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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 2h

Now you're making MY argument. Thank you.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 2h

And he will say, as Trump would say, that because of the Democratic Deep State the FBI was undermining his Presidency.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 2h

And exactly who are you going to convince who doesn't already believe that Trump is a liar?

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 4h

If you're asking whether the democratic republic which Hamilton helped usher into existence in America eventually becomes something closer to the autocratic regime from which we broke away . . . .

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 5h

Ignore the "Biden FBI" part—that's just standard Trumpian Deep State conspiracy nonsense. The more damning rebuttal is that even Kash Patel has made clear they were just there for crowd control after rioting had begun, not (as Trump insinuates) to instigate violence.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi...

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 16h

I thought he was chilling at the beach, down at Club Med.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 16h

As far as I know, the only existing copy remains on B-level in Frost. I had totally forgotten you all did this.

I snapped two other pictures. (I had been looking for old Students, but they're all in Archives. Only Spectator, Sabrina, and Madness This were in the regular stacks.)

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 18h

Remembering the great Diane Keaton with the Muppets' homage from the 1982 Miss Piggy Calendar.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · Feb 16

TIL that the date of SNL's premiere (October 11, 1975) is the same day that law professors Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham were married in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 17h

There's a similar fight going on in the Kilmar Abrego criminal case in Tennessee, where the court has found sufficient evidence of vindictive intent to permit discovery, and even told the parties where discovery should start, and of course DOJ believes he should get just about nothing.

Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 3d

Judge: Kilmar Abrego is entitled to discovery from the government to substantiate his plausible claims of vindictive prosecution. Here's a good list of things he's probably entitled to.

Trump DOJ: We continue to insist he is entitled to nothing.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

DEFENDANT KILMAR ARMANDO ABREGO GARCIA’S STATUS REPORT REGARDING DISCOVERY RELATED TO HIS MOTION TO DISMISS FOR VINDICTIVE AND SELECTIVE PROSECUTION In accordance with the Order entered on October 3, 2025 (Dkt. 140), Defendant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, by and through undersigned counsel, respectfully submits this status report and states as follows: 1. Agreed Topics for Discovery In accordance with the Court’s Order, Mr. Abrego’s counsel met and conferred with the government on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 7. Because the government would not commit to producing any documents whatsoever, the parties came to no agreement with respect to the scope of discovery. 2. Topics of Disagreement Notwithstanding the Court finding that Mr. Abrego is entitled to discovery (Dkt. 138 at 1), the government did not commit to producing any documents in response to the Court’s Order and Mr. Abrego’s requests. The parties’ topics of disagreement, therefore, start with whether the government will produce any discovery at all.

Mr. Abrego seeks communications and documents shared among decisionmakers—who he is not presently able to identify, but who presumably include high-level officials (or members of their staff) at the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and/or the White House—about the decision to reopen the investigation into Mr. Abrego and ultimately to prosecute him. He seeks communications for a narrow time period: from March 24, 2025, when Mr. Abrego challenged his unlawful deportation, through June 6, 2025, when his indictment was announced and he was brought back to the United States.1 In accordance with the Court’s instruction to narrow his requests for communications and documents relating to his return from El Salvador, (see Dkt. 138 at 15), Mr. Abrego seeks such communications only to the extent that they directly relate to, and/or expressly refer to, the decision to reopen the investigation and ultimately bring the charges in this case. The government’s position, as it was communicated to us at the meet and confer, is that even a narrowed version of the requests that the Court described as a “good place to start” (Dkt. 1As we explained in the meet and confer with the government, Mr. Abrego seeks communications extending through June 6, 2025 because a number of public statements highly relevant to the motion to dismiss were made in conjunction with the announcement of the charges against him that day, such as the statement from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on June 6 that the Court noted in its opinion “could be direct evidence of vindictiveness.” (Dkt. 138 at 7). Internal communications relating to those public statements are likely to provide relevant evidence of the intent of the officials making the statements. We note that there is ample evidence of vindictiveness—including in numerous public statements from high-level officials—post-dating June 6, but we propose this date limitation to ensure the discovery sought is appropr…

138 at 15) would be a non-starter: the government is not prepared to commit to produce any documents or communications in the possession of any part of DOJ, DHS, or the White House— not even documents in the immediate possession of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. Indeed, though Mr. McGuire acknowledged that he has documents and communications in his possession likely relevant to Mr. Abrego’s motion—including communications with at least one attorney in the DAG’s office, and responsive internal communications with Mr. Schrader— Mr. McGuire could not commit to producing any of these apparently responsive documents. With regard to relevant and responsive documents in the possession of other components of the federal government, including DOJ, DHS, and the White House, Mr. McGuire confirmed that he had not communicated with the custodians of relevant documents, inquired as to whether such documents exist, or directed their preservation. Mr. McGuire informed us that he had simply “flagged” for the DAG’s office the Court’s Opinion and Order. But he confirmed that he has never asked any questions of anyone in Main Justice, DHS, or any other agency about either the substance of Mr. Abrego’s allegations of vindictiveness or about any evidence potentially relevant to those allegations.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

Tori Amos

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 1d

What would be the wildest concert for a fight to break out at?

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

Dear @jessefuchs.bsky.social,

Guess where I am right now.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

"What’s more, there’s a 39-minute stretch after Rose gets off the second one where she nearly gets Jack killed 19 separate times. (I wrote an article about this exact thing for Grantland in 2015 where I laid out each of the instances.)"

» Happy Birthday to Kate Winslet, ‘Titanic’ Murderer Still at Large

grantland.com

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

"This is like STEP UP 6: THE PROGRESSIVE ERA."

Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 1d

"But at least they had cool hats." 💀
@sheaserrano.bsky.social

If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and read through this time stamped Titanic rewatch. goodmovie.substack.com/p/titanic

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

Related, and this goes double for his constant employment as a "sender" in email/text fundraising pitches.

Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · Jan 2

Friends, last time James Carville was responsible for running a presidential campaign, three members of the incoming Congress weren't even born yet.

Just because others platform him doesn't mean we need to listen to him at all. Was Carville in '92 being lectured by JFK's team in op-eds?

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Jan 2

No thanks!

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

Right here in River City.

He likes musicals right?🍊 #fyp #impressions #music

TikTok video by SeanwardState

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

tell me why that movie works when A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY plainly did not.

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear, only aspirational. Today was not a day when that felt feasible.

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The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 2d

When Arjun Jaikumar left his private practice to work as a public attorney, he committed to the public good. Now he’s running for Cambridge School Committee with plans to cut achievement gaps and improve transparency.

Ayaan Ahmad reports.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

School Committee Candidates Say They Want to Close Achievement Gaps. Arjun Jaikumar Says He Has A Plan. | News | The Harvard Crimson

When Arjun K. Jaikumar left his private practice to work for Massachusetts as a public attorney, he made a commitment to the public good. Now, he is committing to children in Cambridge, running for…

www.thecrimson.com

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

Not really. No Gothic, no neo-Gothic.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 1d

At some point during this year I'd like to go on a college tour with my daughter where the tour guide *doesn't* tell us which place on campus looks most like Hogwarts. It's been 100%.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 2d

Paging my #appellatetwitter #appellatesky friends, because I'm allowed to kvell here.

Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled thrilled that my wife's article Cancelling Appellate Precedent (on SCOTUS's rising use of Munsingwear vacatur), co-authored with Michael Risch, has won the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers' annual Eisenberg Prize for best appellate law article. www.appellateacademy.org/wp-content/u...

Awards - The Academy

The Eisenberg Prize About the Award The Academy created the Eisenberg Prize to recognize the publication of high-quality articles in the field of appellate practice and procedure. The award is named i...

www.appellateacademy.org

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 2d

I just would hate to be the one to tell him today that he's also not going to win the Fields Medal, since it's only for mathematicians under the age of 40.

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