Pete Whelan
@petewhelan.bsky.social
Never a dull moment at District Employment Law
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Jamie Dimon really thinks Congress and the American people will believe that only one top exec at his multi-billion dollar bank enabled Epstein. Be serious. Today I’m giving Dimon and JPMC another chance to explain why they appeared to enable Epstein's trafficking for years.
With JPMorgan Chase Dodging Epstein Inquiry, Wyden Investigation Drills Down On Bank Executives’ Unexplained Conduct | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
With JPMorgan Chase Dodging Epstein Inquiry, Wyden Investigation Drills Down On Bank Executives’ Unexplained Conduct
www.finance.senate.gov
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Jamie Dimon really thinks Congress and the American people will believe that only one top exec at his multi-billion dollar bank enabled Epstein. Be serious. Today I’m giving Dimon and JPMC another chance to explain why they appeared to enable Epstein's trafficking for years.
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States can also seek to give people a right to sue for damages if federal officials unconstitutionally harm them. A few states already have such laws, and others are considering them. Efforts to use these laws will no doubt be contested, but states have good legal responses. 3/3 go.wisc.edu/l6z2yx
Explainer: State-Created Damages Remedies Against Federal Officials
Harrison Stark, Senior Counsel PDF Available Here Published: August 1, 2025 Introduction & Summary What recourse do people have if federal agents violate their constitutional rights? In recent months,...
go.wisc.edu
August 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
States can also seek to give people a right to sue for damages if federal officials unconstitutionally harm them. A few states already have such laws, and others are considering them. Efforts to use these laws will no doubt be contested, but states have good legal responses. 3/3 go.wisc.edu/l6z2yx
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IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE
My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.
My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.
TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration
Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
October 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE
My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.
My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
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This will serve as my #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days (2025) thread on BlueSky.
From August 1st through October 31st, I will add all of the horror films that I watch for this challenge🧵.
Letterboxd List: boxd.it/LO7N4
Insta: MikeandSerialX (will be posting more there).
From August 1st through October 31st, I will add all of the horror films that I watch for this challenge🧵.
Letterboxd List: boxd.it/LO7N4
Insta: MikeandSerialX (will be posting more there).
July 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This will serve as my #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days (2025) thread on BlueSky.
From August 1st through October 31st, I will add all of the horror films that I watch for this challenge🧵.
Letterboxd List: boxd.it/LO7N4
Insta: MikeandSerialX (will be posting more there).
From August 1st through October 31st, I will add all of the horror films that I watch for this challenge🧵.
Letterboxd List: boxd.it/LO7N4
Insta: MikeandSerialX (will be posting more there).
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In response to my rant yesterday, I was asked how we can make better parks and other public places for teenage girls? What do they want? I have answers to this, so now a positive 🧵.
Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.
Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In response to my rant yesterday, I was asked how we can make better parks and other public places for teenage girls? What do they want? I have answers to this, so now a positive 🧵.
Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.
Starting in Sweden, where this was co-designed by teenage girls.
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🚨@nicholasbednar.bsky.social and I have a new article titled Commission Quorums.
In light of firings rendering the NLRB and MSPB quorum-less, we review caselaw, common law principles, and the quorum rules of 76 commissions to understand the law of quorums. 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
In light of firings rendering the NLRB and MSPB quorum-less, we review caselaw, common law principles, and the quorum rules of 76 commissions to understand the law of quorums. 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
July 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🚨@nicholasbednar.bsky.social and I have a new article titled Commission Quorums.
In light of firings rendering the NLRB and MSPB quorum-less, we review caselaw, common law principles, and the quorum rules of 76 commissions to understand the law of quorums. 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
In light of firings rendering the NLRB and MSPB quorum-less, we review caselaw, common law principles, and the quorum rules of 76 commissions to understand the law of quorums. 1/
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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"I had made a terrible mistake: I had remained friends with someone who had appeared on Kash Patel’s enemies list." @michael-feinberg.bsky.social on his resignation from the FBI: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/good...
July 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"I had made a terrible mistake: I had remained friends with someone who had appeared on Kash Patel’s enemies list." @michael-feinberg.bsky.social on his resignation from the FBI: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/good...
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🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
Tom the Dancing Bug: A busy, busy day at the airport
Support your friendly neighborhood independent comic strip: SIGN UP FOR THE INNER HIVE and you'll get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic at least a day before publication. Plus other exclusive cont...
boingboing.net
June 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
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"A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport"
after Richard Scarry
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boingboing.net/2025/06/04/t...
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Also holy shit the Mariners Pride Month video is SO good
Baseball Is For Everyone: Mariners Celebrate Pride Month
YouTube video by Seattle Mariners
youtu.be
June 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Also holy shit the Mariners Pride Month video is SO good
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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I'm considering a little post series extolling the virtues of easy beginner #nativeplants 🌱 for the Mid-Atlantic because in March or April, a bunch of new folks will careen into this hobby (it's like clockwork) and it might be handy to have said posts for quoting.
I'll thread them starting here.
I'll thread them starting here.
Up to 41 #nativeplants species sown 😳🌱 (a few out of frame here)
December 28, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I'm considering a little post series extolling the virtues of easy beginner #nativeplants 🌱 for the Mid-Atlantic because in March or April, a bunch of new folks will careen into this hobby (it's like clockwork) and it might be handy to have said posts for quoting.
I'll thread them starting here.
I'll thread them starting here.
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As markets plummet again today from Trump's chaotic economic policies, ask yourself: Why would billionaires back policies that tank their own stock values?
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
Buy, Borrow, Die: How Billionaires Legally Avoid Paying Taxes While the Rest of Us Can't
A Step-by-Step Guide to How the Ultra-Wealthy Minimize Their Tax Burden While Their Fortunes Multiply
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As markets plummet again today from Trump's chaotic economic policies, ask yourself: Why would billionaires back policies that tank their own stock values?
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
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Tonight Trump will address a coequal branch of government for which he has shown total contempt.
Meanwhile my constituents are seeing their livelihoods destroyed by illegal actions.
What he is doing is not normal, it is not acceptable, and I won't be attending.
www.youtube.com/shorts/MlTIB...
Meanwhile my constituents are seeing their livelihoods destroyed by illegal actions.
What he is doing is not normal, it is not acceptable, and I won't be attending.
www.youtube.com/shorts/MlTIB...
Rep. Don Beyer Announces He Will Not Attend Trump's Address To Congress
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tonight Trump will address a coequal branch of government for which he has shown total contempt.
Meanwhile my constituents are seeing their livelihoods destroyed by illegal actions.
What he is doing is not normal, it is not acceptable, and I won't be attending.
www.youtube.com/shorts/MlTIB...
Meanwhile my constituents are seeing their livelihoods destroyed by illegal actions.
What he is doing is not normal, it is not acceptable, and I won't be attending.
www.youtube.com/shorts/MlTIB...
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Democrats should boycott the State of the Union. Democrats keep calling this man a unique and dangerous threat, but never ACT like it.
For once, Democrats' *actions* should match their words.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
For once, Democrats' *actions* should match their words.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Democrats Should Boycott Trump’s Speech to Congress This Week
Refusing to attend the speech would be the first indication that Democrats are not just playing politics—and playing them badly—but resisting.
www.thenation.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Democrats should boycott the State of the Union. Democrats keep calling this man a unique and dangerous threat, but never ACT like it.
For once, Democrats' *actions* should match their words.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
For once, Democrats' *actions* should match their words.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk
Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”
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Russ Vought wants to “traumatize the federal workforce.”
He’s a key Project 2025 author.
He’s a big part of the reason why Head Starts, Community Health Centers, and other essential federal programs are having a hard time accessing funding.
I vote HELL NO.
He’s a key Project 2025 author.
He’s a big part of the reason why Head Starts, Community Health Centers, and other essential federal programs are having a hard time accessing funding.
I vote HELL NO.
February 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Russ Vought wants to “traumatize the federal workforce.”
He’s a key Project 2025 author.
He’s a big part of the reason why Head Starts, Community Health Centers, and other essential federal programs are having a hard time accessing funding.
I vote HELL NO.
He’s a key Project 2025 author.
He’s a big part of the reason why Head Starts, Community Health Centers, and other essential federal programs are having a hard time accessing funding.
I vote HELL NO.
Attention federal employees and all other employees - if you send a one-word email to your employer that says, "Resign," consider whether your employer will, in bad faith, interpret that email as an immediate, unconditional, voluntary resignation. And ask yourself whether you could prove otherwise.
January 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Attention federal employees and all other employees - if you send a one-word email to your employer that says, "Resign," consider whether your employer will, in bad faith, interpret that email as an immediate, unconditional, voluntary resignation. And ask yourself whether you could prove otherwise.
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This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
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Here's a small weird potentially good thing: The USPS website is still, as of a few minutes ago, processing requests under the free covid test program. No idea when that'll be shut down, but it hasn't been yet.
COVID Home Tests | USPS
COVID Home Tests | USPS
special.usps.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here's a small weird potentially good thing: The USPS website is still, as of a few minutes ago, processing requests under the free covid test program. No idea when that'll be shut down, but it hasn't been yet.