Future Esq.

So the President, who has never cleaned up *anything* on *any* day in the last 79 years, feels like there's no way "his" DOJ/DOGE goons missed anything while scrubbing the record squeaky clean.

Between this and the Rolex/tariff quid pro quo...

How grim.

This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇

It's time to acknowledge reality:
 
Our health system is broken. It's time to guarantee good-quality care to every man, woman & child in this country.
 
Our campaign finance system is broken. It's time to get rid of Citizens United and publicly fund elections.
 
Let’s do it.

The Government Shutdown Is Endangering Domestic Violence Survivors As hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed, the grant offices that fund DV shelters have gone dark.

As hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed, the grant offices that fund DV shelters have gone dark.
www.jezebel.com/marnie-shiel...

Sources:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...

The cognitive dissonance is nauseating..

"Community members attend a religious service in a designated 'Free Speech Zone' outside ICE facility.."

Same administration that *removed* federal protection zones around "abortion clinics" (ie. *women's healthcare* clinics) because... "free speech."

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.” My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

Last weekend, @annabower.bsky.social started to receive Signal messages from the U.S. attorney who is leading the prosecution of Letitia James.

Throughout the exchange, Lindsay Halligan complained about Bower’s tweets and reporting on the indictment–but never once asked to be off the record.

When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points

The government shutdown is undermining the Office on Violence Against Women 🚨🚨🚨

More than 100 of their 120 employees have been furloughed, bringing their lifesaving work to a halt. This will have devastating impacts on women across the nation.

How we're told trickle down works vs. How it actually works (it doesn't)

“We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
~ Louis Brandeis (1933)

It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren.

That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits

We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.

The Fourth Amendment isn't faring well, either.

(See: Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo)

US supreme court ‘effectively legalized racial profiling’, immigration experts warn Court ruled federal agents can stop people in LA based on race, language, job or location amid Trump’s crackdown

We're studying the 4th Amendment in Criminal Procedure.

Instead of opening Thursday's class (9/11/25) discussing the recent #SCOTUS decision legalizing racism (under 4th Amendment) or lasting effects of the Patriot Act, prof. started w/ #CharlieKirk & why it was bad.

No mention of #CO shooting.

T minus 20.

Best I've got.

Whenever I hear the "deeply rooted in history & tradition" tagline, I can't help but think, "Do ivy leaguers even garden?" They misapprehend their own metaphor.

From deep roots, things should *grow.* Flourish, even.

Originalism confines things to a tiny planter. Society stagnates, pot-bound.

Trying to trace which judge started the "deeply rooted in history & traditions" line so beloved by today's #SCOTUS.

Do they even garden?

Someday I'll write a book tracing this phrase for a book called "Pot-Bound: How the Supreme Court Asphyxiated the Constitution."

As job market slumps, Trump administration says it could take a year to see better economic data The White House said it expects the Federal Reserve to weigh larger rate cuts this month after Friday's "disappointing" jobs report, while President Donald Trump and his administration said it could be a year before the U.S. sees rosier economic data.

As job market slumps, Trump administration says it could take a year to see better economic data reut.rs/45QsjJp

Pack of "Lucky Lights" bubble gum cigarettes.

Bought these less than a month ago while visiting Cape Cod. It was the only thing I could afford at $1.99.

How the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision Twisted a Great Legacy A new movie about the Nuremberg trials reminds us of an underappreciated problem with the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision.

John Roberts' opinion dishonors Robert Jackson's memory. slate.trib.al/OypJYv2

Ms. Baxter knows more about the law than meat sleeve Bondi could ever hope to learn.

Ms. Baxter is a hero to paralegals everywhere.

Trump Says He Plans to Issue Unconstitutional Order Requiring Voter ID and Banning Mail Ballots Trump Says He Plans to Issue Unconstitutional Order Requiring Voter ID and Banning Mail Ballots

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said in a weekend social media post he plans to issue an executive order to impose voter ID requirements. And he reiterated his desire to ban mail voting.

The president lacks the authority to take either step.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

GOP responses to mass shootings:
Step 1: Blame it on mental health, not guns
Step 2: Vote to cut funding for mental health
Repeat

I live outside the US, and I can assure you: the rest of the world has people with mental health problems. What they don't have is easy access to unlimited guns.

NY Times vs Democracy Docket.

Why does the Times use the word "explicit" when Trump has ZERO authority?👀

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Never wondered what the US would look like with a drug-addicted eugenicist JD running HHS...and here we are.

I'll be graduating law school in May and you know what won't appear anywhere on my transcript?

A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G that would remotely qualify me for a position at HHS.

RFK is a JD, not an MD. Maybe Miller missed this, having never gone to law school himself.

RFK Jr. is nothing more than a drug-addicted eugenicist with a JD.

Appellate lawyers at parties.

I just started my last year of law school & you know what won't be covered?

*A-n-y-t-h-i-n-g* that would remotely qualify me for a HHS position.

RFK Jr. is drug-addicted eugenicist with a JD that should've received the Rosemary treatment.

The old white hippies protested Vietnam & know exactly what's going on right now.

Did no one learn anything from JD's trip to VT? (Hint: don't fuck with old hippies.)