Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 05/07/2026On Tyranny — Special 250th Edition open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...open.substack.comOn Tyranny — Special 250th EditionWith friends, on video, to recall and to rebel 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 25/06/2026 CA AB 1821 set for June 30 hearing, =“a virtual horror show of governmental non-transparency,” a disaster for accountability + democracy. Call Senate Judiciary Comm members who have the power to stop 1821 - protect our democracy. sjud.senate.ca.gov/members?mc_c... calmatters.org/politics/202...sjud.senate.ca.govMembers | Senate Judiciary Committee 100
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 06/04/2026projects.propublica.org/childhood-va... Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.projects.propublica.orgThe Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines VanishResearchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. 011
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 04/04/2026www.nytimes.com/video/inside... #1Anytimes.comVideo: A Times Lawyer on Why the Pentagon Lawsuit MattersA federal judge recently determined that certain Pentagon restrictions on news outlets violated the First Amendment. David McCraw, who heads the newsroom legal team for The New York Times, discusses t... 011
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 04/04/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...theatlantic.comWhy I Am ResigningA federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench. 000
Reposted by Karlene GollerFirst Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 24/03/2026When life gives you lemons, you make Lemon Pound Cake, then prevail in court. Great explainer by @thefireorg.bsky.social on the #Afroman verdict last week that was a big win for the First Amendment. www.youtube.com/shorts/im4mk...youtube.comYou’ll NEVER Believe Why He Went to CourtRapper @ogafroman turned a police raid into a music video… and the deputies sued him. But the First Amendment still protects satire, parody, and calling out government officials, even if it bruises… 031
Reposted by Karlene GollerFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 24/03/2026DHS says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing. They’re absolutely wrong. Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again. Watch @freedom.press's @trevortimm.bsky.social explain:youtube.comYou have the right to record ICE. Period.YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation 315571
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/03/2026It's unfortunate that the NYT had to sue -- it should get its attorneys' fees paid personally by @secdef.govpeeps.us 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Check out this article: "Jury rules for Afroman in case over 'Lemon Pound Cake' video that used home raid surveillance footage" www.abajournal.com/news/article...abajournal.comJury rules for Afroman in case over 'Lemon Pound Cake' video that used home raid surveillance footageA jury found Wednesday that Grammy-nominated rapper Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman, should not be held liable for a song that he wrote and a video that he made after several local sheriff's deputies raided his home in Adams County, Ohio. 120
Reposted by Karlene GollerMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Updated: 8090362779
Reposted by Karlene GollerJulia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 29/01/2026www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...newyorker.comTom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty ThousandLawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability. 41098193875
Reposted by Karlene GollerAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Seems like a good video for his trial 1669188969439
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 29/01/2026“The folks are fearful,” said Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield. " ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...ohiocapitaljournal.com'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital JournalThousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 25/01/2026calmatters.org/commentary/2... Even more powerful after #ICE killing yesterday followed by #Noem and #Bovino lies. Read this everyone: @borderpatrol.bsky.social #stephenmiller #ICE #DHS #Trumpcalmatters.orgOpinion | ICE ignores hard lessons LAPD learned after Rodney King beatingFederal immigration agents are forgoing the basics that LA police espouse after their years of ignominy: de-escalation, accountability and protecting and serving. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Read this now: One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 17/01/2026www.propublica.org/article/nort...propublica.orgA Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 14/01/2026SO FUN: Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...nytimes.comGourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned. 000
Reposted by Karlene GollerTed Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The First Amendment protects the public’s right to: 1. Film ICE in public 2. Photograph ICE in public 3. Observe what ICE does in public ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights. 8061993662
Reposted by Karlene GollerLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 13/01/2026This is Minneapolis: Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city. Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles. 420216345185
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 04/12/2025New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b... #1Anytimes.comNew York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights 020
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 26/11/2025calmatters.org/commentary/2...calmatters.orgOpinion | In L.A. mayor’s race, Karen Bass is vulnerable but she’ll be tough to toppleAs L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' runs for re-election, will Austin Beutner, former L.A. schools chief, developer Rick Caruso or President Trump be factors? 010
Reposted by Karlene GollerDavid A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Finally, a new revenue model for media www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...nytimes.comKansas County Agrees to Pay $3 Million Over Police Raid of Newspaper 1638
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 12/11/2025These Sheep Have a Statement to Make www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/s... I can't wait to get this yarn!nytimes.comThese Sheep Have a Statement to Make 110
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...nytimes.comJurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault 010
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Fairhope police arrest woman in penis costume at ‘No Kings’ protest alabamareflector.com/2025/10/20/f...alabamareflector.comFairhope police arrest woman in penis costume at 'No Kings' protest | Alabama ReflectorA woman dressed in an inflatable costume was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors at the Fairhope "No Kings" protest Saturday. 020
Reposted by Karlene GollerBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.youtube.comThe Onion Investigates: Jeffrey EpsteinYouTube video by The Onion 18971731990
Reposted by Karlene GollerMike Masnick @masnick.com · 10/10/20259th Circuit just made anti-SLAPP laws (like the good ones in California and Nevada) a lot less effective. This is going to lead to a ton of suppressed speech. Stupid and dangerous. Especially now. We need a federal anti-SLAPP law now. And we won't get one. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov 12884224
Reposted by Karlene GollerGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/10/2025Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in. 571241996285
Reposted by Karlene GollerThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 09/10/2025The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. 18545547922403
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 01/10/2025‘They Cheated Like Dogs, but We Got Them Back’ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o... Important read traces acts in furtherance of Trump administration’s Hungarian-style pseudo-democracy strategy:nytimes.comOpinion | ‘They Cheated Like Dogs, but We Got Them Back’ 010
Reposted by Karlene GollerSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 27/09/2025Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city. 501129884936
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 08/09/2025www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do... Another collaborator. How embarrassing @UnitedStatesTennisAssociation to try to censor coverage of the President. Should it now be called the Vichy Open? #USTA #ITSTHEFIRSTAMENDMENT #Censorship #Lockhimup #Collaboratorbenrothenberg.comU.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to TrumpAn email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem. 020
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h... @seckennedy.govpeeps.us You are killing people. You should not have your position in our government.nytimes.com 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 22/08/2025wapo.st/45KmaNA Who in W's administration thought of using this word #Homeland Puke Now look: #ICE DETENTION MOBILES in #trump gold no less, "... paying four companies more than $2.4 million: $2.25 million for 25 Chevrolet Tahoes ... and about $174,000 for custom wrapping ...."wapo.stICE aims to spend millions on decked-out vehicles for D.C. operationDocuments show the agency is seeking to purchase two dozen SUVs, along with gold-detailed custom wraps. 011
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/08/2025calmatters.org/commentary/2... #Olympics #trumpcalmatters.orgLos Angeles now has to appease Trump's ego as planners prep for the 2028 Olympics | OpinionL.A. still faces formidable challenges as the region prepares for the Olympics. It's unclear whether Trump will help or hurt those efforts. 010
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 21/08/2025He Asked Tiffany Trump to Marry Him. Then the Deals Started Coming. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...nytimes.comHe Asked Tiffany Trump to Marry Him. Then the Deals Started Coming. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 10/08/2025calmatters.org/commentary/2...calmatters.orgJerry Garcia wasn't political. But the Grateful Dead symbolized defiance in a deeply political moment | OpinionJerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead were not political. But 1966 was an intensely political moment in California. Culture and politics swirled. 010
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 13/04/2025youtu.be/fyWr7XRiyVM?...youtu.beCongressman Jonah Ryan discusses Daylight Saving on the House FloorYouTube video by Selina Meyer 020
Reposted by Karlene GollerRep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 09/04/2025It’s a scary time. So feel the fear, metabolize the fear and transcend the fear by working with other people to act with courage and stand tall for democracy and freedom. 18763761777
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 09/04/2025www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comSouth Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity saysEight people infected by cholera in South Sudan including five children died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 08/04/2025www.nytimes.com/audio/app/20... Brave young lawyer @ThomasSipp is magnificent. He understands what being a lawyer means. Proud for him. #RuleofLaw #Democracy #Constitution .nytimes.com‘I Felt Ashamed.’ Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump - Listen on NYT Audio38 min listen - When his employer struck a deal to avert an executive order, Thomas Sipp decided to make a stand. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 07/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/t... “This slide toward secrecy and lack of transparency is an erosion of democratic norms.”nytimes.comThe White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of ItAs the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and his... 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 07/04/2025washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7618... Trump planning DC military parade costing taxpayers more than $100 million for his 79th birthday. #LockHimUp #HandsOffwashingtoncitypaper.comTrump Will Get His Showy (And Likely Expensive) Military Parade in D.C.Trump’s 2018 plans for a parade of military tanks and planes down Pennsylvania Avenue NW were scuttled. But this year no one will stop him. 021
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 07/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u... #grift #con #lockthemupnytimes.comTrump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays OutThe party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled. 000
Reposted by Karlene GollerChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 06/04/2025A lot of new reporting here about what’s going on at DOJ — including the background to the two immigration lawyers — August Flentje and Erez Reuveni — who were placed on administrative leave after Friday’s hearing over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s March 15 deportation. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-immi...lawdork.comWhat happened this week in Trump's authoritarianism speed-runAggressive and often unconstitutional immigration policies are testing the law and the courts. At the same time, the Trump administration is testing — and breaking — the government. 19586193
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions…. But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...nytimes.comOpinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President TrumpLaw firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back. 000
Karlene Goller @kgoller.bsky.social · 05/04/2025We signed the Perkins amicus. Proud my firm Jassy Vick Carolan LLP stands up for our colleagues at Perkins Coie, First Amendment principles and the rule of law. ⚖️ jassyvick.com/news.cfm #RuleofLaw #Constitution #FirstAmendment #Leadershipjassyvick.com 000