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Kym Possible @kympossible.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just a reminder.

“Good men”
who never believe
victims are bad men.

Normalize that in 2026

“Good men”
who are friends with
abusers are bad men.

Normalize that in 2026

“Good men”
who support rapists
are bad men.

Normalize that in 2026

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Less than a week before the bar and I’m finding talking through my flash cards with my (attorney) partner to be far more effective than anything else I’ve been doing. But I gotta get to that 75% on Themis in case I don’t pass. Dammit.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My mother: how did you turn out so woke after everything I did? Me: you sent me to school with progressive catholic nuns, I hung out at the library, you gave me internet access in 1992 and dad watched Star Trek with me. WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN?!

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13/07/2026

You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Welcome to the meritocracy, Sen. Graham’s Sister

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Anyway in better news, 23 hours to the next InfoWars, which is one of the funniest things I have ever seen and I am not exaggerating. theonion.info

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InfoWars

Welcome to the real InfoWars

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Also the change, apparently last year, about the number of spaces needed in a cite may actually kill me. WHY.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

After years of marketing ebooks and being chronically online, doing legal work has reminded me that paper has its purpose, as I have an actual copy of the Blue Book next to me, and I realized I should probably print out and highlight a trial transcript. Sorry trees.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I cannot emphasize enough how important judicial races are.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

this would be funny if it’s an SNL skit but alas he can obliterate the planet

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 19/03/2026

Keep posting, patriots! www.nbc4i.com/news/investi...

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

tired: Congress needs to condition appropriations to the federal judiciary on establishing free PACER access wired: Congress needs to condition appropriations to STATE COURTS on establishing free access to case searches and document retrieval

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Alan Mygatt-Tauber @amtappeals.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

And after 6 hours of deliberations, Afroman wins. Everyone have some lemon pound cake to celebrate.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

He should go for sanctions. Seriously, this was frivolous. And there is precedent, after all.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Here are the alleged defamatory statements in the #Afroman case. Many, if not most, are clearly opinion. Police are also public figures under Ohio law. It is also perfectly legal to call a cop a white supremacist in Ohio. See: Olthaus v. Niesen, 2023-Ohio-4710, 232 N.E.3d 932 (Ct. App.)

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

and here I swear I'm not gonna duel in a couple months and THIS GUY...

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I sincerely do not understand how the Afroman case got past a motion to dismiss. I guess maybe the likeness issue? But for example: this guy is mad he was called a “dipshit” (opinion) and that he was accused of having a receding hairline. www.tiktok.com/t/ZThE8p7PN/

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a woman with a surprised look on her face

Alt: Cardi B pointing at her eyes

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A classic case of the worst tort known to police: a trespass to feels.

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Mick Baccio @nohackme.thruntcon.com · 14/03/2026

On 3/14 pie consumption approaches infinity.

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

9th Cir. affirms a preliminary injunction blocking Montana's ban on drag story hour at schools or libraries that receive state funding and its more general ban on drag shows as likely violations of the First Amendment. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

Montana House Bill 359 (H.B. 359) restricts statutorily defined “drag story hours” and “sexually oriented performances.” Violations of H.B. 359 are subject to criminal and civil penalties. Plaintiffs are individuals, nonprofits, theaters, and other organizations. They bring a pre-enforcement challenge to H.B. 359, contending the statute violates their First Amendment right to freedom of speech and their Fifth Amendment due process right, both facially and as applied to their speech. Defendants are Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen. The district court granted Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, enjoining Defendants from instituting, maintaining, or prosecuting any enforcement proceedings under H.B. 359. Defendants timely appealed. We conclude that Plaintiffs have Article III standing to bring their claims, and the district court did not abuse its discretion by issuing the preliminary injunction. Accordingly, we affirm.

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

4th Cir., 2-1, affirms a jury finding that the operators of the Abu Ghraib Prison in 2008 are liable for conspiracy to commit torture and conspiracy to commit cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment under the Alien Tort Statute. Damages awarded: $42 million. www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251...

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

There are a lot of men who wish women were just chatbots they could prompt, period.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Seeing Vladimir Putin on the docket today was not on my bingo card. (I assume it’s a common Eastern European name but still. I did a double take.)

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I’m not sure if taking my therapy session in the law library is a win for work-life balance or a cry for help.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I’ve been waiting for the mainstream Sierra Ferrell moment to arrive. Seems preordained. She is an Appalachian Chappell Roan shaded with Stevie Nicks ‘77 iconic drama potential. www.washingtonpost.com/post-next/in...

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 01/03/2026

As ICE operations expand in cities across the country, state legislators have turned to so-called converse 1983 statutes which would authorize suits against federal officials if they violate constitutional rights. @harrisonstark.bsky.social explains how these statutes would work in practice.

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Can State Law Remedy Constitutional Violations by Federal Officers?

So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap.

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Eleanor from outside @theboatfromjaws.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I've had my This Is Fine mug so long that the dog has become a ghost and all that remain are flames

A mug depicting KC Green's This Is Fine dog comic, but tragically faded

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

It’s already essentially a felony to brush past an officer in KY so this is not surprising. “Harass” is going to be so broad as to interfere with 1A rights, I’m guessing.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

if ring has no haters, I am dead. I took mine down the second they announced they'd be partnering with law enforcement. Hell no. www.404media.co/with-ring-am...

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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet

Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel? Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again. And they almost shot some kids in the process.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

One of the reasons I’m against Marsy’s Law being used to “protect” law enforcement. The information comes out, whether it’s in discovery or at the annual police awards ceremony where someone gets an award for “heroism” and they tell on themselves.

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Andrew Rothstein @asrothstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The admin is on its back foot. Keep the momentum, keep protesting, keep calling your reps, keep supporting and building your community. We are going to win. Today, tomorrow, next week, in November, and in 2028.

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 26/01/2026

The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.” The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/01/2026

Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I look forward to the day we watch the Minneapolis Trials like we did the J6 Congressional testimony, but this time something actually happens and sticks. Bovino. Lewandowski Noem Miller Bondi Leavitt Vance Trump All of them. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Greg Bovino Loses His Job

The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

These people don’t seem to realize that everything they say is recorded and we can, you know, *refer back to their prior statements*?

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

You don't need superspy-level OPSEC in order to protest fascism. But protest does involve risk. My goal when I teach people about digital privacy/security is to make sure that people understand what risks they're taking so they can make appropriate mitigations while still accomplishing their goals.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Hey, ICE executed a white guy who was legally exercising his First and Second Amendment rights, is anyone going to do anything now? This link is from a friend and minister in MSP who was there when this man was executed.

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julie niesen @julieniesen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

c'mon congress. c'mon dems. "Well, let's work with the administration..." NO.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

THREAD. Having just written a book about this and talked to a LOT of Democrats, I can assure you that neither Cory Booker nor the policing industry he’s advertising think that more money for ICE “training” and tech would address any problem that any person of good will has with what ICE is doing.

Booker confidently announcing demands for more training and body cameras for a ice. In a slick video

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