Irina Manta

Guest Chat: Beard with Kelly Foster Lundquist | Strangers on the Internet

Absolutely loved the chance to speak with @kfoslundquist.bsky.social about her recently-published book “Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage.” This latest podcast episode is available here, or by looking up “Strangers on the Internet” on any major platform: shows.acast.com/strangers-on...

Both my academic and law firm interviews were like that, though people generally sat at a table (and by that time it wasn’t usually all men)… still strange.

If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.

Man digging a swimming pool in his garden in France discovers gold worth $800,000 The man informed the local authorities after he made the discovery, and they allowed him to keep the gold.

Property profs, rejoice!

Can the US government strip Mamdani of his citizenship? Some congressional Republicans have called to strip New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of his U.S. citizenship. Legal experts said the arguments are flimsy.

This @politifact.bsky.social piece quotes @andrarobertson.bsky.social and me.

www.politifact.com/article/2025...

For years now, I've said our official health policy would eventually look like "The Secret," a book that literally advises everyone to wish away illness and abandon their friends who "don't want to get better."

We're pretty much there.

Map of Big Cities Health Coalition Highlighting: Austin, TX Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Dallas, TX Denver, CO Detroit, MI El Paso, TX Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, MO Las Vegas, NV Long Beach, CA Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY Memphis, TN Milwaukee, WI Minneapolis, MN New York City, NY Oakland, CA Oklahoma City, OK Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Seattle, WA Tucson, AZ Washington, DC

The Big Cities Health Coalition, which serves over 60 million or 1 in 5 people in the US, has issued a statement condemning the federal government's moves to limit vaccine access and spread disinformation. The cities are working together to ensure people get vaccinated.

'Love Is Blind' Is Entering Its Trad Wife Era If you've found it tough to watch, it may be that the cast's desire for "traditional" values reflects of our winnowing rights.

“There's nothing inherently wrong with aspiring to be a wife or a stay at home mom . . . . But what's alarming is the desire to cede power to men, returning to a lifestyle in which women were historically subjugated and repressed.”
www.teenvogue.com/story/love-i...

Honestly, the "everyone is 12" theory is probably overshooting the age estimate by 3 or 4 years.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance * Guam is also a member of the alliance Updated October 15, 2025 Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Imagine thinking domestic violence isn’t “really serious”

I'm happy so many young people / law school applicants seem to care about the rule of law! We need you in the profession.

i love to imagine this logic applied to other mitigation tools—trembling at a seatbelt, cowering from a helmet, freezing at the sight of a condom—easy to reveal how laughable a take the idea of masking as an act of fear is.

The Guardian piece over the weekend about AI use in online dating inspired me to write another blog post on the subject.

The latest podcast episode I did for “Strangers on the Internet” is with employment law attorney Laura Koistinen, whose firm has taken on Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Cuomo, and FoxNews. Check it out! shows.acast.com/strangers-on...

‪Governor JB Pritzker‬ ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬ · 32m This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate. ‪Governor JB Pritzker‬ ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬ · 32m We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops. ‪Governor JB Pritzker‬ ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬ · 32m ​I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation. ‪Governor JB Pritzker‬ ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬ · 32m The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

Red states sending troops to blue states is a really bad idea.

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens.

They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

If anyone can give farmers access to international markets its the guy who closed off access to international markets

The "compact" is a threat, with the administration explicitly stating that it plans to disfavor universities that don't sign in areas from foreign student visas, student loans, federal contracts as well as grants, and even tax [501(c)(3)] status.

It's a maximalist plan of 1st Amendment violation.

It seems pointless even to say this, but the Fourth Amendment does not permit federal agents to kick down every door in an apartment building just because *some* people in that building are allegedly undocumented. Even in the unlikely event they had a warrant, warrants have to be specific.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

🚨 New Case Alert 🚨
Leo Garcia Venegas is an American citizen and construction worker in south Alabama.

Even though he has done nothing suspicious and is working on private property, Leo has been repeatedly detained (once violently) by federal officers enforcing immigration laws.
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I am proud to be a signatory to this letter. The FCC has no business policing viewpoint.

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

crazy, how could he get an idea like that www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship restrictions he wants to impose President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

President Trump's executive order that aims to decimate the 14th Amendment is blatantly illegal.

We will continue fighting to protect the right to birthright citizenship.