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Law, current events, and/or humor. Lapsed litigator. Tiresome empiricist. Not terminally online, but asymptotically approaching it. BLUESKY user #: 1,492,816. He/him. My recent writing can be found here: https://www.justsecurity.org/author/alanneff/

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Because they're as shallow as a sidewalk puddle?

27.02.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, the Congressional Rs are terrified of Trump ginning up his stochastic-terrorism machine against them.

27.02.2026 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adultsβ€”Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebeβ€”living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

27.02.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

24.02.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10183    πŸ” 5124    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 629
"United States' Kyle Connor (81), seen here alongside Zach Werenski (8), Jack Hughes (86) and Clayton Keller (91), appears to not have attended with Team USA to the White House. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP"

"United States' Kyle Connor (81), seen here alongside Zach Werenski (8), Jack Hughes (86) and Clayton Keller (91), appears to not have attended with Team USA to the White House. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP"

"Kyle Connor, Jake Guentzel, Brock Nelson, Jackson LaCombe and Jake Oettinger.

They are the US Men's hockey players who decided to skip visit to the Trump's White House. www.nj.com/sports/2026/...

24.02.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 16

Someone ought to tell MI6 that Pam Bondi and Donald Trump say the Epstein files are a hoax.

23.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 457    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 1
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You Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Gotta Hand It To Chief Justice Roberts Ditto for Barrett and Gorsuch.

You can miss me with those love poems glazing Chief Justice Roberts for standing up to Trump after letting him steal from Americans for an entire year

www.lawandchaospod.com/p/you-do-not...

23.02.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
A whiteboard leaned against a shelf with many trinkets. On the whiteboard, it says β€œWhen you look at a blank page, think of who you love”

A whiteboard leaned against a shelf with many trinkets. On the whiteboard, it says β€œWhen you look at a blank page, think of who you love”

In his acceptance speech for award for best screenplay, Ryan Coogler said β€œwhen you look at a blank page, think of who you love” and I dunno, that really moved me so I wrote it down and sat it on my desk to look at while I work

23.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2664    πŸ” 706    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 0

My city. πŸ‘πŸ‘

23.02.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Abolish ICE’, β€˜Caleb Chilliams’ Among Winners of Annual Snowplow Naming Contest The other winners of the fourth annual contest were Stephen Coldbert, Pope FrΓ­o XIV, The Blizzard of Oz, Svencoolie and Caleb Chilliams, Chicago officials announced.

My city. πŸ‘πŸ‘

news.wttw.com/2026/02/23/a...

23.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A trope deserving immediate retirement: "Trump is not on the ballot this fall." A by-product of his relentless branding initiative is that, IMO, he is *always* on the ballot. Evidence: his ubiquity seems to be helping Ds in elections right now who campaign explicitly on opposing him.

23.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’m just saying … bsky.app/profile/ronf...

23.02.2026 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 20469    πŸ” 7340    πŸ’¬ 992    πŸ“Œ 422

The world’s richest man, who’s using his every resource to unravel multicultural democracy across the world, has a website designed to advance this agenda and folks who make their living promoting multicultural democracy insist it’s the only place to be.

23.02.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

announcing major, disruptive policies, then reversing, changing, and breeding an environment of unpredictability and confusion

makes me think of Death of Stalin, and the trains. Closed, open, closed again, wild swings in basic operations based on the caprice and infighting of the party leadership

22.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Law Dork home page right now.

Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, blocks Trump's IEEPA tariffs
Chief Justice John Roberts found that there actually are structural limits on the president's powers.

Latest

Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons
"It's a really dangerous policy," an ACLU...
FEB 19 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER

A Presidents' Day lesson from
Philadelphia
"Each person who visits the President's...
FEB 16 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER


Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new...
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in...
FEB 18 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER


The Trump admin argument that masks "are for officer safety reasons" is actually an...
Tom Homan highlights how secrecy aims t...
8 FEB 15 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER


SCOTUS changed the rules for bringing cases to the court because John Roberts won't...
Roberts and Alito are the only two justices...
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Exclusive: DHS based its newest refugee attack on a Trump proclamation that...
New documents filed in a key refugee cas...
FEB 13 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER

Law Dork home page right now. Supreme Court, on a 6-3 vote, blocks Trump's IEEPA tariffs Chief Justice John Roberts found that there actually are structural limits on the president's powers. Latest Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons "It's a really dangerous policy," an ACLU... FEB 19 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER A Presidents' Day lesson from Philadelphia "Each person who visits the President's... FEB 16 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new... Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in... FEB 18 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER The Trump admin argument that masks "are for officer safety reasons" is actually an... Tom Homan highlights how secrecy aims t... 8 FEB 15 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER SCOTUS changed the rules for bringing cases to the court because John Roberts won't... Roberts and Alito are the only two justices... FEB 17 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER Exclusive: DHS based its newest refugee attack on a Trump proclamation that... New documents filed in a key refugee cas... FEB 13 β€’ CHRIS GEIDNER

It been a busy time at Law Dork β€” with exclusives and other key reporting and analysis β€” and there are two SCOTUS opinion days this coming week (Tuesday and Wednesday) as well.

To keep up with and support my independent legal journalism, sign up today: www.lawdork.com/subscribe

22.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

22.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7364    πŸ” 1899    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 204

Reporter here. Most local / regional papers charge an initial 99 cents for a digital subscription. Try it for a year. Aim to be an engaged and informed member of the public. Democracy is counting on you.

22.02.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?

Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards

My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

22.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8090    πŸ” 4393    πŸ’¬ 338    πŸ“Œ 375

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

22.02.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10723    πŸ” 4003    πŸ’¬ 255    πŸ“Œ 95
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a poster of two men with the words missed it by that much ALT: a poster of two men with the words missed it by that much
22.02.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember this, next time one of three pops off about judicial activism or originalism. It’s all a con.

20.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 578    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

The Supreme Court, which I do not support, was wrong to rule that Donald Trump, who I do not support, has the right to enact tariffs, which I do not support, without a vote from Congress, which I also do not support.

by Glenn Greenwald

20.02.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 835    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Supreme Court’s Declaration of Independence

A lot of "this-is-the-moment-when-Donald Trump-became-president" energy here

20.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 652    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 13

To accelerate the Rapture, perhaps?

21.02.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...and with better paperwork, it's more nazified, rather than less.

21.02.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...and with better paperwork, it's more nazified, rather than less.

21.02.2026 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If we don’t call for the camps to be closed, no one will The history of Guantanamo tells us exactly what happens when people with "good intentions" confuse a dirty bandage with a cure.

A kidnapping-industrial complex with better paperwork is still a kidnapping-industrial complex.

20.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Yeah, US Olympians are woke. Deal with it. Sports have always been political β€” it's just a question of who's speaking out.

Immigration is powerful.

Immigrants turns US into winners.

And this couldn’t be more evident on the day Alysa Liu - our girl from Oakland & pride of Westwood - brought home the gold. πŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ’›

Great read from @paulwaldman.bsky.social re the beautiful woke spirit of this Olympics. Via @atrupar.com πŸ₯‡

20.02.2026 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Trust Trap What do Jeff Bezos, Bari Weiss, and RFK Jr. have in common?

Great column from @donmoyn.bsky.social here. The glyphosate example he gives concerning RFKJ is particularly poignant.

open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

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