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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 57m

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1h

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 21h

Perfect response from @audacityofdespair.bsky.social ⬇️

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 4h

Quite a feat to go from this to "and therefore universities must ban faculty and students from belittling conservative ideas"

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 3h

Just saw it ...

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 17h

For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM

Watch (or Rewatch) the classic (and ever relevant) film: "All the President's Men" (1976) - Dir. Alan J. Pakula

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3Y...

All The President's Men (1976) Official Trailer - Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman Thriller HD

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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 2d

I think if the headline of a column by @sulliview.bsky.social called my hiring "weird and worrisome," I'd simply disappear from society and live off the land, but I suppose our respective capacities for shame is one difference that has existed between Bari and me for going on 20 years now.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 2d

The brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social on the horrible appointment of Bari Weiss as Chief Editor of CBS News.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

www.theguardian.com

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 17h

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All the President's Men | Run The Story | Warner Bros. Rewind

YouTube video by Warner Bros. Rewind

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 17h

For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM

Watch (or Rewatch) the classic (and ever relevant) film: "All the President's Men" (1976) - Dir. Alan J. Pakula

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3Y...

All The President's Men (1976) Official Trailer - Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman Thriller HD

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers

www.youtube.com

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Shawn Musgrave @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social · 21h

Yesterday, The Intercept sent a letter to Judge Young, asking him to clarify that certain materials he cited in his ruling are no longer under seal. This includes Homeland Security Investigations reports and State Dept memos about Mahmoud Khalil and others. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 18h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 18h

New York AG Tish James says the charges filed against her by Trump’s DOJ “are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.”

“The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order…”

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 18h

James Comey, Letticia James,....

(from the archives)

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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 4d

New by me for @lawfaremedia.org: The possible case against Letitia James reflects Trump’s modus operandi of responding to perceived offenses against him not just tit for tat, but tat for tat. He treats others the exact same way he claims they’ve mistreated him. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

Next Up: Letitia James

It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18h

Read the indictment returned against New York AG Letitia James, via @lawfaremedia.org:

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 21h

Perfect response from @audacityofdespair.bsky.social ⬇️

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · Mar 17

In 1972, the Nixon administration attempted to deport popular British musician John Lennon from the US.

Lennon was an outspoken critic of Nixon & the Vietnam War.

Lennon & atty Leon Wildes challenged his deportation & won.

Lennon received his green card in 1976.

Ch. 6 of "Threat of Dissent" 🗃️

John Lennon making peace sign in front of Statue of Liberty

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful! Thank you!!

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 9d

To learn more about the history of ideological deportation in the United States and about some of the cases Judge Young mentions in his decision, including Kleindienst v. Mandel (1972), check out "Threat of Dissent." 🗃️ @harvardpress.bsky.social @iehs.bsky.social

www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 5d

"She was, as The Seattle Daily Times called her in 1968, 'the nation’s number one fighter for equal pay for women.'" 🗃️

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 2d

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Are You a True New Yorker? Take Our Quiz (Gift Article)

Think you know the landmarks, legends and lore of the city that never stops reinventing itself? See how well you measure up.

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Inspiring speech by @marisakabas.bsky.social. Take a moment and read it when you have the chance. ⬇️

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Inspiring speech by @marisakabas.bsky.social. Take a moment and read it when you have the chance. ⬇️

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 1d

this count is low, tho

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