David Schraub
@schraubd.bsky.social
Sometimes lawyer. Sometimes law professor. All the time awesome. Associate Prof. at Lewis & Clark Law (con law and anti-discrimination). http://dsadevil.blogspot.com
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I seem to remember a certain Republican Rep. saying that we needed to think of the US citizen five year old.
3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I seem to remember a certain Republican Rep. saying that we needed to think of the US citizen five year old.
The thing is, Trump *does* represent the danger of untrammeled centralized govt power that libertarians worry about very well, which makes the fact that they by and large dismissed his threat bc something-something cancel culture is scary extraordinarily embarrassing for them.
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The thing is, Trump *does* represent the danger of untrammeled centralized govt power that libertarians worry about very well, which makes the fact that they by and large dismissed his threat bc something-something cancel culture is scary extraordinarily embarrassing for them.
The Jewish right today is so convinced that the world is against the Jews that they find the entire concept of cross-group allyship to be loathsome.
This, I think, explains why they hated the Super Bowl antisemitism ad so much--and the recent turn they've taken against fighting antisemitism at all.
This, I think, explains why they hated the Super Bowl antisemitism ad so much--and the recent turn they've taken against fighting antisemitism at all.
The Return of Encystment
I didn't see most of the Super Bowl ads, but one I actually did see was Robert Kraft's latest "blue square" installment addressing contempor...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The Jewish right today is so convinced that the world is against the Jews that they find the entire concept of cross-group allyship to be loathsome.
This, I think, explains why they hated the Super Bowl antisemitism ad so much--and the recent turn they've taken against fighting antisemitism at all.
This, I think, explains why they hated the Super Bowl antisemitism ad so much--and the recent turn they've taken against fighting antisemitism at all.
Wait, Kid Rock’s real name is Robert Ritchie? Like The West Wing, “crime…boy I don’t know” Governor of Florida Robert Ritchie? Was that character named after Kid Rock?
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Wait, Kid Rock’s real name is Robert Ritchie? Like The West Wing, “crime…boy I don’t know” Governor of Florida Robert Ritchie? Was that character named after Kid Rock?
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The ‘You Don’t Have to Apologize for Being White Anymore’ guys have now made it against the law to use the word Black at college.
A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law
‘Black’ banned from flyers for FAMU College of Law Black History Month event, student says
A student at FAMU College of Law says the school told her to remove the word 'black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law.
www.clickorlando.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The ‘You Don’t Have to Apologize for Being White Anymore’ guys have now made it against the law to use the word Black at college.
We are maybe one cycle away from seeing AIPAC ads that attack moderate pro-Israel Dems for having “taken AIPAC money”.
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We are maybe one cycle away from seeing AIPAC ads that attack moderate pro-Israel Dems for having “taken AIPAC money”.
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this kinda shit from incumbents republicans is so funny BRO YOU COULD PASS A NATIONAL GERRYMANDERING BAN RIGHT NOW but they don't want that, they want republicans to gerrymander and democrats to roll over
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
this kinda shit from incumbents republicans is so funny BRO YOU COULD PASS A NATIONAL GERRYMANDERING BAN RIGHT NOW but they don't want that, they want republicans to gerrymander and democrats to roll over
Simon Wiesenthal was the original antifa doxxer.
Texas AG Ken Paxton has announced legal action against the Houston area Screwston Antifascist Committee, alleging commission of terrorism and doxing. Their account has been quiet for some time, but this was one of their last posts — identifying a neo-Nazi.
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Simon Wiesenthal was the original antifa doxxer.
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Every time someone says or does something virulently bigoted against an ascriptively defined population group, people start calling them a racist.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Every time someone says or does something virulently bigoted against an ascriptively defined population group, people start calling them a racist.
He’s just very charming and personable.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
He’s just very charming and personable.
Four years ago I suggested that AIPAC’s scorched earth tactics against Dems who make meaningful critiques of Israel while still trying to position themselves as “pro-Israel” were going to significantly strengthen the influence of further-left critics, and things have gotten far worse in the interim.
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Four years ago I suggested that AIPAC’s scorched earth tactics against Dems who make meaningful critiques of Israel while still trying to position themselves as “pro-Israel” were going to significantly strengthen the influence of further-left critics, and things have gotten far worse in the interim.
Judge Stras: "Access to legal immigration, which allowed my grandparents to settle here following WWII, has been a lasting gift for my family. The welcome mat we offer to those who come here legally, however, means little if skipping the line results in the same (or even better) treatment."
Ugly./1
Ugly./1
USCA Order – #68 in Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird (S.D. Iowa, 4:24-cv-00161) – CourtListener.com
ORDER of USCA advising the petition for rehearing en banc and for panel rehearing is denied as to 52 Notice of Appeal filed by Brenna Bird. (nla) (Entered: 02/05/2026)
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February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Judge Stras: "Access to legal immigration, which allowed my grandparents to settle here following WWII, has been a lasting gift for my family. The welcome mat we offer to those who come here legally, however, means little if skipping the line results in the same (or even better) treatment."
Ugly./1
Ugly./1
Two concert oboists secretly pine for each other.
Reeded Rivalry.
Reeded Rivalry.
Two property lawyers secretly pine for each other.
Deeded Rivalry.
Deeded Rivalry.
Two competitive sheep herders secretly pine for each other.
Bleated Rivalry.
Bleated Rivalry.
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Two concert oboists secretly pine for each other.
Reeded Rivalry.
Reeded Rivalry.
Honestly, I never would have pegged Lake Oswego as having a sense of humor on this.
ahahahahaha lakeoswegoreview.com/2026/02/02/l...
Lake Oswego theater loses rights to screen 'Melania' after marquee jokes - Lake Oswego Review
Lake Theater & Cafe announced that it will no longer show “Melania,” the Amazon Studios documentary about the first lady, after Amazon revoked the theater’s rights to the film. “Got […]
lakeoswegoreview.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Honestly, I never would have pegged Lake Oswego as having a sense of humor on this.
Everyone is highlighting the “pounds X” line. But I’m very glad @murshedz.bsky.social is underscoring the part about Sec’y Noem not being entitled to fly off in a way Kristi Norm, private citizen can. She’s a cabinet secretary: she’s not entitled to shitpost for giggles; her words have consequences.
🚨 BIG NEWS from DC District Court re the Temporary Protected Status Program (TPS) for Haitian immigrants in OH.
Fed judge (DC Dist Ct) Ana Reyes grants Haitian plaintiffs request 2 stay Noem's move to terminate TPS.
👀 Reyes torches Noem in her conclusion. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
Fed judge (DC Dist Ct) Ana Reyes grants Haitian plaintiffs request 2 stay Noem's move to terminate TPS.
👀 Reyes torches Noem in her conclusion. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Everyone is highlighting the “pounds X” line. But I’m very glad @murshedz.bsky.social is underscoring the part about Sec’y Noem not being entitled to fly off in a way Kristi Norm, private citizen can. She’s a cabinet secretary: she’s not entitled to shitpost for giggles; her words have consequences.
It’s good to do it at all.
It’s better to do it first.
It’s better to do it first.
Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
February 2, 2026 at 12:32 AM
It’s good to do it at all.
It’s better to do it first.
It’s better to do it first.
A key milestone has been reached, as Nathaniel has been given his first toy that he is absolutely, abjectly terrified of.
Terry the Turtle
Nathaniel had a milestone this week: his first toy that he's absolutely petrified of. The toy in question, a birthday gift from his uncle,...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A key milestone has been reached, as Nathaniel has been given his first toy that he is absolutely, abjectly terrified of.
My mayor, after federal agents gassed peaceful protesters in our city.
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
Portland Mayor Statement on Federal Use of Chemical Munitions at Peaceful Protest
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "Our nation will never accept a federal presence where agents wield deadly force against the very people they are sworn to serve."
www.portland.gov
February 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
My mayor, after federal agents gassed peaceful protesters in our city.
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
The platonic ideal Netflix season is one episode long, with that episode divided into two parts released four months apart.
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The platonic ideal Netflix season is one episode long, with that episode divided into two parts released four months apart.
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JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Ethnomusicology
The Speaking Voice
Conservation Biology
Philosophy of Law
African-American Political Thought
(Pretty sure that list covers all of Carleton’s distribution requirements!)
Ethnomusicology
The Speaking Voice
Conservation Biology
Philosophy of Law
African-American Political Thought
(Pretty sure that list covers all of Carleton’s distribution requirements!)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)
Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Ethnomusicology
The Speaking Voice
Conservation Biology
Philosophy of Law
African-American Political Thought
(Pretty sure that list covers all of Carleton’s distribution requirements!)
Ethnomusicology
The Speaking Voice
Conservation Biology
Philosophy of Law
African-American Political Thought
(Pretty sure that list covers all of Carleton’s distribution requirements!)
I love how every single person on BlueSky, myself included, raced to reply to this with the same Community scene.
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I love how every single person on BlueSky, myself included, raced to reply to this with the same Community scene.
Everybody on all sides is playing it cool, but it strikes me as a big deal that a senior ADL antisemitism researcher is jumping ship to join @nexusproject.bsky.social.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
The Nexus in the Shadow of the ADL
Last month, I read an article in the JTA which described the Nexus Project as having been "launched ... as a progressive alternative to th...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Everybody on all sides is playing it cool, but it strikes me as a big deal that a senior ADL antisemitism researcher is jumping ship to join @nexusproject.bsky.social.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
Big Tuna!
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
“Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully — and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way to religious services…” said Judge John R. Tunheim
Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Big Tuna!
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
Happy to announce that my article, "The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Entitlement," has finally hit the press via the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal.
It explores how judges create certain domains where govt is *entitled* to act, even if it means flouting general doctrinal rules.
It explores how judges create certain domains where govt is *entitled* to act, even if it means flouting general doctrinal rules.
scholarship.law.wm.edu
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Happy to announce that my article, "The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Entitlement," has finally hit the press via the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal.
It explores how judges create certain domains where govt is *entitled* to act, even if it means flouting general doctrinal rules.
It explores how judges create certain domains where govt is *entitled* to act, even if it means flouting general doctrinal rules.