Melinda Hudspeth
@melindahud.bsky.social
Legal recruiter. Former Antitrust/ Commercial litigator. Austinite and A****** from El Paso.🤘
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I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
This is what happens when you put a privileged, 14 year heroin addict in charge of health. Duh
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I am a little tired of being yelled at for this but apparently not tired about: heroin addiction is not RFK’s problem. He’s a sociopath. Most addicts aren’t. Honestly, walk into an NA meeting, grab the first person with a few years to be head of HHS and they’d probably do a better job than Bobby.
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Is America contagious?
Is America contagious?
Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Is America contagious?
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It's Austin Thanksgiving Venn time
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's Austin Thanksgiving Venn time
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No one has ever lost their juice more than this
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
No one has ever lost their juice more than this
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November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to the Trump admin's ICE actions sweeping the country — her nephew's mother was arrested by agents in Revere, Massachusetts this month.
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White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area woman who is the mother of Leavitt's nephew, is now in custody at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
www.wbur.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to the Trump admin's ICE actions sweeping the country — her nephew's mother was arrested by agents in Revere, Massachusetts this month.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
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BREAKING: In Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry, Plaintiffs include Emil Bove, now a Third Circuit judge, on their list of potential witnesses. Others include Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign—both of whom Boasberg mentioned as likely witnesses—and Yaakov Roth, a senior official in DOJ's Civil Division.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: In Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry, Plaintiffs include Emil Bove, now a Third Circuit judge, on their list of potential witnesses. Others include Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign—both of whom Boasberg mentioned as likely witnesses—and Yaakov Roth, a senior official in DOJ's Civil Division.
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Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
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Breaking news: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the genre to a global audience, has died. He was 81.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae star with global following, dies at 81
His lead performance as a singer-turned-outlaw in the 1972 film “The Harder They Come” helped introduce reggae to the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Breaking news: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the genre to a global audience, has died. He was 81.
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I’ve been waiting for an article like this for some time, and while it’s not what I was hoping for — which, on reflection, would be kind of a supervillain’s monologue, which don’t actually happen — it may be the best we’ll ever get. Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’ve been waiting for an article like this for some time, and while it’s not what I was hoping for — which, on reflection, would be kind of a supervillain’s monologue, which don’t actually happen — it may be the best we’ll ever get. Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The lawsuit alleges that Sigma Chi hazed the pledge, which not only scarred him physically but also caused him severe psychological and emotional distress. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ut-sigma-chi-fraternity-sued-over-death-of-18-year-old-due-to-hazing/
UT, Sigma Chi Fraternity sued over death of 18-year-old due to hazing
The parents of an 18-year-old freshman pledge are suing the University of Texas at Austin and the Alpha Nu Chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity because of the role they played in their son committing su…
www.kxan.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The lawsuit alleges that Sigma Chi hazed the pledge, which not only scarred him physically but also caused him severe psychological and emotional distress. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ut-sigma-chi-fraternity-sued-over-death-of-18-year-old-due-to-hazing/
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I'm posting this ......alottttt..........
"Quiet, piggy!" should become the instant response to anything he says. Let's make it happen.
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I'm posting this ......alottttt..........
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
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In case you writers out there have ever felt imposter syndrome, "From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible" is an actual sentence in whatever this is.
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In case you writers out there have ever felt imposter syndrome, "From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible" is an actual sentence in whatever this is.
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“All the evidence we have seen suggests that this had nothing to do with gang enforcement—no one was arrested on any charge remotely related to gang activity. It appears that DPS simply raided this house because the people throwing a party were Latinos from another country.”
In April, state + fed police raided a bday party near Austin, arresting ~50 people including nine kids.
Cops claimed w/o evidence they’d busted a Tren de Aragua gathering, + only charged two people w/ a crime.
Now, the local DA has dropped both charges
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
Cops claimed w/o evidence they’d busted a Tren de Aragua gathering, + only charged two people w/ a crime.
Now, the local DA has dropped both charges
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid
Pending drug charges have been abandoned from the multi-agency April operation that supposedly targeted Tren de Aragua and led to multiple deportations.
www.texasobserver.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“All the evidence we have seen suggests that this had nothing to do with gang enforcement—no one was arrested on any charge remotely related to gang activity. It appears that DPS simply raided this house because the people throwing a party were Latinos from another country.”
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The judge agreed with legal aid groups that ICE had prevented lawyers from meeting privately with detainees held in the basement of a federal building in downtown LA.
www.courthousenews.com/ice-must-pro...
www.courthousenews.com/ice-must-pro...
ICE must provide lawyer access for detainees in LA, judge says
The judge agreed with legal aid groups that ICE had prevented lawyers from meeting privately with detainees held in the basement of a federal building in downtown LA.
www.courthousenews.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The judge agreed with legal aid groups that ICE had prevented lawyers from meeting privately with detainees held in the basement of a federal building in downtown LA.
www.courthousenews.com/ice-must-pro...
www.courthousenews.com/ice-must-pro...
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My paper with @vanloo.bsky.social and @lanemiles.bsky.social showing that more than 15% of US companies have potentially illegal interlocking board members is now published in the Columbia Law Review
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ANTICOMPETITIVE DIRECTORS - Columbia Law Review
“The practice of interlocking directorates is the root of many evils. It offends laws human and divine.” — Justice Louis Brandeis. Introduction Antitrust law prohibits competing corporations from shar...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My paper with @vanloo.bsky.social and @lanemiles.bsky.social showing that more than 15% of US companies have potentially illegal interlocking board members is now published in the Columbia Law Review
columbialawreview.org/content/anti...
columbialawreview.org/content/anti...
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Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts talkingpointsmemo.com/news/firm-ti...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
This story first appeared at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts talkingpointsmemo.com/news/firm-ti...
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HOLY COW. Basically, as folks note in the comments. Halligan allowed the court reporter to believe they were done for the day but then called the Grand Jury back. There is no judge, etc at these. So very likely she reconvened with no court reporter.
I can't see how charges stand if that's true.
I can't see how charges stand if that's true.
Today, the judge deciding the legality of Lindsey Halligan's appointment said the court reporter stopped transcribing grand jury proceedings in the Comey case at 4:28 PM. That's over TWO HOURS that's missing.
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
HOLY COW. Basically, as folks note in the comments. Halligan allowed the court reporter to believe they were done for the day but then called the Grand Jury back. There is no judge, etc at these. So very likely she reconvened with no court reporter.
I can't see how charges stand if that's true.
I can't see how charges stand if that's true.
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NEW: The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached the Texas Department of Public Safety, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
In other words: Texas is deputizing some of its state officers to act as roving ICE agents.
www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-28...
In other words: Texas is deputizing some of its state officers to act as roving ICE agents.
www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-28...
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NEW: The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached the Texas Department of Public Safety, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
In other words: Texas is deputizing some of its state officers to act as roving ICE agents.
www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-28...
In other words: Texas is deputizing some of its state officers to act as roving ICE agents.
www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-28...
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"President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown has hit a disgusting new low, after federal agents reportedly pepper-sprayed a 1-year-old in Chicago and then lied about it."
Damning Video Shows DHS Agents Pepper-Spray a Baby
The Department of Homeland Security has denied it.
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown has hit a disgusting new low, after federal agents reportedly pepper-sprayed a 1-year-old in Chicago and then lied about it."
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"...Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump 'knew about the girls,' many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship as Mr. Trump was becoming a national political figure."
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"...Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump 'knew about the girls,' many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship as Mr. Trump was becoming a national political figure."
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“.. demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
@nytimes.com
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November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“.. demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
@nytimes.com
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Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Trial set over NPR allegations that CPB yielded to White House pressure
NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...