Danielle Citron

Media Capitulation Index A new tool from Free Press that you should know about

New from me: This week @freepress.bsky.social launched a Media Capitulation Index. I cover what it is, why it matters, and how we can use it to organize. ctrlaltrightdelete.substack.com/p/media-capi...

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Report says DOJ resisted investigating Trump's role in Jan. 6 for over a year New reporting from The Washington Post reveals that in the days and weeks following the Jan. 6 attack, senior officials at the Justice Department and the FBI made critical decisions that might have co...

I respect you and your work very much. I don't understand the DOJ apologies though. Very clear dereliction of duty in my book.

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i just did this for $10/month. worth every penny.

YouTube video by Mike Sacks for Congress Unf*ck Our Country

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I’ve spent my career holding the powerful accountable as a political & legal journalist. I’m running for Congress to tell you the truth, fight for New York, and Unf*ck Our Country.

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I've been thinking a lot about the role litigation plays in the protection of constitutional rights because of, well, obvious reasons. So I wrote this article. It's critically important-now more than ever-to articulate & appreciate what suing the government can do.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting calls it a day after US Senate panel includes no CPB funding for next fiscal year - will all but close on Sept 30

Official statement

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Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda

Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda:

An appellate panel upheld a finding that federal agents appeared to rely exclusively on race and other factors, such as speaking Spanish, in making arrests.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...

August 1, 2025 Economists have been expressing concern about the accuracy of economic statistics coming out of the Trump administration for months.

August 1, 2025

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: The Supreme Court Pretends to Think of the Children - July 31, 2025 Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, 606 U.S. ____ (2025) (Thomas, J.) Response by Mary Anne Franks Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2024) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Free Spe...

My latest essay, "The Supreme Court Pretends to Think of the Children," offers a short analysis of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the Texas porn site age verification case. You can read it here in George Washington Law Review's On the Docket www.gwlr.org/fsc-v-paxton...

I have a new book coming out this autumn via @mitpress.bsky.social ...details at:

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#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️

Precisement!!

The incomparable Jonathan Capehart (@jonathancapehart.bsky.social) has left the Washington Post.

From his substack announcement and essay, Goodbye, Washington Post
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I Studied Poverty for Years. Then I Ended Up on Medicaid. I Learned a Hard Truth That Everyone Should Know. The day I enrolled in Medicaid, I arrived at the welfare office carrying a designer bag.

Really important essay.

Absolutely any of us parents are one child medical crisis away from needing Medicaid. But the programs that have let kids needing serious medical care live far better lives are under major threat from Trump’s budget devastation.

Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel Increasingly Isolated Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.

News Analysis: Global outrage at the actions of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has grown since the Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023. The devastation and hunger of Palestinians in Gaza have accelerated the disdain.

Beyond his ties to white nationalists, his conspiracies about the Jan. 6 insurrection + his lies about the 2020 election being "stolen," Kent also tried to manipulate intelligence to match a political narrative being promoted by Trump, says Sen. Mark Warner, the top Dem on the intel committee.

Warner said Congress received “clear written evidence” in May that Kent, while he was chief of staff to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, tried to alter intelligence assessments to support "demonstrably false political claims."

LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy LinkedIn quietly changed the language of its hateful conduct policy this week, removing a line that referenced a prohibition on misgendering and deadnaming of transgender individuals.

New from me: LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy this week. The company says it's underlying rules have not changed but advocates say it's part of a trend to loosen rules meant to protect vulnerable users.

Wanted to thank the Albany airport United staff who are compassionate, wonderful, and funny and my flying compatriots and bar finishers who made it a joy to hang out for hours and hours. Made it to Dulles at 1 am and my hubby picked me up and got me back to CVille by 330 am. Wasn’t the plan but :)

Speechless

@unitedairhelp.bsky.social has me hanging out in the Albany airport and I’m hoping they aren’t lying to me about my flight to Dulles being delayed for missing crew. Literally never flying on United again.

Will Mark Zuckerberg’s secret, multibillion-dollar AI plan win over Wall Street? Meta has splashed out on star hires and infrastructure as it tries to make up ground in the artificial intelligence race

“A person close to the lab said no clear strategy had been shared with staff, as the team was still being built and remained walled off within Meta.”

lmao at the desperation of this man. Reeks of washed up CEO with zero new ideas or business acumen.

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170. DOJ's (Ridiculous) Misconduct Complaint Against Chief Judge Boasberg DOJ's complaint that Chief Judge Boasberg engaged in "misconduct" would be laughably stupid if it didn't reflect such a transparently obvious and dangerous attempt to delegitimize the federal courts.

Me on the factually misleading and analytically ridiculous misconduct complaint DOJ has filed against Chief Judge Boasberg—and the dangerousness of DOJ so openly trying to undermine public confidence in the only institution that has been even partially effective at checking the Trump administration:

General Haugh is an amazing public servant. They are lucky to have him.

Luke Farritor. Portrait of a Young DOGE Coder Dismantling America’s Institutions

NEW investigation: DOGE-Pilled

The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”

NO PAYWALL!

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He drove from Las Vegas to New York with an AR-15, which cannot be purchased in New York.

This isn’t about New York.

This is about Republicans persistently blocking common sense gun safety reform, including an assault weapons ban, that a super majority of Americans support.

To all my Bar takers you got this. I know this because I’ve seen your keen analytical and writing skills up close. Your conscientiousness knocks me over. Now you are doing so for your Bar examiners. YOU GOT THIS.

Chef José Andrés's World Central Kitchen is serving meals again in Gaza. Click through to donate.

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An especially talented professor!

If You've Asked ChatGPT a Legal Question, You May Have Accidentally Doomed Yourself in Court Sam Altman has admitted that ChatGPT conversations can be used against you in court if they are subpoenaed.

"If you’re pasting in contracts, asking legal questions, or asking [the chatbot] for strategy, you're not getting legal advice…You’re generating discoverable evidence. No attorney-client privilege. No confidentiality. No ethical duty. No one to protect you."