Marissa Jackson Sow
@marissaesque.bsky.social
Sharp-tongued polyglot shitposting about politics, culture, current events, and law prof stuff. Curator of the Law & Liberation Lab. My pronouns are Not / The One and I’m only here so I don’t get fined. 🫶🏾
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April 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Agree. Completely agree.
The story of Trump is not the story of a dictator savant, it's the story of a society whose elite power centers are all rotted from within and collapse at the slightest push. Very hard to know right now if there are any load-bearing walls left.
conversely, the second you give in to him on anything, he senses weakness and keeps demanding more and more
the only viable response to Trump is to loudly and fully stand up to him from the start - whatever consequences he is able to impose will pale in comparison to giving in
the only viable response to Trump is to loudly and fully stand up to him from the start - whatever consequences he is able to impose will pale in comparison to giving in
April 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Agree. Completely agree.
Oh.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Oh.
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Martin O'Malley just mentioned state attorneys general filing state kidnapping charges. Just imagine the collective cheer in this country if state troopers pulled over, arrested and cuffed a van full of masked ICE fascists.
April 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Martin O'Malley just mentioned state attorneys general filing state kidnapping charges. Just imagine the collective cheer in this country if state troopers pulled over, arrested and cuffed a van full of masked ICE fascists.
Constitutional crisis.
April 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Constitutional crisis.
Every morning I pray for the US to ratify the Rome Statute so we can start throwing these demoniacs behind the bars they’ve built for others. 😤
April 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Every morning I pray for the US to ratify the Rome Statute so we can start throwing these demoniacs behind the bars they’ve built for others. 😤
Manipulation Day, amirite?
April 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Manipulation Day, amirite?
That was quick.
April 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
That was quick.
Building on the astute analyses by @karenattiah.bsky.social and @adamserwer.bsky.social in my debut post for the @lpeblog.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s assault on Black federal workers today, which calls upon us to consider that peonage may be the point:
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
Racial Capitalism and the Assault on Federal Workers
By purging African Americans from the federal workforce, the Trump administration does not merely aim to undermine racial integration; rather, it seeks to bring about the economic immiseration of…
lpeproject.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Building on the astute analyses by @karenattiah.bsky.social and @adamserwer.bsky.social in my debut post for the @lpeblog.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s assault on Black federal workers today, which calls upon us to consider that peonage may be the point:
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
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Never ever miss a chance to read @marissaesque.bsky.social and here’s a great one about racial capitalism in the present moment.
Racial Capitalism and the Assault on Federal Workers
By purging African Americans from the federal workforce, the Trump administration does not merely aim to undermine racial integration; rather, it seeks to bring about the economic immiseration of…
lpeproject.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Never ever miss a chance to read @marissaesque.bsky.social and here’s a great one about racial capitalism in the present moment.
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Today, @marissaesque.bsky.social argues that Trump's assault on federal workers is part of a broader effort to demolish the the bargaining power of Black workers.
Racial Capitalism and the Assault on Federal Workers
By purging African Americans from the federal workforce, the Trump administration does not merely aim to undermine racial integration; rather, it seeks to bring about the economic immiseration of…
lpeproject.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today, @marissaesque.bsky.social argues that Trump's assault on federal workers is part of a broader effort to demolish the the bargaining power of Black workers.
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Great piece in @lpeblog.bsky.social by @marissaesque.bsky.social on racism behind the administration's attack on federal workers.
"Federal government jobs have long been responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Black American middle class."
Check it out!
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
"Federal government jobs have long been responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Black American middle class."
Check it out!
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
Racial Capitalism and the Assault on Federal Workers
By purging African Americans from the federal workforce, the Trump administration does not merely aim to undermine racial integration; rather, it seeks to bring about the economic immiseration of…
lpeproject.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great piece in @lpeblog.bsky.social by @marissaesque.bsky.social on racism behind the administration's attack on federal workers.
"Federal government jobs have long been responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Black American middle class."
Check it out!
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
"Federal government jobs have long been responsible for the creation and maintenance of the Black American middle class."
Check it out!
lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...
It’s giving 1929.
April 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It’s giving 1929.
Screaming.
A real sign at the American Bar Association spring meeting in DC (h/t @balancecraft.bsky.social)
April 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Screaming.
Kamala Harris and Barack Obama owe y’all NOTHING.
April 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Kamala Harris and Barack Obama owe y’all NOTHING.
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Cuomo has 100% name id & a terrible disgraced corrupted brand.
In the next few months you will necessarily see the current and non corrupted elected leaders spending their campaign money to raise their profile and win one of your five slots. Make sure you are listening and tell everyone you know.
In the next few months you will necessarily see the current and non corrupted elected leaders spending their campaign money to raise their profile and win one of your five slots. Make sure you are listening and tell everyone you know.
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Cuomo has 100% name id & a terrible disgraced corrupted brand.
In the next few months you will necessarily see the current and non corrupted elected leaders spending their campaign money to raise their profile and win one of your five slots. Make sure you are listening and tell everyone you know.
In the next few months you will necessarily see the current and non corrupted elected leaders spending their campaign money to raise their profile and win one of your five slots. Make sure you are listening and tell everyone you know.
The next part of my project on social murder is now forthcoming in the Maryland Law Review. Abstract and outline available on SSRN. Full draft coming later this Spring.
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The next part of my project on social murder is now forthcoming in the Maryland Law Review. Abstract and outline available on SSRN. Full draft coming later this Spring.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
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There is no ambiguity about this. You can be elected president twice. It is universally agreed upon. You cannot run a third time.
March 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There is no ambiguity about this. You can be elected president twice. It is universally agreed upon. You cannot run a third time.
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No news organization should ever use the words "third term" without the word "unconstitutional" preceding it
March 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
No news organization should ever use the words "third term" without the word "unconstitutional" preceding it
Forthcoming, Volume 85 of the Washington and Lee Law Review 🙏🏾
March 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Forthcoming, Volume 85 of the Washington and Lee Law Review 🙏🏾
I’m emotionally exhausted, y’all. The destruction is overwhelming and soul-sucking.
March 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I’m emotionally exhausted, y’all. The destruction is overwhelming and soul-sucking.
That’s a good word from the Lord!
Don’t let them scare you.
Don’t let them get you to give up hope.
This is what they want more than anything.
Their evil is never more alive than when we sleep.
Don’t let them get you to give up hope.
This is what they want more than anything.
Their evil is never more alive than when we sleep.
March 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
That’s a good word from the Lord!
Thread: Alien Enemies Act hearing 🚨
New: The Alien Enemies Act hearing with Judge Boasberg is about to begin. I'll follow along here
March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thread: Alien Enemies Act hearing 🚨
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ACLU atty says that unless there's a review process, "anyone could be taken off the street." He adds that the plaintiffs see another question: whether the proclamation itself is reviewable by the courts; he says it is
March 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
ACLU atty says that unless there's a review process, "anyone could be taken off the street." He adds that the plaintiffs see another question: whether the proclamation itself is reviewable by the courts; he says it is