Kathleen Lu
@kathleenthelaw.bsky.social
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Product lawyer, tech lawyer, copyright lawyer
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Product lawyer, tech lawyer, copyright lawyer
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The President and the Speaker of the House deliberately nationalized a Congressional special election in a highly Republican district.
As a result the turnout was as high as the 2022 midterm, and the results imply a Democratic blowout in a national election.
As a result the turnout was as high as the 2022 midterm, and the results imply a Democratic blowout in a national election.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The President and the Speaker of the House deliberately nationalized a Congressional special election in a highly Republican district.
As a result the turnout was as high as the 2022 midterm, and the results imply a Democratic blowout in a national election.
As a result the turnout was as high as the 2022 midterm, and the results imply a Democratic blowout in a national election.
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"[M]odern totalitarianism can be defined as the establishment, by means of the state of exception, of a legal civil war that allows for the physical elimination not only of political adversaries but of entire categories of citizens who for some reason cannot be integrated into the political system."
NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"[M]odern totalitarianism can be defined as the establishment, by means of the state of exception, of a legal civil war that allows for the physical elimination not only of political adversaries but of entire categories of citizens who for some reason cannot be integrated into the political system."
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This is the same position Kevin Roberts articulated at the Heritage Foundation:
Fuentes vile views must be debated and engaged because of free speech, but that same standard does not extend to campus (even though that is what campus leaders were told for years when it came to other racist speech).
Fuentes vile views must be debated and engaged because of free speech, but that same standard does not extend to campus (even though that is what campus leaders were told for years when it came to other racist speech).
Trump DOJ official Harmeet Dhillon describes the crackdown on schools & speech in response to alleged antisemitism.
Minutes later, asked about Nick Fuentes, she says: “the antidote to speech that you don't like is more speech. It isn't shutting down speech.”
Minutes later, asked about Nick Fuentes, she says: “the antidote to speech that you don't like is more speech. It isn't shutting down speech.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is the same position Kevin Roberts articulated at the Heritage Foundation:
Fuentes vile views must be debated and engaged because of free speech, but that same standard does not extend to campus (even though that is what campus leaders were told for years when it came to other racist speech).
Fuentes vile views must be debated and engaged because of free speech, but that same standard does not extend to campus (even though that is what campus leaders were told for years when it came to other racist speech).
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This is a vile and completely unacceptable attack on the Somali community.
And after the assassination of former Speaker of the MN House Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark in Minnesota this year, the constant targeting of Rep. Omar by Donald Trump is incredibly dangerous.
And after the assassination of former Speaker of the MN House Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark in Minnesota this year, the constant targeting of Rep. Omar by Donald Trump is incredibly dangerous.
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This is a vile and completely unacceptable attack on the Somali community.
And after the assassination of former Speaker of the MN House Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark in Minnesota this year, the constant targeting of Rep. Omar by Donald Trump is incredibly dangerous.
And after the assassination of former Speaker of the MN House Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark in Minnesota this year, the constant targeting of Rep. Omar by Donald Trump is incredibly dangerous.
You know how this became utterly predictable and inevitable? When absolutely none of the people responsible for the previous thousand family separations were punished in any way
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 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
You know how this became utterly predictable and inevitable? When absolutely none of the people responsible for the previous thousand family separations were punished in any way
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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
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
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Order of the day, courtesy of Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC. Earlier: www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1...
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Order of the day, courtesy of Judge Amy Berman Jackson in DC. Earlier: www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1...
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Sources in the Trump administration told @zeteo.com officials “intentionally use popular music from vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal & provide further amplification” of neo-Confederate memes: “We do it on purpose,” one official said
NEWS: The Trump-Vance White House is attacking Sabrina Carpenter.
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
zeteo.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Sources in the Trump administration told @zeteo.com officials “intentionally use popular music from vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal & provide further amplification” of neo-Confederate memes: “We do it on purpose,” one official said
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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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Way to go, Board of Supervisors!
ktla.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Way to go, Board of Supervisors!
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People ask me why I go online
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
People ask me why I go online
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Today in Rule 801(d)(2)(C) & (D).
(I have to think (E) would be pushing it, but I guess stay tuned.)
(I have to think (E) would be pushing it, but I guess stay tuned.)
Damn, messing up on day one.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Today in Rule 801(d)(2)(C) & (D).
(I have to think (E) would be pushing it, but I guess stay tuned.)
(I have to think (E) would be pushing it, but I guess stay tuned.)
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NEW: A federal judge has once again blocked the Trump admin from enforcing a budget law provision "defunding" Planned Parenthood—this time in response to suit from 22 states and Washington DC. HOWEVER judge pauses injunction for 7 days to allow HHS to appeal
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Fed’n of Am., Inc. v. Kennedy, Civil Action 1:25-cv-11913 (the “Planned Parenthood
litigation”). In the action now before the court, twenty-two States2 and the District of Columbia
(the “Plaintiff States”) claim, inter alia, that Section 71113 failed to provide clear notice to States
that participate in the joint Federal / State Medicaid program, as required by the Spending Clause of the United States Constitution.
Pending before the court is the Plaintiff States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc.
No. 60] seeking to enjoin Defendants from implementing or enforcing Section 71113 pending a final ruling on the merits of this case. For the reasons stated infra, **Plaintiff States have standing to bring this action and have demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on their claim that Section 71113 fails to provide clear notice as required by the Spending Clause of the United States Constitution. Accordingly, the Plaintiff States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc.
No. 60] is GRANTED,** as set forth below.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreiavodz243ugugcwghxcaiho4zetcy3rl64mb7ghuyu6wbk5fwgtwq@jpeg)
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Here, Defendants have not shown that they are likely to prevail on appeal where Plaintiff
States, as discussed at length above, have shown a substantial likelihood of success on their
Spending Clause claim. Accordingly, a stay pending appeal is DENIED.
**To assist in orderly review, however, the court finds it prudent to administratively stay the injunctive relief granted herein for seven days, to allow Defendants, if they so choose, to file an appeal and seek a stay on the merits in the appellate court.** See Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(d).
V. Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc. No. 60] is GRANTED.
It is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Defendants, their agents, employees, appointees, successors, and anyone acting in
concert or participation with Defendants are hereby enjoined from enforcing, retroactively
enforcing, or otherwise applying the provisions of Section 71113 of “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14,” against the Plaintiff States.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreietkv5nv6b3vkq5odfpfjaoio6h75tgm3fwy6wckakiitjhifc5pe@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
NEW: A federal judge has once again blocked the Trump admin from enforcing a budget law provision "defunding" Planned Parenthood—this time in response to suit from 22 states and Washington DC. HOWEVER judge pauses injunction for 7 days to allow HHS to appeal
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I guess we’ve answered the question of what it would take to knock the Epstein files off the top of the news cycle…
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I guess we’ve answered the question of what it would take to knock the Epstein files off the top of the news cycle…
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NEW: In what appears to be a strategic move to avoid a skeptical federal appeals court, plaintiffs have moved to dismiss the case before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis that has served to challenge the aggressive tactics of immigration agents in Chicago.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
NEW: In what appears to be a strategic move to avoid a skeptical federal appeals court, plaintiffs have moved to dismiss the case before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis that has served to challenge the aggressive tactics of immigration agents in Chicago.
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I generally share @astronomers.bsky.social's skepticism of generative AI use for slides. But, I decided to run a test using NotebookLM and now, I'm not so sure. I gave NotebookLM my Criminal Law textbook as it's only source (avoiding GIGO problems) and asked for slides for the Introduction. 1/
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I generally share @astronomers.bsky.social's skepticism of generative AI use for slides. But, I decided to run a test using NotebookLM and now, I'm not so sure. I gave NotebookLM my Criminal Law textbook as it's only source (avoiding GIGO problems) and asked for slides for the Introduction. 1/
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Apparently every Chinese academic in any field of “interest” to the PLA is getting their visa rejected for, more or less, presumptively being a spy. My friend’s visa is denied because she studies “neuroscience.” What she actually studies is jaw pain - but ICE is flatly rejecting all appeals.
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Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
The National Guard shooting suspect felt abandoned by the CIA after working together for so long, his fellow unit member said.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
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It's noted in the screenshot but most people will only read the post: Hampson dissented, as in he disagreed with the two other judges who ruled in Griffin's favor
Spoke with Court of Appeals Judge Toby Hampson, who was on a panel that moved to toss out ballots of NC voters who were falsely accused of never residing in the state. "We were just making assumptions about these voters based on their appearance on a list," Hampson said. #ncpol
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's noted in the screenshot but most people will only read the post: Hampson dissented, as in he disagreed with the two other judges who ruled in Griffin's favor
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Note: He is expressly saying "the murders we are doing are with the President's express approval" and the President is nodding along as he says it; this is not going to be a complicated war crimes trial if the Hague ever gets its hands on either of them
Hegseth: "We've only just begun striking narco boats and putting narcoterrorists at the bottom of the ocean"
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Note: He is expressly saying "the murders we are doing are with the President's express approval" and the President is nodding along as he says it; this is not going to be a complicated war crimes trial if the Hague ever gets its hands on either of them
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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Of all the things destructive to the constitutional order of the United States, one of the worst is wealthy sociopaths feeling entitled to be free of criticism, and the willingness of sleazy lawyers to take their money to enforce that feeling of entitlement.
Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Of all the things destructive to the constitutional order of the United States, one of the worst is wealthy sociopaths feeling entitled to be free of criticism, and the willingness of sleazy lawyers to take their money to enforce that feeling of entitlement.