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Greg Lipper

@theglipper.bsky.social

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Criminal and constitutional lawyer; former church-state separator; (virtual) taekwondo student; theater and improv lover. #NeverSkeet (he/him/his) https://www.lipperlaw.com

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · Mar 21

More like Paul Yikes amirite.

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 9h

Yikes!

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 10h

Her iconic right eyebrow is the OG outlier.

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 10h

Hi, Lacey!!!

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h

Spotted a Rule 11 sanctions poster in the wild today

Man stands with poster that says “rule 11 sanctions”

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 11h

Egads.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 11h

It was only a matter of time before these stories started to come out
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

The former member of Congress, who is now running for California governor, also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”

www.politico.com

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 11h

Whoa. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Bruce Cutler, Pugnacious Lawyer for the Mob Boss John Gotti, Dies at 77

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 17h

It is an optimal time to commit (alleged) federal crimes.

Elizabeth Joh @elizabethjoh.bsky.social · 17h

🚨A quarter of all FBI agents have been assigned to immigration enforcement www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 17h

As a vegan I do not smoke pigeons.

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 17h

That is a good start.

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 18h

Oh gosh I'm going to be 40,000 Yikeses in debt by then.

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 20h

9to5mac.com/2025/10/08/f...

Ex veteran Apple marketing exec challenges Tim Cook on ICEBlock

The controversy over Apple removing ICEBlock from the App Store is showing no signs of ending. The latest development is...

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 20h

Yikes.

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 21h

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h

Andrew Cuomo will announce a proposal on Wednesday to scrap the plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City if elected mayor, saying he would rebuild the jails and not relocate detainees to new borough-based jail facilities.

Cuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Jails Open

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

Uh oh.

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

“Apple’s cowardly abandonment of ICEBlock
… is perhaps the best evidence yet that Apple’s arguments in favor of their App Store being the single source for third-party software do not hold water.”

AltStore State of the Union

Link to: https://rileytestut.com/blog/2025/10/07/evolving-altstore-pal/

daringfireball.net

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

Hooms are you high.

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

Hooooo boy.

"Counsel Relied upon Unvetted AI ... to Defend His Use of Unvetted AI"

Plus, "I don't know how you can vehemently deny that when the evidence is staring us all in the face. That denial is still very troubling to me."

reason.com

Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

*alleged murder bistro

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 1d

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

Good cheese is an oxymoron, darth 😀

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

No no no no no no no no nope. (She is 77 years old.)

Axios @axios.com · 1d

Scoop: Maine Gov. Janet Mills is poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Scoop: Mills poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Gov. Janey Mills' entry into the race would set off another complicated Democratic primary.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 1d

Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

Feared Sudanese Warlord Is Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity