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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's disgraceful enough of Donald Trump to skip the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, but to go golfing in Ireland instead—just to promote one of his properties—shows Trump's contempt not just for this solemn anniversary, but also for decency itself.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Even if you aren’t aware of any such agreements missing from the State Department’s site, you can still help out by RT’ing this piece…or share it in relevant Reddit subs, email listservs, etc. Tysm 🙏

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wise words: "focus not on what we need to preserve but on what we need to change and what we need to create: a democratic system that is more representative and more responsive to the American people — not just those at the top, but more importantly, those in the middle and those at the bottom.”

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I might be in denial that fall is arriving, but these beautiful #leaves on today's hike in #Harriman know what's up. Hope you get out and enjoy the transition.

An oblong leaf with deep saturated red colors as well as irregular splotches of green, yellow, and brown.

A chubby maple leaf that's mostly red in the center but mostly apple green toward the outer portions and veins, with tiny red areas at some of the jagged tips.

A maple leaf with mostly mixed red and orange coloring, with small amount of yellow and one tip still green.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Data centers

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A January 6 rioters who filmed himself drinking Fireball in Nancy Pelosi's office visited another government office this week: Todd Blanche's. It sure doesn't sound like the payout fund for insurrectionists is dead.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Yes. Once you start seeing this (Institution X probably wanted do this conservative thing anyway but now can blame it on Trump), it's everywhere. It's not capitulation, it's agreement. "We can stop doing this thing we started doing from 2014-2020 because of woke/progressive/anti-racist pressure."

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Balls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 31/08/2026

We don't think we're asking for much when we say that Justice Department lawyers should demonstrate a familiarity with basic legal terms and/or the English language

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The Trump DOJ Is Running Out of Ways to Humiliate Itself In Public

Another week, another argument from your federal government that would be kind of embarrassing if a high school sophomore tried to make it.

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Y'all. I know you're tired of my running on about this, and I *want* to give you a break over the weekend, but I CAN'T fail these cats. They need a HOME. They're affectionate, relaxed and in decent health, and their issues are MINOR and EASILY MANAGEABLE. All we need is to find That Person.

Gray cat with white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.

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amulya.bsky.social @amulya.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My husband Drew wrote this at breakneck speed while moving cross-country and caring for an 8 month old, bc he felt it was necessary, ethically and politically, to correct the record. If you read Tyler Austin Harper's piece, I hope you'll read this.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Not sure what these sweet pink flowers are, but they brightened my neighborhood walk.

A spray of pale pink flowers with deeper pink buds and centers, climbing across a fence onto the sidewalk side.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Many of the comments on this absolutely jaw dropping thread are marvellous

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Rob Neurotic @rfd42.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Alert the Orcas.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Baby's first paintings! I never "got" painting, especially #watercolor in grade school. Since then, brushes have been for painting apartments or egg washing baked goods. With a lesson and some YouTubes, I've found it a fun and interesting challenge that I hope to continue. #Beginner #BotanicalArt

A small square watercolor painting with a white border and some pinkish purple flowers with curved, ombré petals that end in points and a smattering of leaves.

A watercolor and pencil drawing of a tulip with reds and yellows, with one blossom upright fully open and one bud tipped to the side in front.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Happy #Caturday to my goofy #TuxedoCat Jackson, who is perennially inelegant despite his formalwear.

Picture of my extremely awkward tuxedo cat sitting propped goofily on the sofa cushion.

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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Well…isn’t this a little gem. @jenpsaki.bsky.social did you know about this?

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

May your morning be as satisfying as this commuter's. Looks like he's living his best life with an e-bike, beating the subway without breaking a sweat.

A brief video, taken from inside the subway, of a person biking across the East River on the Manhattan bridge. He's dressed for summer office work - white short sleeve button up, a tie, dark slacks. There's light clouds and it's warm but not hot, and the biker looks like he's easily keeping up with the train.

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Randy Herman @randyhermanlaw.com · 10/07/2026

Monday you can make a peace Tuesday Wednesday trade and fleece Thursday maybe it will cease It's Friday I'm at war

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A beautiful, strong, wise, and wrenching statement.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I hadn't clocked, in the deluge of departures from federal service, that "The heads of all seven sections of the Chicago [US Attorney's] office’s criminal division have left in the past year, as have many of their successors and deputies." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...

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Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling

Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Retired Judge Luttig not mincing words. As poet Nikki Giovanni wrote, "If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🙏 @dblight.bsky.social: "When lies by smiling propagandists become official truths advanced by those who control government budgets, democratic culture dies. It is time, before it is too late, for Congress and the people to ... Defend the Smithsonian or lose it." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...

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Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone

The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.

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Ryan (Ry) Warner @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

As I listen to the president invoke the vulnerability of American elections, I think of the Republican head of the Colorado County Clerks Assoc. who says a standardized national system would be far more vulnerable to hacks than the decentralized system today that is locally and state-driven.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 14/07/2026

A protest group called The Secret Handshake placed a giant gold “Iran war participation trophy” for President Trump on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is how to do it! Do not go gentle into that good night. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

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Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 07/07/2026

I didn’t engage in the Platner discourse much because it seemed like enough people were fighting about it but, as a guy who worked in politics, like, yeah—ixnay on the azinay attostay

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hi #LawSky #LawProfs, Do new job announcements go on here? Or just that other platform? Maybe with emojis? 🤷‍♀️ 🎤 Well, sharing mine : I'm THRILLED today to continue on at Columbia Law School, now full-time for the next two years as the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Academic Fellow. #Onward

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

On Birthright Citizenship: “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” -Justice Ketanji Brown 💅💕

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My family is from a COUNTY with no stoplights. The whole town could easily fit on the green behind this reporter. BUT every scorching hot tractor pull, every stultifying antique car display, every church pancake breakfast, fish fry dinner, and communal burgoo stew cookout had MANY more attendees.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

TL;DR Gemini is an agent of sexism. Its suggested edits to Jennifer Horsburgh's resume depended on if it read she was "Jennifer" or "Jeff"... in exactly the ways you'd expect. Well worth reading its (validating! undefensive!) responses that... won't fix a thing... www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-aske...

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I Asked Gemini to Write My Resume. Then I Changed One Word.

I just wanted to update my resume. Instead, I accidentally proved how a multi-billion-dollar AI tool hallucinates a glass ceiling for women.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Constructive proposal by @marklemley.bsky.social and @jeannefromer.bsky.social. Early legal recruiting harms legal education and the profession. State courts regulate attorneys conduct, so modifying state ethics rules is the way to interrupt this conduct. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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State Supreme Courts Can Resolve Early Legal Recruiting Mess

Opinion: Imposing a uniform "hold open" date for job offers to law students would likely put much-needed brakes on accelerated recruiting.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

SOOOOOO close! We are > 72 hours away from the Advocacy Institute's party. I have only a few hundred dollars left to achieving my personal fundraising goal and would be VERY grateful if you are able to make a gift to this excellent nonprofit. Donations will be QUADRUPLED so you'll make a big impact!

Chipper yellow notification that appears when someone donates, with an orange heart and black text that reads "Thank you for supporting Advocacy Institute!"

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The Advocacy Institute supports social justice organizations to build advocacy skills, knowledge, and power to shape government policy for a more equitable New York. We all benefit from a more inclusive political process where grassroots orgs have the tools they need to make their voices heard.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Friends! We're just 8 days out from the Advocacy Institute's annual party, and they need help meeting their ambitious fundraising goal! If you are able to give in support, I will match any donation! PLUS there is a donor matching all gifts before the event so 4x:) givebutter.com/MoreThan3Peo...

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More Than 3 People in a Room 2026

Join the Advocacy Institute for our summer celebration!

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I hear it's #RoseWednesday so I'll post a photograph I took last year in Berkeley. This stem had grown through to the sidewalk side of the fence, making my day and everyone else's I'm sure. I've been slowly working on a drawing of it. More on that soon maybe. #BloomScrolling #BotanicalArt #Rose

A luscious ombré rose in full bloom. Vibrant pinks on the outside, warm blushes on some petals, to pale peach flesh in the center. Minuscule dew on a few petals, just at the curled edge where they open. Background shows the metal fence it had leaned past.

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abby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Everyone shut up I finally got a video of Jyn doing her cartoon snoring thing

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🚨🚨🚨The DOJ's proposed complaint "seeking to halt and remedy the City of Evanston’s ongoing violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fair Housing Act" Full filing: www.justice.gov/crt/media/14...

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Fantastic sentence: "When professionals conclude that their advancement depends less on rigor than on ideological obedience, the best people leave, the cautious self-censor, the ambitious learn the wrong lessons, and the sycophantic losers rise to the top." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/o...

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Opinion | I Worked for the C.I.A. for 28 Years. Bill Pulte Is a Dangerous Choice.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Lawyer folks, how is there not a single post on here decrying the demise of the Diversity Lab? LinkedIn is full of legitimately moving remembrances and obituaries. Please take the time to read this absolutely gutting open letter by the founder Caren Ulrich Stacy. www.law.com/americanlawy...

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Diversity Lab Is Ending. Its Impact Is Not | Law.com

An open letter from Diversity Lab's founder, Caren Ulrich Stacy.

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🎤📖🤓 This post and responses are delightful

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Insanely important job alert: at the intersection of AI and the rule of law. job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jo...

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Member of Staff, AI & Rule of Law

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Kathleen Rubenstein @kbrnyc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

@theonion.com , Hegseth took your headline again. Please come take it back.... Pentagon Bars Reporters From Its Press Office www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...

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Pentagon Bars Reporters From Its Press Office

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