Tyler Holmes
@holmestsj.bsky.social
American atty working to advance democratic rule of law. Past: Angola/CAR/Ghana/Southern Africa for the American Bar, 2ded to the Malawi Police, volunteer Southern Africa Litigation Centre, trial lawyer, KU Law, candidate for #ksleg.
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Well well well @marisakabas.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Well well well @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
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Kansas will be in play if Marshall stays in the race.
Maine
North Carolina
Ohio
Florida
Alaska
Iowa
Texas
All Republican-held Senate seats up in 2026. All states Trump won by less than 14 points.
Kansas
South Carolina
Missouri
Indiana
Montana
Other seats up in 2026 where Trump won by less 20 points.
North Carolina
Ohio
Florida
Alaska
Iowa
Texas
All Republican-held Senate seats up in 2026. All states Trump won by less than 14 points.
Kansas
South Carolina
Missouri
Indiana
Montana
Other seats up in 2026 where Trump won by less 20 points.
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Kansas will be in play if Marshall stays in the race.
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Today, the High Court in Blantyre has moved forward with a SALC-supported case challenging the criminalisation of begging, ordering the State to file its arguments within 14 days after years of delay. This step is vital for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
tinyurl.com/y52vy9em
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December 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today, the High Court in Blantyre has moved forward with a SALC-supported case challenging the criminalisation of begging, ordering the State to file its arguments within 14 days after years of delay. This step is vital for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
tinyurl.com/y52vy9em
tinyurl.com/y52vy9em
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Foreign aid is dead (not really, but it's been a rough year). In its wake, there's a healthy pivot to talking about economic growth in poor countries. But in DC, that manifests as a fixation on private finance & too little talk about the real economy.
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ChatGDP
A blog about economic growth and poverty reduction.
www.chat-gdp.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Foreign aid is dead (not really, but it's been a rough year). In its wake, there's a healthy pivot to talking about economic growth in poor countries. But in DC, that manifests as a fixation on private finance & too little talk about the real economy.
www.chat-gdp.org/development...
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The Times piece by @brendannyhan.bsky.social about No Kings made me curious about the political activism of young people over time. So I pulled some CES data and made some charts. www.pbump.net/o/how-severe...
How severe is the political pessimism of young Americans?
Somewhat buried in the pre-Thanksgiving conversation, Dartmouth University's Brendan Nyhan offered an interesting observation in an essay for the New York Times. "[T]he scale of the protests" targetin...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The Times piece by @brendannyhan.bsky.social about No Kings made me curious about the political activism of young people over time. So I pulled some CES data and made some charts. www.pbump.net/o/how-severe...
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The panel my mother and I made for my uncle. I was lucky enought to see it at the DC mall the last time it was displayed there.
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The panel my mother and I made for my uncle. I was lucky enought to see it at the DC mall the last time it was displayed there.
The profile Clay sites is fascinating. klcjournal.com/coldwater-ma...
To those quoted, "politics" seems a term for things they do not like, coming from state and federal governments. Yet in choosing a mayor they looked for someone unselfish, against monied interests, and for community.
To those quoted, "politics" seems a term for things they do not like, coming from state and federal governments. Yet in choosing a mayor they looked for someone unselfish, against monied interests, and for community.
Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: A Kansas town chose cruelty. Now it mourns as the mayor faces voter fraud charge and deportation. #ksleg
A Kansas town chose cruelty. Now it mourns as the mayor faces voter fraud charge and deportation. • Kansas Reflector
Coldwater residents have learned a valuable lesson after their mayor was charged with voter fraud: Actions have consequences.
kansasreflector.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The profile Clay sites is fascinating. klcjournal.com/coldwater-ma...
To those quoted, "politics" seems a term for things they do not like, coming from state and federal governments. Yet in choosing a mayor they looked for someone unselfish, against monied interests, and for community.
To those quoted, "politics" seems a term for things they do not like, coming from state and federal governments. Yet in choosing a mayor they looked for someone unselfish, against monied interests, and for community.
Been a big fan of reading the 51st this last year. Made me a more informed (now former) DC resident.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Been a big fan of reading the 51st this last year. Made me a more informed (now former) DC resident.
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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This is *not* the sort of thing you see in this era, which makes it all the better that we are seeing it this weekend.
UPDATE: I added in the congressional response to the boat-strike section once I saw we had bipartisan, matching statements from both House and Senate Armed Services Committees. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is *not* the sort of thing you see in this era, which makes it all the better that we are seeing it this weekend.
The most interesting thing I've read today. theconversation.com/toilets-can-...
Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study
The lack of toilets makes travelling on Africa’s roads a less-than-pleasant experience.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The most interesting thing I've read today. theconversation.com/toilets-can-...
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Wow. Goodluck Jonathan pretty much says President Embalo colluded with the army to stage the coup to prevent the results from being announced youth.be/uMKtGA4tli0?... #bissau #guineabissau
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Wow. Goodluck Jonathan pretty much says President Embalo colluded with the army to stage the coup to prevent the results from being announced youth.be/uMKtGA4tli0?... #bissau #guineabissau
Holding perpetrators accountable, establishing truth, and reconciling is near impossible. But the alternative is worse. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
Opinion | It Is Time to Bury Franco’s Ghost
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November 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Holding perpetrators accountable, establishing truth, and reconciling is near impossible. But the alternative is worse. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
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Seems like a weird thing to tweet on the day when your boss said he’d pardon someone convicted of sending 400 tons of cocaine into the US.
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Seems like a weird thing to tweet on the day when your boss said he’d pardon someone convicted of sending 400 tons of cocaine into the US.
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You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
The 2024 Chiefs were 11-1 through 12 games, 9-0 in one-score games, and had a +54 point differential.
The 2025 Chiefs are 6-6 through 12 games, 1-6 in one-score games, and have a +73 point differential.
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The 2025 Chiefs are 6-6 through 12 games, 1-6 in one-score games, and have a +73 point differential.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The 2024 Chiefs were 11-1 through 12 games, 9-0 in one-score games, and had a +54 point differential.
The 2025 Chiefs are 6-6 through 12 games, 1-6 in one-score games, and have a +73 point differential.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The 2025 Chiefs are 6-6 through 12 games, 1-6 in one-score games, and have a +73 point differential.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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It’s Thanksgiving Day. Did you know that it was President Lincoln who created this holiday to celebrate the resilience of the American people and the commitment to freedom during the Civil War? Listen to one of our favorite historians @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the Civil War origins of this day.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It’s Thanksgiving Day. Did you know that it was President Lincoln who created this holiday to celebrate the resilience of the American people and the commitment to freedom during the Civil War? Listen to one of our favorite historians @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the Civil War origins of this day.
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We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
Watched the local news tonight and saw this story on Fox4. I am dumbfounded about the stadium discourse.
The jurisdictional fighting harms the entire metro area, yet every Kansas official seems to have mush for brains about having an NFL or MLB team. (Clay County, too.)
fox4kc.com/news/survey-...
The jurisdictional fighting harms the entire metro area, yet every Kansas official seems to have mush for brains about having an NFL or MLB team. (Clay County, too.)
fox4kc.com/news/survey-...
KC Royals to Overland Park? Suburbia seethes over prospect of JoCo stadium
“I’d rather see them build that stadium in a neighborhood where the people really need the jobs and the economic development.”
www.kansascity.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Watched the local news tonight and saw this story on Fox4. I am dumbfounded about the stadium discourse.
The jurisdictional fighting harms the entire metro area, yet every Kansas official seems to have mush for brains about having an NFL or MLB team. (Clay County, too.)
fox4kc.com/news/survey-...
The jurisdictional fighting harms the entire metro area, yet every Kansas official seems to have mush for brains about having an NFL or MLB team. (Clay County, too.)
fox4kc.com/news/survey-...
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