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Geoff Bowser

@geoffbowser.bsky.social

Attorney. Living in Brooklyn. Dad of two boys (6 & 3) Doing what I can to stand up for the rule of law, democratic norms, and a kinder future.

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Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser.bsky.social · 4w ago

This was entirely foreseeable and people should apologize and do everything they can to get him to drop out and figure out a write in alternative if he can't be replaced on the ballot. Platner becoming the candidate was insanity and there are specific people who deserve blame.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Everyone who put their support behind him immediately after the Nazi Tatoo revelation should be drummed out of the party, including: 1. The Pod Bros 2. Bernie Sanders I'm sure there's others, but at least those two. How are we going to f up Maine.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser.bsky.social · last mo.

SCOTUS is undefeated in 4th Am. jurisprudence when they believe they themselves could be the victim of the violation. Best Ruling of the term? Chatrie v. US: Held: ... an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in his cell-phone location information. Interesting Gorsuch Concurrence.

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gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · last mo.

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser.bsky.social · last mo.

Today in Mullen v Doe, the Supreme Court found it clearly erroneous to conclude that Trump's sickening comments about Haitians were overtly racial (eg. eating the dogs, probably have aids, poisoning the blood) Compare actual statements (dissent p. 11) to Majority's description of them (p. 20 - 21)

Mullen v. Doe, Kagan Dissent p. 11: So here are some of those statements. Haitians are “eating the dogs . . . . They’re eating the cats. They’re eating—they’re eating the pets of the people that live [in Springfield, Ohio].” 2 App. 802; see id., at 644. And: Haitians are also eating “other things too that they’re not supposed to be.” Id., at 698–699. And: Haitians in the United States “probably have AIDS.” Id., at 698. And: Haiti is a “shithole country,” which is “filthy, dirty, [and] disgusting.” Id., at 698–699. And: Haitian immigration is “like a death wish for our country.” Id., at 698. And: Haitians, along with some others, are “poisoning the blood” of our country. Id., at 698. And: “Why is it we only take people from shithole countries” like “Haiti [and] Somalia”? “Why cannot we have some people from Norway [and] Sweden?” Id., at 699. The majority briefly replies that those remarks are not “overtly racial,” ante, at 21, but it is hard to know what that means. Haitians are Black. (Norwegians and Swedes not so much.) The references—of filth, disease, and primitiveness—are shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes. It is hard to imagine the statements being made today of any White community. No very “sensitive inquiry,” of the kind Arlington Heights compels, is needed to see them for what they are, 429 U. S., at 266; judges, as we often say, are “not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free,” Department of Commerce, 588 U. S., at 785. The statements fairly shout, in their racial undertones and overtones alike, that race entered into the President’s resolve to remove Haitians from this country.Mullen v. Doe. Majority opinion 20 - 21: The President’s comments fall into four main categories. First, many express strong objections to the immigration that this country has experienced in recent decades and to many of the immigrants who have come here, particularly those who have come to or stayed in the United States illegally. These statements associate these immigrants with crime and other social ills. Second, some statements express great displeasure with TPS. They note, among other things, that TPS designations have often been far from temporary and that aliens who are allowed to stay in the United States under the program are not vetted like other aliens who seek admission. Third, some statements broadly denigrate the countries for which TPS designations have been granted—including Haiti—portraying them as hellish places in which to live. And fourth, some statements malign Haitians who have come to the United States…. None of the cited statements by either the President or the Secretary was overtly racial, and in substance all expressed policy views that could rest on race-neutral justifications.
Geoff Bowser@geoffbowser.bsky.social · 2mo ago

World Cup thoughts: Available on Peacock in Spanish. Need Fox One for English. Is $20 a month worth it to listen in English? probably. But setting up another app? maybe not. Bad: Lots of empty seats in lower bowl at second game. Good: referee view for replays.

James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.