Risa Gerson
@risaesq.bsky.social
Lawyer, lifelong New Yorker, seeker of justice at work and in life.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
This from The NY Times - gift article, free link
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This from The NY Times - gift article, free link
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
A small side point that no one seems to be speaking to: would Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer have been identified and arrested if his own family hadn’t contacted law enforcement ?Because Kash Patel has not made good choices re: FBI personnel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
Scrutiny Mounts of F.B.I. Under Patel as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A small side point that no one seems to be speaking to: would Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer have been identified and arrested if his own family hadn’t contacted law enforcement ?Because Kash Patel has not made good choices re: FBI personnel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
Sound familiar?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker
Hans Luther was the principled and respected president of the Reichsbank—but he wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands.
www.theatlantic.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Sound familiar?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Most Dangerous Week in American History (So Far)
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Most Dangerous Week in American History (So Far)
Emergency Triad: It’s happening here.
open.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Most Dangerous Week in American History (So Far)
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
I’m inspired by these students:
apple.news/AGa4KBKFKRmS...
apple.news/AGa4KBKFKRmS...
Hundreds of NYC students walk out of class for ‘anti-Trump, nonpartisan’ protest — Chalkbeat
Hundreds of students representing dozens of high schools descended on Union Square Tuesday to push back against threats to democracy under President Donald Trump.
apple.news
May 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’m inspired by these students:
apple.news/AGa4KBKFKRmS...
apple.news/AGa4KBKFKRmS...
None of this is new or surprising, but it’s worth reading as the authors calmly lay out all the reasons why we no longer live in a democracy:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
None of this is new or surprising, but it’s worth reading as the authors calmly lay out all the reasons why we no longer live in a democracy:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
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I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
May 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
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Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?
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NY-17 Rep. Mike Lawler had a local social worker physically dragged out of his town hall Sunday night.
Emily Feiner was singled out by private security, lifted out of her seat, as the crowd chanted “let her stay” and “shame, shame.”
She’s a constituent.
Not a threat.
Fascism again.
NY-17 Rep. Mike Lawler had a local social worker physically dragged out of his town hall Sunday night.
Emily Feiner was singled out by private security, lifted out of her seat, as the crowd chanted “let her stay” and “shame, shame.”
She’s a constituent.
Not a threat.
Fascism again.
May 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?
Chilling: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.
As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment. The intimidation campaign has strained judges and their relatives – and legal scholars fear it could have a chilling effect on the judiciary.
www.reuters.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Chilling: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Host: You could call and get Abrego Garcia back.
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
April 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Host: You could call and get Abrego Garcia back.
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
Trump: I could
Host: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.
Trump: I'm not the one making this decision
Host: You're the president!
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the reason why these people believe in “the woke mind virus” and think of others as “NPCs” is because they have literally fried their brains in private group chats with people who share the same half dozen opinions
April 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
the reason why these people believe in “the woke mind virus” and think of others as “NPCs” is because they have literally fried their brains in private group chats with people who share the same half dozen opinions
Really? And she had $3,000 in cash? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Kristi Noem’s Bag, With Security Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen
The homeland security secretary was dining at a Washington, D.C., restaurant. She also lost her passport and keys.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Really? And she had $3,000 in cash? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
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If Trump gets away with destroying Due Process for Kilmar Garcia, he’ll think he can sweep anyone off the street and ship them to a prison in an authoritarian state to escape our Constitution. We must heed the Supreme Court and get him back.
Supreme Court says Trump officials should help return wrongly deported Maryland man
The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there.
www.npr.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If Trump gets away with destroying Due Process for Kilmar Garcia, he’ll think he can sweep anyone off the street and ship them to a prison in an authoritarian state to escape our Constitution. We must heed the Supreme Court and get him back.
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Michigan attorney Amir Makled was detained by federal agents on his way home from a spring break trip with his family. His only crime appears to be representing a student protestor.
youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Michigan attorney Amir Makled was detained by federal agents on his way home from a spring break trip with his family. His only crime appears to be representing a student protestor.
static01.nyt.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Administration admits, “deported accidentally” but claims the US government is without power to get him back from the Salvadorian prison:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Administration admits, “deported accidentally” but claims the US government is without power to get him back from the Salvadorian prison:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Times reports that shortly after the Signal thread leaked, a 2016 video clip of Waltz, produced by a group mostly funded by the Koch brothers, shows Waltz condemning Trump as a draft dodger proclaiming, “Stop Trump now” started circulating on X.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/u...
‘Should I Fire Him?’ Inside Trump’s Deliberations Over the Fate of Michael Waltz
In public, President Trump has defended his national security adviser. But behind the scenes, he has cast around for advice.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Times reports that shortly after the Signal thread leaked, a 2016 video clip of Waltz, produced by a group mostly funded by the Koch brothers, shows Waltz condemning Trump as a draft dodger proclaiming, “Stop Trump now” started circulating on X.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/u...
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Read for yourself: Here are the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
www.theatlantic.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Read for yourself: Here are the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
