Ed Walker
@edwalker.bsky.social
I read a lot of books, Some of them are interesting enough to write about at emptywheel.net. Retired lawyer. Currently reading The Ethics Of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir.
Avatar: detail from Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden by Masaccio.
Avatar: detail from Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden by Masaccio.
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There are three things you need to learn from your media engagements:
1. Am I or my family in danger?
2. How can I help people who are in danger?
3. Who is on my side?
Once you've answered those questions, you can safely sign out in order to protect your blood pressure and your sanity.
1. Am I or my family in danger?
2. How can I help people who are in danger?
3. Who is on my side?
Once you've answered those questions, you can safely sign out in order to protect your blood pressure and your sanity.
Good Luck NOLA, as the CPB Storm approaches. You protect yourselves from hurricanes, you can handle them!
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
‘His word means nothing’: Dismissed case reveals dishonesty of Border Patrol commander, protester says
Cole Sheridan was charged with assaulting Gregory Bovino in Broadview, but prosecutors tossed the case after a video appeared to contradict Bovino’s account. Several similar cases have been dismissed ...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Good Luck NOLA, as the CPB Storm approaches. You protect yourselves from hurricanes, you can handle them!
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Hey New Orleans, three things:
1. Talk to LA, Chicago, New York.
2. Get whistles NOW! Don't wait for the goons to arrive.
3. Lawyers: read Judge Ellis' opinion. It outlines tactics and use of violence so you can prepare your clients.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/30/n...
1. Talk to LA, Chicago, New York.
2. Get whistles NOW! Don't wait for the goons to arrive.
3. Lawyers: read Judge Ellis' opinion. It outlines tactics and use of violence so you can prepare your clients.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/30/n...
A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana - The Boston Globe
Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi dubbed “Swamp Sweep.”
www.bostonglobe.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey New Orleans, three things:
1. Talk to LA, Chicago, New York.
2. Get whistles NOW! Don't wait for the goons to arrive.
3. Lawyers: read Judge Ellis' opinion. It outlines tactics and use of violence so you can prepare your clients.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/30/n...
1. Talk to LA, Chicago, New York.
2. Get whistles NOW! Don't wait for the goons to arrive.
3. Lawyers: read Judge Ellis' opinion. It outlines tactics and use of violence so you can prepare your clients.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/30/n...
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One reason we failed in the past is bc we didn't build up popular opposition to the crimes, whether it's torture or drone-killing or even attacking Congress.
Now is the time to do that, not after Dems retake power.
Now is the time to do that, not after Dems retake power.
If Democrats are ever in power again what’s going to happen is the idea of holding this administration accountable for breaking the law every single day is immediately going to be made out as the greater breach of the rules.
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
One reason we failed in the past is bc we didn't build up popular opposition to the crimes, whether it's torture or drone-killing or even attacking Congress.
Now is the time to do that, not after Dems retake power.
Now is the time to do that, not after Dems retake power.
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While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
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A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Mostly what you'd expect. But Mass General? The hospital business sucks money out of all of us and they can't apy their workers a living wage?
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Mostly what you'd expect. But Mass General? The hospital business sucks money out of all of us and they can't apy their workers a living wage?
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Santa Claus has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Norwich after it turns out Santa oppo-ho-ho-ses genocide and supports Palestine Action.
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Santa Claus has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Norwich after it turns out Santa oppo-ho-ho-ses genocide and supports Palestine Action.
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
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Chicago area forecast: more snow, less ICE
Snow! Snow! Snow!
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Chicago area forecast: more snow, less ICE
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Extortion by the Trump regime; shameful knee-bending by the university administration. Shame on Northwestern.
The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored. n.pr/3XtbAqC
Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding
The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Extortion by the Trump regime; shameful knee-bending by the university administration. Shame on Northwestern.
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Also prompts the question: Would replacing the C Suite and the upper management doing that 57% with LLM driven chat bots actually cause any harm? And would the harm it causes be cheaper than the salaries?
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Also prompts the question: Would replacing the C Suite and the upper management doing that 57% with LLM driven chat bots actually cause any harm? And would the harm it causes be cheaper than the salaries?
John Roberts made his life's work the destruction of democracy. This has been obvious for years. But it completely eluded the Democrats, their donors, and most of the legal community. It was actively supported by Rs, their donors, and the media their donors control.
Trump needed Roberts to win—and Trump’s victory came just in time for Roberts.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
John Roberts made his life's work the destruction of democracy. This has been obvious for years. But it completely eluded the Democrats, their donors, and most of the legal community. It was actively supported by Rs, their donors, and the media their donors control.
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Trump needed Roberts to win—and Trump’s victory came just in time for Roberts.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump needed Roberts to win—and Trump’s victory came just in time for Roberts.
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
Or, adapting the Bob Dole's comment, See No Evil, Dope-y, and Evil.
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Or, adapting the Bob Dole's comment, See No Evil, Dope-y, and Evil.
ICE and CPB attack my neighbors in Chicago. There is no accountability for their violence or their lies to the Courts.
Except impeachment of the thug who ordered the attacks. chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Except impeachment of the thug who ordered the attacks. chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’
The videos, released weeks after U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ historic order limiting agents' use of force, offer a firsthand look at flashpoint incidents from suburban Broadview, and Chicago's Lit...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ICE and CPB attack my neighbors in Chicago. There is no accountability for their violence or their lies to the Courts.
Except impeachment of the thug who ordered the attacks. chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Except impeachment of the thug who ordered the attacks. chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Interesting 🧵
See, like
You literally won't find anyone more enthusiastic than me about the first sentence
Buuuuuuut...
You literally won't find anyone more enthusiastic than me about the first sentence
Buuuuuuut...
Our constitution is broken, and renovation isn't going to come through the insanely restrictive article v amendment process. That's why we must lean heavily on a different mechanism for constitutional change--ordinary legislation insulated from politicized courts via jurisdiction stripping.
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Interesting 🧵
Reeves: “It’s quite clear that the economic burden in the budget was not about age. It was about wealth. People who bear more of the burden are those with big incomes and assets … so I don’t accept that.”
How much is borne by the 156 billionaires? A pittance.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How much is borne by the 156 billionaires? A pittance.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Britain’s wealthy must shoulder burden of rebuilding ‘creaky’ public services, Rachel Reeves says
Exclusive: Chancellor says she made ‘fair and necessary choices’ in budget, and was unwilling to make cuts
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reeves: “It’s quite clear that the economic burden in the budget was not about age. It was about wealth. People who bear more of the burden are those with big incomes and assets … so I don’t accept that.”
How much is borne by the 156 billionaires? A pittance.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How much is borne by the 156 billionaires? A pittance.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bovino and his goon squad are caught on video in Chicago ignoring the TRO issued by Judge Ellis
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Bovino and his goon squad are caught on video in Chicago ignoring the TRO issued by Judge Ellis
Watching Neflix series Life On Our Planet.
Why don't they identify CGI, AI, and reality? I'm pretty sure the Terror Birds are artificial, but are they AI or CGI? those scenes of flowing magma?
Why don't they identify CGI, AI, and reality? I'm pretty sure the Terror Birds are artificial, but are they AI or CGI? those scenes of flowing magma?
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Watching Neflix series Life On Our Planet.
Why don't they identify CGI, AI, and reality? I'm pretty sure the Terror Birds are artificial, but are they AI or CGI? those scenes of flowing magma?
Why don't they identify CGI, AI, and reality? I'm pretty sure the Terror Birds are artificial, but are they AI or CGI? those scenes of flowing magma?
US Attorney Andrew Boutros says he did not investigate charges pushed by Bovino and other CPB/ICE goons. He's been forced to dismiss many cases. These people were exercising their 1A rights, but Boutros hurt them without accountability. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
‘His word means nothing’: Dismissed case reveals dishonesty of Border Patrol commander, protester says
Cole Sheridan was charged with assaulting Gregory Bovino in Broadview, but prosecutors tossed the case after a video appeared to contradict Bovino’s account. Several similar cases have been dismissed ...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
US Attorney Andrew Boutros says he did not investigate charges pushed by Bovino and other CPB/ICE goons. He's been forced to dismiss many cases. These people were exercising their 1A rights, but Boutros hurt them without accountability. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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"The higher you go up the political ranks, the more likely it is that people will see Trump not as an object of idolization but as a tool for them to achieve their own goals; they follow him only so long as they’re something in it for them."
More and more elite Republicans are realizing that their interests and Donald Trump's are diverging, which is why we'll see more of them breaking with him in the coming days.
My latest for Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/post-trump...
My latest for Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/post-trump...
Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
Turns out they're not in it for Trump, they're in it for themselves.
www.publicnotice.co
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"The higher you go up the political ranks, the more likely it is that people will see Trump not as an object of idolization but as a tool for them to achieve their own goals; they follow him only so long as they’re something in it for them."
Elizabeth Warren is a blessing.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US regulators ‘taking seriously’ allegations of bankers’ support for Epstein
Exclusive: It follows calls from US senator Elizabeth Warren to investigate bank executives including ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Elizabeth Warren is a blessing.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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HOW DOES NO ONE IN THE ROOM EVER SAY SOMETHING WHEN HE DOES THIS SHIT?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
HOW DOES NO ONE IN THE ROOM EVER SAY SOMETHING WHEN HE DOES THIS SHIT?