Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Also lawyer. Also, I play poker. And yes, that is my actual dog in the avatar. Her name is Muppet, the name she came with; we couldn't figure out a better one. Opinions my own; usual disclaimers.
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It’s a rainy morning in California, but our future is bright! ☀️
We are reveling in this incredible win for academic freedom and higher education.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
We are reveling in this incredible win for academic freedom and higher education.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It’s a rainy morning in California, but our future is bright! ☀️
We are reveling in this incredible win for academic freedom and higher education.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
We are reveling in this incredible win for academic freedom and higher education.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
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Now, with elated step, they pace the planks in twos and threes, and humorously discourse of parlors, sofas, carpets, and fine cambrics
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Now, with elated step, they pace the planks in twos and threes, and humorously discourse of parlors, sofas, carpets, and fine cambrics
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Most impewtant threat you’ll read today
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Most impewtant threat you’ll read today
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November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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This is even TOO NICE about Musk. He doesn’t just let Nazis run around his site; I’d argue that one of his goals in how he’s run the is normalizing Nazism. Or maybe he’s the biggest popularizer of Nazism since Hitler accidentally.
WATCH: After Zohran's election, some asked us why the ADL — founded to keep Jews safe — is trying to keep Jews afraid with a “Mamdani Monitor.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
We made a video about how the same group that excused Elon Musk’s Nazi salute is helping Trump and capitulating to authoritarianism.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is even TOO NICE about Musk. He doesn’t just let Nazis run around his site; I’d argue that one of his goals in how he’s run the is normalizing Nazism. Or maybe he’s the biggest popularizer of Nazism since Hitler accidentally.
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“Don’t be diabetic and eat better, poors.”
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
Jay Bhattacharya's plan for a new pandemic is for everyone to suddenly be healthy.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Don’t be diabetic and eat better, poors.”
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
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NYT: “Epstein emails a distraction from the Republican shutdown victory”
WSJ: “We estimate the Epstein files to be 67% Trump by weight”
WSJ: “We estimate the Epstein files to be 67% Trump by weight”
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
NYT: “Epstein emails a distraction from the Republican shutdown victory”
WSJ: “We estimate the Epstein files to be 67% Trump by weight”
WSJ: “We estimate the Epstein files to be 67% Trump by weight”
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Warnock, and Hirono as whip
Should be Klobuchar. Senate Democrats need someone who'll be really mean to them.
"Several Democrats clued into party dynamics suggested that centrist Sen. Cortez Masto could be a potential challenger to Schatz [for the Senate Democratic Leader position]" puck.news/democrats-tu...
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Warnock, and Hirono as whip
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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Decomposing Dictator's feeling the heat. And so he's amended his unconstitutional tariffs based on his preposterous "emergency" bc he's getting too much bad press about coffee, beef & produce. Too late at this point, & SCOTUS looms large.
His EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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His EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Trump lowers tariffs on coffee, beef and fruits, as Americans’ concerns about affordability grow | CNN Business
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that retroactively lowers tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, among other agricultural imports, backdated to Thursday.
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Decomposing Dictator's feeling the heat. And so he's amended his unconstitutional tariffs based on his preposterous "emergency" bc he's getting too much bad press about coffee, beef & produce. Too late at this point, & SCOTUS looms large.
His EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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His EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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One wonders why this sort of insider dealing wasn't a US attorney priority when Noem was governor.
I guess I read this as a legal & political failure; Noem's insider dealing (which is corruption) should be something that should disqualify in the voters' eyes.
I guess I read this as a legal & political failure; Noem's insider dealing (which is corruption) should be something that should disqualify in the voters' eyes.
Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
One wonders why this sort of insider dealing wasn't a US attorney priority when Noem was governor.
I guess I read this as a legal & political failure; Noem's insider dealing (which is corruption) should be something that should disqualify in the voters' eyes.
I guess I read this as a legal & political failure; Noem's insider dealing (which is corruption) should be something that should disqualify in the voters' eyes.
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BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
meidasnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
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The first thing Larry Summers did as president of Harvard was to piss off half the leading scholars in the African American Studies department to the extent they left for Princeton.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
"'I’m not sure what we’ve learned from it all,' Walter Johnson, a professor of History and African and African American Studies, wrote in a statement. 'I think Larry Summers told us who he was a long time ago.'"
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Harvard Faculty Disturbed by Revelations of Summers’ ‘Cozy Friendship’ With Epstein | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professors responded with outrage to a tranche of emails showing a close yearslong correspondence between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, reop...
www.thecrimson.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The first thing Larry Summers did as president of Harvard was to piss off half the leading scholars in the African American Studies department to the extent they left for Princeton.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
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Is this what Trump wants Republicans to run on in 2026?
He —and needs-to-be-canceled Megyn Kelly— think this is a winning yard sign to tell MAGA to put out...
He —and needs-to-be-canceled Megyn Kelly— think this is a winning yard sign to tell MAGA to put out...
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Is this what Trump wants Republicans to run on in 2026?
He —and needs-to-be-canceled Megyn Kelly— think this is a winning yard sign to tell MAGA to put out...
He —and needs-to-be-canceled Megyn Kelly— think this is a winning yard sign to tell MAGA to put out...
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A Dunkin' Donuts on Rochester's deep blue East Avenue might seem like a strange place to meet a Trump supporter. But over the sound of an iconic Fastball power pop ballad, you can hear whispers that DEI is the reason hash browns are $2.90.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A Dunkin' Donuts on Rochester's deep blue East Avenue might seem like a strange place to meet a Trump supporter. But over the sound of an iconic Fastball power pop ballad, you can hear whispers that DEI is the reason hash browns are $2.90.
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If we determine that Donald Trump's involvement in sex trafficking was part of an official act as a future president, then the Constitution demands that he face no consequences.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If we determine that Donald Trump's involvement in sex trafficking was part of an official act as a future president, then the Constitution demands that he face no consequences.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh)
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"We estimate the cumulative cost of deploying the National Guard to all five cities through November 15 is approximately $473,265,435.”
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FACT SHEET: What Do Trump's National Guard Deployments Cost? - Institute for Policy Studies
FACT SHEET: What Do Trump's National Guard Deployments Cost?
ips-dc.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"We estimate the cumulative cost of deploying the National Guard to all five cities through November 15 is approximately $473,265,435.”
ips-dc.org/fact-sheet-t...
ips-dc.org/fact-sheet-t...
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ALWAYS BE CANVASSING (as you are able!)
Something about our campaign? We know knocking on doors and having actual conversations is how we'll win. If you're in Clarksville, we need YOU! Join our #TeamAftyn squad today!
SIGN UP: aftynforcongress.com...
Something about our campaign? We know knocking on doors and having actual conversations is how we'll win. If you're in Clarksville, we need YOU! Join our #TeamAftyn squad today!
SIGN UP: aftynforcongress.com...
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ALWAYS BE CANVASSING (as you are able!)
Something about our campaign? We know knocking on doors and having actual conversations is how we'll win. If you're in Clarksville, we need YOU! Join our #TeamAftyn squad today!
SIGN UP: aftynforcongress.com...
Something about our campaign? We know knocking on doors and having actual conversations is how we'll win. If you're in Clarksville, we need YOU! Join our #TeamAftyn squad today!
SIGN UP: aftynforcongress.com...
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Great column by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social on what drives Palantir CEO Alex Karp--the Peter Thiel buddy and former college lefty who's rummaging around your Social Security records and other personal data for Trump.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Great column by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social on what drives Palantir CEO Alex Karp--the Peter Thiel buddy and former college lefty who's rummaging around your Social Security records and other personal data for Trump.
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Donald Trump’s sex crimes raise new questions about Zohran Mamdani’s approach to law enforcement.
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Donald Trump’s sex crimes raise new questions about Zohran Mamdani’s approach to law enforcement.
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NEW: In emails sent in 2016 and 2018, former, Jeffrey Epstein lawyer and ousted Baylor U president Ken Starr sent "hugs" & "love" to Epstein. In one Starr defended the 2008 "sweetheart deal" NPA Epstein got.
"Jeffrey Epstein has paid his debt to society," Starr wrote.
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
"Jeffrey Epstein has paid his debt to society," Starr wrote.
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
'Hugs' and holiday wishes: Inside former Baylor president's emails to Epstein
Ken Starr helped Epstein get the 2008 "sweetheart deal" that allowed him to avoid prosecution.
www.chron.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW: In emails sent in 2016 and 2018, former, Jeffrey Epstein lawyer and ousted Baylor U president Ken Starr sent "hugs" & "love" to Epstein. In one Starr defended the 2008 "sweetheart deal" NPA Epstein got.
"Jeffrey Epstein has paid his debt to society," Starr wrote.
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
"Jeffrey Epstein has paid his debt to society," Starr wrote.
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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Nope. Their alternative is nothing at all. Always has been.
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Nope. Their alternative is nothing at all. Always has been.
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“But her emails” was just another confession disguised as an accusation, it’s so incredibly obvious now.
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
“But her emails” was just another confession disguised as an accusation, it’s so incredibly obvious now.