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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Well, it’s about damn time.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Well done, John Roberts.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

but but I have it on the good authority of Advisory Opinions that it’s NOT a conservative 6-3 court, Steve.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

My quick take on Monday afternoon's unexplained #SCOTUS ruling in the Department of Education downsizing case—and how the justices' inconsistent treatment of the (similarly postured) student loan cases during the Biden administration illustrates in technicolor why the Court needs to explain itself:

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167. The Inconsistent Court Strikes Again

Comparing Monday's unexplained grant of emergency relief in the Department of Education downsizing case to how the justices handled President Biden's student loan program is ... telling.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

The missing piece of this viral post is that the Texas officials are lying and deflecting blame. The NWS, hobbled as it is, issued an accurate flood watch for Kerr County the evening before and accurate escalating warnings overnight as the flood was developing.

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ʝօռ ʍօʀֆɛ @jonfmorse.com · 05/07/2025

I just want these folks to ponder how they would react to some dirtbag claiming that they don't have any sympathy for Sandy Hook because Connecticut consistently votes blue. That's what they're doing.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

FFS. Delete this, then put your phone down and go touch some grass.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/05/2025

Respectfully, news orgs should not report that "Harvard can no longer" do xyz -- Trump just saying some shit doesn't make it law. Stop carrying water for him rhetorically.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

A TRO seems like a no brainer. I would hope they also ask for an injunction to just stop this until they can get it in front of a judge. This is insane and not the kind of authority over Higher Ed that anyone with a brain wants to give the Federal Government .

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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I presume we're going to see a lawsuit and request for TRO, maybe even as soon as today? Sucks that Harvard will have to pay for more lawyers, but it must, and at this point it probably knows. No point having its other lawsuit and surrendering on this.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Can’t wait to hear The Dispatch tell me on Advisory Opinions that Alito and Thomas actually have a good point.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I think it is fucking disgusting that this latest SCOTUS order isn’t 9-0.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

What the actual fuck is happening? These assholes are even more incompetent than they are malicious.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I think if Trump announced his coronation ceremony as emperor at national cathedral alito and thomas would support it bsky.app/profile/stev...

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Can’t wait to read the depraved rantings of Alito later.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Apparently there are no rules and nothing matters. Some judges will just do what they want and make up the reasons later.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 19/04/2025

Welp: Not so fast, says D.C. Circuit—with two Trump judges siding with Trump and voting to freeze Judge Boasberg’s order until at least next week. (Both Katsas and Rao worked for the first Trump White House, one as deputy White House counsel and the other as OIRA head.) bsky.app/profile/josh...

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Ok y’all … stay here for higher ed and politics and occasional sports. Go to @chattagooner.bsky.social for CFC and LLS stuff.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The White House basically gave Boasberg no choice. And unless they start cooperating very quickly, possibly even if they do, they’re looking at criminal contempt like a freight train. That’s going to raise some tricky issues of penalty, but the underlying finding should be secure. What total jerks.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I enthusiastically aid and abet terrorism.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer @kkfla737.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

many of us have turned into champions of USL in the last few years but that doesn’t mean we have to be obtuse enough to not understand why Chattanooga FC is in MLS NP and continue to blame USL actions many years ago for this…

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League ONe the Rocks @onetherockspod.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The Chattanooga battle we’ve all been waiting for…years in the making! Red vs blue, MLSNP vs USL1. FILLED with storylines! USL League One in the @opencup.ussoccer.com 7PM ET (4PM PT) YouTube Live Chattanooga FC (MLSNP) vs Chattanooga Red Wolves Who ya got?

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

True lower league soccer sickos read this as a NISA/New Amsterdam allusion.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I can’t expect folks from the outside to get all the nuances of the situation, especially in a 5 min intro, but an important clarification. The red wolves did not come into Chattanooga to compete against CFC. Bob wanted and was told he would own CFC.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Something is fundamentally wrong with America when millions of dollars can’t buy you a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, the respect of your children, the silence of your baby mammas, or a functional penis implant.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

or, and I’m just spitballing here, he’s lying his ass off.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Skip Orwell and read Huxley or better yet read them both while you can.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 12/03/2025

Reports that Schumer told his caucus that the GOP do not have the Senate votes to pass the House CR. Senator Whitehouse says he'll be speaking about it shortly on the Senate floor. Suggests the House CR is dead, with Senate Dems focusing on a 30 day short-term CR.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Gave the gop a big win AND the bat to beat your party over their heads with. You’re so good at the politics.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

LOL, protesting Tesla is now “domestic terrorism” I’d love to see the DOJ try to bring that BS to court.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

This is a grave and sobering admission: they are not pursuing the “WELL ACTUALLY he broke the law during protests,” they are bragging that they are deporting people for protected speech.

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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It’s truly insane that the economy is in a free fall and the president, who doesn’t drive, is spending his time giving a PR boost to the car brand of his billionaire buddy.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

WHY IS ANYONE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS?

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Most will have very few good tho gs to say about NISA, but: 1) NISA gave CFC a home so the club could survive and grow (FTRW & FCKUSL) 2) I’ve had the opportunity to meet and befriend a bunch of folks from across the country and I even like almost all of them. 3) Larry & Free Pizza Night

Tweet from Dan Vaughn reporting that John Prutch has resigned from his position with NISA.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Wonder if Sara, David, and the other “never trumpers” think THIS “crosses the Rubicon” #advisoryopinions

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

What feckless idiots. FFS, will somebody, anybody start to actually lead the Democratic party.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This is what I worried about: The Trump administration would just create an enemies lists of universities on the pretext of battling anti-semitism, and threaten them with financial collapse. As universities fall in line, the administration removes any dissent from higher education.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Yeah, that’s now that works.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Elon Musk on Wednesday acknowledged that the U.S. DOGE Service “accidentally canceled” efforts by the USAID to prevent the spread of Ebola — but Musk insisted that the initiative was quickly restored USAID officials said that Musk was wrong: USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have been largely halted

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Musk claims DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials disagree.

USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/02/2025

"The position we’re in with Putin isn’t toe to toe. It’s tongue to toe. The toes are his, and the tongues belong to Trump, Hegseth, Waltz, Witkoff, Bessent, JD Vance, and the rest of this bootlicking administration."

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Republicans Follow Trump in Selling Out Ukraine

Ten distortions from GOP politicians who should know better about Russia, Putin, and NATO.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I’ve really enjoyed the “don’t give a fuck hat” that has blossomed over the last couple of years.

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Jim Hicks @jimhicks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

At least it shows they understand how to use gender neutral pronouns. 😂

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