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David Tanenhaus

@david-tanenhaus.bsky.social

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I was a one-Tweet wonder. I write about juvenile law, periodically re-read Nathan Hill’s The Nix, and help prepare meals that are vegan, gluten-free, and corn-free.

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · Mar 11

This is how your email finds me.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Mar 11

This is Centaur. He was given his very own pool. Still prefers sitting in an old metal bucket. 13/10

a black and white cattle dog fits all four of his paws into a small metal bucket. though it looks extremely uncomfortable, he seems very determined and content.

Centaur the shelter dog has once again fit all of his paws into his trusty metal bucket. right behind him is a spacious bone-shaped pool for him to use, but he has decided this bucket is all he needs.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 20h

This season of Succession is the worst.
nypost.com/2025/10/09/u...

Barron Trump tipped for leading role at TikTok

Barron, who has just moved back into the White House while he attends classes at New York University’s DC campus in the nation’s capital, has yet to comment on the proposition.

nypost.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

I think we need to be crystal clear about how Trump's creation of a nationwide police force—loyal only to him—threatens to create a feedback loop of lawlessness in which our constitutional right to dissent may vanish. slate.com/news-and-pol...

It is now beyond debate that one of Donald Trump’s key goals is the creation of a national police force that is loyal to him alone. To that end, the president has repeatedly federalized the National Guard—often over governors’ objections—and deployed troops to invade blue cities whose residents oppose his administration. He has also transformed Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a kind of secret police that targets, with especially sadistic brutality, journalists, protesters, and others exercising their First Amendment rights. Trump’s multifaceted attack on the Constitution creates a feedback loop of lawlessness: He first erodes the structural limits on his authority, then exploits his newly unchecked power to trample the people’s freedom to dissent.

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 4d

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Assistant Professor, History, Indigenous North America [R0149215]

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 4d

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 5d

Who’s your least favorite Phillies fan, and why is it Sam Alito?

JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 5d

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 6d

How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment

www.nytimes.com

David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 7d

Con Law 101

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7d

There is no specific language in the Constitution that prohibits the president from using the National Guard to taunt his political opponents, so it's hard to imagine any reason for withdrawing troops from Chicago and Portland.

by Jonathan Turley

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7d

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8d

🤣🤣

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 8d

This.

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 8d

Logan Square is a melting pot neighborhood — multi generational immigrants, younger people owning their first homes, a fair bit of gentrification, with some of Chicago’s best restaurants, bars, retail. Think maybe Greenpoint or Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn or Silver Lake in LA. Now with tear gas.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 8d

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.

"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...

David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 8d

Brilliant

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 8d

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 8d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9d

When you recall that political reporters ran interference for Trump over his "opposition" to Project 2025, remember that even AT THAT TIME there was a hidden camera interview with Vought where he said that was bullshit and he didn't mean it. www.mediamatters.org/russ-vought/...

In undercover interview, Project 2025 architect gets candid on the initiative’s radical goals and connections to Trump

In an undercover interview with reporters from the British non-profit organization Centre for Climate Reporting, Project 2025 architect and MAGA ally Russ Vought admitted to the project's strong ties ...

www.mediamatters.org

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 10d

youtu.be/qdbfJeI1Y1I

Francis (Frances) aka psycho from stripes by Kurt Thompson

YouTube video by TRUMPETSIZZLE

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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 12d

Look, I’m not a meteorologist or a cryptozoologist, but it’s plain as day what’s going on here.

Nessie escaped the Loch and is headed our way

A big storm hugs the entire North American coastline, from the Keys to Newfoundland. Its wind shear models form the rough outline of a dinosaur or the Loch Ness monster that looks like it’s about to eat Florida

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Gautham Rao @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 12d

Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.

My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.

a.co/d/29c7EIP

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Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 14d

Nature is healing

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David Tanenhaus @david-tanenhaus.bsky.social · 15d

This is how your email finds me.

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 16d

Morning walk

Wheat paste poster that says the all the world is dying and the new world struggles to be born now is the time of monsters. There's a picture of Elmo

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 16d

The wounded knee thing is really Trumpism distilled to its essence. It’s not enough to be able crush people who can’t fully defend themselves, it’s not enough to actually crush them, you also have to love and admire those who do the crushing otherwise the Trumpists’ delicate feelings are injured