Nostr notes by Joshua J. Friedman

Here's a useful improvement that came directly from a user ...

2026-02-23T20:22:11Z

Here's a useful improvement that came directly from a user request: If you're someone who temporarily uses mutes to, say, take a break from the news, now you can easily renew that mute rather than recreating it from scratch each time.

Visit the app store or refresh the website to update!
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"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping ...

2026-01-24T17:56:22Z

"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ...

"Next thing I knew, they shot him." [www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/24/minneapolis-looking-into-possible-shooting-by-ice-agent )
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This is a WILD thread—that is still ongoing ...

2026-01-20T02:48:54Z

This is a WILD thread—that is still ongoing [bsky.app/profile/musi...](https://bsky.app/profile/musicologyduck.bsky.social/post/3mct2lipzqc2p )
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Bluesky crowdsourcing! Who are the best people/journos to follow ...

2026-01-11T20:54:34Z

Bluesky crowdsourcing! Who are the best people/journos to follow on here to learn what's happening on the ground in (1) Venezuela and (2) Iran? (And are there people/orgs posting to other platforms who you wish were here?)

The American Dialect Society's Word of the Year is SLOP! ...

2026-01-11T05:11:47Z

The American Dialect Society's Word of the Year is SLOP!

“Slop isn’t a new word. It has moved from the pig sty, to the algorithm, and now forms newcompounds such as sloppunk, slopification, and friend slop,” Dr. Kelly Elizabeth Wright said. “This productivity has no end in sight.” 🧵
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Happy New Year, friends! I have some ~personal news~, which is ...

2026-01-01T22:43:54Z

Happy New Year, friends! I have some ~personal news~, which is that the Bluesky team is generously giving me some contract work (which could possibly turn into a job) welcoming more indie media and local govt to Bsky and supporting those already here.

Excited to take my amateur Bsky boosterism pro!

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor ...

2025-12-31T16:42:28Z

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. [www.nypl.org/press/schomb...](https://www.nypl.org/press/schomburg-quran-selected-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdanis-swearing )
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I really appreciate how careful the Bluesky team was about making ...

2025-12-17T00:57:04Z

I really appreciate how careful the Bluesky team was about making this process extremely secure and extremely optional

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3ma5gupr3r22u

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Contact importer just landed.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/post/3ma5gqtnhxk2u
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Brown University says there's an active shooter on campus. ...

2025-12-13T21:40:11Z

Brown University says there's an active shooter on campus. Emergency scanner says multiple victims, but unclear how many.

Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."

[Active shooter on campus, Depa...](https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/12/active-shooter-on-campus-department-of-public-safety-reports )

Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. ...

2025-12-08T16:21:57Z

Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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OK, who narced? ...

2025-11-28T16:44:36Z

OK, who narced?
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Nostr event nevent1qqszu7vf0dzlhjtp8wy8qgs05tfy80kruw6zhx0j993wkr7ul6tnplqzyp7gr4dzv8lrh2htqz8ncpqrd6269s9typ4ynfvg6df5syw0hw5ks02n0h0

2025-11-27T16:45:54Z

Feeling thankful for all of you, Bluesky friends!

NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the ...

2025-11-26T20:49:29Z

NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
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Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a ...

2025-11-10T03:45:44Z

Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
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The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's ...

2025-11-08T03:42:20Z

The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from Steve Vladeck (npub1w2s…n2vr)) [www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf](https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf )
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Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John ...

2025-11-05T03:21:15Z

Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
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Per NYPost's scoop, some of the ways Mamdani's wife has ...

2025-11-04T01:24:33Z

Per NYPost's scoop, some of the ways Mamdani's wife has "quietly steered" his campaign are weighing in on his logo design, being "a major source of support for him in private" and once posting on Instagram, "Couldn't possibly be prouder."

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yzbnyha4n5tzjifpp4zuvqqz/post/3m4rdvxjaxc2p

You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct ...

2025-11-03T15:36:35Z

You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
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NEW: James Comey asks the court to dismiss the indictment against ...

2025-10-30T20:16:46Z

NEW: James Comey asks the court to dismiss the indictment against him because he responded to Ted Cruz’s "fundamentally ambiguous questions with literally true answers." [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582136/gov.uscourts.vaed.582136.105.0.pdf )
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STARTING SOON: Zohran Mamdani gives remarks about Islamophobia ...

2025-10-24T17:02:53Z

STARTING SOON: Zohran Mamdani gives remarks about Islamophobia outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx

[LIVE | Zohran Mamdani gives re...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui3N3_MGw )

NEW: Letitia James asks the court to dismiss the indictment ...

2025-10-24T16:03:37Z

NEW: Letitia James asks the court to dismiss the indictment against her because Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed US attorney and has "no authority to litigate this case on behalf of the United States." [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.583342/gov.uscourts.vaed.583342.22.0.pdf )
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From a former Eric Adams deputy press secretary (2022–23): RE: ...

2025-10-24T01:49:52Z

From a former Eric Adams deputy press secretary (2022–23):

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3m3v35itvok2g
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Eric Adams, endorsing Cuomo: "New York can't be Europe, folks ... Those Islamic extremisms that are burning churches in Nigeria, that are destroying communities in Germany, that have taken over the logical thinkings. And that's what I'm fighting for."

Oh no, in accepting Eric Adams's endorsement, Andrew Cuomo ...

2025-10-23T19:38:16Z

Oh no, in accepting Eric Adams's endorsement, Andrew Cuomo reiterates that Mamdani's giving the finger to a Christopher Columbus statue is "un DISGRAZIATO" (I've been assured that this is not actually the Italian noun meaning "disgrace")

Eric Adams, endorsing Cuomo: "This was a bruling, bruling ...

2025-10-23T19:21:18Z

Eric Adams, endorsing Cuomo: "This was a bruling, bruling time." (??)

Eric Adams, endorsing Cuomo: "New York can't be Europe, ...

2025-10-23T19:16:58Z

Eric Adams, endorsing Cuomo: "New York can't be Europe, folks ... Those Islamic extremisms that are burning churches in Nigeria, that are destroying communities in Germany, that have taken over the logical thinkings. And that's what I'm fighting for."

lol, lmao even ...

2025-10-22T00:36:35Z

lol, lmao even [www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-says-it-will-submit-ballroom-plans-review-with-demolition-already-2025-10-22/ )
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NEW: The State of Arizona sues the House of Representatives, ...

2025-10-21T21:55:48Z

NEW: The State of Arizona sues the House of Representatives, demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson seat Adelita Grijalva or that someone else be allowed to swear her in. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.286094/gov.uscourts.dcd.286094.1.0.pdf )
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NEW: The chief judge of the Fourth Circuit assigns James ...

2025-10-21T20:28:47Z

NEW: The chief judge of the Fourth Circuit assigns James Comey's motion to disqualify Lindsey Halligan as US attorney to Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, a senior district judge (and Clinton appointee) in SC. [www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459...](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc )
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JUST IN: Read James Comey's motions to dismiss his indictment ...

2025-10-20T19:47:36Z

JUST IN: Read James Comey's motions to dismiss his indictment based on (1) vindictive and selective prosecution and (2) unlawful appointment of Lindsey Halligan.

1. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.59.0.pdf )
2. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.60.0.pdf )
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Welcome, new Bluesky users! Please check out the thread below for ...

2025-10-15T23:28:57Z

Welcome, new Bluesky users! Please check out the thread below for tips on setting up your account, making your feed more interesting, finding old Twitter friends, search, privacy, stats, and more (and please ask questions if you have them)

(I'll have to rewrite & update the thread soon!)

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3l6ojlzv2xo2a
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FINALLY, someone with the guts to tell CEOs exactly what they ...

2025-10-15T20:47:40Z

FINALLY, someone with the guts to tell CEOs exactly what they want to hear!!

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:emhyi4kljodgqlusdsopgfgd/post/3m3azg2j5522q

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this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
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NEW: Here's the two-count indictment against NY AG Letitia ...

2025-10-09T21:29:49Z

NEW: Here's the two-count indictment against NY AG Letitia James. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.583342/gov.uscourts.vaed.583342.1.0_7.pdf )
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NEW: Judge Immergut issues her written second TRO, blocking the ...

2025-10-06T04:33:31Z

NEW: Judge Immergut issues her written second TRO, blocking the Trump admin from deploying ANY federalized National Guard troops from ANY state in Oregon. (Full hearing thread below) [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.68.0.pdf )

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3m2im36sxlc2o
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Karin Immergut hears emergency arguments as California and Oregon seek to block President Trump's deployment of federalized California National Guard troops to Portland. 🧵

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3m2igrsyib225
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Karin Immergut hears emergency arguments as ...

2025-10-06T02:50:06Z

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Karin Immergut hears emergency arguments as California and Oregon seek to block President Trump's deployment of federalized California National Guard troops to Portland. 🧵

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3m2igrsyib225

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NEW: Judge Immergut schedules a hearing TONIGHT, in 45 min, to hear arguments on SECOND TRO to block federalized California National Guard from deploying in Portland, Oregon. [www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481149/state-of-oregon-v-trump/?order_by=desc )

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3m2iehsvijk2v
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NEW: Judge Immergut schedules a hearing TONIGHT, in 45 min, to ...

2025-10-06T01:15:23Z

NEW: Judge Immergut schedules a hearing TONIGHT, in 45 min, to hear arguments on SECOND TRO to block federalized California National Guard from deploying in Portland, Oregon. [www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481149/state-of-oregon-v-trump/?order_by=desc )

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3m2iehsvijk2v
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NEW: California joins Oregon and Portland in asking Judge Immergut for a SECOND temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from "circumventing this Court's Order" by deploying the federalized California National Guard to Portland. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.59.0.pdf )
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NEW: California joins Oregon and Portland in asking Judge ...

2025-10-06T00:34:00Z

NEW: California joins Oregon and Portland in asking Judge Immergut for a SECOND temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from "circumventing this Court's Order" by deploying the federalized California National Guard to Portland. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.59.0.pdf )
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NEW: Gavin Newsom says that Trump has ordered 300 previously ...

2025-10-05T18:07:56Z

NEW: Gavin Newsom says that Trump has ordered 300 previously federalized CA National Guard troops into Oregon to end-run Judge Immergut's ruling blocking the federalization of the Oregon National Guard. [www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/05/g...](https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/05/governor-newsom-to-sue-urges-americans-to-speak-out-on-trumps-breathtaking-abuse-of-power-with-cross-state-guard-deployment/ )
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NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the ...

2025-10-04T23:47:27Z

NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.189270/gov.uscourts.ord.189270.56.0_1.pdf )
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NEW: Judge Crenshaw finds that the Trump admin's criminal ...

2025-10-03T20:19:23Z

NEW: Judge Crenshaw finds that the Trump admin's criminal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia may well be vindictive—and greenlights discovery and an evidentiary hearing. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.138.0.pdf )
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HAPPENING NOW: Oregon asks Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump ...

2025-10-03T17:06:14Z

HAPPENING NOW: Oregon asks Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) to block the Trump admin's federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to deploy to Portland. 🧵

HALLOWEEN NAME MATCHMAKING THREAD 2025! 🎃 Having trouble ...

2025-10-01T03:06:25Z

HALLOWEEN NAME MATCHMAKING THREAD 2025! 🎃
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!

"U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and ...

2025-09-27T03:17:29Z

"U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and surprise at some points during the seven-minute court session when a federal grand jury impaneled in Alexandria, Virginia, returned the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey Thursday night."

[Judge who reviewed James Comey...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-james-comey-indictment-confusion-trump/ )

So James Comey has been indicted for testifying, in essence, that ...

2025-09-26T01:46:51Z

So James Comey has been indicted for testifying, in essence, that he didn't authorize Andrew McCabe to be an anonymous media source about the Hillary Clinton email investigation—which McCabe disputes.

But a DOJ IG report examined all the circumstantial evidence and concluded McCabe was lying.
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2025-09-23T00:09:36Z

It was the best of times, it was the end of times

Ben Smith: "What you saw with Mahmoud Khalil is that in some ...

2025-09-19T05:34:11Z

Ben Smith: "What you saw with Mahmoud Khalil is that in some ways he is *less* vulnerable than Jimmy Kimmel. The people who are most vulnerable are the employees of big consolidated megacorporations—"

Chris Hayes: "Yeah, although he's about to get deported."
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Dudes rock ...

2025-08-31T00:43:37Z

Dudes rock
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What a cursed sentence (gift link) “The A.I. companies selected ...

2025-08-29T12:43:11Z

What a cursed sentence (gift link)

“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

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2025-08-28T01:01:40Z

Well-behaved sandwiches rarely make history

Judge Xinis: Your clients are absolutely forbidden from ...

2025-08-25T18:14:29Z

Judge Xinis: Your clients are *absolutely forbidden* from removing Mr. Abrego from the continental United States. You understand this?

DOJ: Yes.

NEW: Judge Xinis schedules a call about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s ...

2025-08-25T14:22:43Z

NEW: Judge Xinis schedules a call about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s habeas petition for today at 2 p.m. [www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191591/abrego-garcia-v-noem/ )
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"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on ...

2025-08-23T20:52:32Z

"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

[It’s Time for Americans to Sta...](https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/its-time-for-americans-to-start-talking )

NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal ...

2025-08-07T01:46:19Z

NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident."

[Federal court filing system hi...](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/06/federal-court-filing-system-pacer-hack-00496916 )

Unexpectedly good politics from Thomas Kinkade's family! ...

2025-07-29T19:00:51Z

Unexpectedly good politics from Thomas Kinkade's family! [www.kinkadefamilyfoundation.org](https://www.kinkadefamilyfoundation.org/ )

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NEW: An NYPD officer and one other person were shot in the lobby ...

2025-07-28T23:20:28Z

NEW: An NYPD officer and one other person were shot in the lobby of 345 Park Avenue (the Blackstone building) at East 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan by someone armed with an assault rifle, per law enforcement. More TK.

[Police officer, civilian shot ...](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/police-officer-civilian-shot-inside-midtown-manhattan-office-building-sources/6350847/ )

WSJ claimed the Trump–Epstein article was an “exclusive.” ...

2025-07-18T22:55:44Z

WSJ claimed the Trump–Epstein article was an “exclusive.” But what if I told you they fully intended to show it to people? [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.693830/gov.uscourts.flsd.693830.1.0.pdf )
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Trying not to look, but 😬 ...

2025-07-08T20:23:25Z

Trying not to look, but 😬
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I love that former NYT public editor @npub12gh…hwqy is ...

2025-07-07T21:09:35Z

I love that former NYT public editor Margaret Sullivan (npub12gh…hwqy) is public-editing from the outside.

"With this made-up scandal, combined with the pre-election editorial, the Times looks like it’s on a crusade against Mamdani.

"And no lofty explanation about the mission can disguise it."

[Is the New York Times trying t...](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/07/is-the-new-york-times-trying-to-wreck-zohran-mamdanis-mayoral-bid )

New notification settings are here! Adjust the types of ...

2025-07-07T17:55:10Z

New notification settings are here! Adjust the types of notifications you get under Settings > Notifications (or by clicking the gear icon on your notifications page)

You can also now get alerts when *individual users* post! Click the bell icon on a profile to subscribe.

More in this blog entry:

[More Control Over Your Notific...](https://bsky.social/about/blog/07-02-2025-more-notification-control )

Legitimate reporting and illegitimate reporting both engender ...

2025-07-07T03:17:26Z

Legitimate reporting and illegitimate reporting both engender conversation and debate.

But while legitimate reporting inspires conversation about a story's substance, illegitimate reporting inspires questions like "Why did the newspaper print this garbage?"
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NEW: Judge Murphy DENIES the petition of the 8 men seeking to ...

2025-07-04T22:14:36Z

NEW: Judge Murphy DENIES the petition of the 8 men seeking to halt their deportation to South Sudan, saying that the Supreme Court has spoken. [www.courtlistener.com/docket/70709...](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70709015/phan-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/?order_by=desc )
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NEW: The Supreme Court green-lights the Trump admin's effort ...

2025-07-03T20:44:11Z

NEW: The Supreme Court green-lights the Trump admin's effort to deport the 8 men now in Djibouti to South Sudan, clarifying its previous order "despite the [Sotomayor] dissent's provocative language."
[www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1153_2co3.pdf )
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NEW: The TN criminal court orders the govt to stop making ...

2025-07-03T15:25:40Z

NEW: The TN criminal court orders the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice the trial.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3lsztc7s7qc2j
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note1k90…0jxy

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks the Tennessee criminal court to order the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements about Abrego that could prejudice the trial. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.69.0.pdf )
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NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks the Tennessee criminal court to ...

2025-07-03T03:53:01Z

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks the Tennessee criminal court to order the govt to stop making extrajudicial statements about Abrego that could prejudice the trial. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.69.0.pdf )
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Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile ...

2025-06-27T02:09:30Z

Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
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RIP Jim Parkinson, an iconic Oakland-based typeface designer who ...

2025-06-27T00:59:11Z

RIP Jim Parkinson, an iconic Oakland-based typeface designer who designed or refined the nameplate of every magazine and newspaper you know

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quoting
note1mcw…8me8

Just heard we lost a typography legend. RIP Jim Parkinson, who designed your favorite news nameplate.

Oh, and the Rolling Stone logo.

NEW: Judge Breyer GRANTS California's request for expedited ...

2025-06-26T04:13:10Z

NEW: Judge Breyer GRANTS California's request for expedited discovery into whether the Trump admin has violated the Posse Comitatus Act since it federalized the California National Guard and deployed Marines to LA. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.101.0.pdf )
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From a key Mamdani adviser ❤️ ...

2025-06-25T05:13:34Z

From a key Mamdani adviser ❤️
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Mamdani 44%, Cuomo 36%, with 89% in! ...

2025-06-25T01:58:01Z

Mamdani 44%, Cuomo 36%, with 89% in!
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lmao, this is escalating ...

2025-06-25T01:34:34Z

lmao, this is escalating
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NEW: Judge Murphy says the 8 men in Djibouti on their way to ...

2025-06-24T00:24:15Z

NEW: Judge Murphy says the 8 men in Djibouti on their way to South Sudan WILL GET THE DUE PROCESS he previously ordered, saying that his remedial order remains in effect despite the Supreme Court's unreasoned order lifting the stay on his class-wide injunction.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3lsct4rf2js2c
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quoting
note1hh4…kru9

NEW: Lawyers for the 8 men being deported to South Sudan ask the district court to enforce its order granting these men additional due process, arguing that the Supreme Court's unreasoned order doesn't foreclose a remedy for a previous violation. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.175.0_1.pdf )
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NEW: Lawyers for the 8 men being deported to South Sudan ask the ...

2025-06-24T00:18:44Z

NEW: Lawyers for the 8 men being deported to South Sudan ask the district court to enforce its order granting these men additional due process, arguing that the Supreme Court's unreasoned order doesn't foreclose a remedy for a previous violation. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.175.0_1.pdf )
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When it's going great ...

2025-06-22T15:42:16Z

When it's going great
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Chuck Schumer: "No president should be allowed to ...

2025-06-22T03:37:02Z

Chuck Schumer: "No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy." (via Punchbowl)
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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.” ...

2025-06-22T02:03:21Z

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
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NEW: Magistrate Judge Michael Hammer schedules a telephone ...

2025-06-20T19:13:46Z

NEW: Magistrate Judge Michael Hammer schedules a telephone conference in 20 min to establish Mahmoud Khalil's terms of release.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3ls2g62ikus2y
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note1ew8…efut

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Farbiarz hears arguments on Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released on bail. 🧵

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Farbiarz hears arguments on Mahmoud ...

2025-06-20T16:05:31Z

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Farbiarz hears arguments on Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released on bail. 🧵

NEW: The Ninth Circuit reverses Judge Breyer's order, finding ...

2025-06-20T02:38:55Z

NEW: The Ninth Circuit reverses Judge Breyer's order, finding that President Trump "likely ... lawfully exercised his statutory authority" when he federalized the California National Guard. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca9.4e2731d4-cbd8-4803-a59f-a1d0c6023daf/gov.uscourts.ca9.4e2731d4-cbd8-4803-a59f-a1d0c6023daf.32.0.pdf )
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HAPPENING NOW: A Ninth Circuit panel hears arguments on whether ...

2025-06-17T19:04:15Z

HAPPENING NOW: A Ninth Circuit panel hears arguments on whether President Trump had the authority to federalize the California National Guard—and whether Judge Breyer's order blocking him from doing so should be stayed during appeal. 🧵

[San Francisco Courtroom 2 12:0...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEitAzKSInI )

“You do not have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” ...

2025-06-17T17:04:44Z

“You do not have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” Lander repeated, as the officers tightened handcuffs to his wrists.

[Brad Lander Detained by Masked...](https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/brad-lander-arrest-ice-immigration-court/ )

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter being taken into ...

2025-06-16T02:57:06Z

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter being taken into custody—photo via Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office
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2025-06-14T20:38:00Z

NYC
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Bryant Park, NYC! ...

2025-06-14T19:56:58Z

Bryant Park, NYC!
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NEW: The govt says it will NOT release Mahmoud Khalil, since ...

2025-06-13T17:30:06Z

NEW: The govt says it will NOT release Mahmoud Khalil, since Judge Farbiarz has not explicitly ordered him released and since it has other (very minor) grounds for holding him.

The govt asks that the judge stay any future order for release pending appeal.
[storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.304.0_1.pdf )
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I love this! (gift link) [Mamdani and Lander Will ...

2025-06-13T15:27:05Z

I love this! (gift link)

[Mamdani and Lander Will Cross-...](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/nyregion/mamdani-lander-endorsement-nyc-mayor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ok8.3Ixe.KZafW3uHPD9W&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare )

NEW: The City of Los Angeles files an amicus brief arguing that ...

2025-06-12T19:44:09Z

NEW: The City of Los Angeles files an amicus brief arguing that the presence of the military in LA is unlawful and counterproductive—with an early reference to the 2024 Dodgers parade (not a "rebellion"). [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.52.1_1.pdf )
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NEW: California's lawsuit against the US over the ...

2025-06-10T16:45:28Z

NEW: California's lawsuit against the US over the commandeering of the California National Guard has been assigned to senior US district judge Charles Breyer, a Clinton appointee and younger brother of retired Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer.

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NEW: California sues the US govt, claiming that its commandeering of the California National Guard—"without consent or even official notice to the governor"—is beyond the scope of its powers and a violation of the 10th Amendment and the APA. [oag.ca.gov/system/files...](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/ECF%201%20-%20Complaint%20NG.pdf )
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NEW: California sues the US govt, claiming that its commandeering ...

2025-06-09T23:26:48Z

NEW: California sues the US govt, claiming that its commandeering of the California National Guard—"without consent or even official notice to the governor"—is beyond the scope of its powers and a violation of the 10th Amendment and the APA. [oag.ca.gov/system/files...](https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/ECF%201%20-%20Complaint%20NG.pdf )
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NEW: The detainees in Djibouti have finally been given ...

2025-06-09T22:34:57Z

NEW: The detainees in Djibouti have finally been given attorneys' phone numbers and will be granted "reasonable and equitable" telephone access to speak with them, the govt tells Judge Murphy. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.153.0_1.pdf )
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NEW: In a fiery motion, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys urge ...

2025-06-08T21:35:52Z

NEW: In a fiery motion, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys urge Judge Xinis to reject the govt’s request to relieve it of its discovery obligations now that Abrego Garcia has been returned to the US. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.186.0.pdf )
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The feud crashed Truth Social ...

2025-06-05T20:58:31Z

The feud crashed Truth Social
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Some interesting insights here, including that people are much ...

2025-06-02T19:26:13Z

Some interesting insights here, including that people are much more influenced by *people they follow* switching platforms than by their own *followers* switching platforms.

Preprint: "Why Academics are Leaving Twitter for Bluesky" [arxiv.org/abs/2505.24801](https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24801 )

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I often think about what a tensely debated moment this was—and ...

2025-05-26T17:15:01Z

I often think about what a tensely debated moment this was—and how entirely forgotten it feels now!

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I was proud to sign this thoughtful letter to the Bluesky team ...

2025-05-24T19:26:47Z

I was proud to sign this thoughtful letter to the Bluesky team advocating for members of the Bluesky community from Gaza, whose accounts are regularly removed without adequate explanation. Please read and consider signing.

[Open Letter to the Bluesky Tea...](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ycgklimHHszjCItkk8y0CFu306kNgST3mpRNT4jV3g/edit?tab=t.0 )

This is incredible (and was really printed in the NYT in 1974) ...

2025-05-24T16:45:11Z

This is incredible (and was really printed in the NYT in 1974)

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JUST IN: In a strongly worded opinion, Mass. district judge Brian ...

2025-05-24T02:33:53Z

JUST IN: In a strongly worded opinion, Mass. district judge Brian Murphy orders the Trump admin to facilitate the return of "OCG"—a gay Guatemalan man unlawfully deported to Mexico despite his reasonable fear of persecution—to the US to receive due process. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.132.0.pdf )
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NEW: Judge Burroughs GRANTS Harvard's requested TRO against ...

2025-05-23T15:52:25Z

NEW: Judge Burroughs GRANTS Harvard's requested TRO against the Trump administration, blocking it from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students during early court proceedings.

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NEW: Here's Harvard's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order against the Trump admin, asking the court to block the govt from revoking its ability to enroll international students. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.285083/gov.uscourts.mad.285083.9.0.pdf )
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NEW: Here's Harvard's emergency motion for a temporary ...

2025-05-23T15:00:26Z

NEW: Here's Harvard's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order against the Trump admin, asking the court to block the govt from revoking its ability to enroll international students. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.285083/gov.uscourts.mad.285083.9.0.pdf )
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A HAPPY UPDATE! Mahmoud Khalil was allowed a "contact" ...

2025-05-22T15:59:52Z

A HAPPY UPDATE! Mahmoud Khalil was allowed a "contact" visit—without plexiglass divider—with his wife and newborn son this morning before his immigration hearing, ACLU tells me, so I think we can safely assume that he was finally able to hold his child for the first time.

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NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys urgently ask Judge Farbiarz to order ICE to permit Khalil to hold his newborn son today "for the most elementary human reasons." ICE has so far denied the request, despite his wife and child having made the 1,500-mile trip. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.258.0.pdf )
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NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys urgently ask Judge Farbiarz ...

2025-05-21T17:55:53Z

NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys urgently ask Judge Farbiarz to order ICE to permit Khalil to hold his newborn son today "for the most elementary human reasons." ICE has so far denied the request, despite his wife and child having made the 1,500-mile trip. [storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.258.0.pdf )
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Did Jake Tapper’s book publicist write this RE: ...

2025-05-16T15:17:02Z

Did Jake Tapper’s book publicist write this

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