Lex Ludens
@lexludens.bsky.social
They/Them. Family law/legal generalist attorney interested in social justice issues, D.C., anti-racism, OSINT, politics, neurodivergence, games, and the law. Center-left. Agender, working on shrugging off masc socialization.
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
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Essentially, Nashville is not represented in Congress.
Yet again: thank you, John Roberts.
Yet again: thank you, John Roberts.
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Essentially, Nashville is not represented in Congress.
Yet again: thank you, John Roberts.
Yet again: thank you, John Roberts.
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What this means in practice is that Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians, and nationals of 16 other countries now will be unable to acquire ANY immigration benefit during until the USCIS Director lifts this hold — including people who were days away from become U.S. citizens.
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What this means in practice is that Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians, and nationals of 16 other countries now will be unable to acquire ANY immigration benefit during until the USCIS Director lifts this hold — including people who were days away from become U.S. citizens.
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I have a new movie recommendation for you. “The Thursday Murder Club” stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Bronson, Ben Kingsley and a STACKED ensemble. It’s about nursing home residents who solve cold cases and then end up working a new case.
It’s fun and cozy! Netflix should be promoting but… yeah.
It’s fun and cozy! Netflix should be promoting but… yeah.
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have a new movie recommendation for you. “The Thursday Murder Club” stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Bronson, Ben Kingsley and a STACKED ensemble. It’s about nursing home residents who solve cold cases and then end up working a new case.
It’s fun and cozy! Netflix should be promoting but… yeah.
It’s fun and cozy! Netflix should be promoting but… yeah.
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Passing out while your underlings are sucking up to you is a neat illustration of what unitary executive theory gets us.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Passing out while your underlings are sucking up to you is a neat illustration of what unitary executive theory gets us.
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The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Scoop: The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries banned from travel to the United States earlier this year, halting green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people.
More coming soon.
More coming soon.
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
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Want to help immigrant children facing deportation alone? Give to the Young Center for #GivingTuesday! ALL DONATIONS MATCHED UP TO $45K TODAY!
Last year we worked with 2,000 children in federal detention, fighting for their release to family & immigration/asylum claims. I'm gonna share how. 1/
Last year we worked with 2,000 children in federal detention, fighting for their release to family & immigration/asylum claims. I'm gonna share how. 1/
Today is Giving Tuesday🎉 Want to make a difference and support immigrant children?
Accompany the Young Center and donate Today ➡️ bit.ly/YCGivingTuesday2026
Accompany the Young Center and donate Today ➡️ bit.ly/YCGivingTuesday2026
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Want to help immigrant children facing deportation alone? Give to the Young Center for #GivingTuesday! ALL DONATIONS MATCHED UP TO $45K TODAY!
Last year we worked with 2,000 children in federal detention, fighting for their release to family & immigration/asylum claims. I'm gonna share how. 1/
Last year we worked with 2,000 children in federal detention, fighting for their release to family & immigration/asylum claims. I'm gonna share how. 1/
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It really isn’t said enough how much these people straight up hate America. People should say this a lot more frequently. They simply don’t like the good parts of modern American life.
"Sources in the Trump administration have previously told Zeteo that officials will at times intentionally use popular music from vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal and provide further amplification of their pervasive culture war,"
NEWS: The Trump-Vance White House is attacking Sabrina Carpenter.
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It really isn’t said enough how much these people straight up hate America. People should say this a lot more frequently. They simply don’t like the good parts of modern American life.
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feel like I'm going to snap one of these days, tear off my shirt, and run down the street screaming TRUMP PARDONED A 400 TON COKE TRAFFICKER
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon
President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a fearsome warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
feel like I'm going to snap one of these days, tear off my shirt, and run down the street screaming TRUMP PARDONED A 400 TON COKE TRAFFICKER
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"Sources in the Trump administration have previously told Zeteo that officials will at times intentionally use popular music from vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal and provide further amplification of their pervasive culture war,"
NEWS: The Trump-Vance White House is attacking Sabrina Carpenter.
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
zeteo.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Sources in the Trump administration have previously told Zeteo that officials will at times intentionally use popular music from vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal and provide further amplification of their pervasive culture war,"
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"Sorry, Silicon bros. Hands off my links. This year’s guide centers chronically overwhelmed AuDHD-ers and our neurodivergent kinfolk, who came straight outta gifted programs only to be thrown into an even worse program, called capitalism."
A Holiday Gift Guide for the Creative Neurodivergent Baddie in Your Life
You’ve Always Been This Way is a column written by Taylor Harris, a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman and 1980s preschool dropout, who identifies...
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Sorry, Silicon bros. Hands off my links. This year’s guide centers chronically overwhelmed AuDHD-ers and our neurodivergent kinfolk, who came straight outta gifted programs only to be thrown into an even worse program, called capitalism."
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Yeah, one of the many nightmare scenarios facing us is that a badly led and mostly destroyed intelligence infrastructure fails to prevent a major terrorist attack and that attack is then used as justification to speed up the fascism.
I do in fact stay awake at night sometimes thinking about how the MAGA ghouls are destroying actually-essential counterterrorism efforts in favor of directing resources towards brutalizing elderly taco truck workers
NEW: Oregon could lose nearly $18 million worth of terrorism prevention and emergency funding.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yeah, one of the many nightmare scenarios facing us is that a badly led and mostly destroyed intelligence infrastructure fails to prevent a major terrorist attack and that attack is then used as justification to speed up the fascism.
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If you are a voter in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District and also a fan of The Wire, I will, on evidence you voted today, pen a personal apology for having killed any character you cared for.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If you are a voter in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District and also a fan of The Wire, I will, on evidence you voted today, pen a personal apology for having killed any character you cared for.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
And yes, this assumes Wire fans do not vote for some cheese-eating supplicant to any tinpot dictator.
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Reports of DOGE’s death aren’t highly exaggerated, they’re wrong. Follow @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social on a voyage into the federal agencies where all your favorite young engineers are burrowed in ”like ticks.”
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I'll just note that whether Hegseth specifically ordered the 2nd shot or not, is irrelevant to his culpability under the law for issuing the unlawful attack order in the first place. He told the Admiral to kill everyone on the boat.
That itself is murder under US law and international law.
That itself is murder under US law and international law.
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I'll just note that whether Hegseth specifically ordered the 2nd shot or not, is irrelevant to his culpability under the law for issuing the unlawful attack order in the first place. He told the Admiral to kill everyone on the boat.
That itself is murder under US law and international law.
That itself is murder under US law and international law.
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ad manager: did you get that region-specific sales post up like i told ya?
graphic designer: sure did boss, fucking dystopic just like you asked
ad manager: what
graphic designer: sure did boss, fucking dystopic just like you asked
ad manager: what
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
ad manager: did you get that region-specific sales post up like i told ya?
graphic designer: sure did boss, fucking dystopic just like you asked
ad manager: what
graphic designer: sure did boss, fucking dystopic just like you asked
ad manager: what
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Ok #lawsky, the hearing on OC's motion to be relieved in this case was conducted today. Want to know how it went? Immediately afterwards, the Court sent EVERY ATTORNEY IN OC'S FIRM an email ordering them to be in court for a sanctions hearing in 2 weeks. Transcript will be posted as soon as I get it
Opposing counsel just submitted an application to the court to adjourn the trial tomorrow and didn't cc me on it and said it was OK because I wouldn't be prejudiced and didn't tell the court that I'd already submitted opposition to his formal request and the court adjourned it???
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Ok #lawsky, the hearing on OC's motion to be relieved in this case was conducted today. Want to know how it went? Immediately afterwards, the Court sent EVERY ATTORNEY IN OC'S FIRM an email ordering them to be in court for a sanctions hearing in 2 weeks. Transcript will be posted as soon as I get it
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Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
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By this point in 2025, if you're still falling for Axios bait I can only assume you want to get got
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
By this point in 2025, if you're still falling for Axios bait I can only assume you want to get got
Instead of floor and ceiling, I would honestly make "This is America." My preferred slogan and use it to emphasize rule of law and support a diverse workforce and citizenry.
It becomes both "Yes we can" for things we should be able to have while acting as a fuck you to Republican lawlessness.
It becomes both "Yes we can" for things we should be able to have while acting as a fuck you to Republican lawlessness.
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Instead of floor and ceiling, I would honestly make "This is America." My preferred slogan and use it to emphasize rule of law and support a diverse workforce and citizenry.
It becomes both "Yes we can" for things we should be able to have while acting as a fuck you to Republican lawlessness.
It becomes both "Yes we can" for things we should be able to have while acting as a fuck you to Republican lawlessness.
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The critical thing here is that Leavitt is distancing Hegseth from the final act of delivering the ultimate order for the strike that killed the two men in the water. She only acknowledges that Hegseth directed the initial destroying of the boat.
That raises new Qs:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
That raises new Qs:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The critical thing here is that Leavitt is distancing Hegseth from the final act of delivering the ultimate order for the strike that killed the two men in the water. She only acknowledges that Hegseth directed the initial destroying of the boat.
That raises new Qs:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
That raises new Qs:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.