Rebecca Tushnet

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Rebecca Tushnet is an American legal scholar. She serves as the Frank Stanton Professor of First Amendment Law at Harvard Law School. Her scholarship focuses on copyright, trademark, First Amendment, and false advertising. .. more

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 7h

DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.

Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.

Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 8h

After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.

But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:

DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’

Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Peter Jacobs

Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 8h

DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’

Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims

www.theguardian.com

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 10h

You may recall the many stories the paper ran—clearly fed to them by the administration—saying Harvard was about to fully capitulate any second now.

Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

www.nytimes.com

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 10h

For >10 years I’ve been on an admissions committee for a prominent science journalism fellowship.

We always have around 150 applications from around the world to review for 6 spots.

This year we only had 32 applications. And several we can’t review because they’re visa restricted now.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 13h

I tried to keep my "👏 concert 👏 movies 👏 are 👏 documentaries" rant in check, but the Swiftie in me cannot allow the the claim that Melania had the biggest documentary opening in 10 years to go unanswered when the Eras Tour movie cleared $130 million in three days

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 16h

“Textbooks will need to be updated”: The solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew

www.scientificamerican.com/article/jupi...

Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was

“Textbooks will need to be updated”: The solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew

www.scientificamerican.com

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 16h

I'm astonished to learn that @lyndonbajohnson.bsky.social was six years old before "bullshit" was invented. I always assumed it was his first word.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18h

This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.

bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy

Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).

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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 18h

I tried to look up whether the two border patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti were among the BP officers standing around an unlocked door at the Uvalde school shooting, but the CBP accountability memo on the incident redacted all the names. www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...

www.cbp.gov

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Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 19h

Localized, community-rooted, small-scale economic power matters. For decades, we've pretended like it doesn't — and even used policy to aggressively eradicate it.

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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 20h

The article does not say anything about what remedies the NDAs provide for breach, even though the remedies are what would actually distinguish the NDAs from longstanding secrecy rules, and it’s the remedies that raise serious questions about Roberts’s authority to do this.

Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 20h

In November 2024, Roberts made all the SC clerks and staff sign NDAs. He’s learned a lot from the guy he works for.

How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

www.nytimes.com

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 20h

"In 2009, Judge Pratt helped launch an annual Fourth of July naturalization ceremony coinciding with Iowa Cubs Baseball games. He administered an oath that was circulated among federal judges and commonly welcomed new citizens to the country with the following:"

Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 1d

Transformative work of the day, purple edition

High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 1d

dig if you will this picture

MN Mike @fiveman.bsky.social · 2d

10/10 ICE protest sign

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 1d

Remember the dinner with Obama contest? The 2028 Dem presidential campaign should run a contest where the winner(s) get to take down a letter.

Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 1d

We are ready to buy tickets for the Name Taking Off Ceremonies

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 1d

We are ready to buy tickets for the Name Taking Off Ceremonies

Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 1d

That's what I thought about the White House.

Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 1d

But is he going to knock it down? That seems to be the implication--if he can't have it he will destroy it.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 1d

dig if you will this picture

MN Mike @fiveman.bsky.social · 2d

10/10 ICE protest sign

Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED.
WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

This is the U Penn donor who helped push the President out, pushed to eliminate arts & science offerings, and drafted Trumps "compact" with universities.
People like Rowan repeatedly claimed the moral high ground to impose their agenda on students and faculty.

Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 1d

Top Apollo Global Management executives including chief Marc Rowan held wide-ranging discussions over the firm’s tax arrangements with Jeffrey Epstein throughout the 2010s www.ft.com/content/092d...

Apollo chief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs

New files reveal extensive talks between disgraced financier and key decision makers at US private capital firm

www.ft.com

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 1d

Apollo chief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs

New files reveal extensive talks between disgraced financier and key decision makers at US private capital firm

www.ft.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Here's my full 50-page indictment of CBP and ICE and decades of corruption, abuse of force, racism, and misogyny. I promise you — however bad you've ever thought it was, the full reality is even worse, deadlier, and more corrupt. This isn't a "Trump only" phenomenon:

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to @govpritzker.illinois.gov for setting up the Illinois Accountability Commission to document the abuses of Trump and Stephen Miller's invasions of cities. And thanks to @vermontgmg.bsky.social for this detailed testimony about CBP's history and culture: drive.google.com/file/d/1o4z6...

IAC-Statement.Graff.Jan312026.pdf

drive.google.com

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC

ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.

“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.

bit.ly

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...

U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter

A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...

www.salemreporter.com

Reposted by Juan Cole, Rebecca Tushnet, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI @hebagowayed.bsky.social wrote about the companies profiting from ICE’s ethnic cleansing campaign and why a bipartisan consensus keeps the out-of-control agency funded for our newsletter Group Threat (please subscribe).

Tracking ICE's Profits

ICE is extraordinarily costly to working people & grotesquely profitable for the worst among us

groupthreat.com

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 2d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1784

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Zachary Schrag @zacharyschrag.bsky.social · 2d

Parashat Beshalach, welcome to the war on cars.

"[God] locked' the wheels of their chariots so that they moved forward with difficulty." From Exodus 14:25, part of Parashat Beshalach, JPS translation, from sefaria.org

""Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why so late the clatter of his wheels?" From Judges 5:28, part of Haftarah Beshalach, JPS translation, from sefaria.org

Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 2d

I was thinking about poor Joshua.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

straight up Gestapo shit

DHS: Want affordable housing? Help report illegal aliens in your area. Call 866-DHS-2-ICE.

If you are an illegal alien, you can take control of your departure using DHS.GOV/CBPHOME.

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Runa Sandvik @runasand.bsky.social · 2d

The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2d

I know this from researching police salaries for a recent paper: many cities have a set of officers taking home more than $500k and they can’t really explain why

oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...