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Salomé Viljoen

@salome.bsky.social

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Assistant Prof at Michigan Law || I think about how the law thinks about data || pro science and technology, anti scams

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · Mar 31

incredible resource here, please share!!

Esteban J. Quiñones, Ph.D. @estebanjq.bsky.social · Mar 31

The Impact Map or Federal Cuts Tracker Map is finally live‼️

Check the 🗺️ out theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...

Explore how federal cuts are affecting your state or community and share this WIDELY 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Screenshot of Impact Map or Federal Cuts Tracker Map

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18h

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 19h

The idea of a U.S. president, all on his own, levying taxes and appropriating revenue would have been entirely alien to the framers.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

“.. there is the question of how the bond market will react to tariff revenue being redirected away from lowering the deficit.”

@barrons.com
www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 20h

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 20h

Much to agree with in this post. One bone to pick (not even w/ Matthew): reject the "AI companies couldn't predict the bad effects of AI" narrative. it isn't true and it lets companies off the hook. There is *decades* of research from many people who did, in fact, predict many of these harms.

Matthew Hughes @matthewhughes.bsky.social · 21h

My latest newsletter is about how the generative AI industry made us fear the wrong things.

AGI won't kill us all, and AI won't take our jobs. But it'll still harm us.

Generative AI a paper tiger, with a real tiger behind it.

whatwelost.substack.com/p/generative...

Generative AI is a Paper Tiger with a Real Tiger Behind It

We Were Afraid Of The Wrong Stuff

whatwelost.substack.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21h

Curious what reporters are asking this? in any case, Trump keeps leaning into it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Q: Are you planning to invoke the Insurrection Act?

TRUMP: Well, it's been invoked before. If you look at Chicago -- Chicago is a great city where's a lot of crime and if the governor can't do the job, we'll do that job.

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 20h

tapping the sign*

*the sign that says Stephen Miller believes being mean to him = domestic terrorism

skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 20h

The watchlist is just going to be every person in America www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22h

There are troubling signs the administration aims to attack critics of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and ICE in much the same way that it is attacking immigrant communities. trib.al/cWzElja

Trump’s War on America Is Expanding

The president is now unleashing state violence at home and abroad, illegally and with impunity.

trib.al

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 23h

I wonder if history has any lessons about what happens when large concentrations of armed soldiery stop getting paid.

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 23h

Okay so you have the National Guard deployed to several American cities and plan on sending them to more, so is the plan to actually not pay these people and just find out what happens?

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 23h

US House Speaker Johnson: Some legal analysts don't believe in shutdown backpay.

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 23h

"restoring trust in news"

Naught But Burning Hot Cola @stickfigured.bsky.social · 23h

I dont want FACTS, I want an absolutely equal 1:1 Democrat:Republican ratio. Each person states their fact or their opinion, the other has to nod, then they hug & we call it a day. Failing that, let a right winger punch a lefty over & over while we make the lefty say, "Fair point." Either way.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1d

A Compact for Control:
No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.
@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

www.insidehighered.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

It feels crazy even saying out loud everything that they're doing but this is all really happening.

Alt text: Screenshot of an article from The Cut titled “What happened at the South Shore apartment raid, exactly?” The article reports that on September 30, about 300 federal immigration agents stormed a five-story residential apartment in South Shore during an overnight raid. Witnesses said agents rappelled from helicopters, kicked down doors, used flash-bang grenades, and detained adults and children with zip ties. Thirty-seven people were arrested, including four U.S. citizen children. A resident, Pertissue Fisher, said she was handcuffed, had guns pointed at her, and held for hours despite being an American citizen. Photos from the scene showed broken doors, scattered toys, shoes, and food.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

DHS is repelling from helicopters into apartment buildings to raid them and zip tie children in the middle of the night while saying "fuck them kids." They're shooting at people on the streets and lying about it.

This is a hostile occupying force that is a threat to everyone's safety.

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 1d

yup!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

“In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian…Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians.”

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.

We drink their milkshake.

open.substack.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Doing some back of the napkin math on the Free Press acquisition, I've determined The Onion is worth $2 trillion.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 2d

Context: a judge’s house blew up today.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

In the last 2 weeks MAGA aligned people have done 2 attempted mass shootings of a gay bar and pride center in Arizona and Texas, murdered 2 teenage girls for mocking Charlie Kirk, and torched a judge's home.

Meanwhile, the government mobilized the military to go after the left.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

wrote this line yesterday:

"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 2d

you'll be shocked to find out he doesn't have a law degree

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Michael Leo Owens @milophd.bsky.social · 2d

“To begin to treat Americans and their leaders as outside the national community because of whom they voted for — to tie the rights of American citizenship to partisan loyalty — is to begin to strain the bonds of union.” - @jamellebouie.net

Opinion | Who Is Donald Trump Responsible To?

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 2d

its truly remarkable, you have to really take the measure of it and it's almost hard to comprehend it, but the president of the united states is having texas invade illinois and oregon just to make twitter content

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 2d

im going to go out on a limb and say, this is psychotic

it's instructive to ask, what would have stopped them from doing this? what could anyone have done differently that would have led them to conclude this extraordinary thing was unnecessary? and the answer is nothing

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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