@schmamella.bsky.social
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Wins 2025 hands down
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wins 2025 hands down
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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Here's a direct link to my column www.inquirer.com/opinion/epst...
Epstein’s emails are the end of America as they ruined it
If the evil banality of the world's most powerful people exposed in the Epstein emails doesn't cause a revolution, nothing will.
www.inquirer.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here's a direct link to my column www.inquirer.com/opinion/epst...
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Importance: High
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
When QAnon Meets Veep
The dumb, abhorrent truth at the heart of the Epstein scandal
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Importance: High
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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If you read one thing today, make it this piece by @nytimes.com's Kurt Streeter about the extraordinary Bryan Stevenson. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
If you read one thing today, make it this piece by @nytimes.com's Kurt Streeter about the extraordinary Bryan Stevenson. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
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Next Monday's "One First" was going to be about how we should stop covering new #SCOTUS terms through the "big" cases the Court will hear; and instead focus on how the Court is behaving.
Fortunately for me (and you), @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social did it first—and *way* better:
Fortunately for me (and you), @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social did it first—and *way* better:
The Supreme Court Will Do Four Things This Term That Tell You Everything You Need to Know
In the week before the October 2025 Supreme Court term opens, the impulse among court watchers will again be to do what we always do.
slate.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Next Monday's "One First" was going to be about how we should stop covering new #SCOTUS terms through the "big" cases the Court will hear; and instead focus on how the Court is behaving.
Fortunately for me (and you), @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social did it first—and *way* better:
Fortunately for me (and you), @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social did it first—and *way* better:
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It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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"Dems can turn things around by holding up people who are working hard on this issue & succeeding. Brandon Scott talking about how he actually brought down crime in Baltimore is more effective than the blathering of 'strategists' whose answer to everything is that Dems should act like Republicans."
Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime
They're wrong on the policy and wrong on the politics.
www.publicnotice.co
August 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Dems can turn things around by holding up people who are working hard on this issue & succeeding. Brandon Scott talking about how he actually brought down crime in Baltimore is more effective than the blathering of 'strategists' whose answer to everything is that Dems should act like Republicans."
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This is an important point
Much in DC in its formative years as our capital was deliberately “plain”
Because our government was supposedly not going to reflect the excess & exclusion of Old World royalty
The White House is stately & straightforward as a statement of principle
You know.
No kings.
Much in DC in its formative years as our capital was deliberately “plain”
Because our government was supposedly not going to reflect the excess & exclusion of Old World royalty
The White House is stately & straightforward as a statement of principle
You know.
No kings.
We think of the White House as a big mansion, but the point is it's not a palace. It's a house. It's modest, one of the smallest residences for a head of state. The east and west wings are deliberately minimal and unobtrusive. It's not Versailles or Buckingham. It symbolizes civic republicanism.
August 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is an important point
Much in DC in its formative years as our capital was deliberately “plain”
Because our government was supposedly not going to reflect the excess & exclusion of Old World royalty
The White House is stately & straightforward as a statement of principle
You know.
No kings.
Much in DC in its formative years as our capital was deliberately “plain”
Because our government was supposedly not going to reflect the excess & exclusion of Old World royalty
The White House is stately & straightforward as a statement of principle
You know.
No kings.
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This proves five things:
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This proves five things:
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Minnesota Star Tribune debunks each of the lies and conspiracies posted on social media from Mike Lee, Elon Musk, and all the other usual suspects who do this EVERY time. www.startribune.com/fact-check-d...
Fact check: Was suspected assassin Boelter close with MN Gov. Walz?
Boelter was appointed to an advisory board in 2019, but one member says the board does not interact with the governor on a regular basis.
www.startribune.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Minnesota Star Tribune debunks each of the lies and conspiracies posted on social media from Mike Lee, Elon Musk, and all the other usual suspects who do this EVERY time. www.startribune.com/fact-check-d...
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It’s true. If Trump was simply a different person who had promised to do different things then his presidency would be going great.
No one could possibly have foreseen any of this.
No one could possibly have foreseen any of this.
April 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s true. If Trump was simply a different person who had promised to do different things then his presidency would be going great.
No one could possibly have foreseen any of this.
No one could possibly have foreseen any of this.
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I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
asharangappa.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
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So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
April 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
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Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.
April 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.
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Dear New York Times,
Why is the lead headline on your website telling us what a proven liar says, with no context that he’s a proven liar or reference to economic facts that show he’s wrong again this time?
Why is the lead headline on your website telling us what a proven liar says, with no context that he’s a proven liar or reference to economic facts that show he’s wrong again this time?
April 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Dear New York Times,
Why is the lead headline on your website telling us what a proven liar says, with no context that he’s a proven liar or reference to economic facts that show he’s wrong again this time?
Why is the lead headline on your website telling us what a proven liar says, with no context that he’s a proven liar or reference to economic facts that show he’s wrong again this time?
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Wow. Just wow. How Trump set the tariff rates. This is blithering, staggering, mind-boggling, jaw-cracking, gums-bleeding stupidity.
April 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wow. Just wow. How Trump set the tariff rates. This is blithering, staggering, mind-boggling, jaw-cracking, gums-bleeding stupidity.
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Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article)
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...
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This hasn't gotten enough attention.
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
March 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This hasn't gotten enough attention.
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins
1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives
2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility
Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)
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To be clear, because apparently I’m popping on the Twitter machine I’m still locked out: YES, I think it would be easier for Dems to win elections if everyone who is eligible to vote was also allowed to vote.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, Charlie Kirk. Ask your pal Gavin if I stuttered.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, Charlie Kirk. Ask your pal Gavin if I stuttered.
March 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
To be clear, because apparently I’m popping on the Twitter machine I’m still locked out: YES, I think it would be easier for Dems to win elections if everyone who is eligible to vote was also allowed to vote.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, Charlie Kirk. Ask your pal Gavin if I stuttered.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, Charlie Kirk. Ask your pal Gavin if I stuttered.
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I keep banging this drum but they are *ending* research in the United States. And I have yet to see electeds make much noise about this. This is the primary source of our international advantage and they are destroying it unimpeded
The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I keep banging this drum but they are *ending* research in the United States. And I have yet to see electeds make much noise about this. This is the primary source of our international advantage and they are destroying it unimpeded