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Associate Professor of Law at a regional midwest public law school. Political theory, corps & admin. ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฆ…๐ŸŽฎ My views are my own and reposts are not endorsements. SSRN author page https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3568227

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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | Cincinnati | Visit Cincy Explore the inspiring stories of the Underground Railroad era and advocacy for ending modern-day slavery at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Itโ€™s kindof a thing here

freedomcenter.org

www.visitcincy.com/things-to-do...

04.03.2026 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Inside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE

The new Underground Railroad. Not surprised at all that this is in Ohio.

Inside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

04.03.2026 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

03.03.2026 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8597    ๐Ÿ” 2887    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 419    ๐Ÿ“Œ 158

What makes the argument cohere is that the initial harm was not a moral violation - it was something they were entitled to do. Itโ€™s the *resistance* to the harm that is the moral wrong that requires retaliation.

Ie the logic of an abuser

04.03.2026 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The idea is that the abuser feels entitled to do harm first and the resistance to that harm is the moral/ ethical violation

04.03.2026 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That whole โ€œwe struck because they were about to strike after we were about strikeโ€ ouroboros/cup game from Rubio and hegseth?

It really reminds me of โ€œjeez lighten up you canโ€™t take a joke you hysterical b*tchโ€ after belittling her so much she erupts into screaming tears

04.03.2026 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Twitter post with a photo  of Trump in the gilded Oval Office, quoting โ€œ"Spain said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it."
Spoken like a true rapist.โ€

Twitter post with a photo of Trump in the gilded Oval Office, quoting โ€œ"Spain said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it." Spoken like a true rapist.โ€

Omg what a dumb way to start WWIII

03.03.2026 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Inside every woman is a trash panda hero

03.03.2026 02:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trash panda (raccoon in a trash can) butterfly clip

Trash panda (raccoon in a trash can) butterfly clip

Did this professor wear this trash panda hair clip while teaching smith v van gorkum in her corporate law class today?

Yes she did and she looks forward to the anonymous student commentary at the end of the semester.

03.03.2026 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Soโ€ฆ no one is worried about trumpโ€™s access to the nuclear codesโ€ฆ.?

03.03.2026 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m certain that when what remains of Iranโ€™s security forces begins its existential crackdown on civil dissent, we will welcome Iranโ€™s dissident refugees and fast-track their asylum applications

03.03.2026 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So 9-11 was just, like, what - a plane come down from space and it was really just an asteroid?

02.03.2026 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Notably, an Isolated strategic large scale attack also occurred on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 1941 - also an obvious non-war, per representative Luna

x.com/acyn/status/...

02.03.2026 05:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pre-recorded straight-to-truth-social video messages in lieu of a press conference isnโ€™t quite as cowardly as hiding in a bunker beneath the reich chancellory while sending out 12 year old boys to do a last stand against the red army.

But itโ€™s in the same zip code

02.03.2026 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deaths arising from wars of choice, like acts of god, school shootings, and tornadoes, are appropriately filed under โ€œsh*t happensโ€

because they are all, of course, devoid of human agency

02.03.2026 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The reason they didnโ€™t bring this to congress and the people is because they didnโ€™t want to give anyone the chance to mobilize against it.

28.02.2026 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My understanding of the paramount/WB deal is that paramount wants to try to win the steaming wars - and the CNN part is just the bribery mechanism to get it past regulators

27.02.2026 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mike Admits It's Over As Leaked Affair Revolt Ruins His Career
YouTube video by Jack Cocchiarella Mike Admits It's Over As Leaked Affair Revolt Ruins His Career

youtu.be/WMogpGzSXnI?...

27.02.2026 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mike Admits It's Over As Leaked Affair Revolt Ruins His Career
YouTube video by Jack Cocchiarella Mike Admits It's Over As Leaked Affair Revolt Ruins His Career

Jack cocchiarella: so dems are taking money from palentir. Can you tell them to stop?

Jeffries: weโ€™ll look into it

JC: no really theyโ€™re oligarchs enabling fascism

Jeffries: we promise to fight big bad DHS and look at all my small donors

JC: but dudeโ€”

Jeffries: we have to stop MAGA

๐Ÿ‘

27.02.2026 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And yโ€™know slashing medicaid

26.02.2026 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
26.02.2026 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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VSU Terminates 6 Professors Without Due Process Campus security escorted the professorsโ€”five tenured and one tenure-trackโ€”to their cars and issued no-trespass warnings. They have received no written explanation for their dismissals.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

26.02.2026 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
February 26, 2026
Dear members of the Columbia community:
This morning at approximately
6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student.
We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support.
Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a
"missing person." We are working to gather more details.
It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including

February 26, 2026 Dear members of the Columbia community: This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a "missing person." We are working to gather more details. It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including

It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient.
If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena.
We will update our community as additional information becomes
available.
Sincerely,

It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient. If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena. We will update our community as additional information becomes available. Sincerely,

BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.

"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"

26.02.2026 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2649    ๐Ÿ” 1241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 102    ๐Ÿ“Œ 192
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Trumpโ€™s State of the Union Reminds Us The Republican Party Is Truly Lost More evidence that the Republican Party has been entirely transformed into the party of violence and authoritarianism.

โ€œIt is a hallmark of fascist politics that the ruling party becomes a kind of institutionalized gangโ€ฆwith cruelty and brutality as the organizing principles and violent bravado as the main form of political expression.โ€

www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-state...

26.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 792    ๐Ÿ” 252    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

I think people should know that the person who took the position below is a member of the Texas bar and that her name is Mary Larakers.

25.02.2026 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 350    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Speaking of meddling

25.02.2026 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean per Locke just buying or inheriting property was enough to establish consent to a social contract soโ€ฆ..

25.02.2026 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ABA moves to axe US law school diversity requirements The American Bar Association is poised to eliminate its diversity and inclusion requirement for law schools amid legal uncertainty and political pressure.

Sad to see this
www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

25.02.2026 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law โ€ข Ohio Capital Journal An Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to tie compliance to a new higher education law that bans diversity efforts and regulates classroom discussion to state funding for universities.

Ohio GOP bill would tie state university funding to compliance with new anti-diversity higher ed law
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/25/o...

25.02.2026 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

For Trump, all politics boils down to some kind of bloody, violent, brutal conflict.

Which is terrifying

25.02.2026 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0