Craig Alexander
@scraigy.bsky.social
Retired after more than 3 decades at DOJ's Environment & Natural Resources Division, which was a great place to work--home to many of the nation's best lawyers. NO DM, PORN, or SOLICITATION! Looking for news, analysis, and gallows humor, not love or sex.
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This is sheer perfection.
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(Posted in two parts)
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is sheer perfection.
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(Posted in two parts)
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BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
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Perfect metaphor for the state of the union.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Perfect metaphor for the state of the union.
Nap-o-le-an Bon-a-spur!
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nap-o-le-an Bon-a-spur!
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A federal judge, appointed by Reagan, resigns so that he can proclaim Trump is "using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/202...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A federal judge, appointed by Reagan, resigns so that he can proclaim Trump is "using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/202...
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Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely, positively. And for the Caribbean boat strikes, too.
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Can't wait for the moment where it will be time for Melania not to care... bsky.app/profile/bonk...
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Can't wait for the moment where it will be time for Melania not to care... bsky.app/profile/bonk...
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FIFA confirms its image of being the most corrupt sports organisation in the world... #FIFA #Soccer #WorldCup #Trump #PeacePrize
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
FIFA confirms its image of being the most corrupt sports organisation in the world... #FIFA #Soccer #WorldCup #Trump #PeacePrize
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If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
More than 100 nations were poised last month to approve a historic deal to slash pollution from cargo ships, until the US launched a pressure campaign. "It was like a bunch of gangsters coming into the neighborhood and smashing windows and threatening shop owners,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
More than 100 nations were poised last month to approve a historic deal to slash pollution from cargo ships, until the US launched a pressure campaign. "It was like a bunch of gangsters coming into the neighborhood and smashing windows and threatening shop owners,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
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Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
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Until listening to the tariff oral argument yesterday (which was far more entertaining than the run-of-the-mill argument), I'd never heard the noun "tariff" used as a verb, as in "to tariff or not to tariff."
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Until listening to the tariff oral argument yesterday (which was far more entertaining than the run-of-the-mill argument), I'd never heard the noun "tariff" used as a verb, as in "to tariff or not to tariff."
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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NEW: "A House of Dynamite," the Netflix film about nuclear war, is damn frightening.
Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
link.motherjones.com/public/42313...
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Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
link.motherjones.com/public/42313...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NEW: "A House of Dynamite," the Netflix film about nuclear war, is damn frightening.
Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
link.motherjones.com/public/42313...
Sign up for a free trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
Now imagine Donald Trump in the cast. As I do in my OUR LAND newsletter. Check it out:
link.motherjones.com/public/42313...
Sign up for a free trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Really? Justice Alito is making an excuse for the US failing to argue that another statute authorizes Trump's tariffs! The US has been litigating the tariff power for 4 months and has no fucking excuse.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really? Justice Alito is making an excuse for the US failing to argue that another statute authorizes Trump's tariffs! The US has been litigating the tariff power for 4 months and has no fucking excuse.
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Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.