Tom “T.M.” Wolf
@tomtmwolf.bsky.social
Director of Democracy Initiatives at the Brennan Center for Justice. Founder of the Historians Council on the Constitution. By night, I write. My novel SOUND (FSG/Faber) and more: tomtmwolf.com. Views my own.
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Tom “T.M.” Wolf
@tomtmwolf.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I had a blast talking about Sound, novelizing, and balancing the writing life with the non-profit life with @penamerica.bsky.social.
A short thread with some of the tidbits I mentioned while chatting with @baldereg.bsky.social about my novel written like a musical score 🧵🔽 @faberbooks.bsky.social
A short thread with some of the tidbits I mentioned while chatting with @baldereg.bsky.social about my novel written like a musical score 🧵🔽 @faberbooks.bsky.social
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This is a very difficult read.
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is a very difficult read.
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Gucci Mane voice: 🎶 Cuccis!
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gucci Mane voice: 🎶 Cuccis!
Gucci Mane voice: 🎶 Cuccis!
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gucci Mane voice: 🎶 Cuccis!
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30
uncpress.org/978146969484...
uncpress.org/978146969484...
White Power
Beginning in the colonial era and growing through the American Revolution and the Southern plantation system, slaveholders’ violent police regime continued...
uncpress.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30
uncpress.org/978146969484...
uncpress.org/978146969484...
We can win if we fight.
NEW: Judge dismisses the Trump Admin's challenge to NY's Protect Our Courts Act, a law prohibiting immigration arrests at NY's courthouses!
This is an important response to those who say states can't hold ICE officers accountable to the law.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70522...
This is an important response to those who say states can't hold ICE officers accountable to the law.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70522...
Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim – #66 in United States v. State of New York (N.D.N.Y., 1:25-cv-00744) – CourtListener.com
Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
www.courtlistener.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We can win if we fight.
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Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution
This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order.
joycevance.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
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Proud to be a part of this latest SCOTUS filing from @janemanners.bsky.social, who breaks down the history behind when presidents can, and can't, fire agency leaders like FTC Commissioner Slaughter. It's one of several briefs filed by our Historians Council members today - check them out below!
BREAKING: @janemanners.bsky.social, a legal historian and member of the Brennan Center’s Historians Council, filed a brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Slaughter, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to remove a commissioner of the FTC without cause: bit.ly/4nSvm9B
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Proud to be a part of this latest SCOTUS filing from @janemanners.bsky.social, who breaks down the history behind when presidents can, and can't, fire agency leaders like FTC Commissioner Slaughter. It's one of several briefs filed by our Historians Council members today - check them out below!
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Proud to defend independent agencies from executive overreach in our latest SCOTUS filing with @janemanners.bsky.social and Friedman Kaplan LLP.
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Proud to defend independent agencies from executive overreach in our latest SCOTUS filing with @janemanners.bsky.social and Friedman Kaplan LLP.
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
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The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
Touched down in Germany
“Sold ‘em Mephistos” - @mike-eagle.bsky.social
“Sold ‘em Mephistos” - @mike-eagle.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Touched down in Germany
“Sold ‘em Mephistos” - @mike-eagle.bsky.social
“Sold ‘em Mephistos” - @mike-eagle.bsky.social
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Remnants of the rule of law are still holding. Obviously not all the way---Trump is getting away with many crimes and human rights abuses---but in a few instances, the law can successfully hold the line and this is cause for optimism
abc7chicago.com/post/texas-n...
abc7chicago.com/post/texas-n...
Texas National Guard members leave Chicago area, officials say
The 200 federalized Texas National Guard members arrived to the Naval Station Great Lakes in early October, but they never deployed operationally because of legal challenges.
abc7chicago.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Remnants of the rule of law are still holding. Obviously not all the way---Trump is getting away with many crimes and human rights abuses---but in a few instances, the law can successfully hold the line and this is cause for optimism
abc7chicago.com/post/texas-n...
abc7chicago.com/post/texas-n...
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“When we stop federal investments in research and development, we’re forfeiting our future,” Dr. Arati Prabhakar told the Brennan Center about the Trump administration’s freeze on billions of dollars for critical services ranging from education and health care to scientific research. bit.ly/4nQHfgs
Harms of the Federal Funding Freeze on Science
A venture capitalist and former White House science adviser discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s attempted funding freeze on the future of research and innovation.
www.brennancenter.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“When we stop federal investments in research and development, we’re forfeiting our future,” Dr. Arati Prabhakar told the Brennan Center about the Trump administration’s freeze on billions of dollars for critical services ranging from education and health care to scientific research. bit.ly/4nQHfgs
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And this brief from @jgienapp.bsky.social and @andreascoseriakatz.bsky.social draws on recent scholarship to counter arguments that the president had settled, unfettered removal power in the early American republic: www.brennancenter.org/media/14714/...
www.brennancenter.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
And this brief from @jgienapp.bsky.social and @andreascoseriakatz.bsky.social draws on recent scholarship to counter arguments that the president had settled, unfettered removal power in the early American republic: www.brennancenter.org/media/14714/...
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This brief from @narosenblum.bsky.social and @nwdonahue.bsky.social explores the history behind the terms used to describe which agencies are protected from presidential removal: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
www.brennancenter.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This brief from @narosenblum.bsky.social and @nwdonahue.bsky.social explores the history behind the terms used to describe which agencies are protected from presidential removal: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
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It was such a privilege to work with @nwdonahue.bsky.social and the fantastic lawyers at Patterson Belknap on this amicus brief for the Slaughter case, about whether Trump can fire the commissioners of the FTC.
The brief recovers crucial history the Court and most lawyers have missed. 1/3
The brief recovers crucial history the Court and most lawyers have missed. 1/3
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It was such a privilege to work with @nwdonahue.bsky.social and the fantastic lawyers at Patterson Belknap on this amicus brief for the Slaughter case, about whether Trump can fire the commissioners of the FTC.
The brief recovers crucial history the Court and most lawyers have missed. 1/3
The brief recovers crucial history the Court and most lawyers have missed. 1/3
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Breaking: A bipartisan group of 58 former state AGs filed an amicus brief in United States v. James.
“This prosecution targets every state’s sovereignty,” the state attorneys general write. www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul... (1/3)
“This prosecution targets every state’s sovereignty,” the state attorneys general write. www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul... (1/3)
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Breaking: A bipartisan group of 58 former state AGs filed an amicus brief in United States v. James.
“This prosecution targets every state’s sovereignty,” the state attorneys general write. www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul... (1/3)
“This prosecution targets every state’s sovereignty,” the state attorneys general write. www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul... (1/3)
“My only regret is believing I couldn’t
A life is an argument for the meaning of goodness”
afrolab9000.bandcamp.com/track/real-j...
A life is an argument for the meaning of goodness”
afrolab9000.bandcamp.com/track/real-j...
real jazz (feat. milo), by R.A.P. Ferreira & Kenny Segal
from the album The Night Green Side of It
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November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“My only regret is believing I couldn’t
A life is an argument for the meaning of goodness”
afrolab9000.bandcamp.com/track/real-j...
A life is an argument for the meaning of goodness”
afrolab9000.bandcamp.com/track/real-j...
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BREAKING: @janemanners.bsky.social, a legal historian and member of the Brennan Center’s Historians Council, filed a brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Slaughter, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to remove a commissioner of the FTC without cause: bit.ly/4nSvm9B
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: @janemanners.bsky.social, a legal historian and member of the Brennan Center’s Historians Council, filed a brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Slaughter, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to remove a commissioner of the FTC without cause: bit.ly/4nSvm9B
There’s more with this came from, though…
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There’s more with this came from, though…
Proud to defend independent agencies from executive overreach in our latest SCOTUS filing with @janemanners.bsky.social and Friedman Kaplan LLP.
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Proud to defend independent agencies from executive overreach in our latest SCOTUS filing with @janemanners.bsky.social and Friedman Kaplan LLP.
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
You can read the full filing here: www.brennancenter.org/sites/defaul...
Did I mention we’ve been COOKING? Watch this space…
Incredible levels of cheffing going on over here…
a little boy is sitting at a table with a salt and pepper shaker .
ALT: a little boy is sitting at a table with a salt and pepper shaker .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Did I mention we’ve been COOKING? Watch this space…
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Frozen and cut federal grants undermine the rule of law — and undercut American scientific leadership. We spoke with @aratip.bsky.social about the stakes for the future and why private investment matters, but won't fill the gap.
From the @brennancenter.org:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
From the @brennancenter.org:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Harms of the Federal Funding Freeze on Science
A venture capitalist and former White House science adviser discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s attempted funding freeze on the future of research and innovation.
www.brennancenter.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Frozen and cut federal grants undermine the rule of law — and undercut American scientific leadership. We spoke with @aratip.bsky.social about the stakes for the future and why private investment matters, but won't fill the gap.
From the @brennancenter.org:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
From the @brennancenter.org:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...