Gene Kim
@votegene.bsky.social
🏛️ San Mateo-Foster City School Board Trustee
🧑🏻💻 AI Product Counsel | Tech/Law/Politics
📚 Berkeley | Kellogg MBA | Northwestern Law
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🧑🏻💻 AI Product Counsel | Tech/Law/Politics
📚 Berkeley | Kellogg MBA | Northwestern Law
🗳️ Votegenekim.com
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Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."
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Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.
May 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.
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Punch a bully in the nose and see what happens
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Punch a bully in the nose and see what happens
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
April 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“There is only one thing worse than fighting with your allies, and that’s fighting without them.”
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
—Victor Hugo
We’re entering the “worse” phase.
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Welcome to the dumbest administration
April 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Welcome to the dumbest administration
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Today I launched our campaign for re-election—because Boston families deserve a Mayor who fights for them.
Here in Boston, we stand up. We fight. We win. And we show the world that when we work together, anything is possible.
Head to michelleforboston.com to join us.
Here in Boston, we stand up. We fight. We win. And we show the world that when we work together, anything is possible.
Head to michelleforboston.com to join us.
April 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today I launched our campaign for re-election—because Boston families deserve a Mayor who fights for them.
Here in Boston, we stand up. We fight. We win. And we show the world that when we work together, anything is possible.
Head to michelleforboston.com to join us.
Here in Boston, we stand up. We fight. We win. And we show the world that when we work together, anything is possible.
Head to michelleforboston.com to join us.
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Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's actions targeting law firms and universities Thursday, encouraging them to fight back.
WATCH: 'It's up to all of us to fix this,' Obama says about democracy
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's actions targeting law firms and universities Thursday, encouraging them to fight back.
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Law firms did not strike a "truce" with Trump. They capitulated to an authoritarian. Some, like Skadden, sought out these deals before they even faced any sanction from the Trump regime.
The law students standing up are brave. The law firms they are protesting are cowards.
The law students standing up are brave. The law firms they are protesting are cowards.
April 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Law firms did not strike a "truce" with Trump. They capitulated to an authoritarian. Some, like Skadden, sought out these deals before they even faced any sanction from the Trump regime.
The law students standing up are brave. The law firms they are protesting are cowards.
The law students standing up are brave. The law firms they are protesting are cowards.
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After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
April 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had legit completely forgotten this.
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Breaking News: A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to halt efforts to arrest and deport a Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate
The administration has been seeking to arrest and deport Yunseo Chung, who immigrated from South Korea as a child, after she participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking News: A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to halt efforts to arrest and deport a Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
It’s almost as if he was wildly unqualified for this job the entire time… 🤔
Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of battle plans on a chat app came during an unsteady first two months as defense secretary. While he has experienced some expected challenges in his high-profile role, but he has also stumbled trying to get ahead of his boss, President Trump.
Signal Leak Is Latest Mistake in Pete Hegseth’s Rocky Time as Defense Secretary
The disclosure of battle plans on a chat app created a new predicament for the defense secretary.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It’s almost as if he was wildly unqualified for this job the entire time… 🤔
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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My friend @davidlat.bsky.social just published an email Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to the firm. This excerpt is the most chilling. This is how constitutional republics die -- when rivals see a violation of fundamental rights not as an injustice, but as a business opportunity:
March 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My friend @davidlat.bsky.social just published an email Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to the firm. This excerpt is the most chilling. This is how constitutional republics die -- when rivals see a violation of fundamental rights not as an injustice, but as a business opportunity:
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When will media start calling the Musk-Trump axis what it is: the most audacious Bribery scheme in the history of the United States?
Musk gives Trump and his political operations a record-setting $290 million pre-election, and post-election Musk stands to make untold billions off Trump’s largesse.
Musk gives Trump and his political operations a record-setting $290 million pre-election, and post-election Musk stands to make untold billions off Trump’s largesse.
Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump
The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When will media start calling the Musk-Trump axis what it is: the most audacious Bribery scheme in the history of the United States?
Musk gives Trump and his political operations a record-setting $290 million pre-election, and post-election Musk stands to make untold billions off Trump’s largesse.
Musk gives Trump and his political operations a record-setting $290 million pre-election, and post-election Musk stands to make untold billions off Trump’s largesse.
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Informative and interesting morning spent with members of the SMC School Board Association discussing legislative and policy issues confronting public education. Happy to spend time with local trustees, my colleagues Senator Josh Becker & @asmmarcberman.bsky.social as well as @liccardo.house.gov
March 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Informative and interesting morning spent with members of the SMC School Board Association discussing legislative and policy issues confronting public education. Happy to spend time with local trustees, my colleagues Senator Josh Becker & @asmmarcberman.bsky.social as well as @liccardo.house.gov
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If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you?
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
March 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you?
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
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It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
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Paul Weiss is the Marco Rubio of law firms.
March 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Paul Weiss is the Marco Rubio of law firms.
I said this to some reporters I spoke with before the election, and it becomes more true with each passing day.
Joe Biden on life support would have been better than this
March 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I said this to some reporters I spoke with before the election, and it becomes more true with each passing day.
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Trump’s abuse of power and flagrant disregard for the judicial system sets an alarming precedent. No one—especially the President—is above the law.
That’s why I introduced legislation demanding the Trump Administration comply with all court orders.
kevinmullin.house.gov/2025/03/05/a...
That’s why I introduced legislation demanding the Trump Administration comply with all court orders.
kevinmullin.house.gov/2025/03/05/a...
March 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump’s abuse of power and flagrant disregard for the judicial system sets an alarming precedent. No one—especially the President—is above the law.
That’s why I introduced legislation demanding the Trump Administration comply with all court orders.
kevinmullin.house.gov/2025/03/05/a...
That’s why I introduced legislation demanding the Trump Administration comply with all court orders.
kevinmullin.house.gov/2025/03/05/a...
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For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
March 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
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My dad was a public high school teacher for 32 years. Parents & educators know that America's students need more opportunities to succeed.
Dismantling the Department of Education means larger class sizes, less support, and fewer opportunities for students.
apnews.com/article/educ...
Dismantling the Department of Education means larger class sizes, less support, and fewer opportunities for students.
apnews.com/article/educ...
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department.
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My dad was a public high school teacher for 32 years. Parents & educators know that America's students need more opportunities to succeed.
Dismantling the Department of Education means larger class sizes, less support, and fewer opportunities for students.
apnews.com/article/educ...
Dismantling the Department of Education means larger class sizes, less support, and fewer opportunities for students.
apnews.com/article/educ...