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Joel Reinstein
@joelreinstein.bsky.social
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Labor organizer

"Would it not be easier for the government to dissolve the people, and elect another?"
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Joel Reinstein @joelreinstein.bsky.social · May 5
This by @tayari.bsky.social is my favorite essay and it's never far from my heart

time.com/5434381/taya...
Screenshot of an article reads 'On the drive home, I cried all the way. My zoo clothes were ruined, and I was pretty sure that my little friend would never invite me out again. To soothe me, my father took me out for an ice cream cone, but I couldn’t bear to eat it. As it melted in sticky rivulets, my father simply said, “I’m proud of you, Tayari.”'
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noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
Conflict between Border Patrol and a protester in Kenner, LA during Operation Catahoula Crunch. Sorry Bluesky sucks for video.
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
joelreinstein.bsky.social
Rosa Luxemburg still iconic. This is the way
'What do you want with this theme of the “special suffering of the Jews”? I am just as much concerned with the poor victims on the rubber plantations of Putumayo, the Blacks in Africa with whose corpses the Europeans play catch […] they resound with me so strongly that I have no special place in my heart for the ghetto. I feel at home in the entire world, wherever there are clouds and birds and human tears.'
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
jonathancohn.bsky.social Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 9h
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:

Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
SUSAN RODRIGUEZ Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, is a longtime conservative lawyer whose career reflects deep partisan ties, loyalty to corporate interests, and a record of rulings that hurt workers, employees, and consumers and puts profits over people. She held multiple roles in the George W. Bush administration, including as a political appointee for the then-newly formed Department of Homeland Security, as well as with the White House counsel’s office. After a second stint at the DHS, Rodriguez spent 12 years at McGuireWoods, where she co-led the Financial Institutions Industry Team and defended banks, payday lenders, and fintech companies against lawsuits and government investigations. She now serves as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. CORPORATE DEFENSE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS At McGuire Woods, Rodriguez devoted her practice to defending large financial institutions and high-cost lenders. She co-authored industry-facing publications framing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s regulatory oversight as part of a “name-and-shame playbook,” and dismissed CFPB efforts to hold corporations accountable for consumer abuses. She defended Sprint against allegations brought by CFPB and the Federal Communications Commission related to unauthorized third-party charges and represented banks accused of violating anti–money laundering laws (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Sprint Corp.). In one case, Rodriguez defended Truist Bank against claims brought by a whistleblower executive who alleged the bank failed to report suspicious wire transfers and allowed accounts linked to criminal activity to remain open (Denise WHITING, Plaintiff, v. TRUIST BANK f/k/a Branch Banking and Trust Company, Defendant). Rather than addressing systemic fraud, the bank allegedly retaliated against the executive, demoting and ultimately firing her. Rodr… Rodriguez’s leadership role on the board of Mira Via underscores her alignment with organizations that oppose reproductive rights. Mira Via explicitly affirms life “from the moment of conception,” situating Rodriguez firmly within the anti- abortion movement. Her long membership in the Federalist Society and Republican National Lawyers Association further underscores her alignment with conservative legal networks committed to rolling back reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, and other substantive constitutional protections. STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE ADVOCACY Since joining the bench, Rodriguez has issued rulings that repeatedly favor corporations, law enforcement, and institutions over individuals seeking relief. In Rodriguez v. Wipro Ltd., she ruled against a whistleblower who raised concerns about corporate conflicts of interest and later suffered retaliation that exacerbated serious health conditions, dismissing the case for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. In Puranda v. City of Charlotte, she dismissed a civil rights case brought by an 18-year-old subjected to an aggressive traffic stop, where officers allegedly drew weapons, forcibly removed him from his car, and detained him without cause. In Robey v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, she rejected claims brought by parents whose child had repeatedly disclosed self-harm to a school counselor who failed to notify them, ultimately leading to a hospitalization. In each of these cases, Rodriguez prioritized institutional protection over the workers, children, and their families who simply wanted justice when they were hurt.
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
If you think your job is not to tell the truth but to "challenge your audience's assumptions" if the latter is in tension with the former then you're going to end up lying. bsky.app/profile/larr...
larryglickman.bsky.social Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 1d
For my part, I would say that questioning the framing of some Times stories—for example, the highlighting of Trump’s putative emotions or the foregrounding of what he says (even when, as is often the case, what he says is false)—is not an indication that I want my “views validated.”
Interview by Patrick Healy with Joseph Kahn Why does The Times publish work that challenges our audience’s assumptions at a time when many people want their views validated?
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
joelreinstein.bsky.social
The minimum is apparently too much to ask!
froomkin.bsky.social Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 11h
Every Democrat going on air should take the first question and then say something like “Before I answer that I need to express my outrage and disgust at the president’s bigoted and vulgar insults about the Somali people. There is something seriously wrong with him. He is a sick man.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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boltsmag.org
Donald Trump carried Pennsylvania’s Bucks County in 2024. Last month, the Republican sheriff who had partnered with ICE to aid deportations lost his reelection bid to Democrat Danny Ceisler.
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE
A populous swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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birdrespecter.bsky.social
One thing I don't see being reported on this Samantha Fulnecky thing is that the paper she wrote her essay on was about non-gender-conforming adolescents being bullied and committing suicide at, higher than normal rates. She opened her essay by saying she "didn't see that as a problem".
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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repmcgovern.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

I’m partnering with Rep. Massie & @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social to introduce a War Powers Resolution that will force a vote in Congress to block Trump’s insane escalations against Venezuela.

No one except Trump wants this war—so I’m going to use every tool I have to stop him.
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
joelreinstein.bsky.social
The best-case outcome of the 2026 and 2028 elections will not be enough to turn the tide against fascism and climate change. It's not doomerism, the point is that more will be needed
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
This is insane. I cannot believe we are such a trash fire country that CNN, who makes the news, is now in bed with the company that lets you bet on the news. As if they couldn't lose any more credibility now we'll know execs are spiking stories based on how they bet and not just to suck Trump off
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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basmitharts.bsky.social
The implementation of Woke 2.0 will need to be brutal, complete and permanent.

These guys can't be allowed to exist in a free and sustainable society.
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
NEWS

President Trump has pardoned Tim Leiweke, a major figure in live entertainment and sports, who was indicted on conspiracy charges.

Was Leiweke charged by the Biden DOJ?

Nope!

Trump’s own DOJ charged Leiweke this past July.

Leiweke was repped by former Congressman Trey Gowdy per CNN.
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Timothy J. Leiweke, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oak View Group (OVG), for orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas, the Justice Department's Antitrust Division announced today. OVG develops and provides a variety of services to live entertainment venues. The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleges that, from approximately February 2018 through at least June 2024, Leiweke conspired with the Chief Executive Officer of a competitor to rig the bidding for the development, management, and use of a multi-purpose arena that was to be located on the campus of a public university in Austin, Texas (the "Arena Project"). "As outlined in the indictment, the Defendant rigged a bidding process to benefit his own company and deprived a public university and taxpayers of the benefits of competitive bidding," said Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. "The Antitrust Division and its law enforcement partners will continue to hold executives who cheat to avoid competition accountable." "Unfair business practices, like those employed here, make it very difficult for the American people to pursue prosperity like our founders intended," said U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. "In the Western District of Texas, we're proud to work with our colleagues in the Antitrust Division on these types of cases, and we will do all we can to ensure those who engage in the type of conduct described in this case are held to account." "
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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clauirizarry.bsky.social
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
joelreinstein.bsky.social
Hakeem Jeffries gave Trump credit for securing the border while this dystopian terror is gripping our communities
'On Wednesday, New Orleans resident Rocío Tirado said she was delivering groceries and paychecks to families who were too scared to leave their homes. “They’re afraid because everybody’s hiding,” she told NBC News. Tirado said only eight of 140 children had come to soccer practice Tuesday night; many of their parents are immigrants. “This is just sad,” she said. “It’s horrible to see it.” Tirado added she has been waking up at 6 a.m. to drive some of the children to school because their parents are too scared to leave their homes. “Some of these people have a work authorization and they have Social Security,” she said, and they are still too scared.'
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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repilhan.bsky.social
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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lapublicpress.bsky.social
California gas utilities are using your money to push gas on LA wildfire survivors.

California’s utility regulator said it would eliminate ratepayer-funded incentives for gas appliances in new construction, but created an exception that allows rebates for them in wildfire rebuilds.
California gas utilities are using your money to push gas on LA wildfire survivors
California’s utility regulator said it would eliminate ratepayer-funded incentives for gas appliances in new construction, but created an exception that allows rebates for them in wildfire rebuilds.
lapublicpress.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
joelreinstein.bsky.social
Blue wave for what?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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kenvogel.bsky.social
NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.

Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.

Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.

www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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edburmila.bsky.social
bro look at my Opposition Party dawg
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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erickfernandez.bsky.social
A reminder that in both 2020 & 2022, when he was facing a tough primary from Jessica Cisneros, Democratic leadership propped up this corrupt clown’s campaign. He won by a few points in 2020 and by just a few hundred votes in 2022.

More own goal, clown behavior from Dem Congressional leadership.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21h
Trump said he is offering a "full and unconditional PARDON" to a Democratic Rep. and his wife who were indicted for bribery and money laundering
Trump Says He's Pardoning Henry Cuellar
www.huffpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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banditelli.org
Prison abolition for the working class. Lifelong punishment for the elites who sold us out, kidnapped our neighbors, and profited off a multi generational propaganda campaign to divide us.
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
For non-Brits: nobody can afford to get sued by revved-up wingnuts and crackpots armed with JK Rowling’s money, and nobody wants to be the next organisation protested by the far right and monstered into the heart of the earth by the world’s most poisonous media outlets. So they are folding.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM