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Exit polls give Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw, 50.3% in the Polish presidential election. Now they start counting the votes He just spoke to supporters

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The Jewish holiday of Shavu'ot, celebrating the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai, begins tonight. So naturally, I have a blog post with relevant rare books and manuscripts. blogs.library.columbia.edu/rbml/2018/05...

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Red Poppies and Hawksbeard flowering beside the pavement in Ely. #WildflowerHour

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"The Trump administration has ordered US consulates worldwide to conduct mandatory social media screening of every visa applicant seeking to travel to Harvard University, with officials instructed to view private accounts as potential signs of 'evasiveness'." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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www.juedische-allgemeine.de/juedische-we... ⤵️

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Pride began as a fight to live freely without fear. The ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ freedom is inextricably linked with the broader fight for everyone’s safety and rights. We've come far—but the work continues. Justice, safety, and dignity belong to everyone. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊

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Continuing my walk down memory lane: Remember the time Justice Alito spoke with Trump by phone to ask a favor—hire a former law clerk— just as Trump's request that the Court prevent an NY state judge from sentencing him following conviction by jury was filed? joycevance.substack.com/p/the-final-...

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Remember when Donald Trump got caught with all sorts of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after saying he didn't have anything, and then he got indicted but the judge slow walked the case to death? Yup. He did that.

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1/We dissect Trump-Rubio's “Office of Remigration” Why it's a uniquely horrifying step “Remigration’s” roots in European far-right white nationalism The recent summit in Italy Our full discussion of topic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CPT... Clip below⤵️ Looking forward to Comments over at YouTube.

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She's getting so big! 1/2 pound in a week! #caturday

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Common Poppy, Papaver rhoeas, in an arable field margin #wildflowerhour

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Raccoon Thursday in @centralparknyc.bsky.social

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"It is a wholly different thing to skip the usual appellate process when issuing an order that itself changes the law. .. "..giving undue weight to the President’s supposed interest in controlling the executive branch and barely any to the interest of Congress in establishing independent agencies."

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We missed this launch last week but wow there’s a trove of wonderful talks, discussion and readings to delve into here. We’ll post some of our highlights in the coming days.

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Remember when Zuckerberg said he’d enlist Trump’s help to pressure global regulators to not enforce their own laws in their own countries? And Musk is facing fines for violating the EU’s laws. Well, look at that. The tech oligarchs’ investments are paying off. Sovereignty for me, but not for thee.

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Chag Sameach 🎉 Shavuot is next week - the festival commemorates when G-d gave the Torah to the Jewish people from Mount Sinai and is one of the three pilgrimage festivals with Passover and Sukkot. #Shavuot #JewishFestivals #OldPhotographs #Archives #JewishHistory

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A new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill seeks to remove obstacles for Holocaust survivors and heirs reclaiming Nazi-looted art. The legislation strengthens the 2016 HEAR Act by closing loopholes and extending protections beyond 2026. #Holocaust #ArtRestitution www.jns.org/new-bill-aim...

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"During last year’s presidential campaign, Iranian operatives hacked into Wiles’s email account, according to people familiar with the matter, and gained access to a research dossier on Trump’s running mate"

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"Some FBI offices in border states have already diverted resources from countering cybercrime toward immigration issues, said a former FBI agent who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preserve their relationship with former colleagues." www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/p...

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Seven, most likely Russian #drones were seen over a German police boat in the North Sea in May, Spiegel reports. As usual, very little is known as the drones weren’t shot down and just eventually flew away. www.spiegel.de/panorama/nor...

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BREAKING: Supreme Court grants Trump administration emergency plea to revoke, for now, parole status for ~500k undocumented migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Justices Jackson and Sotomayor note their dissent.

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A judge orders the return of O.C.G. after finding stunning due process violation. DHS targets Harvard. And executive power expands at the Supreme Court. My latest Week in Review is up now. Stay engaged.

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NEW: It happened again. Donald Trump dusted off a decades-old statute and attempted to redefine it to expand presidential power — only to slam into a rejection from the courts who say the law was never meant to be used that way. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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NEW: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into CODIS, a national criminal database originally built for convicted sex offenders and violent criminals, according to documents reviewed by WIRED.

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A legal system ruled by law—or by whim? In our latest Main Justice episode, Mary McCord and I break down a set of recent rulings that go to the heart of that question. Harvard. A Member of Congress. Wilcox. Take a listen. Stay engaged. #MainJustice #RuleOfLaw #DueProcess #SCOTUS

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NPR's new lawsuit is a powerhouse, identifying multiple, independent ways the Trump administration violated the Constitution in order to take revenge on public media. Bottom line? This administration is scared of the truth & this lawsuit reveals that weakness. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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You hate to see it... A bunch of artists and orchestras have dumped the Kennedy Center and are moving performances to Strathmore, Sixth & I, etc. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/05/28/w...

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NEW: @nbcnews.com reports that an immigration judge dismissed the asylum case of Andry Hernandez, the innocent man currently imprisoned without trial in El Salvador pursuant to a deal between the Trump admin and Nayib Bukele. His lawyers argue that this is an attempt to "complete the disappearance."

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One last picture from this morning ❣️ This is the Rio Samba #BloomScrolling

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Almost Allium like! Common hogweed along a lane #wildflowershow #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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In my morning newsletter > Harvard unites — against Trump Plus > Israel marks 600 days of war • Slain embassy staffer laid to rest in Kansas • Trump’s tariffs impacting Orthodox’s black hats • How to cook vegan for Shavuot • and much more. Start your day here > mailchi.mp/forward/1292...

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"Order Against Robert Mueller’s Former Law Firm WilmerHale Is Struck Down" archive.is/HxoDy

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Listen to a new episode of Andrew Weissmann & Mary McCord's podcast, a bouquet of details and decisions from recent legal developments, incl. ruling on attacks on law firms, the O.C.G. case & SC stay.. Eloquent & wise: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... @weissmann.substack.com

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I got left with one bunch of my homegrown flowers yesterday. This is it… I divided it into these 3 antique jars. 💐

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Our event ‘The Jewish Street: Amsterdam and Paris After 1945’ was a great success! Did you miss it? A recording of the livestream can be watched here: www.spui25.nl/programma/th.... With @bartwallet.bsky.social, Sarah Gensburger, Eric Le Bourhis, and yours truly.

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The view across to Bull Island from Sutton. What you can't see in the pic are the seals sunbathing on that sandy spot!

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‘You’re My Everything’ Rose of the Year 2025. Coming along nicely! Happy #RoseWednesday everyone, have a good day. 🌱

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Return of the sun. 🌞

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“The cornerstone of the American system of justice is an independent judiciary and an independent bar willing to tackle unpopular cases, however daunting,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote. “The founding fathers knew this!” www.courthousenews.com/trump-persec...

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A long awaited for arrival of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ for #RoseADay Have a great day. #Gardening #Roses #BloomScrolling #MyGarden

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The Cockney Yiddish Podcast explores the unknown Yiddish popular culture of London's East End through an array of newly discovered stories and songs from the 1880s to the 1950s. Rachel Gordan recently spoke with Nadia Valman and Vivi Lachs about the project. ingeveb.org/blog/the-coc...

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