Pinky Weitzman
@pinkyweitzman.bsky.social
VP of Comms, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. Democracy nerd, rabble-rouser, multi-instrumentalist, portmanteau lover. Former: HIAS, ACLU, touring musician, Bernie '16, School of Rock, UNIX sysadmin.
Serious question: have any high-profile evangelical or tradcath leaders spoken publicly about the moral imperative of funding SNAP?
November 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Serious question: have any high-profile evangelical or tradcath leaders spoken publicly about the moral imperative of funding SNAP?
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By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
Sam Ezersky understood the assignment for today’s pangram.
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Sam Ezersky understood the assignment for today’s pangram.
State and local officials can take steps now to prepare for federal interference in the midterms.
The @brennancenter.org has documented the concerted White House efforts to undermine elections. Today, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social and I dig into the president’s March executive order to detail how it lays the groundwork for the next set of steps in this effort. /1
What to Expect Next in the Trump Administration’s Strategy to Meddle with the Vote
Efforts to protect the coming elections must begin now.
www.brennancenter.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
State and local officials can take steps now to prepare for federal interference in the midterms.
Canada. Australia. France. Brazil. Germany. The UK. Spain. Romania.
May 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Canada. Australia. France. Brazil. Germany. The UK. Spain. Romania.
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Yes, Presidents do have to uphold the Constitution. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says ‘I don’t know’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Yes, Presidents do have to uphold the Constitution. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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🚨 The House will vote on the SAVE Act - a vote suppression bill that could block 21 million American citizens from voting - this morning 🚨
Call your members of Congress and tell them to vote no: secure.brennancenter.org/content/call...
Call your members of Congress and tell them to vote no: secure.brennancenter.org/content/call...
Call Congress: Reject the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act could block millions of American citizens from voting.
secure.brennancenter.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨 The House will vote on the SAVE Act - a vote suppression bill that could block 21 million American citizens from voting - this morning 🚨
Call your members of Congress and tell them to vote no: secure.brennancenter.org/content/call...
Call your members of Congress and tell them to vote no: secure.brennancenter.org/content/call...
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Don’t dismiss the power of mass protest to rein in an authoritarian leader whose power depends on individuals remaining passive.
April 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Don’t dismiss the power of mass protest to rein in an authoritarian leader whose power depends on individuals remaining passive.
A masterclass in public speaking.
April 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A masterclass in public speaking.
The administration's executive order and the SAVE Act could both have the same effect: *blocking millions of eligible U.S. citizens from voting*. Get informed and get involved:
The new administration has launched a brazen attack on elections, which could disenfranchise millions. Join Brennan Center experts for a virtual discussion on the executive order, the SAVE Act, and protecting democracy on Tuesday, April 1, at 3pm ET. RSVP:
Presidents Don’t Control Our Elections
The Trump administration has launched a brazen attack on elections, which could disenfranchise millions and usurp the constitutional role of Congress and the states.
www.brennancenter.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The administration's executive order and the SAVE Act could both have the same effect: *blocking millions of eligible U.S. citizens from voting*. Get informed and get involved:
Bluff: called. Well done, @theatlantic.com
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
www.theatlantic.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Bluff: called. Well done, @theatlantic.com
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My feed is increasingly looking like the pre-credit montage of headlines in a post apocalyptic action movie.
March 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My feed is increasingly looking like the pre-credit montage of headlines in a post apocalyptic action movie.
History will not look kindly upon this.
BREAKING: Trump illegally invokes the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport Venezuelan immigrants “deemed” to be members of a criminal gang, claiming extreme powers to do so without due process. Courts should reject this abusive invocation of a law intended for wartime.
President Trump Illegally Invokes Alien Enemies Act; Brennan Center Reacts
President claims extreme, sweeping powers to detain and deport without due process under wartime law from 1798.
www.brennancenter.org
March 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
History will not look kindly upon this.
This won’t stop at green card holders.
March 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This won’t stop at green card holders.
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
Don’t let the fox guard the henhouse.
1/ Elon Musk is accessing private government systems and shutting agencies, seemingly w/o regard for his massive conflicts of interest. The power of money in US politics is nothing new. But today it is *different* than what we have seen before. To fix the problem we need to understand what’s changed
The Rise of America’s Broligarchy and What to Do About It
Campaign finance rules and checks on presidential power are collapsing just as leading tech giants have gained power.
time.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Don’t let the fox guard the henhouse.
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While we were sleeping:
A federal judge in New York issued an aggressive order against the DOGE goon squad at the Treasury Department barring them from any and all access to the Bureau of Fiscal Services and ordering them “to immediately destroy” anything they may have downloaded from the systems.
A federal judge in New York issued an aggressive order against the DOGE goon squad at the Treasury Department barring them from any and all access to the Bureau of Fiscal Services and ordering them “to immediately destroy” anything they may have downloaded from the systems.
storage.courtlistener.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
While we were sleeping:
A federal judge in New York issued an aggressive order against the DOGE goon squad at the Treasury Department barring them from any and all access to the Bureau of Fiscal Services and ordering them “to immediately destroy” anything they may have downloaded from the systems.
A federal judge in New York issued an aggressive order against the DOGE goon squad at the Treasury Department barring them from any and all access to the Bureau of Fiscal Services and ordering them “to immediately destroy” anything they may have downloaded from the systems.
The fix continues to be in.
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
February 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The fix continues to be in.
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Trump’s cronies can’t shut down the Internet Archive. Donate here: archive.org/donate
February 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Trump’s cronies can’t shut down the Internet Archive. Donate here: archive.org/donate
Federal employees make this country function and keep Americans safe. This administration is putting us all at risk.
January 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Federal employees make this country function and keep Americans safe. This administration is putting us all at risk.