Robert Richards
@rrichard09.bsky.social
I study how people talk about politics and law and participate in governing their communities. Opinions expressed here are mine alone, not those of my employers or institutions.
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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I got an early career scholar grant from APSA. Yaaaaaay!
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I got an early career scholar grant from APSA. Yaaaaaay!
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NEW: The FBI reached out yesterday to the sergeant-at-arms in connection with the six Democrats who filmed the video re: illegal orders.
The unusual inquiry was quickly redirected to the House’s legal office.
w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The unusual inquiry was quickly redirected to the House’s legal office.
w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Democrats say they are subjects of FBI probe after filming anti-Trump video
Congressional Democrats who have law enforcement and military backgrounds were criticized by the Trump administration for their message to the troops.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
NEW: The FBI reached out yesterday to the sergeant-at-arms in connection with the six Democrats who filmed the video re: illegal orders.
The unusual inquiry was quickly redirected to the House’s legal office.
w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The unusual inquiry was quickly redirected to the House’s legal office.
w/ @nicholaswu12.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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National police investigate members of the opposition who call for military to follow the law
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FBI seeks interviews with six Democrats Trump accused of 'seditious behavior'
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military and the intelligence community not to follow illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
National police investigate members of the opposition who call for military to follow the law
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Some great news for your Tuesday! A federal court has granted a nationwide class action injunction ordering the federal government to stop refusing to hear requests for release on bond to immigrants who originally entered across the border.
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social New decision in this case appears to give classwide relief to people the govt now says are not amenable to bond, under the govt's bananas interpretation of everyone as arriving (for bond)* www.courtlistener.com/docket/70895...
*but not for CAA relief!
*but not for CAA relief!
Lazaro Maldonado Bautista v. Ernesto Santacruz Jr, 5:25-cv-01873 - CourtListener.com
Docket for Lazaro Maldonado Bautista v. Ernesto Santacruz Jr, 5:25-cv-01873 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Some great news for your Tuesday! A federal court has granted a nationwide class action injunction ordering the federal government to stop refusing to hear requests for release on bond to immigrants who originally entered across the border.
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My thoughts on the latest civ-mil fracas: "the American military cannot save us from the politicians we elect to high office...the proper role for our military is political inertness. However well-meaning, to encourage them to be otherwise is further pulling them into the political fray.”
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November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My thoughts on the latest civ-mil fracas: "the American military cannot save us from the politicians we elect to high office...the proper role for our military is political inertness. However well-meaning, to encourage them to be otherwise is further pulling them into the political fray.”
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The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
GOP Sen. Jim Justice Will Pay $5 Million In Back Taxes To Settle Federal Suit
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
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NYT investigation, 4 bylines, gift link!
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
Trump administration claimed police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos & audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events...
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
Trump administration claimed police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos & audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events...
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NYT investigation, 4 bylines, gift link!
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
Trump administration claimed police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos & audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events...
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
Trump administration claimed police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos & audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events...
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Utterly horrifying reporting on inmates being tortured to death or disability by guards in NY state prisons. Kudos to the NYT for this awful story — this kind of investigation is difficult to do on multiple levels
“You hear the hard, gut-wrenching punches,” he said, “the screams, the ‘I’m sorrys,’ ‘I can’t breathes,’ ‘You’re going to kill me.’ You hear ‘Mom,’ and it gets quiet and you just keep hearing the thuds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Utterly horrifying reporting on inmates being tortured to death or disability by guards in NY state prisons. Kudos to the NYT for this awful story — this kind of investigation is difficult to do on multiple levels
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These could have been prevented.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
These could have been prevented.
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
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Look, women no longer do shit for free is actually at the root of a lot of social disruption. The question is whether you think the solution is women going back to being unpaid and unprotected by their own labor.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Look, women no longer do shit for free is actually at the root of a lot of social disruption. The question is whether you think the solution is women going back to being unpaid and unprotected by their own labor.
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More: Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command, via @nytimes.com
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
More: Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command, via @nytimes.com
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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French citizens' convention calls for sweeping school schedule reform
French citizens' convention calls for sweeping school schedule reform
The 133 randomly selected participants of the citizens' convention a five-day school week with major changes to how learning is structured, while choosing to leave the vacation calendar largely untouched.
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
French citizens' convention calls for sweeping school schedule reform
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Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
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I spoke with @mathurashton.bsky.social of US News to discuss how AI is changing healthcare
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I spoke with @mathurashton.bsky.social of US News to discuss how AI is changing healthcare
health.usnews.com/health-care/...
health.usnews.com/health-care/...
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RIP Jimmy Cliff
Worth taking 3 minutes this morning to watch this profound and lovely performance.
And if you’re my age, to remember where you were when you first heard the song.
#ManyRiversToCross
youtu.be/twf7LhQIBkQ
Worth taking 3 minutes this morning to watch this profound and lovely performance.
And if you’re my age, to remember where you were when you first heard the song.
#ManyRiversToCross
youtu.be/twf7LhQIBkQ
Jimmy Cliff- Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by rockyfl86
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November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Worth taking 3 minutes this morning to watch this profound and lovely performance.
And if you’re my age, to remember where you were when you first heard the song.
#ManyRiversToCross
youtu.be/twf7LhQIBkQ
Worth taking 3 minutes this morning to watch this profound and lovely performance.
And if you’re my age, to remember where you were when you first heard the song.
#ManyRiversToCross
youtu.be/twf7LhQIBkQ
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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Meet the 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows!
Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
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Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
ewa.org/members-news...
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Meet the 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows!
Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
ewa.org/members-news...
Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics.
ewa.org/members-news...
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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Will public services change course when they receive tough feedback but face no penalties? New research by Prof Thomas Elston and Han Wang shows that even “low-stakes” accountability can spark real turnaround behaviours in local government.
Read open-access 👇
https://ow.ly/ccCW50XxpSp
Read open-access 👇
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November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Will public services change course when they receive tough feedback but face no penalties? New research by Prof Thomas Elston and Han Wang shows that even “low-stakes” accountability can spark real turnaround behaviours in local government.
Read open-access 👇
https://ow.ly/ccCW50XxpSp
Read open-access 👇
https://ow.ly/ccCW50XxpSp
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Must-read: "Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment."
"It should worry all of us." apnews.com/article/asso...
"It should worry all of us." apnews.com/article/asso...
Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Must-read: "Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment."
"It should worry all of us." apnews.com/article/asso...
"It should worry all of us." apnews.com/article/asso...
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Always read @ericmgarcia.bsky.social on the politics of autism. This piece is excellent in describing the harm RFK Jr. is doing to autistic people.
For the past decade, conversations around autism shifted from focusing around curing #ActuallyAutistic people to accommodating and accepting autistic people. We now live in the RFK Jr. backlash, which shifts discussions around autism toward prevention
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Always read @ericmgarcia.bsky.social on the politics of autism. This piece is excellent in describing the harm RFK Jr. is doing to autistic people.
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🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨
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We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨
We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social
Any questions, please reach out to me
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We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social
Any questions, please reach out to me
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