Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social
Lawyer, former public defender. Progressive politics, racial justice, urban gardening. Let’s go Knicks/GoBlue.
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I scream-laughed
Trump filling out his NYC DSA membership card to vote on primarying Jeffries right now
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I scream-laughed
We hereby retire the “record scratch-Freeze frame-You may be wondering how I got here” meme.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We hereby retire the “record scratch-Freeze frame-You may be wondering how I got here” meme.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
It’s over. It will never be topped by this image.
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This is so wildly embarrassing for so many Upper East Side moms
Reporter: Would you feel comfortable living in New York City under a Mamdani administration?
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is so wildly embarrassing for so many Upper East Side moms
This presser just bodied Elise Stefanik’s campaign. ☠️
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This presser just bodied Elise Stefanik’s campaign. ☠️
🤣
MAGA: Trump is going to strip Mamdani of his citizenship!
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
Trump: I’d like to see Mamdani strip
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🤣
Has Trump ever been like this around anyone? Like not just politician, or world leader, but even family member…like literally anyone?
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Has Trump ever been like this around anyone? Like not just politician, or world leader, but even family member…like literally anyone?
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
It’s bizarre, but we will take it!
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My left cred maybe not looking so hot on this post but if some photo ops are what it takes to avoid more intense NYC ICE raids then so be it
Mamdani is looking solemn as Trump compliments him and his mayoral victory—not trying to look chummy with Trump
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My left cred maybe not looking so hot on this post but if some photo ops are what it takes to avoid more intense NYC ICE raids then so be it
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The skeleton key for Trump is that he's scared of people who are better on TV than he is
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The skeleton key for Trump is that he's scared of people who are better on TV than he is
Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Larry Summers
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Summers, Other University Affiliates | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will open a new probe into former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ connections with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein, after newly released documents revealed the two ...
www.thecrimson.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Larry Summers
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
The amount of times he says “if Donald Trump was a pedophile…” 😭
Question: You wanted to vote "No" on the "Epstein hoax" & then you flipped—
Republican Troy Nehls: We all did…
Q: Thoughts on Trump's birthday note to Epstein?
Nehls: He's the greatest thing since sliced bread…you're going to tell lies
Q: Was the note a lie?
Nehls: You need therapy
Republican Troy Nehls: We all did…
Q: Thoughts on Trump's birthday note to Epstein?
Nehls: He's the greatest thing since sliced bread…you're going to tell lies
Q: Was the note a lie?
Nehls: You need therapy
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The amount of times he says “if Donald Trump was a pedophile…” 😭
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So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Make America Diseased Again
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Make America Diseased Again
“They described being asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations and to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis.”
This is a wild and distressing read
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a wild and distressing read
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“They described being asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations and to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis.”
This is a wild and distressing read
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a wild and distressing read
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In today’s dose of evil.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In today’s dose of evil.
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My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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Jeffrey Epstein said Trump was worse than gross. Jeffrey Epstein.
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump was worse than gross. Jeffrey Epstein.
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Folks, the reporting is that Trump is making PERSONAL CALLS to Mace, MTG and others about the discharge petition. Would you be doing this if you had nothing to hide? Let's please all be serious here.
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Folks, the reporting is that Trump is making PERSONAL CALLS to Mace, MTG and others about the discharge petition. Would you be doing this if you had nothing to hide? Let's please all be serious here.
The TV commercials write themselves.
Jeffrey Epstein in leaked emails:
“that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”
“[Trump] spent hours at my house.”
“of course he knew about the girls.”
"i know how dirty donald is."
“that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”
“[Trump] spent hours at my house.”
“of course he knew about the girls.”
"i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The TV commercials write themselves.