John Hoffman
@yourspeedyattorney.bsky.social
Attorney and Long-Distance Runner.
I have done Immigration Law and am now doing Criminal Defense as a Public Defender.
I read up on economics, race and poverty, and philosophy. On occasion, I may write a post about what I have been reading.
I have done Immigration Law and am now doing Criminal Defense as a Public Defender.
I read up on economics, race and poverty, and philosophy. On occasion, I may write a post about what I have been reading.
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The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
The statute justified the imprisonment in World War II of thousands like Heidi Gurcke Donald. She is horrified as Trump invokes it for mass deportation.
www.motherjones.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
“It’s what happened to us, only on steroids.”
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Trump wants a disaster. He needs a disaster. He’s likely to declare formally that the economy is a disaster, never mind the facts. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-econo...
This Economy Is Too Good for Donald Trump
The plot to kill Goldilocks
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Trump wants a disaster. He needs a disaster. He’s likely to declare formally that the economy is a disaster, never mind the facts. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-econo...
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Just say no to the gilding of the Gilded Age, and remember the postwar boom paulkrugman.substack.com/p/americas-f...
America’s Forgotten Generation (of Prosperity)
How and why the postwar boom got memory-holed
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just say no to the gilding of the Gilded Age, and remember the postwar boom paulkrugman.substack.com/p/americas-f...
I have been listening to a lot of Dido lately, and rediscovering some music from around that time period. I did not like early to mid 2000 music. In fact, this is why I started listening to music from the mid 90’s and early 70’s. However, I am now digging around to see what I missed out on.
December 29, 2024 at 3:06 PM
I have been listening to a lot of Dido lately, and rediscovering some music from around that time period. I did not like early to mid 2000 music. In fact, this is why I started listening to music from the mid 90’s and early 70’s. However, I am now digging around to see what I missed out on.
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going into 2025 with this energy
December 29, 2024 at 12:29 AM
going into 2025 with this energy
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In a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators, William Webster, the only person ever to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither Patel nor Gabbard meets the demands of top intelligence jobs. At 100 and still at the top of his game, Webster deserves to be heeded.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard
William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2024 at 2:54 PM
In a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators, William Webster, the only person ever to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither Patel nor Gabbard meets the demands of top intelligence jobs. At 100 and still at the top of his game, Webster deserves to be heeded.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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More than four years after former NFL DT Dana Stubblefield was convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years to life, his conviction has been overturned by a California appeals court.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Appeals court overturns Dana Stubblefield's rape conviction
More than four years after he was convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield has gotten very good news.
www.nbcsports.com
December 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
More than four years after former NFL DT Dana Stubblefield was convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years to life, his conviction has been overturned by a California appeals court.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Yes get rid of the debt ceiling. We have a modern monetary system, our sovereign debt is strong.
December 19, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Yes get rid of the debt ceiling. We have a modern monetary system, our sovereign debt is strong.
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I've been warning about this for a while. Sooner than you think U.S. economists may have to go Argentine, cobbling together alternative estimates of inflation, employment and so on because the official data have been corrupted.
Former BLS commissioner Erica Groshen on how the policy change to Schedule F that Trump & #Project2025 advocate would destroy the credibility of the federal statistical system.
Her comment on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/posts/erica-...
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Her comment on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/posts/erica-...
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December 19, 2024 at 1:50 PM
I've been warning about this for a while. Sooner than you think U.S. economists may have to go Argentine, cobbling together alternative estimates of inflation, employment and so on because the official data have been corrupted.
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Terrific review of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Message from @hassankanu.bsky.social that highlights Coates' trip to Africa, the Black radical tradition, pan-Africanism, racial capitalism, the spirit of atonement, and the act of writing.
prospect.org/culture/book...
prospect.org/culture/book...
Palestine, Writing, and Everything Else
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s lovely little book on big, urgent matters
prospect.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Terrific review of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Message from @hassankanu.bsky.social that highlights Coates' trip to Africa, the Black radical tradition, pan-Africanism, racial capitalism, the spirit of atonement, and the act of writing.
prospect.org/culture/book...
prospect.org/culture/book...
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"Politics rooted in the centrality of class—and the creation of institutions that can carry on class struggle within and beyond the workplace—would win material gains and build the social base that could permanently reshape our society" - @sunraysunray.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/soci...
inthesetimes.com/article/soci...
December 11, 2024 at 5:52 PM
"Politics rooted in the centrality of class—and the creation of institutions that can carry on class struggle within and beyond the workplace—would win material gains and build the social base that could permanently reshape our society" - @sunraysunray.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/soci...
inthesetimes.com/article/soci...
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Sometimes I'm like this during sex
December 10, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Sometimes I'm like this during sex
Not sure what to think of the Daniel Penny acquittal. However, I had a feeling the prosecution’s case would be a weak one. criminaldefense.1800nynylaw.com/amp/new-york...
NY Penal Law § 125.10: Criminally Negligent Homicide
Free Consultation - Our New York criminal lawyers have a combined 100+ years of legal and law enforcement experience. Our team includes former prosecutors from the District Attorney’s offices in New Y...
criminaldefense.1800nynylaw.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Not sure what to think of the Daniel Penny acquittal. However, I had a feeling the prosecution’s case would be a weak one. criminaldefense.1800nynylaw.com/amp/new-york...
Hopefully the Democratic Party is ready to lay siege to Wisconsin in 2026. inthesetimes.com/article/wisc...
Wisconsin’s Red Wave Crashers
More than the power of money, more than the power of incumbency, more than the power of right-wing media or negative ads, the power of gerrymandering is quintessential to American politics.
inthesetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Hopefully the Democratic Party is ready to lay siege to Wisconsin in 2026. inthesetimes.com/article/wisc...
Right now I am reading Male Fantasies by Klaus Theweleit, The Truly Disadvantaged by William Julius Wilson, and Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony The Inside Story by Jose Baez and Peter Golenbock.
December 1, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Right now I am reading Male Fantasies by Klaus Theweleit, The Truly Disadvantaged by William Julius Wilson, and Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony The Inside Story by Jose Baez and Peter Golenbock.
This has the potential to be a fun site.
November 30, 2024 at 3:46 AM
This has the potential to be a fun site.