Vivia Chen, Ex-Careerist

Live Updates: Trump Endorses Cuomo for N.Y.C. Mayor in Race’s Final Stretch

Well, this makes my choice easier.
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The view from here. #NYCmarathon 2025

Are We in North Korea Yet? Fat shaming, machismo, and the "enemy within." It's the Pete and Donald Show.

What do these guys remind you of? To me, they looked like attendees at a #KimJongUn pep rally. At least nobody was abruptly escorted out of the room – never to be seen again. My take on the summit with #PeteHegseth and #DearLeader.
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Is Justice Roberts a Dolt? Pam Bondi Seems to Think So. The DOJ filed a complaint against federal judge James Boasberg for making "improper" comments that could lead the chief justice astray. Is the DOJ suggesting that Roberts is easily hoodwinked?

Did anyone notice the condescending way the #DOJ treats #JusticeRoberts in its recent complaint against #JudgeBoasberg? There's a sly suggestion that Roberts is easily hoodwinked by clever liberal judges. Is Roberts insulted? viviachen.substack.com/p/is-justice...

The Art of Melania Welcome to another edition of my carefully curated news. Today, I'm featuring Melania's vision for the Kennedy Center, Trump's artistry, terror in the Cotswolds, the Gen Z stare, and more!

I know there's outrage over the proposal to rename #KennedyCenter for #Melania. But she's really interested in expanding our idea of art. Here's my curated version of recent news:
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Yellow Peril 2.0 I am a naturalized American citizen. I came to this country legally. My slate is squeaky clean. I have no rational reason to be afraid. Yet I am.

I am a Taiwan-born, naturalized American. I came to this country legally. My slate is clean. I have no rational reason to be afraid of Trump's crackdown on immigrants. Yet I am. Is this my country? #immigration #AsianHate #ChineseExclusionAct #AlienEnemiesAct
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Big Law Calls It Pro Bono. Gimme a Break. Firms making deals with Trump call the free legal services they're promising him "pro bono." Who are they kidding?

We need to call out #MainstreamMedia for the shoddy way it describes #BigLaw's dirty deals with Trump. The $1 billion in free legal services for Trump's pet projects is not #ProBono, and the media should stop calling it that.
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Skadden Kowtows Before the Emperor Paul Weiss's deal with Trump was shocking. But the Skadden deal is actually worse. And is anyone satisfied with Brad Karp or Jeremy London's explanations?

My latest: the continuing saga of #BigLaw's capitulation to an extortionist. #Skadden #PaulWeiss

Et Tu, Brad Karp? The chair of legal powerhouse Paul Weiss, a bastion of liberalism, cut a deal with Donald Trump. Is he jeopardizing the firm's legacy and his own?

More than anger, I feel heartbroken about #PaulWeiss' deal with the devil. It saved its own hide but threw the legal profession to the wolves. What happens to its legacy now? Or that of its leader #BradKarp?
Here's my take:
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Legal Speak: Trump v. Big Law: Vivia Chen Believes the Industry Needs to Fight Back The Trump administration has used legally questionable but economically credible threats to cow Big Law. Will it push back?   Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Vivia Chen Producer:...

I was the interviewee for a change! I was a guest on The American Lawyer's podcast on #BigLaw's response to Trump's threats on the legal profession. #CovingtonBurling #PerkinsCoie

Listen to it here: legalspeak.libsyn.com/s

Anybody out there know how to easily migrate #X , #Twitter, followers to #Bluesky???

“We Should be Ashamed” — Big Law’s Silence on Trump’s Attack on Covington & Burling Instead of a collective “Hell No!” to Trump's threats on one of its own, Big Law is cowering.

I am appalled at #BigLaw's silence on how Trump is going after #CovingtonBurling for representing special counsel #JackSmith. I get the business reasons for staying quiet. But at what point does the business strategy of silence bleed over into complicity? Read my latest:

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