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Laura Moy

@moy.bsky.social

Georgetown Law

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Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · last yr.

Other than using signal probably one of the easiest things most people can do to boost their digital security is get a password manager and start using real passwords instead of your dogs name or FaceID

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · last yr.

With *six* emergency applications now pending before #SCOTUS, covering four different (but all major) policy disputes, I thought it might be helpful to break down what each case is about, the timing, and the stakes. The latest (unscheduled) "One First" is here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/135-the-tr...

135. The Trump Reckoning Reaches the Court

How the justices navigate the six pending emergency applications from the Trump administration will tell us a lot about how much (or how little) the Court will be a bulwark against the President.

stevevladeck.com

Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · last yr.

“I mean, you have the human, who is a huge jerk, constantly booping you on the nose and telling you to “PUT [YOUR] TEEFS AWAY.” What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?”

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Meredith Rose@mrose.ink · last yr.

"I mean, you have the small human, who is a huge jerk, trying to pet me every time I get near my food bowl. I can’t eat in peace. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?"

Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · last yr.

My dad was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. He was asymptomatic and they only caught it because of some diagnostic tests he received as part of an NIH study of a totally unrelated condition. I keep thinking about the fact that he would not be alive today if it weren’t for that research.

Alvaro M. Bedoya@bedoyausa.bsky.social · last yr.

1/ Dear everyone who just went grocery shopping and saw this, There’s a person in government who could flick his pen and investigate what the hell is going on with eggs. No, not your congressman. His name is Andrew Ferguson. He’s the new head of the @FTC. Has he done that? No

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Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · last yr.

If you have 5 minutes to spare and some thoughts about the allegations that 60 Minutes engaged in impermissible news distortion, FYI the FCC has invited public comment on these allegations. More details and info on how to comment below:

Given the value of transparency and demonstrated interest in this ongoing FCC matter, the FCC has determined that the public interest would be served by making the transcript and video available and by opening a docket to seek comment on the issues that have been raised. Thus, materials can be found here (video) and here (transcript), and we hereby establish a docket to seek comment on the CAR Complaint. We have concluded that establishing this docket would, in this case, permit broader public participation and thereby serve the public interest.
Miriam Goldstein@miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · last yr.

Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

Update: They were removed from our reviewer assignments completely. I'm so sorry to all those graduate students. Anonymous to protect the identity of the NIH employee I spoke to...I am on study section next month to discuss F awards. We were just instructed to put the F31-Diversity applications on the bottom of our priority list for review because there is a chance we may not be able to review them. My heart is breaking for the grad students and their mentors that put so much work into these just for them to be disqualified and thrown out.
Alvaro M. Bedoya@bedoyausa.bsky.social · last yr.

Egg prices. Cash advance apps that rip you off. Landlords who trick you into higher rent. Housing prices. Wage theft. Drug shortages. Sports betting. CDL schools. Pig-butchering scams. Here's 10 things FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson could do today to help people with the cost of living.

February 5, 2025 Dear Chairman Ferguson: The day he was sworn into office, the President declared the cost of living to be an emergency. It’s been over two weeks since then. Here’s ten things you could do immediately to help people stay afloat—and to make sure our staff stays informed about the most urgent problems people face. You’d have my support for all of them, immediately. • Egg prices are exorbitant. A lot of people can’t even find them on the shelves. There’s a public request from Farm Action for us to investigate potential price-gouging and anticompetitive coordination in the egg industry. You could open an investigation into egg production and marketing practices. • People who need cash are going online to get loans and advances. Many of them don’t get the funding they’re promised or are charged illegal hidden fees. You could direct agency staff to conduct a sweep of financial services to identify companies that seek to illegally profit from people in crisis. • Rent is too high. Some corporate landlords and property management companies have used deceptive ads, hidden junk fees, and other illegal tactics to trick people into higher rents. You could direct agency staff to investigate if the nation’s largest landlords and management companies are deceiving tenants into paying higher rents. • Not enough new homes are coming to market. Research suggests that homebuilding markets are highly concentrated and may result in billions of dollars of new inventory not coming to market. You could announce plans to study the effect of concentration in the housing supply chain on home prices. • Misclassification lets lawbreakers steal thousands of dollars from workers. It also lets some companies effectively rig contract competitions. You could act on the public request from a group of contractors to investigate how misclassification affects contract competitions in the commercial construction industry. • Drug shortages drive up drug prices and delay cr…• Commercial trucking is the backbone of the country. Some companies run training programs for new drivers that force those drivers to repay exorbitant sums if they have to quit trucking early. You could ask staff to investigate Commercial Drivers’ License training programs to ensure that those programs aren’t unfair or deceptive. • Many older Americans lack companionship. So-called “pig-butchering” scams send them seemingly innocent texts, engage them in conversation, and then defraud them of their life savings. Some of the scammers are often victims of trafficking. You could work with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to join their initiative to crack down on these scams. • As you know, a lot of these ideas have come up during our open commission meetings where members of the public tell us about their problems, what we’re doing right, and what we’re doing wrong. I urge you to schedule the next open commission meeting ASAP so the American people can tell us what we should focus on. None of this is partisan. I don’t think any of it is controversial, either. I urge you to help people with the cost of living. Sincerely, Alvaro M. Bedoya Commissioner
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 2y ago

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

Senate Finance Committee@senatefinance.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System

Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · 2y ago

This idea of building immigration policy around concepts of "assimilation" with "American culture" has been around forever—and arguably is the very foundation of American immigration law. Consider, for example, some of the justifications expressed in Congress for Chinese Exclusion:

Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Others have pointed this out, but this week has been pretty overwhelming so I missed it. One of the immigration EOs directs cabinet members to recommend actions to protect against foreign nationals who seek "the overthrow or replacement of the culture on which our constitutional Republic stands."

(d) Recommend any actions necessary to protect the American people from the actions of foreign nationals who have undermined or seek to undermine the fundamental constitutional rights of the American people, including, but not limited to, our Citizens’ rights to freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion protected by the First Amendment, who preach or call for sectarian violence, [begin highlight] the overthrow or replacement of the culture on which our constitutional Republic stands, [end highlight] or who provide aid, advocacy, or support for foreign terrorists;
Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · 2y ago

Others have pointed this out, but this week has been pretty overwhelming so I missed it. One of the immigration EOs directs cabinet members to recommend actions to protect against foreign nationals who seek "the overthrow or replacement of the culture on which our constitutional Republic stands."

(d) Recommend any actions necessary to protect the American people from the actions of foreign nationals who have undermined or seek to undermine the fundamental constitutional rights of the American people, including, but not limited to, our Citizens’ rights to freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion protected by the First Amendment, who preach or call for sectarian violence, [begin highlight] the overthrow or replacement of the culture on which our constitutional Republic stands, [end highlight] or who provide aid, advocacy, or support for foreign terrorists;
Laura Moy@moy.bsky.social · 2y ago

💯💯💯 Please please please friends, I have had so many conversations today with people who are currently afraid to talk to anyone about even the most mundane things. Install Signal. Turn on disappearing messages. Then follow Evan's advice. Use it for all your text messages, always, all the time.

Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Use Signal to talk about protests Use Signal to talk about your wordle score Use Signal to talk about abortion Use Signal to talk about your mom's knitting club Use Signal to talk about parties Use Signal to talk about gender affirming care Use Signal to talk about the weather Use Signal