Jill Geisler
@jillgeisler.bsky.social
Clinical Professor of Journalism, Leadership and Ethics - Loyola University Chicago. Veteran journalist and newsroom leader. Author "Work Happy; What Great Bosses Know," and coach to leaders worldwide.
apnews.com/article/boat... explain what the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike
Experts explain what the law says about killing survivors of a boat strike
Legal experts say leveling a second strike on the survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat would have been a crime.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Today’s Third Circuit ruling that Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed casts doubt on AG Bondi's back-up theory for Halligan—the notion that Bondi could appoint her a “special atty” (under 28 USC § 515) who could do everything a US atty could. ...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today’s Third Circuit ruling that Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed casts doubt on AG Bondi's back-up theory for Halligan—the notion that Bondi could appoint her a “special atty” (under 28 USC § 515) who could do everything a US atty could. ...
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Experts say top FDA official’s claim that Covid vaccines caused kids’ deaths requires more evidence www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/c... via @statnews.com
Experts say top FDA official’s claim that Covid vaccines caused kids’ deaths requires more evidence
The FDA’s top vaccine regulator asserted in a staff email that the Covid vaccine caused at least 10 kids' deaths, but experts told STAT they are skeptical of the “extraordinary” claim because it was n...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Experts say top FDA official’s claim that Covid vaccines caused kids’ deaths requires more evidence www.statnews.com/2025/11/29/c... via @statnews.com
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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Wiley: "We've seen rollbacks before, after Reconstruction, after the civil-rights movement. And every time, they were justified with new language and new fears. ... The terms change. The strategy doesn't."
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America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wiley: "We've seen rollbacks before, after Reconstruction, after the civil-rights movement. And every time, they were justified with new language and new fears. ... The terms change. The strategy doesn't."
www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
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Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
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“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
"Beckstrom’s empathy was one of her defining traits, Eva Carr said, adding that the young woman had “a heart of gold” and treated strangers with respect."
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
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She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
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National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Beckstrom’s empathy was one of her defining traits, Eva Carr said, adding that the young woman had “a heart of gold” and treated strangers with respect."
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Government documents obtained by @KFFHealthNews show the agency overseeing Medicare Advantage does little to enforce long-standing rules intended to ensure about 35 million plan members can see doctors in the first place.
Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare. - KFF Health News
Health systems drop out of Medicare Advantage plans all the time. Yet government documents obtained by KFF Health News show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health prov...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Government documents obtained by @KFFHealthNews show the agency overseeing Medicare Advantage does little to enforce long-standing rules intended to ensure about 35 million plan members can see doctors in the first place.
"U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal..."
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. U.S.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal..."
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The Trump administration is proposing to open federal waters off the entire coastline of California to drilling, as well as an area off the coast of Florida. Neither state’s waters have been open to new drilling for decades. https://cnn.it/3XHF8kg
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Trump administration is proposing to open federal waters off the entire coastline of California to drilling, as well as an area off the coast of Florida. Neither state’s waters have been open to new drilling for decades. https://cnn.it/3XHF8kg
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Former VP Dick Cheney's funeral is underway. CNN and MS NOW are providing special, dedicated live coverage. Fox News is not. (Fox's anchor says she'll show George W. Bush's eulogy when it happens. The other channels are showing all the moving tributes.)
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Former VP Dick Cheney's funeral is underway. CNN and MS NOW are providing special, dedicated live coverage. Fox News is not. (Fox's anchor says she'll show George W. Bush's eulogy when it happens. The other channels are showing all the moving tributes.)
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Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
apnews.com/article/fema... administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
A draft report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been significantly reduced in size, according to three people familiar with the matter.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
apnews.com/article/fema... administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say
From The Crimson:
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
From The Crimson:
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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An FBI agent-in-training filed a lawsuit after he was handed a letter signed by the bureau’s director, Kash Patel, saying that he was being “summarily dismissed” because of “political signage.” The only thing that could be, he quickly realized, was a rainbow pride flag that had hung near his desk.
F.B.I. Trainee Sues After Being Abruptly Fired Over Display of Gay Pride Flag
He described his dismissal as the latest move by senior F.B.I. officials to play politics, damaging morale and hindering the bureau’s ability to carry out its public safety mission.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
An FBI agent-in-training filed a lawsuit after he was handed a letter signed by the bureau’s director, Kash Patel, saying that he was being “summarily dismissed” because of “political signage.” The only thing that could be, he quickly realized, was a rainbow pride flag that had hung near his desk.
"Had Walker ended her pregnancy, every expert believed, she would not have died. "
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Had Walker ended her pregnancy, every expert believed, she would not have died. "
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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From Opinion: Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida's university system that Florida Atlantic University is now paying one politically connected lawyer $925 an hour, and New College is spending $494,000 per degree awarded.
The costs of cronyism at Florida universities | Scott Maxwell
Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida’s university system that FAU is now paying one politically connected lawyer $925 an hour, and New College is spend…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
From Opinion: Columnist Scott Maxwell writes that cronyism has gotten so costly in Florida's university system that Florida Atlantic University is now paying one politically connected lawyer $925 an hour, and New College is spending $494,000 per degree awarded.
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Just in: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Tuesday the state will challenge a Davidson County chancellor’s decision temporarily blocking Gov. Bill Lee from continuing to deploy the Tennessee National Guard to the city.
Tennessee governor to appeal ruling against Guard in Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will appeal a ruling requiring the state to remove the National Guard from Memphis as part of a police action.
tennesseelookout.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Just in: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Tuesday the state will challenge a Davidson County chancellor’s decision temporarily blocking Gov. Bill Lee from continuing to deploy the Tennessee National Guard to the city.
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#BREAKING: The House passed a resolution condemning Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.) for the controversial timing of his retirement announcement that was introduced by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.).
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November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#BREAKING: The House passed a resolution condemning Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.) for the controversial timing of his retirement announcement that was introduced by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.).
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Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail
Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail
Republicans are concerned about flagging enthusiasm within their base, following this month's elections.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Republicans to Trump: We need you on the campaign trail
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The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
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Answer: "The State of Texas will swiftly appeal to the United States Supreme Court" --- Texas Governor Abbott.
Question now is whether Texas will file an emergency application at the Supreme Court seeking to block this ruling:
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Federal court blocks Texas Republicans' redrawn congressional map
The new lines, which were designed to help the GOP gain up to five House seats in next year's midterm elections, triggered a nationwide redistricting battle.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Answer: "The State of Texas will swiftly appeal to the United States Supreme Court" --- Texas Governor Abbott.