Andrew L
@andrewsea.bsky.social
Northwest lawyer, husband of …better northwest lawyer.
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices”-Edward R. Murrow
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices”-Edward R. Murrow
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Appalling and self-destructive. What will the body count of RFK Jr's tenure end up being?
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Appalling and self-destructive. What will the body count of RFK Jr's tenure end up being?
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BREAKING: The full DC Circuit will rehear the case over the Trump admin's effort to "shut down" the CFPB en banc, with arguments set for Feb. 24.
The 2-1 panel decision in August siding with the Trump admin was a Katsas, joined by Rao, majority. Pillard dissented.
The 2-1 panel decision in August siding with the Trump admin was a Katsas, joined by Rao, majority. Pillard dissented.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
BREAKING: The full DC Circuit will rehear the case over the Trump admin's effort to "shut down" the CFPB en banc, with arguments set for Feb. 24.
The 2-1 panel decision in August siding with the Trump admin was a Katsas, joined by Rao, majority. Pillard dissented.
The 2-1 panel decision in August siding with the Trump admin was a Katsas, joined by Rao, majority. Pillard dissented.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Yeah, this is *legal* corpus linguistics. Not at all the same thing. Corpus linguistics in linguistics is actually kind of awesome. A little primer with examples in Part I here (and an explanation of why the two things share a name but not a methodology):
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Legal Corpus Linguistics and the Half Empirical Attitude
Legal writers have recently turned to corpus linguistics to interpret legal texts. Corpus linguistics, a social-science methodology, provides a sophisticated wa
papers.ssrn.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Yeah, this is *legal* corpus linguistics. Not at all the same thing. Corpus linguistics in linguistics is actually kind of awesome. A little primer with examples in Part I here (and an explanation of why the two things share a name but not a methodology):
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Become ungovernable
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Become ungovernable
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ICYMI (like I did) www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Gas industry insider sat in on Moore administration interviews for new utility regulators
An American Gas Association employee participated in the interview process for the top leadership roles at the state’s utility regulating agency.
www.thebanner.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
ICYMI (like I did) www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
This is a terrible tale, but well reported.
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is a terrible tale, but well reported.
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The Miami Herald & Tampa Bay Times have blown the lid off scheme in which Gov. Ron DeSastrous funneled more than $35M from child welfare & medical funds toward falsehood-riddled TV ads to defeat pro-abortion & legal weed ballot measures. www.jezebel.com/ron-desantis... via @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
DeSantis Administration Diverted Medical Funding for Anti-Abortion and Cannabis Ads, Investigation Finds
A huge Miami Herald investigation found $35 million the DeSantis administration allegedly diverted to fight Florida's abortion amendment.
www.jezebel.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Miami Herald & Tampa Bay Times have blown the lid off scheme in which Gov. Ron DeSastrous funneled more than $35M from child welfare & medical funds toward falsehood-riddled TV ads to defeat pro-abortion & legal weed ballot measures. www.jezebel.com/ron-desantis... via @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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The Washington Post, everyone
December 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Washington Post, everyone
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American security experts fear that growing networks of foreign spies, combined with new technology, represent an unprecedented threat—one the FBI, the primary agency tasked with thwarting hostile foreign intelligence services, may struggle to address.
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
American security experts fear that growing networks of foreign spies, combined with new technology, represent an unprecedented threat—one the FBI, the primary agency tasked with thwarting hostile foreign intelligence services, may struggle to address.
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You have to admit that Bari Weiss taking over CBS News and instantly turning it into her personal Tiktok page is freaking funny as hell
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
You have to admit that Bari Weiss taking over CBS News and instantly turning it into her personal Tiktok page is freaking funny as hell
@herberthistory.bsky.social the Sahara episode was fab. Those Recovery Project folks are of the finest sort. Thanks for your pod!
December 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
@herberthistory.bsky.social the Sahara episode was fab. Those Recovery Project folks are of the finest sort. Thanks for your pod!
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There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/gcWulzo
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/gcWulzo
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online gambling is essentially legal and open money fixing and laundering at this point
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
online gambling is essentially legal and open money fixing and laundering at this point
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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"Sure, she gets great satisfaction from maintaining her independence, achieving her goals, and surrounding herself with people who challenge and inspire her, but it’s time for her to stop working and start living the Hallmark way. It’s time for her to go home for the holidays."
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Guidelines for Female Protagonists in Hallmark Christmas Movies
She must be a high-powered career woman living in a major metropolitan area She was born in a small town, but she must move to the big city to bec...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Sure, she gets great satisfaction from maintaining her independence, achieving her goals, and surrounding herself with people who challenge and inspire her, but it’s time for her to stop working and start living the Hallmark way. It’s time for her to go home for the holidays."
buff.ly/XAg14Mm
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BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
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Happy Friday to you guys
December 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Happy Friday to you guys
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The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids
In a text exchange, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino calls his operation a “massive disturbance” in the making.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
In a text exchange, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino calls his operation a “massive disturbance” in the making.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids
In a text exchange, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino calls his operation a “massive disturbance” in the making.
www.thenation.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids
In a text exchange, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino calls his operation a “massive disturbance” in the making.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
In a text exchange, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino calls his operation a “massive disturbance” in the making.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
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Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
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Congratulations to TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year: The Box of Miscellaneous USB and Firewire Cables You Started Collecting in 2007
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Congratulations to TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year: The Box of Miscellaneous USB and Firewire Cables You Started Collecting in 2007
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NEW: The Treasury Department is preparing to release a corporate tax workaround that would deliver big tax savings to companies including Salesforce and Qualcomm. The change would let companies deduct old R&D investments without triggering the 15% corporate minimum tax. Gift link:
Trump Administration Plans to Boost Tax Break for Corporations
The Treasury Department is preparing to release a corporate tax workaround that would deliver large tax savings to companies including Salesforce Inc. and Qualcomm Inc.
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NEW: The Treasury Department is preparing to release a corporate tax workaround that would deliver big tax savings to companies including Salesforce and Qualcomm. The change would let companies deduct old R&D investments without triggering the 15% corporate minimum tax. Gift link: