Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Comey's MTD notes that Trump has made more explicit threats than 8647 (tho leaves out Milley and Mike Pence). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 425372
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Comey's MTD makes an interesting historical argument. I guess this is for Sammy Alito's benefit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 719341
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/07/2026zeteo.com/p/trump-iran...zeteo.comWhy Trump Has ‘No F*cking Way Out’ of His Failed Iran WarTrump’s not ready to fully wave the white flag, but his team is also largely ‘too scared’ to tell the president a ‘massive’ escalation against Iran won’t work, sources tell Zeteo. 925361
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubRita Moore @ritamoore.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Important corollary: people are LESS likely to support authoritarian leaders if people around them don't. This is where "social proof" comes in. Be vocal and visible to social circles and neighbors about your resistance against authoritarians AND your support of pro-democracy candidates and causes 6389176
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The ongoing Musk nazi tweets just have me wondering if corporate boards are even a thing anymore 1424056513
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A Modest Proposal: Since Stephen Miller insists Haitians must be deported to Haiti, which is not habitable, why should we have to wait for Katie and Elon to self-deport to the moon until it is habitable? 2547869
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We know this, in part, bc the states sued (as well as some people who lost grants). 9381104
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubTJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 27/07/2026This case illustrates why we must not allow Meta to normalise its pervert glasses.irishtimes.comLorcan Murphy’s use of ‘spy pen’ to record women in Dublin part of ‘path to future crime’The Dubliner was jailed this month for murdering US nurse Mackenzie Michalski in Hungary 416660
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 27/07/20261. American taxpayers are spending $2 BILLION every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals. 611636786
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubLuke Kawa @ljkawa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026An extremely well-deserved victory lap from Bishop: The “index crossed into TACO territory on Wednesday and shot through its three key precedents on Thursday,” with pivot said to begin “after President Trump’s ‘mindset started to change on Thursday evening’” 221151
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026BREAKING: A statement from the Office of the Attending Physician says Mitch McConnell "is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office." A photo from McConnell's office: 10611611367
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The sigh I let out when Jay sent me this notice. I looked them up. Because I like punishing myself. 17412101
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Update: Kagan denied this request for a stay. 311331
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 27/07/2026The Justice Department is requesting that the NAACP's Clean Air Act citizen enforcement against an xAI data center be dismissed for national security reasons. @energylawprof.bsky.social explains how this novel strategy exemplifies how security claims are reshaping energy permitting.lawfaremedia.orgPowering Data Centers and the Permitting ProblemThe Justice Department’s bid to nix a Clean Air Act suit against xAI’s turbines shows how security claims reshape energy permitting. 43318
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/07/2026In Cisco, #SCOTUS not only (unpersuasively) eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute, but it effectively neutered a 22-year-old precedent for no other reason than that the Republican appointees disagree w/ it. Today’s “One First” goes deep into the ruling—and why stare decisis is really *is* for suckers:stevevladeck.com240. The Rise and Fall of the Alien Tort StatuteThe Court's June 23 ruling in Cisco was significant not only for what it means for human rights accountability, but for the justices' approach to stare decisis. 1029696
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026There's a lot of people newly paying attention to Zelenskyy's eye on Iran. I think if Ukraine can DEFINITIVE show Trump is knowingly lying abt RU and China helping Iran it would corner him somewhat. That may be why Ukraine struck a ship in the Caspian (Israel previously struck a port there). 16468112
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 27/07/2026extremely lucky to still make a living writing on the internet. we have many supporters/subscribers and i'm mostly an optimistic person. then i see something like this and i want to scream forever into a pillow. AI account ripping off our reporting about AI ripping off authors, goes viral, no link 616946
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026What do you want to bet this position will end up doing something exceedingly corrupt to help Jared Kushner? www.justice.gov/legal-career... 531599
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026WSJ has now covered the Caspian strike. As I've noted, Israel already struck Iran in the Caspian, and obviously Iran has been involved in Ukraine from the start. www.wsj.com/world/two-wa...wsj.comTwo Wars Converge in the Caspian Sea as Ukraine Hits Iranian Supply Line to RussiaTehran is threatening retaliation for long-range drone strikes that highlight its ties with Moscow. 116538
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“.. Despite all this government backing, Oracle’s stock price has been on a wild round trip to nowhere .. “.. S&P Global Ratings downgraded the .. debt to one level above junk, and the threat of a Moody’s Ratings cut looms.” @markgongloff.bsky.social $ORCL $PSKY www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 42959258
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“The Ellisons Aren’t Having the Best Year” @opinion.bloomberg.com 56718133
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 27/07/2026“Complaint fails to state a viable defamation claim against Defendants. First, Director Patel does not plausibly allege that Defendants published any challenged statement from the Article with ‘actual malice” The Atlantic asks court to dismiss Kash Patel’s lawsuit 151088298
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Statement from Abbe Lowell and Marilyn Bednarski, my emphasis: 15694227
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 21/07/2026“My brother is just a vessel. It’s like they have to have a body to put in jail. And unfortunately, that happens to be my brother.” Much more here from Ana Bell, brother of Prairieland defendant Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada, who spoke with me not long after the anniversary of her brother’s arrest:newrepublic.comMy Brother Was Sentenced to 30 Years for Moving a Box of ZinesThe sister of a defendant in the Prairieland case, which targeted Texas ICE protesters, speaks out. 1373191
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026One could write a Masters thesis on the differential response this video has gotten on all the different social media platforms. On Xitter, unsurprisingly, it is disgusting. 1032257
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The perspective you need on the proposed Trump Saudi nuclear deal from a man with deep knowledge and a special perspective on it, @jonatomic.bsky.social. Must read. newrepublic.com/article/2133...newrepublic.comTrump’s Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia Looks More Like a FavorThe agreement includes a number of worrying U.S. concessions, raising concerns that Saudi Arabia is taking advantage of its close financial ties to the Trump family. 16229119
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026“More than 150 medics have arrived at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany in recent days. “The hospital is the primary location for treating troops injured in combat in the Middle East.” www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comU.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East, Giving Trump Options to Expand Iran WarThe influx of troops, medics and weaponry follows the deaths of three U.S. soldiers in an Iranian attack at a base in Jordan. 19277144
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"Kiss My Ass:" Trump Looses the Nukes to Placate Crown Prince Bonesaw emptywheel.net/2026/07/23/k...emptywheel.net"Kiss My Ass:" Trump Looses the Nukes to Placate Crown Prince Bonesaw - emptywheelAt a time when the Saudis are cutting back spending, partly in response to the Iran War Trump started and failed to defend Saudi Arabia from, Trump agreed to give them nukes. 218560
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026More Concerns about the Investigative Misconduct by Harmeet Dhillon's Team emptywheel.net/2026/07/23/m...emptywheel.netMore Concerns about the Investigative Misconduct by Harmeet Dhillon's Team - emptywheelA second Cities Church defendant, Thomas Tier, has complained about the use of Customs summonses to get communication records and other evidence in violation of the law. 017168
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"Kiss My Ass:" Trump Looses Nukes to Placate Crown Prince Bonesaw (Updated, with Trump's attempted TACO) emptywheel.net/2026/07/23/k...emptywheel.net"Kiss My Ass:" Trump Looses Nukes to Placate Crown Prince Bonesaw - emptywheelAt a time when the Saudis are cutting back spending, partly in response to the Iran War Trump started and failed to defend Saudi Arabia from, Trump agreed to give them nukes. 418862
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I remind, again, that the lady in charge of protecting against such violations of civil rights is, herself, a Sikh immigrant. 4409104
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/07/2026THREAD: Join me on a trip down memory lane given the news that Trump has inked a nuclear deal with the Saudis (in the middle of a war he started to end nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.) Who remembers The Middle East Marshall Plan from Trump 1.0? 1/ www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comExclusive | Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for KingdomThe deal could mean large profits for American companies but also is likely to raise concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. 1891764796
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/07/2026BREAKING: Jim Jordan has referred Jack Smith to the DOJ for a perjury investigation. They say he lied when he said the toll records he got didn't include text message content. Which is true. The text messages Smith got came from the Archives. www.cbsnews.com/news/house-c...cbsnews.comHouse committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack SmithThe GOP chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the DOJ to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to C... 3412964976
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubJJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The TYSON callsign ICE tried to hide these airplanes Not invisible 5278105
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/07/2026NEW: The Senate DEFEATS the war powers resolution the House just passed. Fetterman voted with republicans. Collins votes with dems. Murkowski and Rand Paul didn't vote. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...cbsnews.comSenate fails to advance latest attempt to limit Trump's Iran war powersThe Senate rejected an attempt to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days. 2131417618
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/07/20261956 Republican National platform. 39447671748
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/07/2026I'd vote for Van Hollen to be Senate Majority Leader. Just my two cents :) 1201619298
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The DC Circuit won't reinstate Trump's effort to create a brand new deportation process at the border that's untethered to anything in the Immigration and Nationality Act and directly contradicts extensive other provisions of the law. Good. 1766187
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/07/2026For nearly an hour during the hearing, Judge Arun Subramanian grilled DOJ attorneys over their handling of the subpoenas and accompanying docs. DOJ admitted that it made statements that were “not correct” in its filings to the magistrate judge, but claimed the errors were “inadvertent.” 591062203
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026JUST IN: A day after the 2nd Circuit upheld the detention of Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi, the 4th Circuit goes the other way, upholding the *release* of Georgetown research Badar Khan Suri. 2-1 ruling. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28... 3336115
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026And here's another one: Judge Ellison says the 5th circuit stay has no bearing on him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 319435
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026So far, it appears the district judges in CA5 are operating as though this stay ruling does not bind them. Here's the latest from Judge Saldana, who acknowledges it but says the lack of analysis means there's nothing to follow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 6351119
Reposted by Cynthia Hope Laubalex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 23/07/2026there was a recent bug in the Bluesky app that caused some people's chat permission settings to switch to "No one" we already fixed the bug, but folks may want to double-check their settings to make sure they are set the way they want. go here: bsky.app/messages/set... look for these settings: 30292228
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A federal magistrate judge has ruled that Trump must turn over detailed financial information in connection with his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The decision opened the door for the BBC to explore the finances of more than 400 companies owned by a Trump family trust.politico.comJudge says Trump must hand over financial records to BBC 22044891329
Reposted by Cynthia Hope LaubKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026BREAKING: For the second time in as many months, the House just voted to curb Trump's authority in Iran. The measure cleared 214-208, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in support. 712138521