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Spirit of Laws

@spiritoflaws.bsky.social
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Just trying to stay informed without all the crazies | Wife, mom, dog mom, daughter | Reader of everything, critical thinker, advocate for women, advocate for education | Should’ve been a lawyer after all ⚖️📚

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
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Laura Grace Weldon @lauragraceweldon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
image from inside Artemis II

text: i need more men to understand that two men crying and hugging in space after one of them announced they were naming a moon crater after the other one's late wife is actually what peak masculinity looks like.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/03/2026
BREAKING: The Texas Secretary of State DID NOT UPDATE the precinct maps on their website last December. MY GOD @msnowreports.bsky.social
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/02/2026
Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
None of this is happening
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
So basically Trump can post that he’s sending a hospital ship to Greenland for no reason, then do absolutely nothing to actually send a hospital ship to Greenland because it was all a lie, and not one single Republican gets asked about it. That’s where we’re at.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Last weekend. This weekend. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over. I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Does the CBO also need to be disciplined? 🤓
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Here’s some actual ‘cancel culture’ — the kind that might make you worried about the US consumer. (via Pantheon)
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
“We-can-do-this-the-easy-way-or-the-hard-way” but for economic studies. 🤡 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18/02/2026
Opinion: US businesses and consumers are shouldering the bulk of the costs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a New York Fed report. That may be unsurprising, but it appears to have shocked Kevin Hassett to his core. ft.trib.al/mDWrdpY
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
So basically the point of RFK Jr’s video was to promote improved health outcomes by encouraging men to ride a stationary bike in a sauna shirtless in jeans while your male friend does pushups next to you in shorts before you jump into a hot tub together?
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
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Spirit of Laws @spiritoflaws.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Epstein saga will not be fully revealed until Wexner, Trump & other high level world leaders have long passed away. It’s about more than trafficking. It’s a stain on multiple countries & leaders & politics. It’s not going to be revealed under Trump that is for sure. Even Dems didn’t touch it.
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Spirit of Laws @spiritoflaws.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
@robertgarcia.bsky.social Wexner was the most influential player in Epstein’s vast trafficking enterprise. Was he conned? Maybe at first, But he looked the other way when it was clear. He’s credibly accused by Virginia G & his property was used & his staff knew. He can’t possibly claim ignorance.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
My law firm is now litigating 85 voting and election cases in 40 states. This is the largest number of cases in the most states we have ever handled at one time. And, while Big Law firms mostly sit idly by, the need to protect elections in court is only growing.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
CBP's misconduct scandal is so long-running that today it would be old enough to drink.
In total, according to CBP's own discipline reports, over the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 - the last year numbers are available
- at least 4,913 CBP officers and Border Patrol agents have been arrested themselves, some multiple times. (In 2018 alone, a single CBP employee was arrested five times.) To put that number in perspective:
• The population of CBP agents and officers who have been arrested would make it roughly the nation's fourth largest police department - equal to the size of the entire Philadelphia police.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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The Rooster @rooster.info · 12/02/2026
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who has remained conspicuously silent about Leslie Wexner and Ohio State, was serving as University Vice President of Engagement & Outreach in 2009 when Wexner working to bury a subpoena in a Jane Doe lawsuit against Jeff Epstein. Here’s Beatty on Wexner in December:
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Kathy Ruemmler taking a bigger hit than Les Wexner, Leon Black, among many others. Anyone who communicated with him post 2008 should be held accountable but boy is it good to be a rich and powerful man. Tale as old as time!
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.
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Husted took donations from Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner, then voted to block file release
Campaign records show Sen. Jon Husted took $116,892 from Les Wexner since 2001, including months before voting to block release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents.
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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
"The Les Wexner Football Complex at The Ohio State University" "Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University" "Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
In our history we’ve had Cabinets with people who were bad at their jobs, but good people who meant well. We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people. But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I read the Trump-backed voter suppression bill, the so-called “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Please tell your Senators to vote NO on this abomination: 202-224-3121. TY. 1/
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Right now, as millions of pages filled with the most despicable, depraved atrocities human beings are capable of, cover every square inch of America’s collective consciousness, the pro-life Christians are nowhere to be found... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-pro-lif...
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To "Pro-Life" Christians, The Epstein Victims Were Sacred in the Womb, But Worthless Outside of It.
You hear it, don’t you?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.” (From @dropsitenews.com )
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 10/02/2026
ICE had the worst of the worst after all. Not in custody, but on payroll.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Number of times GDP has grown 15% in Trump’s lifetime: Zero. @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
US HIRING AT RECESSION LEVELS: HIRING RATE AT 3.3%, MATCHING THE 2020 CRISIS AND NEAR A 13-YEAR LOW.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein. He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse. Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million. Both men are alive. How come they've never been asked to testify?
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
New Quinnipiac poll: 63% of voters disapprove of ICE 60% want ICE out of Minneapolis 58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
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Rep. Sean Casten @casten.house.gov · 02/02/2026
This is brazenly corrupt. A foreign country bought a $500 million stake in a company owned by the president. The president then provided that country with access to highly coveted AI chips, despite national security concerns. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Rep. Sean Casten @casten.house.gov · 04/02/2026
Last week, Secretary Rubio told a Senate committee that Treasury had an agreement with auditors to oversee Venezuelan assets. Treasury Secretary Bessent told me no such agreement exists.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Department of Homeland Security isn't killing people indiscriminately Pam Bondi made it crystal clear The Trump administration dispatched Noem and Bovino-with their secret police-to Minneapolis so they can grab full control of future elections They are cementing their fascist hegemony
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The ICE officer approaches him while he’s filming from the side walk. Only thing he’s holding is a cell phone. bsky.app/profile/mark...
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
His weapon was a cell phone. Stephen Miller and DHS are calling Alex Pretti, who was a registered nurse for the VA, a domestic terrorist.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account. Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
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Law enforcement uses 'reasonable suspicion' to make arrests, as protected under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has already vindicated us on this position.
A person's immigration status makes them a target for enforcement, not their skin color, race or ethnicity.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
There are still 5,000,000+ pages of Epstein files that have not been released. Trump and Pam Bondi want to keep them hidden but we will not rest until we have every single file. Release the files, NOW.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I want to point out two things here. One, the White House would not go on the record with a comment about this story, despite me giving them multiple extensions. Only asked for off the record conversations. Two, this is not a denial. Instead, they're saying other CBS execs yucked it up with Trump.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/01/2026
Officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in a U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, a judge ruled Friday.
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Judge rules immigration officers in Minneapolis can't detain peaceful protesters
Officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in a U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, a judge ruled Friday.
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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
What Pete said… 💯
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/01/2026
Enten: "Trump has just fallen off a cliff when it comes to Gen Z. Trump's net approval in February of 2025 was +10. It's a drop of 42 points to -32. My goodness gracious."
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