Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
Words at ballsandstrikes.org, and even more words in The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
Out now at tinyurl.com/originalismtrap !
Out now at tinyurl.com/originalismtrap !
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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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.
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I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
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this was quite good
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
this was quite good
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I gave my mom what I thought was a soup-themed bath bomb some years back, but it was actually soup. She had to call my dad in to get her out of the greasy tub.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I gave my mom what I thought was a soup-themed bath bomb some years back, but it was actually soup. She had to call my dad in to get her out of the greasy tub.
I've never really been a cat person but The Husband's parentals' cat has been wearing me down for years. Look at this lil napping cutie all curled up
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I've never really been a cat person but The Husband's parentals' cat has been wearing me down for years. Look at this lil napping cutie all curled up
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The worst thing about all this is not that Bovino is a brain-dead fascist who wants to gas everyone (we know that) but that the Trump admin’s war on its own citizens is protected (for now) by Trump judges
bsky.app/profile/audr...
bsky.app/profile/audr...
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The worst thing about all this is not that Bovino is a brain-dead fascist who wants to gas everyone (we know that) but that the Trump admin’s war on its own citizens is protected (for now) by Trump judges
bsky.app/profile/audr...
bsky.app/profile/audr...
thee Adam Serwer really enjoyed The Originalism Trap 🥹🥹 cryin in the club
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
thee Adam Serwer really enjoyed The Originalism Trap 🥹🥹 cryin in the club
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353...
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Four nonfiction books I really enjoyed reading this year:
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Four nonfiction books I really enjoyed reading this year:
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
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“If the panel, composed of two Trump appointees and one Reagan appointee, had bothered to consider Ellis’s fact-finding and analysis, they would have found a meticulous accounting of the Trump administration’s practices of violating constitutional rights and lying to justify its actions.”
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“If the panel, composed of two Trump appointees and one Reagan appointee, had bothered to consider Ellis’s fact-finding and analysis, they would have found a meticulous accounting of the Trump administration’s practices of violating constitutional rights and lying to justify its actions.”
in my quasi-defense I have not yet finished my coffee but I just noticed I've used the word "actually" bout 4 times in 3 posts smh
I think there are some words my brain is naturally inclined to reach for and that's one of them
also "separately" and "importantly" -- ya girl loves an adverb
I think there are some words my brain is naturally inclined to reach for and that's one of them
also "separately" and "importantly" -- ya girl loves an adverb
yep, that's what I thought, and I'm glad to have Court Accountability's numbers to actually confirm that suspicion
like I've been pleasantly surprised to read some strong opinions by Republican district court judges. circuit court judges tho? not so much
like I've been pleasantly surprised to read some strong opinions by Republican district court judges. circuit court judges tho? not so much
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
in my quasi-defense I have not yet finished my coffee but I just noticed I've used the word "actually" bout 4 times in 3 posts smh
I think there are some words my brain is naturally inclined to reach for and that's one of them
also "separately" and "importantly" -- ya girl loves an adverb
I think there are some words my brain is naturally inclined to reach for and that's one of them
also "separately" and "importantly" -- ya girl loves an adverb
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Great example of Trump-appointed appellate judges swooping in, as Madiba says! This case is included in @peoplefor.bsky.social's Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears series, documenting how his judges and justices are harming civil & human rights in America. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/trump-appo...
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Great example of Trump-appointed appellate judges swooping in, as Madiba says! This case is included in @peoplefor.bsky.social's Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears series, documenting how his judges and justices are harming civil & human rights in America. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/trump-appo...
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District court judges are engaged in a bipartisan project of [forgive me] actually calling balls and strikes. Republican circuit judges are largely going full-tilt partisan.
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
District court judges are engaged in a bipartisan project of [forgive me] actually calling balls and strikes. Republican circuit judges are largely going full-tilt partisan.
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
Stats as of last month:
courtaccountability.substack.com/p/where-law-...
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A fantastic piece on last week's awful Seventh Circuit panel of Trump-y morons. A must-read if you have been protesting ICE/Border Patrol in Chicago the past few months
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A fantastic piece on last week's awful Seventh Circuit panel of Trump-y morons. A must-read if you have been protesting ICE/Border Patrol in Chicago the past few months
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Meanwhile with my family it's not just a given but a necessity
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Meanwhile with my family it's not just a given but a necessity
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Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
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We are nearly approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Colangelo family Thanksgiving mystery of trying to figure out who ate the bag of gourmet dog treats thinking they were cookies and stashed the wrapper under the couch once they realized their mistake.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We are nearly approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Colangelo family Thanksgiving mystery of trying to figure out who ate the bag of gourmet dog treats thinking they were cookies and stashed the wrapper under the couch once they realized their mistake.
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Great analysis/investigation into recent court orders.
A federal judge in Chicago issued a massive opinion on *Thursday that required the Trump admin to stop brutalizing people at the Broadview ICE facility
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Great analysis/investigation into recent court orders.
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A federal judge in Chicago issued a massive opinion on *Thursday that required the Trump admin to stop brutalizing people at the Broadview ICE facility
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A federal judge in Chicago issued a massive opinion on *Thursday that required the Trump admin to stop brutalizing people at the Broadview ICE facility
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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not only is this remarkably kind about my work, it also takes aim at that mediaite column about nuzzi, which has been mentioned in the same breath as mine but was quite different.
Marisa Kabas is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi’s tale of dysfunction and deceit
Colby Hall’s Mediaite commentary about Olivia Nuzzi is winning a lot of praise. The redoubtable Jay Rosen goes so far as to call it “the best thing I have read about her.” Sign up…
dankennedy.net
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
not only is this remarkably kind about my work, it also takes aim at that mediaite column about nuzzi, which has been mentioned in the same breath as mine but was quite different.
I went to a baby shower like this once, celebrating the imminent arrival of the lil dumpling! Everybody brought some kind of food-in-another-food; it was great
My million-dollar idea is a restaurant that only serves dumplings from all over the world
gyoza-only restaurant when
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I went to a baby shower like this once, celebrating the imminent arrival of the lil dumpling! Everybody brought some kind of food-in-another-food; it was great
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Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
Mother Viola Fletcher passes away at 111 years old
TULSA, Okla. — Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the passing of one of the two last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Viola Fletcher.
www.fox23.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher.
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
my work here is done
The number one lesson I've learned from following you on Bsky for the past several months:
It's probably John Roberts' fault.
It's probably John Roberts' fault.
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
my work here is done