Mike Farber
@mdfarber1.bsky.social
Fleeing from the other place. All things hoops, music, PSU sports, Steelers, politics (yikes), my sons, my pups, and drinks by the fire pit. Finding joy where I can.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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breaking from me: the trump administration just suffered its first major loss in court over its onslaught on offshore wind
the revolution wind project can now resume construction after a federal judge found its developer orsted was likely to win against the trump order to stop work
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the revolution wind project can now resume construction after a federal judge found its developer orsted was likely to win against the trump order to stop work
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Trump Just Suffered His First Loss on Offshore Wind
A judge has lifted the administration’s stop-work order against Revolution Wind.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
breaking from me: the trump administration just suffered its first major loss in court over its onslaught on offshore wind
the revolution wind project can now resume construction after a federal judge found its developer orsted was likely to win against the trump order to stop work
@heatmap.news
the revolution wind project can now resume construction after a federal judge found its developer orsted was likely to win against the trump order to stop work
@heatmap.news
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One of the best signs I've ever seen
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend
August 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
One of the best signs I've ever seen
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend
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ham sandwiches gotta be so mad today fr. they get indicted for merely existing, yet salami sandwiches can hit a cop and get off scot free
I believe it was salami
August 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ham sandwiches gotta be so mad today fr. they get indicted for merely existing, yet salami sandwiches can hit a cop and get off scot free
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One (1) person gets to say the ham sandwich thing and then no one else, sorry those are the rules
August 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
One (1) person gets to say the ham sandwich thing and then no one else, sorry those are the rules
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This makes me so mad...
August 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This makes me so mad...
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July 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can we just hold the snarky-toned “I told you so” posts on Iran’s bombing activities until we know U.S. troops/personnel are safe?
June 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can we just hold the snarky-toned “I told you so” posts on Iran’s bombing activities until we know U.S. troops/personnel are safe?
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If you are or recently were a federal employee, please sign up. If you are a lawyer willing to help, please sign up. If you have the resources to donate, please donate. workerslegaldefense.org
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May 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If you are or recently were a federal employee, please sign up. If you are a lawyer willing to help, please sign up. If you have the resources to donate, please donate. workerslegaldefense.org
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Big loss in court for Kari Lake
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
April 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Big loss in court for Kari Lake
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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It’s working!
As of 8:30 this morning, a total of 22,893 ballots had been cast, representing 25.5% of the eligible voters. To put this into context, since the D.C. Bar was established in 1972, the largest number of ballots ever cast in an election was 10,714 in 1990.And voting goes through June 4!
As of 8:30 this morning, a total of 22,893 ballots had been cast, representing 25.5% of the eligible voters. To put this into context, since the D.C. Bar was established in 1972, the largest number of ballots ever cast in an election was 10,714 in 1990.And voting goes through June 4!
April 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s working!
As of 8:30 this morning, a total of 22,893 ballots had been cast, representing 25.5% of the eligible voters. To put this into context, since the D.C. Bar was established in 1972, the largest number of ballots ever cast in an election was 10,714 in 1990.And voting goes through June 4!
As of 8:30 this morning, a total of 22,893 ballots had been cast, representing 25.5% of the eligible voters. To put this into context, since the D.C. Bar was established in 1972, the largest number of ballots ever cast in an election was 10,714 in 1990.And voting goes through June 4!
This Penn Stater loves this.
A burgeoning movement among Big Ten universities would create an alliance to counter government attacks on higher education, which the White House says aim to end “woke” policies on campuses it views as fostering antisemitism and harboring foreign students engaged in “known illegal” activity.
Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
The proposed NATO-like alliance for the 18 schools would allow them to share resources in case the president targets one of their members.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This Penn Stater loves this.
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Hey folks, THE BOARD is open for signed pre-orders now from my local indie Bear Pond Books. I'm obviously super chill about it (this is me when I got my ARCs last week in the mail).
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The Board signed pre-orders open
from my local indie bookstore, Bear Pond books!
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April 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey folks, THE BOARD is open for signed pre-orders now from my local indie Bear Pond Books. I'm obviously super chill about it (this is me when I got my ARCs last week in the mail).
substack.com/home/post/p-... #booksky #thrillers
substack.com/home/post/p-... #booksky #thrillers
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I cannot say this strongly enough --
If you are a member of the DC Bar, VOTE NOW for Diane Seltzer for president.
If you are a member of the DC Bar, VOTE NOW for Diane Seltzer for president.
In addition to 22 Past Presidents of the D.C. Bar, and 22 Past Presidents of affinity or voluntary Bar Associations, these legal leaders, legal organizations, and voluntary Bar Associations endorse me to become President of the #DCBar.
I’m grateful for every single endorsement. Please vote.
I’m grateful for every single endorsement. Please vote.
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I cannot say this strongly enough --
If you are a member of the DC Bar, VOTE NOW for Diane Seltzer for president.
If you are a member of the DC Bar, VOTE NOW for Diane Seltzer for president.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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For the non-lawyers, it is rare for a federal circuit court to expressly remind another branch of its obligations by appealing to their better angels. This order is all the more extraordinary because Wilkinson is a Reagan appointee.
If you’re looking for a jurist pulling the fire alarm, this is it.
If you’re looking for a jurist pulling the fire alarm, this is it.
Whew, this conclusion from the Fourth Circuit:
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
April 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For the non-lawyers, it is rare for a federal circuit court to expressly remind another branch of its obligations by appealing to their better angels. This order is all the more extraordinary because Wilkinson is a Reagan appointee.
If you’re looking for a jurist pulling the fire alarm, this is it.
If you’re looking for a jurist pulling the fire alarm, this is it.
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Bear in mind, Judge Wilkinson is a Reagan appointee who was repeatedly on SCOTUS shortlists. This is both an admonition and a dire warning.
April 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Bear in mind, Judge Wilkinson is a Reagan appointee who was repeatedly on SCOTUS shortlists. This is both an admonition and a dire warning.
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher.
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
April 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The opinion by Wilkinson—a Reagan appointee—is a scorcher.
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
“If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?”
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The story keeps getting more indefensible as they peel back the onion
April 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The story keeps getting more indefensible as they peel back the onion
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DC bar members pls be sure you are voting against Pam
Bondi’s brother Brad and FOR Diane Seltzer starting Tues
4/15!!
Bondi’s brother Brad and FOR Diane Seltzer starting Tues
4/15!!
Trump allies launch a bid to take control of a powerful Washington legal group
Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother, Bradley Bondi, and a top deputy to Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for D.C., are vying for leadership roles at the D.C. Bar Association.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother, Bradley Bondi, and a top deputy to Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for D.C., are vying for leadership roles at the D.C. Bar Association.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump allies launch a bid to take control of a powerful Washington legal group
Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother, Bradley Bondi, and a top deputy to Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for D.C., are vying for leadership roles at the D.C. Bar Association.
www.nbcnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
DC bar members pls be sure you are voting against Pam
Bondi’s brother Brad and FOR Diane Seltzer starting Tues
4/15!!
Bondi’s brother Brad and FOR Diane Seltzer starting Tues
4/15!!
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I agree. Slo-mo, ongoing, with an administration engaged in frog-boiling
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Judge Luttig and Andrew Weissmann have both declared today that we are indeed in a constitutional crisis. (MSNBC, Deadline Whitehouse)
Judge Luttig and Andrew Weissmann have both declared today that we are indeed in a constitutional crisis. (MSNBC, Deadline Whitehouse)
April 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I agree. Slo-mo, ongoing, with an administration engaged in frog-boiling
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Wouldn't it be nice if every news outlet that covered the Bukele Oval Office meeting noted:
District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️
Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️
District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️
Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️
April 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wouldn't it be nice if every news outlet that covered the Bukele Oval Office meeting noted:
District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️
Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️
District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️
Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️
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I get that people are alarmed by Trump making noises about running for a third term, but the bigger alarm is confronting the third month of this horror show. Let’s not be distracted.
March 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I get that people are alarmed by Trump making noises about running for a third term, but the bigger alarm is confronting the third month of this horror show. Let’s not be distracted.