Rick Tulsky
@ricktulsky.bsky.social
Forthcoming book: Injustice Town. Career spent exposing criminal justice flaws. Past: Phila Inquirer, LATimes, SJMercury News. Cofounder Injustice Watch. Nonpracticing lawyer. Pulitzer, Nieman Fellow among my lucky past. Now: A dedicated Caniac, of course
Pinned
So grateful for what John Grisham said of Injustice Town:
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
Willie Horton, anyone??? The @chicagotribune.com believes a judge saying “I can’t keep everybody in jail because the state’s attorney wants me to” should cost the judge in the election. Ummm, no. (more) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/e...
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Willie Horton, anyone??? The @chicagotribune.com believes a judge saying “I can’t keep everybody in jail because the state’s attorney wants me to” should cost the judge in the election. Ummm, no. (more) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/e...
The quiet part said out loud. Though this is obvious from their conduct on the streets.
Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The quiet part said out loud. Though this is obvious from their conduct on the streets.
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
Don't we all feel safer with the FBI Counterterrorism unit focused on the extreme danger to our country posed by Democratic senators with previous service records? What greater danger to our country could there be? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Don't we all feel safer with the FBI Counterterrorism unit focused on the extreme danger to our country posed by Democratic senators with previous service records? What greater danger to our country could there be? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
So grateful for what John Grisham said of Injustice Town:
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So grateful for what John Grisham said of Injustice Town:
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
Funny/not funny: Pete Hegseth's idiocy is only a joke until one remembers he is responsible for the safety of the country.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Funny/not funny: Pete Hegseth's idiocy is only a joke until one remembers he is responsible for the safety of the country.
Pete Hegseth threatening to court martial Mark Kelly is the most outrageous thing I've read today.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Pete Hegseth threatening to court martial Mark Kelly is the most outrageous thing I've read today.
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You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
Isn't this how we Make America Great Again? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
Her dad was taken by immigration agents. Now a 12-year-old girl fears she’s lost her only living parent.
The separation illustrates a tragic consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown: children left behind after a parent is detained or deported.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Isn't this how we Make America Great Again? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
What a brave article by Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK. As she is dying of leukemia, she beautifully details this chapter of her life, and courageously confronts the impact of her contemptuous cousin Bobby on the lives of, well, all of us. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What a brave article by Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK. As she is dying of leukemia, she beautifully details this chapter of her life, and courageously confronts the impact of her contemptuous cousin Bobby on the lives of, well, all of us. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
Just wondering: How can Kash Patel be in favor of lowering the hiring standards for FBI agents but also be against DEI? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just wondering: How can Kash Patel be in favor of lowering the hiring standards for FBI agents but also be against DEI? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Who says legal rulings are dry? @muellershewrote.com and @klasfeldreports.com could hardly restrain their amusement at the incompetency of Lindsay Halligan and the Trump DOJ, as detailed by a US magistrate. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
Halligan is in DEEP trouble in the Comey case
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Who says legal rulings are dry? @muellershewrote.com and @klasfeldreports.com could hardly restrain their amusement at the incompetency of Lindsay Halligan and the Trump DOJ, as detailed by a US magistrate. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
"Complete Muslim." Mamdani is probably going to go door to door to evict Jews and Christians. And I'm sure the next target is Birmingham.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Complete Muslim." Mamdani is probably going to go door to door to evict Jews and Christians. And I'm sure the next target is Birmingham.
Waiting for reviews is nerve-wracking. I can only imagine what happens upon publication Feb. 3. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
INJUSTICE TOWN | Kirkus Reviews
When an innocent man fights his murder conviction against all odds, truth is the only weapon he has.
www.kirkusreviews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Waiting for reviews is nerve-wracking. I can only imagine what happens upon publication Feb. 3. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
So much to be proud of: Seven bullet wounds of a woman who was alerting the neighborhood to the presence of ICE agents. www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
So much to be proud of: Seven bullet wounds of a woman who was alerting the neighborhood to the presence of ICE agents. www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
US Dist Judge Sara Ellis issues injunction against police using force unless objectively necessary. Care to bet on whether the government continues its use of unnecessary force, claiming it was 'objectively necessary'? www.scribd.com/document/944...
Injunction Judge Ellis | PDF | Justice | Crime & Violence
Judge Sara Ellis issues injunction to halt illegal conduct by federal authorities in "Midway Sweep:"
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November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
US Dist Judge Sara Ellis issues injunction against police using force unless objectively necessary. Care to bet on whether the government continues its use of unnecessary force, claiming it was 'objectively necessary'? www.scribd.com/document/944...
Wow.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Wow.
And here is the link to the exemplary* Gregory Bovino, who is in charge of the 200+ federal agents who are snatching residents off the streets in Chicagoland. (Actually Bovino testified the agents' work is NOT exemplary. It's more than exemplary, he said. With a straight face.
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino deposition
YouTube video by Chicago Tribune
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November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And here is the link to the exemplary* Gregory Bovino, who is in charge of the 200+ federal agents who are snatching residents off the streets in Chicagoland. (Actually Bovino testified the agents' work is NOT exemplary. It's more than exemplary, he said. With a straight face.
I'm wondering how serious scholars could be surprised that the Heritage Foundation president would come to the defense of giving a platform to anti-semites? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
At least five members of Heritage’s antisemitism task force resigned after Roberts defended Carlson’s interview with antisemitic white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm wondering how serious scholars could be surprised that the Heritage Foundation president would come to the defense of giving a platform to anti-semites? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Judge Sara Ellis is ruling from the bench, calling out Bovino and others for lying to cover up their unnecessary force against peaceful protesters. Yesterday Judge Gettleman ruled that the government was committing abuses inside Broadview. Today Ellis rules they also commit abuses outside.
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Judge Sara Ellis is ruling from the bench, calling out Bovino and others for lying to cover up their unnecessary force against peaceful protesters. Yesterday Judge Gettleman ruled that the government was committing abuses inside Broadview. Today Ellis rules they also commit abuses outside.
This is extraordinary: How the government tries to dupe citizens. Anyone who sat in Judge Sara Ellis' courtroom yesterday saw a far different (factual) picture of what is going on: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cul...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is extraordinary: How the government tries to dupe citizens. Anyone who sat in Judge Sara Ellis' courtroom yesterday saw a far different (factual) picture of what is going on: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
In one courtroom in the federal courthouse in Chicago, Judge Ellis has heard testimony all day about force used against protesters. In another, Judge Gettleman issues a TRO requiring DHS to stop holding detainees in inhumane conditions. www.scribd.com/document/943...
Gettleman TRO | PDF | Injunction
ICE required to provide humane facility for those detained in Broadview
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November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In one courtroom in the federal courthouse in Chicago, Judge Ellis has heard testimony all day about force used against protesters. In another, Judge Gettleman issues a TRO requiring DHS to stop holding detainees in inhumane conditions. www.scribd.com/document/943...