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Michael Jacobs

@abogadomike.bsky.social
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Gringo wisconseño. Mostly former attorney. Newly minted (but rather old) UMiami history grad student.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 8h
You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 7h
Enemy powers and domestic oligarchs. Make it a two-fer.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"F&ck the planet" by the New York Times
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I could use that kind of support in my mayor.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pal sent me the video, so....
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Green Bay Packers may have made enough moves so that their offensive line is just bad and not historically bad, and that might be enough to save their season.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 01/10/2026
"Federal agents engaged in a persistent and systematic pattern of flagrantly unconstitutional, indiscriminately abusive and frequently criminal acts during 'Operation Metro Surge,' " law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen writes.
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Opinion | Months later, legal accountability for Operation Metro Surge has finally begun
"Federal immigration agents are not above our laws. Those who commit crimes must be held responsible."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist
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J Patrice McSherry @jpmcsherry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/opi...
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¿Qué es el Escudo de las Américas? | El Mostrador
En este nuevo capítulo de “Mirada Internacional”, el excanciller Ignacio Walker analiza el verdadero sentido y alcance del Escudo de las Américas.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Executing prisoners is not a legitimate power of government, despite its long and barbaric history, and we should put an end to it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We’re running trillion dollar deficits at the federal level yet not finding the money to build a better society.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 01/10/2026
"An ambulance was seen arriving at the prison where Pike was to be executed and then leaving. Medical aid was being administered, according to online federal court records." The utter absurdity of the state trying twice to kill someone and then calling an ambulance. We must end the death penalty.
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Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyer says
Christa Pike, 50, was 18 when she murdered a classmate. She would be the first woman the state has executed in more than 200 years.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's hard to fathom that, let alone be OK with the fact that, the six people who allowed tonight to happen will start hearing cases next week, the outcome of which will affect us all.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been covering the death penalty in depth for a dozen years now, and few nights have been as disturbing and dispiriting as tonight. This was a moral, ethical, and legal failure on several different fronts from many different actors. It wasn't *just* SCOTUS, though they sure were a key part.
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After SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the execution
SCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Punitive wealth taxes is the moderate position.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
These are the people @heinrich.senate.gov counts as friends. He needs better friends. New Mexico needs better senators.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Academic here, yeah I know it’s September still!
Tintin cartoon
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mikelippert.bsky.social @mikelippert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Katie Britt had my reaction at Iowa gaining 90+ yds in under 2 mins.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Wile E Coyote Super Genius
ALT: Wile E Coyote Super Genius
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
September 29, the traditional beginning of the Christmas season.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you have experience FOIAing cities for airport cameras, I need help please.
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Cep Chile @cepchile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📚 Nuestros investigadores Aldo Mascareño y Juan Rozas presentan su libro “La Condición Postdemocrática en Chile”. 🗓 Lun 5 oct · ⏰ 11:00 a 13:00 h. 📍 Campus Casona de Las Condes de la UNAB. 👉 Más información: agenda.unab.cl/evento/lanzamiento-d…
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A provocative article in Rolling Stone titled "What some folks really mean when they claim to have never done the Humpty Hump."
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Brazil should ban X. In fact, every country would be better without it.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We're witnessing a slow-moving coup attempt. Much of the actions done out in the open.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I make no apologies. my9games.com/en/s/1bf8204...
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You don’t need to be on that site. You really don’t.
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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#FreeSpeech News Hollywood Reporter reporting that YouTube, TikTok and Meta platforms are refusing to take even paid ads for Alex Gibney's documentary which takes a, let's say, sceptical and questioning view of Elon Musk's career, personality and alleged achievements. "Musk" opens on 9 October.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Man Who Saved The World. May his memory be a blessing.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oligarch solidarity www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Read alongside the Google Search remedies ruling, the Google Ad Tech case changes very little for Google's monopolies," writes Karina Montoya on the newly unsealed remedies memorandum.
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A Deep Dive into the Antitrust Remedies that Spared Google's Ad Tech Business
Read alongside the Google Search remedies ruling, the Google Ad Tech case changes very little for Google’s monopolies, writes Karina Montoya.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When people say it feels weird that we would ask Congress to be powerful; you have to understand that we have been Unitary Executive red-pilled. The Founders very clearly believed that the two Houses of Congress were the movers and shakers: No Kings (American Revolution), No Masters (Civil War).
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wait what?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brutal L for RonJon here.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I always had the same question about so many BigLaw antitrust attorneys milling around at the ABA Spring Meeting.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don't think the United States should invade Cuba. This, to me, sounds like a bad idea. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...
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U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is a sharp prediction from @aselrod.bsky.social: In the post-Trump era, many MAGA commentators will try to leave the stench of their support for him behind. "Some chunk of the far-right commentariat will try to make safe passage back to mainstream media. We should not let them." Indeed!
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey @heinrich.senate.gov you might want to check in on your dumbass friend at DHS.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s the 20s and America is ready for an anti-vice campaign to sweep the nation.
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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wondering who owned the record for most pairs of snowshoes in Miami before me.
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Tim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cowardly California Attorney General Rob Bonta has led other state AGs to accept the weakest possible terms & greenlight Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. CNN is now under the yoke of the Trump-aligned Ellisons. Layoffs to come as the news network tacks further & further to the far right.
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Attorney General Bonta Caves to Pressure from Billionaires and Gavin Newsom, Paves Way for Disastrous Paramount-Warner Bros. Mega-Merger
"The capitulation marks a new low," says Jessica J. González. "It’s a sad day for all of us because it will cut jobs & raise prices, as it consolidates the media even more to enable authoritarians."
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m here for this.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/09/2026
And there you have it. Trump in the 20s.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🧵 Extremely disappointing cave.
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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 21/09/2026
I truly do not understand why everyone who ever argued for the unitary executive theory isn't on their hands and knees begging the rest of us for forgiveness after seeing what their insane dictatorship theory has created
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Open Markets Institute legal director Sandeep Vaheesan argues the Google antitrust remedies let the company "generally gets to keep its unfair advantages in the market" despite two separate rulings that it broke the law.
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The Google Remedies Turn Landmark Verdicts Into a Whimper
Two jurists have now ruled that Google broke the law and yet refused to take away the company’s competitive weapons, writes Sandeep Vaheesan.
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Michael Jacobs @abogadomike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
At least we can’t blow a 4th quarter lead? #GoPackGo?
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