Rick Tulsky
@ricktulsky.bsky.social
Forthcoming book: Injustice Town. Career spent exposing criminal justice flaws. Past: Phila Inquirer, LATimes, SJMercury News. Cofounder Injustice Watch. Nonpracticing lawyer. Pulitzer, Nieman Fellow among my lucky past. Now: A dedicated Caniac, of course
Pinned
So grateful for what John Grisham said of Injustice Town:
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
One year ago today, Det. Roger Golubski was to face a jury of his peers. Two months from now, Injustice Town will tell that whole story.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One year ago today, Det. Roger Golubski was to face a jury of his peers. Two months from now, Injustice Town will tell that whole story.
How could a federal judge conclude that she could not believe anything Border Patrol officials said under oath about their use of force against Chicago residents? Easy, when you compare their testimony against what their body images show....
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How could a federal judge conclude that she could not believe anything Border Patrol officials said under oath about their use of force against Chicago residents? Easy, when you compare their testimony against what their body images show....
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
"The elevation of Pazdur [a month ago], who was previously the director of the cancer center, was intended to stabilize an agency plagued by turmoil and conflict." So much for that goal.
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Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur set to leave FDA
Top drug regulator Richard Pazdur filed papers to retire from the Food and Drug Administration at the end of this month, but could withdraw them.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"The elevation of Pazdur [a month ago], who was previously the director of the cancer center, was intended to stabilize an agency plagued by turmoil and conflict." So much for that goal.
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Kristi Noem says the administration will do what is 'right' regardless of what 'activist' judges say.
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The Bulwark on X: "Welker: "The DOJ said that when the administration was ordered to stop sending detained migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador, you personally made the final call to continue the flights anyways. Is that correct?" Kristi Noem: "The decisions that are made on deportations, https://t.co/AwjHCNd5Ww" / X
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November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Kristi Noem says the administration will do what is 'right' regardless of what 'activist' judges say.
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Half empty or half full? Today's report from Heather Cox Richardson is so bleak, at least for me, in detailing the US abandoning values of truth and justice for money and more money. But the last paragraph offers hope. Republicans willing to hold hearings?? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Half empty or half full? Today's report from Heather Cox Richardson is so bleak, at least for me, in detailing the US abandoning values of truth and justice for money and more money. But the last paragraph offers hope. Republicans willing to hold hearings?? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Making Honduras Great Again.
Assuming every boat Trump and Hegseth blew up contained the amount of drugs they claim, Hernandez was responsible for bringing more drugs into the US than every one of them had combined. By far. And yet, Trump murders 80+ people and counting while pardoning the narco kingpin.
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Making Honduras Great Again.
Invite to SF event Dec. 6. Humbling to be on a program with these authors..
TRUE STORIES LOUNGE
The True Stories Lounge returns with a packed program of masterful real life story tellers:
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November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Invite to SF event Dec. 6. Humbling to be on a program with these authors..
This is a post that made me pause and think.
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is a post that made me pause and think.
The vouchers were awarded to Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk immediately after they struck privately negotiated agreements with the Trump administration ..Although most critical details were limited, one critical component of the agreement that was announced was that TrumpRx would offer the drugs.
The Trump administration is turning drug review into make-a-deal
“FDA decision-making may be reduced to a sequence of ‘make-a-deals’ with Trump, his FDA, or even political allies,” experts warn.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The vouchers were awarded to Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk immediately after they struck privately negotiated agreements with the Trump administration ..Although most critical details were limited, one critical component of the agreement that was announced was that TrumpRx would offer the drugs.
Bay Area friends: If you happen to be free Dec. 6, I have a suggestion for you: www.eventbrite.com/e/true-stori...
TRUE STORIES LOUNGE
The True Stories Lounge returns with a packed program of masterful real life story tellers:
www.eventbrite.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Bay Area friends: If you happen to be free Dec. 6, I have a suggestion for you: www.eventbrite.com/e/true-stori...
Willie Horton, anyone??? The @chicagotribune.com believes a judge saying “I can’t keep everybody in jail because the state’s attorney wants me to” should cost the judge in the election. Ummm, no. (more) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/e...
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Willie Horton, anyone??? The @chicagotribune.com believes a judge saying “I can’t keep everybody in jail because the state’s attorney wants me to” should cost the judge in the election. Ummm, no. (more) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/e...
The quiet part said out loud. Though this is obvious from their conduct on the streets.
Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The quiet part said out loud. Though this is obvious from their conduct on the streets.
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
Don't we all feel safer with the FBI Counterterrorism unit focused on the extreme danger to our country posed by Democratic senators with previous service records? What greater danger to our country could there be? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video
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November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Don't we all feel safer with the FBI Counterterrorism unit focused on the extreme danger to our country posed by Democratic senators with previous service records? What greater danger to our country could there be? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
So grateful for what John Grisham said of Injustice Town:
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So grateful for what John Grisham said of Injustice Town:
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
“Yet another maddening, frustrating, overwhelming,
outrageous, and unbelievable story of corrupt justice in
America. This one, though, is handled by Rick Tulsky, a
dogged investigator, journalist, lawyer, advocate, and
gifted writer.”
Funny/not funny: Pete Hegseth's idiocy is only a joke until one remembers he is responsible for the safety of the country.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Funny/not funny: Pete Hegseth's idiocy is only a joke until one remembers he is responsible for the safety of the country.
Pete Hegseth threatening to court martial Mark Kelly is the most outrageous thing I've read today.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Pete Hegseth threatening to court martial Mark Kelly is the most outrageous thing I've read today.
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You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
Isn't this how we Make America Great Again? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
Her dad was taken by immigration agents. Now a 12-year-old girl fears she’s lost her only living parent.
The separation illustrates a tragic consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown: children left behind after a parent is detained or deported.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Isn't this how we Make America Great Again? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
What a brave article by Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK. As she is dying of leukemia, she beautifully details this chapter of her life, and courageously confronts the impact of her contemptuous cousin Bobby on the lives of, well, all of us. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What a brave article by Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK. As she is dying of leukemia, she beautifully details this chapter of her life, and courageously confronts the impact of her contemptuous cousin Bobby on the lives of, well, all of us. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
Just wondering: How can Kash Patel be in favor of lowering the hiring standards for FBI agents but also be against DEI? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just wondering: How can Kash Patel be in favor of lowering the hiring standards for FBI agents but also be against DEI? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Who says legal rulings are dry? @muellershewrote.com and @klasfeldreports.com could hardly restrain their amusement at the incompetency of Lindsay Halligan and the Trump DOJ, as detailed by a US magistrate. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
Halligan is in DEEP trouble in the Comey case
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
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November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Who says legal rulings are dry? @muellershewrote.com and @klasfeldreports.com could hardly restrain their amusement at the incompetency of Lindsay Halligan and the Trump DOJ, as detailed by a US magistrate. www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-i...
"Complete Muslim." Mamdani is probably going to go door to door to evict Jews and Christians. And I'm sure the next target is Birmingham.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Complete Muslim." Mamdani is probably going to go door to door to evict Jews and Christians. And I'm sure the next target is Birmingham.