Carolyn Ostrander
@clow.bsky.social
Poet. Editor, The Comstock Review. Rhet/Comp & Historiography. Rural Studies. Linguistics. Multimodal/ Multilingual Acquisition. Disability/Deaf Studies. Educational Equity & Access. Best endorsement to date: my GP reports "Patient is a good historian"
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The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
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An artifact weakness of the Constitution that said so little about the judiciary. When it was set up by Congress there was no appetite for a true independent check for enforcement of its decisions. It's all been respected norms that were bound to be challenged by the "make us do it" administration.
The open disregard for judicial decisions and orders is being normalized more every day
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
An artifact weakness of the Constitution that said so little about the judiciary. When it was set up by Congress there was no appetite for a true independent check for enforcement of its decisions. It's all been respected norms that were bound to be challenged by the "make us do it" administration.
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This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
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New piece.
On how media, leaders, and all the rest of us focus breathlessly on individual personalities on the far right instead of the networks they’re part of.
And in realizing that, we can find the answer for how to defeat them.
Networks, networks, networks.
On how media, leaders, and all the rest of us focus breathlessly on individual personalities on the far right instead of the networks they’re part of.
And in realizing that, we can find the answer for how to defeat them.
Networks, networks, networks.
Americans are waking up to right-wing antisemitism. We're still ignoring the root problem
Concerns about antisemitism on the right have focused on individuals like Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson. But networks are the real issue.
forward.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New piece.
On how media, leaders, and all the rest of us focus breathlessly on individual personalities on the far right instead of the networks they’re part of.
And in realizing that, we can find the answer for how to defeat them.
Networks, networks, networks.
On how media, leaders, and all the rest of us focus breathlessly on individual personalities on the far right instead of the networks they’re part of.
And in realizing that, we can find the answer for how to defeat them.
Networks, networks, networks.
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my buddy @urbancomposition.bsky.social and I did an AMA where we answered a bunch of style-related questions for our menswear pod. you may enjoy it. these are totally free episodes and we'll be doing them every three months.
pod.link/blamo/episod...
pod.link/blamo/episod...
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
my buddy @urbancomposition.bsky.social and I did an AMA where we answered a bunch of style-related questions for our menswear pod. you may enjoy it. these are totally free episodes and we'll be doing them every three months.
pod.link/blamo/episod...
pod.link/blamo/episod...
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Okay, that’s fine — I was just trying to figure out whether you were looking for something explanatory or reflective. A pastiche is an assembly of work already done, like stacking cans of soup on the store shelves rather than actually making the soup.
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Okay, that’s fine — I was just trying to figure out whether you were looking for something explanatory or reflective. A pastiche is an assembly of work already done, like stacking cans of soup on the store shelves rather than actually making the soup.
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YES
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
YES
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TACO Trump:
Lede on Bloomberg News story 4 hours ago:
"President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn’t read much into a social media post where he said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed."
Lede on Bloomberg News story 4 hours ago:
"President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn’t read much into a social media post where he said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed."
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
TACO Trump:
Lede on Bloomberg News story 4 hours ago:
"President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn’t read much into a social media post where he said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed."
Lede on Bloomberg News story 4 hours ago:
"President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn’t read much into a social media post where he said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed."
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IMHO, Crypto is CRAPto for one fundamental reason:
There's an infinite supply of them! Anyone can spin up a new token. From a finance article this morning commenting on the price action in some of the leading ones. There were 10,000 different ones in 2023.
There's an infinite supply of them! Anyone can spin up a new token. From a finance article this morning commenting on the price action in some of the leading ones. There were 10,000 different ones in 2023.
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
IMHO, Crypto is CRAPto for one fundamental reason:
There's an infinite supply of them! Anyone can spin up a new token. From a finance article this morning commenting on the price action in some of the leading ones. There were 10,000 different ones in 2023.
There's an infinite supply of them! Anyone can spin up a new token. From a finance article this morning commenting on the price action in some of the leading ones. There were 10,000 different ones in 2023.
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I'm not a lawyer, so I don't remember how I got on their email list, but the Above The Law newsletter and website are delicious at times. Like now, vamping all over Trump's latest loss on a sanctions ruling:
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/trum...
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/trum...
Trump And Habba Must Pay Million Dollar Stupid Tax, Court Confirms - Above the Law
Even the solid conservatives on this panel refused to rescue this monument to frivolity.
abovethelaw.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm not a lawyer, so I don't remember how I got on their email list, but the Above The Law newsletter and website are delicious at times. Like now, vamping all over Trump's latest loss on a sanctions ruling:
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/trum...
abovethelaw.com/2025/11/trum...
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EXCLUSIVE: A federal judge has denied the government’s motion to remand and vacate the previous Biden Administration’s approval of US Wind's proposed project off Delmarva.
EXCLUSIVE: Federal judge blocks Trump Administration’s attempt to withdraw US Wind approval
In a blow to the Trump Administration’s efforts to stop an offshore wind project off the coast of Delmarva, a federal judge has denied the government’s motion to remand and
www.wboc.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A federal judge has denied the government’s motion to remand and vacate the previous Biden Administration’s approval of US Wind's proposed project off Delmarva.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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I'm not convinced that juries are the most significant cause of judicial delays. There are plenty of less headline grabbing parts of the system we could look at first.
#bbcaq
#bbcaq
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm not convinced that juries are the most significant cause of judicial delays. There are plenty of less headline grabbing parts of the system we could look at first.
#bbcaq
#bbcaq
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given that the judiciary is normally very measured with the wording of its judgments, this is a giant "eff you" to the UCP govt
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
given that the judiciary is normally very measured with the wording of its judgments, this is a giant "eff you" to the UCP govt
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Suozzi: Prices are up. Why? Because of the tariffs. Prices are going up in health insurance because of the cancellation of the premium tax credits. Prices are going up in energy because there’s new demand for energy at the same time they cut supply.
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Suozzi: Prices are up. Why? Because of the tariffs. Prices are going up in health insurance because of the cancellation of the premium tax credits. Prices are going up in energy because there’s new demand for energy at the same time they cut supply.
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Oregon Court of Appeals Holds Pay for Shortened Meal Periods Is a Wage Under Oregon Law
Oregon Court of Appeals Holds Pay for Shortened Meal Periods Is a Wage Under Oregon Law
The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co. that the pay required for meal periods lasting less...
www.jdsupra.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Oregon Court of Appeals Holds Pay for Shortened Meal Periods Is a Wage Under Oregon Law
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I mean, they could have done this earlier in the year but instead they thought it was more important to kneecap the ability of the federal judiciary to push back against Trump’s dictatorial power grab.
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I mean, they could have done this earlier in the year but instead they thought it was more important to kneecap the ability of the federal judiciary to push back against Trump’s dictatorial power grab.
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The diversity of jurors reduces bias in the criminal justice system, according to research into Scottish rape jury deliberations | Elaine Jackson
Jurors aren’t impartial – that’s exactly why they are so important to justice
The diversity of jurors reduces bias in the criminal justice system, according to research into Scottish rape jury deliberations
bylines.cymru
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The diversity of jurors reduces bias in the criminal justice system, according to research into Scottish rape jury deliberations | Elaine Jackson
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Cannot signal boost this enough. It is important for the judiciary to call out this Provincial government which continues to attack the constitutional order, the rule of law, and the independence of the legal system in order to grasp for greater power.
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cannot signal boost this enough. It is important for the judiciary to call out this Provincial government which continues to attack the constitutional order, the rule of law, and the independence of the legal system in order to grasp for greater power.
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Well, Alito could have just taken the map as it existed BEFORE the redraw. No need to solicit a new one.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Well, Alito could have just taken the map as it existed BEFORE the redraw. No need to solicit a new one.
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Kinda seems like we should ban gerrymandering or something. Seems undemocratic to let politicians choose their voters. But history and tradition, I guess?
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Kinda seems like we should ban gerrymandering or something. Seems undemocratic to let politicians choose their voters. But history and tradition, I guess?
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"Also, it doesn't matter if they said they were doing it to discriminate on the basis of race, you can only look at the text of what they put into force."
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Also, it doesn't matter if they said they were doing it to discriminate on the basis of race, you can only look at the text of what they put into force."
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Seems of a piece with Trump v. Hawaii's "immigration restrictions based on a president's explicit written demand for race-based tests are presumed cool"
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Seems of a piece with Trump v. Hawaii's "immigration restrictions based on a president's explicit written demand for race-based tests are presumed cool"