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Laura Solomon
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Poet / Executive Director @ Woodland Pattern
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jamellebouie.net
i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Feb 12
i mean, the president's executive order isn't a goddamn law! as far as this doctor is concerned, who cares what the president says!
nbcnews.com NBC News @nbcnews.com · Feb 12
A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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dahlialithwick.bsky.social
lawyers: your bat signal has been activated
andrewtorrez.bsky.social P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · Feb 10
The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."

Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
We call upon our elected representatives to stand with us and to insist upon adherence to the rule of law and the legal processes and procedures that ensure orderly change. The administration cannot choose which law it will follow or ignore. These are not partisan or political issues. These are rule of law and process issues. We cannot afford to remain silent. We must stand up for the values we hold dear. The ABA will do its part and act to protect the rule of law. We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less.
February 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
Latest NEA grant update... Wonder when the "free speech absolutist" crowd will deign to chime in. www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
The applicant will not operate any programs promoting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws, in accordance with Executive Order No. 14173. The applicant understands that federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology, pursuant to Executive Order No. 14168, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.
February 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
lagsolo.bsky.social
words forthcoming, probably or eventually
February 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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literaryhub.bsky.social
Brace yourself: the Trump administration is coming for the arts.
Gird your loins. We’re about to get a lot of really bad, state-sponsored art.
Though it’s by no means the worst of our worries at this moment, the evil empire has made its first moves on the culture. As Laura Grimes of Oregon ArtsWatch reported last Thursday, the Trump…
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February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM