@scotstirling.bsky.social
Retired lawyer in Scottsdale. Born Tucson, most school years in Latin America; Brasil, Honduras & Mexico. UofA Archaeology/Linguistics & Romance Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian); Michigan Law. 43 yrs of water law & financial shenanigans litigation.
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@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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Can't be true. I was told that it was alarmist and silly to suggest this could happen.
Over a two-year period, prosecutors across 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, with most of the charges originating in states with near or total abortion bans, according to a new report released Tuesday.
New study finds more than 400 pregnancy-related prosecutions after Roe's fall
Most of the cases involved allegations of substance use during pregnancy, a nonprofit legal group found.
www.nbcnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can't be true. I was told that it was alarmist and silly to suggest this could happen.
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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Glad the vice president of the United States, whose salary my taxes fund, is using his position to *checks notes* attack me on the Charlie Kirk show.
September 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Glad the vice president of the United States, whose salary my taxes fund, is using his position to *checks notes* attack me on the Charlie Kirk show.
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I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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Back in the 2010s, when Joe Arpaio was at his peak influence, his office diverted sheriff's deputies to chase down landscapers and restaurant cooks and day laborers.
The inevitable failure to investigate 100s of sexual assault cases was a major scandal that helped do him in.
The inevitable failure to investigate 100s of sexual assault cases was a major scandal that helped do him in.
New numbers show ICE is devouring US law enforcement: 1 in 5 US marshals, 1 in 5 FBI agents, half of all DEA agents, and over two-thirds of all ATF agents are now assigned to ICE enforcement. These are agencies with critical jobs they're now NOT doing.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-is-eat...
ICE is Eating the Soul of America
Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law
www.doomsdayscenario.co
September 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Back in the 2010s, when Joe Arpaio was at his peak influence, his office diverted sheriff's deputies to chase down landscapers and restaurant cooks and day laborers.
The inevitable failure to investigate 100s of sexual assault cases was a major scandal that helped do him in.
The inevitable failure to investigate 100s of sexual assault cases was a major scandal that helped do him in.
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Nine grafs deep into the article and we find out:
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Nine grafs deep into the article and we find out:
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
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I sent her a response today: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations.
August 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I sent her a response today: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations.
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A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
August 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
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Russian officials celebrate end of Russia's isolation after Alaska summit that produced no concrete results.
"For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president," wrote Russian FMA spokesperson Maria Zakharova.⤵️
"For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president," wrote Russian FMA spokesperson Maria Zakharova.⤵️
August 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Russian officials celebrate end of Russia's isolation after Alaska summit that produced no concrete results.
"For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president," wrote Russian FMA spokesperson Maria Zakharova.⤵️
"For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president," wrote Russian FMA spokesperson Maria Zakharova.⤵️
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"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
August 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
D.C. doesn't even make the top 25 "most dangerous cities" in the U.S
But at least we're not talking about those Epstein files and why all those FBI agents were assigned to scrub Trump's name from them.
But at least we're not talking about those Epstein files and why all those FBI agents were assigned to scrub Trump's name from them.
August 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
D.C. doesn't even make the top 25 "most dangerous cities" in the U.S
But at least we're not talking about those Epstein files and why all those FBI agents were assigned to scrub Trump's name from them.
But at least we're not talking about those Epstein files and why all those FBI agents were assigned to scrub Trump's name from them.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
How it started & how it's going, fucking idiots edition.
July 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
How it started & how it's going, fucking idiots edition.
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Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
WASHINGTON—Facing mounting backlash from his MAGA base over his perceived ties to the Jeffrey Epstein case, President Donald Trump reportedly encouraged his supporters Monday to simply move on from so...
theonion.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
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Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
Here we go again: Over an acerbic dissenting opinion by Justice Sotomayor (joined in full by Justices Kagan and Jackson), #SCOTUS, with no explanation, grants a stay in the Department of Education RIFs case—effectively clearing the way for the Trump administration to dismantle much of the agency:
www.supremecourt.gov
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
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1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
June 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
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The judge in Abrego Garcia case says it "defies logic" for DOJ to warn that Abrego Garcia might be quickly deported if he's released from jail. That decision is entirely up to the Trump administration, he says, so why would govt harm itself?
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June 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The judge in Abrego Garcia case says it "defies logic" for DOJ to warn that Abrego Garcia might be quickly deported if he's released from jail. That decision is entirely up to the Trump administration, he says, so why would govt harm itself?
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
June 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
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ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Law enforcement injure at least 4 journalists covering protests in California amid federal crackdown cpj.org/2025/06/law-...
Law enforcement injure at least 4 journalists covering protests in California amid federal crackdown - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025—Law enforcement in Los Angeles, California, shot non-lethal rounds that struck at least four reporters while they covered protests that began on Friday, June 6, and esca...
cpj.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Law enforcement injure at least 4 journalists covering protests in California amid federal crackdown cpj.org/2025/06/law-...
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LAPD when they think no one’s looking
June 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
LAPD when they think no one’s looking
And, of course, they're going to charge him with crimes they can't prove (human trafficking) to try to punish him for his part in exposing the racket Trump is running -- and to save face after swearing he was never coming back.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of Trump's immigration policies after courts said he was wrongfully removed from the US. Now, the Maryland father is on his way back to the country.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returning from El Salvador to face criminal charges in US
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of Trump's immigration policies after courts said he was wrongfully removed from the US.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
And, of course, they're going to charge him with crimes they can't prove (human trafficking) to try to punish him for his part in exposing the racket Trump is running -- and to save face after swearing he was never coming back.