Martha Albertson Fineman
@mlafineman.bsky.social
Feminist author and professor. Mother, grandmother, and tourist in life. Founding Director of the Feminism and Legal Theory Project and the Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative (Emory University)
Trump‘s candidate lost to someone who had earlier suspended their campaign… https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/hassan-loses-michigan-house-primary-tom-smith-01025316
Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.
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Written 76 years ago, Ray Bradbury’s short, short story of a world without people still run by AI www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
“Today is Mr. Featherstone’s birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita’s marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills.”
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www.alternet.org/trump-golf-2...
'Golf was cool': Famed sportswriter unloads on 'greasy orange splotch' Trump
On Tuesday, in the wake of allegations that President Donald Trump cheated during a golf tournament at his New Jersey course over the weekend, famed sportswriter Rick Reilly delivered an unreserved as...
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Unfortunately, this is civil, not criminal contempt www.latimes.com/california/s...
Federal judge holds government in civil contempt for not imaging immigration agents' personal phones
In a newly unsealed order, a California federal judge held the government in civil contempt for violating a court order requiring them to forensically image any cell phone used by agents present more ...
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What would accountability look like if institutions had to maintain relationships, respond to rupture, and actually repair harm? I talked about that with the VHC Initiative on Voices in Vulnerability. Many thanks to @mlafineman.bsky.social! 🔗 bit.ly/4waGa7l
Rupture, Repair, and Care: Accountability with Melissa Cosgrove
How can institutions hold themselves accountable through ongoing relationship maintenance? Learn about Melissa Cosgrove's care paradigm and how it relates to vulnerability theory. Find Cosgrove's wo
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When conventional ideas don’t work… www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran | CNN Politics
The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
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Most recent predictions about senate races …
First Amendment fight …https://www.freedomforum.org/pentagon-press-policies-lawsuits/
The New York Times and Pentagon in Legal Dispute Over Press Access Policies: First Amendment Analysis
Learn about the legal dispute between The New York Times and the Defense Department over Pentagon press access policies.
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Voting on shadow docket once again … The Week Ahead open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
August 2, 2026
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Jeanine Pirro's motion to dismiss the Reflecting Pool case is going to have ripple effects
The decision to end the case against former Olympian David Hearn is already making a big splash — and this is likely just the beginning, not the end, of the matter.
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Public universities — no longer for the public…https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-fading-promise-of-higher-education/articles/how-americas-public-universities-stopped-being-public
How America’s Public Universities Stopped Being Public
Financial aid on most campuses is shifting from need-based to merit-based, rewarding students who are choosing between attractive alternatives when first applying.
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