Peter Orlowicz
@peterorlowicz.bsky.social
Admin law atty, IL native, Navy veteran, sometimes appellate lawyer, board game aficionado, ethics enthusiast, railroad law-talkin' guy (he/him). Personal account, as always.
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Peter Orlowicz
@peterorlowicz.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Well, new platform means new people, so I may as well introduce myself. I'm a lawyer in Chicago, though I live in the western suburbs, and I'm just over 10 years into practice. This is a personal account, but my day job is Senior Counsel for the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, a federal agency.
Seems like a good start. (No, I'm not in it. At least not yet. I'm not sure if I should be hurt or relieved.)
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
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November 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Seems like a good start. (No, I'm not in it. At least not yet. I'm not sure if I should be hurt or relieved.)
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I like when game shows do special episodes for Veterans' Day because the contestants all talk about how they were a nurse or an engineer or a mechanic or a teacher, which is a reminder that you don't have to be a Hesgeth-approved "warfighter" to serve your country.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I like when game shows do special episodes for Veterans' Day because the contestants all talk about how they were a nurse or an engineer or a mechanic or a teacher, which is a reminder that you don't have to be a Hesgeth-approved "warfighter" to serve your country.
I'm old enough to remember when "the President" and "the White House" meant the same thing, because there was no visible separation. It's particularly weird because unlike Congressionally created agencies, the White House staff has never been anything except extensions of the President's will.
POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
@politico.com $XHB
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I'm old enough to remember when "the President" and "the White House" meant the same thing, because there was no visible separation. It's particularly weird because unlike Congressionally created agencies, the White House staff has never been anything except extensions of the President's will.
This is part of what Judge Ellis means when that Border Patrol's use of force "shocks the conscience" and shows no signs of stopping. Absolutely inhumane.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is part of what Judge Ellis means when that Border Patrol's use of force "shocks the conscience" and shows no signs of stopping. Absolutely inhumane.
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And the truly craziest thing abt this cave is that someone seeing the invasion of Chicago firsthand, Dick Durbin, doesn't understand this.
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
And the truly craziest thing abt this cave is that someone seeing the invasion of Chicago firsthand, Dick Durbin, doesn't understand this.
I have to close this browser tab for the evening before I have an actual aneurysm. See you all tomorrow.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I have to close this browser tab for the evening before I have an actual aneurysm. See you all tomorrow.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Durbin's state is under siege and 1 year old got pepper-sprayed today by Trump's goons, so, naturally, he's caving
But, hey, he respected blue slips and comity
But, hey, he respected blue slips and comity
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Durbin's state is under siege and 1 year old got pepper-sprayed today by Trump's goons, so, naturally, he's caving
But, hey, he respected blue slips and comity
But, hey, he respected blue slips and comity
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Trump is like a toddler: time he spends asleep is to be prized, not resented. Every minute he sleeps is a minute he is not tantruming or breaking things or smearing his own shit on things.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump is like a toddler: time he spends asleep is to be prized, not resented. Every minute he sleeps is a minute he is not tantruming or breaking things or smearing his own shit on things.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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This is the best possible ending to this story.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is the best possible ending to this story.
I did the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I did the thing.
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I will also add:
I can do this for evictions in Illinois too, if SNAP benefits being cut off or the government shutdown means you can't make rent.
I can do this for evictions in Illinois too, if SNAP benefits being cut off or the government shutdown means you can't make rent.
If you're arrested in Illinois for the means by which you acquire food for your family because of the government shutdown or loss of SNAP benefits, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I will also add:
I can do this for evictions in Illinois too, if SNAP benefits being cut off or the government shutdown means you can't make rent.
I can do this for evictions in Illinois too, if SNAP benefits being cut off or the government shutdown means you can't make rent.
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You gotta actually listen to this tho
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You gotta actually listen to this tho
Yay trains!
I would love it if we could break the ski resort monopolies and then fund rail to bring us to snow. in general, not just in California.
Instead of CA HSR, we should have built passenger rail from San Jose to Lake Tahoe. Nobody likes making that drive in the winter, it's dangerous, clogged, and often shut down. Taking a train through snowy mountains to arrive at a chalet would be transcendent.
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Yay trains!
No one deserves this.
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
No one deserves this.
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There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.
Chicago
YouTube video by Mavis Staples - Topic
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November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.
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Chuck Schumer's inability to say whether he voted for the Democratic nominee in a general election in his city is the final straw for @ryanlcooper.com.
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Chuck Schumer Is Not Fit to Lead the Democratic Party - The American Prospect
The Senate leader doesn’t just betray his own party, he’s also terrible at leading it. In Trump’s second term, facing a full-on authoritarian attack on America’s democracy and constitutional structure...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Chuck Schumer's inability to say whether he voted for the Democratic nominee in a general election in his city is the final straw for @ryanlcooper.com.
prospect.org/2025/11/06/c...
prospect.org/2025/11/06/c...
Ew. (The followup posts show the coins are apparently being given out by a different org; I don't care enough about the difference.)
Victory coins for attendees at the Federalist Society convention citing major conservatives wins at the Supreme Court:
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ew. (The followup posts show the coins are apparently being given out by a different org; I don't care enough about the difference.)
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.