Jason Solomon
@jmsolo.bsky.social
Lawyer, educator, idealist, realist. Director, National Institute for Workers’ Rights. Lots of time in law schools.
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man this is brutal. Just a reminder: Marc Andreessen took a man with zero experience in either tech or finance, and hired him at the most powerful and influential venture capital firm in the industry, solely on the basis that he strangled one of my neighbors to death for being Black.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
man this is brutal. Just a reminder: Marc Andreessen took a man with zero experience in either tech or finance, and hired him at the most powerful and influential venture capital firm in the industry, solely on the basis that he strangled one of my neighbors to death for being Black.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"At its best, the law is not a tool of the powerful but a promise to the people," Seth Frotman and David Seligman write. "Legislators and regulators must make that promise real again."
"At its best, the law is not a tool of the powerful but a promise to the people," Seth Frotman and David Seligman write. "Legislators and regulators must make that promise real again."
Opinion | Americans Won’t Have Faith in the Rule of Law Until the Law Works for Them
Mandatory arbitration, underfunded enforcement and corporate malfeasance have eroded Americans’ trust in institutions. It’s time for government to fight back.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"At its best, the law is not a tool of the powerful but a promise to the people," Seth Frotman and David Seligman write. "Legislators and regulators must make that promise real again."
"At its best, the law is not a tool of the powerful but a promise to the people," Seth Frotman and David Seligman write. "Legislators and regulators must make that promise real again."
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"Trump II administration figures often speak the language of merit in order to contrast it to 'DEI' or 'affirmative action,' but in practice they only hire incompetent clowns—so long as they are also loyal clowns." - @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Incompetence and sloppiness are the self-conscious ethos of the administration.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Trump II administration figures often speak the language of merit in order to contrast it to 'DEI' or 'affirmative action,' but in practice they only hire incompetent clowns—so long as they are also loyal clowns." - @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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It’s honestly wild how much of a non-story it was that the House went out of session for so long just to avoid this Epstein stuff. That it happened really is a sign of how far down the path to personalization the GOP has gone www.liberalcurrents.com/americas-pat...
America's Paths to Personalism
The three primary risk vectors of the second Trump administration.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It’s honestly wild how much of a non-story it was that the House went out of session for so long just to avoid this Epstein stuff. That it happened really is a sign of how far down the path to personalization the GOP has gone www.liberalcurrents.com/americas-pat...
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.
Cruel.
I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.
Cruel.
I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.
Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody
Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...
www.thebanner.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.
Cruel.
I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.
Cruel.
I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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I'm just gonna keep reposting this inane BS from Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence on the roving immigration patrol case from LA.
September 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm just gonna keep reposting this inane BS from Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence on the roving immigration patrol case from LA.
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Listen to @bedoyausa.bsky.social! David Seligman is the real deal; he's running for Colorado AG and he will be transformational.
9/ And now, David Seligman is running for Attorney General of Colorado - and you better believe that Wall Street is going to do everything they can to make sure he doesn’t get it. So now it’s our time to help him beat them - again.
secure.actblue.com/donate/david...
secure.actblue.com/donate/david...
I'm proud to support David Seligman for Colorado AG!
Help elect David by making a donation today!
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September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Listen to @bedoyausa.bsky.social! David Seligman is the real deal; he's running for Colorado AG and he will be transformational.
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i genuinely think about this a lot
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
i genuinely think about this a lot
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I think people aren't describing the Emil Bove corruption adequately.
He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.
He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.
July 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I think people aren't describing the Emil Bove corruption adequately.
He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.
He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.
@peterbeinart.bsky.social makes an important point: in the 2028 pres primary, candidates like Chris Murphy who have been critical of Israel on Gaza will have a big advantage. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
Opinion | Democrats Need to Understand That Opinions on Israel Are Changing Fast
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@peterbeinart.bsky.social makes an important point: in the 2028 pres primary, candidates like Chris Murphy who have been critical of Israel on Gaza will have a big advantage. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
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Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress.
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?
Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?
newrepublic.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress.
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
The Billionaires' Bonanza Bill has lots of big problems, including the AI provision shielding tech companies from accountability for discrimination. Check out my op-ed today with colleague Abby Frerick in @techpolicypress.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/congress-is-...
Congress Is About to Hand Corporate America a License to Discriminate | TechPolicy.Press
If Congress won't lead on AI accountability, then it has no business stopping states from protecting their own citizens, write Jason Solomon and Abby Frerick.
www.techpolicy.press
June 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Billionaires' Bonanza Bill has lots of big problems, including the AI provision shielding tech companies from accountability for discrimination. Check out my op-ed today with colleague Abby Frerick in @techpolicypress.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/congress-is-...
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the political lesson everyone should take from Iraq is that you will regret being in favor of this sooner or later and the earlier you were against it the better off you’ll be
ignore the media frenzy and stake your position now, it’s the right thing to do and it’s the ambitious thing to do too
ignore the media frenzy and stake your position now, it’s the right thing to do and it’s the ambitious thing to do too
June 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
the political lesson everyone should take from Iraq is that you will regret being in favor of this sooner or later and the earlier you were against it the better off you’ll be
ignore the media frenzy and stake your position now, it’s the right thing to do and it’s the ambitious thing to do too
ignore the media frenzy and stake your position now, it’s the right thing to do and it’s the ambitious thing to do too
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This is excellent and painfully necessary & says a lot more than its headline suggests - so it’s well worth reading it through.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
ICE believes it will never face accountability again
The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
June 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is excellent and painfully necessary & says a lot more than its headline suggests - so it’s well worth reading it through.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
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A Trump voter who owns a small roofing company in Florida says ICE detained a third of his workers.
"You get to know these guys, you become their friends ... It's quite a shock."
@nbcmiami.com reports: nbcnews.to/3Tm60Eh
"You get to know these guys, you become their friends ... It's quite a shock."
@nbcmiami.com reports: nbcnews.to/3Tm60Eh
June 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A Trump voter who owns a small roofing company in Florida says ICE detained a third of his workers.
"You get to know these guys, you become their friends ... It's quite a shock."
@nbcmiami.com reports: nbcnews.to/3Tm60Eh
"You get to know these guys, you become their friends ... It's quite a shock."
@nbcmiami.com reports: nbcnews.to/3Tm60Eh
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As an exercise, try to imagine Ron Johnson being wrestled to the ground in Wisconsin; or Tommy Tuberville in Alabama; or Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. Yeah, neither can I.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/no-kings-n...
charliesykes.substack.com/p/no-kings-n...
No Kings. No Emperors. No Thugs.
MAGA celebrates the Padilla outrage.
charliesykes.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
As an exercise, try to imagine Ron Johnson being wrestled to the ground in Wisconsin; or Tommy Tuberville in Alabama; or Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. Yeah, neither can I.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/no-kings-n...
charliesykes.substack.com/p/no-kings-n...
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HAWLEY: Let's see the Trump chart. You don't think it's a little bit anomalous that Trump has so many more nationwide injunctions against him?
KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents
KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents
June 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
HAWLEY: Let's see the Trump chart. You don't think it's a little bit anomalous that Trump has so many more nationwide injunctions against him?
KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents
KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents
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Musk’s winter blitzkrieg on this once-proud democracy’s Constitution, laws, and traditions leaves behind a trail of institutional wreckage and bureaucratic damage that will take the country decades to undo — if it’s ever able to rebuild successfully. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/with-coup-...
With Coup in Shambles, Musk Signals Retreat — Leaving Wreckage In Wake
A fresh dispatch from the embattled capital of Washington, D.C., by William Boot
www.doomsdayscenario.co
May 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Musk’s winter blitzkrieg on this once-proud democracy’s Constitution, laws, and traditions leaves behind a trail of institutional wreckage and bureaucratic damage that will take the country decades to undo — if it’s ever able to rebuild successfully. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/with-coup-...
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives don't undermine merit, they protect it.
Our new policy brief examines how biases at work persist, inclusion policies counteract those biases, and ending these initiatives will expose employers to legal liability.
Full brief: niwr.org/2025/05/20/p...
Our new policy brief examines how biases at work persist, inclusion policies counteract those biases, and ending these initiatives will expose employers to legal liability.
Full brief: niwr.org/2025/05/20/p...
May 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives don't undermine merit, they protect it.
Our new policy brief examines how biases at work persist, inclusion policies counteract those biases, and ending these initiatives will expose employers to legal liability.
Full brief: niwr.org/2025/05/20/p...
Our new policy brief examines how biases at work persist, inclusion policies counteract those biases, and ending these initiatives will expose employers to legal liability.
Full brief: niwr.org/2025/05/20/p...
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4) It's driving me a little crazy the idea that the Democratic party has something it has to answer for when, in fact, the party undertook a totally unprecedented, wrenching, brutal, difficult effort to PUSH OUT THEIR OWN NOMINEE just a few months before election day!
May 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
4) It's driving me a little crazy the idea that the Democratic party has something it has to answer for when, in fact, the party undertook a totally unprecedented, wrenching, brutal, difficult effort to PUSH OUT THEIR OWN NOMINEE just a few months before election day!
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Lawmakers slipped a provision into the budget deal that blocks states from regulating AI for 10 years. That means no worker safeguards, no limits on surveillance, and no accountability for tech companies. It’s reckless and puts lives & livelihoods at risk.
House GOP includes a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' bill
House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “big, beautiful” tax bill that bans states and localities from...
abcnews.go.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Lawmakers slipped a provision into the budget deal that blocks states from regulating AI for 10 years. That means no worker safeguards, no limits on surveillance, and no accountability for tech companies. It’s reckless and puts lives & livelihoods at risk.
We know now more than ever how important it is to have great state AGs with strong values and strategic sense. @daveyseligman is an amazing fighter for working people. That’s why I’m contributing today to his campaign and hope you can as well.
I'm David Seligman.
I’m running for CO Attorney General.
This campaign is about reclaiming our power from the billionaires who have stolen it from us, from working families. We will fight. And we will win. Because we love our country the core promise it made to us: The law belongs to us.
I’m running for CO Attorney General.
This campaign is about reclaiming our power from the billionaires who have stolen it from us, from working families. We will fight. And we will win. Because we love our country the core promise it made to us: The law belongs to us.
May 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We know now more than ever how important it is to have great state AGs with strong values and strategic sense. @daveyseligman is an amazing fighter for working people. That’s why I’m contributing today to his campaign and hope you can as well.