Samuel Rubenfeld (he/him)
@srubenfeld.bsky.social
senior reporter, financial crime and corruption, MLex.
Talk for hours, I hardly know ya
But I, I'm listening
https://www.mlex.com/mlex/financial-crime
Talk for hours, I hardly know ya
But I, I'm listening
https://www.mlex.com/mlex/financial-crime
Pinned
now that the skyline is more populated, I am going to be more intentional about how I use this site.
Reintroduction: I am a senior reporter for MLex, covering financial crime and corruption. I am often in court.
Otherwise, I read a lot of news, watch a lot of NY sports and listen to a lot of music
Reintroduction: I am a senior reporter for MLex, covering financial crime and corruption. I am often in court.
Otherwise, I read a lot of news, watch a lot of NY sports and listen to a lot of music
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Among other things, the (nebulous but clearly unconstitutional) attack on naturalized US citizens contained in this screed is a significant escalation.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Among other things, the (nebulous but clearly unconstitutional) attack on naturalized US citizens contained in this screed is a significant escalation.
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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Pablo Picasso, The Turkey (Le Dindon), 1936 www.moma.org/collection/w...
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Pablo Picasso, The Turkey (Le Dindon), 1936 www.moma.org/collection/w...
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My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
“Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state, and national levels.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Reposted by Samuel Rubenfeld (he/him)
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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NEW: Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. Russian advances elsewhere on the frontline have been opportunistic and exploited seasonal weather. ⬇️🧵
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
NEW: Data on Russian forces’ rate of advance indicates that a Russian military victory in Ukraine is not inevitable, and a rapid Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent. Russian advances elsewhere on the frontline have been opportunistic and exploited seasonal weather. ⬇️🧵
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NEW: The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
www.lawdork.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
NEW: The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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ICYMI -- We looked at the Trump admin's Supreme Court filing arguing for the legality of deploying the National Guard to Chicago.
Turns out it has a bunch of factual errors...
w/ Devon Lum, Christoph Koettl, Ainara Tiefenthäler
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Turns out it has a bunch of factual errors...
w/ Devon Lum, Christoph Koettl, Ainara Tiefenthäler
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ICYMI -- We looked at the Trump admin's Supreme Court filing arguing for the legality of deploying the National Guard to Chicago.
Turns out it has a bunch of factual errors...
w/ Devon Lum, Christoph Koettl, Ainara Tiefenthäler
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Turns out it has a bunch of factual errors...
w/ Devon Lum, Christoph Koettl, Ainara Tiefenthäler
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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NEW: A Financial Times investigation unveiled that an Iranian company claimed to possess Western-origin nuclear-related technology.
Iran Update, November 26, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate11...
Other Key Takeaway ⬇️
Iran Update, November 26, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate11...
Other Key Takeaway ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
NEW: A Financial Times investigation unveiled that an Iranian company claimed to possess Western-origin nuclear-related technology.
Iran Update, November 26, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate11...
Other Key Takeaway ⬇️
Iran Update, November 26, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate11...
Other Key Takeaway ⬇️
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Hakainde Hichilema: Stone-hurling anger unnerves Zambia's 'fix-it' president
Hakainde Hichilema: Stone-hurling anger unnerves Zambia's 'fix-it' president
After 2021's landslide win, Hakainde Hichilema has nine months to convince voters he deserves a second term.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Hakainde Hichilema: Stone-hurling anger unnerves Zambia's 'fix-it' president
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It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Well, crap.
CBS is reporting the suspect ID-ed as 29 year old Afghan national who entered US in 2021.
The path of likely demagoguery seems obvious from here.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
The path of likely demagoguery seems obvious from here.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
2 National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., suspect in custody, officials say
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot a few blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C., and a suspect is in custody, officials say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Well, crap.
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everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
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BREAKING: The Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard members to Washington after shooting, Pete Hegseth says.
Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers
The Trump administration has ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting of Guard troops.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard members to Washington after shooting, Pete Hegseth says.
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I think it’s partially this, and partially that we expect information to move faster than we used to. No time to wait for details, you have to have the story figured out within minutes of the event occurring, which is obviously impossible
One thing the media need to get used to is that law enforcement sources are a whole lot less reliable than they used to be
UPDATE: West Virginia governor tweets that there are conflicting reports of the condition of two national guard members, minutes after he posted that they had died
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I think it’s partially this, and partially that we expect information to move faster than we used to. No time to wait for details, you have to have the story figured out within minutes of the event occurring, which is obviously impossible
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Also the headline is wrong, Kristi Noem said it.
I know this is a super pedantic thing but the President isn’t the one that makes decisions about TPS, by law it’s the DHS Secretary.
I know this is a super pedantic thing but the President isn’t the one that makes decisions about TPS, by law it’s the DHS Secretary.
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 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Also the headline is wrong, Kristi Noem said it.
I know this is a super pedantic thing but the President isn’t the one that makes decisions about TPS, by law it’s the DHS Secretary.
I know this is a super pedantic thing but the President isn’t the one that makes decisions about TPS, by law it’s the DHS Secretary.
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The Johnny Cash estate sued Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a tribute singer to mimic his voice in a college football ad. This is the first high-profile case to be brought under Tennessee’s recently enacted right of publicity expansion, the ELVIS Act.
Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola Over Soundalike Ad: ‘Stealing the Voice of an Artist is Theft’
Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola Over Soundalike Ad: ‘Stealing the Voice of an Artist is Theft’
Johnny Cash's estate filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a soundalike singer to mimic the legend's voice in a college football ad.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Johnny Cash estate sued Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a tribute singer to mimic his voice in a college football ad. This is the first high-profile case to be brought under Tennessee’s recently enacted right of publicity expansion, the ELVIS Act.
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Looking for a product to sell to the expanding fast-food industry, Duane Roberts helped mainstream the burrito in the U.S. He died Nov. 1 at the age of 88.
Duane Roberts, Father of the Frozen Burrito, Dies at 88
Looking for a product to sell to the expanding fast-food industry, he helped mainstream the burrito in the U.S.
on.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Looking for a product to sell to the expanding fast-food industry, Duane Roberts helped mainstream the burrito in the U.S. He died Nov. 1 at the age of 88.
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NEW: After Hochul’s administration agreed, a federal judge approved a deal last week that will likely suspend New York’s all-electric building law for at least a year.
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
Why Did Hochul Back Down on New York's Gas Ban?
Just last month, the state argued in court that it couldn’t halt the all-electric buildings law even if it wanted to. Then it abruptly changed course.
nysfocus.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
NEW: After Hochul’s administration agreed, a federal judge approved a deal last week that will likely suspend New York’s all-electric building law for at least a year.
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
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DOJ wants to dismiss the indictment of Tom Barrack's handler (a senior UAE spook, I think), leftover from 2021.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
DOJ wants to dismiss the indictment of Tom Barrack's handler (a senior UAE spook, I think), leftover from 2021.
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Ukrainian lawmakers, soldiers, and experts told the Kyiv Independent that the leak proves Witkoff could be a tool of the Kremlin rather than a neutral mediator.
'Teaching murderers how to talk to Trump' – Ukrainians react to bombshell Witkoff leak
An explosive leak implicating top U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff in shady dealings with Russia has sparked shock and astonishment not only in the U.S. but also in Ukraine.
According to conversations l...
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ukrainian lawmakers, soldiers, and experts told the Kyiv Independent that the leak proves Witkoff could be a tool of the Kremlin rather than a neutral mediator.