Profile avatar
scraigy.bsky.social
Retired after 33 years in DOJ's Environment & Natural Resources Division (ENRD), which was a great place to work--home to many of the nation's most knowledgeable environmental, public lands, and tribal law practitioners. PS NO DM, PORN, SOLICITATION!
644 posts 705 followers 2,533 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter

"Fortunately for people who do not like reading bad writing from dumb guys, Kavanaugh did not write a concurrence, but Justice Clarence Thomas did. And even in Thomas-adjusted terms, it is one of the most demented opinions I have read of late . . . ."

Overheard on the street: "El sueño americano me está cansando."

chatting with a venezuelan friend last night, he said this picture got posted in his group chat with other south americans with “oooh don’t spoil the plot of this one for the americanos lol”

NEWS: In one of the first major federal prosecutions of an LA protester, the DOJ has moved to dismiss the case. Jose Manuel Mojica was accused of assaulting officers, but came forward to Guardian to recount how he was brutally attacked by agents. “I feel a huge relief. The truth always comes out."

This drop in circulation is astonishing.

To bomb, or not to bomb, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler for me to suffer The slings and arrows of America Firsters Or to to face a sea of NeoCons and Fox Pundits ro And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep, . . . I'll tell you in two weeks.

Musk claims Orbit is overrated.

Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Sam Alito is such a nasty man! the two people on SCOTUS who were district judges (SS & KBJ) voted the other way!

Judge Young in Federal District Court for Mass. has three challenges to agency action--the end of off-shore wind leasing, cuts to NIH funding, and deportation of foreign students. Judge Young converted the PI in the deportation case to a trial scheduled for July 7!

On this Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery, remember that the white supremacist currently in the Oval Office, made over $1 Million selling a Bible that purports to have the Amendments to the Constitution in it, but skipped the Amendment ending slavery. abovethelaw.com/2024/05/trum...

Yeah sure All those criminals work at Dodger Stadium GMAFB Criminals cleaning the grounds Selling me a Dodger Dog🌭🌭 🌭 Fuck ICE

substack.com/@deadder/not...

Paulpro, I sure like your posts!

It looks like former NSA Director Michael Waltz boosted The Atlantic's revenue by up to $8 million when he added Jeff Goldberg to his Signal attack-plan chat. Thank you for supporting good journalism, Mr. Waltz! Via @charlottetklein.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

Trump administration flies Christian Nationalist flag over U.S. federal agency headquarters The flying of the flag "should be shocking to anyone who doesn't wish to live in a theocracy,” one expert said. #MomSky #Pinks www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/admi...

Sitka 5:27 am. Good morning yall

OMG! TOO CUTE??? ❤️ Scientists taught rats to drive tiny cars and found that even when they didn't give them treats, they would still intentionally get into car crashes for the purpose of sexual gratification

Peaceful Morning. Today is Juneteenth. Let’s be joyous today and remember, they don’t like us happy. Smile when you want to. Thanks for being here with me.

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

Felonious Rump said, “I wonder if—you know, the Civil War, it always seemed to me maybe that could’ve been solved without losing 600,000-plus people.” Because nothing screams blowhard more than a demented, old man ranting about fixing the past!

"There are only two sources of authority for the use of force abroad–the Constitution and congressional authorizations for the use of military force (AUMFs) "[T]here is no existing AUMF that would authorize the President to use force against Iran."

Incredibly important read. This is exactly what LAPD did to me and two other legal observers standing on a quiet street corner this past weekend—except with rubber bullets, not pepperballs, and aimed at our heads, not our feet. …oh, and the officer waved tauntingly right before shooting at us.

With important headwater streams and surface waters now under threat from misguided efforts to dispose of public lands, now is the time to show your support for public lands by adding your name below! ⬇️ act.americanrivers.org/page/84477/p...

Perfect for summer, our newest film will make you want to drop everything and get to the closest river! 📽️🌊 "About Damn Time" is a celebration of trailblazing women, grit, and mentorship, set against the backdrop of a river whose future hangs in the balance. www.oars.com/blog/about-d...

Note, there are two dailies in SLC. The SLC Tribune, which is more mainstream, and the Deseret News, which is Mormon. This is the Mormon newspaper calling on him to apologize.

Our article about the negative inpacts of “Downsizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” is now online here: cepr.org/voxeu/column.... Tl;dr we paid for and we deserve a robust and capable weather and climate agency.

Along the Klamath River, where logging companies once cut ancient redwoods, vast tracts of land have been returned to the Yurok Tribe in an effort that tribal leaders say will enable the restoration of forests and the protection of a watershed that is vital for salmon www.latimes.com/environment/...

NEW: A California court has upheld the disbarment recommendation for John EASTMAN, the attorney who helped develop President Trump's last-ditch effort to subvert the 2020 election. Eastman plans to appeals to CA Supreme Court. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

"Sorry for the delay! I put off answering your e-mail until I had an even more tedious task that I wanted to avoid. Thanks!"

Real time, sophisticated statutory interpretation happening here on bluesky dot app!

If you've read that Atlantic story by Annie Lowrey about why ranked choice voting sucks, I'm telling you she's wrong. And I know this because I did something in 2017 Annie did not for this story - I talked to a mathemtician.

Read this thread. The logic of this decision is like claiming that segregation isn't racially targeted because it keeps both white and Black people apart. Its pure sophistry in service of anti-trans bigotry.

The dipshit masquerading as a president posted on X: “Great poll numbers for Trump!” Facts: Trump’s approval rating fell for the fifth consecutive month in a row. He’s at a 55% disapproval rating. Math is hard when you’re dumb. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

Supreme Court Lets Red States Deny Care For Trans Youth talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...

fuck Supreme Court released Skrmetti Roberts opinion, liberals dissent the awful outcome--blessing anti-trans discrimination--isnt in and of itself surprising, but it's a bit stunning the way they're pretending the Equal Protection Clause isn't even *relevant* www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...