Will Cross
@willcross.bsky.social
Information Policy and Open Knowledge @ncstate.bsky.social and AU Washington College of Law | Fulbright Schuman Innovation Fellow | A medium-sized pile of diplomas in a trench coat.
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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"Every time we counted more things, the numbers changed! Checkmate, Democrats!"
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"Every time we counted more things, the numbers changed! Checkmate, Democrats!"
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The idea that everyone in the world has to use the same three proprietary American tech platforms otherwise the Internet is "Balkanized" is ridiculous
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The idea that everyone in the world has to use the same three proprietary American tech platforms otherwise the Internet is "Balkanized" is ridiculous
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under different circumstances this is congressional-inquiry level scandal
I talked to a woman who quit an AUSA job recently. She was asked by main DOJ to dismiss a Medicare fraud prosecution because the defendant was the daughter of a girlfriend of a MAGA figure.
February 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
under different circumstances this is congressional-inquiry level scandal
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People generally don’t like the idea of being concentration camp supporters even if it’s what they voted for and the second trump admin is not giving ordinary people a lot of cover to claim otherwise these days!
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
People generally don’t like the idea of being concentration camp supporters even if it’s what they voted for and the second trump admin is not giving ordinary people a lot of cover to claim otherwise these days!
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If only we had a procedure, that allowed litigants with similar complaints to have their cases heard all that the same time ... like, everyone classified a certain way.
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
If only we had a procedure, that allowed litigants with similar complaints to have their cases heard all that the same time ... like, everyone classified a certain way.
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
But ... according to Scotus, nope.
www.law360.com/securities/a...
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Help Close the Discoverability Gap: Join the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women in Science -> www.aip.org/library/ex-l...
Help Close the Discoverability Gap: Join the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women in Science
www.aip.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Help Close the Discoverability Gap: Join the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women in Science -> www.aip.org/library/ex-l...
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Lake Oswego theater loses rights to screen ‘Melania’ after marquee jokes | Lake Oswego Review
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 4, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Lake Oswego theater loses rights to screen ‘Melania’ after marquee jokes | Lake Oswego Review
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You can pick “biblical” passages that justify murdering and enslaving anyone outside your ethnostate, and others that that demand treating all persons with equal dignity regardless of nationality. Mike’s just decided which set he prefers.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
You can pick “biblical” passages that justify murdering and enslaving anyone outside your ethnostate, and others that that demand treating all persons with equal dignity regardless of nationality. Mike’s just decided which set he prefers.
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Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is
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we should proceed with prosecutions with the presumption that the president cannot pardon crimes he ordered to occur while simultaneously advancing court-packing legislation.
It's so cool how we just accept that federal accountability is dead and the president will just pardon any federal crimes as easily as he pardoned everyone for January 6, and we just live with this fact instead of tearing down the rest of the White House around him.
Philidelphia DA Larry Krasner warns ICE: If an agent commits crimes in Philly, I will charge you. You will be arrested. You will stand trial, and you will be convicted in state or federal court and you will do your time. Donald Trump can't pardon you for a state court conviction.
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
we should proceed with prosecutions with the presumption that the president cannot pardon crimes he ordered to occur while simultaneously advancing court-packing legislation.
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It's so cool how we just accept that federal accountability is dead and the president will just pardon any federal crimes as easily as he pardoned everyone for January 6, and we just live with this fact instead of tearing down the rest of the White House around him.
Philidelphia DA Larry Krasner warns ICE: If an agent commits crimes in Philly, I will charge you. You will be arrested. You will stand trial, and you will be convicted in state or federal court and you will do your time. Donald Trump can't pardon you for a state court conviction.
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 AM
It's so cool how we just accept that federal accountability is dead and the president will just pardon any federal crimes as easily as he pardoned everyone for January 6, and we just live with this fact instead of tearing down the rest of the White House around him.
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These are the people that would write the speech rules for the entire internet if Section 230 is gutted
A new Arizona bill gives cops the power to arrest parents who let their children watch a drag show.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
Arizona GOP Lawmaker Pushes Felony Ban On Kids At Drag Shows
New Arizona bill would criminalize exposing minors to drag shows.
hoodline.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
These are the people that would write the speech rules for the entire internet if Section 230 is gutted
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OpSec 101 these days, sadly
NEW: The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
OpSec 101 these days, sadly
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
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I think about this all time, for every part of the movement to enshrine him god-emperor of America
this guy? really? this fucking guy?
this guy? really? this fucking guy?
Sometimes you just want to ask John Roberts, you destroyed the United States for ****Donald Trump*****
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I think about this all time, for every part of the movement to enshrine him god-emperor of America
this guy? really? this fucking guy?
this guy? really? this fucking guy?
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I also think "he was literally selling pardons, none of these are legitimate" is a great message.
we should proceed with prosecutions with the presumption that the president cannot pardon crimes he ordered to occur while simultaneously advancing court-packing legislation.
It's so cool how we just accept that federal accountability is dead and the president will just pardon any federal crimes as easily as he pardoned everyone for January 6, and we just live with this fact instead of tearing down the rest of the White House around him.
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
I also think "he was literally selling pardons, none of these are legitimate" is a great message.
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Thinking about Julie Le, in Minn, and her caseload. Interested in feedback from other lawyers on this, particularly ones familiar with this type of habeas work --
AFAICT, each habeas case looks like at least the equivalent of dispositive motion briefing + hearing on a compressed schedule.
AFAICT, each habeas case looks like at least the equivalent of dispositive motion briefing + hearing on a compressed schedule.
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Thinking about Julie Le, in Minn, and her caseload. Interested in feedback from other lawyers on this, particularly ones familiar with this type of habeas work --
AFAICT, each habeas case looks like at least the equivalent of dispositive motion briefing + hearing on a compressed schedule.
AFAICT, each habeas case looks like at least the equivalent of dispositive motion briefing + hearing on a compressed schedule.
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MAGA Man tries to beat up high school kids. Emphasis on *tries*. :)
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
MAGA Man tries to beat up high school kids. Emphasis on *tries*. :)
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"I'm hoping your viewers are so ignorant that I can spin an utterly routine pattern that happens for extremely well understood demographic reasons as evidence of imaginary fraud."
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"I'm hoping your viewers are so ignorant that I can spin an utterly routine pattern that happens for extremely well understood demographic reasons as evidence of imaginary fraud."
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Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
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Shitpost populism: from participatory propaganda to policy in Trump 2.0.
Is the administration’s bit that they encourage right-wing influencers to find “fraud” in blue states; influencers “investigate” and publish propaganda claiming said widespread fraud was responsibility of immigrants; and then gov’t sends in ICE to terrorize people because of it?
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Shitpost populism: from participatory propaganda to policy in Trump 2.0.
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A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
Key privacy settings and best practices.
tinyurl.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
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Periodic reminder: When someone shares news with "BREAKING" and they aren't a journalist and don't link to a news story, it's probably not the best source for people to be resharing. It might be trying to get rage reposts, even! Better to find a news article that is accurately describing facts.
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Periodic reminder: When someone shares news with "BREAKING" and they aren't a journalist and don't link to a news story, it's probably not the best source for people to be resharing. It might be trying to get rage reposts, even! Better to find a news article that is accurately describing facts.