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Jay Kuo

@nycjayjay.bsky.social

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Head of Team Takei and CEO at The Social Edge, Composer of Allegiance on Broadway, Appellate Litigator, Author of The Status Kuo Substack

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19h

This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...

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Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with…

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

This ruling flew under many radars given the big rulings on whether deployment itself was legal under Title 10. But it’s very impactful.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

Every single person at that table is a complete idiot, is soulless, or both.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

Only the best people.

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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

Almost every great government program is from the Democrats…

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

This is an important first pushback from a Republican governor, who is also head of the National Governors Association.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

Well that’s not a good development…

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

What Trump and his ilk claim versus what they can support with actual evidence are always leagues apart.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

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Pope Leo Trashes Trump’s Signature Policy

The first American pontiff suggested that the administration isn’t as “pro-life” as the president’s supporters seems to think.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

I’m digging this new Pope.

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Truth, Trials and Troops

Zoom in and zoom out with me today on the latest head-spinning legal developments

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

Truth, Trials and Troops—there’s a lot of news to absorb. Zoom in/zoom out with me to get a clearer understanding of what’s happening and where this is headed. Link to my write-up in the replies.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

Even Axelrod has seen enough.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

How many of these selective prosecution cases are going to get tossed out?

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

We’re being punked, right? It’s gotta be.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to our federal judges for keeping the courtroom doors open and holding this White House accountable during this shutdown.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Omar Yaghi, another immigrant who arrived here in desperate straits only to succeed beyond his wildest imaginings.

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Colombian president says US military struck Colombian boat, killed his citizens

The last boat struck by the U.S. military in the Caribbean Sea was Colombian with Colombian citizens inside, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 2d

We are murdering people, sinking vessels and asking zero questions later.

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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Marjorie Taylor Greene on polls showing Republicans are getting blamed for the shutdown: "I'm not putting the blame on the president. I'm actually putting the the blame on the Speaker and Leader…

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 2d

The MAGA wall has some cracks in it.

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