Millie Cassese ⚖️
@millienyc.bsky.social
NYC native 🇺🇸🇮🇹🎶🏀
Court reporter SDNY over 40 years ~ Words matter ~ Music heals
~ Protect the Rule of Law ~ ⚖️
Proud daughter of a WWII Army vet. 💜
~ Dissent is Patriotic ~
~ We the People ~
Court reporter SDNY over 40 years ~ Words matter ~ Music heals
~ Protect the Rule of Law ~ ⚖️
Proud daughter of a WWII Army vet. 💜
~ Dissent is Patriotic ~
~ We the People ~
"As the video says, the humble price tag 'was like a little handshake. It represented an agreement, one price for every customer. But now that agreement is breaking.' And we are all going to pay."
(gift article)
Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
(gift article)
Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"As the video says, the humble price tag 'was like a little handshake. It represented an agreement, one price for every customer. But now that agreement is breaking.' And we are all going to pay."
(gift article)
Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
(gift article)
Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
"Bloomberg’s records show the bureau paid $851,344 in overtime between March 17 and March 22 alone, and clocked 4,737 overtime hours from January through July—with more than 70 percent of that in March as personnel worked nights and weekends."
- The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
They're stealing my bit
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Bloomberg’s records show the bureau paid $851,344 in overtime between March 17 and March 22 alone, and clocked 4,737 overtime hours from January through July—with more than 70 percent of that in March as personnel worked nights and weekends."
- The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
"He noted that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year, which granted presidents 'absolute immunity' from criminal prosecution for acts within their constitutional authority, meant that it would take 'months, if not years' to litigate immunity issues in the Georgia courts..."
- NYT
- NYT
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"He noted that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year, which granted presidents 'absolute immunity' from criminal prosecution for acts within their constitutional authority, meant that it would take 'months, if not years' to litigate immunity issues in the Georgia courts..."
- NYT
- NYT
"'The implications of a contrary conclusion are extraordinary...It would mean the Government could send any private citizen off the street—attorney or not—into the grand jury room to secure an indictment so long as the Atty Gen gives her approval after the fact.That cannot be the law.'"Judge Currie
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"'The implications of a contrary conclusion are extraordinary...It would mean the Government could send any private citizen off the street—attorney or not—into the grand jury room to secure an indictment so long as the Atty Gen gives her approval after the fact.That cannot be the law.'"Judge Currie
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Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
Trump knows that Mamdani is not afraid of him.
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trump knows that Mamdani is not afraid of him.
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
"They also affirm that they 'take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.' What they do not swear to do is equally important: Officers make no promise to obey the president and the officers above them."
"Enlisted personnel obey lawful orders; officers ensure the orders that reach them are lawful. The real constitutional failsafe...is the officer corps, obligated to the Constitution alone."
@markhertling.bsky.social on the military and illegal orders: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
@markhertling.bsky.social on the military and illegal orders: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"They also affirm that they 'take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.' What they do not swear to do is equally important: Officers make no promise to obey the president and the officers above them."
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Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "I'm seeking the help of Congressmen Vindman and Jamie Raskin, to get the transcript of the conversation between President Trump and Crown Prince MBS to understand the truth."
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "I'm seeking the help of Congressmen Vindman and Jamie Raskin, to get the transcript of the conversation between President Trump and Crown Prince MBS to understand the truth."
"What’s changed is Donald Trump. In the decade since he became the singular influence on American politics, he has completely & thoroughly dispensed with concepts of shame, of decency, of equality. He has proved himself time & again to be entirely self-seeking..."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"What’s changed is Donald Trump. In the decade since he became the singular influence on American politics, he has completely & thoroughly dispensed with concepts of shame, of decency, of equality. He has proved himself time & again to be entirely self-seeking..."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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Donald Trump is calling for my death and others, and every political leader should condemn the President's violent threats.
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Donald Trump is calling for my death and others, and every political leader should condemn the President's violent threats.
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Know this about me, President Trump: I love our Constitution and I will never give up the ship. 🇺🇸
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Know this about me, President Trump: I love our Constitution and I will never give up the ship. 🇺🇸
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump is the one worried about his meeting with Mamdani tomorrow. A bully is AFRAID of people who stand up to him. Mamdani will. Watch.
And don't forget to "turn the volume up."
And don't forget to "turn the volume up."
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump is the one worried about his meeting with Mamdani tomorrow. A bully is AFRAID of people who stand up to him. Mamdani will. Watch.
And don't forget to "turn the volume up."
And don't forget to "turn the volume up."
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
"...there is an urgent undercurrent that wasn’t in Burns’ previous films. Something is stirring in him, and in us — and the saga of the creation of this often unruly nation has something to tell us about what is happening now."
- Dominic Patten
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
- Dominic Patten
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
Ken Burns’ ‘American Revolution’ Review: History Maestro Delivers Greatest Hits Plus More In Timely PBS Series
Ken Burns' The American Revolution is a lot of what you might expect but also something quite different, Deadline's TV critic says.
deadline.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
"...there is an urgent undercurrent that wasn’t in Burns’ previous films. Something is stirring in him, and in us — and the saga of the creation of this often unruly nation has something to tell us about what is happening now."
- Dominic Patten
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
- Dominic Patten
deadline.com/2025/11/amer...
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
"He [Mr. Dreeben] urged Judge Nachmanoff to put an end to what he described as the White House’s abuse of the criminal justice system.
'This has to stop,' he told the judge. 'This court is the first to confront the issue of whether a message needs to be sent to the executive branch.'"
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'This has to stop,' he told the judge. 'This court is the first to confront the issue of whether a message needs to be sent to the executive branch.'"
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Unbelievable! This attorney should be disbarred.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"He [Mr. Dreeben] urged Judge Nachmanoff to put an end to what he described as the White House’s abuse of the criminal justice system.
'This has to stop,' he told the judge. 'This court is the first to confront the issue of whether a message needs to be sent to the executive branch.'"
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'This has to stop,' he told the judge. 'This court is the first to confront the issue of whether a message needs to be sent to the executive branch.'"
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"'I’m authorized to proceed just as I was in April …' Boasberg said Wednesday before taking a long pause and then carefully enunciating each word in staccato fashion, 'seven … months … ago.'" ⚖️
Contempt Proceedings in the Original AEA Case Are Back On … For Now talkingpointsmemo.com/news/contemp...
Contempt Proceedings in the Original AEA Case Are Back On … For Now
WASHINGTON, DC—After months of delays, a federal judge is prepared to swiftly...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"'I’m authorized to proceed just as I was in April …' Boasberg said Wednesday before taking a long pause and then carefully enunciating each word in staccato fashion, 'seven … months … ago.'" ⚖️
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After Trump met w/ MBS, Saudi officials & Trump insiders headed to Trump Jr.’s “Executive Branch” club
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
After Trump met w/ MBS, Saudi officials & Trump insiders headed to Trump Jr.’s “Executive Branch” club
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
The Trump family has taken approx. $2B from Saudi entities while giving them VIP access & influence
This is a clear conflict of interest 👇 - TN www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
"Khanna: They have platforms. And that’s what I started to say to Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, that there’s something deeper here. This goes to Trump’s core promise that he’s going to take on a governing elite. The Epstein issue really spoke to his core promise and his betraying that."
Ultimately, it was a surrender to justice. But it shows that you can get Donald Trump to come to your side as opposed to having to cave to his side.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
Opinion | The Democrat Who Split MAGA Over the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Khanna: They have platforms. And that’s what I started to say to Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, that there’s something deeper here. This goes to Trump’s core promise that he’s going to take on a governing elite. The Epstein issue really spoke to his core promise and his betraying that."
"If Trump’s first term was marked by a level of graft and self-dealing that would have embarrassed a Tammany stalwart, then his second term seems to be an explicit effort to outpace his previous record and set a new high-water mark for political corruption in the United States."
one thing i want to emphasize is these "illiberal" and "postliberal" authoritarians are just thieves and crooks! trump is thief. orban is a thief. putin is the biggest thief of them all.
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"If Trump’s first term was marked by a level of graft and self-dealing that would have embarrassed a Tammany stalwart, then his second term seems to be an explicit effort to outpace his previous record and set a new high-water mark for political corruption in the United States."