Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
@profciara.bsky.social
Law professor & book author of Corporatocracy, Political Brands & Corporate Citizen; Brennan Center fellow; board of CREW; campaign finance expert. Podcaster of Democracy & Destiny. I’m a lawyer not your lawyer. https://soundcloud.com/profciara #beans
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👋Hello, to my new followers!
So glad we’re all here together. I’m a law professor who works on the intersection of corporate law and election law. I write about corruption. If you have a podcast I’d love to talk about my new book 📖 Corporatocracy. 🥰https://nyupress.org/9781479828326/corporatocracy/
So glad we’re all here together. I’m a law professor who works on the intersection of corporate law and election law. I write about corruption. If you have a podcast I’d love to talk about my new book 📖 Corporatocracy. 🥰https://nyupress.org/9781479828326/corporatocracy/
This could have very distorted impacts on the Miami real estate market among other distortions. #tps #haitians
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This conference looks interesting. www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/11/inte...
International conference on conspiracy theories and fostering democracy announces call for papers | Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy
www.ff.cuni.cz
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This conference looks interesting. www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/11/inte...
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning
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@timmiller.bsky.social: "George Retes is a security guard outside a marijuana farm. He's a veteran. He's a U.S. citizen…ICE agents broke into his car. He was arrested and sent him to prison. He did not get a phone call. He was held there for three days and missed his child's third birthday."
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: "George Retes is a security guard outside a marijuana farm. He's a veteran. He's a U.S. citizen…ICE agents broke into his car. He was arrested and sent him to prison. He did not get a phone call. He was held there for three days and missed his child's third birthday."
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Reupping from earlier, Jia Cobb's November 20 opinon ruling that the Guard deployment was unlawful.
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
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She had stayed it herself until December 11.
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Memorandum & Opinion – #88 in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-03005) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 20, 2025. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 11/20/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Reupping from earlier, Jia Cobb's November 20 opinon ruling that the Guard deployment was unlawful.
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She had stayed it herself until December 11.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Perfect for my next domestic flight!
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Perfect for my next domestic flight!
Just failing up. ⚕️
Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as Louisiana's surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called COVID vaccines 'dangerous' — there is no evidence to suggest COVID vaccines are dangerous — has been named the second in command at the CDC.
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just failing up. ⚕️
Tennessee friends, see information here on the special election going on NOW: sos.tn.gov/elections/se.... Final Election Day is December 2, 2025. 🗳️
a face mask that says " go vote tennessee " on it
ALT: a face mask that says " go vote tennessee " on it
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Tennessee friends, see information here on the special election going on NOW: sos.tn.gov/elections/se.... Final Election Day is December 2, 2025. 🗳️
Man alive I hate ai slop especially in law.
a man in a brown leather jacket is holding a backstage sign
ALT: a man in a brown leather jacket is holding a backstage sign
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Man alive I hate ai slop especially in law.
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MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
She got the joke.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
Rep. Eric Swalwell's lawsuit against Bil PULTE has been assigned to ... Judge Boasberg.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Lynchburg
“Here lived Pauline Maloney, known as Lynchburg’s ’first lady of education.‘ A graduate of Howard University, she worked in Lynchburg public schools from 1937 to 1970, most notably as a guidance counselor and administrator at the all-black Dunbar High School.”
“Here lived Pauline Maloney, known as Lynchburg’s ’first lady of education.‘ A graduate of Howard University, she worked in Lynchburg public schools from 1937 to 1970, most notably as a guidance counselor and administrator at the all-black Dunbar High School.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Lynchburg
“Here lived Pauline Maloney, known as Lynchburg’s ’first lady of education.‘ A graduate of Howard University, she worked in Lynchburg public schools from 1937 to 1970, most notably as a guidance counselor and administrator at the all-black Dunbar High School.”
“Here lived Pauline Maloney, known as Lynchburg’s ’first lady of education.‘ A graduate of Howard University, she worked in Lynchburg public schools from 1937 to 1970, most notably as a guidance counselor and administrator at the all-black Dunbar High School.”
Powells Books is running a 20% off everything including my book Corporatocracy: www.powells.com/book/corpora... 📖📚✍🏾
Corporatocracy | Powell's Books
Reveals how corporate greed led to scandal, corruption, and the January 6th insurrection-and how we can stop it from happening again Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud and the violence of t...
www.powells.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Powells Books is running a 20% off everything including my book Corporatocracy: www.powells.com/book/corpora... 📖📚✍🏾
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The US stranded a pair of astronauts on the International Space Station for months. After an accident stranded three taikonauts, the Chinese launched their rescue mission in less than two weeks. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
China launches an emergency lifeboat to bring three astronauts back to Earth
This is a “successful example for efficient emergency response in the international space industry.”…
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The US stranded a pair of astronauts on the International Space Station for months. After an accident stranded three taikonauts, the Chinese launched their rescue mission in less than two weeks. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
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Ancient Gujarati artisans were incredibly accomplished. Enjoying this new article by Pallavi Mohanan on the Carnelian trade between India, Eurasia, & the Mediterranean. Fun fact that Romans believed Carnelian helped blood 🩸 related diseases when used with magic or rings.
zenodo.org/records/1750...
zenodo.org/records/1750...
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ancient Gujarati artisans were incredibly accomplished. Enjoying this new article by Pallavi Mohanan on the Carnelian trade between India, Eurasia, & the Mediterranean. Fun fact that Romans believed Carnelian helped blood 🩸 related diseases when used with magic or rings.
zenodo.org/records/1750...
zenodo.org/records/1750...
I’m patient. Always follow the money. 💵 🤑 #moneyinpolitics #campaignfinance
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I’m patient. Always follow the money. 💵 🤑 #moneyinpolitics #campaignfinance
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“TikTok’s reliance on attention-grabbing short-form video content, coupled with apps like Sora 2, has made it far easier for non-Black creators and bot accounts to adopt racialized stereotypical Black personas using deepfakes.”
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“TikTok’s reliance on attention-grabbing short-form video content, coupled with apps like Sora 2, has made it far easier for non-Black creators and bot accounts to adopt racialized stereotypical Black personas using deepfakes.”
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Remember this when your healthcare cost double or worse. 📈💸👇🏾
Trump says he’d ‘rather not’ extend Affordable Care Act subsidies
Trump says he’d ‘rather not’ extend Affordable Care Act subsidies
President Trump on Tuesday said he would prefer not to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, but acknowledged it may be necessary to reach an agreement…
myfox8.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Remember this when your healthcare cost double or worse. 📈💸👇🏾
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What a week and it’s only Tuesday. See me on Jimmy Kimmel tonight to talk all about it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What a week and it’s only Tuesday. See me on Jimmy Kimmel tonight to talk all about it.
Jeez Louise 1%
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Jeez Louise 1%
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Got morning naps now
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Got morning naps now