Secular Jen 🫘
@secularjen.bsky.social
Stay secular, friends. Keep religion for the religious.
Cherish public education. It's how we find our true geniuses and give kids a window to the world.
We belong among the wildflowers.
Stay safe.
#Leguminati 🫘
Cherish public education. It's how we find our true geniuses and give kids a window to the world.
We belong among the wildflowers.
Stay safe.
#Leguminati 🫘
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Secular Jen 🫘
@secularjen.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Three years since the Dobbs decision.
(Based on Sting's "Russians".)
(Based on Sting's "Russians".)
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Oh hey look who showed up to support striking Starbucks baristas.
While the Unfair Labor Practices strike is ongoing, remember:
DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Pass it on.
While the Unfair Labor Practices strike is ongoing, remember:
DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Pass it on.
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Oh hey look who showed up to support striking Starbucks baristas.
While the Unfair Labor Practices strike is ongoing, remember:
DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Pass it on.
While the Unfair Labor Practices strike is ongoing, remember:
DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
Pass it on.
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Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Seeing through Hegseth’s blame-shifting as he drives the bus over admiral Bradley
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You’ve probably seen that the 3rd Circuit ruled that Alina Habba wasn’t properly appointed by the administration as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. This piece explains why the court reached that conclusion. It was a unanimous decision. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Third Circuit Says "No" To Alina Habba as Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
Monday morning, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump’s appointee to be U.S.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You’ve probably seen that the 3rd Circuit ruled that Alina Habba wasn’t properly appointed by the administration as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. This piece explains why the court reached that conclusion. It was a unanimous decision. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
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The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
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This guy was convicted of smuggling nearly a million pounds of cocaine. And President Trump is going to let him out of jail scot-free? C’mon.
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This guy was convicted of smuggling nearly a million pounds of cocaine. And President Trump is going to let him out of jail scot-free? C’mon.
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So much for tough on drugs. This is an embarrassment to our rule of law, and Wisconsinites need some answers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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Guardsman who survived Washington shooting gives thumbs up, still in serious condition reut.rs/4pLKsiP
Guardsman who survived Washington shooting gives thumbs up, still in serious condition
The surviving National Guardsman shot by a gunman last week near the White House gave medical personnel a thumbs up when asked if he could hear them and also wiggled his toes in response, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said on Monday.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Guardsman who survived Washington shooting gives thumbs up, still in serious condition reut.rs/4pLKsiP
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A 3rd Circuit panel unanimously ruled that Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. The ruling was the latest blow to President Trump and his DOJ as they seek to install loyalists to oversee key US attorney offices around the country reut.rs/4iB06LC
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A 3rd Circuit panel unanimously ruled that Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. The ruling was the latest blow to President Trump and his DOJ as they seek to install loyalists to oversee key US attorney offices around the country reut.rs/4iB06LC
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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses https://gothamist.com/news/starbucks-to-pay-35m-to-nyc-workers-after-city-alleges-years-of-abuses
Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses
Baristas at a Starbucks on Broadway where workers went on strike in February.
The city says about 15,000 employees will get paid $50 for each week worked over a three-year period. For some workers, that's thousands of dollars. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses https://gothamist.com/news/starbucks-to-pay-35m-to-nyc-workers-after-city-alleges-years-of-abuses
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She was first in her family to go to college.
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
She was first in her family to go to college.
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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BREAKING: The GOP-led House Armed Services Committee is joining the Senate in its bipartisan investigation into Pete Hegseth's alleged “kill them all” order for the Caribbean boat that resulted in a missile strike on survivors.
This is the beginning of the end for Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
This is the beginning of the end for Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM
BREAKING: The GOP-led House Armed Services Committee is joining the Senate in its bipartisan investigation into Pete Hegseth's alleged “kill them all” order for the Caribbean boat that resulted in a missile strike on survivors.
This is the beginning of the end for Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
This is the beginning of the end for Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
🎁 GIFT 🎁
“The message here in Minnesota,” Mr. Walz said, “is if you commit a crime, if you commit fraud against public dollars, you are going to go to prison.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
“The message here in Minnesota,” Mr. Walz said, “is if you commit a crime, if you commit fraud against public dollars, you are going to go to prison.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
🎁 GIFT 🎁
“The message here in Minnesota,” Mr. Walz said, “is if you commit a crime, if you commit fraud against public dollars, you are going to go to prison.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
“The message here in Minnesota,” Mr. Walz said, “is if you commit a crime, if you commit fraud against public dollars, you are going to go to prison.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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JUST IN: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
The Czech-born British playwright is known for Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. Stoppard also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
JUST IN: Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
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Hegseth’s foolish threat to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military to refuse illegal orders is more sickening in light of his illegal order to “kill everyone” after two wounded men survived his first military strike. Hegseth must be held accountable.
www.americaamerica.news/p/must-pete-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/must-pete-...
Must Pete Hegseth Be Investigated Now?
A Saturday Prompt
www.americaamerica.news
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hegseth’s foolish threat to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for urging military to refuse illegal orders is more sickening in light of his illegal order to “kill everyone” after two wounded men survived his first military strike. Hegseth must be held accountable.
www.americaamerica.news/p/must-pete-...
www.americaamerica.news/p/must-pete-...
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Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
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"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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So far, Trump has pardoned:
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So far, Trump has pardoned:
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
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He was on a panel months ago where Wittes asked him and Ruth Marcus how bad the destruction at DOJ and FBI was. Marcus painted a pretty dire picture and then Goldsmith said it was even worse. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Situation: So Much Worse Than You Thought
Just how bad is The Situation at the Justice Department?
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
He was on a panel months ago where Wittes asked him and Ruth Marcus how bad the destruction at DOJ and FBI was. Marcus painted a pretty dire picture and then Goldsmith said it was even worse. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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I know you already know, but for other folks who don't, Goldsmith was previously head of OLC, is a genuinely brilliant mind on executive authority and separation of powers, and is usually very cautious about making claims this unqualified and direct. That he is saying it so starkly is v significant
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I know you already know, but for other folks who don't, Goldsmith was previously head of OLC, is a genuinely brilliant mind on executive authority and separation of powers, and is usually very cautious about making claims this unqualified and direct. That he is saying it so starkly is v significant
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Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...