I guess I'm the fool bc I thought that when a federal court issued a writ of habeas corpus ordering you to produce someone in your custody, compliance wasn't based upon whether or not you felt like it.
Deb Golden
@debgoldendc.bsky.social
Lawyer. Not your lawyer. Mother. Not your mother. By day (and frankly nights and weekends), a civil rights lawyer for people who are incarcerated. Other times, just exhausted. Washington DC based.
Resolved: when picking music for your attempt at prestige murder show, it shall be a capital offense to use the Taking Heads' Psycho Killer
New Yorkers had to subsidize the $117 million that the NYPD paid out for misconduct lawsuits in 2025 alone, even though most of them were never personally abused by a cop. Where's your worried op-ed on that one?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
And this is a large part of why I'm encouraging my kids to go to college outside the US
Liam Knox@liamknox.bsky.social · 2d agoScoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Established following Dr. Gerstenblith’s retirement from teaching, the fellowship will support emerging attorneys pursuing careers at the intersection of cultural heritage, repatriation, museum practice, and nonprofit law." h/t @fashionbyfelicia.bsky.social
Field Museum Establishes Endowed Legal Fellowship Honoring Cultural Heritage Law Pioneer Dr. Patty Gerstenblith - Field Museum
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How many terms do you think it will take before I learn how to spell Sen. Ossoff's name?
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 7d agooh
Ok, I'll bite. Let's say all the scientists are writing and Covid came from a lab leak. What difference does it make?
I spent 2020 talking with people about Covid, working, and earning. A woman in Selma was out of a job due to Covid. She and her husband were getting by, she said, because her husband was getting a lot of overtime work. He was a grave digger.
Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · last wk.Alabama’s vaccine uptake was also low relative to the rest of the country (the Black Belt being a notable exception) because of a disinformation campaign that should condemn anyone who ever participated in it.
Every lawyer involved should have to sit for the next bar exam and lose their license if they fail.
The indifference of bar examiners about their own incompetence, stupidity, and carelessness would be shocking if so many of us didn't experience it. They *know* that they administer an exam that determines people's futures. And yet they are unconcerned about administering it well and with empathy.
Deb Golden@debgoldendc.bsky.social · last wk.I'm thinking of all the Washington State bar takers this morning. They all deserved so much better.
I'm thinking of all the Washington State bar takers this morning. They all deserved so much better.
Diploma privilege is the only thing that begins to make sense here.
tara 🪻@magnolia2010.bsky.social · last wk.i cannot IMAGINE. UW law apparently sent this out to their exam takers. what a debacle.
I am about to stress throw up on everyone's behalf
David Ziff@djsziff.bsky.social · last wk."Dear Applicant, With deep regret, I write to inform you that Washington’s July 2026 administration of the NextGen bar exam has been cancelled. We will not continue tomorrow. . . . We do not have sufficient confidence that the technology issues have been resolved . . . . We sincerely apologize."
Got a teensy bit of mace at the jail today. So that's fun. My job is full of the glamor
Do yourself a favor and read this essay www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393... I didn't think Aaron is here so I can't tag him. But damn
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Good for her! My dad wrote a physics text book, and I think with all the royalties he took my mom out to McDonald's twice.
Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 2w ago“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
Trust me, it's for a righteous reason that I ask. Do I know anyone in or close to Whittier CA?
Trust me, it's for a righteous reason that I ask. Do I know anyone in or close to Whittier CA?
No more complaining about days spent at the keyboard from me.
Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 2w agoHistorian friend was reading a civil war era letter in an archive, the letter said “In this envelope I include my smallpox scabs” and sure enough there they were. Had to call CDC for a hazmat team.
The more clips I see of Hunter Biden, the more angry I get at the consultant class that buttoned up Joe.
This child is simultaneously totally innocent and a complete genius
Mina Kimes@minakimes.bsky.social · 2w agoIn other news my toddler stole my phone and tried to order groceries
You: think Spain means winning the World Cup Me: believes they mean erasing Trump
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w agoSpain edited Trump out of its celebratory photo.
Sitting in the Frankfurt airport. One like = one random opinion. At least until they make me turn off the phone.
Yes, absolutely want to go back to the US right now
Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly@rtodkelly.bsky.social · 3w agoFrom the town where I went to high school.
