Amy P.
@amyephillips.bsky.social
Appellate public defender. Broadway superfan. #FOIA nerd. #DCStatehood #PDTwitter #AppellateTwitter 🏳️🌈 🇵🇸 😷
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Amy P.
@amyephillips.bsky.social
· Jul 3
What’s going to happen is that these Medicaid cuts are going to go into effect, and hospitals and clinics are going to close, and treatment won’t be available.
And then we’re going to get mainstream news stories with headlines like “Trump Gives Speech Blaming Obamacare for Mass Hospital Closures.”
And then we’re going to get mainstream news stories with headlines like “Trump Gives Speech Blaming Obamacare for Mass Hospital Closures.”
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Look, we all agree this is amazing. But we used to live comfortable in the understanding that you had to invite Chotiner in, like a vampire.
Now we know that Chotiner might strike at any time, like a velociraptor.
Now we know that Chotiner might strike at any time, like a velociraptor.
my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
ALT: a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Look, we all agree this is amazing. But we used to live comfortable in the understanding that you had to invite Chotiner in, like a vampire.
Now we know that Chotiner might strike at any time, like a velociraptor.
Now we know that Chotiner might strike at any time, like a velociraptor.
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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The federal government says that ADX is equipped to handle prisoners with a higher need of care. But lawyers for a group of prisoners who are being sent there by the Trump administration say they will not receive appropriate care.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The federal government says that ADX is equipped to handle prisoners with a higher need of care. But lawyers for a group of prisoners who are being sent there by the Trump administration say they will not receive appropriate care.
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More than a million Palestinians in Gaza are vulnerable to upcoming winter weather.
Israeli authorities for months have either blocked or partially restricted the entry of key shelter items, despite a ceasefire that requires the unfettered flow of aid.
Israeli authorities for months have either blocked or partially restricted the entry of key shelter items, despite a ceasefire that requires the unfettered flow of aid.
Lack of tents, food and warm clothes leaves Gazans exposed ahead of winter
As winter approaches in Gaza, more than a million residents are vulnerable to extreme weather and disease, as Israeli restrictions hobble the humanitarian response.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
More than a million Palestinians in Gaza are vulnerable to upcoming winter weather.
Israeli authorities for months have either blocked or partially restricted the entry of key shelter items, despite a ceasefire that requires the unfettered flow of aid.
Israeli authorities for months have either blocked or partially restricted the entry of key shelter items, despite a ceasefire that requires the unfettered flow of aid.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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whoever borked westlaw’s “search within results” box to not only open a separate pop up text box (annoying but always been there) but ALSO to not automatically have the cursor in the typing field of said box ready to receive my wisdom immediately, causing me to type into the void
count your days
count your days
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
whoever borked westlaw’s “search within results” box to not only open a separate pop up text box (annoying but always been there) but ALSO to not automatically have the cursor in the typing field of said box ready to receive my wisdom immediately, causing me to type into the void
count your days
count your days
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"The party of pedophiles wants to institute genital checks" seems like low-hanging fruit, but the problem is that Democrats see a power vacuum in the fracturing Rs and would rather position themselves as the moderate solution for the people supposedly fleeing the party.
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"The party of pedophiles wants to institute genital checks" seems like low-hanging fruit, but the problem is that Democrats see a power vacuum in the fracturing Rs and would rather position themselves as the moderate solution for the people supposedly fleeing the party.
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A basic principle of any public bailout should be that we own all your stuff now. The shareholders, directors, and officers who were in charge when the bubble burst don’t get a windfall later. If we want to sell valuable assets back to the private sector, we do so later at market prices.
Which Democrat will call for this first?
@katmabu.bsky.social ? @aoc.bsky.social ?
We can do any bailout FAR better this time.
@katmabu.bsky.social ? @aoc.bsky.social ?
We can do any bailout FAR better this time.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A basic principle of any public bailout should be that we own all your stuff now. The shareholders, directors, and officers who were in charge when the bubble burst don’t get a windfall later. If we want to sell valuable assets back to the private sector, we do so later at market prices.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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I hate that part of my brain is now devoted to thinking, "How would Brett Kavanaugh defend this?" — and that it's probably a not-dumb thing I do.
An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I hate that part of my brain is now devoted to thinking, "How would Brett Kavanaugh defend this?" — and that it's probably a not-dumb thing I do.
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Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says."
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
Pentagon Investigates Misconduct Allegations Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly
The review comes after Kelly, a retired Navy captain, appeared in a video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says."
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
Yes, the bit about Dersh is fucking funny. But Overton Window shifts aren’t just something that happens organically. Joe Overton was a right-wing policy wonk who coined the eponym to describe his own conscious efforts to move the country to the right. That’s what Weiss is plotting here, too.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Yes, the bit about Dersh is fucking funny. But Overton Window shifts aren’t just something that happens organically. Joe Overton was a right-wing policy wonk who coined the eponym to describe his own conscious efforts to move the country to the right. That’s what Weiss is plotting here, too.
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this is an ugly and dangerous attack on the rule of law, a real threat to the people targeted—and just a massive political blunder by the white house. 1
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
this is an ugly and dangerous attack on the rule of law, a real threat to the people targeted—and just a massive political blunder by the white house. 1
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they were "controversial" for murdering palestinians at their food distribution sites.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed company that provided aid to Gaza, said Monday it would shutter operations.
US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations
The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, has said it will shutter operations.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
they were "controversial" for murdering palestinians at their food distribution sites.
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For almost a decade, Trump has exploited one loophole after another and managed to turn every legal ambiguity in his favor. So it’s worth noting that one relatively small structural guardrail held firm and provided a check today on one of Trump’s worst abuses.
One Small Guardrail Finally Held Up Against Trump
For almost a decade now, we’ve watched as Trump plowed through guardrails...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
For almost a decade, Trump has exploited one loophole after another and managed to turn every legal ambiguity in his favor. So it’s worth noting that one relatively small structural guardrail held firm and provided a check today on one of Trump’s worst abuses.
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
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Get in, losers, we're doing the thing again.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Get in, losers, we're doing the thing again.
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There is no such thing as "unskilled labor" in the farm industry.
Your Thanksgiving gravy tastes better when you use union mushrooms. Let's give a huge thanks to workers like "Adan" who harvest mushrooms for Monterey Mushrooms under a UFW contract. On an average day, he picks 240-280 of the blue baskets you see in this vid. #WeFeedYou
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There is no such thing as "unskilled labor" in the farm industry.
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Lindsey Halligan Now Free To Bring A Dish To Thanksgiving www.wonkette.com/p/lindsey-ha...
Lindsey Halligan Now Free To Bring A Dish To Thanksgiving
Doubt you'd want her to, though.
www.wonkette.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Lindsey Halligan Now Free To Bring A Dish To Thanksgiving www.wonkette.com/p/lindsey-ha...
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People are always like real job stability is in medicine or the law, but the most secure job is actually white guy writes op-eds about how he’s sick of the minorities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
People are always like real job stability is in medicine or the law, but the most secure job is actually white guy writes op-eds about how he’s sick of the minorities.
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He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
Opinion | He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
Daniel Burnett: A 61-year-old Tennessee man was arrested for sharing a meme during the moral panic following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.