@roblv.bsky.social
A history and book nerd teaching Political Science and Psychology while exploring the great outdoors.
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We are calling on local, state, & federal authorities to conduct immediate oversight, to ensure that these facilities are held accountable & that access to counsel, the cornerstone of due process, is fully protected.
No one deserves to die waiting for their day in court, cut off from their family.
No one deserves to die waiting for their day in court, cut off from their family.
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We are calling on local, state, & federal authorities to conduct immediate oversight, to ensure that these facilities are held accountable & that access to counsel, the cornerstone of due process, is fully protected.
No one deserves to die waiting for their day in court, cut off from their family.
No one deserves to die waiting for their day in court, cut off from their family.
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
NOW THIS
She worked on both prosecuting Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and recently Diddy
NOW THIS
She worked on both prosecuting Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and recently Diddy
Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired
Comey, who had worked in the U.S. attorney’s office for nearly a decade, prosecuted both Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
www.politico.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
NOW THIS
She worked on both prosecuting Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and recently Diddy
NOW THIS
She worked on both prosecuting Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and recently Diddy
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Social media feeds are increasingly being overrun by AI slop, writes José Marichal. But while the dangers of AI slop are often framed as large tech companies imposing dangerous tools on an unsuspecting public, perhaps we should also consider why we are so receptive to low quality content, he says.
AI Isn’t Responsible for Slop. We Are Doing It to Ourselves | TechPolicy.Press
Our inability or unwillingness to have our attitudes and beliefs challenged isn’t just an aesthetic problem, it is a political one, writes José Marichal.
www.techpolicy.press
July 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Social media feeds are increasingly being overrun by AI slop, writes José Marichal. But while the dangers of AI slop are often framed as large tech companies imposing dangerous tools on an unsuspecting public, perhaps we should also consider why we are so receptive to low quality content, he says.
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
June 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.
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Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.*
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a Five-Alarm Catastrophe
In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a neo-Confederate legal nightmare.
www.thenation.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.*
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com
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This article is worth a read. It’s a story about honor and losses - personal losses with big consequences that we all should mourn.
Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor, uprooted her family, and moved to teach military ethics at the Naval War College. Now she's leaving in protest of policies she can't support and that make her job impossible.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Military Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest
Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This article is worth a read. It’s a story about honor and losses - personal losses with big consequences that we all should mourn.
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Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street
Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street
A Times analysis found that 69% of those arrested during that period had no criminal conviction and 58% had never been charged with a crime.
www.latimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Most nabbed in L.A. raids were men with no criminal conviction, picked up off the street
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THEY F*CKING TOOK THE ICE CREAM MAN! The photo says it all.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
June 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
THEY F*CKING TOOK THE ICE CREAM MAN! The photo says it all.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
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Another great article by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. Note: It seems like in the 80’s and 90’s, I was called “Joe” a few times by mistake. And my last name was botched several times. Seemed to fade away for me in the 21st century.
Commentary: 'We're all just a bunch of Josés': Vance's dig at Padilla is a new low
“José” is what Vance thinks of Alex. Anyone who thinks this was a slip of the tongue doesn't know their anti-Latino history.
www.latimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Another great article by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. Note: It seems like in the 80’s and 90’s, I was called “Joe” a few times by mistake. And my last name was botched several times. Seemed to fade away for me in the 21st century.
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As AI grows more powerful, 'AI4Good' narratives gain traction—but who is it really good for? These efforts can deepen inequality, enable digital colonialism & fuel nationalism, write María Jurado and Suvradip Maitra. www.techpolicy.press/the-ai-for-g...
The ‘AI for Good’ Agenda: For Whose Benefit? | TechPolicy.Press
AI for good discourse can reinforce inequality, enable digital colonialism, and fuel harmful nationalism, write María Jurado and Suvradip Maitra.
www.techpolicy.press
June 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As AI grows more powerful, 'AI4Good' narratives gain traction—but who is it really good for? These efforts can deepen inequality, enable digital colonialism & fuel nationalism, write María Jurado and Suvradip Maitra. www.techpolicy.press/the-ai-for-g...
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The Court has deemed district court orders irrelevant. They can be repeatedly & explicitly violated by this Administration in ways that will irreparably harm migrants (sent to war-torn S. Sudan or Libya w/o due process) & the SCOTUS conservatives will defer. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Court has deemed district court orders irrelevant. They can be repeatedly & explicitly violated by this Administration in ways that will irreparably harm migrants (sent to war-torn S. Sudan or Libya w/o due process) & the SCOTUS conservatives will defer. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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More to come later today but here is a first look at what just a few hours of observing with the world’s largest camera can do. 🔭
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...
Thousands of asteroids and millions of galaxies shine in first images from the largest camera ever built | CNN
The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.
edition.cnn.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
More to come later today but here is a first look at what just a few hours of observing with the world’s largest camera can do. 🔭
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...
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"You may also recognize the arguments in Skrmetti as the same argument the Court rejected in Loving v. Virginia, the 1967 case that struck down bans on interracial marriage." ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/skrme...
Supreme Court Not Sure Why You Thought the Equal Protection Clause Meant Anything
A law banning healthcare for trans kids does not discriminate against trans kids, and other pearls of wisdom from the country’s sharpest legal minds.
ballsandstrikes.org
June 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"You may also recognize the arguments in Skrmetti as the same argument the Court rejected in Loving v. Virginia, the 1967 case that struck down bans on interracial marriage." ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/skrme...
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Thread by @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social noting that the US & Israeli bombings may not have destroyed the 60% enriched uranium AND may have left Iran with an enrichment site -- with more incentive to rush to weaponization. So the bombings may simply accelerate Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons.
Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
June 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thread by @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social noting that the US & Israeli bombings may not have destroyed the 60% enriched uranium AND may have left Iran with an enrichment site -- with more incentive to rush to weaponization. So the bombings may simply accelerate Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons.
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So Trump lied when he said “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated”? No way? He lied?
NEW: The US conducted strikes targeting three nuclear facilities w/ bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk cruise missiles. The US said all three sites sustained “extreme damage.” Israeli officials echoed that statement, though they added the Fordow facility was “not destroyed.” isw.pub/IranSpecialR...
June 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
So Trump lied when he said “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated”? No way? He lied?
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The racism is off the charts with this regime.
June 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The racism is off the charts with this regime.
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Emerson Colindres, a recent high school graduate & wonderful athlete, a 19 year-old kid was abducted at an immigration check-in.
He was thrown in jail & then deported to a country he left at age 8. He has no connections there & no place to stay.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 to stop the cruelty!
He was thrown in jail & then deported to a country he left at age 8. He has no connections there & no place to stay.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 to stop the cruelty!
June 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Emerson Colindres, a recent high school graduate & wonderful athlete, a 19 year-old kid was abducted at an immigration check-in.
He was thrown in jail & then deported to a country he left at age 8. He has no connections there & no place to stay.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 to stop the cruelty!
He was thrown in jail & then deported to a country he left at age 8. He has no connections there & no place to stay.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 to stop the cruelty!
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Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
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Worth noting that back in the 1920s many localities were filled with mask wearing vigilantes, many of whom were also police officers, who sought to rid the nation of foreign “contaminants.” That group was the Klan and they targeted Catholics, Jews, Black people, and Mexicans.
NEW: Pope Leo’s newly appointed Bishop, Michael Pham, outside the court in San Diego:
“We need to speak up for the voiceless in our society - and we will.”
The video then shows masked ICE agents leaving without snatching anyone today.
More of this resistance nationwide! 👏
(🎥 PSL San Diego)
“We need to speak up for the voiceless in our society - and we will.”
The video then shows masked ICE agents leaving without snatching anyone today.
More of this resistance nationwide! 👏
(🎥 PSL San Diego)
June 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Worth noting that back in the 1920s many localities were filled with mask wearing vigilantes, many of whom were also police officers, who sought to rid the nation of foreign “contaminants.” That group was the Klan and they targeted Catholics, Jews, Black people, and Mexicans.
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ICE protecting Americans from this criminal mastermind who was brought here at age 8 so he and his mom could escape violence in Honduras
Beloved Ohio high school soccer star kidnapped by ICE and deported www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
ICE deports teen soccer star with no record after graduation, shocking community
Emerson Colindres’ soccer coach says his case is an example of how those getting taken by ICE “are your friends and neighbors ... and then one day they're just gone.”
www.nbcnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
ICE protecting Americans from this criminal mastermind who was brought here at age 8 so he and his mom could escape violence in Honduras
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if you don’t know the history of Dodger Stadium you can’t fully understand what unfolded today. thanks @chrislhayes.bsky.social for the opportunity to share it.
June 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
if you don’t know the history of Dodger Stadium you can’t fully understand what unfolded today. thanks @chrislhayes.bsky.social for the opportunity to share it.
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Once again, I recommend Justice Sotomayor’s powerful dissent, which she read from the bench. (The SCOTUS equivalent of screaming.) It’s all straightforward and accessible.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Once again, I recommend Justice Sotomayor’s powerful dissent, which she read from the bench. (The SCOTUS equivalent of screaming.) It’s all straightforward and accessible.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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20-year-old U.S. citizen Adrian Andrew Martinez was swarmed by ICE in Pico Rivera while defending someone. He never hit back—just struggled—before being slammed into a CBP van. No records. No lawyer. His mom can’t find him. This is abuse of power. Keep recording. Don’t stop.
June 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
20-year-old U.S. citizen Adrian Andrew Martinez was swarmed by ICE in Pico Rivera while defending someone. He never hit back—just struggled—before being slammed into a CBP van. No records. No lawyer. His mom can’t find him. This is abuse of power. Keep recording. Don’t stop.