Jeb Boatsberg
@weathermodifier.bsky.social
“You look for the person that will benefit, and, uh...” -V.I. Lenin. Attorney. Housing/eviction law. Philly sports. He/him.
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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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I really do think that dems should be making carrot/stick “if you’re disgusted and this is not what you signed up for, quit now and turn whistleblower and that will be remembered later” and “if you follow and illegal order, that will also be remembered later” messaging
i suppose the hunch is, or has to be, that some weak support exists in ice too, and can be peeled off. disorganizing their shit seems to be the quickest way to totally humiliate the regime
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I really do think that dems should be making carrot/stick “if you’re disgusted and this is not what you signed up for, quit now and turn whistleblower and that will be remembered later” and “if you follow and illegal order, that will also be remembered later” messaging
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ICE are thug scum
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
ICE are thug scum
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The things we are defending are so very basic. The old John Locke stuff. Government by consent of the governed. Not voluntarily enslaving ourselves to the whims of armed agents of the state. Which the other side gladly and willingness does, which is why we shall overcome.
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The things we are defending are so very basic. The old John Locke stuff. Government by consent of the governed. Not voluntarily enslaving ourselves to the whims of armed agents of the state. Which the other side gladly and willingness does, which is why we shall overcome.
At this point, I'm voting for any candidate that runs on implementing Nuremberg-style trials for the current administration. Either we live in a country where evil has consequences or we don't.
January 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
At this point, I'm voting for any candidate that runs on implementing Nuremberg-style trials for the current administration. Either we live in a country where evil has consequences or we don't.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Settling down with the kids to watch the greatest Christmas movie ever made: Eyes Wide
Shut.
Shut.
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Settling down with the kids to watch the greatest Christmas movie ever made: Eyes Wide
Shut.
Shut.
THE BIG MAN LOOKS FOR THE ICING ON ONE BIG CAKE, EAGLES HANG ON
BIRDS - The Eagles block the Rams FG and Jordan Davis *rumbles* for the TD
September 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
THE BIG MAN LOOKS FOR THE ICING ON ONE BIG CAKE, EAGLES HANG ON
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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
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every single day, at least one member of this administration says something in public that's absolutely disqualifying for public service or civil society, which is what makes all of the condescending admonishment from people like klein so hard to take
Vance on Trump's strikes on boats: "I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."
September 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
every single day, at least one member of this administration says something in public that's absolutely disqualifying for public service or civil society, which is what makes all of the condescending admonishment from people like klein so hard to take
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So, the Trump decision from the First Department Appellate Division. Hoooooo-leeee shit is this decision a mess. It also uses a procedural mechanism I've never seen before, very cleverly. Long story short is that this is a decision specifically designed to be appealed. 1/x
People v Trump (2025 NY Slip Op 04756)
www.nycourts.gov
August 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
So, the Trump decision from the First Department Appellate Division. Hoooooo-leeee shit is this decision a mess. It also uses a procedural mechanism I've never seen before, very cleverly. Long story short is that this is a decision specifically designed to be appealed. 1/x
I think Justice Jackson may have already diagnosed the problem:
September 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I think Justice Jackson may have already diagnosed the problem:
Charlie Kirk didn't deserve to be murdered, regardless of how vile his beliefs were. But the biggest newspaper in the country publishing an article upholding his career as doing politics "the right way" is really highlighting a moral rot in our politics that goes way beyond the politicians we elect.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Charlie Kirk didn't deserve to be murdered, regardless of how vile his beliefs were. But the biggest newspaper in the country publishing an article upholding his career as doing politics "the right way" is really highlighting a moral rot in our politics that goes way beyond the politicians we elect.
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"Obedience must of course be secured for the command of a court. . . . But courts should be explicit and precise in their commands and should only then be strict in exacting compliance. To be both strict and indefinite is a kind of judicial tyranny."
#SCOTUS Justice Felix Frankfurter, February 1949
#SCOTUS Justice Felix Frankfurter, February 1949
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September 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Obedience must of course be secured for the command of a court. . . . But courts should be explicit and precise in their commands and should only then be strict in exacting compliance. To be both strict and indefinite is a kind of judicial tyranny."
#SCOTUS Justice Felix Frankfurter, February 1949
#SCOTUS Justice Felix Frankfurter, February 1949
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Seriously wild story: Louisiana officials called “justices of the peace” can pad their own wallets by allowing evictions to proceed.
@delaneynolan.bsky.social mentions one guy who made *$255,000* in a single year mostly off eviction fees.
boltsmag.org/louisiana-ju...
@delaneynolan.bsky.social mentions one guy who made *$255,000* in a single year mostly off eviction fees.
boltsmag.org/louisiana-ju...
In Louisiana, Some Court Officials Get Paid to Evict - Bolts
Latoria George’s home was in bad shape. The apartment in Baton Rouge, where she’d lived for four years, had no heat and no smoke detectors. The mold in her bedroom... Read More
boltsmag.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Seriously wild story: Louisiana officials called “justices of the peace” can pad their own wallets by allowing evictions to proceed.
@delaneynolan.bsky.social mentions one guy who made *$255,000* in a single year mostly off eviction fees.
boltsmag.org/louisiana-ju...
@delaneynolan.bsky.social mentions one guy who made *$255,000* in a single year mostly off eviction fees.
boltsmag.org/louisiana-ju...
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
April 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
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Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
April 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
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Restrictions on repro rights and citizenship are historically related. Comstock was enacted during a nativist fervor and defended as a means of bolstering White population growth. Not long after Comstock, the exec branch decided US-born children of Chinese workers weren't birthright citizens.
Ok so back to the Comstock Act:
Comstock would prohibit the mailing of any abortion pills or abortion related supplies. Since Congress exempted contraception from the Comstock Act, what's the easiest way to use the Comstock Act to attack contraception access?
Reclassify birth control as abortions.
Comstock would prohibit the mailing of any abortion pills or abortion related supplies. Since Congress exempted contraception from the Comstock Act, what's the easiest way to use the Comstock Act to attack contraception access?
Reclassify birth control as abortions.
February 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Restrictions on repro rights and citizenship are historically related. Comstock was enacted during a nativist fervor and defended as a means of bolstering White population growth. Not long after Comstock, the exec branch decided US-born children of Chinese workers weren't birthright citizens.
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Good Afternoon from your Super Bowl Champion, Philadelphia Eagles.
February 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Good Afternoon from your Super Bowl Champion, Philadelphia Eagles.
GO, and I can't stress this next part enough, BIRDS
January 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
GO, and I can't stress this next part enough, BIRDS