Liz S
@lizskeen.bsky.social
former white-collar defense lawyer & current public defender, UAW member, meet me at the rave ✨
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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terrified to feel optimistic about anything but god, Zohran really is so good
June 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
terrified to feel optimistic about anything but god, Zohran really is so good
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
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We are now at the point where the AP can write this as if its a simple background fact and it sparks no outrage: "Trump has made no secret of his plans to use the power of the federal government to target domestic political adversaries."
April 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are now at the point where the AP can write this as if its a simple background fact and it sparks no outrage: "Trump has made no secret of his plans to use the power of the federal government to target domestic political adversaries."
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April 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
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I'm biased, but this episode of Opening Arguments @openargs.bsky.social featuring @lizskeen.bsky.social is awesome 💫
Terrific if dispiriting episode. Liz reminds audience that 47 admin is actually afraid of
competent lawyers which makes Paul,Weiss capitulation so pathetic. @mattcameron.bsky.social offers historical note abt 3rd Reich’s need to get rid of lawyers who didn’t capitulate.
competent lawyers which makes Paul,Weiss capitulation so pathetic. @mattcameron.bsky.social offers historical note abt 3rd Reich’s need to get rid of lawyers who didn’t capitulate.
Hey everybody, please welcome actual friend of the show Liz Skeen to Bluesky and be sure to check out her NYC perspective on the Paul Weiss fiasco (and Trump's war on lawyers generally) on today's episode!
bsky.app/profile/lizs...
bsky.app/profile/lizs...
April 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I'm biased, but this episode of Opening Arguments @openargs.bsky.social featuring @lizskeen.bsky.social is awesome 💫
filled with rosy feelings about my former firm of 5.5 years
Freshfields only large firm to sign on in support of legal fight with Donald Trump
https://www.ft.com/content/75be8888-64d3-45f0-8d49-3d96f9411c2d
https://www.ft.com/content/75be8888-64d3-45f0-8d49-3d96f9411c2d
Freshfields only large firm to sign on in support of legal fight with Donald Trump
The brief includes more than 500 groups but nearly all are small and medium-sized
www.ft.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
filled with rosy feelings about my former firm of 5.5 years
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I would die of shame if opposing counsel hit me with this argument. What a bar from the team @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I would die of shame if opposing counsel hit me with this argument. What a bar from the team @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social
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I guarantee by next week, in exchange for tariff relief, Trump will be demanding from companies political donations to far right causes, rollbacks of DEI, purging LGBTQ employees, and cessation of funding to civil society orgs that support progressive causes.
These tariffs are going to be one of the most corrupt extortion rackets ever conceived of. Any industry that wants to be exempted will be forced to donate to Trump or otherwise bribe him. Political allies will be spared while opponents will not.
April 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I guarantee by next week, in exchange for tariff relief, Trump will be demanding from companies political donations to far right causes, rollbacks of DEI, purging LGBTQ employees, and cessation of funding to civil society orgs that support progressive causes.
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Princeton!! 🐅🐅
Princeton has announced that it is considering selling approximately $320 million of taxable bonds. The bonds are a way for the University to raise short-term funds. The major credit-rating agencies rate University bonds AAA, the highest level of creditworthiness.
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
www.dailyprincetonian.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Princeton!! 🐅🐅
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Princeton > Harvard
Princeton has announced that it is considering selling approximately $320 million of taxable bonds. The bonds are a way for the University to raise short-term funds. The major credit-rating agencies rate University bonds AAA, the highest level of creditworthiness.
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
www.dailyprincetonian.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Princeton > Harvard
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Shocked this didn’t work
April 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Shocked this didn’t work
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Welcome to Bluesky, sis!
my first post! did a podcast with @openargs.bsky.social @mattcameron.bsky.social
about Paul Weiss and why they capitulated to Trump / should be called Paul Wuss
shorturl.at/LE4rD
also made my first ever meme! pls don’t sue me Brad Karp! 😂😂😂
about Paul Weiss and why they capitulated to Trump / should be called Paul Wuss
shorturl.at/LE4rD
also made my first ever meme! pls don’t sue me Brad Karp! 😂😂😂
April 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Welcome to Bluesky, sis!
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"I have lost faith that I could walk the streets without being abducted" is about as damning a review of the current state of US student visa system as you're ever going to see
Momodou Taal left the United States. forwarding his statement from twitter:
April 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"I have lost faith that I could walk the streets without being abducted" is about as damning a review of the current state of US student visa system as you're ever going to see
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BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
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Is "unusual" really the best the New York Times can do?
March 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Is "unusual" really the best the New York Times can do?
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And then there’s this. This isn’t an intellectual game. This is how republics end.
March 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And then there’s this. This isn’t an intellectual game. This is how republics end.
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honestly surprised I haven't seen more "war on workers" rhetoric.
The Trump admin just illegally stripped collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers in 18 different departments across multiple agencies.
The regime stated that “Certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump’s agenda.”
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
The regime stated that “Certain Federal unions have declared war on President Trump’s agenda.”
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements
PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of
www.whitehouse.gov
March 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
honestly surprised I haven't seen more "war on workers" rhetoric.
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This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
March 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
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I would’ve fought the Nazis for sure. But I’m not going to fight Donald Trump.
March 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I would’ve fought the Nazis for sure. But I’m not going to fight Donald Trump.
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This is a Liz Skeen appreciation post!
Important Liz facts:
--left Biglaw to take on a grueling schedule as an NYC public defender (hero status)
--talked me into going to my first rave at the tender age of 44 (and it ruled)
--canonically the only person named Liz ever associated with OA
Important Liz facts:
--left Biglaw to take on a grueling schedule as an NYC public defender (hero status)
--talked me into going to my first rave at the tender age of 44 (and it ruled)
--canonically the only person named Liz ever associated with OA
Hey everybody, please welcome actual friend of the show Liz Skeen to Bluesky and be sure to check out her NYC perspective on the Paul Weiss fiasco (and Trump's war on lawyers generally) on today's episode!
bsky.app/profile/lizs...
bsky.app/profile/lizs...
bsky.app
March 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is a Liz Skeen appreciation post!
Important Liz facts:
--left Biglaw to take on a grueling schedule as an NYC public defender (hero status)
--talked me into going to my first rave at the tender age of 44 (and it ruled)
--canonically the only person named Liz ever associated with OA
Important Liz facts:
--left Biglaw to take on a grueling schedule as an NYC public defender (hero status)
--talked me into going to my first rave at the tender age of 44 (and it ruled)
--canonically the only person named Liz ever associated with OA
Like how did this guy get on the right side of history wow lmao cool
Was wondering who WilmerHale would get to defend against Trump’s EO and never did think it would be Paul “I hate the possibility of gay marriage so much I’m quitting my law firm to argue in favor of DOMA for House Republicans in front of SCOTUS” Clement
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shorturl.at/Gk1tL
WilmerHale Fights Trump With Conservative Star Paul Clement (1)
A prominent litigator who has spent his career fighting for conservative issues is now taking on the Trump administration over its attacks on law firms.
news.bloomberglaw.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Like how did this guy get on the right side of history wow lmao cool