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Steve Potts

@otispott.bsky.social

Lawyer. Believer in democracy and the rule of law.

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Bobby Allyn@bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump’s media company today began selling early access to the president’s posts on Truth Social for up to $100k a month to financial institutions. I talked to former SEC lawyers, who see the service as a violation of insider trading laws. And a Wall Street executive, who told me:

Lindsay Beyerstein@beyerstein.bsky.social · 5d ago

I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.

U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

nytimes.com

Steve Potts@otispott.bsky.social · last wk.

What a chump. MAGA is about gov't based not on data or evidence but on rumor and anecdotal often second-hand individual experience. Senator, there are exhaustive multi-year studies analyzing efficacy and side effects of Covid vaccines, like this one: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Key Points Question Are COVID-19 mRNA vaccines associated with the long-term risk of all-cause mortality? Findings In this cohort study including 22.7 million vaccinated individuals and 5.9 million unvaccinated individuals, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and no increased risk of all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of 45 months. Meaning These national-level results found no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality in individuals aged 18 to 59 years vaccinated against COVID-19, further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines that are being widely used worldwide.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Sen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."

Steve Potts@otispott.bsky.social · 2w ago

Important read from Katherine Stewart. Though I confess to wanting to throw and break things upon reading this sentence: “The economy of Rome at the time of Peter’s writing was one of slave and master. The principle however, of submitting to one’s boss carries over to today.” —Ralph Drollinger

Katherine Stewart@katherinestewart.bsky.social · 2w ago

My latest on big ag, economic policy, and the hard-right evangelists targeting politicians at the top writekaths.substack.com/p/lettuce-pray

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 2w ago

We added a 7% service fee. Your total is $70.61. We added your local sales tax of 11.5%. Your total is $78.20. We added a 3.75% restaurant surcharge, even though this is a mall food court. This surcharge protects you from price increases. Your total is $80.67.

Text Messages from the Mall Food Court Kiosk Where I Am Trying to Order a Chicago-Style Hot Dog

Your total is $6.99. You added relish. Your total is $7.99. You added mustard. Your total is $8.99. You tried to remove mustard. Your total is $9.99. You tri...

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Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Under the change, responsibility for investigating cases involving federal immigration officers would likely fall to Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of ICE, effectively leaving the agency to investigate itself, according to guidance circulated among F.B.I. and ICE agents."

Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

nytimes.com

Steve Potts@otispott.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump complains about foreign interference in our elections while simultaneously using US gov't money to finance extremist propaganda around the world.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

NEW: Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.