Kristy Parker
@kristyparker.bsky.social
Special Counsel, Protect Democracy. Fmr federal civil rts prosecutor; current American history geek and democracy advocate. K-State/Oxford/Harvard Law alum. Lifelong #ChiefsKingdom member. Believer in the baseball gods. Personal account, personal views.
I’m rooting for zero!
How much snow will D.C. get this winter? We gathered hundreds of predictions—from experts to CWG readers.
See the full spread here: 🔽
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See the full spread here: 🔽
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Hundreds of snowfall predictions for D.C. are in. Here’s the range.
About 15 inches is the average prediction.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m rooting for zero!
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lmao
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
lmao
No, it’s not ok to follow unlawful orders.
What about Trump's corrupt orders to DOJ to prosecute his enemies? Here it's complex, but there are scenarios in which these orders could be illegal. His lackeys might be breaking the law in carrying them out.
Legal expert @kristyparker.bsky.social explains here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Legal expert @kristyparker.bsky.social explains here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
No, it’s not ok to follow unlawful orders.
Correct answer.
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Correct answer.
“And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."
Nancy Mace: "You can see in the Epstein emails that he's clearly targeting President Trump as retribution for him being a good man ... he's a good man who protects women. That's what real men do."
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."
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Remember: the House is only forcing this Epstein Files vote because Donald Trump has been dodging this for months. He could release the files any time he wants, no vote needed.
Let’s just wait and see what obstruction he tries next to hide his connections to this creepy pedophile.
Let’s just wait and see what obstruction he tries next to hide his connections to this creepy pedophile.
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Remember: the House is only forcing this Epstein Files vote because Donald Trump has been dodging this for months. He could release the files any time he wants, no vote needed.
Let’s just wait and see what obstruction he tries next to hide his connections to this creepy pedophile.
Let’s just wait and see what obstruction he tries next to hide his connections to this creepy pedophile.
Maybe they should listen to her?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Urges Harvard to Cut Ties With Summers After Epstein Emails Surface | News | The Harvard Crimson
Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) urged Harvard to cut ties with former University President Lawrence Summers after newly released emails revealed years of personal correspondence between Summers and...
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Maybe they should listen to her?
So why is Harvard allowing Larry Summers to continue teaching?
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So why is Harvard allowing Larry Summers to continue teaching?
Trump could bring the Epstein files to his next press gaggle. But he’s not going to do that.
Or he’s engaged in sophistry. His DoJ’s vision of what Congress is “legally entitled” to is vanishingly small. He could turn that vanishingly small number of docs over and congressional Rs would declare his constitutional duty met.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Trump could bring the Epstein files to his next press gaggle. But he’s not going to do that.
Admitting that you interviewed a convicted felon and known liar without gathering and familiarizing yourself with critical evidence isn’t exactly a flex.
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Admitting that you interviewed a convicted felon and known liar without gathering and familiarizing yourself with critical evidence isn’t exactly a flex.
“Achieve”? Maybe the Ivy League has a different definition of that than the one I learned. 🤷🏻♀️
"Cornell is the fourth institution to achieve an agreement with the Trump administration to restore federal money, following Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown University." www.chronicle.com/article/corn...
Cornell Will Pay $60 Million and Provide Admissions Data in Deal to Restore Federal Funding
The university, which had seen hundreds of millions of dollars frozen, said the deal “will enable us to return to our teaching and research in restored partnership with federal agencies.”
www.chronicle.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Achieve”? Maybe the Ivy League has a different definition of that than the one I learned. 🤷🏻♀️
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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This week was the Trump regime taking loss after loss after loss. Just a steady stream of humiliation.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This week was the Trump regime taking loss after loss after loss. Just a steady stream of humiliation.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to remind you.
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The note is pretty good evidence that the sandwich guy jurors carefully evaluated the legal merits of the DOJ’s case and weren’t collectively engaged in a nullification exercise.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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No, there is not. Do better @economist.com
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
No, there is not. Do better @economist.com
I love the lighthearted excitement about maybe having a tornado.
A taste of spring in late October! Strengthening low pressure to our west Thursday may deliver strong or severe storms in the morning through early afternoon. Gusty winds 💨 main threat, but a tornado 🌪️ also possible. Details at cwg.live.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I love the lighthearted excitement about maybe having a tornado.
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Nothing tendentious in this framing!
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Nothing tendentious in this framing!
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
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And—apologies for saying this for 627th time—we see the reporter's byline. But we have no idea who decided to present the piece this way, wrote the headlline and subhed, promoted it through 'social sell.'
Please read!
James Comey’s criminal indictment is part of a larger pattern of prosecutions where the DOJ has recently used its powers to retaliate against many of the President’s perceived political opponents. Today, we filed an amicus brief in Comey's case to connect these dots: 🔗 https://protdem.org/4qvfZX9
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Please read!
At least Cam has been to a Super Bowl.
Josh Allen now has the most games with a passing and rushing touchdown in NFL history (46). He passes, quite fittingly, Cam Newton for that record.
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
At least Cam has been to a Super Bowl.
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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And if it IS a legitimate case, Trump has jeopardized it with his public targeting of Bolton and other inappropriate conduct toward DOJ. That’s not the way to keep Americans safe.
Unlike the Comey and James indictments, which were bullshit on their face, this case looks real and substantial. We'll have to see the actual evidence before we can assess how it may come out.
But no matter how it comes out, it's still an outrage. Not so much because it was brought ...
But no matter how it comes out, it's still an outrage. Not so much because it was brought ...
Happening now: DOJ has charged John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who became one of his fiercest critics, for his mishandling classified material.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And if it IS a legitimate case, Trump has jeopardized it with his public targeting of Bolton and other inappropriate conduct toward DOJ. That’s not the way to keep Americans safe.
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🎙️ @kristyparker.bsky.social, former federal prosecutor and Protect Democracy counsel, joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss efforts within the DOJ to hold the line on the law. Listen to the full discussion here:
Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn With Damning New DOJ Leaks
As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how Trump’s corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resis...
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎙️ @kristyparker.bsky.social, former federal prosecutor and Protect Democracy counsel, joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss efforts within the DOJ to hold the line on the law. Listen to the full discussion here:
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“There’s absolutely no basis for the president to threaten to put the governor of a state or any other American in jail for simply resisting one of his policies.” @kristyparker.bsky.social joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s mounting prosecutions against his critics. Listen here ⬇️
Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn With Damning New DOJ Leaks
As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how Trump’s corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resis...
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“There’s absolutely no basis for the president to threaten to put the governor of a state or any other American in jail for simply resisting one of his policies.” @kristyparker.bsky.social joined @gregsargent.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s mounting prosecutions against his critics. Listen here ⬇️
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New York Attorney General Letitia James’s indictment is a clear example of political retaliation by the Trump administration.
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
October 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James’s indictment is a clear example of political retaliation by the Trump administration.
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...
Read our analysis: protectdemocracy.org/work/retalia...