Carolyn Ostrander
@clow.bsky.social
Poet. Editor, The Comstock Review. Rhet/Comp & Historiography. Rural Studies. Linguistics. Multimodal/ Multilingual Acquisition. Disability/Deaf Studies. Educational Equity & Access. Best endorsement to date: my GP reports "Patient is a good historian"
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The civilian military is predicated on the idea that the congress and judiciary will police and remove an executive who violates the law, not suck up to him
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The civilian military is predicated on the idea that the congress and judiciary will police and remove an executive who violates the law, not suck up to him
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⬛️⬜️Former Spanish king praises in his memoirs that Francoist institutions were not purged, and criticises today’s efforts to recover historical memory —echoing far-right positions while ignoring the thousands of victims still denied truth and justice. www.rac1.cat/gent/2025120...
La contundent crítica de Joan Carles I a la memòria històrica: "El desmantellament de les institucions franquistes es va aconseguir sense purgues. Vam preferir reconciliar-nos i deixar el passat a un ...
L'endemà que les memòries de Joan Carles I hagin arribat a les llibreries d'arreu de l'estat espanyol, hem descobert un passatge per llogar-hi cadires. Ja...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
⬛️⬜️Former Spanish king praises in his memoirs that Francoist institutions were not purged, and criticises today’s efforts to recover historical memory —echoing far-right positions while ignoring the thousands of victims still denied truth and justice. www.rac1.cat/gent/2025120...
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I just realized that here in Texas, we no longer have to have our car pass inspection in order to renew license plates.
With my background in personal injury law, I find that terrifying.
With my background in personal injury law, I find that terrifying.
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I just realized that here in Texas, we no longer have to have our car pass inspection in order to renew license plates.
With my background in personal injury law, I find that terrifying.
With my background in personal injury law, I find that terrifying.
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Institutionalized regression in consumer protection.
Next, they’ll make seat belts optional in the name of “choice”. 🤡
Next, they’ll make seat belts optional in the name of “choice”. 🤡
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Institutionalized regression in consumer protection.
Next, they’ll make seat belts optional in the name of “choice”. 🤡
Next, they’ll make seat belts optional in the name of “choice”. 🤡
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Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.
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Breaking News: Ghislaine Maxwell Will File for Prison Release
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Breaking News: Ghislaine Maxwell Will File for Prison Release
Months after Todd Blanche’s two-day interview, she’s moved to minimum security and filing to get out.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Breaking News: Ghislaine Maxwell Will File for Prison Release
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Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that Judiciary Committee Republicans are trying to hide Jack Smith in the shadows and deny him a public hearing.
Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that Judiciary Committee Republicans are trying to hide Jack Smith in the shadows and deny him a public hearing.
Jamie Raskin Blasts Jim Jordan For Denying Jack Smith A Public Hearing
Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that Judiciary Committee Republicans are trying to hide Jack Smith in the shadows and deny him a public hearing.
www.politicususa.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that Judiciary Committee Republicans are trying to hide Jack Smith in the shadows and deny him a public hearing.
Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that Judiciary Committee Republicans are trying to hide Jack Smith in the shadows and deny him a public hearing.
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Reminder of the crazy conspiracy shit Dan Bongos said before Trump insanely chose him to be Deputy FBI Director:
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Send Letter To Deputy Director Bongino Raising Concerns Over His Ability To Lead The FBI | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...
www.judiciary.senate.gov
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Reminder of the crazy conspiracy shit Dan Bongos said before Trump insanely chose him to be Deputy FBI Director:
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
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BREAKING: The New York Times is suing the Department of Defense over the Pentagon’s new restrictions on press access. The Times is seeking a declaration that the new policy is unconstitutional on its face and an injunction barring its enforcement.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
BREAKING: The New York Times is suing the Department of Defense over the Pentagon’s new restrictions on press access. The Times is seeking a declaration that the new policy is unconstitutional on its face and an injunction barring its enforcement.
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Good morning from federal court in Albany, N.Y.
A federal judge will consider this morning whether to quash a SECOND grand jury probe of NYAG Tish James on the grounds that a Trump-installed prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for more.
A federal judge will consider this morning whether to quash a SECOND grand jury probe of NYAG Tish James on the grounds that a Trump-installed prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for more.
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good morning from federal court in Albany, N.Y.
A federal judge will consider this morning whether to quash a SECOND grand jury probe of NYAG Tish James on the grounds that a Trump-installed prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for more.
A federal judge will consider this morning whether to quash a SECOND grand jury probe of NYAG Tish James on the grounds that a Trump-installed prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for more.
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A group of East Orange tenants facing a nearly 100% rent hike are being represented by the #RutgersLaw Housing Justice and Tenant Solidarity Clinic:
abc7ny.com/post/east-or...
#lawsky
abc7ny.com/post/east-or...
#lawsky
East Orange tenants who sued landlord over apartment conditions facing steep rent hike
The receiver who took over the ailing property in East Orange is now calling for a huge hike in rent, leading to outrage, concern and legal action from tenants.
abc7ny.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A group of East Orange tenants facing a nearly 100% rent hike are being represented by the #RutgersLaw Housing Justice and Tenant Solidarity Clinic:
abc7ny.com/post/east-or...
#lawsky
abc7ny.com/post/east-or...
#lawsky
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The leaders of multiple barristers' associations have issued a joint statement opposing the government's plans to limit jury trials
They say they have "seen no evidence" it will solve the backlog, and that the proposals have "not been piloted or thoroughly modelled" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
They say they have "seen no evidence" it will solve the backlog, and that the proposals have "not been piloted or thoroughly modelled" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
U.K. Plans to End Jury Trials for Crimes with Sentences Under 3 Years
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December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The leaders of multiple barristers' associations have issued a joint statement opposing the government's plans to limit jury trials
They say they have "seen no evidence" it will solve the backlog, and that the proposals have "not been piloted or thoroughly modelled" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
They say they have "seen no evidence" it will solve the backlog, and that the proposals have "not been piloted or thoroughly modelled" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/w...
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Tell that to the jurors in most of these cases. 🤬🤬🤬
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Tell that to the jurors in most of these cases. 🤬🤬🤬
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Last week, CDF and our state offices joined more than a dozen partners, including UnidosUS, in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging action on the civil rights harms caused by mass deportations impacting families and children. Read more: https://bit.ly/44amK7w
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Last week, CDF and our state offices joined more than a dozen partners, including UnidosUS, in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee urging action on the civil rights harms caused by mass deportations impacting families and children. Read more: https://bit.ly/44amK7w
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Sometimes what things are meant to do winds up being very different from what they actually do.
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sometimes what things are meant to do winds up being very different from what they actually do.
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Yeah, I got less enthusiastic about that kind of use of the analogy when very rich software people decided it meant that they were very well equipped to run governments because they're really smart and understand code which is interchangeable with law.
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Yeah, I got less enthusiastic about that kind of use of the analogy when very rich software people decided it meant that they were very well equipped to run governments because they're really smart and understand code which is interchangeable with law.
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The phrase "code is law" is, at absolute best, a gross oversimplification that siezes on fairly shallow similarities between two things that have extremely different purposes. It's probably done far more harm than good over the last several decades.
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The phrase "code is law" is, at absolute best, a gross oversimplification that siezes on fairly shallow similarities between two things that have extremely different purposes. It's probably done far more harm than good over the last several decades.
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6. Meanwhile, free the major drug kingpins that share your far right ideology.
Trump/Hegseth instruction manual:
1. Invent a war where none exists.
2. Kill people by blowing up boats that aren’t attacking you.
3. Violate your own rules of war.
4. Call in the lawyers to explain why the clear violations are not really violations.
5. Blame it on “the fog of war.”
1. Invent a war where none exists.
2. Kill people by blowing up boats that aren’t attacking you.
3. Violate your own rules of war.
4. Call in the lawyers to explain why the clear violations are not really violations.
5. Blame it on “the fog of war.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
6. Meanwhile, free the major drug kingpins that share your far right ideology.
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I might hold off on assuming the FBI really HAS solved the pipe bomber.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I might hold off on assuming the FBI really HAS solved the pipe bomber.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
THey've upped rewards and suggest an open source reviewer was involved.
Could be more gait analysis.
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Another day another Tricia McLaughlin lie debunked.
the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Another day another Tricia McLaughlin lie debunked.
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Once again, Trump 2.0 is like the COVID economy without the COVID (though we're due for some kind of black swan).
Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Once again, Trump 2.0 is like the COVID economy without the COVID (though we're due for some kind of black swan).
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LONG OVERDUE: This new publication outlines a model law for criminalizing those who seek to file fraudulent liens. It's really well thought out and greatly needed: mckinneylaw.iu.edu/practice/law...
mckinneylaw.iu.edu
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
LONG OVERDUE: This new publication outlines a model law for criminalizing those who seek to file fraudulent liens. It's really well thought out and greatly needed: mckinneylaw.iu.edu/practice/law...
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we should have known when a ratty old hat mentally spied on eleven year olds and assessed theor character for life with no room for growth or self determination that she was deeply fucked up.
I don't know if people should be out there choosing their own genders. Call me old fashioned, but I believe that's something J. K. Rowling decides for you.
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
we should have known when a ratty old hat mentally spied on eleven year olds and assessed theor character for life with no room for growth or self determination that she was deeply fucked up.
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The Trump Administration's latest rationale for killing striken seamen was that they knew that two men had survived the initial strike but that they "needed to sink the vessel" so they fired again.
That is the EXACT same defense Heinz-Wilhelm Eck used after WWII. He was found guilty and executed.
That is the EXACT same defense Heinz-Wilhelm Eck used after WWII. He was found guilty and executed.
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.
www.seattletimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Trump Administration's latest rationale for killing striken seamen was that they knew that two men had survived the initial strike but that they "needed to sink the vessel" so they fired again.
That is the EXACT same defense Heinz-Wilhelm Eck used after WWII. He was found guilty and executed.
That is the EXACT same defense Heinz-Wilhelm Eck used after WWII. He was found guilty and executed.
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US House Judiciary Committee subpoenas former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith for a… https://ranked.news/eng/us-house-judiciary-committee-subpoenas-former-trump-prosecutor-jack-smith?u=b
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
US House Judiciary Committee subpoenas former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith for a… https://ranked.news/eng/us-house-judiciary-committee-subpoenas-former-trump-prosecutor-jack-smith?u=b