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Poppy Alexander

@poppyalexander.bsky.social
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(Anti)fraud lover, whistleblower attorney, forever dog person. Founding Partner at @whistleblower.law

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 05/10/2026
All prisoners should have the right to vote while in prison
Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is a pretty stunning thing to admit
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meta is using a radical interpretation of a tax credit for “research and experimentation” to get billions of dollars off GPUs for its A.I. data centers. My latest with Jesse Drucker, @elitan.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
seriously, SpaceX showed the way and Anthropic is following it. Selective leaks of the "confidential" prospectus to gin up enthusiasm for the IPO, which is wildly illegal under the federal securities laws but no one cares about that anymore www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
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EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via 'Founder LLC' to promote public good over market forces
Anthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company. An early look at its IPO filing shows how it is creating a new "Founder LLC" vehicle ​aimed at serving the common good, while insulatin...
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James O’Loughlin @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A world of always-on cameras and microphones on peoples' bodies is a very serious privacy and security problem for the people wearing them and for everyone around them.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
again, part of the reason that people are not excited about AI is that it's major use cases as described by its advocates are: a. supercharging scams b. pushing you out of your job
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 17/09/2026
Over half of US infant formula is bought with USDA WIC funds, which is how Abbott’s alleged safety failures became a $385M FCA case. $69M goes to the employees who spoke up.
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Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), an Illinois-based healthcare company that manufactures and sells infant formula and nutritional therapy products, has agreed to pay $384,999,040 to resolve allegations th...
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 16/09/2026
New at FinCEN: a whistleblower office director who helped build DOJ Antitrust rewards program, and a bulletin soliciting tips on Iran-related illicit finance — expressly including from regime insiders. Our analysis: whistleblower.law/news/new-lea...
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New Leadership and an Iran Bulletin Signal Treasury’s Commitment to FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program | Whistleblower Partners LLP
FinCEN strengthens its whistleblower program with new leadership and a focus on Iran-related illicit finance, sanctions evasion, and insider tips.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@tochterzwiebel

my new favorite fun fact is that the words "lord" and "lady" descend from old english words that mean "bread-guardian" and "bread-kneader", respectively!!

(image of etymology diagram)

weard (warden, guardian) + hlāf (loaf) -> hlaford (a noble man or lord; literally, "bread-guardian")

hlāf (loaf) + daigijo (one who kneads) -> hlaefdige (a noble lady; literally, "bread-kneader")

hlaford -> laford -> lord

hlaefdige -> lafdi -> lady
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't have any way to judge the supposed world-destroying capacities of AI run amok. (Color me highly skeptical). What I do see are billionaire CEOs using the cover of that doomer story to engage in collusive, cartel-like behavior.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“why are all the ai ceos all of a sudden saying this weird thing?” burning man was last week and this may actually just be the explanation
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Shout it to the hills www.casino.org/news/bofa-be...
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BofA: Bettors Taking Out 75 Cents for Each $1 They Put In
BofA: Bettors Taking Out 75 Cents for Each $1 They Put In.
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 08/09/2026
Last week, Ari Yampolsky made two presentations at RISE West: a fireside chat with our client Dr. James Taylor about his history-making False Claims Act case against Kaiser for Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud and a panel on Risk Adjustment Litigation Today.
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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 07/09/2026
This is how Matilda turns into Carrie.
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I was so delighted to find this 1982 @msmagazine.com among my mom’s papers this summer. The articles, the advertisements, everything about it
Cover of May 1982 Ms. magazine, showing a mother and teenage daughter both holding Our Bodies, Ourselves
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 02/09/2026
Big win for FCA whistleblowers: the Eleventh Circuit reversed the ruling declaring qui tam unconstitutional. Congrats to Dr. Zafirov and her team. Proud that our colleagues Eric Havian, Mike Ronickher & Max Voldman represented Sen. Grassley as amicus.
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Eleventh Circuit Delivers Major Win for False Claims Act Whistleblowers | Whistleblower Partners LLP
In a major victory for whistleblowers and the False Claims Act (FCA), the Eleventh Circuit yesterday reversed a district court decision that had declared the
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"people who are young" Lotta effort to avoid saying "children." In fact, back in my day [shakes fist], the phrase was "babies having babies."
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Catherine Dulac @dulaclab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 21/08/2026
The D.C. Circuit says IRS whistleblower award denials need a reasoned record, not unsupported assumptions. Why Trongone matters:
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D.C. Circuit Tells the IRS: Whistleblower Award Denials Need Evidence, Not Assumptions | Whistleblower Partners LLP
A tax whistleblower got a rare, if narrow, win after being denied an award by the IRS. The D.C. Circuit’s decision in Trongone v. Commissioner reversed a Tax
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 20/08/2026
We’re proud to announce that Eric Havian & Mike Ronickher have been named to Best Lawyers’ 2027 list of outstanding attorneys in America for Qui Tam Law. This honor recognizes us as a top firm representing whistleblowers in #FalseClaimsAct matters. Thanks to Best Lawyers & all who have supported us.
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H.E. Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 31/07/2026
just proof your bread, mate
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Assuming accuracy is a condition of the contract (sadly maybe a big if), there’s a big False Claims Act issue here
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 28/07/2026
@poppyalexander.bsky.social recently joined Andrew Feller and Jackie DeMar of The Anti Fraud Coalition to talk about the good and the bad of the proposed regulations for the FinCEN whistleblower program. Listen here: music.youtube.com/podcast/R3h4...
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Great moments in the history of philosophy: In 1972 John Rawls reaches out to Lou Rawls to see if he'd be interested in translating John's recently published "Theory of Justice" into a "sexy R&B concept album" entitled "Original Position." Lou Rawls politely declines the request.
The 1971 edition of John Rawls' book, A Theory of Justice
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Does anyone know which company was pardoned by Charles II? I would like to read more!
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 23/07/2026
Bribe, Inc., a documentary featuring one of our #whistleblower clients ("Figaro"), was selected for the 14th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. Virtual screening: Sunday, July 26, 9:00 PM ET. Details: bribeinc.com/bribe-inc-se...
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Bribe, Inc. screening at the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival
Virtual screening set for July 26, 9–11 PM EDT, as part of the 14th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Does anyone know which company was pardoned by Charles II? I would like to read more!
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Putting it out into the world that I would LOVE to represent a whistleblower with info about youth sports cabals minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/21/r...
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Private investment in youth sports draws state, federal scrutiny • Minnesota Reformer
Courtney Hamby and her husband spend close to $6,000 per year for their daughter Ellie’s cheer and tumbling classes, competition fees and uniforms. That doesn’t include their travel expenses for multi...
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Lucia Walinchus @walinchus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
ICYMI: This story is a great example of the wealth of property data out there & what you can do with it! Available in most counties: -the valuation -permits pulled -mapping coordinates @shelbybremer.bsky.social @nbcsandiego.com www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/c...
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Records show Otay Mesa Detention Center was valued at $168M, sold for $739M
San Diego County property tax records show the Otay Mesa Detention Center was valued this year at $168 million – about a quarter of the $739 million the federal government paid to buy it last week.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
If you live in California and you want to take advantage of the state-run portal that tells all registered data brokers to delete your data instead of having to send an individual request to every single one, here is what you need to know: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool
Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. ...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"Whether LaSalle Corrections' nonprofit arm, LaSalle Family Foundation, may be violating federal tax rules is 'a valid question,'" said an attorney who spent 13 years at the Internal Revenue Service, IRS Tax-Exempt Division. "It doesn't pass the smell test," he said. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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A private prison company will run new ICE children’s facility–and IRS pros have questions
ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) plans to open a new 528-bed facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children inside a Louisiana airport, AP reported this week. The facility will...
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 14/07/2026
🚀 We’re excited to launch our newly redesigned website! Explore the latest in whistleblower law, fraud enforcement, reward programs, educational resources, and client stories. Thanks to NUVEW Web Solutions for bringing it to life. Take a look and tell us what you think 👇 whistleblower.law
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Always always always always read @rtraister.bsky.social -- and especially on Graham Platner, women, and what comes next. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 08/07/2026
if you see somebody using "cancel" unironically to talk about people facing consequences in 2026... you CLOSE THAT TAB! You don't pause, you don't start to typity-type. You CLOSE THAT TAB!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
i will not forget the men who downplayed the earlier allegations of abuse against platner and said accepting them was just the price we had to pay to gain control of the senate. i hope they feel like fucking assholes.
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Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The students of the Yale College Council have made an outstanding statement calling on the university not to cut a deal with the federal government at the expense of their rights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwX1...
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YCC Statement on Defending Students’ Rights as Yale Attempts to Settle with the Trump Administration
YouTube video by Yale College Council
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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Exxon.
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Poppy Alexander @poppyalexander.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The only resolved question from this 1982 Ms Magazine cover is that Simon Says is not that fun
Cover of the May 1982 Ms Magazine issue, featuring a mother and daughter each holding a copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves, and featuring articles about guns, religion, the Equal Rights Amendment, penny-stock investments, middle age burnout, girls sports, and women in politics.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
One of my hot takes: if the AI economic transformation pans out, a robust humanities education will be a tremendous competitive advantage. The capabilities and risks of LLMs are dramatically different depending on the user's critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.
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Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Buster Keaton didn't stand still while a two-ton housefront collapsed on top of him with a window cut out to barely clear his shoulders on each side so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
celebrate whistleblowers and accountable government! 👇
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Whistleblower Partners @whistleblower.law · 23/06/2026
This World Whistleblower Day, Whistleblower Partners honors those who courageously report wrongdoing and help promote accountability, integrity, and transparency. We thank #whistleblowers for protecting the public interest and strengthening trust in our institutions.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today was an absolute blood bath at SCOTUS for the less powerful to enforce civil rights in the federal courts. TL;dr - SCOTUS rules 6-3 that only corporations have rights that are enforceable in federal court??
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
ugh-scotus guts individual liability under RLUIPA (&basically says all spending clause statutes don't provide for individual liability) so tally today: victims of human rights violations & beneficiaries of public benefits programs can't sue. oil companies can. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Sotomayor, dissenting, cuts to the chase: "Today’s decision marks yet another low point in this Court’s esteem for its precedents." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Petitioner Cisco Systems, Inc., allegedly knowingly designed and intentionally built a mass-surveillance system
for the Chinese Communist Party to use to identify, track,
arrest, and torture thousands of religious minorities. As all
agree, if respondents’ allegations were to be proved true,
then that would mean Cisco violated universally recognized
norms of international law. Respondents thus sued Cisco
in a federal action under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS),
which vests jurisdiction in district courts over “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the
law of nations,” 28 U. S. C. §1350. In Sosa v. AlvarezMachain, 542 U. S. 692 (2004), this Court held that the ATS
permits federal courts to find implied causes of action authorizing plaintiffs to sue defendants who violated international law.
The Court nonetheless closes the courthouse doors not
just to respondents, but to virtually every future litigant
seeking redress for a violation of international law under
the ATS. It thus overrules Sosa, without even acknowledging that it is doing so. Today’s decision marks yet another
low point in this Court’s esteem for its precedents.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I'd like to shout out prison litigators, who perform the vital yet thankless task of protecting constitutional rights behind bars. They are in the trenches fighting to secure basic decency and safety for a deeply vulnerable population whom most would rather ignore. It's courageous and heroic work.
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