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Peter Orlowicz

@peterorlowicz.bsky.social

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Admin law atty, IL native, Navy veteran, sometimes appellate lawyer, board game aficionado, ethics enthusiast, railroad law-talkin' guy (he/him). Personal account, as always.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · Jul 14

Well, new platform means new people, so I may as well introduce myself. I'm a lawyer in Chicago, though I live in the western suburbs, and I'm just over 10 years into practice. This is a personal account, but my day job is Senior Counsel for the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, a federal agency.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 7h

Sovereign citizen complaint letter @sailormoondamus.gobirds.online

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 16h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 16h

"The chancellor approved it"

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 21h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 22h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 19h

Dang it.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 19h

Hopefully they don't have to drop down to "USDA Inspected, We Swear"

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Ryan W Enslow @ryanwenslow.bsky.social · 21h

The purpose of government is not to maximize earnings to investors

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Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 10d

"As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening."

youtu.be/jw93RKKreqY?...

Jenna Norton, PhD - (NIH, Bethesda Declaration organizer, mom) *speaking in her personal capacity

YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey, I knew this from @greenwell.bsky.social 's book Bad Company, but looking forward to the documentary!

Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 1d

IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE

My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 2d

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

I am DYING to know how long the Mariners stadium gameday operations people have had “do a salmon race but this time humpy wins” up their sleeve as a break glass in case of emergency fire-up-the-crowd play

Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 1d

Yes www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...

Did the Mariners finally win ALDS Game 5 because of Humpy the Salmon?

Humpy won his first ever Salmon Run Friday night -- just before the Mariners secured a win and advanced to the ALCS.

www.seattletimes.com

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 1d

See, I would totally ask them what music they're playing for their show.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 1d

Yay trains!

Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 1d

This neighbor is a hero.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 1d

Precisely the theory!

Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 1d

Rooting for the Cubs this postseason solely in the hopes that when they win we'll all get returned from the Mirror Universe back to our main timeline.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

At this point, why would I want to?

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

I tried twice to get admitted and was unsuccessful both times.

The first time, I asked to be admitted in person when Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Board was argued, and then COVID happened so argument was remote in November 2020.

The second time, my packet got lost in the mail.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

ONE OF US
ONE OF US
ONE OF US

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

Yay trains!

Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

So it's a FedGov procurement contract?

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

So we had to make our way through security lines just to get across the lobby to get to our movie. Somewhere in the video archives of ABC7 Chicago, there's a reporter clip talking about this big premiere with the three of us in the background cutting across the lobby on our way to Tron Legacy. 2/end

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

I saw it with @mreno79.bsky.social and a law school friend at the AMC in River North, but we happened to go on a night when they were holding a big premiere event for The Dilemma. Huge crowd, Vince Vaughn and Kevin James were supposed to be there, local news coverage, the whole thing. 1/

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

Ew.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

Yay trains!

Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me you don't do family law without saying you don't do family law.

Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 3d

And at least with a junior lawyer you can hopefully teach or train them to be better and more reliable until you can trust them more fully, whereas it doesn't seem like there's anything you can do as an end user to make legal AI more reliable.