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@melissa-denton.bsky.social

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I'm a Seattle area mom, family lawyer, politician, do-gooder. Fighting is not your only option.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Justice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une...

In the pre-publication galleys to his new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, Justice Alito spelled my last name inconsistently. This is, I suspect, the pettiest possible point on which to open in discussing a Supreme Court justice’s new memoir, and I would never have mentioned it except for the fact that inconsistency turns out to be the organizing feature of the chapter in which I (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”) repeatedly appear.

The central inconsistency of Chapter 8, which is devoted to the emergency docket, is structural: Rather than tackle the subject holistically (as one might expect in a book), Alito mashed together the speech he gave five years ago at Notre Dame Law School with a “postscript.” The former was deeply flawed even at the time (among lots of other things, Alito repeatedly insisted that there was “nothing new” about the Court’s behavior on emergency applications during the first Trump administration and COVID); and the latter tries to move the goalposts away from the specific phenomena to which critics like me have actually objected.

The result is to leave readers with a disjointed, inaccurate, and misleading sense of what the debate is even about—to say nothing of how the Court’s own behavior since September 2021 (including Alito’s) has only further undermined the already-flawed claims Alito made back then. Somewhere between the galleys of Alito’s book and the final product (which hits bookstores today), someone apparently figured out that my last name should be spelled the same way (and correctly!) throughout. The other, more significant inconsistencies were, apparently, harder to fix.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026

Rep. Dan Meuser: "You even have that crazy Spiker!"

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am shocked to be shocked but not surprised by the outrageous described here. Heather Cox Richardson is a treasure! heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...

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October 4, 2026

On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Relevant to AI regulation: "The unrestricted competition so commonly advocated does not leave us the survival of the fittest. The unscrupulous succeed best in accumulating wealth." -Rutherford B. Hayes

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fall leaves will become #underwear , soon enough after today's lovely display. Don't tell anyone, though -- it's embarrassing!

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Insane keystone cops style bribery scheme dressed up as a refund to only certain people in certain states, most heavily Florida and Texas. The orange monster team has gone insane. Trump administration begins mailing out $500 ACA refund checks. Here's what to know - ABC News share.google/dQK6

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some may say that my excuse is #weak for using so much peanut butter and so much jam on that heel of bread. But I had to use up the extra seeds from the bread bag. And I'm sticking with that excuse. #DailyPictureTheme

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Explainer, shadow docket, sometimes permanent effects. www.contrariannews.org/p/what-is-th…

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Horrible violence on the West Bank. (free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/world/mi…

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. -Elie Wiesel

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have to make a decision quickly, so I'm asking your advice. Do you think I should risk $ 1,000 running this ad?

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is utterly fascinating, I think. AI info from the CEO of Nvidia. www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/10000…

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wonderful stir-fried sesame-garlic noodles for yesterday's lunch. Apologies for the bad manners in placement of my chopsticks. (See alt text) #Comfort-Food #DailyPictureTheme

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It is by character and not by intellect the world is won. -Evelyn Beatrice Hall But, I posit that good character accompanied by intellect and industriousness is what we need.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If ever the time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin. -Samuel Adams

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026

Breaking News: The White House barred CNN from accompanying President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee.

White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One

CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My unpaid weeping cherry tree maintenance crew on the #meadow that is my backyard. A pleasant work environment includes a bonus of brilliant pink azalea bushes in spring. #DailyPictureTheme

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As you doubtless know, Heather Cox Richardson is an incredible treasure for our country and for truth. I love her post today! I also used the new tool to see if it was AI generated and of course it was 100% human written. substack.com/@heathercoxrichardson/…

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning and happy fall! ... Feels like I've been waiting forever.

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just heard: "This election is about the many against the money. ... Take nothing for granted." Been Winkler

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump administration overnight to immediately restore access for news organizations that President Donald Trump banned from the complex last week. www.politico.co

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil, it consists in treating another human being as a thing. -John Brunner

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Sherry @sherry2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very interesting article about an AI personal assistant experiment. Also, I just learned that QR codes can be very risky... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/technolo…

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From this morning's NYT "Morning Matters" email -Survey conducted June 1-15, 2026. Source: Gallup

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I triple dog dare you to look this up with AI and learn fascinating concepts. "Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience." -Walter Lippmann

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This article is a bombshell. Heather Cox Richardson pointed out that the article says this is just the first in a series!!! www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susa…

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To rebuild you've got to find a way to have trust this won't happen again right away. Not sure how somebody could feel secure about that. But developers can buy and sell to somebody else who wouldn't even be thinking about it.

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I sure need to improve on the problem behaviors described at the beginning and end of this short tutorial. You? www.facebook.com/share/v/1EgRA51Jpy

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Something about this NYT morning email makes me think we are still living in dinosaur times, here in the USA.

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

These salmon's reproductive migration waterfall leaps are a sign of #civilization because these fish jumping at the waterfalls yesterday happened only because uncivilized dams and stream destruction were repaired. See alt text! #DailyPictureTheme

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nonviolence works when the true underlying powers-that-be have consciences. Voters/the people still have the ultimate power in the USA. Violence is used by/on brutes and in immediate situations requiring self-defense.

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A time will come when a politician who has wilfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. -H.G. Wells

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Twitter was murdered. It no longer exists. The vile creature "X" transmogrified the formerly often delightful Twitter"s carcass. (Perhaps extreme wealth corrupted Musk into a farcical fool.)

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One of my favorite, most clarifying, quotes: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.." Upton Sinclair

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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones heading for the capital had been shot down in what he called "the most massive" attack, BBC reported. Ukraine's Zelensky confirmed Kyiv hit a "key" Russian oil facility and a logistics site, representing "billions of dollars that sustain the war machine".

Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor says

Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This article in a local publication is super great about how it describes how we need to be a pessimist right now about the lies we're being told by the federal government. Really enjoyable writing!

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Extended empires are like expanded gold, exchanging solid strength for feeble splendor. -Samuel Johnson

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When you vote this fall, you're voting for your life. I am very frustrated that I can't get my covid-19 shot for this year yet because our federal government is so dysfunctional and deranged. Guess I'll get the flu shot first and hope for a covid-19 shot instead of getting them together.

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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Spinning around #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here I was all despondent about not having a #Star-Wars #DailyPictureTheme photo to share, when I suddenly remembered that I live with two ewoks. May the force be with you!

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some people may think it's crazy to put cream cheese on toast. I prefer to think it's bagelled derangement syndrome.

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Many people have so reported about the orange monster. "Some people with great virtues are disagreeable, while others with great vices are delightful." -Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you haven't seen the 2025 "The Roses" movie, you really should. Benedict Cumberbatch is in it and it's amazing! youtu.be/XkgMaS5gbaA?is=bD5vkdm4-6M…

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OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tonight the Supreme Court of the United States upheld, 7 to 2, the lower federal courts ruling that said the post office cannot be used to destroy our elections. This shouldn't be a surprise but it is certainly a delight. So clear in the Constitution, yet cause to celebrate.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Republicans win control of the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.

How Does This Keep Happening?

Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy.Feel like we've been here before?

OneLawyer @melissa-denton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

True and very silly! "We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for." -Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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