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Lydia Smith

@seriouslydiaonly.bsky.social

🎙️ Serious Pod Media: Opening Arguments, Where There's Woke, Gavel Gavel, Serious Inquiries Only with @seriouspod.bsky.social 💕 Mom of 3 🏛️Former exec with CA state government 🧠Experimental Psychology background @lydiapod.51 on Signal

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Matt Cameron@mattcameron.bsky.social · last mo.

It really sucked that DOJ put @katmabu.bsky.social and the other Broadview defendants through all of that, but these transcripts that no one was ever supposed to see were funnier than anything we ever could have hoped for

Opening Arguments Podcast@openargs.bsky.social · last mo.

We read a lot of transcripts around here, but reading the unredacted excerpts from the Broadview 6 grand jury proceedings that DOJ tried to cover up was about as much fun as we have ever had. Both parts out now on Gavel Gavel! open.spotify.com/episode/2ij6...

Lydia Smith@seriouslydiaonly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you want to hear how nuts the Chicago dismissal was that is mentioned in this article (incredible outcome for the Broadview Six), you'll have to be a patron w/ Gavel Gavel. Gavelheads get the GOODS &we do a live-read. And maybe we'll get the full Grand Jury transcripts & make a whole meal of it!

Losing Trust in Justice Dept., Judges Call Out Its Lawyers’ Behavior

The federal courts have long assumed that the government’s lawyers are trustworthy. Now judges across the country are criticizing their lack of candor.

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Matt Cameron@mattcameron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This footnote was one of my favorites in a long time! Extra credit to OA researcher Olivia (@mangolover808.bsky.social) for bringing this one in, and for securing what might be the coolest thing a lawyer has ever said to the media when called for comment on something

Opening Arguments Podcast@openargs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

As noted in the footnote for today's episode, we did a journalism and called Boston lawyer Joe Resneck for comment on the diss track he recorded about national PI firm Top Dog Law. We print his comment in full below: "Fuck Top Dog! They ain't on the block dawg" share.google/Jcg55yCBhLeH...

Lydia Smith@seriouslydiaonly.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Okay, you can do this. But lean in all the way and do some reality TV elements too. I want an Abby Lee Miller headshot pyramid, a Carson Daly-hosted televised fight each week where America can vote for their favorite UFC-FBI pairing, a reunion show hosted by Andy Cohen.

Kash Patel Announces FBI's New Training Partner — And It's A Kick In The Head

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our FBI agents to learn," the agency director said of the unusual pairing.

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kd@katalogued.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.

Andrew Karre@andrewkarre.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Lydia Smith@seriouslydiaonly.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If you still doubt the smear machine that NYT called out Dec 2024, check out this new piece that collates info we've learned in the Lively v Baldoni lawsuit through discovery/depo. This is coordinated and dark. I'm glad it's being exposed. Burn them all. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Inside the Secret Smear Machine That’s Targeting Hollywood

A shadowy network of anonymous slander sites is attacking players in high-profile entertainment scandals — from Blake vs. Baldoni to a Rebel Wilson film fiasco to an ugly K-pop feud. Critics allege th...

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Lydia Smith@seriouslydiaonly.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Is there anywhere where the A-numbers for immigrants being detained at the various "facilities" are listed, like via a nonprofit? I'd like to write some letters and contribute to commissaries if possible, but I understand that can't be facilitated to anyone if it doesn't include their A-number.

LA Star@lastar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE: Renee Good: $1,499,580 Alex Pretti: $1,289,249 Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423 Parady La: $45,848 Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991 Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640 Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538 Geraldo Lunas: $2,260 Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935

Mikki Kendall@karnythia.blacksky.app · 6mo ago

You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

Jacqueline Sweet@jsweetli.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin. Here is a photo he used for several accounts.

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Heather Randell@heatherrandell.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Strib has identified him. Alex Pretti. Another 37-year-old executed for standing up for our immigrant neighbors. For shame. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Sources identify man shot as Alex Jeffrey Pretti of south Minneapolis The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Pretti, 37, has an address listed in south Minneapolis. At a news conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the man who was shot was a 37-year-old white man with no serious criminal history and a record that showed some parking tickets. Law enforcement sources said Saturday their records show Pretti had no serious criminal history.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 6mo ago

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

it's cool that so many people in positions of power and influence were so negatively polarized by "wokeness" that they convinced themselves that there was an actual debate about who wanted to erase history and the "wokes" were on the wrong side bsky.app/profile/arch...

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Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 6mo ago

Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE

MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...

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Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 6mo ago

I’m told there were 500 local and out-of-town clergypeople at a training Thursday (1/22 last night) for actions during the strike today. #iceoutmn