Monica F. Kieser
@mfkieser.bsky.social
Lawyer|Mom. Foul-mouthed former public defender. Opinions my own. Not a bot. Only accept follows from those I follow or others I know.
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This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
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My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
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NEW: The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later. "What a sick world."
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later
"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NEW: The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later. "What a sick world."
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
I asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh about his September 8 concurrence and the reality that has followed. Because he should be asked. He, unsurprisingly, did not respond.
Today, at Law Dork:
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My man
The case is settled! The Boss said it is 'Authoritarianism.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHW...
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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October 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
My man
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Horrible violence in Utah. Political violence, if that is the motive, is an aggressive cancer that kills us all.
September 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Horrible violence in Utah. Political violence, if that is the motive, is an aggressive cancer that kills us all.
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Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
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"I’ve learned in my military career that disagreement, when voiced respectfully and appropriately, is not disrespect. In fact, it is a deeper form of respect." At the end of the day, yes men are dangerous.
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump, Gen. Kruse, and the Perils of Yes Men
There are good reasons the best leaders don’t surround themselves with sycophants.
www.thebulwark.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"I’ve learned in my military career that disagreement, when voiced respectfully and appropriately, is not disrespect. In fact, it is a deeper form of respect." At the end of the day, yes men are dangerous.
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
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A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
August 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
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Riddle, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in prison, and three years of probation, said that he believes he deserved to spend time behind bars.
Jan. 6th Capitol rioter from New Hampshire asks to formally refuse presidential pardon
Riddle, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in prison, and three years of probation, said that he believes he deserved to spend time behind bars.
www.wmur.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Riddle, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in prison, and three years of probation, said that he believes he deserved to spend time behind bars.
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
July 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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My thoughts on SCOTUS' universal injunctions decision, a thread: Unfortunately there has been widespread misunderstanding of what the Roberts court did today. (1/x)
June 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My thoughts on SCOTUS' universal injunctions decision, a thread: Unfortunately there has been widespread misunderstanding of what the Roberts court did today. (1/x)
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Just a heads up: if we are in fact at war, the authorities Trump has been using — many/most of which are delegated wartime authorities — will only expand and be given more deference by the courts. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Just a heads up: if we are in fact at war, the authorities Trump has been using — many/most of which are delegated wartime authorities — will only expand and be given more deference by the courts. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Boston showed up for No Kings Day!
June 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Boston showed up for No Kings Day!
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This parade is going to drive the President bonkers.
Congrats, Philly!
Congrats, Philly!
NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly!
Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest.
#NoKings #50501Movement
Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest.
#NoKings #50501Movement
June 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This parade is going to drive the President bonkers.
Congrats, Philly!
Congrats, Philly!
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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
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May the Fourth be with you all.
Keep choosing be on the right side of history.
Keep choosing be on the right side of history.
In the Star Wars saga, there are two sides in the conflict:
One obsessed with massing absolute power in an effort to rule under threat of destruction & the resistance who stand against it.
Pick a side.
#StarWarsDay
One obsessed with massing absolute power in an effort to rule under threat of destruction & the resistance who stand against it.
Pick a side.
#StarWarsDay
May 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
May the Fourth be with you all.
Keep choosing be on the right side of history.
Keep choosing be on the right side of history.
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Judge Howell's opinion in the Perkins Coie case is here:
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May 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Judge Howell's opinion in the Perkins Coie case is here:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This kind of story is why we need the NYTimes and other institutions like it. Multiple bylines, weeks of work, deep research, important sourcing based on relationships earned over long periods, and, of course, the institutional strength and money to resist any retaliation for it.
Outstanding and important accountability reporting here by a team of NYT colleagues.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs,Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett, Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Annie Correal.
Everyone should read this. Here is a free link.
nyti.ms/4d1yEnu
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs,Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett, Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Annie Correal.
Everyone should read this. Here is a free link.
nyti.ms/4d1yEnu
Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison (Gift Article)
New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
nyti.ms
April 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This kind of story is why we need the NYTimes and other institutions like it. Multiple bylines, weeks of work, deep research, important sourcing based on relationships earned over long periods, and, of course, the institutional strength and money to resist any retaliation for it.
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The nice thing about riding the Red Line is that you get this view...
❤️
📹: @Ricardoarch
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📹: @Ricardoarch
April 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The nice thing about riding the Red Line is that you get this view...
❤️
📹: @Ricardoarch
❤️
📹: @Ricardoarch
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Hey Paul Weiss associates—meet your new pro bono clients. It’s ok, the Skadden associates are getting the coal companies.
April 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hey Paul Weiss associates—meet your new pro bono clients. It’s ok, the Skadden associates are getting the coal companies.
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THEY HAVE DEPORTED A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZEN
This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff.
This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
THEY HAVE DEPORTED A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZEN
This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff.
This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff.