Literate Lawyer
@therealsec.bsky.social
Lawyer who’d rather be reading or writing fiction. Golden Retriever lover and Gamecock. Blue dot in red state. Avi is 😇 Tucker, banner is Kiawah Island. Only respond to DMs if I know you.
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Oralè Resisters
Unbelievable!
Pregnant Protester
Shot in Stomach by ICE
Unbelievable!
Pregnant Protester
Shot in Stomach by ICE
February 2, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Oralè Resisters
Unbelievable!
Pregnant Protester
Shot in Stomach by ICE
Unbelievable!
Pregnant Protester
Shot in Stomach by ICE
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Thankful for the journalists and sources here.♥️
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Thankful for the journalists and sources here.♥️
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February 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Y'all! We are "snowed in" across South Carolina. Let's all boost the ratings for Michelle Obama's "Becoming" on Netflix. I don't have to explain why. 😇 Pass it on! #scpol
www.netflix.com/title/81122487
www.netflix.com/title/81122487
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Y'all! We are "snowed in" across South Carolina. Let's all boost the ratings for Michelle Obama's "Becoming" on Netflix. I don't have to explain why. 😇 Pass it on! #scpol
www.netflix.com/title/81122487
www.netflix.com/title/81122487
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Just a reminder: an illegal immigrant from South Africa named Elon Musk, who secured US citizenship through fraud, is the biggest recipient of subventions from US taxpayers in the entirety of US history.
February 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Just a reminder: an illegal immigrant from South Africa named Elon Musk, who secured US citizenship through fraud, is the biggest recipient of subventions from US taxpayers in the entirety of US history.
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Daily Beast: Trump mouthpiece Tony Dokoupil racks up the worst Nielsen ratings for CBS Evening News in the 21st Century.
January 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Daily Beast: Trump mouthpiece Tony Dokoupil racks up the worst Nielsen ratings for CBS Evening News in the 21st Century.
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Turns out Bari Weiss’s wife was buddies with Jeffrey Epstein, but I’m sure it’s just a weird coincidence that she killed a @60minutes.bsky.social story about the Epstein files
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January 31, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Turns out Bari Weiss’s wife was buddies with Jeffrey Epstein, but I’m sure it’s just a weird coincidence that she killed a @60minutes.bsky.social story about the Epstein files
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Matthew 19:14:
“Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'”
John 11:35:
“Jesus wept”
“Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'”
John 11:35:
“Jesus wept”
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
January 31, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Matthew 19:14:
“Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'”
John 11:35:
“Jesus wept”
“Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'”
John 11:35:
“Jesus wept”
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I guess this didn't make it into the documentary.
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I guess this didn't make it into the documentary.
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Paul Krugman: I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems
A Bad Heir Day at the Fed
No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Paul Krugman: I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems
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Again, when Bari Weiss said she wanted to do "the fucking news" she apparently meant something different than what we initially assumed
Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Again, when Bari Weiss said she wanted to do "the fucking news" she apparently meant something different than what we initially assumed
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Looks like more people came to the Don Lemon’s release yesterday than the Melania’s release. 🔄 🤣
January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Looks like more people came to the Don Lemon’s release yesterday than the Melania’s release. 🔄 🤣
Some time ago I posted that Bret Ratner has a horrible reputation but declined to provide details when asked because I couldn’t remember specifics and even if I had didn’t really know what was public knowledge. So, in case anyone’s interested, here’s evidence.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What women said "Melania" director Brett Ratner did to them
The First Lady’s documentary premiere marks the return of a director accused of sexual violence by six actresses in 2017.
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Some time ago I posted that Bret Ratner has a horrible reputation but declined to provide details when asked because I couldn’t remember specifics and even if I had didn’t really know what was public knowledge. So, in case anyone’s interested, here’s evidence.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”
— Abraham Lincoln
— Abraham Lincoln
January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”
— Abraham Lincoln
— Abraham Lincoln
He does not care about South Carolina or its people. He only cares about himself, like his lord and master Donald Trump. People need to wake up!
Pretty tough to blame Dems for a shutdown when Lindsey Graham is shutting the government down so he can get money from the taxpayers for himself.
The Lindsey Shutdown
The Lindsey Shutdown
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 PM
He does not care about South Carolina or its people. He only cares about himself, like his lord and master Donald Trump. People need to wake up!
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Via @vincedmomroy on Threads
HAPPENING NOW: Aerial coverage of a MASSIVE CROWD peacefully protesting and marching down the streets of Minneapolis to protest the Trump administration and lCE
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
HAPPENING NOW: Aerial coverage of a MASSIVE CROWD peacefully protesting and marching down the streets of Minneapolis to protest the Trump administration and lCE
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Via @vincedmomroy on Threads
HAPPENING NOW: Aerial coverage of a MASSIVE CROWD peacefully protesting and marching down the streets of Minneapolis to protest the Trump administration and lCE
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
HAPPENING NOW: Aerial coverage of a MASSIVE CROWD peacefully protesting and marching down the streets of Minneapolis to protest the Trump administration and lCE
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
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This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
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This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Wonder why that is.
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Wonder why that is.
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This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
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Trump regime thugs attack an elderly woman, steal her phone and shove her to the ground. #3E #GoodvsEvil #EndImpunity #ICEout
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Trump regime thugs attack an elderly woman, steal her phone and shove her to the ground. #3E #GoodvsEvil #EndImpunity #ICEout
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What happened in Minnesota is that Lindsey Graham and the rest of the insurrectionist Republican senators didn’t vote to convict trump when they had a chance to end this nightmare
January 29, 2026 at 9:05 PM
What happened in Minnesota is that Lindsey Graham and the rest of the insurrectionist Republican senators didn’t vote to convict trump when they had a chance to end this nightmare
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🚨ICE is teargassing a PRE-SCHOOL! 🚨
#ICEoffOurStreets
#ICEoffOurStreets
January 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
🚨ICE is teargassing a PRE-SCHOOL! 🚨
#ICEoffOurStreets
#ICEoffOurStreets
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Trump’s deployment of federal troops has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million so far — and could surpass $1 billion for the rest of the year.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Trump’s deployment of federal troops has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million so far — and could surpass $1 billion for the rest of the year.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
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For Renee & Alex & everyone whose rights ICE has & continues to violate: Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a spending package needed to keep the government open past a Friday midnight deadline
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Blocks Spending Bill Amid D.H.S. Funding Fight
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For Renee & Alex & everyone whose rights ICE has & continues to violate: Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a spending package needed to keep the government open past a Friday midnight deadline
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...