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Liz Vladeck
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“Power without love is reckless & abusive, & love without power is sentimental & anemic.” Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Lifelong NY-er, Mets fan, proud mama. Слава україні! Tweets/opinions mine alone.
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IT'S THE CONSTITUTION STUPID...1/x
abovethelaw.com/2025/03/perk...
Perkins Coie Drags Trump Administration Clear To Hell In New Lawsuit - Above the Law
They're cooking.
abovethelaw.com
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“The Court got a very big one right—in ways that will almost certainly make it more difficult, as it should be, for the Trump administration to attempt to militarize domestic law enforcement based on dubious factual predicates.”

Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
199. Four Takeaways From the National Guard Ruling
A deep dive into last Tuesday's ruling in which a 6-3 majority of the Court stopped the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The violence & repression we're experiencing in the US are not the only threats to our future. Petty corruption leads to systemic rot: against it ALL Ukraine battles now on all our behalf. З новим роком, слава Україні ✊🏻🙏🏼🫶🏼
www.netflix.com/watch/801193...
Watch this moment from Servant of the People
After a Ukrainian high school teacher's tirade against government corruption goes viral on social media, he finds himself the country's new president.
www.netflix.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
An absolute gut punch!! Why, God, why?!?!? 🤬🤯😭
How the fuck do the Mets not keep Edwin Diaz when all it took was 3 yrs & $69 million from the Dodgers to steal him?

Unacceptable from a GM who is allegedly smarter than thou and an owner who is worth $23 billion & climbing & just got a new casino deal in Queens.

Wilpon-esque.

Smalltown shit.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
So much that is so fantastic here, but key word for me? JOY.
www.nyc.gov/site/media/s...
NYC Life Specials - NYC Media
www.nyc.gov
December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.

New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Witness statements are in for tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable."

Will Chamberlain: georgetown.box.com/s/w60foecfro...

Rob Luther: georgetown.box.com/s/21ugst1e58...

Me: georgetown.box.com/s/4tmr2fhnj3...

Show starts at 2:30 ET:
Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Accountable | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
www.judiciary.senate.gov
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
THIS.
*hauls out drum he’s been banging for over two decades* now would be the perfect time to reject Hutchinson v. Proxmire and recognize that Speech or Debate Clause immunity should ABSOLUTELY protect members’ communications with the public at large.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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russia’s Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) has published a 70-page manual for invaders to use against children in temporarily occupied territories, specifically targeting those from the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions👇
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Observation about bsky v the bad place (X) - there is still way too little info about Ukraine HERE...pls pay attention & amplify legit sources b/c it's a critical moment for the world. And if you don't know - time to learn! @timothysnyder.bsky.social is a great place to start...слава Україні!!! 🇺🇦
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Grandma Pearl shouting “it’s about time” from the election party in the sky.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Amid lots of good news tonight, psyched to see my Mom's hometown getting its first woman Mayor!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
City Council President Elected as First New Mayor of Detroit in 12 Years
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Did you know in 1890 manufacturing employees worked on average 100 hours a week? It would be decades before the eight-hour workday became real. It took labor activists and labor unions to turn the cry for change into policy and practice. www.americaamerica.news/p/a-labor-da...
A Labor Day Reflection
The last hazy days of summer—and a history of struggle
www.americaamerica.news
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Judge: I got a call at 2:36 a.m. because the govt chose this time on a holiday weekend to execute this plan. I have been up since then. I haven't been able to reach anyone from govt until this morning at 9:30 a.m. So absent this intervention, all children would already have been sent to Guatemala!
August 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This is the way
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hey @thedailyshow.com - MORE LESLIE JONES PLEASE!!! 💥💥💥
youtube.com/watch?v=V16R...
Leslie Jones Can’t Believe What Europeans Think of Americans | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The Onion will be available in almost every Barnes & Noble in the country starting this month! “RFK Jr. Fires Piss Czar” will be a visible headline sitting directly next to Bon Appetit and Guns & Ammo.
Do you think we will see The Onion on grocery store newspaper racks in the future or is it just not sustainable anymore to do that?
August 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Some incredibly good news:

One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print.

In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast.

In short, it’s working.

So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.
Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.
Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.
www.wsj.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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It’s hard to overstate how badly America needs the infectious energy of performers and artists right now. That particularly includes the exuberant Jon Baptiste and his joyful music.

www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
America, Wherefore Art Thou?
We found one answer when the buoyant Jon Baptiste lit up Central Park last night
www.americaamerica.news
August 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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ICE is targeting delivery drivers in DC, and MPD is helping them.

📌 ICE is not police
📌 DC law requires uniformed officers to show their badge and nameplate while on duty

And Uber needs to do better by its drivers!
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning.

Please take care when watching.
August 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM