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courtcritic.bsky.social
Inclusive Constitutionalist, lesbian who mistakenly thought she had escaped the Confederacy, community gardener, antiplutocrat, antifascist, home cook, user-experience advocate, samba drummer, and fan of fiction who aspires to the life of a house cat
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hakeem jeffries' wife packing up to go stay at her parents because she asked him to wash the dishes and he stood in front of the sink throwing his hands in the air and saying "what can i do, the water isn't even on"

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

my hot take is it's good to loudly say "that's illegal" in order to make it more costly for bad actors to break the law and less costly for people to uphold the law; but you absolutely should not just assume laws will be followed/enforced bc 'don't worry, all, that's illegal'

Who's the surrender monkey now, Jack Smith?

What a beautiful good-government story!

@jondmichaels.bsky.social or other admin-law folks, how long does it take a new administration to reverse this kind of ruling?

Trump’s Secretary of State pick Marco Rubio: “Friends don’t let friends vote for con artists.” — Welp. 🤷🏻

I learned this years ago and was so angry. Now, as someone whose retirement year exactly coincides with the bankruptcy of the fund, I am livid. #scrapthecap

Let's hear it for judges who continue take a stand for the rights of individuals against rapacious corporations in this hostile legal environment. I hope this stands. #stopforcedarbitration

Wealth of Elon Musk 2012: $2,000,000,000 2023: $245,600,000,000 Wealth of Jeff Bezos 2012: $18,400,000,000 2023: $168,200,000,000 Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg 2012: $17,500,000,000 2023: $116,600,000,000 Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Three words: tax the rich.

It turns out I had three accounts! All deactivated today. #ByeX