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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 13h

A good summation of David Brooks and "civility" politics generally: no one on the right-wing can ever be described honestly, while everyone who isn't on the right-wing is always portrayed as a radical breaking cherished norms.

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bree bird 🇨🇦 @goose.ski · 13h

ok i’m kind of miffed that the russian bot farm problem was this easy to mitigate against and i really wish ukraine had done it years ago now

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I think the media should probably say out loud more often that the President is psychotic

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That’s one of the worst judges in the literal worst court in Tennessee, so

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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.

All this time, while Defendants have refused to identify Does 4 and 5 or respond to Leo’s discovery requests, the six-month statute of limitations on his FTCA claims has nearly expired. So, on October 6, Leo sought Defendants’ consent to file an amended complaint that (1) adds his FTCA claims against the United States and (2) adds the names of Does 1, 2, and 3. These minimal changes are shown in a redline attached to this filing.
Defendants, however, refused to consent to Leo’s amendments because there is not a protective order in place. One of Defendants’ positions with respect to the protective order is that the “full legal names” of all government employees “should be confidential.” (ECF 109, at 2). That position, apparently, means that Defendants even oppose Leo identifying specific officers in his lawsuit against those very officers based on their misconduct in carrying out their public duties. Because Defendants will not consent to Leo’s amendments, Leo has filed this motion for leave.

Justice also requires granting Leo leave to name the Doe officers as defendants. Despite DHS’s remarkable position that all government employees’ names are confidential, parties routinely sue government employees by name. In fact, Rule 10(a) “requires a complaint to ‘include the names of all the parties.’” Doe v. Frank, 951 F.2d 320, 322 (11th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a)). “Lawsuits are public events.” Id. Rule 10(a) “protects the public’s legitimate interest in knowing all of the facts involved, including the identity of the parties.” Id. Only in an “exceptional case” can a party’s name be withheld from the public. Id. And that bar is even higher for public employees since their employment “diminishes their privacy interests” given “the corresponding public interest in knowing how public employees are performing their jobs.” Stern v. FBI, 737 F.2d 84, 92 (D.C. Cir. 1984);

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thank you, Nashville, for voting me best attorney in multiple areas of law I have never practiced. Your confidence means the world to me.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When this national nightmare finally ends, there is going to be a huge amount of pressure to just “move on” without holding the vast number of people who participated in these ongoing atrocities accountable for them. It is essential to resist that pressure.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Never forget (that this scene was about Tucker Carlson).

“Have you ever read Mein Kampf?” scene from Succession

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026

this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished

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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A lawyer for Christa Pike confirmed to the Banner that she had been administered both doses of pentobarbital and was still alive. It appears the State of Tennessee has another botched lethal injection.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Once again I am begging whoever controls Democrats’ data to stop rewarding candidate contributions by selling data to every candidate across the country. People will stop donating if this doesn’t get fixed. The volume of fundraising texts that results from making a contribution is intolerable.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Compromise: His name goes on the urinals

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I recognize that how to regulate AI is a complex thing, but I would think that the absolute bare minimum thing we can do that should be done immediately is establish a strict liability regime for rogue AI behavior. “Oops, our model did something illegal” is intolerable. apnews.com/article/ai-o...

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OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways

OpenAI announced it has halted development of its latest artificial intelligence models hours after it disclosed its agents scouring federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggest a ...

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Really funny that the NFL deemed this to be in “poor taste” and Bud Light immediately recognized a branding opportunity

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“This is a resounding victory for Ms. Welty, Representative Behn, and every Tennessean who believes the government has no business prosecuting people for sharing truthful information,” said Nashville attorney Daniel Horwitz, Welty and Behn’s lead counsel. www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...

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TN appeals court blocks portion of abortion travel ban

Affirming a July 2025 decision, an appeals court blocked a portion of the 2024 TN abortion travel ban, citing First Amendment violations.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Every year spawns a million law review articles that no one will ever read, yet not one concerns the most important legal issue of our time (whether normal conservatorship law applies when the person who needs one is the President of the United States).

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This man has a baccalaureate degree from the Wharton school of business, and I have some questions for the Wharton people

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Relatedly, you should instinctively distrust as ignorant anyone who says some variation of “discovery would be fun.”

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is not true and you don’t want it to be true. Encouraging boycotts is free speech and protected by the First Amendment. It is also very important that that be the case.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is obviously protected speech. Not a close call.

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Peeved Professor aka Ann Tifa @peevedccprof.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Look, everyone is entitled to celebrate in their own way. Don’t judge.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’ll save you a click: They are Peter Thiel’s checkbook, wallet, bank account, debit card, Venmo, CashApp, and weird Roth IRA account slush fund thing where he shelters a gagillion dollars in tax-free dividends and capital gains. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

politico.com

The Seven Thinkers and Groups That Have Shaped JD Vance’s Unusual Worldview

Post-liberals, “crunchy cons” and monarchists.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My “The $170,000 gift I received from a Russian oligarch a week after I married the President’s son doesn’t require a political motive” shirt has a lot of people etc. etc.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is humiliating…for UCLA’s Chancellor. Only a true muppet would believe or insinuate that criminal defense lawyers endorse the views and actions of their clients. UCLA’s Chancellor needs a good old fashioned American liberal arts education. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event with 9/11 'mastermind' attorney; organizers push back

After a UCLA law school symposium on 9/11 that featured an attorney who represented alleged 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk issued a rare message distancing the u...

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ok, so, first question is where are these two-pound burritos

Quote of Note
“Why move a two-pound burrito in a two-ton car? It really doesn’t make sense. If you remove that car, you’re immediately making the city safer for the pedestrians, for the kids, for the bikers.”
— Ali Kashani, CEO of Serve Robotics, on one of the purported benefits of food delivery robots.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This also serves as an always welcome reminder that the federal government is allowed to protect civil rights rather than violate them. For real!

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’m not sure “concerns” is the right word here.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

When it comes to choosing between a decorated four-star general who's served the military honorably for decades and Kid Rock, Pete Hegseth had an easy choice

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I live here, am a Vanderbilt alum, frequently interact with professors, consume local news, and have somehow heard nothing about this. Does anyone here know anything about this or what the situation is? www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

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Vanderbilt’s Board Declares War Against Academic Freedom

A new policy punishes faculty for speech the trustees deem strays from the core purpose of the university.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Given the subject involved, I caught endless shit for this article on the same topic (I still get hate mail about it years later), but it was and remains spot on. There is almost nothing more important to a free society than the rights to gather and publish information. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...

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Why Taylor Swift’s latest lawsuit threats are so disappointing

Swift’s baseless threat to sue someone for tracking her publicly available private jet information goes against the First Amendment.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Man, this is so important. This is why it is vital to protect the right to gather and publish information—bedrock First Amendment freedoms. If you end up gathering and publishing information that is just a little bit too important, the government reacts like this. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

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A mom's website shows who profits from ICE. Why Feds call it a 'threat'

A Texas stay-at-home mom created a website showing companies profiting from ICE. It led to hundreds of protests. Feds called the site a "national threat."

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have long believed exercise is too dangerous an activity, and recent events confirm it. I have never been injured eating pizza instead.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

PSA from my hamstring to yours: If you have ever heard the words “Aggro Crag” or know what they mean, please make sure to stretch before you sprint a distance of any length.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We're deep into Mad King territory here and yet there will still be people on the Sunday shows today pretending that the president isn't a mentally deranged despot

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

1. …how specific was this directive? 2. “Sources told CBS News the policy does not differentiate between applicants who willingly engaged in bestiality and those who were coerced.” Coerced by whom, exactly? A goat? www.mediaite.com/media/news/f...

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FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’

The FBI has reportedly relaxed hiring standards that previously automatically disqualified applicants who admitted to hiring prostitutes, engaging in bestiality, or stealing from an employer.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

More judges should say it out loud when the government cynically misbehaves.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Literally nobody, including MAGA, had any ideological commitment or pre-existing policy goal of picking a fight with Canada. This is all happening solely because the crazy old man randomly blurted it out. And that makes it worse. There's nothing to negotiate, no aim to satisfy. He's just insane.

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I don’t know anything about what’s going on in this, but per state law, public records need to be maintained according to their *content* (the length of time is governed by specific RDAs), not their form or format. So there is no retention timeline that would apply to all “AI records.”

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Trump has threatened to sue the left-leaning @americanprogress.bsky.social (CAP) and its donors over a study it published questioning the benefits of his National Guard deployment. I'm proud that Cato's president is speaking out against this act of intimidation. "We stand with CAP." /1

Cato Institute graphic with text "Disagreements on matters of policy should be settled through open inquiry, evidence, and debate -- not threats designed to silence criticism. We stand with CAP in defending the fundamental American principle of free speech." -- Peter Goettler President and CEO Cato Institute with picture of Goettler

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