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NJ (Essex Co.) native, cultural/nonprofit insider, arts lover, onetime college DJ. Also recovering Renaissance art historian. Lifetime Mets fan.
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Legal historian here (h/t @profmsinha.bsky.social): Paul Weiss is also the firm of Walter Pollak, civil libs lawyer to the Scottsboro Nine for right to counsel & nondiscrim in juries; counsel for Party members Ben Gitlow & Charlotte Whitney in iconic 1st Am cases. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_...

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I am begging blue state governors to have lunch this week with your adjutant general of the National Guard. Cannot stress enough how important this relationship is going to be in the near future.

submitted 8 days ago • 650 comments

Lambda Legal is doing a Virtual Info Session on Passports for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming People in the afternoon of Wednesday, February 26th, 12-1 PST. support.lambdalegal.org/site/SSurvey...

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

submitted 32 days ago • 120 comments

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

submitted 32 days ago • 1114 comments

From my friend @ashmont.bsky.social, this is how a daily opposition briefing could and should be done. open.substack.com/pub/rovingwo...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

You guys! I wrote a screenplay. It's called #DailyPublicBriefing

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Federal employees have received a copy of the deferred resignation agreement. Contains a lot of brow-raising lines such as, "Employee waives any claim that could be brought on Employee’s behalf by another entity, including Employee’s labor union." Full text shared with me:

submitted 49 days ago • 288 comments

The Los Angeles Times, folks.

submitted 51 days ago • 31 comments

Happy Black History Month! If you don’t know the story of Major Taylor now is a great time to learn! 🚲 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_T...

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At the National Theatre. IYKYK

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I don’t have this app but if it’s true be careful!

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🔥🔥🔥🔥 AMPLIFYING! For evacuees with pets

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@mellonfoundation.bsky.social, via the Public Knowledge program, is launching another round of open calls for proposals from community-based archives, this time for general operating support funding. Read the solicitation here: www.mellon.org/article/call...

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This piece about Toshi Seeger in the new Bob Dylan movie is a hilarious explainer of the very Hollywood problem: “there’s a woman in this story that we can’t get rid of because she kind of ran everything so what can we possibly do?” merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/a-complete...

submitted 86 days ago • 28 comments

Bizarre Love Triangle There's a new order on Morning Joe, with a third co-host joining America's favorite lovebird talk show duo. Will it be a blue Monday for Joe and Mika? by Maureen Dowd

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A whole bunch of ladystars came to the Academy Women's Luncheon in some very awkward and dowdy Chanel looks (click for more) tomandlorenzo.com/2024/12/red-...

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Ten For Today: Giving Thanks

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Hard to believe a year has passed once again. With apologies to all who came before me, here's my traditional holiday posting of our family Thanksgiving story.

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I feel seen.

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