Tony Irish
@ti316.bsky.social
That the Department of the Interior is currently run by absolute amoral buffoons isn't going to break my holiday spirit, indeed I am energized by my increasing belief that their time atop the agency and specific brand of gleeful cruelty will be coming to a close soon, with a reckoning for them.
December 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
That the Department of the Interior is currently run by absolute amoral buffoons isn't going to break my holiday spirit, indeed I am energized by my increasing belief that their time atop the agency and specific brand of gleeful cruelty will be coming to a close soon, with a reckoning for them.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country, after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order last week. via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/20/r...
Trump tried to lay off more than 2,000 Interior staff in shutdown plan now on hold • Wisconsin Examiner
The Interior Department paused plans to lay off 2,050 employees across the country after a federal judge expanded a restraining order
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October 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country, after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order last week. via @jennifershutt.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/20/r...
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New details on looming RIFs at Interior, with my colleagues Scott Streater and @kevinbogardus.bsky.social
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E&E News: Interior divulges more details on layoff plans
Newly filed court documents reveal anticipated cuts at the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey and elsewhere across the Interior Department.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New details on looming RIFs at Interior, with my colleagues Scott Streater and @kevinbogardus.bsky.social
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One of my top flaws that I would fix if I could (I guess I could but don’t) is that I don’t follow sports. I wish I did.
There are people, like @katienolan.bsky.social or @edgeofsports.bsky.social or @clintonyates.bsky.social or @davidjroth.bsky.social, who I enjoy following because they report or…
There are people, like @katienolan.bsky.social or @edgeofsports.bsky.social or @clintonyates.bsky.social or @davidjroth.bsky.social, who I enjoy following because they report or…
I don’t know anything about sports but I enjoy her coverage youtube.com/shorts/3PAZm...
On Male Cheerleaders in the NFL
YouTube video by Katie Nolan
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August 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
One of my top flaws that I would fix if I could (I guess I could but don’t) is that I don’t follow sports. I wish I did.
There are people, like @katienolan.bsky.social or @edgeofsports.bsky.social or @clintonyates.bsky.social or @davidjroth.bsky.social, who I enjoy following because they report or…
There are people, like @katienolan.bsky.social or @edgeofsports.bsky.social or @clintonyates.bsky.social or @davidjroth.bsky.social, who I enjoy following because they report or…
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As an addition to this informative thread, it's illegal to take any personnel action against a federal employee (including firing, suspension, reassignment or transfer) for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law, rule, or regulation. 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D).
#LegalEthics Tidbit: If the Attorney General orders a DOJ lawyer to lie in court, should he refuse the order?
NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)
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#law #lawsky
NYC Bar Opinion 2025 addresses situations where a government lawyer is asked to lie or engage in other unethical conduct by a political appointee or … (cont.)
lnkd.in/e875V58G
#law #lawsky
April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As an addition to this informative thread, it's illegal to take any personnel action against a federal employee (including firing, suspension, reassignment or transfer) for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law, rule, or regulation. 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D).