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Joy HC

@jh-c.bsky.social
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Lawyer, professor, liberal. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan; moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1979. Alum of U of M (BA) and U of A (JD).

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's just so exhausting being submerged 24/7 in this nonsense & madness and having the news just gaslight you that it's all normal stuff
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 08/09/2026
Media should ask every Republican official about Trump's story how he was rescued by firemen from the rubble, and dare them to say he was joking about 9/11.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/09/2026
Is expanding the Supreme Court unconstitutional? Probably. [starts new paragraph] The Constitution says nothing about the size of the Supreme Court, [the Manhattan Institute immediately offers me a salary of $1 million per year]
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026
you see, no one has standing when it comes time to sue the president because he is a very special birthday boy
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency. Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook." Harry Truman
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
There is no legal recourse the Supreme Court will allow. It’s “white’s win always” and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. thehill.com/regulation/c...
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Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to use congressional map for midterms
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the midterms, handing the party a pickup opportunity in a…
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
To be clear: the lower court said the map intentionally discriminates against black people in violation of the *constitution* (not just the VRA) and the MAGA Majority of SCOTUS is saying "that's ok now."
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
There is not a grand jury in America that will indict E. Jean Carroll. We see you.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
As an American, there are always disappointments to register and arguments to engage; amid the chaos of our battered, monied attempt at self-governance, dissent is constant. But this feeling of being utterly ashamed of America and embarrassed to the core by its president is new, raw and unnerving.
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Weird they dragged in Hillary Clinton when there's another First Lady right there in the White House who actually knew Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/01/2026
Let’s get to work: indivisible.org/groups
As you think about your resolutions for 2026, we want to share ours:

We're going to take the House, the Senate, governorships, and state legislatures all over the country.

We're going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.

And we're going to use those majorities to finally hold this lawless regime accountable.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Axios has learned that the White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X to respond to posts highlighting mentions of Trump in the Epstein files, raising more questions about then ex-president Bill Clinton's tarmac meeting with Loretta Lynch.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
From trashing murdered director Rob Reiner to renaming the Kennedy Center for himself, an uninhibited Donald Trump has impacted the arts in notable, yet unorthodox ways.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Donald Trump has destroyed the economy and set American science back 15 years. But I heard my liberal neighbor said "Latinx" yesterday. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Christ, what an asshole.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I cannot comment on Trump’s Rob Reiner post because I didn’t read it. And when reporters read it aloud to me, I couldn’t hear it because I was plugging my ears. by Mike Johnson
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Today's weak jobs report raises new questions about Joe Biden's economic policies.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
love to get lectured on the virtues of spartanism from the guy with the gold toilets
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically. If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
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Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with: - Lifetime terms for high court judges - An electoral college for choosing an executive - A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities - 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal. You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government. It says it right in the Constitution.
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Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit. And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it. It's vice signaling as a way of life.
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 30/11/2025


A meme with three side-by-side portraits of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin, all older white men in suits. Below the images, bold white text on a black background reads: "It's incredible how many of our global issues have been caused by three white men in their 70s clinging to power to avoid prison." Credit in the corner: @johnbourscheid
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Some pig
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 18/11/2025
Hear me out: Senate minority leader Elizabeth Warren (to finish out Chuck Schumer’s term)
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Larry Summers has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
If only our society took major crimes by rich people as seriously as minor crimes by poor people. Ideally more seriously. But as seriously would be a big improvement.
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Immigrant Boo👻 @porcupunk.eurosky.social · 10/11/2025
PRIMARIES for VICHY Democrats

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Breaking: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has just filed a lawsuit to try to force Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 19/10/2025
y’all keep making fun of trump’s shitting video but it takes a strong man to admit that he’s reached the stage of life where he has no control of his bowels
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Young Republicans are praising Hitler. Here's why Democrats are to blame.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 09/10/2025
If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Serious question: does there come a point where everyone admits that Constitutional originalism is just a made-up vibe-based philosophy that gives Republican judges a pretext for ruling however it is that Republicans want them to rule?
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I think the Supreme Court and its defenders try to deny this blatant bias toward Trump by highlighting distinctions between cases—oh, you don't understand, student loan forgiveness was illegal while impoundment is permissible because [reasons]. But the big picture tells an undeniably damning story.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
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