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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 1h

it is enraging how much these people hate democracy. they are desperate to do ANYTHING other than allow for even a sliver of democratically legitimate representation for their own constituents. it's all about a single fucking congressional district, and they're screaming bloody murder about it.

Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 2h

Utah Republicans have launched a scheme to stop a court from replacing their House gerrymander with a fairer map for 2026.

They aim to use a referendum to suspend the new map they just passed at the court’s directive & an initiative to repeal the reforms that led the court to overturn their old map

www.abc4.com

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 13h

increasingly common Hochul W

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Sharon Brett @sharonbrett.bsky.social · 12d

Call for Papers for 15th Annual Fed Courts Junior Scholars conference is now up: law.ku.edu/junior-facul.... Lots of advanced notice, hope you will consider submitting!

Will work on distributing this to various listservs and blogs, but please share if you are able.

15th Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop

April 24, 2026| KU School of Law

law.ku.edu

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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 18h

i reup this paper by @bhighsmith.bsky.social

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 17h

always gotta repost Brian

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

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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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 1d

not the answer I would've given but okay Google

Google suggested question reading:

People also ask
What is the famous case of illegal search and seizure?
Brendlin v. California
Brendlin v. California. This Fourth Amendment activity is based on the landmark Supreme Court case Brendlin v. California, dealing with search and seizure during a traffic stop.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1d

it's hard to get mad at Kamala over anything except Gaza because otherwise the party treated her horribly and she nearly saved them from oblivion anyway

☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 1d

The other fun one is where people retcon the joe biden being forced out by leftist posters rather than like a bunch of dem insiders leaking to the times axios and other rags starting early spring 2024. like pelosi was leaking this shit by march and most of the ones pushing it early didnt want harris

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

Four decades wrongfully incarcerated isn’t punishment enough for these sadistic fucks.

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio
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Burglary, carrying a firearm without a license, drug trafficking—break the law, you will face the consequences.

Having a single conviction vacated when you have a laundry list of criminal charges will not stop ICE’s enforcement of the federal immigration laws.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 2d

and less diversity of pedagogical approaches, which I think can perpetuate some very specific practices

Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 5d

to be honest, I was legitimately worried that the ridiculous pressure campaign might work, so I’m quite relieved that our budding autocrat, the dumbest man in the world, did not win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 5d

these people are sick. they hate our country, they hate our freedoms, and they’re trying to destroy both. it’s repulsive. even more repulsive is that no one in the Republican Party will take a stand against this or anything else. we need a third reconstruction.

Politico @politico.com · 5d

REAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

www.politico.com

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 5d

Indicting political opponents & critics because they are political opponents & critics is terrifying.

It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.

It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 5d

I am begging orgs that bring cases and post press releases about decisions in those cases to POST THE OPINIONS THEIR PRESS RELEASES ARE ABOUT

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 6d

Central Florida, easier mode: Kissimmee

Harder mode: Chuluota

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 6d

fun fact: you actually aren't obligated to give segregationists a platform. you're allowed to say no. there aren't always two sides to an issue.

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 6d

if your starting position is that integrating schools went Too Far, then yes, it's unsurprising that you think that what Hegseth said was "pretty good"

But the military of the 2020s has been as overburdened by the imperatives of progressivism as schools were by the duties of racial integration in the 1970s. And if, as Mr. Hegseth argues, the hallmark of the military is not order and hierarchy but the taking and saving of lives, then it is the wrong place for such experiments in the first place.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 6d

This is absurd. What the amendment would actually do is ban abortion and youth gender-affirming care. Are you getting that… at all from this ballot language? missouriindependent.com/2025/10/07/m...

“Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

Guarantee women’s medical care for emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriages;
Ensure women’s safety during abortions;
Ensure parental consent for minors;
Repeal Article I, section 36, approved in 2024; allow abortions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest;
and Prohibit sex-change procedures for children?”

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 7d

what a bizarre characterization of this interview. the reporter here was extremely hostile, and for no real reason.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7d

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”