Kate Oakley
@cthrynokly.bsky.social
Sr. Dir. Legal Policy @HRC. Smithie. Avid color coder. Lawyer but “human and relatable”. Many opinions, all mine. Policy is my ❤️ language. She/her.
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When my last will and testament is read aloud to my loved ones—
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
When my last will and testament is read aloud to my loved ones—
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Similar thing for me and the NICU.
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Reminds me of that time I needed emergency appendectomy & I was on morphine & the hospital billing guy came to my room to ask me to pay the copay upfront
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Similar thing for me and the NICU.
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
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The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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John Roberts & Co. are so very good at channeling the will of the nation's founders, who definitely wanted a mad king running the country and deciding who lives and who dies, who thrives and who suffers, all on a whim, that is certainly what they were after, nailed it
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
John Roberts & Co. are so very good at channeling the will of the nation's founders, who definitely wanted a mad king running the country and deciding who lives and who dies, who thrives and who suffers, all on a whim, that is certainly what they were after, nailed it
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Again (and realizing this should really be a blog) I'm sympathetic and consider myself part of Dunkleman's project of making democratic governments responsive and functional. But you can't hand wave the accountability stuff. The argument can't be a "unitary exec theory - but for good!"
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Again (and realizing this should really be a blog) I'm sympathetic and consider myself part of Dunkleman's project of making democratic governments responsive and functional. But you can't hand wave the accountability stuff. The argument can't be a "unitary exec theory - but for good!"
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Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
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Opinion | The state of Louisiana owes $172 million to three men who coached or will coach the LSU football team. Here's my scolding op-ed about a blue state's investment in a middle school math tutoring program.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Opinion | The state of Louisiana owes $172 million to three men who coached or will coach the LSU football team. Here's my scolding op-ed about a blue state's investment in a middle school math tutoring program.
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Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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This *entire* episode is all of the evidence anyone should ever need, regardless of their politics, for why it's important to have experienced career officials in key government positions (like U.S. Attorney), rather than partisan cronies (unlawfully) appointed solely to do the President's bidding.
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This *entire* episode is all of the evidence anyone should ever need, regardless of their politics, for why it's important to have experienced career officials in key government positions (like U.S. Attorney), rather than partisan cronies (unlawfully) appointed solely to do the President's bidding.
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
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Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
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Democrats say Donald Trump molests children. As president, he's been far more likely to starve or deport them. Two Pinocchios.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Democrats say Donald Trump molests children. As president, he's been far more likely to starve or deport them. Two Pinocchios.
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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Can you help me get the word out? We are having trouble reaching government attorneys due to the shutdown.
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
NEWS! The ABA Admin Law Conference is FREE this year, in light of the shutdown. Great for admin law practitioners, academics, and students. It'll be Nov. 21 but you'll also be able to access recordings for 30 days afterwards.
6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:
6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:
2025 Administrative Law Fall Conference
events.americanbar.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Can you help me get the word out? We are having trouble reaching government attorneys due to the shutdown.
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
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BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi elected Lt. Gov of Virginia, making her the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office anywhere in America.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi elected Lt. Gov of Virginia, making her the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office anywhere in America.
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Some inside her own party did try to warn her. But alas -- you WINSOME, you LOSE some.
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MEMO: Election 2025 -- Anti-Trans Attacks Fail to Move Voters and…
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Human Rights Campaign RE: Election 2025: Anti-Trans Attacks Fail to Move Voters and Support for Equality Remains…
www.hrc.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Some inside her own party did try to warn her. But alas -- you WINSOME, you LOSE some.
www.hrc.org/press-releas...
www.hrc.org/press-releas...
NBD it’s not like feeding yourself and your family is a big deal the money comes if and when it comes! The kids will just wait.
USDA will still send out partial SNAP benefits, White House clarifies during a briefing for reporters this afternoon.
Comes after POTUS appeared to say he would not pay ANY SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
The post sparked mass confusion.
Updated story for @politico.com.
Comes after POTUS appeared to say he would not pay ANY SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
The post sparked mass confusion.
Updated story for @politico.com.
Americans will still get partial SNAP benefits despite Trump post, White House says
The clarification comes after the president threatened on Truth Social to withhold federal food aid funding until Democrats agree to reopen the government.
www.politico.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
NBD it’s not like feeding yourself and your family is a big deal the money comes if and when it comes! The kids will just wait.
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🚨Virginia! Polls are now open.
Make your voices heard. Find your polling location at abigailspanberger.com/vote
Make your voices heard. Find your polling location at abigailspanberger.com/vote
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨Virginia! Polls are now open.
Make your voices heard. Find your polling location at abigailspanberger.com/vote
Make your voices heard. Find your polling location at abigailspanberger.com/vote
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I have watched as so-called "compromise" positions on transgender people's rights have failed over and over--in statehouses, the Biden White House, and in liberal rhetoric. There is no middle ground acceptable to the politicians, activists, and billionaires obsessed with trans people and our lives.
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have watched as so-called "compromise" positions on transgender people's rights have failed over and over--in statehouses, the Biden White House, and in liberal rhetoric. There is no middle ground acceptable to the politicians, activists, and billionaires obsessed with trans people and our lives.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.