Brendan Stautberg
@bstaut.bsky.social
Attorney. Democracy + livable cities + guitars + D&D enjoyer. Alum GW Law/Pitt. Chesco/PGH/DC/VA. No rights without remedies. he/him
It’s especially wild because the more firms he does this to, (1) the weaker his legal arguments, of a specific threat from one firm, become; and (2) the more diluted the threat gets when more and more firms can allege class treatment and form a united defense
Trump’s latest law firm target?
Wilmer Hale.
Read the Executive Order here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Wilmer Hale.
Read the Executive Order here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Background.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It’s especially wild because the more firms he does this to, (1) the weaker his legal arguments, of a specific threat from one firm, become; and (2) the more diluted the threat gets when more and more firms can allege class treatment and form a united defense
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leaving the cruelty aside for just a minute it's absolutely humiliating to imagine being my age or older and getting excited because you think you've been given permission to say a bad word. what are you gonna do next, ride your tricycle past the end of the block
I guess I'm too woke because I find the proliferation of this really off-putting and gross. The fact that it's now reached the "enlightened centrists" class is depressing.
January 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
leaving the cruelty aside for just a minute it's absolutely humiliating to imagine being my age or older and getting excited because you think you've been given permission to say a bad word. what are you gonna do next, ride your tricycle past the end of the block
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it’s me, the america first guy, making sure china knows its place in the world by ceding all the international organizations that america set up to maintain its hegemony
January 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
it’s me, the america first guy, making sure china knows its place in the world by ceding all the international organizations that america set up to maintain its hegemony
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January 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
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Yes, we’re hiring another historian! Remote within US only, unfortunately (I do not make the rules). And Mark is correct that we’re interested in hearing from History PhDs!
Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
Historian
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, United States
boards.greenhouse.io
January 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yes, we’re hiring another historian! Remote within US only, unfortunately (I do not make the rules). And Mark is correct that we’re interested in hearing from History PhDs!
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They did it. They did the funniest thing ever.
November 14, 2024 at 3:36 PM
They did it. They did the funniest thing ever.
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Extraordinarily good news: Crystal Mason, the Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for voting while on probation, was acquitted today!
Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted
Appeals court rules Mason, now 49, did not know she was ineligible when she voted in 2016 and throws out conviction
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Extraordinarily good news: Crystal Mason, the Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for voting while on probation, was acquitted today!
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**Job Posting Alert** (non-academic)
Open Secrets, the premiere, research-oriented non-profit organization for tracking money in politics, is searching for an Executive Director. DMs open. I'm on the BOD.
https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/19899-opensecrets-executive-director/
Open Secrets, the premiere, research-oriented non-profit organization for tracking money in politics, is searching for an Executive Director. DMs open. I'm on the BOD.
https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/19899-opensecrets-executive-director/
August 17, 2023 at 9:36 PM
**Job Posting Alert** (non-academic)
Open Secrets, the premiere, research-oriented non-profit organization for tracking money in politics, is searching for an Executive Director. DMs open. I'm on the BOD.
https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/19899-opensecrets-executive-director/
Open Secrets, the premiere, research-oriented non-profit organization for tracking money in politics, is searching for an Executive Director. DMs open. I'm on the BOD.
https://diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/19899-opensecrets-executive-director/
Bluesky once they add DMs
August 18, 2023 at 2:44 AM
Bluesky once they add DMs
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Under CEO Linda Yaccarino, X (formerly known as Twitter) has been placing ads for brands like The New York Times Co.'s The Athletic, MLB, the Atlanta Falcons, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Amazon, and Office Depot on a verified pro-Adolf Hitler account that encourages antisemitic harassment
Under Linda Yaccarino, X is placing ads for major brands on a verified pro-Hitler account that the c...
www.mediamatters.org
August 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Under CEO Linda Yaccarino, X (formerly known as Twitter) has been placing ads for brands like The New York Times Co.'s The Athletic, MLB, the Atlanta Falcons, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Amazon, and Office Depot on a verified pro-Adolf Hitler account that encourages antisemitic harassment
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Oh look, it's me, interrupting your evening with another outrageous climate graph.
Higher resolution available at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/ 🧪
Higher resolution available at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/ 🧪
August 13, 2023 at 1:57 AM
Oh look, it's me, interrupting your evening with another outrageous climate graph.
Higher resolution available at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/ 🧪
Higher resolution available at https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/ 🧪
Big genius business moves only
August 10, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Big genius business moves only
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Elon Musk heard this guy just get outed as a racist who posted on white supremacist websites and decided to follow him
August 9, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Elon Musk heard this guy just get outed as a racist who posted on white supremacist websites and decided to follow him
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There is no actual definition of democracy compatible with voter suppression of this magnitude
It's already tremendously difficult to regain your voting rights in Tennessee: 500,000 people are currently barred. And it just got worse... you'll also have to *pay* just to apply for a special court order.
In Nashville, that application alone (which can be denied!) costs $159.50.
In Nashville, that application alone (which can be denied!) costs $159.50.
Tennessee Puts Voting Rights at the Whims of State Officials
The state made an infamously difficult process of restoring voting rights for people leaving prison even harder, now requiring that they plead for approval from a governor or judge.
boltsmag.org
August 9, 2023 at 5:50 AM
There is no actual definition of democracy compatible with voter suppression of this magnitude
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Hot labor summer is heating up nicely:
BREAKING: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has called a strike authorization vote for 1,500 workers who power Broadway and touring shows.
If the union members vote yes a strike could start as soon as Friday morning.
If the union members vote yes a strike could start as soon as Friday morning.
IATSE Calls Strike Authorization Vote, Could Halt Broadway and Touring Shows as Soon as Friday
The strike would affect workers on IATSE's Pink Contract, which includes stagehands, hair and make-up artists, wardrobe staff, and more.
playbill.com
July 20, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Hot labor summer is heating up nicely:
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BREAKING: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has called a strike authorization vote for 1,500 workers who power Broadway and touring shows.
If the union members vote yes a strike could start as soon as Friday morning.
If the union members vote yes a strike could start as soon as Friday morning.
IATSE Calls Strike Authorization Vote, Could Halt Broadway and Touring Shows as Soon as Friday
The strike would affect workers on IATSE's Pink Contract, which includes stagehands, hair and make-up artists, wardrobe staff, and more.
playbill.com
July 20, 2023 at 12:58 AM
BREAKING: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has called a strike authorization vote for 1,500 workers who power Broadway and touring shows.
If the union members vote yes a strike could start as soon as Friday morning.
If the union members vote yes a strike could start as soon as Friday morning.
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i'm not irony-poisoned i have the exact right amount of irony for my body type
July 11, 2023 at 11:21 PM
i'm not irony-poisoned i have the exact right amount of irony for my body type
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Garbage newspaper wouldn’t call CIA torture torture but
July 16, 2023 at 2:01 AM
Garbage newspaper wouldn’t call CIA torture torture but