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David the Lawyer

@davidthelawyer.bsky.social
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Retired Litigation Attorney, who started as a Marine, then GI Bill, college and law school, then public sector law, big law, and lastly, small law

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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
www.scientificamerican.com/article/surp...
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Sunlight Might Hold the Key to Treating Autoimmune Diseases
Sunshine may hold healing rays for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists are turning this surprising discovery into treatments
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Trump Is Killing American Innovation
China will reap the benefits.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
High-profile San Francisco law firm stands up to Trump: ‘Courage to fight’ www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Trump is seeking to punish lawyers. This high-profile S.F. firm has had enough
The San Francisco law firm, which released a statement condemning attacks on lawyers and judges, is one of the first in the nation to issue a response to Trump.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Hello, I was born in 1832
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Under Trump, conservatives ramping up calls to reverse same-sex marriage rights www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Under Trump, conservatives are ramping up calls to reverse same-sex marriage rights
Republican legislators in nine states are pushing resolutions calling for repeal of the 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Trump admin says it is not complying with S.F. judge’s order to return workers’ jobs www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Trump admin says it is not complying with S.F. judge’s order to return workers to their jobs
President Donald Trump’s administration is apparently shrugging off a judge’s order that thousands of federal employees must be immediately returned to work
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
All you need to know about Twitter
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
S.F. office vacancy again on the rise, despite a handful of major lease deals. Here’s why www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/o...
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S.F. office vacancy again on the rise, despite a handful of major lease deals. Here’s why
San Francisco office vacancy again on the rise, despite a handful of major lease deals
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
A Hamas flag was flown outside a Bay Area home. Is it a crime? www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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A Hamas flag was flown outside a Bay Area home. Is it a crime?
A San Carlos resident has stirred outrage after flying the flag of Hamas outside their home.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Rockslide closes highway between S.F. and Yosemite National Park www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
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Rockslide closes highway between S.F. and Yosemite National Park
A rockslide has blocked both lanes of one of the main highways between the Bay Area and Yosemite.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
‘Unexpected’: Sonoma County officials speak out after ICE arrest www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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‘Unexpected’: Sonoma County officials speak out after ICE arrest
Sonoma County officials are speaking out after an ICE agent arrested a person in the county’s probation department this week.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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Judge orders return of dismissed probationary workers at VA, DOD
Thousands of federal employees could be reinstated to their government jobs following the ruling.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The House just voted that “each day for the remainder of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act.” A day is not a day. Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and Franz Kafka must all be chuckling — or weeping.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
It’s only 45 days into his second term and Trump is tearing down the economy www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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It’s only 45 days into his second term and Trump is tearing down the economy
Trump’s silly obsession with tariffs against Canada and Mexico, along with telling Fox News about the likelihood of a recession in 2025, has lit up investors.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
This is good
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Share if you agree. 🇨🇦 🇲🇽
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Current mood 🐾☀️
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Fun fact: some of Hitler’s first executions of German citizens were University students
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The Great Disconnect: Why Americans Enable The Policies That Harm Them 🚨We explore how Americans fail to connect their votes to the policies shaping their struggles, as media manipulation and disinformation keep them blind to cause and effect. youtu.be/OvOs84mVdoc
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The Great Disconnect: Why Americans Enable The Policies That Harm Them
YouTube video by The Intellectualist
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 02/03/2025
Full page ad in today’s New York Times:
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Don’t do business in Russia www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Exclusive: Russia's seizures offer warning to Western firms hoping for Trump-inspired return
One morning in October 2024, three men entered the Moscow headquarters of Glavprodukt, the largest maker of canned food in Russia. One announced himself as the new director general and said he would now be making the decisions.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
S.F. federal judge blocks mass government firings, orders employees reinstated www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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S.F. federal judge blocks mass government firings, orders employees reinstated
The judge said he would hold another hearing March 13 at which the Office of Personnel Management director would be ordered to testify.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
First, this is creepy Second, this dude was not shot in the ear
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Seen in London today 💯
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Judge blocks Musk’s fuckery www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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US judge blocks Musk's DOGE team from accessing Education Department, OPM data
A federal judge on Monday blocked the government downsizing team created by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing sensitive data maintained by the U.S. Education Department and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/02/2025
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 22/02/2025
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
How federal workers are mobilizing against Trump & Musk & DOGE www.fastcompany.com/91280631/how...
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How federal workers are mobilizing against Trump, Musk, and DOGE
In response to sudden firings, government workers from across departments are starting a protest movement to fight back—and are targeting Tesla dealerships.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Klinger, looking at today’s Army
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Three suspected DOGE impersonators storm S.F. City Hall, demand documents www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
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Three suspected DOGE impersonators storm S.F. City Hall, demand documents
Sheriff’s officials said the three men demanded that City Hall employees turn over digital information related to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Sums it up
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NPR @npr.org · 13/02/2025
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "Woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.
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Sen. Ted Cruz's list of 'woke' science includes self-driving cars and solar eclipses
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The Acting Solicitor General has notified Congress of DOJ's intent to ask #SCOTUS to overrule Humphrey's Executor—a major 1935 ruling upholding the independence of agencies like the FCC, FTC, NLRB, etc. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc... Because *less* independence is what we need...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/02/2025
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The kids are alright
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
12 February 1910 | A Pole, Władysław Stańczak, was born. A monk, Capuchin. In #Auschwitz from 4 September 1941. No. 20411 He perished in the camp on 23 April 1942.
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Major storm is set to batter California. Here’s when impacts will be most intense www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...
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Major storm is set to batter California. Here’s when impacts will be most intense
Heavy rain will make it into Southern California and the Sierra will have its biggest snowfall of the season so far. The Bay Area is also set to see heavy rain.
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WHO @who.int · 12/02/2025
#Measles spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. Measles can affect anyone, but is most common in children. Vaccination with two doses of measles vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your community bit.ly/2PxcYsj
Measles spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
California FAIR Plan is running out of money, forcing extra charges onto most homeowners www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...
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California FAIR Plan running out of money; most homeowners to see extra charges
The California FAIR Plan will charge private insurers, and hence homeowners across the state, to help cover claims from the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
PLEASE SHARE.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Nearly $7 million has been “apportioned” over the past week to cover DOGE-related expenses.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 08/02/2025
The world’s richest man appears to be dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political enemies, Charlie Warzel writes. Will it work? theatln.tc/zoCxaorI
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Thanks For Sharing, Jerk @thx4sharingjerk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
My firm is employee-owned and we have a robust DEI program, we can do whatever the fuck we want and we’ll sue the absolute fuck out of anyone who comes for us
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David the Lawyer @davidthelawyer.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Time to sharpen teeth, for democracy 🇺🇸
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
In the US city of Cincinnati in Ohio, armed Nazis decided to hang flags over an overpass, they were promptly removed by locals who chased them away and burned the Nazi flags. The police tried to protect the Nazis.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
*endorsed
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