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Ian Marcus Amelkin (he/him)

@imaprof.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, former federal defender in the Southern District of New York law.hofstra.edu/ian-marcus-amelkin https://www.imalawoffice.com

101 Followers  |  131 Following  |  87 Posts  |  Joined: 07.06.2025  |  1.6737

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Bad Bunny Made MAGA Look Stupid He refused to let a baseless culture war over his halftime show be the story.

www.vulture.com/article/bad-...

#Badbunny #halftime #Trump

09.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give this a watch and compare it to today's #Republicans. #GOP #Reaganv.GHWB

www.c-span.org/program/amer...

07.02.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guardians' Clase allegedly rigged pitches in 48 games, document says Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is accused of throwing suspect pitches to benefit bettors in at least 48 games over two years, significantly more than was initially revealed by prosecutors,...

www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/... not good.

06.02.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bad Bunny accepts the GRAMMY for Best MΓΊsica Urbana Album: β€œBefore I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans & we are Americ...

Great speech by #BadBunny.

www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co...

02.02.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE killed more Americans last year than did undocumented immigrants.

Yes. You read that correct.

29.01.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Judge in Mangione Case Drops Charge Carrying Death Penalty

From the moment the #SDNY sought the death penalty, my former colleagues and I at the #FederalDefendersofNewYork thought that the prosecutors' death-eligible arguments were not up to snuff. Glad to see their former colleague, now Judge-Garnett, agreed. #LuigiMangione
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30.01.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if it continues as it is going, @uaw.org, May Day 2 0 2 __?

30.01.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am not up on why Walz dropped out of the MN gov race, but this kind of talk broke through in 2020 and can do so again if given the platform. I believe he is morally good and cares about people. Right now, he's the voice I want to hear loudest from politicians opposing #Trump. @governorwalz.mn.gov

26.01.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try. #shutitdown #marchonwashington #generalstrike

24.01.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.

24.01.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

24.01.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy.

24.01.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Andor: Nemik's Manifesto
YouTube video by SWFT Andor: Nemik's Manifesto

youtu.be/wQd4JdFP0d0?...

#andor #trump #resist

16.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Emotions President Trump Evokes We asked voters to describe their emotions about President Trump’s second term so far. Most spoke of happiness or hostility.

How can 60% of Republicans still think this is the right way to govern? #Trump

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

24.01.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’€β€οΈ

18.01.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BIG IN THE 4A WORLD: The Supreme Court has granted cert in Chatrie, the geofence warrant case, to decide the following Q: "Whether the execution of the geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment." (I assume this includes both whether a "search" happened and whether the warrant was lawful.)

16.01.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
Andor: Nemik's Manifesto
YouTube video by SWFT Andor: Nemik's Manifesto

youtu.be/wQd4JdFP0d0?...

#andor #trump #resist

16.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Is Making β€˜Abolish ICE’ a Mainstream Position Democrats got burned by β€œDefund the Police.” This is different.

nymag.com/intelligence...

14.01.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who is the #BayardRustin our of time to help kick start a #march and #strike?

12.01.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Nobody Can Stop Us’ Venezuela and the killing of Renee Good mark a turning point.

Agree. #MarchonWashington #GeneralStrike #Constitutionalconvention it is time for bold, communal action.

nymag.com/intelligence...

11.01.2026 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Poor training + ideological conformity + powerful weaponry=death of a mom in a minivan, via shooting her in the face.

09.01.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My heartbreaks for #ReneeGood and her family, including her small children. If an extrajudicial killing, basically a point-blank range assassination, is not the tipping point for these #ICE enforcement actions, we are lost. #shutitdown

08.01.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate the comparison commentators are making on #Maduro's arrest and #HernΓ‘ndez's pardon, but I think the continued fallback on #hypocrisy arguments just plays into the right's hand. Calling #Trump out, etc. has gotten us nowhere, a coherent vision for the future that connects is the path.

04.01.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Dictator’s democracy speech
YouTube video by Eric Bright The Dictator’s democracy speech

youtu.be/9xB_kCbpOm0?...

04.01.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez speaking on Telesur.

Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez speaking on Telesur.

VP Delcy Rodriguez, whom Trump indicated earlier today was collaborating with the US government, is live on television right now.

Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.

Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"

03.01.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4490    πŸ” 1461    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 256
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Did Epstein Really Send Larry Nassar a Suicide Note? A handwritten prison note from β€œJ. Epstein” claims Trump shared the pedophiles’ love of β€œyoung, nubile girls.” The DOJ claims it’s β€œFAKE.”

Seems fake to me. If he had sent it week before he died he had just filed his bail appeal to the Second Circuit. Also the idea that he would say he was going to kill himself so casually reads as not written by a man in his postion.

nymag.com/intelligence...

24.12.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The biggest question the #epsteinfiles may still answer (as they relate to #Trump) is whether #Epstein or #Maxwell proffered in 2019 or 2020 and if they were directly asked about #Trump and what they said at that time.

24.12.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress

10.12.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9954    πŸ” 1728    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 462
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From the mets community on Reddit: Nothing About This Mets Offseason Makes Sense Explore this post and more from the mets community

www.reddit.com/r/mets/s/wWo... #mets

20.12.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Headline: notes and video from the 2025 meeting with #Maxwell, which was an audition for a pardon (from her former co-conspirator, #Trump). Reality: they withheld everything that actually matters. If #Epstein or #Maxwell proffered in the months before his death, I feel certain #Trumps name came up.

20.12.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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