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Aliza Shatzman ✡️

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President + Founder, The Legal Accountability Project (LAP), writes + speaks 🗣️ about judicial accountability and ⚖️clerkship transparency. Pennsylvanian. 🏙️

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking about this sign from June’s ❌👑 No Kings rally + hoping it reappears on Saturday!

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 7h

Resting 😴 before No Kings ❌👑 on Saturday

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump admin's plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown — siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 11h

☀️G’morning, hooman! 🐾🐕

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h

PA voters will cast their ballots in one of the most consequential elections of the year: the state Supreme Court race. With three Democratic justices up for retention, the outcome of this contest could flip control of a court that decides election laws. https://bit.ly/3JeB3Ax

Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 12h

⚖️Fun (but windy 🌬️) afternoon outside the Montgomery County Courthouse, probably leading people wandering by to wonder, Why are they taking so many pictures? 📷

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 1d

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 1d

Standing in solidarity with our incredible PA Governor (@governor.pa.gov ) today + every day

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 1d

Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting the governor’s mansion ablaze in an attempt on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s life this spring, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and related crimes on Tuesday morning.

He was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.

Arsonist who set Gov. Shapiro’s Harrisburg mansion ablaze admits guilt, is sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison

Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, terrorism, arson, and related crimes for the April attack on the governor's residence.

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 1d

Pawtending 🐾 to be smol

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My furriest manfriend ❤️🐾🐕

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking about this sign from June’s ❌👑 No Kings rally + hoping it reappears on Saturday!

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 2d

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d

Find your local No Kings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

No Kings Day is almost here.

The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.

But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 3d

1) no one believes this
2) circuit judges have been explaining their votes with much more detail and with much less time for the same exact emergency requests

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 3d

"Are you the same person who was telling people not to vote?"

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone who knows about the legislative + oversight work @thelap.bsky.social *tries* to do with members of Congress knows this describes Democrats as well as Republicans

Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking about this sign from June’s ❌👑 No Kings rally + hoping it reappears on Saturday!

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking about this sign from June’s ❌👑 No Kings rally + hoping it reappears on Saturday!

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Zeke Tayler @drzeketayler.bsky.social · 5d

Get the word out, Pennsylvania!

Vote YES by November 4th for Justices Donohue, Dougherty & Wecht.

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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 5d

Florida's affordability crisis and culture wars are driving young people away.

According to the FL Chamber: "While Florida saw an influx of residents 60 and older, younger residents, particularly those aged 20-29, are leaving in significant numbers."

Help change that. Join us at davidjolly.com.

David Jolly for Governor | Believe in Florida's Future.

David Jolly is running for Governor of Florida because he believes we can and must do better.

davidjolly.com

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 5d

🐾 Happy Furry Friends🐕 Friday, everypawdy!

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 5d

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To retain or not: Who’s running to remain on Pa.’s Supreme Court?

Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht, all Democrats, are up for “yes-or-no” votes.

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Aliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 5d

🐾 Happy Furry Friends🐕 Friday, everypawdy!

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