Ric Fouad
@ricfouad.bsky.social
New here. But anyway adjunct prof (legal ethics) Fordham Law & Temple Law (Tokyo Campus), attorney, child welfare advocate, Foster Care Alumni of America, Milton Hershey School alum (7YRS).
My head hurts at the painful stupidity of Congress & the Senate Dems masquerading as our purported champions.🤦🏻♂️
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The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
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Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My head hurts at the painful stupidity of Congress & the Senate Dems masquerading as our purported champions.🤦🏻♂️
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Lawyers who produced this legal fiction “memo” are a disgrace & shld be disbarred. To rationalize flagrant criminality a priori knowing ppl “relying” on memo may face prosecution is outrageous. (Also among reasons letting Gitmo torture memo drafters & CIA evidence destroyers walk was appalling.)
People who read the memo said it asserts that boats believed to be carrying narcotics are lawful military targets because their cargo would generate revenue that cartels could use to buy military equipment to wage the purported armed conflict.
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Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
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November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Lawyers who produced this legal fiction “memo” are a disgrace & shld be disbarred. To rationalize flagrant criminality a priori knowing ppl “relying” on memo may face prosecution is outrageous. (Also among reasons letting Gitmo torture memo drafters & CIA evidence destroyers walk was appalling.)
Good morning. NYT Pitchbot does it again, infiltrating paper & planting satirical pieces.
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Good morning. NYT Pitchbot does it again, infiltrating paper & planting satirical pieces.
"AI matching?" For foster care placements? JFC. Every generation, we look for the idiots running foster care & other residential care programs to find ways to make things worse. This crop have not disappointed. smhid
A key part of today’s executive order:
Faith-based foster-care agencies will now qualify for federal support.
The White House is directing agencies to override state barriers that restrict religious organizations and expand partnerships with churches and faith-based providers.
Faith-based foster-care agencies will now qualify for federal support.
The White House is directing agencies to override state barriers that restrict religious organizations and expand partnerships with churches and faith-based providers.
NEW EO: Trump launches “Fostering the Future” — an overhaul of America’s foster-care system.
✔️ AI matching
✔️ State scorecards
✔️ New platform for youth aging out
✔️ Demand for expanded faith-based partnerships
✔️ Redirecting federal funds to education & jobs
✔️ AI matching
✔️ State scorecards
✔️ New platform for youth aging out
✔️ Demand for expanded faith-based partnerships
✔️ Redirecting federal funds to education & jobs
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"AI matching?" For foster care placements? JFC. Every generation, we look for the idiots running foster care & other residential care programs to find ways to make things worse. This crop have not disappointed. smhid
Catching up on @radleybalko.bsky.social’s Collateral, Episode 4 is again deeply moving, on injustice & stupidity of resistance to medical marijuana. (But I was wrong in thinking I cld not despise Bill Clinton more: he is even more loathsome than I realized.)
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Ep. 4 Criminalizing Care: The Remarkable Life and Cruel Death of Peter McWilliams
Podcast Episode · Collateral Damage from The Intercept · S1 E4 · 1h
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November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Catching up on @radleybalko.bsky.social’s Collateral, Episode 4 is again deeply moving, on injustice & stupidity of resistance to medical marijuana. (But I was wrong in thinking I cld not despise Bill Clinton more: he is even more loathsome than I realized.)
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“Ladies & gentlemen, this way for the concentration camp.” The great @ellenbarry.bsky.social w Jason DeParle on impulse to lock up unhoused ppl. Providing housing & services is hard/expensive—& essential. Treating them as pariahs is no answer. (No paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
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November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Ladies & gentlemen, this way for the concentration camp.” The great @ellenbarry.bsky.social w Jason DeParle on impulse to lock up unhoused ppl. Providing housing & services is hard/expensive—& essential. Treating them as pariahs is no answer. (No paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
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100% bullseye—was waiting for someone w byline to mention this: Acosta deal stunk to high heaven—illustrates preposterous chasm among different prosecutors looking at same facts—& how SDNY went into prosecution frenzy when…Miami Herald broke story; i.e., media again doing law enforcement’s damn job.
What would really unlock the Epstein scandal is finding out why Acosta cut that insane plea deal.
Epstein plead to soliciting a minor. Which is bad. But not nearly as bad as what he was doing. And so the world acted accordingly. Some times in ignorance, some times with greed and cynicism.
Epstein plead to soliciting a minor. Which is bad. But not nearly as bad as what he was doing. And so the world acted accordingly. Some times in ignorance, some times with greed and cynicism.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
100% bullseye—was waiting for someone w byline to mention this: Acosta deal stunk to high heaven—illustrates preposterous chasm among different prosecutors looking at same facts—& how SDNY went into prosecution frenzy when…Miami Herald broke story; i.e., media again doing law enforcement’s damn job.
Another compelling exoneree story, w remarkable election twist. But I wish Calvin Duncan’s prison experience & how he went to law school late in life were moved forward in piece: definitely read that part too. (No paywall.)
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He Was a Self-Taught Legal Expert in Prison. Now, He’s Running for Court Clerk.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Another compelling exoneree story, w remarkable election twist. But I wish Calvin Duncan’s prison experience & how he went to law school late in life were moved forward in piece: definitely read that part too. (No paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Appalling, frontal assault on rule of law. Also unethical for gov attys to make these statements: flagrantly untrue, intended to incite anger—if not harm—against judges, baselessly impugns their motives/integrity. Again, Nazi undermining rule of law focused on judiciary: this conduct cannot stand.
Attacking a federal district judge as an “activist” for issuing a lawful ruling is an assault on judicial independence. A democracy cannot function when executive agencies denigrate judges for doing their jobs.
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Appalling, frontal assault on rule of law. Also unethical for gov attys to make these statements: flagrantly untrue, intended to incite anger—if not harm—against judges, baselessly impugns their motives/integrity. Again, Nazi undermining rule of law focused on judiciary: this conduct cannot stand.
What a morally perverse world, one where ppl profiteer from genocide & our Congress itself fattens its members' 401k's from supplying the tools of genocide. smhifd...
Israel’s war in Gaza has generated substantial business for U.S. companies such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Caterpillar.
The Gaza War Has Been Big Business for U.S. Companies
The conflict has generated billions of dollars in sales for American firms.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What a morally perverse world, one where ppl profiteer from genocide & our Congress itself fattens its members' 401k's from supplying the tools of genocide. smhifd...
Beautiful, Will Bunch, once again it’s lions for lambs. How many times has base been fired up & ready to go, but Dem leaders were in shadows cutting sleazy deals? Here, they compound being poltroons by insulting our intelligence, as if we wld fail to see through their thinly-concealed kabuki?
Chicago's ICE resistance just showed the world that everyday Americans are good and fearless in fighting for their communities
But our cowardly elites -- especially Senate Democrats -- still don't get it
My new column on America's great disconnect www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
But our cowardly elites -- especially Senate Democrats -- still don't get it
My new column on America's great disconnect www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Cheney didn’t save us from Trump. He created him.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Beautiful, Will Bunch, once again it’s lions for lambs. How many times has base been fired up & ready to go, but Dem leaders were in shadows cutting sleazy deals? Here, they compound being poltroons by insulting our intelligence, as if we wld fail to see through their thinly-concealed kabuki?
JFC. He doesn't speak Hebrew but cld understand what "these kids" (60 Israeli actors attending his workshop) have faced for 2YRS: talented Kevin Spacey has added ESP to list of abilities. And yes, genocide really takes a toll...on the perpetrators. My heart goes out to them. Pandering jackass.
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
JFC. He doesn't speak Hebrew but cld understand what "these kids" (60 Israeli actors attending his workshop) have faced for 2YRS: talented Kevin Spacey has added ESP to list of abilities. And yes, genocide really takes a toll...on the perpetrators. My heart goes out to them. Pandering jackass.
I legit cannot believe this garbage. We have to keep these sewer rats under constant spotlight for fear of what monumental stupidity & criminality they’ll pull next. Ask not how Trump beat Harris/Dems, as why we Dem base idiots continue to endure this hideous behavior, assuring GQP “success.”
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
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Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I legit cannot believe this garbage. We have to keep these sewer rats under constant spotlight for fear of what monumental stupidity & criminality they’ll pull next. Ask not how Trump beat Harris/Dems, as why we Dem base idiots continue to endure this hideous behavior, assuring GQP “success.”
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Blair started Labour on decline. Group knifing of Corbyn accelerated it. Starmer claque is worthless—genocide is unforgivable. Zach & Greens are path to hope. We in US mirror UK—but parliament system gives you great advantage. Godspeed—I hope we too slay our Demosaurs, forge UK/US decency alliance.🙏🏾
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Blair started Labour on decline. Group knifing of Corbyn accelerated it. Starmer claque is worthless—genocide is unforgivable. Zach & Greens are path to hope. We in US mirror UK—but parliament system gives you great advantage. Godspeed—I hope we too slay our Demosaurs, forge UK/US decency alliance.🙏🏾
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Exactly. Egregious insult to Dem voter intelligence. We may not be Einstein. But we sure AF see through this charade. This condescension & disconnect from base is what made party such losers—& calls to mind Cuomo & Christie lying abt toll hike. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Reports: Ex-Christie Allies Devised Toll Hike Plan In Bid To Boost Governors' Images
Two Port Authority executives pointed by New Jersey Gov. Christie orchestrated a toll-hike plan 2011 that was later scaled back to bolster the images of New Jersey's and New York's governors, accordin...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Exactly. Egregious insult to Dem voter intelligence. We may not be Einstein. But we sure AF see through this charade. This condescension & disconnect from base is what made party such losers—& calls to mind Cuomo & Christie lying abt toll hike. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Remarkable, insightful piece: @michellegoldberg.bsky.social again does a great public service here, bringing fair attention to another tech bro w insanely outsized influence—a guy w fingers in both ICE & Gaza pots. (No paywall.)
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Opinion | Alex Karp Went From Biden Donor to Trump Enabler. Why?
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November 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Remarkable, insightful piece: @michellegoldberg.bsky.social again does a great public service here, bringing fair attention to another tech bro w insanely outsized influence—a guy w fingers in both ICE & Gaza pots. (No paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Superb. Note that recent DC Bar Ethics Opinion 391 has sounded ethics alarm, reminding that mere solicitation of restriction on practice is unethical—while Perkins Coie case amici pointed out that this is flat-out extortion or bribery. Paul Weiss, Karp, & Lynch are embarrassments, plain & simple.
Lawyers aren’t usually hecklers… which should tell you something about how troubling this is.
Heckler Asks ‘For Trump?’ As Paul Weiss Describes Pro Bono Work At Gala Dinner
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/heckler-asks-for-trump-as-paul-weiss-describes-pro-bono-work-at-gala-dinner/
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Superb. Note that recent DC Bar Ethics Opinion 391 has sounded ethics alarm, reminding that mere solicitation of restriction on practice is unethical—while Perkins Coie case amici pointed out that this is flat-out extortion or bribery. Paul Weiss, Karp, & Lynch are embarrassments, plain & simple.
It ain’t “borderline,” it *is* antisemitic. Do not goddamn do this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It ain’t “borderline,” it *is* antisemitic. Do not goddamn do this.
😂😂😂 These ppl are such utter clowns, each a contender for the coveted “Read the Room” award.🤦🏻♂️
Shaheen: "All those people who oppose this agreement -- staying in a shutdown mode was not getting us anywhere. They need to train their fire on the people who are responsible. That's Trump, Johnson, & the Republicans who have blocked every attempt to get healthcare. We need to be working together."
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
😂😂😂 These ppl are such utter clowns, each a contender for the coveted “Read the Room” award.🤦🏻♂️
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1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
President Trump has issued pardons for Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, and dozens of GOP electors and others tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
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Senate Democrats are the only group of people in America that could look at the election results from *less than a week ago* and conclude, “Ah, what the people want now is for us to roll over and show our bellies to the reactionary creeps”
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Senate Democrats are the only group of people in America that could look at the election results from *less than a week ago* and conclude, “Ah, what the people want now is for us to roll over and show our bellies to the reactionary creeps”
The Onion nails it again.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Onion nails it again.
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1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
President Trump has issued pardons for Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Christina Bobb, Boris Epshteyn, and dozens of GOP electors and others tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
1. Intriguing that he expressly exempts himself. Why? Seems to concede the conduct implicates him.
2. Latter frames potential constitutional Q: shld president be permitted to pardon own behavior & that of alleged or actual co-criminals? Answer shld be no: he’s chief exec of nation, shld be
Compelling on multiple levels: Tour de force summation of violent assault on rule of law now underway—so much misconduct, so little space... Also, Judge Wolf acts properly, resigning to speak & act openly—no anonymous survey nonsense. Third, finely crafted, including Seamus Heaney passage.
Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Compelling on multiple levels: Tour de force summation of violent assault on rule of law now underway—so much misconduct, so little space... Also, Judge Wolf acts properly, resigning to speak & act openly—no anonymous survey nonsense. Third, finely crafted, including Seamus Heaney passage.
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1/2 How does NYT fail to include one syllable abt Gitmo gulag of kidnap/rape/torture? President “We Tortured Some Folks” & rule of law paragon Eric Holder allowing torturers & evidence-destroyers to walk scot-free? Torturers who watched 24 & tried out what they saw on Gitmo detainees?
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
1/2 How does NYT fail to include one syllable abt Gitmo gulag of kidnap/rape/torture? President “We Tortured Some Folks” & rule of law paragon Eric Holder allowing torturers & evidence-destroyers to walk scot-free? Torturers who watched 24 & tried out what they saw on Gitmo detainees?