torture. Remember cruel and inhuman? ICE is there.
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"Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes, UN experts warned today."
Unprovoked lethal strikes by the United States against vessels at sea may amount to international crimes: UN experts
GENEVA – Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes,...
www.ohchr.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes, UN experts warned today."
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🧵Comey case: Oooh, drama! The judge overseeing the motion to dismiss because of the unlawful appointment of Halligan previously ordered the govt to submit docs related to the grand jury for review.
What they submitted was not at all satisfactory.
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What they submitted was not at all satisfactory.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🧵Comey case: Oooh, drama! The judge overseeing the motion to dismiss because of the unlawful appointment of Halligan previously ordered the govt to submit docs related to the grand jury for review.
What they submitted was not at all satisfactory.
1/5
What they submitted was not at all satisfactory.
1/5
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A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
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A federal judge appeared to lean toward requiring the Trump administration to use emergency funds to at least partially fund SNAP.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she planned to issue a ruling later Thursday on Democrats’ lawsuit to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she planned to issue a ruling later Thursday on Democrats’ lawsuit to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown.
Federal judge suggests Trump admin should partially fund SNAP
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she planned to issue a ruling later Thursday on Democrats’ lawsuit to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown.
www.politico.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A federal judge appeared to lean toward requiring the Trump administration to use emergency funds to at least partially fund SNAP.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she planned to issue a ruling later Thursday on Democrats’ lawsuit to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she planned to issue a ruling later Thursday on Democrats’ lawsuit to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown.
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🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.
News Alerts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Earlier today, DOJ basically told the judge in the Kilmar Abrego case they were going to blow off the vindictive prosecution claim.
His attorneys responded, fine, then the criminal case must be dismissed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
His attorneys responded, fine, then the criminal case must be dismissed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Earlier today, DOJ basically told the judge in the Kilmar Abrego case they were going to blow off the vindictive prosecution claim.
His attorneys responded, fine, then the criminal case must be dismissed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
His attorneys responded, fine, then the criminal case must be dismissed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
October 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...