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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 13h

In fairness, we’re all feeling very sensitive about judicial power this fall.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21h

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 1d

We were thinking "how could you imagine anyone would do such a thing?"; they were thinking "I can totally imagine I would do precisely that thing" (so why would it be fanciful that we would be thinking exactly the same?).

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 1d

One conclusion I'm drawing is that the ease at which many were able to believe conspiracy theories like Jade Helm stemmed from the fact that they actually were quite taken by it (deployed against others, of course) -- so it made perfect sense to them to assume we'd find it equally alluring.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 1d

Now that AI is here, how can mega-consulting firms assure themselves that their overpaid 20-somethings won't use it in lieu of hopping themselves up on Adderall and pulling all-nighters to meet impossible work demands?

It's a crisis, I tell you!

AI Über Adderall

Another day, another AI hallucination story -- this time involving mega-consulting firm Deloitte, which just refunded a big chunk of change...

dsadevil.blogspot.com

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Guha Krishnamurthi @ggkrishnamoomoo.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier this summer, I presented Textualism Step Zero at the Harvard-Yale-Stanford Junior Faculty Forum

I begin with a confession of my failures and say something about a failure in textualism-hey, and this is different for me-even a way to fix that for textualism!

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

abstract of my paper Textualism Step Zero

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 1d

(How many years ago? It was on Sam Brownback being both the sort of guy who’d block a judicial nominee bc they attended a commitment ceremony of a lesbian friend, and also author a congressional resolution apologizing for segregation and slavery).

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 1d

Years ago I wrote about how the “genuinely crazy” GOPers were the ones most likely to surprise you precisely bc they’re true believers in something & that something is absolutely not anything that maps onto standard political reality. So they’re much less predictable than a run-of-the-mill GOP pol.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 1d

I love it when journalists subtly indicate that Trump is, in fact, a toddler. www.jta.org/2025/10/06/i...

Excerpt reading: "Trump also shared multiple pictures from the weekly Saturday night Tel Aviv demonstration calling for the hostages’ release, which also functions largely as an anti-Netanyahu protest. Trump, who has a longstanding interest in crowd sizes, did not comment on the pictures, but he cited the large numbers of people in the streets in Israel as evidence that Israelis want the war to end during his joint appearance with Netanyahu."

The passage "Trump, who has a longstanding interest in crowd sizes," is highlighted.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 2d

I’ll note that while SCOTUS complains lower courts aren’t following its (unreasoned and opaque) shadow docket orders in cases it sees as substantially similar, the Trump admin loves trying to skirt court orders by tweaking one tiny fact and then doing exactly what it was just forbidden from doing.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

Date Filed
Oct 5, 2025
Description
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SCHEDULING ORDER: This Court, having received Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and request for Expedited Hearing, ECF 59, sets a hearing by Telephonic Conference at 7:00
p.m. tonight, October 5, 2025, before Judge Karin J. Immergut. Access information for "LISTEN ONLY" phone number for the Hearing. Telephone Number: 1-571-353-2301 (toll-free 1-833-
990-9400); Guest Meeting ID: 812-980-
324#. Note: If dropped from the conference, please rejoin the conference.
For complete conference connection instructions and etiquette guidelines, refer to ord.uscourts.gov/cms. Ordered on 10/5/25 by Judge Karin J. Immergut. (jy)
(Entered: 10/05/2025)

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 2d

I remember a study asking Americans their opinion on foreign aid. They thought we spent way too much on it. Then they were asked “ok, as a % of the fed budget, how much should we spend on foreign aid?” and they pitched a number at least an order of magnitude higher than what we actually spent.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 2d

Guys, is it a problem when the Diaspora Minister hates diaspora Jews and loves diaspora antisemites?

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 2d

An ignoramus fascist proudly appointed and backed by a more educated and worldly fascist

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

Wait, what?

HLS Visiting Professor Placed on Leave After Arrest For Firing Pellet Gun Near Brookline Synagogue | News | The Harvard Crimson

A visiting professor at Harvard Law School was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after allegedly firing a pellet gun outside of a Brookline synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur.

www.thecrimson.com

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 3d

A useful feature on here would be a way for people to tag their own posts as ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ for when they’re just posting HOLY SHIT or THIS GUY out of context

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

“It's so funny what people who have never been discriminated against think is oppression!"

a woman wearing a black dress and a white shirt is dancing in front of a door

ALT: a woman wearing a black dress and a white shirt is dancing in front of a door

media.tenor.com

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yes, that’s long been obvious. Evangelicals love Israel (well, fewer now, but you know) and love their own self-created construct of “Jews”, but they detest the actual Jews that actually live here.

On Loving -Jews- and Hating Jews

www.associationforjewishstudies.org

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

Often I give Nathaniel a bottle in his crib before his nap. And usually, he finishes the bottle, puts it down, finds his pacifier (which is in the crib but not handed to him), puts it in his mouth, and then goes to sleep — all on his own.

For some reason, I swell with pride every time he does this.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

Bibi had already stated that Israel "has no better friends than US Christian Zionists", so it makes sense that cracks in *that* bloc will be Bibi's main focus. He's already written American Jews off.

(See also: a "Diaspora Affairs" minister who is openly contemptuous of diaspora Jews).

Netanyahu Says Israel Has No Better Friends Than US Christian Zionists | Christians United for Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Christians United For Israel conference Monday, affirming the American Christian Zionists as Israel’s best supporters. Netanyahu addressed the 2...

www.cufi.org

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

This is the end of a long road, but I actually kind of think Israel has given up on being supported by the bulk of diaspora American Jews (outside Orthodox Jews). It's evangelicals or bust; Jews are, at best, annoying gadflies to be a swatted away.

Israel to spend up to $4.1M to bolster support among Christians in western US, filings show - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

San Diego firm contracted to geofence churches, recruit pastors and tour an “October 7th Experience” exhibit as part of Israel's expanded global outreach efforts.

www.jta.org

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

And to close the loop, I think we need to be very sensitive to this implication because there is a long, problematic history where antisemitic resentment breeds from perception of Jews hogging more than their fair share, sucking up the oxygen, demand special perks other groups don't receive, etc.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

Again, without some implication either that Jews are overprotected or that Jews want to preserve an unjust *disparity* in protection, the "short term" language really makes no sense, which is why I read it as a critique of Jewish choices regarding how they are currently pursuing govt protections.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

It is not Jews' fault if other groups are underprotected, and enhancing others' protections (without decreasing Jewish protections) would not affect Jews' perception of their safety in the short or long term. But the rhetoric to me implied Jews were responsible for/desirous of the claimed disparity.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

If we're talking about the substantive level of protections themselves, then Jews do benefit (short and long term). If we're talking about the claim that other groups receive less protections, then Jews don't benefit (short or long term) and I don't know why they'd think they would.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

I get why a Jew would feel (short or long term) more protected by having enhanced security around their synagogue. I don't get, even in concept, why a Jew would feel (short or long term) more protected by a mosque *not* receiving similar protections, and I don't see such thinking in evidence.

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 3d

Put differently, it doesn't sound like the problem here has much to do with how the UK protects Jews at all. The problem may be what it does for other groups. But the rhetoric implies that Jews feel safer specifically by being *disproportionately* protected, which I don't see in evidence.

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