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However the war that Russia has waged against Ukraine ends, it is beyond doubt that Russia has committed war crimes on a near daily basis from the moment they invaded. Civilians targeted for death via indiscriminate bombing. Civilian abductions. And now this horror via the @financialtimes.com:

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YES.

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The people running the federal government hate New York City and want to punish people who live here for (by and large) having views and living lives that they dislike. Any gussied-up justification is working backwards from that desired result

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To which the State of New York and NYC should respond: a. We will see you in court; and b. We will proceed to impose the tolls unless a judge orders otherwise. I don't think USDOT's legal arguments hold even an ounce of water.

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What I draw from this outstanding @gregsargent.bsky.social piece on the Latino vote in Reading, PA is that while Democrats have an indisputable record of pushing policies to help working class Latinos, it won't matter if Dem messaging is weak or scattered. newrepublic.com/article/1908...

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Frequently imagine the world we'd live in had Obama not made one devastatingly good joke about Trump with Trump in the audience at the White House correspondents' gala.

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1/ Today (2/19) at 2 pm, Judge Dale Ho will hold a "conference" on the motion to dismiss the charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D). Among the things that Judge Ho has ordered the parties to be prepared to address is "the procedure for resolution of motion."

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This great @caseynewton.bsky.social piece, which persuasively argues that the AI space is approaching saturation, has nothing to do with electronic vehicles. But I see takeaways for the EV market here. How can EV makers differentiate? www.platformer.news/too-many-ai-...

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The deal here is you pay $22 per month to a site that boosts neo-nazis, which is run by a man destroying the federal government, so that you can also give your personal data and chat prompts to that man and his minions. Super.

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This is key from @crampell.bsky.social. Americans want change. But the havoc Trump and his unaccountable layoff machine are causing will make the real problems Americans see in their government painfully worse, not better. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Congresswoman Mace and others in power will spend every waking moment on fabricated claims of sexual impropriety in bathrooms so as to drive trans bigotry. But when it comes to real sex traffickers and misogynists? Silence. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

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My congrsssional rep is a conservative stand-with-troops type. He is MIA. Has he been briefed? Does he condone this lawlessness? Lives of vets wrecked while Congress idles?

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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My Rep, MIA on the lawless DOGE madness and spouting long gibberish essays instead.

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WOW www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Beyond the grave legal and cybersecurity implications of these firings, the human component is tragic. Nearly every federal worker is middle or working class. The Musk purge will cause immediate hurt to them and their families. (via @makenakelly.bsky.social) www.wired.com/story/doge-t...

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It is bizarre doing mandatory ethics training for public officials in the Trump era.

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In this powerful piece, former prosecutor @mimirocah1.bsky.social makes the point that the new Attorney General's scorched earth campaign will do grave harm to the work of law enforcement, in addition to being insidious as a matter of law. cafe.com/notes-from-c...

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1. The indictment against the Mayor seemed weak, and I predicted his exoneration at trial. 2. DOJ's order to New York federal prosecutors, which fabricates claims of political bias in the indictment, is nakedly corrupt. Read @errollouis.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

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Excited to be co-teaching a PLI webinar at 1pm today on how lawyers and compliance professionals can gain trust in AI tools. Joining a great set of New York Law School alums. #NYLS www.pli.edu/programs/how...

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Professors Shaw (@kateshaw.bsky.social) and Karlan with the key points. And the apparent subservience of the members of the Article I branch to the head of the Article II branch makes this all more troubling. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

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If a general conducted military operations in violation of the laws of war or if a prosecutor exercised discretion unlawfully (e.g., prosecuting only one class of people), a judge would be authorized and expected to rule. And courts determine whether executive action is "legitimate".

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Maybe there's a valid historical reason South Africa would actively work on racial inequality WHAT COULD IT BE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Getting psychotic individuals the inpatient care they deserve would be good for them and for the public but all these steps will be endangered if Congress - yes, Congress not DOGE has the power of the purse - slashes pass-through health funding to states. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-pol...

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The lawlessness and data privacy violations deserve top billing in all this but the cybersecurity dangers these actions present are also immense. cc @nicoleperlroth.bsky.social

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#NYC 💥

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Intriguing to read @conorsen.bsky.social on how tight the commercial real estate market remains for newer buildings in the midtown core in conjunction with news of the conversion of an old FiDi building to a 1,300 unit rental. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

However the war that Russia has waged against Ukraine ends, it is beyond doubt that Russia has committed war crimes on a near daily basis from the moment they invaded. Civilians targeted for death via indiscriminate bombing. Civilian abductions. And now this horror via the @financialtimes.com:

YES.

The people running the federal government hate New York City and want to punish people who live here for (by and large) having views and living lives that they dislike. Any gussied-up justification is working backwards from that desired result

To which the State of New York and NYC should respond: a. We will see you in court; and b. We will proceed to impose the tolls unless a judge orders otherwise. I don't think USDOT's legal arguments hold even an ounce of water.

What I draw from this outstanding @gregsargent.bsky.social piece on the Latino vote in Reading, PA is that while Democrats have an indisputable record of pushing policies to help working class Latinos, it won't matter if Dem messaging is weak or scattered. newrepublic.com/article/1908...

Frequently imagine the world we'd live in had Obama not made one devastatingly good joke about Trump with Trump in the audience at the White House correspondents' gala.

1/ Today (2/19) at 2 pm, Judge Dale Ho will hold a "conference" on the motion to dismiss the charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D). Among the things that Judge Ho has ordered the parties to be prepared to address is "the procedure for resolution of motion."

This great @caseynewton.bsky.social piece, which persuasively argues that the AI space is approaching saturation, has nothing to do with electronic vehicles. But I see takeaways for the EV market here. How can EV makers differentiate? www.platformer.news/too-many-ai-...

The deal here is you pay $22 per month to a site that boosts neo-nazis, which is run by a man destroying the federal government, so that you can also give your personal data and chat prompts to that man and his minions. Super.

This is key from @crampell.bsky.social. Americans want change. But the havoc Trump and his unaccountable layoff machine are causing will make the real problems Americans see in their government painfully worse, not better. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Congresswoman Mace and others in power will spend every waking moment on fabricated claims of sexual impropriety in bathrooms so as to drive trans bigotry. But when it comes to real sex traffickers and misogynists? Silence. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

My congrsssional rep is a conservative stand-with-troops type. He is MIA. Has he been briefed? Does he condone this lawlessness? Lives of vets wrecked while Congress idles?

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

My Rep, MIA on the lawless DOGE madness and spouting long gibberish essays instead.

WOW www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Beyond the grave legal and cybersecurity implications of these firings, the human component is tragic. Nearly every federal worker is middle or working class. The Musk purge will cause immediate hurt to them and their families. (via @makenakelly.bsky.social) www.wired.com/story/doge-t...

It is bizarre doing mandatory ethics training for public officials in the Trump era.

In this powerful piece, former prosecutor @mimirocah1.bsky.social makes the point that the new Attorney General's scorched earth campaign will do grave harm to the work of law enforcement, in addition to being insidious as a matter of law. cafe.com/notes-from-c...

1. The indictment against the Mayor seemed weak, and I predicted his exoneration at trial. 2. DOJ's order to New York federal prosecutors, which fabricates claims of political bias in the indictment, is nakedly corrupt. Read @errollouis.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

Excited to be co-teaching a PLI webinar at 1pm today on how lawyers and compliance professionals can gain trust in AI tools. Joining a great set of New York Law School alums. #NYLS www.pli.edu/programs/how...

Professors Shaw (@kateshaw.bsky.social) and Karlan with the key points. And the apparent subservience of the members of the Article I branch to the head of the Article II branch makes this all more troubling. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

If a general conducted military operations in violation of the laws of war or if a prosecutor exercised discretion unlawfully (e.g., prosecuting only one class of people), a judge would be authorized and expected to rule. And courts determine whether executive action is "legitimate".

Maybe there's a valid historical reason South Africa would actively work on racial inequality WHAT COULD IT BE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Getting psychotic individuals the inpatient care they deserve would be good for them and for the public but all these steps will be endangered if Congress - yes, Congress not DOGE has the power of the purse - slashes pass-through health funding to states. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-pol...

The lawlessness and data privacy violations deserve top billing in all this but the cybersecurity dangers these actions present are also immense. cc @nicoleperlroth.bsky.social

#NYC 💥

Intriguing to read @conorsen.bsky.social on how tight the commercial real estate market remains for newer buildings in the midtown core in conjunction with news of the conversion of an old FiDi building to a 1,300 unit rental. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

White House going nuclear on...the WSJ ed board.

The Prime Minister of Canada. What a shameful day. 🇨🇦🇺🇸