Chris
@squirrelhaven.bsky.social
Lawyer, songwriter, creative endeavorer. Loves the Who, Calvin and Hobbes, John Coltrane, Kurt Vonnegut, and New York City, among much else.
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Here's one way we can get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Here's one way we can get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Trump claims he’s cracking down on fraud in Minnesota — while pardoning actual fraudsters.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Trump claims he’s cracking down on fraud in Minnesota — while pardoning actual fraudsters.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
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Mark Kelly is an American hero.
Pete Hegseth is a drunken buffoon.
Any questions?
Pete Hegseth is a drunken buffoon.
Any questions?
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Mark Kelly is an American hero.
Pete Hegseth is a drunken buffoon.
Any questions?
Pete Hegseth is a drunken buffoon.
Any questions?
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Reminder that it's long past time to reform the Supreme Court. Here's how. https://youtu.be/RwxNnqy8YRA?si=U6gGIo8RF1KNYhYR
How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reminder that it's long past time to reform the Supreme Court. Here's how. https://youtu.be/RwxNnqy8YRA?si=U6gGIo8RF1KNYhYR
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Federal judge, appointed by Reagan, in 161-page opinion today in deportation matter:
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Federal judge, appointed by Reagan, in 161-page opinion today in deportation matter:
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
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A federal jury on Monday ordered a man who was charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to pay $500,000 to the family of a D.C. police officer who was assaulted during the riot and later killed himself.
Man in Jan. 6 Riot Ordered to Pay $500,000 to Family of Officer Who Later Killed Himself
A federal jury found that the man, David Walls-Kaufman, had assaulted Officer Jeffrey Smith, who later died by suicide.
trib.al
June 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A federal jury on Monday ordered a man who was charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to pay $500,000 to the family of a D.C. police officer who was assaulted during the riot and later killed himself.
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BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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The Watergate break-in (which happened 53 years ago this week) began the modern era of “whatever-it-takes-to-win” politics — blatant disregard of any and all norms and laws that interfered with gaining or keeping power. Trump is the logical and inevitable consequence. https://bit.ly/3QV2m4s
June 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Watergate break-in (which happened 53 years ago this week) began the modern era of “whatever-it-takes-to-win” politics — blatant disregard of any and all norms and laws that interfered with gaining or keeping power. Trump is the logical and inevitable consequence. https://bit.ly/3QV2m4s
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Pretty sure Jeffrey Toobin shouldn’t be lecturing anyone about dishonoring an office.
December 3, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Pretty sure Jeffrey Toobin shouldn’t be lecturing anyone about dishonoring an office.
What’s the over/under on how many times that lying sack of shit gets impeached this time out?
November 6, 2024 at 8:45 PM
What’s the over/under on how many times that lying sack of shit gets impeached this time out?
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Managed to cancel my Disney+ subscription despite Disney’s and Xfinity’s best efforts. Took about an hour. I deserve a beer and some Podium points.
August 12, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Managed to cancel my Disney+ subscription despite Disney’s and Xfinity’s best efforts. Took about an hour. I deserve a beer and some Podium points.
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The Republican presidential nominee reportedly spoke from the heart as he called upon every member of the U.S. populace to stand together against one another.
Trump Vows To Unite Nation Against Common Enemy Of Other Americans
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Addressing supporters at his latest rally, former President Donald Trump vowed over the weekend to unite the nation against the common enemy of other Americans. “We must come together...
www.theonion.com
July 23, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The Republican presidential nominee reportedly spoke from the heart as he called upon every member of the U.S. populace to stand together against one another.
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"Vote for Kamala and you never have to think about Donald Trump ever again, for the rest of your life."
Say it. Believe it. Live it. Spread the word.
Say it. Believe it. Live it. Spread the word.
July 22, 2024 at 2:21 AM
"Vote for Kamala and you never have to think about Donald Trump ever again, for the rest of your life."
Say it. Believe it. Live it. Spread the word.
Say it. Believe it. Live it. Spread the word.
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TRUMP: If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.
Yes. If you commit 34 felonies by filing false business records to cover up election interference, you too can be convicted by a jury of your peers via the due process of our criminal justice system.
Yes. If you commit 34 felonies by filing false business records to cover up election interference, you too can be convicted by a jury of your peers via the due process of our criminal justice system.
May 31, 2024 at 4:08 PM
TRUMP: If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.
Yes. If you commit 34 felonies by filing false business records to cover up election interference, you too can be convicted by a jury of your peers via the due process of our criminal justice system.
Yes. If you commit 34 felonies by filing false business records to cover up election interference, you too can be convicted by a jury of your peers via the due process of our criminal justice system.
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I sense a pattern
May 31, 2024 at 1:02 AM
I sense a pattern
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Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign. He is the first U.S. president to be declared a felon. Here’s what happens next. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/n...
May 30, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign. He is the first U.S. president to be declared a felon. Here’s what happens next. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/n...
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Joe Biden's age gets a lot of scrutiny, but it seems we never hear the same about Trump, who's just 3 years younger and is showing signs of serious mental decline every time he opens his mouth. And his recent campaign appearances and rants are no exception. Experts are raising the alarm.
Trump’s Brain Is Not Okay
An expert’s view of Trump’s mental slide into dementia.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
May 28, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Joe Biden's age gets a lot of scrutiny, but it seems we never hear the same about Trump, who's just 3 years younger and is showing signs of serious mental decline every time he opens his mouth. And his recent campaign appearances and rants are no exception. Experts are raising the alarm.
The anti-Israel folks’ only argument is some version of STFU. What a bunch of losers.
May 24, 2024 at 3:57 PM
The anti-Israel folks’ only argument is some version of STFU. What a bunch of losers.
Protest Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza all you want. But if you don’t think Israel has a right to exist, you are siding with the bad guys. Do better.
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/s...
On Campus, a New Social Litmus Test: Zionist or Not?
Some Jewish students say they’ve been dropped by old roommates and sorority sisters and ostracized from campus clubs and teams because of their views — which are sometimes assumed.
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Protest Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza all you want. But if you don’t think Israel has a right to exist, you are siding with the bad guys. Do better.
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/s...