David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Why did they invite her in the first place? So many other people out there who are doing great work to improve our society. 020
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 30/04/2026"Today’s decision strikes a blow at the fragile infrastructure of our democracy. It casts aside the precious & noble actions undertaken by countless generations of activists, lawyers, & legislators, who worked to bring [U.S.] closer to becoming a true multi-racial democracy." - @sifill.bsky.social 🧵 12312
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 30/04/2026#tdih 1975 end of U.S. war against Vietnam. It began in 1945 when US refused to recognize Vietnam’s independence. Pentagon Papers reveal that every president lied about the war. The human suffering & ecological devastation are impossible to calculate. Lessons ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/lessons...zinnedproject.orgLessons in People PowerOn the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, help students think critically about the origins and consequences of the U.S. war in Vietnam. 01710
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 16/04/2026#tdih 1862, DC Compensated Emancipation Act. Was the compensation for the people who suffered torture & other human rights abuses & whose labor, knowledge, skills, & families were stolen for generations?💔 NO. Read ⬇️ 🧵#Reparations #DCEmancipationDay www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...zinnedproject.orgApril 16, 1862: Compensated Emancipation ActThe federal government compensated the “owners” of enslaved people for their “loss of property.” The people whose labor, skills, knowledge, and families were stolen for generations were not compensate... 1128
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 08/04/2026SEC’s Misuse of TCR System Has Consequences for SEC Whistleblowers whistleblowersblog.org/corporate-wh...whistleblowersblog.orgSEC’s Misuse of TCR System Has Consequences for SEC WhistleblowersOn February 26, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Final Order denying a whistleblower an award because 010
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 05/04/2026BU alum @dcolapinto.bsky.social said: "[national] labor leaders would come to say a few words in solidarity with striking workers. The librarian union and clerical & staff unions joined the faculty strike." Strike photos ⬇️ by Spencer Grant 📷via @bpl.boston.gov www.flickr.com/photos/24029...flickr.comB.U. StrikeAll images in this set were created by Spencer Grant during the Boston University strike of 1979. For more information please contact: Print Department McKim Building, 3rd Floor Boston Public Li... 132
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Whistleblower Network News @whistleblowernn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025A new article published by the UK think tank RUSI argues that the implementation of whistleblower awards in the UK would transform the country’s sanctions enforcement regime. whistleblowersblog.org/global-whist...whistleblowersblog.orgWhistleblower Awards Could Bolster UK Sanctions Enforcement According to ResearcherA new article published by the UK think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) argues that the implementation of 011
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to Life in Assassination Plot www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...nytimes.comPardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to Life in Assassination Plot 010
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Social Network’ Sequel Will Center on Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen — World of Reel url:https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/7/1/aaron-sorkins-social-network-sequel-will-center-on-facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen 000
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 26/06/2025DOJ Whistleblower Alleges that Justice Department Planned to Defy Court Orders whistleblowersblog.org/government-w...whistleblowersblog.orgDOJ Whistleblower Alleges that Justice Department Planned to Defy Court OrdersOn June 24, attorneys for former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Erez Reuveni sent Reuveni’s formal whistleblower disclosure to the 010
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 25/06/2025No longer a special government employee but a burning question remains: Did “Big Balls” discover fraud or did he commit fraud? www.wired.com/story/big-ba...wired.com‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US GovernmentThe technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name "Big Balls" online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED. 010
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 02/06/2025What does Trump think about whistleblowers? He just nominated a right wing partisan, who lacks any experience & has been an attorney for less than a year, to lead the agency that is supposed to protect federal employee whistleblowers. 000
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto @kkcwhistleblow.bsky.social · 14/05/2025On May 12, the DOJ's Criminal Division announced that the DOJ Whistleblower Program has added a number of priority areas for tips including procurement fraud, tariff and customs fraud, violations of federal immigration law and sanctions violations. kkc.com/blog/doj-add...kkc.comDOJ Adds Procurement Fraud, Tariff, Sanctions, and Immigration Violations to Whistleblower Program PrioritiesOn May 12, the Head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, announced that the DOJ Whistleblower Program has added a number 022
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Whistleblower Network News @whistleblowernn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025A bill moving through the New York State legislature addressing the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models contains anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers who report activities which pose “substantial risk of critical harm.” whistleblowersblog.org/corporate-wh...whistleblowersblog.orgNew York’s Proposed RAISE Act Includes Employee Protections for AI WhistleblowersA bill moving through the New York State legislature addressing the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models contains 011
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto @kkcwhistleblow.bsky.social · 07/05/2025President Trump's assertion of powers to remove appointees despite Congressional protections has wreaked havoc on federal whistleblower protection laws. KKC's Stephen M. Kohn details concerns raised by the Founding Fathers about Presidential powers. natlawreview.com/article/foun...natlawreview.comThe Founders Sound the Alarm on the President’s Unchecked Power to Terminate Appointees at Will“[I]f this unlimited power of removal does exist, it may be made, in the hands of a bold and designing man, of high ambition, and feeble principles, an instrument of the worst oppression, and most vin... 011
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Whistleblower revelations show that Trump admin defied court order on NIH cuts and lied to court about it. www.propublica.org/article/trum...propublica.orgTrump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records ShowA lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv... 001
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Oh good. A new terrible thing that could kill us all. bsky.app/profile/npr.... 1126344
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 01/05/2025The “database of ruin” is almost here. Congress can stop it from happening. Will they just cede control of Americans’ privacy to Musk? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy: DOGE’s Construction of a Surveillance State (Gift Article)DOGE is rapidly assembling a sprawling monitoring system, the foundation of many authoritarian regimes. 000
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 30/04/2025There’s more good than evil in the world, even though at times evil seems more powerful and puts us on a path of conflict and destruction. Let’s hope the collective good in humans triumphs. 030
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Here’s an oldie but a goodie. 🤡 633518724
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Scary, if true. DOGE’s AI surveillance risks silencing whistleblowers and weakening democracy Reminder: Trump dismantled the offices created by Congress to protect whistleblowers in the federal government. theconversation.com/doges-ai-sur...theconversation.comDOGE’s AI surveillance risks silencing whistleblowers and weakening democracySurveillance of speech by algorithm raises urgent questions about data privacy and the future of a neutral, expert public service. 000
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 27/04/2025A whistleblower takes on DOGE www.npr.org/2025/04/27/1...npr.orgA Whistleblower Takes on DOGE : Up First from NPRNPR's cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin recently broke a story about a whistleblower inside the federal government who says DOGE representatives appear to have taken sensitive data, then co... 000
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋TalkNats @talknats.bsky.social · 19/04/2025The Draft, the 2026 payroll, and buying your way out of this! The Nationals are teetering on a sharp edge. www.talknats.com/2025/04/18/t...talknats.comThe Draft, the 2026 payroll, and buying your way out of this! | TalkNats.comThe Washington Nationals are at a crossroads for their future. They really need to change up their acquisition strategy. 041
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 25/04/2025How many tariff pauses will there be? 000
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Whistleblower Network News @whistleblowernn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025According to whistleblower advocates, by implementing whistleblower awards the UK could bolster global anti-corruption enforcement in a period where the U.S. is retreating on the issue. whistleblowersblog.org/global-whist...whistleblowersblog.orgAdvocates See UK Whistleblower Awards as Key in Global Anti-Corruption EffortsRecently, there has been renewed interest in the implementation of whistleblower awards in the United Kingdom. In a new article 011
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto @kkcwhistleblow.bsky.social · 23/04/2025In a new article for the Oxford Business Law Blog, KKC's Benjamin Calitri and Kate Reeves examine the need for whistleblower reform in the UK and outline how an enhanced whistleblower system offering monetary awards could bolster global anti-corruption efforts. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-po...blogs.law.ox.ac.ukUK Whistleblower Reform is Crucial for Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement 011
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 21/04/2025How many days has it been since the Merit Systems Protection Board lost a quorum because Trump fired Chair Cathy Harris without cause in violation of the statute? 010
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Are these weekly 5 accomplishments emails still required? 000
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto @kkcwhistleblow.bsky.social · 18/04/2025In a new article for the The CLS Blue Sky Blog, KKC founding partner Stephen M. Kohn explains how other countries can fill the void left by the United States' retreat from FCPA enforcement. clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2025/04/18/o...clsbluesky.law.columbia.eduOther Countries Can Fill U.S. Void in FCPA Enforcement | CLS Blue Sky BlogShifting U.S. enforcement priorities may soon create a crisis in international anti-corruption efforts. For decades, the United States spearheaded those efforts through prosecutions under the Foreign ... 033
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Fraud and corruption is the name of the game. www.propublica.org/article/trum...propublica.orgTrump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments ProgramA little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the norma... 000
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 15/04/2025It will take many years, but Elon Musk and his hackers must be held accountable. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 011
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋siobhan mcdonough @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Boston University has banned their @ydsa.org chapter, ostensibly because of posting unauthorized flyers and holding a sit in *outside* of the Dean of Students Office. (per statement from YDSAatBU on IG, 1/3) 34517
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Federal employees are required to exclusively seek relief through the MSPB and without a quorum the Board is unable to issue final decisions in whistleblower retaliation cases. What message does that send? Hint: it’s intentional. 000
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 12/04/2025The removal of Cathy Harris from the MSPB creates a crisis for federal employee whistleblowers and our government. 100
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Once again, the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum to decide any federal employee or whistleblower retaliation cases. 000
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 10/04/2025“What did they know and when did they know it?” 021
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Yes. He settled for $3+ million, the legislature refused to pay it, then the impeachment trial related to the whistleblowers’ allegations reportedly cost taxpayers $5+ million. Now there’s a judgment for $6+ million. 020
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/04/2025Breaking News: The IRS agreed to share information with ICE to help locate people for deportation, court records show. This is a fundamental change in the IRS, which had gained the trust of migrants and encouraged them to file their taxes.nytimes.comI.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICEThe agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes. 43824281240
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Same guy who fired his staff because they became whistleblowers to report his illegal activities. 1173
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/04/2025Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality. Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)motherjones.comKen Paxton is going to take some classes on how to be more ethicalHe could use some tips. 55554462240
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 09/04/2025#tdih 1947, first freedom ride left D.C. to test 1946 "Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia" ruling. This "Journey of Reconciliation" was organized by CORE with leadership of FOR staff Bayard Rustin and George Houser. Read & watch @pbs.org clip ⬇️ 🧵. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fi...zinnedproject.orgApril 9, 1947: First Freedom RideThe first freedom ride, the Journey of Reconciliation, left Washington, D.C. to travel through four states of the upper South. 1215
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 07/04/2025BREAKING: The federal appeals court in DC has *unfired* members of the NLRB and MSPB that Donald Trump has been trying to remove despite laws protecting them from removal without cause. Panel was divided 7-4. Supreme Court could be next. Details TK www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... 312332650
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Putting aside the constitutional law dispute as to whether the President can fire a MSPB member without cause (which conflicts with the statute) Trump’s removal of the MSPB Chair and OSC head is bad policy and an attack on whistleblowers. 011
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Did DEI traders cause the stock crash? 391985209
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 07/04/2025In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail. 2250382069241
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 07/04/2025#tdih 1712, enslaved Africans launched a rebellion in Manhattan. Teach the centuries long, daily, brave, creative, strategic, & varied resistance to slavery. (Lesson: "Poetry of Defiance.") Read ⬇️by Brian Gilmore in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social excerpt. 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...zinnedproject.orgApril 7, 1712: Revolt by Enslaved Africans in New YorkTwenty-four enslaved Africans launched a rebellion in Manhattan, New York. 16525
David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋 @dcolapinto.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Very inspiring. Good things will happen when we all stand up to the bullies. 010
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 05/04/2025#tdih 1979, the Boston University faculty union called a strike. Howard Zinn was one of the strike committee co-chairs. Read ⬇️ about the strike from Zinn's autobiography, "You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train." 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bo...zinnedproject.orgApril 5, 1979: Boston University StrikeBoston University refused to approve negotiated contract, so the faculty union called a strike, with Howard Zinn as co-chair of strike committee. Other staff and librarians also went on strike that sp... 16514
Reposted by David Colapinto ⚖️⚾️☕️🦋Whistleblower Network News @whistleblowernn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025On the latest episode of #WhistlebloweroftheWeek, Jane Turner speaks with anti-corruption advocate and attorney Estefania Medina, co-founder of TOJIL and Vice President of the Anti-Corruption Commission at the International Chamber of Commerce-México. whistleblowersblog.org/whistleblowe...whistleblowersblog.orgFighting Corruption in Mexico and Across the Globe: Estefania MedinaIn this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with anti-corruption advocate and attorney Estefania 011