MdDoogie3
@mddoogie3.bsky.social
She/her. A lawyer, not your lawyer, fighting fraud/waste/abuse in healthcare. Oxford comma militant. Childless cat lady. 𝖠̶𝖻̶𝗈̶𝗅̶𝗂̶𝗌̶𝗁̶ ̶𝖨̶𝖢̶𝖤̶ Nuremberg 2.0 is the moderate position. Views are my own, not my firm’s or my clients’.
The NY Times’ stunning capacity for understatement would be impressive if it weren’t driving the destruction of our democracy.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5d agoTexas and Florida have recently designated the Council on American Islamic Relations, one of the largest Muslim civil rights groups in the U.S., as a terrorist organization. The new state-level effort to make such designations has triggered fresh civil liberties concerns from some legal scholars.
One of the failings of BlueSky, it seems, is I can mute him and references to him, yet his nonsense can still ruin my feed.
Ok, who else didn’t have “NY Times recipe for cooking lettuce” on their 2026 bingo card?
Stir-Fried Lettuce With Crispy Garlic and Fried Eggs (Published 2022)
cooking.nytimes.com
It’s not all men, but it sure as hell is a lot of them. I will lose my utter shit on the next person who says women are too emotional.
Omg. WTF is Happening?@lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 3w agoThey Could Not Keep Up This was the reality after England lost their World Cup chance. Women, children & partners paid a heavy cost. Furthermore, data reveals that the cost is even steeper when a team wins This video is in conjunction with #Pinks Domestic Violence Awareness series No, we’re not ok
Let’s be super clear. This BS has circulated for years. Ever since Kris Kobach and his interstate voter compact system—which matches just names, or just names and years of birth. So if there is a 53-yo Juan Soto who is an immigrant and a 53-yo Juan Soto who’s a citizen, they’re calling that fraud.
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 3w agoWell golly, maybe THIS time it will turn out to be true. (It will not turn out to be true.)
Wild to see a murder confession published to Twitter.
Jonathan Larsen@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 3w agoWhen you forget to have in-house counsel vet your murder confession.
No human being is just one thing. He can be both a progressive with ideas you like AND a lying rapist. What is important is which of those things matters more to you. Go on, tell us who you are.
This is essential reading for everyone who is an ally.
Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · last mo.It's not appropriate for cis people to say that trans people are too alarmed, or that certain trans writers are irresponsibly causing trans people to think the sky is falling. I want to take some time in this 🧵 to write personally about how my skies have fallen.
At the start of this July 4th weekend here in Boston, I want everyone to know: Sam Adams was a failure as a brewer. So we named a brewery after him and dunk on him every day.
a man in a costume of benjamin franklin is standing in front of a brick building .
Alt: I’m pretty sure it’s a scene in the musical “1776” in which Sam Adams had an idea and Benjamin Franklin said “I like it,”
media.tenor.com
So he’s going to deliver a speech that’s how many hours long? Outdoors in a record-setting heat wave? Then set of how many explosions—around all that dead grass, construction debris, and cheap plywood fairgrounds—on land, in an urban area, that’s dry as a bone, in record temps, with no breeze?
5-4. To everyone celebrating the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision today, don’t. That was an extremely narrow victory—the narrowest it could be. And history tells us what comes next. Just look at Roe v. Wade. Republicans have been trying to overturn it since it was passed.
Nothing says “Come! Celebrate our day of freedom!” quite like… whatever is going on here.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · last mo.The crazy rules for DC's fireworks show on the National Mall seem destined to make it miserable. -No chairs, coolers, metal or glass bottles -Each visitor may bring one clear bag measuring up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches -Airport-style security checkpoints -Show starts at 10:30pm wtop.com/fourth-of-ju...
So apparently Texas has misplaced a giraffe? For TWO WEEKS?
I am one week into learning German. Someone please tell @duolingoverde.bsky.social that I am not mature enough to know how to say “David jogs often with his cellphone.”
The Tartan Army is leaving today. Please respect my space in this my time of mourning.
This is “put a finger down if…” fascist regime edition. 🙄
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2mo agoAccording to Trump's DOJ, doing the following things means you're involved in a conspiracy: • Posting “we need to become ungovernable” on Facebook • Wearing a sweatshirt that says “I’m Antifa!” • Possessing a bullhorn
First the came for the communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a communist. Then they came for the socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the
Sarah Lazare@sarahlazare.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis month, in multiple settings, including the AFL-CIO convention, Minnesota's labor movement has been honored and given awards for standing up to ICE. Now trade unionists are among those being targeted by the federal govt, which is citing participation in worker assemblies as proof of conspiracy.
“Mr. Gorbachev, why bother tearing down that wall? I mean, it’s already been built…”
Nathan Newman- Working to 8647, the Pedophile Rapist@nathansnewman.bsky.social · 2mo agoI don't like Newsom to begin with, but this disqualifies him all by itself. Anyone who leave a brick standing that Trump put in place is just inviting the next authoritarian to do the same thing. Destruction in this case is cleansing.
Mandatory Freedom, imposed without a shred of self-awareness, would actually be pretty funny if not for the fact that we are not all living in the plot of a political satire on Netflix.
Kassie Jo@kassiejo.bsky.social · 2mo agoAfter ironing out a few more wrinkles on her brain, Kim Reynolds signed off on compulsory freedom classes.
Reporters who sit on information of national importance—e.g., Epstein-related situation-room scheming or threats to suspend habeas corpus—so they can monetize that information in a book are enemies of the Fourth Estate. They should be fired and henceforth unemployable as journalists.
All of Scotland came to the Red Sox game tonight and it may have been the most fun I ever had at a game. Y’all rock. Please stay forever. And as an introvert, thank you for “No Scotland, no party.” I am adopting that as my standard RSVP response.
It was genuinely hard to know who to cheer for last night—Scotland or Haiti. Great, feel-good sports stories either way. Today, I have no such struggle. I’m rooting for the tornado.
By way of update, Boston has, apparently, run out of beer.
Patrick Andelic@pkandelic.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is the World Cup content I'm here for.
So let me get this straight: (1) a double rainbow appeared over the Kennedy center when his name was being taken down and (2) the only place in the country with severe storm watches (hail and tornados) tomorrow is very specifically Washington DC? I may need to rethink this whole atheism thing.
Psst, journalists: let’s get our hands on a copy of the bylaws. I would be zero percent surprised to learn that they redirect the donations to Trump’s own pocket. Or the ballroom. Or… you get it.
Liz Dye@lizdye.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers. For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name. No Trump KC, no money. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...