Lindsay Langholz
@lindsaylangholz.bsky.social
Voting rights, abortion rights, knitting, and pie. These are the things I know. Everything else, doing my best to learn.
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Today is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Montgomery bus boycott.
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Montgomery bus boycott.
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
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If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
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it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
Rest of the country getting the DC treatment as they run the exact same play.
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Rest of the country getting the DC treatment as they run the exact same play.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Mexico's president was groped on the street. Now she's waging war on rampant sexual harassment
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president, is pushing measures against sexual harassment after she was groped by a stranger on the street.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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So many of us came so very unwillingly to this place of viewing the Supreme Court as unworthy of being viewed as a judicial body. Unworthy of veneration, unworthy of respect.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
September 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So many of us came so very unwillingly to this place of viewing the Supreme Court as unworthy of being viewed as a judicial body. Unworthy of veneration, unworthy of respect.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
So profoundly reluctantly.
But, good lord have they earned it.
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I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
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The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service
A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Real people live in this (incredibly Democratic) city. It would be nice if national Democrats seemed to care about that fact even a little. Willing to sacrifice the people of DC to avoid a government shutdown. Willing to sacrifice the people of DC to government occupation.
Ask and you shall receive. I was sent a polling/strategy memo that is being circulated in DC. It offers advice to Dems on Trump sending the National Guard to DC. "Distract" is used 10 times. "Stunt" four. I'll try to post it later, but I assume others have it as well.
August 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Real people live in this (incredibly Democratic) city. It would be nice if national Democrats seemed to care about that fact even a little. Willing to sacrifice the people of DC to avoid a government shutdown. Willing to sacrifice the people of DC to government occupation.
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This is doubly true: we can’t vote for our top prosecutor *and* we can’t vote for any of the senators who do.
Your friendly reminder that the District of Columbia is the *only* jurisdiction in the entire country in which there are no local prosecutors accountable to the people who actually live and pay taxes there.
(And that there should be.)
(And that there should be.)
REPORTER: Do you support a federal takeover of Washington DC as the president suggested?
PIRRO: That is a decision for the president ... young people are coddled. And they don't need to be coddled anymore. They need to be held accountable.
PIRRO: That is a decision for the president ... young people are coddled. And they don't need to be coddled anymore. They need to be held accountable.
August 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is doubly true: we can’t vote for our top prosecutor *and* we can’t vote for any of the senators who do.
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also raising my eyebrow at 'huh, so many historian briefs support liberal positions--I guess history profs are Dem elites'
or maybe historians felt compelled to respond to originalism's ascendancy and the Supreme Court's reliance on spurious historical arguments to advance a far-right policy agenda
or maybe historians felt compelled to respond to originalism's ascendancy and the Supreme Court's reliance on spurious historical arguments to advance a far-right policy agenda
How the hell do you write a piece about historians writing for the courts that quotes three judges and four law profs but ZERO historians?
As the Supreme Court Focuses on the Past, Historians Turn to Advocacy
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
also raising my eyebrow at 'huh, so many historian briefs support liberal positions--I guess history profs are Dem elites'
or maybe historians felt compelled to respond to originalism's ascendancy and the Supreme Court's reliance on spurious historical arguments to advance a far-right policy agenda
or maybe historians felt compelled to respond to originalism's ascendancy and the Supreme Court's reliance on spurious historical arguments to advance a far-right policy agenda
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📖 Informative new piece in @boltsmag.org with redistricting expert and ACS friend @mcpli.bsky.social!
NEW: Texas Republicans have unveiled a new gerrymander to gain as many as 5 seats in next year's midterms.
*Can they do that? What data must they use? What are legal avenues here!?*
You sent us a ton of questions. And a redistricting expert who knows Texas inside out answered 9 of them:
*Can they do that? What data must they use? What are legal avenues here!?*
You sent us a ton of questions. And a redistricting expert who knows Texas inside out answered 9 of them:
A New Cycle of Texas Gerrymandering: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
The Texas legislature began meeting in a special session last week to adopt a new congressional map that will, they hope, provide additional seats to the GOP in next year’s... Read More
boltsmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📖 Informative new piece in @boltsmag.org with redistricting expert and ACS friend @mcpli.bsky.social!
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Do you remember the horrific abduction in Worcester, MA where protestors clashed with ICE as they ripped a woman away from her family? The horror continues.
The woman’s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...
The woman’s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...
Two sisters in DCF custody since mother was detained by ICE in May in Worcester are missing, officials say - The Boston Globe
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a missing poster of both sisters to help in the search.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Do you remember the horrific abduction in Worcester, MA where protestors clashed with ICE as they ripped a woman away from her family? The horror continues.
The woman’s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...
The woman’s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...
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And also, national media have completely lost the vocabulary to describe when something is unconstitutional but there’s no court order coming.
Here’s the missing vocab: it’s “unconstitutional.”
(Would also accept “illegal,” “unlawful,” or “a violation of the oath of office”)
Here’s the missing vocab: it’s “unconstitutional.”
(Would also accept “illegal,” “unlawful,” or “a violation of the oath of office”)
July 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And also, national media have completely lost the vocabulary to describe when something is unconstitutional but there’s no court order coming.
Here’s the missing vocab: it’s “unconstitutional.”
(Would also accept “illegal,” “unlawful,” or “a violation of the oath of office”)
Here’s the missing vocab: it’s “unconstitutional.”
(Would also accept “illegal,” “unlawful,” or “a violation of the oath of office”)
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Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
July 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
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🎧 In light of escalating instances of political violence, @cwrightdurocher.bsky.social & @lindsaylangholz.bsky.social discuss on Broken Law the ways in which our legal system is being weaponized against disfavored groups & the toll that political violence takes on our rights & communities.
Episode 177: The Legal System's Role in Political Violence | ACS
www.acslaw.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🎧 In light of escalating instances of political violence, @cwrightdurocher.bsky.social & @lindsaylangholz.bsky.social discuss on Broken Law the ways in which our legal system is being weaponized against disfavored groups & the toll that political violence takes on our rights & communities.
Love Island USA watchers learning in real time what happens when you don’t have ranked choice voting.
June 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Love Island USA watchers learning in real time what happens when you don’t have ranked choice voting.
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SCOTUS’s order to keep independent officials fired by Trump out of their offices while their legal challenges move forward bodes ill for checks and balances. Grateful to discuss with @lindsaylangholz.bsky.social on Broken Law, the podcast of the @acslaw.bsky.social. www.acslaw.org/podcast/epis...
Episode 176: Checks and Balances Upside Down | ACS
www.acslaw.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
SCOTUS’s order to keep independent officials fired by Trump out of their offices while their legal challenges move forward bodes ill for checks and balances. Grateful to discuss with @lindsaylangholz.bsky.social on Broken Law, the podcast of the @acslaw.bsky.social. www.acslaw.org/podcast/epis...
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If the feds’ objective is to “liberate” Los Angeles and California from its democratically elected leadership, then this not a peacekeeping mission but a program of invasion.
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If the feds’ objective is to “liberate” Los Angeles and California from its democratically elected leadership, then this not a peacekeeping mission but a program of invasion.
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This election is effectively the one that determines who will be the next governor. The margin is likely to be no more than 100,000 votes. Never have New Jerseyans been this powerful in setting the direction of their state.
Vote tomorrow.
Vote tomorrow.
New Jersey, we go to the polls tomorrow to choose our candidate for NJ's next governor. Please, don't miss your opportunity to use your voice to select the candidate that will best represent you. Let us turn out in numbers that demonstrate the importance of this election.
June 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This election is effectively the one that determines who will be the next governor. The margin is likely to be no more than 100,000 votes. Never have New Jerseyans been this powerful in setting the direction of their state.
Vote tomorrow.
Vote tomorrow.
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Hotline for Immigrant Law Defenders:
213-833-8283
Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles):
213-201-3797
ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County:
888-624-4752
213-833-8283
Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles):
213-201-3797
ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County:
888-624-4752
June 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Hotline for Immigrant Law Defenders:
213-833-8283
Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles):
213-201-3797
ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County:
888-624-4752
213-833-8283
Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles):
213-201-3797
ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County:
888-624-4752
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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
Pope Sixtus the Sixth
What would your papal name be? I’m going with Pope Julian Hildegard.
May 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Pope Sixtus the Sixth