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Illegal… ideas?
April 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
So, just to be clear. The greatest econ master strategy is making the markets swallow a multi-trillion dollar wipeout in exchange for countries saying they are maybe sorta open to dealing? lol.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 9
Pee Wee German said last night the global tariffs were the greatest economic strategy ever. Now reversing them is.
April 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Why would any country work on a deal when in 90 days he will do the same thing again? He’s turned tariffs on and off like 6 times already. He is not a serious person!
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 9
He's just making it up as he goes
Trump: "Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The narcissistic abuse cycle continues.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 9
He's just making it up as he goes
Trump: "Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
April 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Legitimate question: why does he think we should be trying to help Tesla?!?!?
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 28
Musk: I mean, have you Tim Walz, who is a huge jerk, running on stage with the Tesla stock price.. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?
March 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
History is history, and it is filled with a host of horrors.
March 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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georgetownlaw.bsky.social
Today, #GeorgetownLaw Dean William M. Treanor joined 79 law school deans in signing the letter posted below, issued March 26, 2025.

[ Those signing are expressing their personal views and are not speaking for their institutions. Find the full letter and list of signatories: bit.ly/4hSna6u ]
"As deans of law schools, we have a special responsibility for the legal profession. Recently, the federal government has imposed significant sanctions on the law firms of Perkins Coie, Covington & Burling, Paul Weiss, and Jenner & Block seemingly because of the clients they and their lawyers represented and litigation in which their lawyers participated. We write to reaffirm basic principles: The government should not punish lawyers and law firms for the clients they represent, absent specific findings that such representation was illegal or unethical. Punishing lawyers for their representation and advocacy violates the First Amendment and undermines the Sixth Amendment. We thus speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy." [Those signing are expressing their personal views and are not speaking for their institutions] List of law school deans who signed the March 26, 2025 letter: Nicholas W. Allard, Jacksonville University College of Law Johanna Bond, Rutgers Law School Lolita Buckner Inniss, University of Colorado Law School Marisa Cianciarulo, Western State College of Law Anthony W. Crowell, New York Law School Jerry Dickinson, University of Pittsburgh School of Law David L. Faigman, UC Law San Francisco Neil Fulton, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law James Hackney, Northeastern University School of Law Blake Hudson, Cumberland School of Law at Samford University Alena M. Allen, LSU Martin H. Brinkley, UNC Chapel Hill School of Law Cinnamon Carlarne, Albany Law School Brietta Clark, LMU Loyola Law School Judith Daar, NKU Chase College of Law Jeffrey C. Dobbins, Willamette University College of Law Roger A. Fairfax, Jr., Howard University School of Law Jace C. Gatewood, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Zelda B. Harris, Western New England University Melanie B. Jacobs, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Jessica Berg, UC Davis S. Todd Brown, Buffalo School of Law Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley School of Law Danielle M. Conway, Penn State Dickinson Law Camille M. Davidson, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Angela Felecia Epps, UNT Dallas College of Law Joshua Paul Fershée, Creighton University School of Law Leah Chan Grinvald, UNLV Boyd School of Law Cassandra L. Hill, Northern Illinois University College of Law Jelani Jefferson Exum, St. John’s University School of Law Additional law school deans who signed the March 26, 2025 letter: Roscoe Jones, Jr., Drake University Law School Jason Kreag, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Madeleine M. Landrieu, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Melanie Leslie, Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Beth McCormack, Vermont Law & Graduate School David D. Meyer, Brooklyn Law School Lumen N. Mulligan, University of Missouri–Kansas City Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Boston University School of Law Austen Parrish, UC Irvine School of Law LaVonda N. Reed, University of Baltimore School of Law Johanna Kalb, University of San Francisco School of Law Anita K. Krug, Chicago-Kent College of Law Renee Hutchins Laurent, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Odette Lienau, Boston College Law School William McGeveran, University of Minnesota Law School Richard Moberly, University of Nebraska College of Law Eboni S. Nelson, University of Connecticut School of Law Antony Page, Florida International University College of Law Wendy C. Perdue, University of Richmond School of Law Amelia Smith Rinehart, West Virginia University College of Law Michael J. Kaufman, Santa Clara University School of Law Joseph Landau, Fordham Law School Stacy L. Leeds, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University Stephen W. Mazza, University of Kansas School of Law James McGrath, Cooley Law School Fernando Moreno Orama, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Law School Jens David Ohlin, Cornell Law School Brian Pappas, University of North Dakota Andrew Perlman, Suffolk University Law School Jenny Roberts, Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law Additional law school deans who signed the March 26, 2025 letter: Jacob H. Rooksby, Gonzaga University School of Law Michael Sant’Ambrogio, Michigan State University College of Law Michael Hunter Schwartz, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific Jamelle C. Sharpe, University of Illinois College of Law Franita Tolson, USC Gould School of Law Michael Waterstone, UCLA School of Law Melanie D. Wilson, Washington and Lee University School of Law Paul Rose, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Robert A. Schapiro, University of San Diego School of Law Sean M. Scott, California Western School of Law Henry C. Strickland (Retired), Samford University William M. Treanor, Georgetown University Law Center Ronald Weich, Seton Hall Law School Charles H. Rose III, Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law Nicholas J. Schroeck, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Sudha Setty, City University of New York School of Law Patricia Timmons-Goodson, North Carolina Central University School of Law Anthony Eudelio Varona, Seattle University School of Law David J. Western, Appalachian School of Law
March 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
lol. spin spin spin.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 25
Speaker Johnson: What you did see, though, I think was top level officials doing their their job, doing it well and executing on a on a plan with precision
March 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
They’ve already decided to spin it this way. No heads will roll. Nothing will come of it. They will just attempt to gaslight everyone until the next crisis arises to divert attention.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 24
"Nobody was texting war plans" -- Pete Hegseth
March 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Not enough talk about the fact that the messages were set up to disappear into the ether in a few days/weeks.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 24
we live in a simulation
Hillary Clinton says "you gotta be kidding me" about Trump officials texting war plans
March 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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mattshuham.bsky.social
New: The “agreement” between Paul Weiss and the Trump admin is very different depending on what version you read – Trump's Truth Social post, or the internal firm version I obtained. DEI language, ref to "the Administration’s initiatives" etc differ. Full text here:

www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-w...
Trump And A Powerhouse Law Firm Are Telling Different Stories About Their Shocking Agreement
Paul Weiss buckled under Trump’s threats — but the firm’s chair circulated a different version of the “agreement” Trump published online.
www.huffpost.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:

"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
Jeremy and colleagues, Many deals I work on have concepts of conditional notice. This is mine. Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment, which should include at minimum (i) signing on to the firm amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie in its litigation fighting the Trump administration's executive order against it, ii) committing to broad future representation, regardless of whether powerful people view it as adverse to them, (iii) refusal to cooperate with the EEOC's request for personal information of our colleagues clearly targeted at intimidating non-white employees, (iv) public refusal to fire or otherwise force out employees at the Trump administration's directive or implied directive and (v) public commitment to maintenance of affinity groups and related initiatives. This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss' decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEl, representation and staffing has forced my hand. We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not continue to work here.
March 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What are some special considerations when owning a home on a lake?
March 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Hoya Saxa.
joshchafetz.bsky.social Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · Mar 6
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Bold of him to think most would want to work under him while he holds this position.
March 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JFC.
shannonrwatts.bsky.social Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · Mar 6
10 DEMOCRATS VOTED TO CENSURE REP AL GREEN:

Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
March 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Earthquake. I had a full earthquake dream last night that I actually remembered the details of this morning 😩
March 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Advice for young professionals: Learn what system of self-management works for you and apply it consistently to your work to optimize performance. Over time, as you gain a reputation for excellence, you will find that others have to adjust to your system, not the other way around.
February 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Now this is Doing Something.
mcuban.bsky.social Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Feb 11
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Exactly this.
stevenbeschloss.bsky.social Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Feb 9
Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.

Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.

Say equity, which a just society should pursue.

Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.
February 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Just to say the quiet part out loud, the point of having unelected judges in a democracy is so that *whether* acts of state are “legitimate” can be decided by someone other than the people who are undertaking them.

Vermeule knows this, of course. So does Vance.
February 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM