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Nick Harper, he/him

@nharper.bsky.social

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Nonprofit political law & policy attorney. Proceduralist & anxious, jealous guardian of democracy. Tweets are mine, not my employer's. Minneapolis. Idealist w/ weltschmerz. I’m on Signal. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nharpermn/

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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · Nov 8

Timeline cleanse: a Coping & Morale Kit that I built for myself that others are welcome to use.

Everything on the list is free or extremely low cost. No “go to the cabin” or “get a massage” advice here. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Coping & Morale Kit

Coping & Morale Kit Do quick meditation using an app like Insight Timer or a YouTube video. Do a muscle/mindful body scan check-in and then use MuscleWiki stretches for tense areas. Use aromatherap...

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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · 2h

Why can’t we have anything nice 😭

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Eric Hauge @erichauge.bsky.social · 8h

CM LaTrisha Vetaw's answer to this question should disqualify her from public service. She is an embarrassment.

How the fuck does a current City Council member either not have access to the information needed, or not have adequate critical thinking skills to provide an answer to this question?

Should the city contract with the Rev. Jerry McAfee for violence prevention work?
Don't know

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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · 3h

Kyle. Is that actually what the problem is? Or is that an overly gracious way of describing the issue where the mayor just refuses to do the program?

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Ms. Rosenberg @msrosenberg.bsky.social · 5h

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Kansas Young Republicans group now inactive after racist chat messages get exposed

The Kansas GOP said the Kansas Young Republicans organization is inactive as of Tuesday after leaked messages showed the group’s leaders making racist and antisemitic remarks.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 10h

If you were an admin or member of one of the Facebook groups that the DOJ jawboned Facebook into censoring, we want to talk to you!

Please shoot me a message,

Rtorney Pamela
' @AGPamBondi
Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a
large group page that was being used to dox and target
@lCEgov
in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and
social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing
their jobs. The Departrnent of Justice will continue engaging tech
companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent
violence against federal law enforcernent.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 11h

israel has already broken the ceasefire

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C Ó Gallachóir @cgallaher.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine being the billionaire that runs the paper that broke Watergate into the ground.

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11h

Anyone familiar with the political culture of the Trumpian GOP will not be surprised by this reporting on today's Young Republicans, but all decent human beings will be appalled by it.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Politico @politico.com · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: Counsel for James Comey confirms that his defense team plans to file a motion challenging the lawfulness of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. Attorney.

Motion will be heard and decided by an out-of-district judge.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
United States of America
v.
James Comey
Defendant.
Case No. 1:25CR272-MSN
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE MOTION ON UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT
Please take notice that on October 20, 2025, James Comey, by counsel, will
file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. See, e.g., United States
v. Garcia, Crim No. 2:25-CR-00230-DGC-BNW, ECF No. 39 D. Nev. Sept. 30,
2025); United States v. Giraud, et al., Crim No. 1:24-768-MWB, ECF Nos. 144, 145
(D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2025).
The Court advised at arraignment that such motion will require designation
of and assignment to an out-of-district judge to hear and resolve that motion. See 28
U.S.C. § 292(b); Minute Order, ECF No. 19 (Oct. 8, 2025). Thus, in the interest of efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay in such process, Mr. Comey files the
instant Notice to formally alert the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES COMEY
By Counsel
Is/
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Michigan Bar No. P86579 (pro hac vice)
Jessica N. Carmichael

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Zack Kaylor @zackkaylor.bsky.social · 14h

This goes to CP Payne’s point on his recent appearance on the @wedge.live podcast. City Council are apportioning funds to be spent but the Mayor’s office is refusing to spend the money in the way it is allocated. Sound familiar?

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 14h

The Mayor and his administration.

The city council funded it. This is why it’s frustrating to hear that people are “service resistant” or that people “refuse services” when the city isn’t doing everything it can.

We need a mayor who at a minimum will try. 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 16h

Instead of working to solve a budget crisis in partnership, Mayor Frey aired ads about a program he knows is at risk and could destabilize families who depend on the city’s support for housing. 1/

www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

Minneapolis' model anti-homelessness program faces "fiscal cliff"

Mayor Jacob Frey has a plan to prop up Stable Homes Stable Schools — but it would cancel another anti-homelessness effort.

www.axios.com

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 1d

The Strib’s Karen Tolkkinen has devoted column after column after column to her stubborn belief that trans kids are destroying opportunities for girls to compete in sports at school.

It’s her weird mission. She’s fucking obsessed.

Anyway, great letter from Max Maher today.

Karen Tolkkinen's column "Transgender athletes should not compete with girls, but everyone deserves a place to play" (StarTribune.com, Oct. 9) builds its case on emotion, not evi-dence. She acknowledges that "nobody knows how common" transgender athletes are in Minnesota, yet argues for restrictive policies anyway. That's not fairness; that's fear.

There's also no evidence that transgender participation has taken opportunities from anyone. The Minnesota State High School League already reviews eligibility case by case to ensure both inclusion and competitive balance. The system is working as intended - quietly and responsibly.

The idea that girls are being forced to sacrifice is a political talking point, not a measurable fact. What's really being asked of us is whether we believe every student deserves a place to belong, even those whose identity or experience we may not fully understand.

High school sports were never just about winning. They teach teamwork, discipline and self-respect, lessons that lose meaning if we start excluding students who simply want to play. Protecting opportunity for all young people is how we strengthen fairness, not weaken it.

MAX MAHER, Plymouth

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Dennis K Jr @dkjrhi.bsky.social · 1d

“This is, simply put, bullshit.” - @chrisgeidner.bsky.social

www.lawdork.com/p/barrett-tu...

Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

www.lawdork.com

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Beth Loves to Travel @skywalkerbeth.bsky.social · 1d

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

Right on cue

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 1d

Fox News universities and Newsmax colleges

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

If red state schools accept this we are going to get a two-tiered system of higher ed. One set of states will be based in empirical reality and the other will be subject to the whims of a conspiratorial movement that is increasingly detached from facts.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · 1d

Omg I wrote that as a joke but I looked it up and it’s named after a real guy, Italian chef and entrepreneur Ettore Boiardi!

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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · 1d

Chef Boyardee

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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Brandon Schorsch @bschorshy.bsky.social · 1d

I think the wealthy of this town are trying to rewrite history with their Precarious State circle jerk on all their corporate stations & papers

I think they don't want us to realize our PBS is telling the accurate history of Mayors & Cops in this town.

Watch Paradox next Tuesday at 7pm on TPT2!

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 1d

Oh please

Alito would happily argue that same-sex marriage is not deeply rooted in our nation's history & tradition so no substantive due process right.

Then he will gleefully declare sexual orientation triggers no heightened scrutiny bc no one from reconstruction generation would think it should

Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 2d

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

www.them.us/story/suprem...

SCOTUS Justice Alito Suggests He's Not Interested in Overturning Same-Sex Marriage. Is That True?

Obergefell v Hodges has been back in the spotlight with fears gay marriage could be removed as a national right.

www.them.us

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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