Chris McLamb

It wasn’t so much what Zohran Mamdani said. It was how he said it. “We’re going to stand up for Haiti, because you taught the world about freedom!” the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York exclaimed to an elated crowd at a Haitian music festival in June, fresh off his upset victory in the primary. Mr. Mamdani pronounced the island nation’s name “AH-ee-tee” — near-perfect Creole elocution. “When I heard him say that, I smiled,” recalled Brian Purnell, one of Mr. Mamdani’s former professors at Bowdoin College. He also noted that Mr. Mamdani’s reference to freedom was a nod to Haiti’s status as the first republic founded by former slaves. “That’s straight out of the lessons from the Haitian Revolution that we teach in Africana studies,” said Dr. Purnell, who is now the chair of the Africana studies department at Mr. Mamdani’s alma mater. “I will claim that,” he added with a laugh.

Finally someone bold enough to ask, is new york ready for a mayor who opposes slavery? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Justice Sotomayor with a graphic dissent as the Supreme Court allows Alabama to move forward with the execution of Anthony Boyd by lethal gas:

Here it is... John Tesh's 'Roundball Rock' to tip off the return of the 'NBA on NBC' and the 2025-26 NBA season.

Mike Tirico has the Rockets-Thunder call for NBC. 🏀 📺 🎙️ 🎶 #NBA #NBC #NBAonNBC

Trial shows that ICE agents lied, concealed evidence in an illegal effort to convict the "libtard" who filmed them.

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More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

John Roberts was part of the 3-judge panel presiding over Hamdan v. Rumsfeld while actively interviewing for a seat on the Supreme Court. He didn't recuse himself, didn't inform Hamdan's lawyers, and ruled in the Bush admin's favor the day before he interviewed with Bush himself.

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”

Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

3 fantasy leagues: One at work where you can side text w your colleagues about your boss’s awful trade proposals, one with your high school friends with a group chat where no one ever talks about their personal lives, one 14 team dynasty league that’s so deep you end up streaming Tyler Allgeier

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to build on the rubble of what’s being destroyed before our eyes. Private corporations bending over to forcefeed everyone government-approved speech is evil and amoral, but more than anything this creates boring, inauthentic, unwatchable shit.

NEW PAGE FROM EPSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY BOOK: Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about selling a "fully depreciated" woman to Donald Trump for $22,500.

Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics ran anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading and bigoted attacks | CNN Politics President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay...

NEW: Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics ran an anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, anti-gay slurs, and far-right conspiracy theories.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...

DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.

The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."

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Sure. Not arguing him over K. Leaves 5 spots!

Roy can’t even get his due in retirement. He won the most titles in in the last 25 years and wasn’t even picked!

Update: At least three other high-ranking officials in CDC have also resigned.

“I am not able to serve in this role any longer because of the ongoing weaponization of public health,” one of the officials said in a note to staff.

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

Must read story. Misinformation from DOGE and Elon about USIP-funded work of an Afghani working with the US against the Taliban leads to his family’s kidnapping by the Taliban

Luttig is communicating vastly more clearly and honestly about Roberts and Scotus than most Democratic officials are. It’s absolutely flabbergasting.

Rich Eisen's tribute to Stuart Scott "We all know, there should be someone else in this chair next to me"

The founder of AriZona Iced Tea has been forced to consider increasing the price of the company's signature 99 cents tallboy beverages as a result of President Donald Trump's tariffs on aluminum imports, per Newsweek.

Whistleblowers in fear : Stepanovs’ cry for help. Forgotten and facing an uncertain future Their revelations about state-sponsored doping in Russia shocked the sporting world in 2014. Today, Yuliya Stepanova and Vitaly Stepanov are still fighting for permanent residency in United States. Ou...

the couple which blew the whistle on Russia's state-sponsored doping program in 2014 has been seeking asylum in the US ever since & is getting increasingly worried the Trump administration is going to deport them to Russia (which would probably not go well for them) www.sportschau.de/stepanovs-cr...

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Today is National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. We're proud to stand with those who speak up. @cmclamb.bsky.social and Max Voldman are on Capitol Hill celebrating whistleblowers and pushing for stronger protections, especially in #tech, as Congress weighs new AI safeguards.

That is FedSoc Guy 101.

Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.

A reminder that our profession is not just big firms, and that countless lawyers are stepping up in this critical moment. GIFT LINK
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...

Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

"It was Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, and Ghislaine Maxwell was preparing a special gift to mark the occasion. She turned to Epstein’s family and friends. One of them was Donald Trump." (gift link)

We’re proud to share that partner Chris McLamb has been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 X The Next Generation guide, recognizing rising stars shaping the future of #law. Congrats to Chris and all the outstanding #attorneys included in this year’s guide!

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

This is big news in the whistleblower world. A new whistleblower program for antitrust violations. My firm -- @whistleblower.law -- can provide the whole lay of the land and solid counsel to anyone who may be able to benefit from the new program.