Dom
@vectorist.bsky.social
philly, consumer protection, admin law, lawyer stuff, dogs, kids. Past: @CFPB @HouseJudiciary @ACLU, and more. Go heels, go quakers
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folks, I want to remind you that a ton of federal workers are about to get their last pay check at the end of this month and this stuff is going to get much worse
GOOGLE SEARCHES FOR “HELP WITH MORTGAGE” SURPASS 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS PEAK, SIGNALING GROWING FINANCIAL STRAIN ON U.S. HOUSEHOLDS
September 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
folks, I want to remind you that a ton of federal workers are about to get their last pay check at the end of this month and this stuff is going to get much worse
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Judge Katsas: “The President
removed Lisa Cook her position as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System based on apparent misrepresentations Cook had made in applying for home mortgages…”
Me: *taps sign* MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS AND MORTGAGE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT THE SAME THING
removed Lisa Cook her position as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System based on apparent misrepresentations Cook had made in applying for home mortgages…”
Me: *taps sign* MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS AND MORTGAGE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT THE SAME THING
September 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Judge Katsas: “The President
removed Lisa Cook her position as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System based on apparent misrepresentations Cook had made in applying for home mortgages…”
Me: *taps sign* MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS AND MORTGAGE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT THE SAME THING
removed Lisa Cook her position as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System based on apparent misrepresentations Cook had made in applying for home mortgages…”
Me: *taps sign* MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS AND MORTGAGE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT THE SAME THING
Kudos to Coates for situating @ezraklein.bsky.social in history as the type of man willing to pay "the unfortunate price of white unity." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Kudos to Coates for situating @ezraklein.bsky.social in history as the type of man willing to pay "the unfortunate price of white unity." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Kirk had absolutely ZERO commitment to the political liberalism of reasoned public debate that Klein thinks he believes in. He was a primary organizer of an attempt to violently overturn an election. If you wonder why liberalism is no longer a fighting faith, look no further.
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Kirk had absolutely ZERO commitment to the political liberalism of reasoned public debate that Klein thinks he believes in. He was a primary organizer of an attempt to violently overturn an election. If you wonder why liberalism is no longer a fighting faith, look no further.
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These folks did not sign up to occupy American cities
More Americans are missing work for National Guard deployments or other military or civic duties, part of the growing military presence in American cities.
Military-related work absences at a 19-year high amid deployments
The president’s use of the National Guard in U.S. cities means service members are having to step away from their full-time jobs during a vulnerable time for the labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
These folks did not sign up to occupy American cities
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when team no fight / centrist dems lose Ezra Klein ….
Ezra Klein: "I’m not going to tell you I am absolutely sure Democrats should shut the government down. I’m not. At the same time, joining Republicans to fund this government is worse than failing at opposition. It’s complicity." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
when team no fight / centrist dems lose Ezra Klein ….
Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy
September 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy
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oh I’m sorry your city doesn’t have CULTURE
May 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
oh I’m sorry your city doesn’t have CULTURE
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The difference between the text of the post and the headline of the article below it is staggering
About two-thirds of patients who were flagged by the AI stethoscope as potentially having heart failure did not actually have it.
AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in 15 seconds, UK doctors find
About two-thirds of patients who were flagged by the AI stethoscope as potentially having heart failure did not actually have it.
l.euronews.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The difference between the text of the post and the headline of the article below it is staggering
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Rhode Island passed a law banning mandatory anti-union employee meetings.
Union-busting law firm Littler Mendelson held a webinar for employers about the law.
And they essentially told employers... to break the law!
We got the transcript and the PowerPoint:
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Union-busting law firm Littler Mendelson held a webinar for employers about the law.
And they essentially told employers... to break the law!
We got the transcript and the PowerPoint:
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Anti-Union Law Firm Tells Clients to Go Ahead With Illegal Union-Busting Tactic
On a private webinar, Littler Mendelson attorneys said ‘risk-tolerant’ employers could ignore a Rhode Island ban, because anti-union meetings provide ‘tremendous value.’
prospect.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Rhode Island passed a law banning mandatory anti-union employee meetings.
Union-busting law firm Littler Mendelson held a webinar for employers about the law.
And they essentially told employers... to break the law!
We got the transcript and the PowerPoint:
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Union-busting law firm Littler Mendelson held a webinar for employers about the law.
And they essentially told employers... to break the law!
We got the transcript and the PowerPoint:
prospect.org/justice/2025...
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Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and highway engineers surprised by induced demand
A few days ago, Berlin opened a new stretch of urban motorway, with the stated aim to reduce congestion.
Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.
Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.
August 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and highway engineers surprised by induced demand
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EU auto sales for July. Battery-electric sales are up almost 50% YoY outside of Tesla, where they're down over 40% as TSLA market share collapses. PHEV and hybrid sales are also rising rapidly while internal combustion engine sales continue to fall.
August 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
EU auto sales for July. Battery-electric sales are up almost 50% YoY outside of Tesla, where they're down over 40% as TSLA market share collapses. PHEV and hybrid sales are also rising rapidly while internal combustion engine sales continue to fall.
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i really mean this pretty literally: yglesias cannot process the idea of believing in something. he only processes the world transactionally.
he thinks pursuing a cause that does not have a clear route to success is being a "dupe" because it does not fit neatly into some grand bargain.
he thinks pursuing a cause that does not have a clear route to success is being a "dupe" because it does not fit neatly into some grand bargain.
August 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
i really mean this pretty literally: yglesias cannot process the idea of believing in something. he only processes the world transactionally.
he thinks pursuing a cause that does not have a clear route to success is being a "dupe" because it does not fit neatly into some grand bargain.
he thinks pursuing a cause that does not have a clear route to success is being a "dupe" because it does not fit neatly into some grand bargain.
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Judge Katsas, useful idiot, this morning on left.
AG Bondi this afternoon on right.
AG Bondi this afternoon on right.
August 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Judge Katsas, useful idiot, this morning on left.
AG Bondi this afternoon on right.
AG Bondi this afternoon on right.
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Hey look - Columbia *does* know how to pursue legal remedies rather than reaching an agreement 🙄🙄 www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/08...
Columbia files unfair labor practice charge against SWC-UAW
Columbia filed an <a href="https://studentbenefits.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Bargaining%20Documents/Unfair%20Labor%20Practice%20Charge%20Against%20Student%20Workers%20of%20Columbia.pdf?...
www.columbiaspectator.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hey look - Columbia *does* know how to pursue legal remedies rather than reaching an agreement 🙄🙄 www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/08...
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I want AI to format my TOC and Appendices in compliance with all of circuit courts' weird local rules. NOT do the fun legal research and analysis parts for me.
August 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I want AI to format my TOC and Appendices in compliance with all of circuit courts' weird local rules. NOT do the fun legal research and analysis parts for me.
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NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
newrepublic.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
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Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
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“writes chris cillizza”
OPINION | I simply cannot figure out why Hunter Biden thinks that the Democratic party—or the world—is in need of his opinions about politics, writes Chris Cillizza.
Hunter Biden Really Needs to Shut It
Why is he talking? Why is he still talking?
trib.al
July 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“writes chris cillizza”
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cringe and disturbing the degree to which american politics is currently influenced by grown ass adults who are still resentful about their SAT scores or something
July 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
cringe and disturbing the degree to which american politics is currently influenced by grown ass adults who are still resentful about their SAT scores or something
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Huge: An internal Interior Department memo that I’ve reviewed shows the agency may soon subject *any* activities related to wind and solar to heightened levels of political review.
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
Internal Agency Memo Calls for Political Reviews of Solar, Wind Projects
The widely circulating document lists more than 68 activities newly subject to upper-level review.
heatmap.news
July 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Huge: An internal Interior Department memo that I’ve reviewed shows the agency may soon subject *any* activities related to wind and solar to heightened levels of political review.
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
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a bona fide scandal, imo
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Contempt Plan for Trump Aides Has Been Paused by Appeals Court for Months
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
a bona fide scandal, imo
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
In Capital, Marx makes fun of John Stuart Mill for his “shallow syncretism” in trying to “harmonize the Political Economy of capital with the claims, no longer to be ignored, of the proletariat.” Basically he was calling Mill an Abundance guy
July 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In Capital, Marx makes fun of John Stuart Mill for his “shallow syncretism” in trying to “harmonize the Political Economy of capital with the claims, no longer to be ignored, of the proletariat.” Basically he was calling Mill an Abundance guy
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NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
By Anas Baba
By Anas Baba
Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
n.pr
July 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
By Anas Baba
By Anas Baba